Ferdinand Cesarano Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I couldn't find a currently open thread on this matter; so I thought I would start one. On the very funny HBO show Avenue 5, there have been several instances of current (or slightly older than current) logos and jerseys. This is odd because the show is set in 2060. It makes sense to me that someone in that year would wear the Cavs jersey of an all-time great like LeBron James. This is the equivalent of someone wearing a Magic or Bird jersey today. But are we expected to believe that Ezekiel Elliott will be equally fondly remembered in forty years' time? And evidently there will still be some merchandise available then that has the old NFL shield logo. Clearly this show put no effort into selecting these articles of clothing. This is a bit surprising for a show that is otherwise very well designed. By contrast, a show that was paying attention to this question might have had some fun whipping up some plausible future logos for these teams and leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MJWalker45 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: I couldn't find a currently open thread on this matter; so I thought I would start one. On the very funny HBO show Avenue 5, there have been several instances of current (or slightly older than current) logos and jerseys. This is odd because the show is set in 2060. It makes sense to me that someone in that year would wear the Cavs jersey of an all-time great like LeBron James. This is the equivalent of someone wearing a Magic or Bird jersey today. But are we expected to believe that Ezekiel Elliott will be equally fondly remembered in forty years' time? And evidently there will still be some merchandise available then that has the old NFL shield logo. Clearly this show put no effort into selecting these articles of clothing. This is a bit surprising for a show that is otherwise very well designed. By contrast, a show that was paying attention to this question might have had some fun whipping up some plausible future logos for these teams and leagues. Maybe the way to show your high class is vintage sports fan gear? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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disman00911 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Seinfeld George Constanza worked for the Yankees can't find an image of Jerry wearing Mets gear on the actual show so here's Newman King of Queens Kevin James' character occasionally wore either Mets or Jets gear on the show highway to heaven magnum p.i. (original 80s version with Tom Selleck sporting a Tigers cap) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986 movie) Sudden Death (1995 movie) Happy Gilmore (1996 movie) ) Does wrestling count? John Cena during his "Doctor of Thuganomics" era often wore the jersey of the local city's arenahttps://duckduckgo.com/?q=john+cena+doctor+of+thuganomics&atb=v48-1&iax=images&ia=images infamous wrestling figure Vince Russo during the dying days of WCW often wore Yankees gear. He also wore a football Giants jersey when he "won" the WCW championship, often considered one of the worst moments in WCW. finally, the Brooklyn Brawler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disman00911 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 the intro from Perfect Strangers from its 3rd season to its last featured Balki wearing a Cubs jersey Cheers Ted Danson in a Red Sox uniform Home Improvement Tim Allen sometimes wore Detroit Lions t-shirts. Entourage the character Turtle often wore Yankees caps According To Jim Jim Beluishi sporting Chicago sport-teams gear (Cubs, Bears, etc) Running Scared (1986) - Billy Crystal in a Cubs jersey City Slickers (1991) - Billy Crystal in a Mets cap Do the Right Thing (1989) - Spike Lee in a Brooklyn Dodgers jersey There was a brief shot of the Blue Jays logo being burned in the 1995 film "Canadian Bacon" Can't find clips/images though . Does animation count? Homer Simpson wearing an XFL shirt Mark McGwire on the Simpsons with his Cardinals uniform The Broncos in South Park Family Guy's Peter Griffin as a New England Patriot (no logo though) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disman00911 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 There were a ton of baseball-themed movies, especially in the 90s. There's plenty of jersey/logo shots. The Slugger's Wife (1985) - Atlanta BravesBull Durham (1988) - Durham Bulls (minor league)Naked Gun (1988) California Angels/Seattle Mariners (not a baseball-themed movie but baseball played a key role in the final act)Field of Dreams (1989) - 1919 Chicago White SoxMajor League (1989) - Cleveland IndiansMr. Baseball (1992) - Dragons uniforms based on the Los Angeles DodgersRookie of the Year (1993) - Chicago CubsLittle Big League (1994) - Minnesota TwinsMajor League II (1994) - Cleveland IndiansThe Scout (1994) - New York YankeesAngels in the Outfield (1994) - California AngelsThe Fan (1996) - San Francisco GiantsMajor League III: Back to the Minors (1998) - Minnesota TwinsFor The Love Of the Game (1999) - Detroit TigersThe Rookie (2002) - Tampa Bay RaysMr. 3000 (2004) - Milwaukee BrewersFever Pitch (2005) - Boston Red Sox Historical-based baseball moviesEight Men Out (1988)The Babe (1992)Cobb (1994) 61* (2001) Moneyball (2011)42 (2013) basketball themed-moviesSpace Jam (1996) - one scene features the Nerdluck aliens stealing the basketball powers of the Knicks and Suns. Towards the end is archived footage of the Bulls vs the Magic when MJ returns. Forget Paris (1996) - Billy Crystal as an NBA referee with cameos from various NBA players like Charles BarkleyLike Mike (2002) - although this film uses real NBA teams, the main team is fictional (based on the Clippers) Juwanna Man (2002) - the main character played for the Charlotte Hornets before disguising himself as a woman and join the WNBA. can't find an image though. Football-themed moviesAce Ventura: Pet Dectective (1994) - Miami DolphinsThe Garbage Picking, Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998 tv movie starring Tony Danza) Philadelphia Eagles Historical-based NFL moviesBrian's Song (1970) - Chicago Bears Invincible (2006) - Philadelphia Eagles Hockey-themed moviesSudden Death (1995) - Pittsburgh Penguins (already posted a picture above)The Love Guru (2008) - Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 THE OFFICE BAD BOYS II SEAQUEST DSV WAYNE'S WORLD MR. 3000 THE FAN Van Damme in SUDDEN DEATH FOR LOVE OF THE GAME HEAVEN CAN WAIT 42 2 Quote "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disman00911 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Wait, there's