68jk09 said:Does anybody on here watch the re-runs of "The King Of Queens" ? .........in the opening scene of some of them (more than one opening scene depending on the year) there is a portion that shows an old "Redbird" train running on the elevated portion of the "7" line followed by a shot of Broadway in Elmhurst looking towards the LIRR overpass at Whitney Ave....briefly you see an early ('80s maybe) Suburban w'untinted windows & the 2 individual yellow rear facing lights on the roof.....i am not positive what year the opening scene was filmed in but this MAY be the 46*BN rig if it was filmed very early in the series as there were not any spares/messenger vehicles on the scene for many years after these Suburbans were introduced......checking the guide on time warner cable shows that some shows including this in the opening were filmed in '06 but i think since the "Redbird" train is visible then the opening was filmed much earlier.... also when the Queens Center Mall is shown it has the original facade........anyone who watches the show regularly will have seen the episode where Richie the Fireman is in the shower supposedly in a Firehouse.... the next scene is the front of ENG*287..LAD*136 & BN*46 s qtrs........also several years ago there was a shortlived comedy on TV called originally "2 Guys,A Girl & a Pizza Place".....the opening scene of this show was of the front of 287/136/46 qtrs also..... taken coming down Seabury St toward Grand Av.
Chief, yes I always watched the "King of Queens" show. I also have the First Four Seasons on DVD. It was one of mine, and my wifes favorites. In fact she used to say to me that I reminded her of him, Kevin James. I guess thats because of his physical profile. I think the guys on here may agree with that.
I will look closer at the DVDs to see the quarters of Eng 287, Lad 136, and Bn 46. I don't know how that ever got past me.