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December 21, 2010 - Pass the Christmas bota bag and call me Bernie! It's the most wonderful time of the year (well, of course it is! Don't be ridiculous!) And we're here to help you celebrate the season with some fun new updates, starting with a photo of the boochies we've donated this year to charity via our Boochies for Babies drive! We also have our regular updates, which include a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We have also added an article about celebrity commercial endorsements from a 1991 edition of the Hollywood Reporter to our Articles section (while Bronson is only mentioned briefly in the article there is a photo of him included and it's an interesting piece in general!) We are continuing with Bronson's 1987 appearance on Saturday Night Live on our Video page with a sketch in which he plays Serge acting as a houseboy for Babette. And we have added a 1995 report from KABC News in Los Angeles about the Stephen King movie The Langoliers to our YouTube Channel. Finally, the episode we will be discussing this week in our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be, quite appropriately, the season four Christmas episode The Gift of the Mypiot! This will be our last update of the year, as we will be taking the following week off, but we will return on January 4th with all new updates! Let us just take this opportunity to wish each and every one of our Cousins a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! You have all made this website a lot of fun to create and I'm so happy to have such a wonderful family of Cousins out there who really show that kindness and compassion still exist and we should all continue to strive to be more like Balki and encompass the spirit of giving all year 'round!

December 14, 2010 - Are you luring your Christmas turtles into the living room with lettuce and placing your radishes on roasting sticks yet? Because it's almost the birthday of Baby Jesus and hopefully you won't get caught in a blizzard and not make it back home to be the Christmas Boy (or Girl!) To keep you in the Christmas spirit, as we strive to do all year long, we bring you another week of fun updates! And what better way to get into the Christmas spirit than partaking in our annual Boochies for Babies charity drive? It couldn't be easier! Just pick up a stuffed sheep from your favorite store and drop it off in a Toys for Tots bin or donate it to any charity which accepts unwrapped new toys for children! And be sure to send us a photo of the boochies you purchase so we can share them on our website! Now, on with the updates! First, we have added a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and have updated the listings on our What's On Television? page. And now, thanks to Cousin nightime59's diligent transcribing she has provided us with translations of the first three French articles we posted about Bronson (the first and second) and Mark! On behalf of all the Cousins, thanks nightime for taking on this arduous task! To further get you into the Christmas spirit, don't forget to use our animated Christmas icons on all your favorite websites (you may directly hotlink the icons from our website to our own Forum, but for all other applications please copy the icons to your computer and upload them to other sites! Thanks, Cousins!) We continue with Bronson's appearance on Saturday Night Live on our Video page with the very funny sketch entitled Amerida. And we have added a segment of TGIF Trivia to our YouTube Channel featuring Melanie Wilson doing the intros for a memorable episode of Family Matters! And finally, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the season seven episode Stress Test. Better brush up on your songs about the States!

December 7, 2010 - As winter approaches and we start to anticipate the arrival of snow (granted, maybe not always with as much enthusiasm as Balki,) allow us to to warm the cocktails of your heart with some new updates! First head over to the News page to find out all about the Christmas Contest being held over at Bronson Pinchot Online! It should be a lot of fun and there's a terrific prize to be had, so don't miss out! As usual, we have added a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We have also added yet another vintage French article about Bronson Pinchot to our Articles section. And we have added new script variations to the episode outline for All the News That Fits, which you can now enjoy. Our Video this week is the start of a series brought in answer to a special request on the Forums . . . it's Bronson's 1987 appearance on Saturday Night Live, starting with his monologue! Watch for more of his sketches in the coming weeks! And we have added the second segment of the Sara episode Helen Steps Out to our YouTube Channel. There have been some really fun voting games going on over at our Forum lately, so if you haven't signed up yet then consider doing so and join in on the fun! And while you're there, you can partake in this week's Episode Discussion which will be about the season three episode The Defiant Guys. Now . . . how about that warm cocktail?

November 30, 2010 - Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Cousins, and that whatever is in your head didn't set off any metal detectors! We have some important information about the Warner Bros. Christmas DVD release . . . the Perfect Strangers episode included in this set is NOT the unedited version! You can read more about this on our News page in case this is important to you in purchasing this set (which it certainly should be!) And while we're talking Christmas, it's that time of the year to remind everyone of our Boochies for Babies drive! This year, more than ever, we'd like to encourage fans to purchase a toy sheep for the less fortunate. Every child should have their very own boochi! This week we're bringing you another slew of updates, including a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information you'll find on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and completely updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We have also added a French article about Mark to our Articles section this week! And Cousin Justice has sent us another one of her fabulous trace drawings, this time of Mark, for her Cousins Gallery Page! Thank you, Cousin, we love your artwork! Our Video this week is a short clip from an interview with Brian Boitano back when he won Olympic gold and people were constantly noting the resemblance between him and Balki, leading to what would have been an interesting guest appearance by Brian on PS if it had come to pass! And we have added the first set of scenes from the Geena Davis series Sara episode entitled Helen Steps Out featuring Bronson Pinchot to our YouTube Channel. And the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the season one gem Baby, You Can Drive My Car. Grapefruit is the brake! Who doesn't know that?!

November 23, 2010 - Happy Thanksgiving, Cousins! While you're busy scanning your live turkeys with metal detectors for swallowed wedding rings, might we suggest you take a few moments of "me" time and gobble up this week's updates (Where do we come up with them?) We have added a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid to our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and we've also updated the listings on our What's On Television? page. We have also added an interesting French article about Bronson from around the time of Perfect Strangers (and maybe at some point one of our more bilingual Cousins might want to take a crack at translating it for us!) We have also added information to our News page about the release of a special Warner Bros. Christmas compilation DVD which includes the fourth season PS episode The Gift of the Mypiot, so you won't want to miss that! And Cousin Justice has sent in a really lovely tracing / drawing she did of Bronson which is now included on her Cousins Gallery Page! Wonderful job, Cousin! Our Video this week is one you won't want to miss! It's a very funny segment of an In Living Color sketch called "Men On Television" in which the reviewers turn their attention to TV instead of movies and give our favorite show a very memorable spin! And we have added Bronson's other appearance on the People's Choice Awards, this time from 1990 where he co-presents with Sally Kellerman, to our YouTube Channel. And, of course, how could we not pick the most obvious choice of episodes to talk about this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board? So of course, it will be the season seven Thanksgiving themed episode Wild Turkey. Well, baste my body and call me Tom! (Or is that getting too personal?)

