Comments on: B is for Beastie, that's good enough for me

B is for Beastie, that's good enough for me

TheSecretDecoderRing — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:27:01 -0800

Because you can't, you won't, and you don't stop learning: Oscar, Grover, and Cookie Monster rockin' the Beastie Boys' "Sure Shot."

A version with only the first verse was posted here previously, but fortunately, this full version was indeed made. "Sure Shot" in other flavors: official video, studio performance, live Song trivia and references at Geeks of Doom and Beastiemania. Flute loop by Jeremy Steig - "Howling for Judy." And, if you're up for it, the Cookie Monster "rap" footage is originally from the late '80s song, "Healthy Food."

By: thecjm

thecjm — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:37:25 -0800

A few years ago, Bert and Ernie Ante Up. Today's episode was brought to you by the letters M, O and P.

By: steganographia

steganographia — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:38:26 -0800

Why does Ad-Rock/Elmo make so much sense?

By: gwint

gwint — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:52:06 -0800

and then there's brutal

By: mannequito

mannequito — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:55:19 -0800

I never noticed how much Oscar the Grouch resembles a talking bud of weed.

By: wallabear

wallabear — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:08:43 -0800

Word up!

By: JHarris

JHarris — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:03:34 -0800

Ah, an excuse to link to my favorite Procatinator page. (seems to only work in IE, at least on my system)

By: ShutterBun

ShutterBun — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:05:32 -0800

Why does Ad-Rock/Elmo make so much sense? They both did it with a Wiffle Ball bat? sorry

By: phaedon

phaedon — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:55:30 -0800

Today's episode was brought to you by the letters M, O and P. More like M, C and A.

By: angrycat

angrycat — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:22:22 -0800

and the aliens listening to the radio look like disembodied vaginal somethings

By: chronic sublime

chronic sublime — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:29:57 -0800

Cookie Monster in his gold chains and gangster poses made this for me.

By: Shepherd

Shepherd — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:50:08 -0800

I have long dreamed, but lack the equipment, skills and time, to edit Silence of the Lambs Foster/Hopkins interview footage so Agent Clarice Starling asks all the regular questions, but Hannibal Lecter replies in song while she looks on, baffled and horrified, until joining in at around 2:18. I put this out into the universe in the hopes that somebody with the right gifts can make this happen.

By: jquinby

jquinby — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:20:19 -0800

Dammit, I'm on a conference call and can't watch this yet. I have to wait. #firstworldproblems

By: Westringia F.

Westringia F. — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:33:58 -0800

Nice! But they missed an opportunity for a cameo by the Count on "Well it's The Taking of the Pelham 123." Cookie Monster in his gold chains and gangster poses made this for me. Cookie Monster Did It All For The Cookie.

By: jquinby

jquinby — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:27:45 -0800

OK, that was awesome.

By: TheWhiteSkull

TheWhiteSkull — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:49:07 -0800

Yes. Oscar is MCA. This is perfect.

By: TheSecretDecoderRing

TheSecretDecoderRing — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:06:27 -0800

Sometimes a muppet is just a muppet...

By: lakersfan1222

lakersfan1222 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:35:47 -0800

Brief cameo by Animal, Ernie takes over the kit for the rest of the vid....

By: kuanes

kuanes — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:36:53 -0800

Hey phaedon, it was brought to you by the letters M, O, and P because the song "Ante Up" was performed by..... M.O.P.

By: sparkletone

sparkletone — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:29:45 -0800

This is probably my favorite genre of silly internet videos. If I had to pick a favorite (just because it makes so irrationally fucking happy), I'd probably pick this one.

By: boilermonster

boilermonster — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:50:51 -0800

And who could forget the Cookie Monster covering Tom Waits.

By: humboldt32

humboldt32 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:52:20 -0800

Why does Ad-Rock/Elmo make so much sense? *cough* Mario C *cough*

By: Gronk

Gronk — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:01:00 -0800

Great stuff and awesome that it keeps continuity throughout the whole thing, i.e. Oscar always does the MCA lines. Bert laying down the beat is pretty great too.

By: Westringia F.

Westringia F. — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:02:00 -0800

> And who could forget the Cookie Monster covering Tom Waits. Oh wow. Am I a horrible person for wanting a muppeteer to do this for real and then slip it, saboteur style, into a PBS satellite feed?

By: jonp72

jonp72 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:04:21 -0800

F*ck Tha Police, Muppets With Attitude

By: jquinby

jquinby — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:09:29 -0800

It's not a song, but: Bert & Ernie discuss doings at the Casino

By: webmutant

webmutant — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:23:15 -0800

Still my favorite: The Muppets perform Rammstein's "Engel"

By: zombieflanders

zombieflanders — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:14:56 -0800

I don't know if it's intentional or not, but when they get to the line "I've got more rhymes than I got grey hairs/and that's a lot because I've got my share" it's so close to "I've got more rhymes than I got green hairs" while being sung by Oscar that it's creepy-good.