Comments on: So crescent fresh!

So crescent fresh!

not_on_display — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:10:16 -0800

Sifl & Olly are two sockpuppets that had a show on MTV from 1997 to 1999. In the time allotted to them, they would conduct interviews, take calls from the public, and shill for the Precious Roy Home Shopping Network. In between, they'd talk with their friend Chester, and ROCK!! Call now, and Precious Roy will throw in this extra large tube of S&O, that's four hours and thirty-seven minutes worth for ya kids, let's take some calls!

More music? Here's their Battle of the Bands. And lots more of their +/- One-minute Wonders... What's in the Center? • United States of Whatever • Baby for Gravy • Weird Day • I Sure Do Miss the Eighties • Answer the Phone • Laser Eyes • Prostitute Laundry • Fake Blood • Dude's House • The Panda! • Up Here, in the Cabinet • Crazy Super Special Fun Day (feat. Chester) • She's a Carrot • Crescent Fresh • Heart Attacks • Llama School • Hellfire • Cindy the Hostess • The English Song (Redrum) • Dude Song • Wizzard • Haunted Spaceship • Halloween Rocks • Stolen Holiday (feat. Chester) • Rock Stars Get Some Every Night • Just What I Needed (The Cars) • Don't Fear the Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult) • Goin' Up the Country (Canned Heat) Some of the songs on the list were never aired; instead, they appear on co-creator Liam Lynch's popular video podcast, Lynchland, along with other examples of his wackydoodleditties. Matt Crocco (Sifl) and Liam Lynch (Olly) were friends for a long time before creating Sifl & Olly. They tell more of their story to the attendees of two "Cresventions" in these clips: 1 • 2 ¡ʍoɥs o puɐ x ǝɥʇ

By: xmutex

xmutex — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:18:29 -0800

Holy shit. I love Sifly and Olly. It's serious, deeply rooted love. Thank you.

By: Tehanu

Tehanu — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:42:51 -0800

No Forest Elf song? :(

By: dopamine

dopamine — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:45:50 -0800

Well, this just made my year.

By: Tullius

Tullius — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:46:01 -0800

Thank you, not_on_display. I think I'm gonna bookmark this post. Also, Pirate Cripplers. (Sorry if I missed this one in the awesomely-massive link-dump above)

By: stoneegg21

stoneegg21 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:56:25 -0800

Thank you, my boyfriend adores Sifl and Olly.

By: HopperFan

HopperFan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:57:25 -0800

I love Sifl and Olly. Great post, thanks!

By: Falconetti

Falconetti — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:59:55 -0800

I am going to Tanzania in January and will keep my eyes out for the girl in the spooky car (her name was Zanzibar). Yeah, that was the name of the girl in the spooky car.

By: jonp72

jonp72 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:07:02 -0800

That's totally crescent fresh!

By: churl

churl — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:09:03 -0800

Here's a true story: I met a super foxy girl who would not stop talking about Sifl & Olly, and -- because I'm an idiot -- I didn't get on one knee and propose to her on the spot. Super cres post, thanks. [PS Peto & Flek]

By: mediareport

mediareport — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:29:24 -0800

Crescent.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:30:01 -0800

Oh, and best dada stoner puppet show *ever*

By: captainsohler

captainsohler — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:30:30 -0800

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (it appears that the Blue Oyster Cult link is actually The Cars link, again.) Cheers!

By: exlotuseater

exlotuseater — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:30:58 -0800

Angry man say dangity-dang He go to the park to hangity-hang, but He's not CRESCENT FRESH His whole life's a mess Angry dude with many tattoos He's living his life so crudity-rude, and He's not CRESCENT FRESH His short life's a mess Nice-ity guy goes flying a kite and nice-ity girl, she like-ity likes him, and They're so CRESCENT FRESH Super cres at best Hippity dude likes hackity-sack, Don't eat-a the meat, or smoke-a the crack, and He's so CRESCENT FRESH Super cres at best

By: fuzzypantalones

fuzzypantalones — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:45:41 -0800

oh chester. i think of you every time i put on the gloves to wash dishes.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:46:57 -0800

Don't Fear the Reaper fixed that for me!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:55:29 -0800

you know, until this Cat and Girl cartoon, I was totally convinced that my memories of Sifi and Olly were the products of that entire year spent sitting around and doing lots and lots of drugs. Apparently, they actually existed. I don't know if that makes it better.

