Television Crossover Universe

 So once a month, probably most times the first Sunday of the month, I will be doing a new blog post. I know I said I wasn't going to do timelines anymore, but in some cases that format still makes sense, so this month is a timeline.   I've been meaning to do a Father Guido Sarducci timeline for years, but never got around to it.  But recently I have watched every episode of the 70s SNL, and so it sparked in me not only the need to do this timeline, but to come back to writing the blog altogether.   So here we go.   Introduction by TVCU Crewsie Hugh H. Davis:   Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) Overview: Don Novello created the irreverent priest character, who also was featured in cartoons by Dave Sheridan and Fred Schrier, in the 1970s, launching him on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In . He brought the character to a variety of variety/sketch shows, making his strongest mark through appearances on Saturday Night Live . Father Guido has hosted SNL twice and appeared over 30 time

I was never really into boxing.  But when I was a kid, there was one iconic figure who stood out in boxing, even after he was no longer the heavyweight champion.  And that was  MUHAMMAD ALI. 1860s--Abe Grady immigrates to the Unites States from Ireland. He was the great grandfather of Cassius Clay. 1912--Birth of Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., father of Cassius Clay. 1917--Birth of Odessa O'Grady Clay, mother of Cassius Clay. January 17, 1942--Birth of Cassius Clay. 1954--Cassius Clay begins training as a boxer. 1955--The death of Emmett Till leads Cassius Clay to vandalize a local railyard. 1958--Cassius Clay graduates from high school. Summer 1960--Cassius Clay wins a gold medal in the Olympics. October 29, 1960--Cassius Clay makes his professional debut. 1964-- DC: THE NEW FRONTIER--Ted Grant defends his heavyweight title against a young Cassius Clay. In the comic, this is set eight years earlier in 1956. Of course in the real world, it was not Te

What's a quickie?   See this blog. So, sketch comedies are bit tricky.  However, it can be simplified if we consider each segment of a show individually rather the the entire show as a whole. When talking about sketch comedy, I'm referring to a variety of programs with comedy sketch segments.  This not only includes your Saturday Night Live and Mad TV, but also talks shows like Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno. When it comes to comedy sketches, in regards to the TVCU, they fall into three categories.  One is a stand alone sketch with no recurring characters.  No recurring characters means no crossover.  I don't even have to consider it at all.  It's not in the TVCU. The second is when the sketches portray only real people in a parody.  Since the characteristics of those celebrities and politicians are so exaggerated (and since different sketch comedy shows will tend to portray the same figures in different ways), they couldn't possibly take place in the TVCU, and