November 16, 2010 - Well, strap me to a car and call me Bastille! After Bronson's exciting appearance on Hawaii Five-0 last week the Forums have been hopping, so if you haven't signed up there yet, Cousins, what are you saving it for? The discussions range over a wide area of topics and everyone is super nice! Put on your vests, drink the pig snout Kool-Aid and come join us! In the meantime, we have some fun updates for you this week, including our regular weekly additions of a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and fully updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We have also added an interesting year-end review article from the Sacramento Bee for 1986 in which Perfect Strangers is given a nice nod! And our Cousins have not only been busy on the Forums, they've been busy creatively as well! You may remember Cousin Coastiegirl's wonderful poem The Tale of Balki and Larry we posted a couple of weeks back? Well, Cousin Crystal has set it to music to create The Ballad of Balki and Larry, and with Cousin Coastiegirl's blessing we have now posted it to both pages for you to enjoy! Cousin Crystal also sent us a really adorable drawing she did of Balki in the classic Disney style, which you can view on her other Cousins Gallery page! And Cousin Amy has sent us her new drawings of Cousin Larry and Mary Anne, which we have added to her Cousins Gallery page as well. Too cute!!! We also have a very special early holiday treat from Cousin C.J. who sent in a really lovely Christmas-themed Wallpaper for everyone to enjoy! Thank you so much, Cousin C.J.! Our Video this week is a very strange skit from Saturday Night Live in which Mike Meyers plays Mark Linn-Baker in a television game show spoof (don't worry, Cousins, we will be re-posting Bronson's SNL appearances in the near future as well!) And we have added Bronson's appearance as a presenter on the 1987 People's Choice Awards to our YouTube Channel as well. And finally, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the season seven two episode Can I Get a Witness? Yes, it's the first appearance of Vince! Oh po po!

November 9, 2010 - Tonight we were treated to a guest appearance by Bronson Pinchot on Hawaii Five-0. It turned out to be a very good guest turn and so keep checking the link to the CBS page we currently have on our News page and they should be posting the entire episode in the near future! In the meantime, we have our usual updates for you, including a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid for our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and all updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We have also added a 1988 article about the show from an unknown publication to our Articles section. And we've added Issue #16 of the original P.S. I Love You! newsletter to our Newsletters section! Cousin Amy has send us a couple of really adorable drawings she did of Balki and Jennifer, which you can find on her brand new Cousins Gallery Page! Thank you, Cousin Amy! And Cousin Justice has colored in two of her wonderful sketches, making them even more wonderful (which we didn't think was possible!) and you can view those on her Cousins Gallery Page. Our Video this week is of a quick joke about the show which appeared on The Simpsons some time back. And we've added an appearance by Jo Marie Payton-France and Reginald Veljohnson (promoting Family Matters but we still think of them as PS cast members, too) putting together some food on the Home show to our YouTube Channel. And the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the season seven episode Going Once, Going Twice. See you next week, Cousins!

November 2, 2010 - Well, book my crook and call me Danno! We are very excited to have learned that Bronson will be guest starring on an upcoming episode of Hawaii Five-0 on November 8th, and you can find links to press photos on our News page! Be sure to set you DVRs for that one, Cousins! We also have our regular updates, including a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and all updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We are also bringing you an interesting article about Bronson from a 1986 issue of USA Today to our Articles section. And we're very pleased to present an absolutely wonderful poem by our very own Cousin Coastiegirl entitled The Tale of Balki and Larry which we know you're gonna love, and you can find that on her Fan Fiction page! Our Video this week is a very energetic commercial which Bronson did for Target department stores some time in the 1990's. And speaking of an energetic Bronson, we have a very funny interview Bronson did on Regis and Kathie Lee in 1997 which we've posted to our YouTube Channel. You're not going to want to miss this one! And finally, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the season two episode Up On a Roof. "I'm sorry I got that right!"

October 26, 2010 - Well, carve my pumpkin and call me Jack! We're back from our vacation and ready to bring you a week of spook-tacular updates for your Halloween pleasure, Cousins! This week we have our usual updates, including a brand new Photo of the Week, a new factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on our What's On Television? page. Also we have found a news report about Sam Anderson's visit to UND this past week, and you can view that on our News page. We have also added a 1984 review of the play "The Miss Firecracker Contest" (which co-starred both Belita Moreno and Mark Linn-Baker) from The New York Times to our Articles section. And we have the conclusion of the Sara episode, Helen Steps Out, on our Video page so you can see how that all came out. Plus we've added yet another scene from Sara, this one from the episode You Can't Win 'em All, to our YouTube Channel. And to get you in the Halloween mood and prepared to deal with all that garish orange and black all week, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the fourth season Halloween episode Aliens. Who wants pig snout???

October 12, 2010 - Well, post my status and call me Facebook! Yes, Cousins, we're back again with another week of updates! We have our usual fare, including a brand new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We've also learned that Sam Anderson will be making a special appearance at the University of North Dakota (his alma mater) on October 21st and you can find out more about that by visiting our News page. We have also added a New York Times article from 1984 about Mark's appearance on the PBS special Ghostwriter to our Articles section. And we've posted the penultimate clip from the Sara episode, Helen Steps Out, to our Video page. And if you'd like to watch more Sara, head on over to our YouTube Channel for a clip from the episode Girls Just Wanna Have Fun as well! And the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the season seven episode Two Angry Men. Please note that we will be out of town next week, but we will return on October 26th with our usual updates, so see you then, Cousins!

October 5, 2010 - Well, silence my tongue and put me on Chuck (for five seconds!) Fans are still trying to get over Bronson's miniscule cameo appearance in that series. It seems many fans of the series speculate that he had longer scenes which were cut for whatever reason . . . we will try to get to the bottom of this for you, Cousins! In the meantime, we have our usual batch of updates for you this week, including a brand new Photo of the Week, a new factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We've also added a Washington Post article about the American Playhouse episode "The Ghost Writer" which Mark appeared on in 1984. And check out the News page for information about a new book written by David Pomeranz' father, Mel Pomeranz, about touring Manila with his son! And we continue with scenes from the Sara episode Helen Steps Out on our Video page, when the gang finally get to the wine symposium! And we have the last segment of Bronson's interesting appearance on Northwest Afternoon from around 1990 which we've added to our YouTube Channel! And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the season five episode Almost Live from Chicago. We will see you again next week, Cousins!

