Reel Classic Extra
Starting on August 28, 2005 (and continuing for 19 weeks), Statler and Waldorf hosted ESPN Classic’s Reel Classics Extra, a weekly sports-themed movie programing block, with antics from the balcony. The brief introductory clips were filmed as part of production for Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony - using the same puppets, sets, crew. Aside from introducing the films, the clips heavily promoted the webshow with on-screen pop-up advertisements saying "for more Statler & Waldorf go to movies.com". An archive of these introductions was added to the From the Balcony website afterwards in 2006; they remain part of the show's video collection at Movies.com.
Statler and Waldorf’s 19 special "Reel Classic Extra" intros were for the following films:
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- Eight Men Out
- Hoosiers
- Hustle
- Let It Ride
- One on One
- Rollerball
- Semi-Tough
- The Black Stallion
- The Scout
- Victory
- North Dallas Forty
- American Flyers
- The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
- Three
- Searching for Bobby Fischer
- Cobb
- Fast Break
- Blue Chips
- Through the Fire
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