By: dr. fresh

dr. fresh — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:33:21 -0800

Thank you, I miss Sifl and Olly. The phrase "Crescent Fresh" popped into my head a few days ago while driving to work. A good friend of mind is named Troy, and more times than not I call him "Precious T-Roy" in my inner voice. Even though I've never heard him say "Suckers!"

By: Kronos_to_Earth

Kronos_to_Earth — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:35:49 -0800

The United States of Whatever.... (And, of course, the flag!) I agree with mediareport: indeed, crescent.

By: nola

nola — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:48:34 -0800

This post rocks.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:36:20 -0800

Oh...yay! You are so my new best friend, not_on_display.

By: greta simone

greta simone — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:36:54 -0800

I loved this show and no one ever knows what I'm talking about. One of my absolute faves.

By: deliquescent

deliquescent — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:51:36 -0800

this rocks. Chester was always my reason to watch. I have a feeling that this is one of those things I won't be able to explain to my children.

By: katillathehun

katillathehun — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:58:42 -0800

I used to work with a sales guy who talked EXACTLY like Chester. Sadly, he wasn't funny or cute or any of the things Chester is. He was actually kind of a creep, and he seemed to delight in making our jobs miserable. But we called him Chester anyway. It was sort of a warning code. "Uh oh. Look busy. We're about to get a Word With Chester." And then there he'd be. "Uh. Hey. H-hi. I'm leaving early cuz... um... I didn't sleep last night. The birds. This bird was singing. All night. I can't... I need to sleep. Just... crazy."

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:05:27 -0800

Sifl and Olly! Thanks!

By: booticon

booticon — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:44:32 -0800

Along the same vein: Anybody remember Wonder Showzen? It's pretty twisted.

By: Panjandrum

Panjandrum — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:45:00 -0800

Wow, I just told someone last night that they were crescent fresh. This post is giving me a contact high.

By: shucksitsjeremy

shucksitsjeremy — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:01:00 -0800

"Yeah Chester, you're a genius." Do I gotta go live in a lamp?"

By: sara is disenchanted

sara is disenchanted — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:29:29 -0800

I just wanted to thank you. People usually just stare at me with a blank expression when I attempt to explain the utter awesomeness that is a fake public access tv show produced by and starring two sock puppets. Being my adolescent self when this show was on the air, I always enjoyed when rappers Orgasm and gspot would drop by.

By: lekvar

lekvar — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:35:05 -0800

A couple years ago I went on a tear through the internetz, desperate to find some Sifl & Olly. Any Sifl & Olly. But none was to be found. I couldn't even buy it. I should have known that the internet would vomit them forth, eventually.

By: deusdiabolus

deusdiabolus — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:46:44 -0800

It bears mentioning that Liam Lynch later went on to direct shorts, music videos and a feature film for another awesome duo of ROCK.

By: brevator

brevator — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:53:10 -0800

In case anyone was wondering magic mushrooms + sifl and olly= head nearly exploding. I won't say how I know, but trust me, I do.

By: cyclopticgaze

cyclopticgaze — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:58:56 -0800

There's a DVD out of the Third Season, which they call the Lost Episodes. I'm not sure if it's still in print. MTV won't release the first two seasons, maybe because those seasons had Sifl & Olly interspersed with music videos; they'd have to edit out the videos. And because MTV sucks on the whole.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:03:56 -0800

"Just follow the cereal and get into the car .... dude this is impossible" Somehow I always confuse these puppets with these other puppets. I think it's time for an Ollie-off!