September 28, 2010 - Wwoww! We;ve had some very exciting things happen in our fandom recently, haven't we? Most recently we had Bronson's guest appearance on Chuck (see below for update on this!) and tonight Sam Anderson will be on NCIS! But this week we've had a lot of activity from the fan side of things, and so let us first direct your attention to our Cousins Gallery pages where you'll find some new and amazing things! First, Cousin Crystal sent us an adorable drawing of Balki with Gilligan for her Cousins Gallery Page. Too cute! And then Cousin Justice sent us some photos of her absolutely incredible Balki and Larry dolls which she created herself for her Cousins Gallery page (don't we all wish we could have dolls like the ones Cousin Justice and Cousin Crystal have made?? Maybe they should join forces and mass-produce them for us!) And finally we received a very heartwarming story from Cousin Susan, who shared with us the memories of her late son and how Bronson Pinchot and the production office from Perfect Strangers helped to make her son's last days more pleasant, which she has graciously allowed us to share on her Cousins Gallery Page. I think you'll be moved by her story! We also have our usual updates, including a brand new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We have also added an interesting 1981 article from The New York Times about Richard Benjamin's role as director on the movie My Favorite Year. And we continue with scenes from the Sara episode Helen Steps Out on our Video page, which really features Bronson at his best in his role of Dennis! And we have now posted part two of Bronson's interview on Northwest Afternoon to our YouTube Channel! If you haven't checked out our new Facebook Group, then I encourage you to have a look and consider joining, because we are posting lots more information there every day which you won't want to miss out on! And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the season four episode That Old Gang of Mine. Thank you to everyone for being such an active part of this site! We couldn't do it without all of you! Last minute addition: Bronson's appearance on Chuck turned out to be nothing more than a five-second cameo in which Bronson didn't even speak! While it was certainly funny, it wasn't the guest appearance we had hoped for! But we have added an amendment to our News page, since it really didn't warrant an entire new story. Sorry about, that, Cousins! We thought it was going to be a longer guest shot, too!

September 21, 2010 - Oh po po, we have so much news for your this week, Cousins, so let's get started! First of all, we have to direct you to our News page where we have posted a write-up about Bronson's appearance on the new Biography Channel series Celebrity Nightmares Decoded! We also have reports about two upcoming appearances on television by PS stars, and you can read about those as well! We are also very pleased to announce the creation of our Perfect Strangers Online Facebook Group! This will give all our Cousins a new avenue by which we can communicate and share our love of our favorite show, so sign up today! In addition to all this, we also have our regular updates, including a brand new Photo of the Week, a new factioid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and all-new updated listings on our What's On Television? page. We have also added a brief but interesting article from a 1981 edition of The New York Times to our Articles section which explains how part of Broadway was shut down to film the iconic opening of Mark's classic movie My Favorite Year. Cousin Justice also sent us a really wonderful drawing of Balki and Dimitri for their Cousins Gallery Page, which we know you'll enjoy! And we're starting a whole new series of clips on our Video page featuring Bronson in an episode of Sara, the series he appeared in before Perfect Strangers, and the episode Helen Steps Out. And we're very excited to bring you the first part of a brand new (well, to us!) interview with Bronson from a local Seattle talk show entitled Northwest Afternoon circa 1990 in which Bronson shares many stories we've never heard before on our YouTube Channel! You are definitely going to want to check that one out, Cousins! And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion board will be the hilarious season three episode Future Shock! We'll see you again next week, Cousins, with a write-up about Bronson's appearance on Chuck! Get out of the city!

September 14, 2010 - Cousins, do you think we would we let a week go by without adding some fun new stuff to our website? What, are you out of your minds? Fortunately not! And so this week we've added a brand new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information to our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings to our What's On Television? page. We have also added an article from the The Globe and Mail in Canada from 1985 which talks about the rare comedy special Bronson appeared in called The Incredible Travelling Times of Henry Osgood, to put that special into a bit more context for curious fans. We have also learned that Bronson Pinchot will be making an appearance at The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Washington D.C. gala which will honor Annette Bening with two awards, and you can read more about this on our News page. On our Video page this week we have one of the last known television appearances by Rebeca Arthur on a 1995 episode of Grace Under Fire. And we will be adding the final clip from Mark's appearance in the CBS pilot The Recovery Room to our YouTube Channel. Finally, the episode we will be discussing this week in our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion is a logical follow up to last week's episode, which was Dog Day Midafternoon. Yes, we will be discussing the sequel to that episode from the same season (five), A Blast from the Past. See you again next week, Cousins!

September 7, 2010 - Get out of the city! Time again for more updates? Yes, yes!!! This week we are bringing you a brand new Photo of the Week, a new interesting factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We also have a nice surprise for you with the addition of a brand new On the Scene . . . report! Back when we were running the fan club, club members Cousins Carol and Cindy wrote up a report about their experience attending the filming of the episode Car Wars. For whatever reason we never published it in the newsletter, but we are happy to be bringing it to you now! We have also added a review of the Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale which co-starred Mark Linn-Baker from a 1979 edition of the Washington Post to our Articles section. Our Video this week wraps up Rebeca's appearance a 1990 episode of the game show Win, Lose or Draw. And we continue on with Mark's appearance in the CBS pilot The Recovery Room on our YouTube Channel. And finally the episode we will be discussing this week for our Weekly Episode Discussion will be the season five episode Dog Day Midafternoon. Well, of course it is! Don't be ridiculous!

August 31, 2010 - Oh po po! Yet another week of updates? You bet your bibbibabkas! This week we have our usual round of additions, including a brand new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We also have an interest review of the play The Inspector General which Mark Linn-Baker appeared in with the venerable comedian Peter Sellars in 1980 from the Boston Globe in our Articles section. And we continue with Rebeca's exciting appearance on Win, Lose or Draw on our Video page, as well as Mark's appearance in the CBS pilot The Recovery Room on our YouTube Channel. And finally, by special request from Cousin WhitLovesBalki0327 on the Forum, the episode we will be discussing this week as part of our Weekly Episode Discussion is the season two classic Babes in Babylon! So watch out for Lucky Larry and we'll see you again next week!

August 24, 2010 - Cousins, you are a genius! Why? Because you choose to visit P.S. I Love You! each and every week for your Perfect Strangers fix! And we won't let you down! This week we have our usual updates, including a brand new Photo of the Week, a new factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page (there seems to be lots to watch this week, especially on the 28th!) We have also added a new review from a 1984 edition of Time Magazine for The Miss Firecracker Contest in which both Mark Linn-Baker and Belita Moreno appeared. And Cousin Harmlessfangirl sent us a very sweet drawing of herself with Balki and Larry for her Cousins Gallery page which is guaranteed to give you the warm fuzzies! Our Video this week is the next segment from one of Rebeca Arthur's appearances on the TV game show Win, Lose or Draw. And we are continuing with The Recovery Room, a pilot show Mark did for CBS before Perfect Strangers, to our YouTube Channel. And finally the episode we will be discussing this week in our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion is the season four episode Teacher's Pest. Will Larry get crazy? Well, of course he will! Don't be ridiculous!

