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DECEMBER
12/18/04

The Daves return from their pledge-induced hiatus to explore the dark world of beer cans, pinball games, and snow tubes. And if that weren't enough, Dave & Dave meet their match in name and game... Dave & Busters.

NOVEMBER
11/2/04

OnQ Senior Political Correspondents, Dave & Dave join a jam-packed election night show with one last look into the mind of the undecided voter. However, the only group Dave & Dave could find who had not already been polled happen to call Reserve Elementary School their home. Find out the issues important to this often-overlooked demographic and how they may just sway the outcome of this election... Or not.

11/13/04
Did you know that Allegheny County has a series of multi-colored belts that surround the city of Pittsburgh? In this episode, the World’s next great explorers, Dave & Dave attempt to complete 4 of the 5 belts; the yellow, blue, green and the red. What will they find along the way? Will there be any road rage incidents? Will they even make it?

11/20/04
Our region is bursting with a lot of great restaurants. And who better than Dave & Dave to uncover three hidden gems and still have time left for donuts? Forget no carb or even low carb... This is four-barrel carb-style dining!

11/24/04
With this being Thanksgiving Eve, Dave and Dave test out the Thanksgiving knowledge of Pittsburghers in this shocking expose.

OCTOBER
10/2/04

Our region is bursting with a lot of great restaurants. And who better than Dave & Dave to uncover three hidden gems and still have time left for donuts? Forget no carb or even low carb... This is four-barrel carb-style dining!

10/5/04
Go behind the scenes at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Spelling Bee and find out how these kids do it.

10/7/04
Go inside the crib of former Pirate pitcher Kris Benson. Maybe this is why he got traded!

10/8/04
It's a Pittsburgh institution. Now experience Ritter's Diner and find out why it's the place to go, especially after midnight.

10/9/04
We got beer cans, vintage pinball games, and snow tubes. And if that weren't enough, Dave & Dave meet their match in name and game... Dave & Busters.

10/13/04
Dave and Dave head to Butler County to experience the extreme sport of Lawnmower racing. That's right, Lawnmower racing. You have to see it to believe it!

10/16/04
See what happens when everyday hobbies are taken to the extreme. Dave & Dave add a little rock & roll to their bowling, crash a backgammon tournament, join Pittsburgh's only traveling steel-tip dart league, and just when you though you saw it all, they go lawn mower racing.

10/17/04
Come meet one of the Daves at the "Pittsburgh Pet Expo" taking place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Dave Rhodes will be there with his dog Jake. Try and figure out which one's the dog.

10/23/04
Finally a subject Dave & Dave excel at - goofing off! See what people think of our state slogan and the real meaning of St. Patrick's Day. Also Dave & Dave cross over into the psychic realm and try their hand at the Post-Gazette Spelling Bee. And for the record, it's spelled D-A-V-E.

10/30/04
Kick off your Halloween weekend right by watching yet another brand-new episode of Dave and Dave. In this episode, Dave & Dave visit not one, but two unique movie theaters totally unlike your area cineplex. They also board a boat, or is it a bus, or is it a duck? Whatever it is, it is a cool way to see Pittsburgh. Then they wrap things up with a tennis challenge. Men vs. women... or should we say Daves vs. two women pros? Yikes!

SEPTEMBER
9/2/04

It the great neighborhood-theater that happens to be in a great neighborhood. The Daves take you to the Oaks Theater in Oakmont, PA, and find out how going to a movie here differs from the giant multiplexes.

9/9/04
Pennsylvania is choosing a new slogan and you get to choose what it will be. Dave and Dave take the 5 finalists to the streets and find out what real Pennsylvanians think about them. They also suggest of few slogans of their own. Make your voice heard and vote at www.visitpa.com

9/15/04
Dave and Dave head down south to Snowshoe in West Virginia to help celebrate their 30th birthday and find out how their ski resort stacks up against the ones around here. We'll also find out what they mean when they say Snowshoe is "A Northern Climate with Southern hospitality."

9/21/04
The boys travel to Wildwood Highlands in the North Hills to experience the winter sport of Snow Tubing. Can the Daves make it an extreme sport?

9/25/04
Did you know that Allegheny County has a series of multi-colored belts that surround the city of Pittsburgh? In this episode, the World's next great explorers, Dave & Dave attempt to complete 4 of the 5 belts; the yellow, blue, green and the red. What will they find along the way? Will there be any road rage incidents? Will they even make it?

9/28/04
Round two of Pittsburgh Celebrity Cribs…this time at the home of Trib columnist, author, biker and all-around good guy Mike Seate. For a really large man who could pummel us at any time, he showed remarkable restraint as we joked and punned our way through his sport-bike-themed abode.

AUGUST
8/24/04

The Daves travel into McKees Rocks and uncover the best pierogies in the city. It’s called Pierogies Plus and we promise you’ll gain 5 pounds just by watching.

8/26/04
This is Dave Rhodes’birthday, just in case you wanted to send along lots of funny cards and expensive gifts. He’s turning 24….again.

