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'''''Let's Bowl''''' was the shortlived bowling game show that aired on the Comedy Central television network from 2001 to 2002 after a brief process in many TV stations through a U.S. around 1998, the foremost being Minneapolis-St. Paul station KARE channel 11. Hosts Steve "Chopper" Sedahl (himself) and Wally Hotvedt (Rich Kronfeld) wore outfits and headsets reminiscent of sportscasters of the 1970s and early '80s, and did play-by-play as contestants bowled against each other. Described as a cross between ''The People's Court and Bowling for Dollars, the show had participants play against each other to settle feuds and win nearly worthless prizes (in the second 1998 episode, a player received merchandise for a radio station that had been defunct for two years; gift certificates for Old Country Buffet were common that year).

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Let's Bowl
Official site of the show. Includes biographies, video, and information about its fan club.

Interview with Tim Scott
Short interview with one of the producers of the show.

Let's Bowl Experience
Images from one person's experience at a Let's Bowl taping in 1998.

The Totally Radical Online Episode Guide
Contains an episode guide from the original 13 episodes that aired in the Twin Cities area.

MNFilm.org: "Let's Bowl" wraps production
An article including general information about the show.

Brainerd Dispatch: Sedahl plays commentator
Article from a newspaper in Sedahl's hometown, one of the actors on the show.

Best Local Boy Made Good
A small biography of Rich Kronfeld, who plays Wally Hotvedt on the show.

Brainerd Dispatch: Sedahl hopes success of 'Let's Bowl' leads to on-screen career
Sedahl comments on his future with Let's Bowl and comments on the second season of the show.

IMDb: Let's Bowl
Cast, crew, and production information, as well as viewer comments.






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