August 17, 2010 - Well, warm me up and call me Summer! We hope you are enjoying these hog days of summer, Cousins! To help you relax, do some kickbacks and be marshmallows, we are bringing you yet another week of updates! This time around we have a brand new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added Issue #15 of the P.S. I Love You! newsletter to our Newsletters section, and you're going to love our exclusive interview with F.J. O'Neil in that issue! And we've added a Time Magazine article about a 1983 play Mark directed called Baby With the Bathwater to our Articles section. Our Video this week is the first segment from a very funny appearance by Rebeca Arthur and her poodle, Emmy, on the popular TV game show Win, Lose or Draw. And we're going to be posting the complete pilot episode of Mark's CBS comedy series The Recovery Room to our YouTube Channel in the coming weeks, and you can find Part One there now! Finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion is the classic second season episode Ladies and Germs. See you again next week, Cousins!

August 10, 2010 - We know you're excited to find another week of updates (of course, if we added even MORE updates each week it would be better . . . ) But we know you appreciate us for what we are, so here goes! This week we have added a new Photo of the Week, a new PS-related factoid to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and we've also updated the listings on the What's On Television? page, including the debut of Bronson's movie From a Place of Darkness on the cable channel Chiller! Cousin Justice has also put together an inspiration poster for us which you can find on her Cousins Gallery Page! And we've put up a brief news blurb about Bronson's announced upcoming appearance on the NBC television series Chuck to our News section! We've also added a 1982 review of a revue by Randy Newman which Mark appeared in from the New York Times to our Articles section. We're going to wrap up the clips from the zany Friday Night Videos hosting job by Bronson Pinchot and Jan Hooks as our Video this week. And we're adding another compilation of clips from Bronson on The Hollywood Squares to our YouTube Channel! And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion is the sixth season entry Call Me Indestructible. Now go on with you!

August 3, 2010 - Oh po po! We have lots of updates for you this week, Cousins, so let's not beat around George Bush! We have added a brand new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and completely updated listings on the What's On Television? page, including the debut of Mark's movie Adam on cable this month! Can't get enough of Mark? Then check out the News page to watch his last appearance on Law & Order, which happened in May of this year! Want to get nostalgic about Mark? Go to the Articles section for an interesting review of his early stage appearance in The Death of Von Richthofen as Witnessed from Earth from a 1982 edition of the Christian Science Monitor. And we're very pleased to welcome Cousin Justice to our Cousins Gallery section, where you will find some very impressive artwork of both Balki and Larry! Our Video this week continues with the very unique Friday Night Videos hosting job by Bronson Pinchot and Jan Hooks. And we are also continuing with the second collection of clips of Bronson on The Hollywood Squares to our YouTube Channel now! And last but not yeast, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum will be the season six episode The Ring. Wwowwww!!

July 27, 2010 - Get out of the city! Is it time for another week of updates yet again? You bet your bibbibabkas! This week we are bringing you a brand new Photo of the Week, a new factoid on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added an interesting review from the New York Times about the stage production of Alice in Concert, which Mark appeared in, to our Articles section. Our Video this week is the next segment of the truly bizarre Friday Night Videos hosting job by Bronson Pinchot and Jan Hooks. And we have added the first collection of clips of Bronson on The Hollywood Squares to our YouTube Channel now! Finally, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forums will be the season four episode Maid to Order. We will see you here again next week, Cousin . . . same sheep time . . . same sheep channel!

July 20, 2010 - Wwowwww! No summer repeats here, Cousins! We're back all-new updates for you this week, starting with a brand new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page as well as updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added the 1991 page from the TV Annual on Perfect Strangers in our Articles section. Our Video this week is the first part of a very . . . how should we put it? . . . interesting hosting job by Bronson Pinchot and Jan Hooks on Friday Night Videos. And we have the last segment of of the George Burns' Comedy Week episode Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas, to our YouTube Channel. And the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forums will be the season seven episode Weekend at Ferdinand's. We will see you again next week Cousins for more fun!

July 13, 2010 - Oh, right! It's time once again for another week of updates! And this week we're bringing you more Perfect Strangers goodness with a brand new Photo of the Week, a new fact on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page as well as updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added the 1989 page from the TV Annual on Perfect Strangers in our Articles section. And Cousin Crystal has sent us a really wonderful drawing of Cousin Larry talking with Sergeant Carter from Gomer Pyle USMC on her Cousins Gallery page! You'll also find Issue #14 of the original P.S. I Love You! newsletter in our Newsletters section! Our Video this week is another co-presenting spot by Bronson Pinchot, this time with actress Sally Kellerman at the 1990 People's Choice Awards. And we have added the third segment of the George Burns' Comedy Week episode Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas, to our YouTube Channel. And last but not least the episode we will be discussing over on our Forums will be the season three episode My Lips Are Sealed. And the rest, as they say is hysterectomy!

July 6, 2010 - Hello, Cousins! And welcome back for another week of updates! This week we are bringing you a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added the 1988 page from the TV Annual on Perfect Strangers in our Articles section. Our Video this week is a fun appearance by Bronson Pinchot on the 1987 People's Choice Awards where he co-presented with Brigitte Nielsen. And we have added the second segment of the George Burns' Comedy Week episode Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas, to our YouTube Channel. And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forums will be the season five episode He's the Boss. We hope you're having a fun summer, Cousins! Don't forget not to combine milk products with your honey-roasted chalkidikis!

June 29, 2010 - Well, feather my hat and call me macaroni! It's the 4th of July weekend coming up, and we're back with our regular updates! This week we have a new Photo of the Week for you, a new factoid for the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We're also bringing you the 1987 page from the TV Annual on Perfect Strangers in our Articles section. Our Video this week is a clip from a pilot series Mark Linn-Baker did for CBS before Perfect Strangers, a kind of medical version of Cheers entitled The Recovery Room. And we have added the first segment of the George Burns' Comedy Week episode Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas, co-starring Bronson Pinchot and Dave Thomas, to our YouTube Channel. And finally, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forums, to help celebrate the birth of America, will be parts 1 and 2 of the season seven two-parter Citizenship. Enjoy the holiday weekend and we'll see you next week, Cousins!

