Loved it! posted by nola at 3:37 PM on November 12, 2010
One or two or three, or multiplication.
Or? posted by Mblue at 3:43 PM on November 12, 2010
No self-respecting 1960s family allowed Casper comics into their home. Can you imagine if the neighbours caught them reading Hot Stuff the Little Devil? posted by evilcolonel at 3:51 PM on November 12, 2010
This is terrific. Look how much fun the actors were having, even the kids -- no one was really fooled by all that TV propriety. The joke about the racial purity was particularly scathing; I feel a bit sorry for the child actress, who might not have appreciated being the joke when she was older, but I'm sure she was paid.
I believe it's authentic, but I'd sure like to know where it's from, although, as with those 1920's porn cartoons, there was probably a fair amount of effort to keep that on the q.t.
Also: it's good to see that I wasn't the only one confused as a child by the fact that happy people in commercials brush up and down, not side to side. posted by Countess Elena at 3:54 PM on November 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
I say hoax! I suspect some of the props would have required time travel. the audio quality seems too high relative to the film(no props, hisses or off speed pitch). The film degredation effects look like the standard one in iMovie. Also what birdherder said. posted by humanfont at 6:20 PM on November 12, 2010
OT: Rock & Rye bottles make excellent penny jars because of the wide mouth openings to originally fit the rock candy into the booze... the one I have is from my grandpop's bar that I got when I was about 8 years old. posted by Ron Thanagar at 7:25 PM on November 12, 2010
the audio quality seems too high relative to the film
Because the audio was recorded separately from the film. This was a silent movie with a voice over. posted by delmoi at 7:28 PM on November 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
Hmmm, an early example of the phrase "make it rain" as a reference to "tons of money" appears at the end.
Cool, even if our modern usage of "make it rain" that you hear from rappers et. al. was most likely independently coined. posted by sleslie at 7:31 PM on November 12, 2010
Garrison Keillor? No I'm pretty sure that's Lane Pryce playing a Yank to have a laugh. posted by condour75 at 8:15 PM on November 12, 2010
For what it's worth, there's a mention of "The Cliche Family in Television Land" on Google Books from a 1961 magazine:
"Webber, by the way, is the producer of "The Cliche Family in Television Land," a "bit of inspired foolery" which was screened for the festival judges at their orientation meeting. It received a festival director's citation for ..."
It's not much to go on, but it suggests that if this is a hoax, it's at least named after a real comedic short film from that time period, with a named producer ... anyone want to pick up the trail?
(Personally I suspect it's real, because the voice work seems better than the usual fake-old-movie stuff, but I'm gullible about this sort of thing.) posted by jhc at 8:27 PM on November 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
I recind my hoax call. Archive.org has more details. The father was Roger Price, the mother was Betty Garrett. posted by humanfont at 8:27 PM on November 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
Briefly NSFW -- do you mean the "Dick Cliche" part? posted by davejay at 8:43 PM on November 12, 2010
Now, if only we could find something like this in the archives of the Catholic Church. posted by converge at 4:08 AM on November 13, 2010
>For what it's worth, there's a mention of "The Cliche Family in Television Land" on Google Books from a 1961 magazine
I'm glad to see this, both because it knocks the "haha, fake!" people off their perches and because it proves that, as I was sure, the 1965 date people were throwing around was far too late. Jokes about "all those Kennedys" ended, like Vaughn Meader's career, in late 1963. posted by languagehat at 6:59 AM on November 13, 2010 [3 favorites]
Jokes about "all those Kennedys" ended, like Vaughn Meader's career, in late 1963.
That, and the fact that any Mad Men blog worth its salt should recognize that women on the show stopped regularly wearing full skirts with tight bodices and natural waists sometime in season 3. If it looks like 50's fashion, it's unlikely to be after 1963. posted by oneirodynia at 9:52 AM on November 13, 2010
"Her husband is an oil rigger for Chesterfield Cigarettes." posted by Israel Tucker at 10:47 AM on November 13, 2010
This is one of those rare old things that really makes the past come alive. posted by DU at 6:11 PM on November 13, 2010
dude looks like kelsey grammer posted by readyfreddy at 7:55 PM on November 13, 2010
I'd like to see a remake of this, the 2010 Cliche Family in Televisionland.
Smiles are gone for Mom and Dad. Mom has a closed-mouth frown with worry-lines. Dad has a slack-jawed, confused expression. Mom spends her time doing so much stuff, she lives in fast-forward. Dad eats hamburgers.
Grandma and Grandpa Cliche have giant smiles and spend lots of time on walks with their trusty golden retriever. But sometimes, they have to stop in their walks, overcome by worry, as they consider how they might fall down.
Daughter Cliche wants to be a scientist! Which is why she spends all her time dressing her Barbie Dolls up in lab coats. Son Cliche gets lots of owies that make him cry, but not for long -- soon, he's back to shouting in joy while rollerblading while eating Captain Crunch. posted by meese at 7:45 AM on November 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
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