The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon

Episode aired Feb 15, 1998
1h 18m

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Tony Danza in The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998)

Adventure Comedy Drama

A Philadelphia garbageman who develops his leg muscles from kicking the hydraulic lever on his truck is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker.A Philadelphia garbageman who develops his leg muscles from kicking the hydraulic lever on his truck is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker.A Philadelphia garbageman who develops his leg muscles from kicking the hydraulic lever on his truck is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker.

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Trivia
Game play footage was provided by NFL films and focuses on the 1996 Eagles season, their first in there Midnight Green uniforms.

Goofs
After Barney scores the game winning touchdown, his Eagles teammates rush the field and the announcer says the game is over. Even though the game ended with the Eagles winning on a touchdown they still would have been forced to kick an extra point or go for a two point conversion.

Quotes
Gus Rogenheimer: GORMAN! YOU COULDN'T KNOCK A SICK INFANT OFF OF A POTTY SEAT!
Barney Gorman: Coach, I don't mean to criticize, but I usually respond better to encouragement.
Gus Rogenheimer: Oh, really? MOVE IT, YOU PUKE! MOVE IT!

Connections
Referenced in Sports Jeopardy!: Episode #2.30 (2016)

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Can be summed up in four words: Greatest Movie Ever Made

A movie about a garbage man (Tony Danza) who gets hit on the head and becomes a field goal kicking sensation for the Philadelphia Eagles. With a plot like this, can you expect anything less than the greatest movie ever made? This movie has it all: superb acting, comedy, drama, suspense, great action sequences, and a megastar in Tony Danza. What else can I say for you to realize that this is the GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. Forget "The Godfather" and Citizen Kane. They don't even compare to this movie. *************** out of ********** (15 stars out of 10)

This is to football movies what "Raging Bull" is to boxing movies!!!! The only bummer is that since it aired on television and was not released in theaters, it was disqualified from Oscar consideration. Go rent this classic now!

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