Smile! Fox TV Anchorwoman Finds Herself on Candid Camera

Who says TV anchors do no preparation work? Fox TV’s post-game coverage of the Angels’ World Series gave viewers a brief, and unscheduled, behind-the-scenes look at the news biz.

The telecast was jumping around from the locker room to the playing field to the parking lot in Anaheim when all of a sudden the camera inadvertently panned to the anchors back at the station -- before they were supposed to go on the air.

Viewers had the thrill of seeing Susan Hirasuna, in her anchor chair, looking at herself in a hand mirror and arranging her hair. Her co-anchor seemed to be satisfied with his appearance.

Unreal estate: Today’s showings (see accompanying) include:

* A house that sounds swell if you don’t mind the walk into town to take a bath (Dee Brandt of Pacific Palisades).

* A property that is for the birds (photo by Jean Tuouhino of Downey).

* A condo in the San Fernando Valley that doesn’t sound much larger than a birdhouse.

* And finally, speaking of small enclosures, an ad for a cage that I printed the other day (from Billie Pearson). But as Pearson, Kathryn Krumm, Jonathan Dowling and others pointed out, I forgot to take note of the unusual dimensions, which were better suited for a snake.

That’s Laguna! The police log of the Coastline Pilot in Laguna Beach said “neighbors reported that a noisy hot tub was cycling on and off in the 200 block at 5:16 a.m.”

Moving up the coast: Ready for a story to get you in the mood for Halloween? The police log of UCLA’s Daily Bruin newspaper said that earlier this month, “an unauthorized individual was discovered practicing dentistry without a license at the School of Dentistry third-floor dental clinic.”

Identity crisis: Before the series began, you’ll recall, San Francisco Giants Manager Dusty Baker said: “Our focus is ‘Beat L.A.,’ ” then excused his error by explaining that Anaheim is “Southern L.A.”

So it was left to Disney boss Michael Eisner to clear up the matter after the series with this proclamation to TV viewers: “You never count Orange County out.”

Unless, of course, you’re talking about Disney’s hockey team, the Mighty Ducks.

MiscelLAny: I don’t know about you, but while I was tuned in to program-plugging Fox for the World Series over the last several days, I felt as though I saw about 48 hours worth of commercials for its TV show “24 Hours.”

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