One day last Fall, after I sent my daughter off to school, and my son was settled in with his toy cars, I sat down with my coffee and began to flip through the channels on our television. It doesn’t take long, since we have the bare bones basic cable and have a grand total of about a dozen channels. I quickly happened upon a new show I’d never seen, Bonnie Hunt was sitting behind a desk and was interviewing a celebrity (I admit, I can’t remember who!) they were chatting and it was refreshingly funny. It gave me enough pause to put down the remote and continue watching, which, for me, is a big deal. Now, as often as I can, I have coffee with my good friend Bonnie at 9 am and sometimes she brings her mother Alice.
The Bonnie Hunt Show is like a breath of fresh air in the sordid smog that has become daytime television with near pornographic soap operas, obscene talk shows (read: Jerry Springer) and paparazzi spewed entertainment drivel. But any day I start with Bonnie is sure to be a good day - or at the very, least a good morning. I don’t have to worry about my kids overhearing anything questionable.
The show is wholesome and pure and fun, which is pretty much a death sentence in the ratings world. And so, despite having A-list celebrity guests (I still remember the Gerard Butler interview - whoa momma!) and hilarious moments, it was the week between Christmas and the New Year that the Bonnie Hunt Show learned it would be cancelled after this season.
Fans and viewers were shocked and outraged. And many immediately began to organize in a desperate attempt to save the one shining light in the sea of television putrescence.
If you haven’t seen this show, I encourage you to find out when it is shown in your market. If it’s not shown where you live, you can watch clips online. Your time will not be wasted, and I bet you’ll end up laughing!
If you are already a fan, or a new fan and would like to try to save the Bonnie Hunt Show you can go to this website for more information. http://thebonniehuntteam.weebly.com/index.html
I encourage you to write to Warner Brothers and make your voice heard.
Warner Brothers
Bruce Rosenblum, C.O.O., Pres. W.B.
C/O The Bonnie Hunt Show
9336 West Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
In the meantime, here are some of my all time favorite Bonnie Hunt Show moments - at least the moments for which I found web clips!
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