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Brian Collins |
| Born |
c.
1985
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| Nationality |
American |
| Occupation |
reporter |
| Known for |
catchphrase Boom goes the
dynamite |
Brian Collins (born c. 1985) is a former reporter for KXXV television in Waco, Texas, best known for creating the
catchphrase "Boom goes the dynamite" during a college sportscast
that became an internet
sensation.
Collins agreed to fill in for the regular sportscaster on Ball
State University's campus newscast due to illness during his
freshman year providing sports highlights. The teleprompter was
operational, but an inexperienced operator accidentally
fast-forwarded through the script, leaving Collins with only an
occasional few words to use.[1]
Eventually posted on YouTube, the newscast is now known as "the
Collins incident" in communications classes.[1][2]
Collins' sportscast was also featured on television and radio
throughout the country and earned him an appearance on The Late Show
(hosted by Ball State alumnus David Letterman). [3]
A trademark application on the phrase was filed, but ultimately
abandoned,[4] by a
San Diego based speculator who offered it on t-shirts, saying that
part of the proceeds would go to a scholarship fund at Ball State
for journalism students.
ESPN SportsCenter
anchor Scott Van
Pelt e-mailed Collins words of encouragement and paid homage to
him using the "boom" line on the air several times.[1]
In 2009, the Fox Sports program Best Damn
Sports Show Period called the clip the #1 biggest "sports
blooper" in all of television history.
Popular
culture
The line Collins made famous has appeared in popular television
programs.
- In the Family
Guy season premiere episode titled "Love
Blactually," Cleveland Brown uses the line twice
while having sex.[5]
- In the episode of How I Met Your Mother titled
"I Heart NJ," Stella introduces her basement as "the coolest bar in
the state, which is so close it will blow your mind," using the
line.[6]
- In the Veronica Mars episode "Welcome
Wagon," Veronica uses the line when the police open a garage
full of stolen goods.
- On the October 15, 2008 episode of The Colbert
Report, Colbert uses the line while providing commentary
on an unexciting chess match during his "Sport Report"
segment.
- Will Smith used
the line "boom goes the dynamite" after a mispronunciation during
the 81st
Academy Awards.[7]
- A character in Wanted uses "Boom goes the
dynamite" [8]
- On the March 12, 2009
episode of the Daily Show
with Jon Stewart, host Jon Stewart exclaimed "Boom goes
the dynamite!" after insulting Jim Cramer.
- In the Disney series Jonas,
Joe Jonas uses the line
when talking about their mom being their father's 23rd love of his
life.
- In ItsJustSomeRandomGuy's May 1, 2009
Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC YouTube video, Deadpool uses the
line after shooting The Comedian.[9]
- On June 20, 2009 at 6:00PM during the telecast of the
U.S. Open by Al Roker, who was providing
weather updates during the rain soaked tournament. The utterance
prompted fellow reporter Bob Costas to marvel that Roker could work
the phrase into the telecast.
- Big D and the Kids Table's
song "Doped Up Dollies On a One-Way Ticket to Blood" from their 2009 album, Fluent in
Stroll, opens with the lyric "Boom goes the dynamite,
dynamite, dynamite, boom goes the dynamite, dynamite, boom!"
- Borderlands for Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3 has
an achievement entitled "Boom Goes the Dynamite!" for killing 50
enemies with explosive-based attacks.
- Keith
Olbermann has used the phrase during highlights on Football Night in
America and on occasion on his self-titled
Countdown program.
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