A Funny Story (No, Really!)

How many small architecture firms ever get to have their work featured on a national television show?  Well, add one more to the list...  This guy!!  (You can't see it, but I'm pointing both thumbs at myself.)  We're not talking some show on HGTV that comes on in your dentist's office either.  We're talking...  wait for it...  wait for it...  Modern Family!  Yes, that's right, the show that features the typical family, the gay family, and the oh-so-lucky "old guy with bombshell Latino babe for a wife" family!

Run, Sophia, Run...

Perhaps I am stretching the truth a little here.  While Ed O'Neil's character could certainly be classified as "oh-so-lucky," my work wasn't exactly "featured."  It was in the show, however.  Last season, there was an episode where the families went to the local skating rink (as modern families are prone to do.)  The episode was filmed at a Glendale skating rink where we had recently done some handicapped accessibility renovations.  The exterior shots clearly show the stairs and handicapped ramp that I designed for the facility. Using our DVR, we counted 237 frames' worth of screen time!  Send word back to the hometown; your boy's a star!  Let the residual checks commence...

Although it certainly won't skyrocket my firm to the pages of "Architect" magazine, it certainly was entertaining to see something of mine on a national television show.  Sorta like when my crazy cousin Randy had us all watch that episode of The Walking Dead he "starred" in.  Turns out, he was Zombie #43, at the bottom of the pile of dead zombies that Darryl killed with one crossbow shot.  He was paid a whopping $20.00 for the episode, and proceeded to take the money and "go pop some tags," whatever that means...

Does anyone have a similar story where their home or business was used in a film or TV show?  We'd love to hear from you!