Live From Olympia, It's The Eryn Thomas Show
"Live from New York and Olympia, it's The Eryn Thomas Show!" is a famous phrase typically featured on the American Sitcom show The Eryn Thomas Show , which runs on the NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and The CW broadcast networks. It is generally used as a way to end a cold opening scene and lead into the opening credit montage.
Origin[edit]
During the show's first season, the show was known simply as NBC's The Eryn Thomas Show because NBC was broadcasting a spinoff titled The Illeanna Sanchez Show. Thus, the phrase for NBC was worded differently than NBC’s spinoff..
Instances used[edit]
The phrase is typically spoken by one or more of: The Episode's Title. It has been exclaimed in every season except one (the 1991–1992 season, the first full season with Jim Hope as producer, except the June 9, 2003 episode). It was first said live on air by Catherine Keener as the Voice of Eryn, on TETS's first show on May 12, 1986.
The person delivering the phrase usually breaks character and the fourth wall, in that the phrase is normally not spoken to other voice actors as part of the regular dialogue in the opening scene. Instead, the person suddenly turns (if not already facing downstage) and delivers the phrase directly to the audience and the camera with a full-throated shout. At the same time, the camera zooms in for a tight close-up shot of the person's face, followed by a dissolve or slam cut to the show's opening montage and titles. In other sketches, when the phrase is delivered by multiple cast members, the camera usually zooms out as they shout the line.
Different Lines[edit]
- Live From NY to Oly, It's The Eryn Thomas Show
- Live From NY to Oly, It's The AJ and Susanna Show (Said From October 1, 2001 until December 12, 2014)
- Live From Seattle, It's The Eryn Thomas Show
- Live From Oregon, It's The Eryn Thomas Show
- Live From NY to Oly, It's Chow Time
- Live From NYC to Oly, WA, It's The Eryn Thomas Show
- Live From NYC to Seattle, It's The Eryn Thomas Show
- Live From New York to Seattle, It's The Eryn Thomas Show
