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* Frolf was referenced in the "Summer of George" episode of Seinfeld. From the realization that George and Jerry are each only "a half man", George starts helping Jerry with his new girlfriend. When George is supposed to be delivering cards for a party Jerry's girlfriend is hosting, he is met by a stranger in the park who asks: "You know we need a 4th for the back 9, you want in?" George decides to partake in the game.

* In the 2000 movie The Tao of Steve, Dex and his buddies spend several scenes playing disc golf on a course comprised of improvised and home-made targets.

* In 2005, disc golf was the main theme of an episode of Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon. The kids played on a disc golf team and competed against a hard team of older, meaner kids and won.

* During an episode of Dane Cook's popular series Tourgasm, the four comedians are shown having a disc golf challenge.

* In the movie Slackers Ethan (Jason Schwartzman) gets hit in the face with a disc in one of the scenes involving himself and Angela (Jaime King) by an annoyed disc golfer's disc.

* In "The Convict" episode of The Office, character Andy Bernard claims that he created a Frisbee golf club at Cornell University and that he "lives to frolf."

* In an episode of the CBS TV show NUMB3RS, cast members are seen playing disc golf at the beginning of the show. They reference Innova discs such as the Shark and the Eagle and one chooses the Eagle correctly saying "it has more stability." The character also records an ace. No more mention of the the characters playing disc golf has been made since.

* In an Saturday Night Live sketch, Will Ferrell posing as President George W. Bush says that he will play some Frisbee golf.

* On May 3rd, 2007, 2005 United States Disc Golf Champion Dave Feldberg appeared as guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. While on the show, he showed different throwing styles and threw discs into disc golf baskets located throughout the theatre.

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Posted: June-19-2007 6:01 pm