NBC 10 Goes to Scranton
Here is a cool inside look at Scranton, PA from NBC 10 (Greater Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, South Jersey, Delaware) by Tim Furlong.
All of the Scranton props you see on the show — like a chamber of commerce plaque, the Froggy 101 FM bumper sticker on Dwight’s desk, the Scranton pencil cup on Pam’s desk — is all legit stuff.
And then there are the references to real places in town, like Farley’s Restaurant, which got a mention. They reciprocated by creating a Michael Scott burger.When a delivery man wearing a Niko-Bella Deli uniform delivered Michael his bologna with ketchup and pickles birthday sandwiches, the real store was excited to see its fake delivery guy on screen.”We were all excited about it. We had a little party here and we all watched it together,” said one deli worker.
Read the full article here and catch the video here.
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April 28th, 2007 09:33
They’re wrong! Michael had a bologna, ketchup and *tomato sub!!
April 28th, 2007 13:30
As a native Northeastern Pennsylvanian, I wish “The Office” used more background footage from the Scranton area. There’s something about those houses and hills and color schemes that screams “home” to me. And the palm trees of LA are a poor substitute! Oh well, that’s a minor quibble… I’m crazy about the show.
April 28th, 2007 20:14
It was cool to see the old hometown on my current local news, but they missed the true flavor of Scranton. They could have shown so many other places that were mentioned in the show instead of generic shots of downtown.
I say Poor Richrds’ gets boycotted, the owner doesn’t like the show yet he will capitalize on his “fame” by selling shirts! No way.
It was nice to know that some things stay the same. I haven’t been to Farley’s in about 3-4 years, but bartender is the same.
April 29th, 2007 15:16
i agree with bob. being from the area- i would appriciate more scranton footage.
May 1st, 2007 15:30
Agreed about the footage. Also would like to see the use of more ethnic names and of references to “institutions” and expressions present and past, like Sugerman’s, “down the line”, “da U”, Genny Cream Ale, etc.
May 7th, 2007 14:26
As a local, I too would like to see more true Scrantonisms. But, since viewers outside the area wouldn’t get most of it, it’s probably not gonna happen.
(One good thing, they’ve stopped thinking that Chili’s is local, or that we have a Hooters.)