General show questions thread

[Wes]

I would really like to know when Spike first appears? Can anyone point me to that show?

I seem to recall that Spike's first appearance was arguably the most hotly-debated piece of Best Show Continuity during the trading card process, but that whatever date made the final card was the result of very exhaustive research. So if anyone has the card on hand, they should be able to provide you with this info, and if anything that seems like a Spike call is ever unearthed that pre-dates the card, it should be considered the work of a caller who is very much like and perhaps an influence on Spike, but not, in fact, Spike himself.

[amazingjourney]

The trading card says....3/2/04

[buffcoat]

The Spike GOMP that floats on the Internet is one of the early Spike calls.  Most of those early calls didn't have any discussion between the two gentlemen and are not particularly important even in the History of Tom and Spike.