June 22, 2010 - Summer's finally here, but that doesn't mean you'll have to start anticipating reruns, at least not on this website! No, we'll be here all summer to bring you new updates each week! This week we've added a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. Over the coming weeks we will be bringing you reprints of the TV Annual pages on Perfect Strangers which ran every year in special editions of Modern Screen magazine (we think we have that right . . . if you can give us the actual name of these publications we'd love to know!) in our Articles section. Our Video this week is yet another collection of clips from Bronson's 1986 appearance on The Hollywood Squares. And we have added an interview with Bronson from a 1995 episode of Nickelodeon's news show for kids, U2U, to our YouTube Channel. We will be be taking a hiatus from our Topic of the Week over the summer since it seems everyone is out enjoying what is hopefully lovely weather in your area of the world (even where it's currently winter!) but we will continue with our Weekly Episode Discussions at the Forums and so the episode we will be talking about this time around will be the season five entry Here Comes the Judge. See you again next week, Cousins!

June 15, 2010 - Hello, Cousins! We're back from our week off and bringing you all-new updates, so let's get started! This week we've added a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, and we've updated listings on the What's On Television? page. You will find an interesting article about the series from a 1986 edition of the Sun Sentinel newspaper in our Articles section. And Cousin Crystal has "Wwowwww"ed us with her awesome talents again by sending in an absolutely adorable piece which combines art with photography, and you can find that on her Cousins Gallery page. Our Video this week is another collection of clips from Bronson's 1986 appearance on The Hollywood Squares. And we have added another set of commercials for the syndicated Perfect Strangers to our YouTube Channel. Our Topic of the Week for the Forum this time around is as follows: "If Bronson and Mark ever appeared on any current reality series, which one would you like to see them do, either individually or together?" And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the season five episode Tooth or Consequences. See you next week, Cousins!

June 1, 2010 - Well, grill my shrimp and call me Barbie! We hope you all enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend and are ready for another week of updates! This time around we're bringing you yet another new Photo of the Week, a new factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added an interesting article from a 1986 edition of the Houston Chronicle which stemmed from an early press junket given by the cast and crew of Perfect Strangers before the show debuted in its regular fall schedule. Our Video this week is a selection of some moments with Bronson Pinchot during his week-long appearance on Hollywood Squares back in 1986. And on our YouTube Channel we have added more television commercials for syndicated showings of Perfect Strangers on channel KCAL 9 in Los Angeles set to the song Shout. This week we're going to pose this question to all of you Cousins, so put your thinking cats on: "If you could pick one Skakespeare play to see either Bronson or Mark in (or both!), which one would it be and what parts would you have them play?" And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the season seven episode Wayne Man. And be sure not to take Wayne's name in vain when responding! Next week we won't be updating, so our next updates should be on Tuesday June 15th. See you then!

May 25, 2010 - Hello, Cousins! We're back with yet another batch of updates, and that's no babasticki! This week we have added a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. Once you're done perusing all that, head on over to the News section for a link the very delightful birthday video which Cousin Lucy compiled for Bronson on his birthday at the Bronson Pinchot Online website. Very sweet! We have also added an article from a 1986 issue of the Dallas Morning News which pointed out the great comic chemistry between Bronson and Mark. Our Video this week is a segment from the 1985 episode of The George Burns Comedy Week episode "Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas," co-starring Bronson Pinchot and Dave Thomas. And we have added another syndicated commercial for Perfect Strangers to our YouTube Channel . . . this time a WGN spot using the Stray Cats song "Rock This Town." Since we haven't had any responses to last week's question of the week we will let it ride one more week, so come on, Cousins! "What burning question would you like to ask your fellow PS fans?" Don't be shy! And finally the episode we will be discussing on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the sixth season episode Out of Sync. Oh yes, get yourselves in the mood to get down and rap with Fresh Young Balki B! Come on Fly Girls! Get busy!

May 18, 2010 - Well! Welcome back for another week of updates on your favorite television show! This week we have once again added a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, as well as updating the listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added Issue #13 of the original P.S. I Love You! newsletter to our Newsletters section! And we have added an interesting article about celebrities dealing with sudden fame, including Bronson, in a 1986 article from The New York Times to our Articles section. Our Video this week is a segment from a special entitled E! Favorite Stars Then and Now from 1992 in which both Bronson and Mark talk about Perfect Strangers and what they were doing at the time the show aired. And we've added some very cute syndicated commercials for Perfect Strangers based around the "Tools of Comedy" to our YouTube Channel. This week's Topic of the Week is going to be an interesting open forum type of thing, in which we pose the question "What question would you like to ask fellow PS fans?" And then the fans can go ahead and answer any questions posted if they like! And finally, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the second season episode Dog Gone Blues (do you remember what Suprides means in Myposian? It's not table!)

May 11, 2010 - Oh po po! Back for more updates? Get out of the city! This week we have a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, and we've updated the listings on the What's On Television? page. We've also added a review of Perfect Strangers from a 1986 edition of People Magazine to our Articles section. Cousin Harmlessfangirl has sent in a really clever and cute drawing of Balki and Larry as sheep which you can find on her Cousins Gallery Page! And Cousin Crystal has submitted an adorable drawing of Balki, Larry, Jennifer, Mary Anne and Dimitri in a fantasy illustration demonstrating a dream the Cousins may have had after playing too much Nintendo, and you can find that on her Cousins Gallery page! Our Video this week is another collection of ABC commercials from season six of the series! And we have added some very cute ABC commercials which cleverly advertised Perfect Strangers when it aired weekday mornings on the network to our YouTube Channel. Our Topic of the Week which we will be discussing on the Forums is as follows: "Were there any episodes of Perfect Strangers which you wish could have gone on longer? And in what way?" In other words, did you feel any episodes came to an end too quickly, leaving you longing for more? And don't just leave us with an episode title and a yes or no . . . let us know what you would have liked to have seen in that episode which you would have enjoyed! And finally, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the sixth season episode Finders Keepers. Now go on with you!

May 4, 2010 - Well, touch my screen and call me iPad! We're back with another week of fun updates for you, Cousins! First we have a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid over on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, and updated listings on the What's On Television? page (watch for Sam Anderson to return to Lost in its final season!) We have a more positive article from a 1986 edition of the Chicago Tribune in our Articles section. And if you haven't seen the Balki and Larry dolls which Cousin Crystal has made on our Forums, then be sure to check them out on her Fans Gallery Page! They are simply amazing! Our Video this week is a set of ABC commercials for some season six episodes of the series. And on our YouTube Channel we have added a couple of very cute commercials with Balki and Larry promoting the kids' game show Fun House. Very unique! This week's topic of discussion on our Forum will be the following: "If Perfect Strangers could have done an episode based on any movie (a la what they did with The Honeymooners and Laurel and Hardy) which movie would you like to have seen them parody or pay tribute to?" And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the fourth season episode Games People Play. So put on your overalls and prepare to get messy!

