Selby, MAY's Forgotten Man
Kevin Brophy
David A. Tharp wrote:
> Selby, towheaded friend of Paul's hasn't been seen of late. His
> name was mentioned during the finale but sad to say this was merely
> to tease the trivia impaired. Some say he was boring, but is boring
> really
> that bad? He has no gambling problem and never coached a Buchman in
> the intricities of illegal cable hookups. And while he was around
> Jamie
> kept her larcenous urges suppresed. He was a quiet, bike ridding man
> who
> was
> replaced by a man (Ira) who had a quirky dark side. So the lession is
> boys
> & girls if you're goodlooking , keep yourself in shape, and obey the
> laws
> you're in danger of being downsized!!! Such is life.
> --
> David Tharp: Boy genius & scamp
Selby's filmography according to the IMDb:
Tommy Hinkley
1.Cable Guy, The (1996) .... Basketball Player
2."Preston Episodes, The" (1995) TV Series .... Derek
3.Her Deadly Rival (1995) (TV)
4.Star Trek: Generations (1994) .... Journalist
5."Mad About You" (1992) TV Series .... Jay Selby (1992)
6.Maid for Each Other (1992) (TV)
7.Earth Angel (1991) (TV) .... Val Boyd
8.Human Shield, The (1991) .... Ben Matthews
9.L.A. Story (1991) .... Ted
10.Naked Obsession (1991) .... Mitch
11.Angel of Death (1990) (TV) .... Rak Slade
12.Men at Work (1990) .... Jeff
13.Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) .... Hank
14.Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) .... Cop #2
15.Back to the Beach (1987) .... Michael
- Kevin
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Kevin Brophy - kbroph...@usa1.com
Still waiting for the 21st Century - January 1, 2001
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David A. Tharp
Tahnks for the Selby trivia tidbits. I didn't know he was in L.A. Story.
Trina Tsipporah Birnbaum
Richard Hooles (bz...@torfree.net) wrote:
> David A. Tharp (bl...@yfn.ysu.edu) wrote:
> : Selby, towheaded friend of Paul's hasn't been seen of late. His
> : name was mentioned during the finale but sad to say this was merely
> : to tease the trivia impaired.
> I thought that the Selby remark in the finale was one of the cleverest on
> the show all year. Obviously with the program being in syndication now,
> the Selby episodes pop up now and again, and people are reminded of this
> now vanished character.
I still haven't seen the finale. Can someone fill me in on the Selby
mentioning?
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L.B. Peep
: : Some say he was boring, but is boring really
: : that bad? He has no gambling problem and never coached a Buchman in
: : the intricities of illegal cable hookups.
Richard Hooles (bz...@torfree.net) wrote:
: Yes, he may have been a more morally upstanding character, but if I'm not
He wasn't all THAT morally upstanding -- didn't he jump into the middle of some
charity run or something (a bike ride?) and "win" it?
Bo
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Bryan Hall
>I still haven't seen the finale. Can someone fill me in on the Selby
>mentioning?
Selby remark in "The Birth"). P&J were talking about whom they want to be Baby
B.'s guardian, and Paul said something like, "What about Selby? Whatever
happened to him?" and J said "You're not calling him."
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Bryan Hall hall...@rapidnet.com
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Trina Tsipporah Birnbaum
Joy Fossil (joyf...@aol.com) wrote:
> Sitting around, picking nits....
Good, who wants nits?
> b) Selby was NOT mentioned in the finale, but rather the one where Jamie
> and Paul were trying to select a guardian for (now) little girl Buchman.
So, he was mentioned as a possible guardian? I haven't been able to watch
the show since December. I would love it if people could fill me in.
ma...@imap2.asu.edu
On Tue, 17 Jun 1997 magi...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> >bl...@yfn.ysu.edu (David A. Tharp) wrote:
> >...on the towhead issue there's room for debate. I always
> >thought that towhead referred to somone with sandblond
> >hair...
>
> According to Webster's, "Towheaded: having pale-yellow
> hair or, rarely, tousled hair."
>
> I'd have to go with David on this one.
>
> arb
>
Towheaded? Where I come from, it meant that the individual in question
has a white-blond hair, in comparison to the other family members having
strawberry-blonde. My middle sister is tow-headed, while the youngest is
a brunette.
magi...@ix.netcom.com
Terry Ballard
Joy Fossil (joyf...@aol.com) wrote:
> c) He was boring. I am not among those who miss him in the least. Ira is
> cool. Ira is interesting. Ira is funny. Selby was none of these things!
> Just my opinion (but obviously the writers of MAY somewhat agreed...)
Thanks to syndication, we've seen the Selby episodes, and I can
understand why he was retired. He gave me the impression that he was some
sort of generic dopey friend who had wandered in from some other sitcom.
Ira has more New York character.
Terry Ballard
Bryan Hall
On Tue, 17 Jun 1997 22:46:12 -0700, Debbie <pdr...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>It was indeed the Search for the Guardian episode and not the finale and
>after Fran and Mark and Sylvia and Burt et al bailed on the idea, they
>said something like, don't we know anybody else or why is this so hard
>or something like that. Which, to make a long story only medium long,
>gave Paul the opening to say, "Whatever happened to Selby?"
>
>That was a howler.
Just to finish up the thought, I'm pretty sure it went:
J: "Don't we have any friends? We used to have friends."
P: "Whatever happened to Selby?"
J: "Don't call him."
Heidi L Sackerson
I tuned into Sanity FM when bl...@yfn.ysu.edu (David A. Tharp) wrote:
>
>I don't remember the particular episode you allude. Could some other member
>furnish us with more details?
I'm assuming (as I always have to with Dave's posts, since he can't
seem to do any threading) that you're referring to a couple posts back
about Selby jumping into the middle of a race?
As I recall, it was the New York Marathon, and Selby started the race
with everyone else, then popped over to McDonald's and picked up some
burgers and hung out with Murray at the apartment, planning on joining
the marathon runners again at the finish line.
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Heidi L Sackerson (heid...@ix.netcom.com)
Swiss Miss of the MBC
L.B. Peep
: On Thu, 19 Jun 1997 05:21:18 GMT, heid...@ix.netcom.com (Heidi L Sackerson)
: wrote:
: >As I recall, it was the New York Marathon, and Selby started the race
: >with everyone else, then popped over to McDonald's and picked up some
: >burgers and hung out with Murray at the apartment, planning on joining
: >the marathon runners again at the finish line.
Bryan Hall (hall...@rapidnet.com) wrote:
: He did it, I think, to meet the cute girls at the finish line with the towels.
: And, he even won the race!
That episode was on just last night -- it wasn't a marathon, it was a
"charity 10K" run, charity unspecified. I was wondering, though -- 10K
isn't all that far. Six miles. It's what, 30-35 minutes for a good
runner? That doesn't leave a lot of "hanging out with Murray" time.
I guess Selby ate burgers with old Murr for five minutes or so and then
went out & flagged a cab. Yes, he did "win" the race.