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Pepsi Review

Rhaomi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:38:23 -0800

The 27 Best (Non-Super Bowl) Commercials of the 2000s: Balls [Bravia] - Birthday [Got Milk?] - Bubble Boy [Volkswagen] - Bus Station [Starburst] - Carousel [Phillips] - Cog [Honda] - Dangerously Low [Levi's] - Diorama [Halo 3] - Evolution [Dove] - Freestyle [Nike] - Gorilla [Cadbury] - Grrr [Honda] - Hello Tomorrow [Adidas] - Lamp [IKEA] - Like [Volkswagen] - Mountain [Playstation] - Noitulove [Guinness] - Odyssey [Levi's] - Rabbit [Comcast] - Sheet Metal [Saturn] - Stork [Monster] - Swear Jar [Bud Light] - Tag [Nike] - Tea Partay [Smirnoff] - Touch [Skittles] - Wedding Toast [Budweiser] - Yes We Can [Dipdive]. Part of Adweek's "Best of the 2000s" competition, which also includes rundowns of the 22 Best Super Bowl Spots and the 15 Best Print Campaigns of the last decade, among many other voting categories.

Alfred Hitchcock on The Tomorrow Show

dhammond — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:34:50 -0800

"Long thought to be lost or destroyed, this complete recording of one of the few hour long interviews of Alfred Hitchcock has been found." From the description on the YouTube page:

Originally broadcast as one of the first Tomorrow Shows with Tom Snyder in the Fall of 1973. This recording appears to be from a second repeat of this show broadcast on Memorial day, 1980. The VHS (SP) tape itself was found to be in excellent condition. While properly stored in a climate controlled environment it apparrently had not been played in decades. Great care has been taken to make the digital transfer.

Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

Sing!

not_on_display — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:39:17 -0800