April 27, 2010 - Welcome back for another week of updates about our favorite show! We know you love learning more and more about Perfect Strangers and appreciate the weekly updates. Of course, you say, if we could update every single day it would be better (to borrow a phrase from Jennifer!) But we hope weekly will suffice for now. This week we're bringing you a brand new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We also have added a review (albeit not a particularly favorable one, but for the sake of being complete we will at times post some of the *few* negative reviews for the show) from a 1986 edition of the Chicago Tribune to our Articles section. Our Video this week is a compilation of season five commercials and TGIF spots by people from other TGIF shows which aired on ABC. And we have added some fun commercials for the show from KEYT in Santa Barbara which aired when the show was still on the air to our YouTube Channel. This week we are asking everyone to give us the answer to this question which will be our Forum's Topic of the Week: "Will you be buying the upcoming first season release of Family Matters?" And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the first season episode Happy Birthday, Baby. See you all again next week!

April 20, 2010 - Hi, Cousins! So glad to have you move in with us! Pull up a sofabed and make yourselves homely as we delve into this week's updates. This time around we have a new Photo of the Week, updated listings on the What's On Television? page and a new factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page. We have also added Issue #12 of the original P.S. I Love You! newsletter to that section of the site. We have also added an article from a 1986 edition of the Wichita Eagle about Bronson researching his role of Balki to our Articles section. Our Video this week is a third collection of ABC commercials for season five episodes. And we have added yet another commercial from the series that was made to announce Perfect Strangers' move to Friday nights in 1988 to our YouTube Channel. Our Topic of the Week for discussion on our Forums this time around will be the following poser: "If Perfect Strangers could have done a crossover show with any other television sitcom (past or present), which would you like to have seen them crossover with?" Imagine it . . . Balki and Larry at the Cheers bar? Or being hauled up in front of Night Court? Or dancing with Urkel on Family Matters? The possibilities are endless! And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the eighth season episode Lethal Weapon. Go on with you!

April 13, 2010 - I have . . . oh God . . . a plan! Don't worry, though, Cousins! This plan is for another week of updates! Cousins should joke more! And we have some good ones for you this time, including new Script Variations for the episode Couch Potato that you'll want to check out. We have also added a new tidbit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, a new Photo of the Week and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We've also added a very interesting article about the 1984 series The Comedy Zone which Mark Linn-Baker starred in from US Magazine to our Articles section. And Cousin Harmlessfangirl sent us a wonderfully creative drawing of Saint Balki with an angel / dove Larry (trust us, you just have to see it to understand!) which we've included on her Cousins Gallery page. And we have some interesting news about Mark and the new season of the Powerhouse Theater, plus a very interesting interview with Mark and My Favorite Year co-writer Norman Steinberg on our News page. Our Video this week is a collection of more season five episode commercials from ABC during Perfect Strangers' original run. And we have a very cute ABC commercial in which Bronson and Mark as Balki and Larry tell viewers about their move to Friday night which we've added to our YouTube Channel. The topic we will be discussing this week on our Forums takes an opposite turn from previous weeks with this question: "What television show(s) do you like which might seem inconsistent with your love of Perfect Strangers?" In other words, which shows do you like which might surprise us? And the episode we will be discussing on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the second season episode Snow Way to Treat a Lady, and for fun we'll review both halves of the show at the same time! Oh po po!

April 6, 2010 - Hello, Cousins! And welcome back for another week of updates! This week we have added a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added an interesting Q&A style interview that Kidsday did with Rebeca Arthur back in 1991 to our Articles section. Our Video this week is a collection of ABC commercials for season five of the series. And we have added an interview with Mark Linn-Baker on Regis and Kathie Lee from 1996 to our YouTube Channel. When you're done perusing all of our current updates, head on over to our Forum and give us your opinion on the Topic of the Week: "What movies would you recommend for fellow fans of Perfect Strangers?" Now try to keep this to movies which are in the same spirit of fun and lightheartedness of the show and let's see what we can come up with! And finally the episode we will be discussing on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the sixth season episode The Break Up. And that's no babasticki!

March 30, 2010 - Get out of the city! Is it time for another week of updates? Yes, yes!! This week we have updated the listings on the What's On Television? page, added a new Photo of the Week and added a new tidbit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page. We have added an interesting article from USA Today about Bronson around the time he did Jury Duty: The Comedy to our Articles section. We have also learned that David Pomeranz, the voice behind the Perfect Strangers' theme song, is scheduled to appear on NBC's The Today Show on April 1st at 10:00 a.m., and you can read more about that on our News page. Our Video this week is a set of season four commercials for the series which aired on ABC. And we have added the interview from Entertainment Tonight with Bronson Pinchot and Roger Kabler about their proposed two-man comedy show to our YouTube Channel. This week we're going to ask a question on our Forum similar to one we've asked the last two weeks, only different! And that is this: "Can you think of one particular scene from one episode which you feels sums up the series better than any other?" How's that for a tough question? And the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the fourth season episode Just a Gigolo. Flats with a dress like this? I don't think so!

March 23, 2010 - Cousins, Cousins, Cousins . . . do you think we would leave you without a week of updates? Don't be stupid! Of course we have more updates for you, you big kidders! This week we are adding some script variations for the episode outline of Future Shock, which has some very funny parts which were not included in the final episode! We have added a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid to our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, plus we've updated the listings on the What's On Television? page. We have added an article from a 1989 issue of TV Guide about Balki and Larry's new newspaper jobs to our Articles section. We have a brand new Perfectly Futuristic Strangers story entitled Little Lamb Lost by Linda Kay (with fabulous illustrations by Cousin Crystal!) which we've added to the Fan Fiction section. And if you just can't get enough of Cousin Crystal's fabulous artwork, you have to take a look at her incredible page of artwork depicting Balki's childhood on Mypos on her Cousins Gallery Page. Our Video this week is another segment from a 2007 episode of TV Land Confidential in which Bronson and Mark are on hand to talk about the emotional final episode filming of Perfect Strangers. And we have a 1996 interview with Bronson Pinchot on The Stephanie Miller Show which we've added to our YouTube Channel. Last week's question about your favorite and least favorite Perfect Strangers episodes yielded some very interesting answers, so we're going to do something similar this week and post this question: "What is your favorite and least favorite season of Perfect Strangers?" Think it over carefully, Cousins! And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the third season episode Sexual Harassment in Chicago. See you next week, Cousins!

