Ten-pin bowling over the Model A), all three versions are still in widespread use. The television age of the 1950s also helped to increase the popularity of ten-pin bowling, as images of the sport began to enter the homes of millions across the United States. Nationally televised programs like "Jackpot Bowling" and "Make That Spare" became popular on Friday nights from the late 1950s into the early 1960s. Following many years of debate over what constituted a professional bowler versus an amateur, Eddie Elias founded the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1958. The PBA's "Pro Bowlers Tour" became a permanent part of
Ten-pin bowling classic "The Big Lebowski", in which the game serves as a sort of limbo from the otherwise complicated plotline. During these breaks in the action, the characters usually debrief their escapades and engage in several sub-plots, such as their run-ins with Jesus Quintana and the famed "Mark it zero" scene. A well-known movie that revolves all around ten-pin bowling is the Farrelly brothers' 1996 comedy "Kingpin". A few professional bowlers appear in the film as extras. In the 1996 film "Greedy", Michael J. Fox stars as a professional bowler. Many professional bowlers appear as extras in the film. Alley Cats