more! Brewster's Millions (1985) Richard Pryor in a Cubs jersey Little Giants (1994) pee-wee football between the Giants and Cowboys Does Reality shows count? Survivor's "Boston Rob" and his Red Sox cap Also, WWE's Paul Heyman occasionally wore a Yankees cap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disman00911 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Step By Step Green Bay Packers garbage lid and Michael Jordan poster https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/the-marrying-dude-airdate-november-19-1993-l-r-angela-news-photo/463686774 Packers couch/pillows & Bears pillow https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/the-marrying-dude-airdate-november-19-1993-patrick-duffy-news-photo/463686896 One of the rooms in Full House had a San Francisco Giants pennant (can't find an image but here's Uncle Joey in a Red Wings jersey) Danny in a Giants jacket The intro to Dallas always featured a shot of the Cowboys endzone of Texas Stadium Semi-Pro (2008) - The Flint Tropics are fictional but the film featured real ABA teams, like the San Antonio Spurs NHL's Anaheim Ducks were named after the 1992 movie The Mighty Ducks but the movies ultimately adopted the real life team's uniforms starting with D2: the Mighty Ducks Born in East LA (1987) - Cheech Marin in a Dodgers cap Eddie (1996) - Whoopi Goldberg coaches the NY Knicks in this film Not exactly scripted but a fan in an Edmonton Oilers jersey disrupts Eddie Guerrero/Rob Van Dam WWE match in 2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disman00911 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Found yet another one. Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977). One of the kids wears a orange jacket that featured all the MLB logos. The film was also set in the Houston Astrodome, which at the time had team logos on their outfield wall. That Kid From Left Field (1979) with Gary Coleman of Different Strokes fame playing for the San Diego Padres. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 7 hours ago, disman00911 said: the intro from Perfect Strangers from its 3rd season to its last featured Balki wearing a Cubs jersey Upvoted solely for the mention of that delightful show! (Now we are so happy, we do the Dance of Joy!) In the greatest sitcom of all-time, The Odd Couple, Oscar Madison, as portrayed by Jack Klugman, frequently wore a Met cap, and sometimes a Yankee cap. Walter Matthau as Oscar had originated the practice of wearing a Met cap in the movie. And Demond Wilson and Matthew Perry continued the tradition of wearing Met gear as Oscar in later television versions. (Wilson's Oscar took bipartisanship to a new level.) The wearing of team hats and jerseys is commonplace today. But it was far less so in the 1970s when the original Odd Couple series was made. And rarer still is this example from 1964 (even before the Odd Couple movie), from an episode of the sitcom The Joey Bishop Show. The character of the apartment building handyman Jillson, played by the great Joe Besser (who is best known as the bizarre man-child Stinky on The Abbott and Costello Show, and who also was a very good post-Shemp member of the The Three Stooges) wears a Brooklyn Dodger cap, and emphatically calls Joey's attention to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disman00911 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Black Sunday (1977) - Super Bowl between Steelers and Cowboys https://youtu.be/Vzk3XZQMI88?t=138 College football example: Rudy (1993), though this is a biographical-based film. some of the kids in "The Sandlot" (1993) wore caps of various MLB teams (and in one case, a Negro League team, the Kansas City Monarchs.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disman00911 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 can't believe i forgot about this one: the Super Fans skits on Saturday Night Live more Simpsons (circa 1999/2000) Can't remember the actual episode (probably "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday") brief seen of nfl helmets on the Simpsons (rare clip of Simpsons/NFL on Fox promo in 1995). More WWE clips: From 2000, Edge and Christian in Oakland taunting the fans (and Raider players in attendance) with Edge taking off his Raiders jersey and revealing a Ravens t-shirt (In context, there was a playoff game between the two teams around this time and E&C were heels). Kurt Angle in a Jaguars jersey and John Cena in a Lakers throwback jersey in a rap battle in 2003 In the 1990 film "Home Alone", there was a scene earlier in the film where Kevin uses a cutout of Michael Jordan (in his Bulls jersey) to fool the Wet Bandits into believing that there were people at home instead of just him being alone. Can't find the exact clip though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigFiz21 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 That 70's Show (1998-2006): No episode with a scene in the Foreman basement was complete without that Packers helmet hanging out under the stairs. Not to mention, this from an older thread: Quote ...there's an episode where Eric (Topher Grace) wore a Bears jersey. _________ The Good Place (2016-2020): Enter Jason Mendoza. Quite possibly the biggest Jags fan I've ever encountered, and even moreso for Blake Bortles. Can't find the right screenshot, but he does play an exhibition game of Titans/Jags on Madden 18. And no, this isn't a typo considering that Bortles is no longer a Jaguar. But yes, that is Lisa Kudrow as a guest star in a fake Jags jersey from an episode that aired this January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatstaples Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Scrubs - Dr. Cox with multiple Red Wings jersey appearances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I feel like Dan Conner used to wear a Bears jersey frequently on Roseanne, but I couldn't find any evidence of it. I do remember him wearing Bears gear pretty regularly; here's one example: Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJimmy Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Final Destination (2000) - Billy Hitchcock wears a Lady Liberty Rangers alt in the opening scene. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4One Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Deep Space Nine Ben Sisko and Worf, but not Worf. Al Bundy. Robin from How I Met Your Mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzy0220 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 3/15/2020 at 11:03 PM, EddieJ1984 said: Oh look at you, you can't even Pass LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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