What Was Andy Thinking…In 2003?
01/05/03: "Michael Who?" - Andy takes pride in not recognizing pop icons
01/12/03: "Letters, Lots and Lots Of Letters" - which letters Andy reads and which he disregards
02/02/03: "A Death In The Family" - the Columbia tragedy
02/09/03: "Try Tuning This Out" - Andy looks at a Madison Avenue idea to make commercials part of TV programs
02/23/03: "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" - we humans should explore our own planet a bit more
03/02/03: "Fashion Sense?" - Andy reads a fashion magazine
03/09/03: "A Pound Of Coffee?" - Andy revisits the topic of how much coffee is really in a 1-lb. can
03/16/03: "The Dumbest President" - Americans are vicious about hating a president they didn't vote for
03/23/03: "Explosive Progress" - the many ingenious devices people have invented to kill each other
03/30/03: "It's Just My Opinion" - the war in Iraq
04/06/03: "Just Tell Us The Truth" - our government should stop trying to sell us this war with slick advertising slogans
04/13/03: "Andy vs. Andy" - Democrats vs. Republicans -- Andy argues both sides
04/20/03: "An Illuminating Thought" - the sources of light
04/27/02: "All Mixed Up" - Andy doesn't like to mix flavor
05/04/03: "To Tie Or Not To Tie"- men's fashions
05/11/03: "Fighting The Ad Game" - we need protection against intrusive advertising
05/18/03: "35 Years and 60 MINUTES" -- In between breaks are insights by Andy Rooney who ends the broadcast with a new essay to commemorate 35 years of 60 MINUTES
05/25/03: "Hard To Open" - have you tried to open a bottle of aspirin lately...or a bag of potato chips? (OAD: 11/10/02)
06/01/03: "Pity The Poor Tourists" - tourists who come to your city with money and leave without it
06/08/03: "Sweet Success" - how candy bars have changed (OAD: 10/21/79)
06/15/03: "A Life Full Of Boxes" - what to keep and what to throw away
06/22/03: "Fashion Sense" - what it's like to read a fashion magazine
06/29/03: "Pill Bottle Cotton" - why is there cotton in pill bottles? (OAD: 10/12/86)
07/20/03: "Bathtubs" - Andy thinks bathtubs are a waste of money (OAD: 11/25/01)
07/27/03: "Byte-Sized? Not This Laptop" - computer accessories Andy packs when he travels (OAD: 05/19/02)
08/17/03: "Ask Your Doctor" doctor-patient relationships (OAD: 10/13/02)
08/24/03: "Junk" - things people throw out (OAD: 05/07/00)
08/31/03: "Library Rules To Shelve" - Andy's pet peeves on libraries (OAD: 05/12/02)
09/07/03: "The 10 Commandments" - editing the ten commandments
09/14/03: "No Gifts Please" - things that are sent to Andy
09/21/03: "The Bronx Zoo" - Andy visits the zoo (OAD: 04/27/97)
09/28/03: Andy speaks his mind about the ten Democratic presidential candidates
10/05/03: "Play Ball In Summer, Not Fall" - Andy shares his thoughts on major league baseball and how it can win over more fans
10/12/03: "Iraq: The World's Problem" - the U.S. needs to change it's attitude toward the UN
10/19/03: "First Lady Title Outdated?" - let's drop the title
10/26/03: "In Search Of The Perfect Diet Book" - diet fads
11/02/03: "If I Were Bush's Speech Writer" - what Andy would write
11/09/03: "We're All Americans..." - Andy gets feedback...both positive and negative... about the speech he would like to write for President Bush
11/16/03: "Why Computers Are Screwed Up" - Andy blames Bill Gates
11/23/03: "What I Like And Dislike" - Andy lists both the things he likes and things he dislikes
11/30/03: "Enough To Drive One To Rage" - things that other drivers do that enrage Andy
12/07/03: "Presidential Trips Abroad" - presidential travels
12/14/03: "Saddam's Capture: Extra, Extra!" - Andy's reaction to Saddam's capture
12/21/03: "All You Want For Christmas..." - gifts no one wants
12/28/03: "Remembrance Of Things Past" - there are too many special days in a year