ðə sˈɪɹiz wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ stˈuːɚt tʃˈeɪfɪt lˈeɪɾɚ ðə ʃˈoʊz kˈoʊhˈoʊst, hˌuː wʌz ðˈɛn ðə stˈeɪʃən mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv sˌæn mɐtˈeɪoʊz kˌeɪsˌiːˌɛsˈɛmtˌiːvˈiː nˈaʊ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt nˈɑːŋkəmˈɜːʃəl kˌeɪpˌiːdʒˌeɪkˈeɪ.
The series was created by Stewart Cheifet (later the show's co-host), who was then the station manager of the College of San Mateo's KCSM-TV (now independent non-commercial KPJK).