It was a fun afternoon on social media when Jimmy Kimmel tweeted that he was pondering taking the Metro to the Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre — and then actually did it, riding the Red Line from Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles. His tweets and some of the reaction are below.
ABC News, Variety and People, among others, were media outlets that picked up the story.
I think I might take the subway to the #Emmys @metrolosangeles
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) August 25, 2014
On our way to the #Emmys UNDERGROUND http://t.co/eYSgYb3hCN
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) August 25, 2014
Subway to #Emmys #Mork pic.twitter.com/oXknD9f38s
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) August 25, 2014
@KTLA's @ericspillman took the @metrolosangeles train to the #Emmys. He'll be home before anyone else! #smartman pic.twitter.com/5DMcqJNoA3
— Dave (not the banking app or TV show) Moreno (@aeromat) August 26, 2014
And some of the reaction:
Nominees rode @LABikeTrains to the red carpet and @jimmykimmel took the @metrolosangeles. Stars scrapped the limos at tonight's @TheEmmys
— Janette Sadik-Khan (@JSadikKhan) August 26, 2014
Hey, New York! @jimmykimmel proves LA does have a subway! @metrolosangeles http://t.co/DH7sIjbde3 #Subway #LA #Emmys
— Diana ‘I am a cat’ Gonzales (@trojanchick99) August 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/CliffGagliardo/status/504082882130751489
@jimmykimmel @metrolosangeles @purplelineext I did the same to the grammys last year, great option cc: @alexanderljung
— Michael Schneider (@schneider) August 25, 2014
@robdelaney @jimmykimmel Oh rich people, taking photos of riding the @metrolosangeles like they are on vacation… from being chauffeured.
— Kyle Deven (@Kdeven) August 25, 2014
If Jay-Z & @Beyonce can take @MTA to @barclayscenter then surely @jimmykimmel can take @metrolosangeles to @LALIVE #Emmys Smart Jimmy!
— G.Smitty : Mildly upsetting since 2021 (@slirt) August 25, 2014
@jimmykimmel @metrolosangeles DO IT!
— RoShawn Briscoe (@itsroshawnb) August 25, 2014
I bet about half the #Emmy nominees and dates had a great #bikeLA or @metrolosangeles option. More should take advantage of it! #bike2emmys
— Herbie Huff (@meekadjustments) August 26, 2014
Another reason @jimmykimmel is the coolest–and should be hosting #Emmys –he took @metrolosangeles to get there! http://t.co/Kzg9m8DJeQ
— Neal Broverman (@nbroverman) August 26, 2014
Love it RT Forget Limos! Jimmy Kimmel Takes the metro to the Emmys http://t.co/3yj55wR0WW @metrolosangeles
— Carol (@carolprgal) August 26, 2014
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Your next assignment, Jimmy: Get a TAP card. Welcome to the Metro riders corps!
I do believe he is holding one in his right hand in the first picture….He obviously needed one to get through the turnstiles.
Yes. Why assume people don’t pay?
Maybe Metro should get with Jimmy Kimmel. And start to issue Tap cards with Jimmy Kimmel on them.
Cross-promotion, since Metro is the best way to get to the El Capitan. http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_hollywood_highland.pdf
Any pics of him at the Nokia blue line station? That ones mine… The public art there, Time and Pressence, by Robin Brailsford. Go Jimmy!
Hi Robin;
Sorry, we don’t have any pics of him at the Pico Station. But good work on the art! 🙂
Steve Hymon
Editor, The Source