Darts is getting more publicity every day, as a prop on TV shows orMovies, mentioned in the News, or as a theme for advertising in normally non-darts-related media.  Help document the growing popularity of Darts, and show the skeptics how popular our sport really is!

8/96 - Signage - Red Dog Beer Neon Sign.
This is a beautiful backlighted sign, bearing the Red Dog Logo and a really nice looking dartboard graphic. The dartboard graphic is somewhat generic, but appears to be most similar to a steel-point dartboard. About 2x3 feet in size, this was spotted in a soft-tip darts bar in Houston, Texas.

9/96 - TV Show - "Murphy Brown" sitcom*, USA, CBS network.
One of the highest-rated TV sitcoms on CBS! A black/yellow wound-paper steel-point board is hung on the back of the Murphy's private office door, at about the right height. She often has a small sign stuck on it, bearing a cute saying of some sort These signs change often. This dartboard is seen in nearly every episode, and has been there for many years.

8/96 - TV AD - Outback Steakhouse advertisement.
Nicely done, with real bristle (Steel-Point Darts) dartboards. And really unusual, in a couple of sequences, the darters actually throw correctly! The darts even have real flights & shafts, not just plastic bar darts. The basic plot is that a man walks in and challenges the local players for a free dinner for a triple-20, and everyone in the place throws one (all at the same time!). Then the same offer, and perfect scoring throws again, on an offer of a double-bull. etc, etc...

9/96 - TV Show - "MASH" sitcom reruns.
A steel-point type dartboard (probably wound-paper) is mounted on the inside of the door of the "Swamp", the main characters' tent. Mounted about 3 feet off the floor, it is clearly unusable, although the characters have actually lobbed darts at it in a few episodes (usually overhand). Since these are extremely popular reruns, MASH can be found on many different broadcast and cable channels, world-wide.

9/2/96 - TV Show - "Almost Perfect" sitcom, USA, CBS network.
This is another current, high-ratings TV show. A dartboard is mounted on the inside of the office door, and is visible in most episodes. Looks like a steel-tip, wound-paper board, with several darts left sticking in it.

8/2012 - TV Show - Sullivan & Son" Father & Son competing at darts, throwing at a Champion's Choice practice board. TBS - Turner Broadcasting System, is a USA Cable TV channel.

2012 - TV Show - Married with Children" Dartboard mounted on the wall in Al's room., It appears to be a bristle dartboard, but no one has reported seeing anyone actually throw darts at the board.

2012 - TV Show - "Dark Angel"  Logan, in the wheelchair, throws darts & hits 3 double bulls.

2012 - TV Show - "Jersey Shore" Jersey Shore, bristle dartboard mounted on wall in the shore house. Occasionally an episode shows someone throwing darts at it, in a not-very-serious manner.

2013 - TV Show - "Ashes to Ashes" - Gene Hunt talks about hitting a 180l.A bristle dartboard is mounted on the wall in the office

2013 - Movie - "Batman Returns" - Catwoman is seen trying out a whip, with dartboards visible on a wall in the background.  Dartboard type not apparent.

Year? - Movie - "American Werewolf in London" -  Actors are shown visiting a London darts pub, throwing a few darts.

7/17/2013 - TV Show - "Top Shot" Episode: "Threading the Needle".  Shooting competition show on the History Channel (USA cable channel).  A bristle dartboard is mounted in a standard darts cabinet, hanging the outside wall of the house, on a covered patio. A couple of the competitors in the Top Shot competition are shown throwing darts.  It was nice to see that they were using using reasonable form, instead of some outlandish style, overhand, baseball, or any of the other odd styles that are often seen on TV.  Both throwers stood roughly sideways, and used fairly good throwing style with all darts apparently hitting the target.

*Note: A "sitcom"  is a type of Television show: Situation Comedy