Greenscreen Grandmas

December 31, 2009 9:47 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, Greenscreen Grandmas (SLYT)

I'll be the first to admit that there is not much to this post, but this is certainly the most joy-inducing video I've witnessed in months.

posted by cloeburner (24 comments total)

+1 for cool Grammas!
posted by jquinby at 9:59 AM on December 31, 2009

I recommend muting the sound if you're in an area where other people can't see your screen.
posted by sswiller at 10:00 AM on December 31, 2009 [5 favorites]

Truly best of the web.
posted by Dr Dracator at 10:13 AM on December 31, 2009

"OOOOOooooooOOOOOOHHH!"

"Oh, shut up."

Classic.
posted by Lobster Garden at 10:19 AM on December 31, 2009

It's a little hard to hear, so I recommend turning the sound all the way up, as loud as it will go, before you click play.
posted by Greg Nog at 10:20 AM on December 31, 2009 [7 favorites]

Fran's subtle, nuanced portrayal of a distressed senior won me over. The "coaster as downward slide to senility" metaphor has been done to death, but she's brought new life to the idea, infusing her performance with layered insight. Thumbs up.
posted by davebush at 10:25 AM on December 31, 2009 [2 favorites]

Oh, shut up.
posted by Toekneesan at 10:46 AM on December 31, 2009

Glasses-granny seems more fun.
posted by EatTheWeak at 10:53 AM on December 31, 2009

THREAD NEEDS SOME MOTHERFUCKIN' CROSSFADING
posted by Greg Nog at 10:58 AM on December 31, 2009 [10 favorites]

I love how the one keeps lifting up the bar and acting surprised when they go over the hill on the coaster AND THERE IS NO BAR! It's like she's going to fall out of her plastic seat when she lets go of the PVC pipe / lap restraint.
posted by msbutah at 11:35 AM on December 31, 2009

Oh boy, joie de (virtual) vivre! Who cares if they were once younger?
posted by bearwife at 11:45 AM on December 31, 2009

That made my day.
posted by peeedro at 11:59 AM on December 31, 2009

You people are all significantly younger than these women, right?
posted by Obscure Reference at 12:04 PM on December 31, 2009

This is what happens when you give grandmas ice cream.
posted by bigmusic at 12:44 PM on December 31, 2009 [1 favorite]

That's nice, dear.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:14 PM on December 31, 2009

I prefer my grandmothers falling arse over.
posted by a non e mouse at 1:55 PM on December 31, 2009 [1 favorite]

The hell did I just watch?
posted by nola at 2:24 PM on December 31, 2009

unexpectedly charming. yay!
posted by rmd1023 at 2:30 PM on December 31, 2009

Greg Nog for the win. I cannot stop laughing at that.
posted by Joey Bagels at 5:12 PM on December 31, 2009

I need to grab this audio and set it as a ringtone on every phone I can get my hands on.

Imagine; at the bank, in a meeting, at a formal gathering.....

"Ooooohhhhhhhoooooooooohhhhh. here we go oooooooooo.We're going down Fran oooooOooOoOOooo.

Shut up."

and you'd have a few seconds before they knew it was THEIR phone that was going off.

It's the little things that make life fun.
posted by chambers at 5:14 PM on December 31, 2009

And at the end, death. Only death and the void and turkey noises.
posted by benzenedream at 6:29 PM on December 31, 2009

I'm sure we can convert this to animated GIF format with no significant loss of fidelity.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:11 PM on December 31, 2009

So dumb, yet so funny! Nice one.
posted by p3t3 at 8:54 PM on December 31, 2009

LOL
posted by mistersquid at 8:06 AM on January 1, 2010