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).
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.