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Ghostbusters, Diehard and family matters...

AburnFlagsAburnFlags Registered User regular
edited May 2009 in Social Entropy++
All have one thing in common...

Reginald VelJohnson

Better known as the dad from Family matters, Alan in Diehard 1 and 2 and to my surprise a jail guard in Ghostbusters.

Let me explain

So the Ghost busters game is coming out soonish and my roommate talks me into watching the original movie again, and to my surprise i notice a few new things such as Reginald VelJohnson showing his face. This got me thinking...He played a cop in Ghostbusters (1984) a cop in Diehard (1988) and in family matters(1989-1997)

Could it be that in '84 he starts his career in law enforcement in '88 helps John McClane get through some tough times and in '89 it starts documenting his life in the show family matters. This of course needs explanation living in New york during Ghostbusters('84) scared the hell out of him so he ran to LA where he tried to make his living but in '89 when he helps john he realizes it's dangerous in LA so he goes to Chicago keeping is job as a cop, then in 1990 he gets a call from you guessed it John Mclane in die hard 2 '90 where he helps him out a little bit, then in '07 he shows up on ep 11 sea 2 of Chuck. This has a ton of potential as apparently Family Matters is set in the same "TV universe" as several other TV series related to ABC's TGIF: Perfect Strangers, Full House, Boy Meets World, Step by Step So if there was ever a ghost episode in any of these shows, CLEARLY they should have called the Ghost busters.

Shows/movies strung together thus far
Perfect Strangers
Full House
Boy Meets World
Step by Step
Chuck
Ghost busters
Die hard 1-4

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    So that means both of those movies are also all in the head of that autistic kid from St. Elsewhere, right

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    No Teefs

    you are the autistics

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  • koizkoiz Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    he was also a cop in turner and hooch

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  • AburnFlagsAburnFlags Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    So that means both of those movies are also all in the head of that autistic kid from St. Elsewhere, right

    Now that would just be going too far =P

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    The Far Side wrote: »
    noooooooo-hey wanna see my EVE online character

    day-um

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    No dummy that was Tom Hanks!




    ...

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    he was crocodile dundee's chauffeur, too

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  • CatalaseCatalase Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Reginald VelJohnson is in episode 11, season 2 of Chuck. To extend your little theory, he is again playing Al Powell, reprising his character from Die Hard. :P

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  • MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Family Matters was a spin off from "Perfect Strangers"

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  • MetacortexMetacortex The Prettiest Zombie Coeur d'CoeursRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    AburnFlags wrote: »
    die hard and Ghostbusters take place in New york

    Someone should rewatch Die Hard.

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Metacortex wrote: »
    AburnFlags wrote: »
    die hard and Ghostbusters take place in New york

    Someone should rewatch Die Hard.
    that's just good advice regardless

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  • MetacortexMetacortex The Prettiest Zombie Coeur d'CoeursRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Mysst wrote: »
    Metacortex wrote: »
    AburnFlags wrote: »
    die hard and Ghostbusters take place in New york

    Someone should rewatch Die Hard.
    that's just good advice regardless

    Why, yes. Yes it is.

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  • AburnFlagsAburnFlags Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Metacortex wrote: »
    AburnFlags wrote: »
    die hard and Ghostbusters take place in New york

    Someone should rewatch Die Hard.

    ...oops...Well clearly living in New york during Ghostbusters scared the hell out of him so he ran to LA where he tried to make his living but OH it's dangerous in LA so F it he goes to Chicago?
    Catalase wrote: »
    Reginald VelJohnson is in episode 11, season 2 of Chuck. To extend your little theory, he is again playing Al Powell, reprising his character from Die Hard. :P

    Perfect!

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  • MetacortexMetacortex The Prettiest Zombie Coeur d'CoeursRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Then he grows a pair and moves back to L.A. to help out the Buy More.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    AburnFlags wrote: »
    in family matters(1989-1997) it was never, to my knowledge, established what his job was

    He was a cop

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  • Dely AppleDely Apple Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Family Matters was the chocolate Full House

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    who cares what happened to carl winslow, i wanna know what happened to waldo geraldo faldo.

