Scott Baio's Take On Life

When men get haircuts, is it okay to go to beauty salons, or are we invading a sanctuary of women? On Scott Baio’s Take On Life, Scott advises on tipping protocol when one person washes your hair but someone else cuts it, Mark reminisces about deciding to shave his head while drinking with his neighbor and George remembers a pedicure from a woman with bad breath. Questions/Comments: TakeOnLifePodc...

If you could choose one superpower, which would you pick? In this episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life, Scott opts for strength, George wants to be invisible, while Mark vacillates between flying and X-Ray vision (with him, it might be XXX-Ray vision…) Questions/Comments: TakeOnLifePodcast@gmail.com .

If you could go back in time for a month, when would you pick? An event in history you’d try to alter? Check out Scott Baio’s Take On Life and hear what inspires Scott to choose the assassination of JFK, George to hang out at CBGBs and Mark to talk with Leonardo da Vinci (even if he can’t pronounce his name). Questions/Comments: TakeOnLifePodcast@gmail.com .

Do you remember when your family switched from black & white to color TV? How about the days before remote control? On this episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life, Scott recalls when when he was the remote,  Mark reminisces about TV repairmen changing tubes in the set, while George has no recollection of black & white TV. Questions/Comments: TakeOnLifePodcast@gmail.com .

If you weren’t doing whatever your career currently is, what would you choose as a job? Watch Scott Baio’s Take On Life and hear what would drive Scott to be a veterinarian, while George would choose to venture into intellectual property law and Mark opts for police officer. Questions/Comments: TakeOnLifePodcast@gmail.com .

If you had to lose one of your five senses, which would it be? Smell might be the default. But, what if you had to choose between sight and sound? Check out the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and hear how Scott believes you’d be more handicapped by losing vision, George Saadi would rather be able to hear than see and Mark Jones often loses touch…with reality. Questions/Comments: TakeOnLi...

Is there an excuse for someone who always talks too much? On this episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life, Scott wonders if being opinionated is the cause, George doesn’t like stories repeated multiple times and Mark reveals, if he was starving, he wouldn’t eat his dog.  Questions/Comments: takeonlifepodcast@gmail.com .

Police chases are so popular—and the TV ratings so high—that outlets cancel scheduled programming to follow them. Watch the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and and hear Scott wonder why  they aren’t stopped sooner, George suggest hiding in a mall parking deck and how Mark assisted in an altercation because he’s a good citizen. Questions/Comments: takeonlifepodcast@gmail.com .  

Do your ear lobes grow as you get older? What about your nose? When we lose hair on our head, why does it show up other undesirable places? Tune into Scott Baio’s Take On Life and find out why Scott thinks his teeth are wearing out, George hated having gout and Mark recommends cherry juice as medicine. Help us decide if Scott only has one bicuspid, should we call it a unicuspid?

Did you ever see someone with plumber’s crack? How about a tag sticking out of their shirt? Do you tell them? Scott once peeled a Breathe Right strip off the shoulder of a stranger. George Saadi has experience alerting people to the occasional booger. Mark Jones opts to not get involved. Watch the new Scott Baio’s Take On Life after you check to see if you have any bats in the Batcave. Questions/C...

When you shop, do you go up and down every aisle, or are you more of a focused shopper? Scott keeps a laser approach, grab the  items you need and head straight for the self-checkout. George Saadi likes to peruse all the aisles, except at Costco, where he only shops the perimeter. Mark Jones—who is allergic to technology—gets paralyzed at the self-checkout. Check out the new episode of Scott Baio’...

Do you ever go out to eat alone? Do you sit at the bar or at a table by yourself? One of the reasons Scott likes cell phones is they give him the freedom to eat alone in a restaurant. Mark Jones, long before cell phones, solved this problem with a newspaper. Meanwhile, George Saadi wants to launch a restaurant chain filled only with parties of one. Watch the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Lif...