8/27/04
So you’ve got a dog but you’re getting tired of cleaning up after him? Well, we’ve found the answer. It’s a service called Doodle Scoopers, and the Daves get a crash course in how to properly scoop a doodle.

JULY
7/31/04

It’s road trip time and someone lends Dave and Dave a 35-foot Winnebago in hopes of finding Pennsylvania’s “Little Grand Canyon.” Stops include a lumber museum, the Jersey Shore, an actual town called Davidsville, and oh yeah… the Grand Canyon!

7/24/04
Dave and Dave show you what to do on a Sunday afternoon…when the Steelers aren’t playing. First, the boys go off-road at the country’s only Hummer Club at swanky Nemacolin Woodlands. Next, it’s a walking tour, highlighting some of Washington D.C.’s lesser-known monuments. Then, two wheels take over along Pittsburgh’s downtown bike trails, and finally, it’s up, up and away as the Daves sail off in hot air balloons.

7/17/04
Dave and Dave offer up a few ideas of what to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon. First up, fried-Oreo-eating at the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Then a horseback ride, a trip to Carnegie Science Center’s Sportsworks complex, and finally, an educational and tasty tour of a family-owned winery in West Deer Township called La Casa Narcisi.

7/10/04
Dave and Dave say “Thank God it’s Friday!” And of course that means there’s a lot to do on a Friday night. Like the Western-PA tradition that is high school football, a scary voyage aboard a haunted ship, plenty of yuks for your buck at the Improv comedy club, and a whirlwind taste-tour of area microbreweries! Sure that’s a lot for one Friday night, but there are two Daves!

7/3/04
Dave and Dave test the job market and try their hand, or hands, at some fresh career choices. The new occupations run the gamut from male models and golf pros to veterinarians and riverboat captains.

JUNE
6/26/04

Dave and Dave go totally ESPN-crazy with: ex-Bucco pitcher Kent Tekulve and his Washington Wild Things minor-league baseball team, the pro soccer-playing Pittsburgh Riverhounds, and some of the craziest players from the world of professional indoor lacrosse. And for good measure the Daves also invent their own extreme sport… extreme fencing!

6/9/04
Dave and Dave journey to Beaver County to experience the region’s only Drive-UP restaurant. Show off your car and get great food delivered right to your window at Jerry’s Curb Service – a Beaver County institution.

MAY
5/29/04

Dave and Dave travel to Quantico, Virginia - home to the FBI's training academy. Once outfitted in official FBI gear, the Daves experience crime scene investigations, special driving maneuvers and hand-to-hand combat instruction. They also get down and dirty at the shooting range, the famed, 3-mile obstacle course called "Yellow Brick Road," and Hogan's Alley - a small town constructed for training simulations.

5/26/04
The Daves mingle with the members of the Pittsburgh Dart Association - the city's only steel-tipped traveling dart league.

5/22/04
Dave and Dave become Samurai Chefs at a Benihana Restaurant, learn old-school pizza making from an Italian master, invent, then taste-test their own Bar-B-Q sauce, and take you to their favorite place to dine, famous for Chicago-style hot dogs and a beer selection that numbers in the thousands.

5/21/04
Come drink with the Daves and lots of dogs at "Bark n' Brew" happening at Penn Brewery on Pittsburgh's North Side. The festivities begin at 5:30 with your celebrity bartenders - Dave & Dave plus Jenna Morasca from Survivor - serving up the drinks, and all of our tips benefit Animal Friends - Pittsburgh's no kill animal shelter. See ya there!

5/19/04
Find out why it's called the "Chuck-e-Cheese for adults." The Daves go inside Dave & Busters at the Waterfront. It was inevitable. www.daveandbusters.com

5/15/04
Dave and Dave discover a little slice of Pittsburgh in a Washington D.C. tiki bar, visit the Meadows racetrack to play the ponies, tour the fresh and tasty home of Iron City Beer and learn the finer points of cigar etiquette with "WDVE Morning Show" host Jimmy Krenn.

5/12/04
It's a tour of Pittsburgh unlike any other in the city. Hop aboard a giant "duck" and see the city from the land, and the water. www.justduckytours.com

5/8/04
Dave and Dave join the largest bingo game in Allegheny County, match wits in their own version of TV's "Survivor," see what it's like to be pampered at a day spa, and take the inaugural ride on Kennywood Park's newest roller coaster, the Phantom's Revenge.

5/5/04
Just when you thought you saw it all, comes a race track dedicated entirely to lawn mowers. Dave and Dave catch all the high-flying, grass-trimming action! www.shadetreespeedway.com

APRIL
4/28/04

Dave and Dave crash the 2004 Pittsburgh Backgammon Championship and learn how to keep their stones off the bar and in the house. If you're interested in the Pgh. Backgammon Club, you can call Steve Hast at 412-823-7500.

