Saturday 9: Moonlighting

Saturday 9: Moonlighting (1985)
 
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) Moonlighting was an award-winning comedy-drama that ran from 1985 to 1989. Are you familiar with the show? Were you a fan?  Oh my, YES! The show put Bruce Willis on my radar and I had a huge crush on him at the time. I was never a fan of Cybill Shepherd, though.

2) The series revolved around The Blue Moon Detective Agency in Los Angeles. There have been countless TV shows and movies about detectives and their cases, yet Crazy Sam doesn't know anyone who has ever hired a private investigator. How about you? Have you ever had anything or anyone investigated?  No, and I don't know anyone who has, either. 

3) The agency was named Blue Moon because one of the owners, Maddie Hayes, was a model known as The Blue Moon Girl, famous for promoting Blue Moon Shampoo. If we were to rename their detective agency based on the shampoo you most recently used, what would it be called?  Infusium. Sounds kind of 80's don't you think?

4) Cybill Shepherd played Maddie Hayes. Cybill believes we can all find romance many times and said she considers the concept of one true love as "dramatic treacle." Do you agree?  Not really. I believe we can be "attracted" to others many times over, but true love, I believe, is a choice that has to be made and recommitted to each day. Love doesn't just happen, attraction does. Love is work. It's worth it, though!

5) David Addison was played by Bruce Willis. At the beginning of his career he couldn't support himself as a actor and held down part-time jobs as a security guard, shuttle bus driver and bartender. How many different occupations have you had?  Factory worker, retail store clerk, cashier, office assistant, school bus driver, activities aide. Six.

6) The Moonlighting theme was co-written and performed by Al Jarreau. While in college, Al planned on being a career counselor. Yet once he began performing with a jazz trio, he knew that music was where his heart was. Tell us about a time you found joy from an unexpected source.  Serving as a volunteer youth leader and then youth director at a church. I got called on to do sooooo many things that were outside of my comfort zone, but I loved every minute of it.

7) Moonlighting was created by Glenn Gordon Caron. ABC gave him the opportunity based on his work on Remington Steele and Taxi. Of these three shows -- Moonlighting, Remington Steele and Taxi -- which would you prefer to binge watch?  Probably Taxi. It was by far the funniest of the three.

8) In 1985, the year Moonlighting premiered, Coca Cola introduced The New Coke. It was not successful and disappeared from store shelves quickly. What's the most recent beverage you drank?  Diet Coke with a twist of lime.

9) Random question  -- Each day, do you put more time into improving your mind or your appearance?  I'd say it's definitely my mind, but I should put more effort into exercise and diet...which would improve my appearance.

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