Having houseguests is fraught with issues. Being a houseguest is potentially worse! If the toilet paper is under the roll, and you prefer it over, do you change it? Scott just spins it as fast as he can until the paper flies out. George Saadi informs us that the drawing for the patent of toilet paper shows it over the roll, so there is no question. While Mark Jones avoids the whole issue by stayin...

Technology, in the form of AI, is threatening the jobs of writers in Hollywood. How is this progress impacting our everyday lives? Scott was amazed recently by his experience with a self-driving car. Mark Jones, a movie and TV writer, was impressed by AI’s convenience with artwork and design, but isn’t convinced of its quality of writing. George Saadi believes that AI offers great tools, but lacks...

Do you have any quirks or tics? Do you notice them in others? Watch this fresh episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and learn that when Scott is talking with someone and something moves around them, he has to look at it. While Mark Jones won’t let George Saadi change the subject when he’s telling a story, when George misjudges when the story is finished. And, George is informed that he literally l...

Is it easy for you to fall asleep? Once you do, how much rest do you get? Check out the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and hear why Scott often sleeps on the floor, Mark Jones recommends 7-8 hours a night (next to his cats) and once George Saadi is up, there’s no going back! Questions/Comments: takeonlifepodcast@gmail.com .

Many people enjoy spending time in nature when they have time off.  Not us!  Scott’s brother likes to hike, which confuses Scott.  He doesn’t understand hiking or camping.  He doesn’t even want to go glamping—glamorous camping.  George Saadi’s sons like to camp.  He feels bad that he’s never gone with them, until he realizes they’ve never invited him—they don’t want him with them!  Mark Jones has...

What’s with the public’s fascination with car chases?  Are you a fan? Check out the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and hear how Scott once encountered a wrong way driver and how he knew to handle it, while Mark Jones couldn’t be more riveted when watching them, and George Saadi remembers a driver using a parking garage to escape. Questions/Comments: takeonlifepodcast@gmail.com

Have you ever experienced someone who stands too close while talking to you? Even worse, someone who spits on you while they’re blabbing away? Watch the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and discover Scott’s secret method of escaping close talkers, Mark Jones’ opinion on how personal space varies by culture and George Saadi’s excitement over our new outside set location! Questions/Comments:...

Only some people have a pet, but everyone has a pet peeve! Tune into the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and hear what Scott has against water bottles, why Mark Jones doesn’t keep cash in his wallet, while the multiple donation requests when you’re trying to checkout at the grocery store get to George Saadi.  

How does one learn to be a parent? You can read all you want, but when your child is born, no one can be totally prepared. What’s the balance of nature versus nurture? Watch the latest episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life, and hear Scott liken parenting to being a doctor—you’re constantly practicing—while Mark Jones wonders why when you get older, your parents get smarter and George Saadi is happy...

Why do we use outdated names for things? Take a peek at the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life, and hear Scott wonder about a Glove Compartment, while George Saadi has questions about the Ice Box (by the way, does anybody like those half-moon shaped ice cubes?) and Mark Jones gives us an evolution of Mr. Potato Head.

Who would you trust with a key to your house?  What about your car?  Check out the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and learn why Scott doesn’t even like to leave his car with a valet, Mark Jones is nervous about anyone else taking care of his cats and George Saadi has carpooled with Scott’s brother but Scott still won’t ride with him.

Children love their parents, but at some point, they may not want to hang out with them.  When kids are young, parents essentially control them.  But when they reach a certain age, they may prefer spending time with their friends.  Do your children even realize that you were a kid too at one time?  Watch the new episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life and see why Scott is starting to feel that his da...

Technology continues to confound adults, but seems to come naturally to kids. In this episode of Scott Baio’s Take On Life, Scott remembers when he inadvertently wreaked havoc on a phone line due to a Mr. Softee truck distracting him, while Mark Jones often has to use his landline to locate his cell phone and George Saadi likens his efforts to scheduling these podcasts to herding cats. Check out o...