4/24/04
Dave and Dave find out if they have the right stuff to become FBI agents. Then they assume the positions of Private Investigators in order to spy on each other. After that, the Daves get snippy as high maintenance hairdressers, and finally, Dave & Dave earn their wings at 10,000 feet thanks to the Pittsburgh Flight Training Center.

4/17/04
Dave and Dave have their game faces on for a safari into the Oakland Zoo - Pitt's wild student section who raise the roof at the state-of-the-art, Petersen Events Center during hoops season. Then the Daves take the gloves off for some head to head lawn bowling and curling action. And for a finale, a peek behind the curtain at a live, FMX free-style motocross event.

MARCH
3/3/04

Dave and Dave try the best donuts in town and show you all the secrets behind Krispy Kreme.

FEBRUARY
2/28/04

It's road trip time and someone lends Dave and Dave a 35-foot Winnebago in hopes of finding Pennsylvania's "Little Grand Canyon." Stops include a lumber museum, the Jersey Shore, an actual town called Davidsville, and oh yeah…the Grand Canyon!

2/25/04
The boys travel to Wildwood Highlands in the North Hillsto experience the winter sport of Snow Tubing. Can the Daves make it an extreme sport?

2/21/04
Dave and Dave show you what to do on a Sunday afternoon…when the Steelers aren't playing. First, the boys go off-road at the country's only Hummer Club at swanky Nemacolin Woodlands. Next, it's a walking tour, highlighting some of Washington D.C.'s lesser-known monuments. Then, two wheels take over along Pittsburgh's downtown bike trails, and finally, it's up, up and away as the Daves sail off in hot air balloons.

2/18/04
Dave and Dave head down south to Snowshoe in West Virginia to help celebrate their 30th birthday and find out how their ski resort stacks up against the ones around here. We'll also find out what they mean when they say Snowshoe is "A Northern Climate with Southern hospitality."

2/14/04
Dave and Dave offer up a few ideas of what to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon. First up, fried-Oreo-eating at the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Then a horseback ride, a trip to Carnegie Science Center's Sportsworks complex, and finally, an educational and tasty tour of a family-owned winery in West Deer Township called La Casa Narcisi.

2/7/04
Dave and Dave say "Thank God it's Friday!" And of course that means there's a lot to do on a Friday night. Like the Western-PA tradition that is high school football, a scary voyage aboard a haunted ship, plenty of yuks for your buck at the Improv comedy club, and a whirlwind taste-tour of area microbreweries! Sure that's a lot for one Friday night, but there are two Daves!

2/4/04
Pennsylvania is choosing a new slogan and you get to choose what it will be. Dave and Dave take the 5 finalists to the streets and find out what real Pennsylvanians think about them. They also suggest of few slogans of their own. Make your voice heard and vote at www.visitpa.com

JANUARY
1/31/04

Dave and Dave test the job market and try their hand, or hands, at some fresh career choices. The new occupations run the gamut from male models and golf pros to veterinarians and riverboat captains.

1/28/04
Did you ever wonder where old pinball games and arcade games go to die? Dave and Dave travel to Pinball Perfection where old games are brought back to life. Check out some of the coolest pinball games from the 1950's and 60's and some of the best arcade games around. The Pinball Perfection building also happens to be in the Guinness Book of World Records and they'll show you why. www.pinballperfection.com

1/21/04
It the great neighborhood theater that happens to be in a great neighborhood. The Daves take you to the Oaks Theater in Oakmont, PA, and find out how going to a movie here differs from the giant multiplexes. www.theoakstheater.com

1/17/04
Dave and Dave travel to Quantico, Virginia – home to the FBI’s training academy. Once outfitted in official FBI gear, the Daves experience crime scene investigations, special driving maneuvers and hand-to-hand combat instruction. They also get down and dirty at the shooting range, the famed, 3-mile obstacle course called “Yellow Brick Road,” and Hogan’s Alley – a small town constructed for training simulations.

1/14/04
So you love everything about your dog, except cleaning up after him? Then we’ve got the solution for you. The crew from Doodle Scoopers will come to your house, clean up your yard, and even deliver dog food. The Daves learn the craft of scooping doodles and answer the obvious question – where do all the doodles go? www.doodlescoopers.com

1/10/04
Dave and Dave become Samurai Chefs at a Benihana Restaurant, learn old-school pizza making, from an Italian master, invent, then taste-test their own Bar-B-Q sauce, and take you to their favorite place to dine, famous for Chicago-style hot dogs and a beer selection that numbers in the thousands.

1/7/04
Are you ready to taste the city’s best pierogies? Then step into Pierogies Plus located on Island Avenue in McKees Rocks. The Daves even get into the action by rolling and cooking their own. www.pierogiesplus.com

1/3/04
Dave and Dave discover a little slice of Pittsburgh in a Washington D.C. tiki bar, visit the Meadows racetrack to play the ponies, tour the fresh and tasty home of Iron City Beer and learn the finer points of cigar etiquette with “WDVE Morning Show” host Jimmy Krenn.

 


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