What Was Andy Thinking…in 2002?
01/06/02: "The College Year" - the little time college students spend in class
01/13/02: "Being A Good Sport" - money an athlete is making
01/20/02: "What's In A Word" - the use of derogatory racial slang terms
01/27/02: "Enron" - we need more government not less
02/03/02: "Planning" - what to do first when you get to the office (OAD: 06/03/01)
02/10/02: "Flying" - airline security
02/17/02: "Olympics" - Americans behaving as though no other country is as good as the U.S.
02/24/02: "Annoying Mail" - the wording on envelopes
03/03/02: "How's My Hair?" - hair makes a big difference in a person's appearance
03/10/02: "Koppel & Letterman" - David Letterman may leave CBS
03/17/02: "In The News" - newspaper stories
03/24/02: "Andy's Movie Picks" - descriptions of movies in newspaper ads
03/31/02: "Those Rotten Apples" - the Catholic Church dealing with issues of sex, priests abusing children and birth control
04/07/02: "The Auto Show" - Andy goes to the automobile show
04/14/02: Secretary of State Colin Powell's mission to the Middle East
04/21/02: "The Numbers Game" - scoring in sports
04/28/02: "Invent Some New Inventions" - what the human race should invent
05/05/02: "Rooney On Rations" - U.S. Army rations
05/12/02: "Library Rules To Shelve" - Andy's pet peeves on libraries
05/19/02: "Byte-Sized? Not This Laptop" - computer accessories Andy packs when he travels
05/26/02: "Drink Up" - the popularity of soft drinks (OAD: 03/18/01)
06/02/02: "Andy Rooney's Mail" - letters Andy receives
06/09/02: "Bathtubs" - Andy thinks bathtubs are a waste of money (OAD: 11/25/01)
06/16/02: "The Cat's Meow" - how people feel about cats (OAD: 03/07/99)
06/23/02: "Envelopes" - things that are written on envelopes (OAD: 04/20/97)
06/30/02: "My Saturday Morning" - labels you find in the supermarket (OAD: 03/29/98)
07/07/02: "Handy Andy" - a viewer sends Andy a copy of Handy Andy, a book written another Andy Rooney which was published in 1842 (OAD: 01/14/01)
07/21/02: "Genes" - scientists should work on a method to get rid of the genes that cause people to behave badly (OAD: 10/28/01)
07/28/02: "The American Flag" - the flag as a symbol (OAD: 11/04/01)
08/04/02: "Junk" - things people throw out (OAD: 05/07/00)
08/11/02: "Right Man For The Job" - some jobs Andy wouldn't want
08/18/02: Why can't they have uniform electrical cords for appliances? (OAD: 11/26/00)
09/01/02: "Trains" - train travel (OAD: 09/30/01)
09/08/02: "Remembering 9/11" - the good and bad results of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2002
09/22/02: "Andy Rooney's Treasures" - things that Andy keeps (OAD: 12/02/01)
09/29/02: "Why Do People Hate Martha?" - being a fan of Martha Stewart
10/06/02: "Don't Do It Alone Mr. President" - the question of a war against Iraq
10/13/02: "Ask Your Doctor" - what happens when you call your doctor's office
10/20/02: "Women On The Sidelines" - women football reporters
10/27/02: "I'm Going To Sue" - people suing large companies
11/03/02: "Just Like The Russians" - the Moscow theater standoff
11/10/02: "Hard To Open" - Have you tried to open a bottle of aspirin lately...or a bag of potato chips?
11/24/02: "Christmas Before Thanksgiving" - downplaying Thanksgiving being squeezed out by Christmas
12/01/02: "Newspaper Stories Are Great" - Andy talks about strange stories in newspapers
12/08/02: "Awards, Honors and Prizes" - the different types of awards
12/22/02: "What's Inside the Package?" - we've carried packaging too far