We've all seen the commercials. Remember those cute little frogs that we thought were chirping the name of a certain beer company? Turns out they were just big fans of that great (I suppose that's open to argument) 80's show, Who's The Boss?.

I know this for a fact because, as I was watching the show late last night, I discovered much to my horror that I was not watching Futurama. I also discovered that the producer of the show carried the rather unfortunate moniker of Bud Wiser.

Can you imagine what it must have been like for him growing up? Think of the college frat parties...

Frat boy 1: "Hey did someone pick up Budweiser?"

Frat boy 2: "Yeah, he's in the other room with Cindy."

I could see that causing much confusion for a demographic already known for an inate ability to not have a clue. Then there's the whole issue of how exactly he got the name, because you know that the beverage has been out way longer than our friend the producer has. Can you imagine how the other family members responded?! I picture the conversation going something like this:

Grandma Wiser: "Awwww, he's so cute! What did you name him?"

Mrs. Wiser: "Bud."

Grandma Wiser: "Bud. Bud Wiser? But isn't that a..."

Mrs. Wiser: "Yeah, it was his father's idea."

Of course, there are also certain advantages to the name. I can already think of at least 3 great pick-up lines, but I'll leave those to the imagination since I marked this blog as family friendly. And if he's been working out and wants to show it off, he can always do so by asking "Anyone want a six pack of Bud Wiser?" giving him the perfect opportunity to display those washboard abs. And if nothing else, it earned him a spot on a blog, although he already has his name plastered on the opening credits of a hit TV show, so I suppose this won't be considered his 15 minutes of fame.

But regardless of what you call him, without the guy, we wouldn't have had Who's the Boss? So Mr. Wiser (oooh, also very cool!), wherever you are, I salute you!

Song of the day: New Slang - The Shins