March 16, 2010 - Hello, Cousins! We have another week of updates for you, starting with new script variations which we've added to the episode outline for Up a Lazy River, Part One. We have added a new Photo of the Week, a new tidbit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and we've updated the listings on the What's On Television? page. We have included a review of Bronson's pre-PS series, Sara, as published by TV Guide in 1985, to our Articles section. And our Video for this week is a segment on Perfect Strangers from a 2007 episode of TV Land Confidential in which they took a look at Oddball and Original Characters. Plus we have a completely outrageous and hilarious interview with Bronson Pinchot on a 1985 episode of Late Night with David Letterman which we've added to our YouTube Channel. Let's just say you'll never look at hair coloring the same way again! Our Topic of the Week this time around on our Forum will be this: "What are your three favorite episodes of Perfect Strangers and what are your three least favorite episodes?" And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the the fourth season episode High Society. Boochi boochi boochi!

March 9, 2010 - Welcome back, Cousins, for another week of updates about our favorite show! This week we've added issue #11 of the original P.S. I Love You! publications to our Newsletters section, which happened to be for the Second Annual Bernie Awards and our look at the sixth season! We have added a new Photo of the Week, a new factoid to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added an early 1986 article from the Times Leader about Bronson to our Articles section. Our Video this week is a behind the scenes news report about the making of the Stephen King miniseries, The Langoliers. And we have added a very funny 1994 interview with Bronson Pinchot on David Letterman to our YouTube Channel. Our Topic for this week's Forum discussion is as follows: "Of all the script variations we have written about on our site, which is the one you wish had actually made it to air?" And the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the season two episode Tux for Two. See you again next week, Cousins!

March 2, 2010 - Well . . . . It's time for another week of updates, Cousins! And this week we have added script variations for the episode Taking Stock, which we're sure you'll find to be pretty interesting. As a result of this, we have also added another Balki-ism to our season three list! We have added a new Photo of the Week, updated the listings on the What's On Television? page, and added another tidbit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page. Last week we introduced you to Perfect Strangers Boston, and this week we have added an exclusive interview with the men behind the project, the Super Secret Project, which you can find linked on our News page! We have added an article from a 1990 issue of TV Guide which talks about Bronson playing four different roles in the TV-movie Jury Duty: The Comedy to our Articles section. Our Video this week is a very funny interview which Bronson gave to the Nickelodeon kid's show U2U in 1995. And we have added some clips from a behind-the-scenes video for Beverly Hills Cop 3 regarding Bronson's return to the movie series to our YouTube Channel. Our Topic of the Week for our Forums will be this burning question: "Which episode of Perfect Strangers do you think you've seen the most, and why?" And the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the season six episode, A Catered Affair. Boochi boochi boochi!

February 23, 2010 - We have . . . oh god! . . . a plan! And that plan is to bring you yet another week of updates! Cousins should joke more! This week we're bringing you an all-new Photo of the Week, another factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. The recent Perfect Strangers Seattle created by The Baggy Pants for YouTube seems to have started a bit of a craze, and now we are pleased to present The Super Secret Project's entry, Perfect Strangers Boston! You kind find the link to their hilarious version of the theme song on our News page! And we have added an article about Bronson's success from the original Beverly Hills Cop in a short piece from a 1985 Rolling Stone magazine to our Articles section. Our Video this week is a very unique and interesting interview with Bronson Pinchot from a mid-90's edition of Entertainment Tonight in which he talks about a two-man show he's working on with Roger Kabler. And we have a 1994 interview with Mark Linn-Baker on Regis and Kathie Lee which we're posting to our YouTube Channel. This week's Topic of the Week on the Forum is a question about a question: "If you could ask a question for our Topic of the Week, what would it be?" We may even use some of your suggestions for upcoming weeks! And the episode we will be mulling over for our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the fifth season episode Everyone in the Pool! So jump on into the pool and the discussions!

February 16, 2010 - Do you think we'd skip a week of Perfect Strangers updates? What? Are you outta your mind??? Don't be ridiculous! We're back and this week we have a brand new Photo of the Week for you, updated listings on our What's On Television? page, and a brand new bit of information on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page. We have added an article from the March 9, 1985 edition of TV Guide about Bronson's role on Sara. We have News about Mark's recent appearance on the original AMC web series, Life Coach. And Cousin Harmlessfangirl is sharing a really lovely piece of artwork with us called Perfect Strangers Snuggles on her Cousins Gallery page (for all of you who are into Balki and Larry and snuggling . . . and you know who you are!) And Cousin Crystal has contributed another great Perfect L'il Strangers coming strip to her Cousins Gallery page which shows how Robbie is truly a chip off the ol' Bartokomous! Our Video this week is an interesting segment from a 1993 Entertainment Tonight interview with Eddie Murphy about Bronson reprising his role of Serge in Beverly Hills Cop 3. And we have posted a special A&E Behind the Scenes look at the making of the television teleplay The Whole Shebang, starring Mark Linn-Baker, to our YouTube Channel. Once you've perused all the offerings we have for you this week, head on over to the Forums and participate in our Topic of the Week discussion! This week's question: "Do you think the Appleton and Bartokomous families continued to live together, or did they eventually go their separate ways?" Hmmm . . . sounds like a real brain tweezer! And after you're done contemplating that, head on over to our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board (we think we've finally worked out the bugs so that everyone can access the section now!) where we will be the season three episode The Horn Blows at Midnight. Now we are so happy, we do the Dance of Joy!

February 9, 2010 - Cousins should joke more! But we're not joking when we say we have another week of updates for you. This week we're bringing you a brand new Photo of the Week, another something you didn't know on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added an interesting 1984 article from TV Guide from when Mark was appearing in the CBS series The Comedy Zone. And Cousin Harmlessfangirl has drawn a beautiful picture of Mark in disguise from the episode Night School Confidential which you can view on her Cousins Gallery Page! Our Video this week is a selection of ABC commercials which aired for various season four episodes. And we have a very interesting interview with Bronson from a 1993 episode of Hollywood Insider on our YouTube Channel. We're going to veer a little away from PS for our Forum's Topic of the Week this time to pose this question: "What websites do you visit on a daily basis?" It should be very interesting to see what other interests our Cousins may share! And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the season seven episode Car Tunes. Now go on with you!