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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    The Geek wrote: »
    AburnFlags wrote: »
    in family matters(1989-1997) it was never, to my knowledge, established what his job was

    He was a cop

    Correct! In Chicago.
    Wikipedia wrote:
    Carl is a stocky, hard-working, and humble man. He is a police officer for the Chicago Police Department, who starts out as a sergeant, then gets promoted to lieutenant and, later, captain. Carl takes his role as the bread-winner of the household very seriously. Because of this, his opinion of being the "man of the house" tends to get in the way of more personal issues with his wife, Harriette. His favorite food is doughnuts. He is somewhat quick to concede to his wife, as evidenced by the fact that she often ends up teaching him a lesson when it comes to resolving petty marital disputes.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    also, urkel is a moron for always going for frigid bitch laura over myra munkhouse

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    Didn't Steve end up with Myra in the end when his cool juice machine split him in to two people so that Myra could have him, and Laura could have StePHAN UrKEL?

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Johnny Depp is going to be on Spongebob.

    What?

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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Oh hey, neat.
    Family Matters is set in the same "TV universe" as several other TV series related to ABC's TGIF:
    # Perfect Strangers
    # Full House
    # Boy Meets World
    # Step by Step

    Why didn't we ever get to see John McClane save Uncle Jesse from Mypos terrorists?

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    JoeUser wrote: »
    Oh hey, neat.
    Family Matters is set in the same "TV universe" as several other TV series related to ABC's TGIF:
    # Perfect Strangers
    # Full House
    # Boy Meets World
    # Step by Step

    Why didn't we ever get to see John McClane save Uncle Jesse from Mypos terrorists?

    There was a big Las Vegas crossover night one time with shows like Drew Carey, Coach, Ellen, and Grace Under Fire.

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  • AlpineAlpine Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    http://www.freewebs.com/psychogorillatvfeatures/fammatters.jpg

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Man, I already had this thing established with my friends.

    Yes, the cop is the same character in all three movies, tying together their continuity.

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  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    By this standard Wayne's World and Terminator are in the same universe.

    T-1000: Have you see this boy?
    Wayne: WOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

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  • Lost SalientLost Salient blink twice if you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    It actually makes crappy movies a little more wonderful when you pretend that continuities like this exist - like when you pretend that Predator is actually John Matrix's dark past revealed.

    I see no reason for that not to hold true for awesome movies, as well.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    wait, are you implying predator is a crappy movie? because dem's fightin words

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    that probably explains why nick cage always plays the same character except those couple times he had a thick accent

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Mysst wrote: »
    that probably explains why nick cage always plays the same character except those couple times he had a thick accent

    i like to think all the more recent nicholas cage movies is just john travolta wearing nicholas cage's skin still from the face off continuity and just messing with cage's career as a huge practical joke

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  • MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    wait, are you implying predator is a crappy movie? because dem's fightin words

    What happened to you, lostwords? You used to be someone I could trust.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    wait, what? predator is an amazing movie, you kiddin

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  • Lost SalientLost Salient blink twice if you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    wait, are you implying predator is a crappy movie? because dem's fightin words

    WHAT. NO. I would never do that.

    I was implying that Commando might be less-than-great. In an awesome way.

    And yeah, see, in Nick Cage's case you just imagine that the guy he plays in The Rock also coincidentally is Ghost Rider.

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    Mysst wrote: »
    that probably explains why nick cage always plays the same character except those couple times he had a thick accent

    i like to think all the more recent nicholas cage movies is just john travolta wearing nicholas cage's skin still from the face off continuity and just messing with cage's career as a huge practical joke
    oh man, this is a fantastic thought

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  • bwaniebwanie Posting into the void Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    And, like face/off it was cool for a while but then it just dragged on and on and what the fuck speedboat chase.

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  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Don't even bring Kevin Bacon into this...

    OH SHI-

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  • CristovalCristoval Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    He was also on That 70's Show, where he played... yep, a cop.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I'm pretty sure Carl was pretty well established as a cop on Family Matters

    I remember pretty distinctly a Christmas episode where he was trapped on a subway car with a hijacker or something like that

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