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:52:55 -0800

And, um, here's a puppet Happy Birthday to you n_o_d.

By: revgeorge

revgeorge — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:41:25 -0800

Thank you. To this day I can't hear Just What I Needed without imagining two sock puppets singing it.

By: Senor Cardgage

Senor Cardgage — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:07:56 -0800

This thread says I'm wearing sandals...But I know I'm not.

By: baphomet

baphomet — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:55:09 -0800

This post is SUPER CRES! I stayed up to watch Sifl & Olly every night in middle school. I even did S&O halloween costumes with a friend of mine. That show was fucking hysterical some times. Thanks so much for posting this, it brought back some awesome memories from dark times.

By: el_lupino

el_lupino — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:02:30 -0800

6:50 through 7:22 of this is the greatest thing ever created in the history of human endeavor.

By: fillsthepews

fillsthepews — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:23:13 -0800

man, i love the shit out of llama school. great post!

By: nosila

nosila — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:31:43 -0800

It's...it's like you knew how hung over I would be right now.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:12:14 -0800

whatever

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:37:50 -0800

Oh, man. "Faaaaaake bloooooood, you rock me like the real thing...." "Do I get my lap dance now?" "DON'T TALK ABOUT BJÖRK!"

By: GalaxieFiveHundred

GalaxieFiveHundred — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:47:53 -0800

Wait, wait, whoa guys...we gotta change channels. Peto and Fleck is on. Gagaga!

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:57:25 -0800

Yay, so it wasn't just me! I loved everything about the show -- the bluescreen, the laid-back improv feel, the endless varieties of socks and other things-made-into-puppets, and the way I could watch it in any mood or state and know I'd smile. Glad y'all appreciate the post! You guys are SUCKERS!!

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:46:07 -0800

I don't know what Caesar thought When he got to the ides of March I don't know what Houdini bought When he went to the store But I sure do miss the 90's

By: Lesser Shrew

Lesser Shrew — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:16:47 -0800

One of my "mix-tape" CDs has Fake Blood. Sometimes it's playing in the changer and someone riding in my car will notice about half-way through the song that, you know, WTF. And then I have to try and explain S&O which tend to go badly because I start out with how Sifl looks like one of my cats and, nothing against South Park, but Liam Lynch is the original puking puppet pioneer... Thank you, not_on_display.

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:46:37 -0800

Precious Roy, Precious Roy, making lots of suckers out of girls and boys! I love this. Thanks.

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:24:20 -0800

booticon: Along the same vein: Anybody remember Wonder Showzen? It's pretty twisted. What is your answer for this question? If your answer for this is "no," you should go here now. If your answer is "yes," you should go here now.

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:59:22 -0800

Actually, feel free to skip that Showzen post chock-full of dead videos.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:42:36 -0800

I stayed up to watch Sifl & Olly every night in middle school. Ha. I stayed up to watch Sifl & Olly every night in my late 30s.

By: booticon

booticon — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:16:09 -0800

For those interested: find the WS episode "Patience". I just watched it. Fuck.

By: Bageena

Bageena — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:53:29 -0800

Sifl and Onion, Sifl and Onion show! YOU FORGOT I WAS A NINJA, DIDN'T YOU MOTHER @#%@#%?! I just finished my present for Mefi's secret gift exchange and it involves Chester. Someone has been reading my mind.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:54:20 -0800

Never saw this before and totally needed some major grinning today. Thanks.

By: Demogorgon

Demogorgon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:36:52 -0800

Wait...did you say Zafo? 'Cause I saw him at Municipal and he played for 13 hours!

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:30:28 -0800

(singing) It's almost the end of the thread...

By: inigo2

inigo2 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:09:53 -0800

MTV won't release the first two seasons, maybe because those seasons had Sifl & Olly interspersed with music videos; they'd have to edit out the videos. And because MTV sucks on the whole. As a sidenote, they may or may not be available via that "torrent" thing the kids keep talking about...