February 2, 2010 - Oh po po! We can't possibly top that terrific interview with Justin Pinchot we did last week, and we're not even going to try! Instead this week we'll bring you our usual updates, which include a new Photo of the Week, updated listings on the What's On Television? page and a new tidbit of information on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page. We have added a new 1986 article from TV Guide about Mark discovering the perks of stardom to our Articles section. And Cousin Crystal has sent in another adorable comic strip based on a comment Balki made in the episode Speak, Memory, which you can find on her Cousins Gallery Page! Our Video this week is a selection of commercials for the fourth season two-part episode Up a Lazy River. And we're posting an interview Bronson gave on Regis & Kathie Lee in 1993 to promote The Trouble with Larry to our YouTube Channel. Our Topic of the Week this week will be: "What is your favorite musical number from the series?" Which tunes did Balki and Larry sing that just had you tapping your toes right along with them? And the episode we will be talking about in our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the first episode, Knock, Knock . . . Who's There? And do we want you to sign up on our Forums and join our conversations? Well, of course we do! Don't be ridiculous!

January 26, 2010 - Make yourselves ready, Cousins, because we have a really wonderful surprise for you this week! We were very fortunate and excited to be able to interview none other than Justin Pinchot! Justin was absolutely terrific about answering all of our questions about working with Bronson on Perfect Strangers, as well as his own life! And at the end of this terrific Q&A you'll also find a really interesting video interview with Justin which was recorded for L.A.'s Best. We have to give our most sincere thanks Justin for taking the time to share his stories with us and we know you're going to love hearing from him! We have our regular updates for you as well, including a brand new Photo of the Week, as well as a new factoid on our Tell Me Something I Don't Know page and updated listings on our What's On Television? page. Cousin Quidget has sent us some more of her terrific Perfect Strangers-related inspirational posters which you can find on her Cousins Gallery Page. And we've added an interesting article from TV Guide in 1989 to our Articles section which talks about the episode Father Knows Best??? and the set created specifically for it. Our Video this week is a selection of commercials for the fourth season premiere of The Lottery. And we have added the final segment of Bronson's interview on Tom Snyder's show at the time The Trouble with Larry was to debut in 1993 to our YouTube Channel. This week we pose this question to you as our Forum's Topic of discussion: "Since we're talking collectibles with Justin this week, what do you collect and why?" And the episode we will be musing over in our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the seventh season episode, The Sunshine Boys. Until next time, don't forget . . . when life hands you lemons, make furniture polish!

January 19, 2010 - Boochi, boochi, bochi, Cousins! Welcome once again to another week of updates! This week we have something really fun to share with you. If you haven't yet seen the new Perfect Strangers Seattle theme song done by The Baggy Pants, you don't know what you're missing! It's undoubtedly the most accurate adaptation of our favorite opening yet! And we have an exclusive interview with the creators of this fabulous tribute, which you can find on our News page (as well as links to the video and the side-by-side comparison video!) We have also updated the listings on the What's On Television? page, but we have heard that Mark Linn-Baker may have been one of the guest judges on the new season of American Idol during the auditions process. We haven't been able to confirm this or which episode he has either been on or will be on, but you might want to check out the audition shows for the foreseeable future just in case! We'll update with any further information here and on our Forums. We have added a new Photo of the Week as well as a new bit of information to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page. Cousin Crystal continues to entertain and inspire us with her fabulous artwork, this week sharing with us her manga versions of Balki and Larry, which are just too adorable for words. You can find them on her Cousins Gallery Page. We have added a small 1985 article about Bronson Pinchot from Vanity Fair to our Articles section. For our Video this week we have a short interview with Bronson commenting on The Trouble with Larry on CNN Showbiz Today from 1993. And we have added part two of the interview Bronson did on Tom Snyder's show to promote The Trouble with Larry in 1993 to our YouTube Channel. Our Topic of the Week on our Forum this time around will be: "If we could interview one person from Perfect Strangers for this website, whom should it be and why?" And finally the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board is the third season episode Couch Potato! Thanks for your continued support, Cousins, and if you have any feedback, good or bad, about the site, don't hesitate to drop us an e-mail! We love hearing from you!

January 12, 2010 - Is it time once again for more updates, Cousins? That's a good question, a very good question. And the answer is, "Yes! Yes, it is!" This week we're bringing you a brand new Photo of the Week, as new tidbit of information on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page, and updated listings on the What's On Television? page. We have also added a really wonderful Perfect L'il Strangers comic strip to Cousin Crystal's Cousins Gallery page which you will definitely want to see. And we've added a short article from a 1986 issue of TV Guide in which Bronson talks about the inspiration for Balki's name to our Articles section. For our Video this week we have more of Bronson talking about The Trouble with Larry from E! Entertainment's Fall Television Preview show in 1993. And we have added part one of a very interesting interview Bronson did on Tom Snyder's show to promote The Trouble with Larry to our YouTube Channel. It was a call-in show, and you know how those usually go for Bronson! And this time is no exception! Watch for parts two and three to be posted in the coming weeks! Our Forum's Topic of the Week will be this: "How many people do you think you've introduced to Perfect Strangers over the years?" This can include people who only watched it once or twice but had never seen it before! I suspect the answers could be very interesting! And finally, the episode we will be discussing this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board will be the third season episode My Brother, Myself. See you on the Forums, Cousins, and see you here again next week!

January 5, 2010 - Well, change my diaper and call me the New Year! Welcome to 2010, Cousins! Does it seem possible that another whole year has flown by already? This week we're bringing a new batch of updates, including a new Photo of the Week, updated listings on the What's On Television? page (thanks to Cousin Pavan for providing the Game Show Network dates and times!) and a new factoid on the Tell Me Something I Don't Know page. We have also added one of Perfect Strangers many local TV Guide cover stories to our Articles section from a 1986 edition of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. And the multi-talented Cousin Crystal has sent us her vision of what would happen if Balki ever met Worf from Star Trek: The Next Generation, which you can view on her Cousins Gallery page. We have also added Issue #10 of the original P.S. I Love You! fanzine to our Newsletters section. And for our Video this week we have a very short clip of Bronson talking about ratings before the premiere of The Trouble with Larry from E! Entertainment's Fall Television Preview show in 1993. And continuing with Bronson's promotion for that series, we have added an interview Bronson gave CBS This Morning that same year to our YouTube Channel. Once you've finished perusing all of the above, why not swing on over to our Forum and answer our Topic of the Week: "What are some of your Perfect Strangers' New Years Resolutions?" You can make these as silly as you want, like "I resolve to bulk up on spleen well before the cold season in the coming year!" And finally we will be discussing the episode A Horse is a Horse this week on our Forum's Weekly Episode Discussion Board. See you there!

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