ZippyRulz Posted February 26, 2017 Report Posted February 26, 2017 56 minutes ago, MDZip said: I can't find a clip but Sportscenter showed a moment during an Ohio State game where Dan Dakich was an announcer and he talked about how much he hated mascots and specifically called out Zippy for annoying him once during an Akron-BGSU game. Go Zippy! :-) Only once? Come on, gotta step it up, Zippy! Quote
Buckzip Posted July 3, 2017 Report Posted July 3, 2017 Current WWE Women's champ Alexa Bliss, not her real name, is a former Akron cheerleader. Quote
Dr Z Posted October 3, 2018 Report Posted October 3, 2018 Sort of fits this thread. The iPhone gets new emoji, including kangaroo. Quote
Balsy Posted February 16, 2019 Report Posted February 16, 2019 A recent Episode of Adam Ruins Everything from TruTV constantly references the City of Akron. -The "main character" of the episode says he's from Akron Ohio -They talk about how flights out of Akron always have connecting flights -Mention how Akron is the Blimp capital It was random when I watched the episode but enjoyed that it mentioned Akron all the same. Quote
kreed5120 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Posted October 23, 2019 I was watching "The Boys" on Prime Video last week and noticed a reference to Akron. "Well (SIGHS) I mean, what about my crime itinerary? I think the best thing's just to, you know, get out there and put some points on the board." - The Deep "Not much crime in Sandusky. I mean, we're not a shithole like Akron." - Jeff 1 Quote
Zip-Grad '13 Posted November 25, 2019 Report Posted November 25, 2019 New York Times story on taxation features Akron, Ohio. 2 Quote
Spin Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) One of my favorite trivia questions. What city hosted the first champions of (what would be renamed) the NFL and NBA? Edited November 30, 2019 by Spin 2 Quote
Zip-Grad '13 Posted March 29, 2020 Report Posted March 29, 2020 Since we're stuck at home and watching a lot of stuff streaming; I found this guy on youtube who talks about different unique histories of plane engineering. Its a fun little educational diversion. This episode has a little segment about the USS Akron and the Akron-Class flying aircraft carriers that were made by the US Navy. Fun little Random reference 1 Quote
MDZip Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 From the Onion. Had to be a Zips fan. ? 2 Quote
MDZip Posted April 15, 2020 Report Posted April 15, 2020 Saw an old episode of Password (thanks Covid ?) where the clue was Ohio and the contestant said Akron. Odd they didn't pick Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus but at least the partner got it. 2 Quote
Spin Posted May 7, 2020 Report Posted May 7, 2020 Tonight I'm watching the old TV show "Coach" on "Antenna TV" network, and coach Hayden tries to get rid of a pain in the butt assistant by referring him to an opening at, you guessed it. University of Akron. 2 Quote
MDZip Posted July 30, 2020 Report Posted July 30, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 5:10 PM, MDZip said: From the Onion. Had to be a Zips fan. ? What is with the Onion and Akron? 1 Quote
MDZip Posted January 4, 2021 Report Posted January 4, 2021 In Peyton Manning's series on the NFL on ESPN+ he meets with David Letterman at Ball State University. They come up with a bunch of new rules and a few of them involved mascots. They used the Ball State Cardinal and - Zippy ? 1 Quote
MDZip Posted February 1, 2021 Report Posted February 1, 2021 I don't know if I'm just attuned to these or not but I found another one. In an old episode of King of Queens, the character played by the recently deceased Jerry Stiller found a copy of the Akron Beacon Journal at a newsstand. Of course in the same episode they mentioned the genius of Kevin Spacey so maybe that one's not going to age all that well. 1 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted August 7, 2021 Report Posted August 7, 2021 The World Chase Tag Championships are on ESPN right now. Being held at Goodyear Hall 3 Quote
Dr Z Posted October 19, 2021 Report Posted October 19, 2021 American Rust, new show on ShowTime. The story focuses on Buell, Pennsylvania, a dying steel town. Jobs are disappearing, methadone use is increasing, and home foreclosures are rising. One of the characters continues to live in this town instead of taking a "Div I" scholarship. It is referenced multiple times in the first three episodes..."not sure why you just don't take that Div I scholarship Billy" It's mentioned so much, I started repeating it to my wife as we were watching it. Finally, one of the characters says "yeah Billy, you should have just went to Akron" BTW, If you liked Mare of Easttown (dumb name for a show), you will probably like American Rust. Similar storyline, cinematography, backing music, etc. 3 Quote
Dr Z Posted January 5, 2022 Report Posted January 5, 2022 Aaron Rodgers mentions Luke Getsy during MNF. 1 Quote
ZippyRulz Posted July 14, 2022 Report Posted July 14, 2022 https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/135/4/675/4663773 I randomly learned from a podcast recently that the use of iodine to treat and prevent goiter was first trialed in Akron schoolgirls, leading to the iodized table salt we know and love today. 2 Quote
mes102 Posted July 16, 2022 Report Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) I watch this one particular show over and over again because as a coach, I just like the structure of how everyone has a role and if you try doing someone else's role, it normally doesn't end very well 😂 Akron is mentioned a few times, especially in the last season of the series. Here is one scene that mentions Akron from Season 7 Episode 3 called "Message of the Week" in the series, West Wing. Akron reference in S7 E3 of the West Wing Edited July 16, 2022 by mes102 1 Quote
Aaron Posted July 24, 2022 Report Posted July 24, 2022 Found a new one while watching "Behind the Attraction" on Disney+. 29 minutes in to episode 9, they reveal that the first visitors to Walt Disney World on the monorail were from Akron Ohio, which the Disney company found perfect as they thought it to be right in the middle of things. 4 Quote
Spin Posted October 3, 2022 Report Posted October 3, 2022 I was looking for something else and came across this shot. Reminded me of this thread. IIRC that's Pinky Tuscadero, a female musician the Fonz was chasing. How I remember that and I can't remember where my dang keys are... On 7/13/2010 at 9:11 PM, Spin said: The "AKRON" pennant hanging on the wall at Arnold's in the TV show Happy Days. 2 Quote
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