How Awkward Can A PBS Press Release Get?

The oddest press release we’ve seen in our life was sent out by PBS late yesterday and just made its way into our grubby hands. Here are some excerpts from their new press release… announcing a prime-time animated show based on NPR’s Car Talk. Really. Prime excerpt:

PBS confirmed today the title of its first-ever animated primetime series, a spin-off of Tom and Ray Magliozzi‘s hit NPR show “Car Talk.” Tom and Ray announced the title on their Saturday, January 26 program, saying they had lured submissions with the misleading promise of everlasting fame.

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