Even if you don't know Joe Raposo's name, you probably have heard his music. Throughout the 1970's and 1980's, Joe was the main composer of songs and incidental music for the children's television shows Sesame Street and The Electric Company. In this role, he wrote some of today's standards while also imprinting his musical stylings on the consciousness of a generation of children worldwide. In the second half of this post, you will find a curation of youtube-links leading to a good chunk of Joe Raposo's oeuvre -- all gems, mostly under two minutes each. Sing along if you know the words! From Sesame Street ABC-DEF-GHI ♫ African Alphabet Song (With Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Kermit) ♫ African Animals ♫ Air (with Bip Bippadotta) ♫ Alaskan Carver ♫ Animal Babies feeding ♫ Animals have two parts ♫ Animals Fighting ♫ As I Was Going to St. Ives ♫ At the Vet ♫ Baboons ♫ Baby Climbs the Stairs ♫ Backflips ♫ Baker Counting Series (10) ♫ Bald Eagle ♫ The Ballad of Casey McPhee ♫ Basket o' kittehs ♫ The Batty Bat ♫ A Bee! ♫ Bein' a Pig ♫ Bein' Green (1969) ♫ Bein' Green (Ray Charles) ♫ Bein' Green (1975) ♫ Believe in Yourself (Diana Ross) ♫ Birds ♫ Body Parts ♫ Bugs ♫ Butterflies ♫ C is for Cookie ♫ C is for Cookie (Candice Bergen version) ♫ Carving a Wood Horse ♫ Cats have Kittens ♫ Chicken Hatching ♫ The Chicken or the Egg ♫ City Alphabet Song ♫ Clink, Clank ♫ Colleen Lives in Arizona ♫ Comb Your Face ♫ Cornfield ♫ Counting Boxes ♫ Counting Buses ♫ Dancing Groove ♫ Days of the week, with Roosevelt Franklin ♫ Dentist ♫ Desert ♫ Did You Guess What It Is? ♫ Disco Frog ♫ Doctor's Office ♫ Doggy Paddle ♫ Doin' the Pigeon ♫ Dolphins ♫ Down, Down, Down ♫ Dressed Up ♫ Dry & Wet ♫ Eating ♫ Eight Penny Candyman ♫ Elephant Guessing Game ♫ Elephants ♫ Empty, Full, Empty ♫ Everybody Dance! (from the Pilot) ♫ Everybody Eats ♫ Everybody Run ♫ Everybody Sleeps ♫ Everybody Wash ♫ A Family ♫ Fast Faster Fastest ♫ Fat Cat (with Bip Bippadotta) ♫ Fish ♫ Fish II ♫ Fish III (luminescent) ♫ Flying ♫ Follow the Arrows (arrangement only) ♫ Forty Dots ♫ Four Furry Friends ♫ The Frog Prince Part 1 ♫ The Frog Prince Part 2 ♫ The Frog Prince Part 3 ♫ Frogs ♫ Froggy (La de da de o day) ♫ Fruit Song ♫ Gazelle ♫ Gibbon ♫ Giraffes ♫ Go Ahead and Touch ♫ Grow High Grow Low ♫ Has Anybody Seen My Dog? ♫ H ♫ H building exercise ♫ Hamburger Bun Factory ♫ Hee Hee Ha Ha ♫ Hey Cow I See You Now ♫ Hippo! ♫ Hoisting the neon sign 'o' ♫ Horse ♫ Horses ♫ How Do You Do? (Lena Horne & Grover) ♫ I Like Alaska ♫ I Stand Up Straight and Tall ♫ I'm an Aardvark ♫ I'm Pretty ♫ Imagination ♫ It's Alive ♫ It's a Long Hard Climb ♫ I've Got Two ♫ Jackrabbit ♫ Jasper Johnson's J Walk ♫ J Jump ♫ Kangaroo Blues ♫ Kayak ♫ Kids ♫ La, La, La! (Ernie and Bert's L song) ♫ Learning to walk ♫ Lemurs ♫ Let's Make a Dream ♫ A Little Bit at the Beginning ♫ Little Plant ♫ Little Things ♫ Lions ♫ Lions II ♫ Look a little closer ♫ Look Through the Window (Placido Domingo) ♫ Marmoset ♫ Me ♫ (Everything I am is) Me ♫ Me and Yo (Everything I am is Me with Spanish verse) ♫ Me Lost Me Cookie At The Disco ♫ Me Lost Me Cookie In The Mosh Pit ♫ Mother giving baby a bath ♫ Mothers and Babies ♫ The National Association of "W" Lovers ♫ Nearly Missed (warning: Elmo & Rosie O'Donnell) ♫ Neon Sign "R" ♫ New Life ♫ New Life tribute YT vid ♫ News Flash Theme ♫ A New Way to Walk ♫ Numero Comparsa (w/Celia Cruz) ♫ The Off-Key Song (We are a couple of Grouches) ♫ One of These Things ♫ One Little Penguin ♫ The "Op" Family Song ♫ Opposite (Bip Bipadotta) ♫ Oryx ♫ Oscar's B Sandwich ♫ Otter! ♫ Otters!! ♫ Over, Under, Around and Through ♫ P (animation) ♫ Panda ♫ Peanut Butter ♫ Pelicans ♫ Penguins ♫ Penguins 2 ♫ Pottery ♫ Practice makes perfect ♫ Prairie Dog ♫ Pretty Baby (Rhinos' Love Song) ♫ Primates ♫ Put a Circle 'Round my Nose ♫ Put on your Kammikluuk ♫ Quiet Time Song ♫ Rain Falls (Oscar) ♫ Readers of the Open Range ♫ Rhinos ♫ Rhyming in School ♫ Riding a Tortoise ♫ Road Runner ♫ Round Ditty (Hippopotamus) ♫ Scuba Diver (on, into, under, through, around) ♫ Seeds Sprouting ♫ Sesame Street Fever ♫ Sesame Street Theme (conclusion to Parents special) ♫ Share ♫ Sing ♫ Sing (in Japanese, Korean) ♫ Sing (from the Sesame Street 25th Anniversary Special) ♫ Sing Your Synonyms ♫ The Skin I'm In ♫ Sleepy Sloth ♫ Slide ♫ Smocks ♫ Snake ♫ Somebody Come and Play ♫ Starfish ♫ Starfish (cover by Universe Society) ♫ Swimming Animals and Children ♫ Swing Up High ♫ Tails ♫ Take a Breath ♫ Take My Hand ♫ There's a Bird on Me ♫ Things you can carry ♫ Three Turtles ♫ Toothbrushin' an Orca ♫ Touch, Hold, Feel ♫ Travelling Musician ♫ Trees ♫ Trying Song ♫ Two is You and Me ♫ Warthog ♫ Water Baby ♫ Waterfowl ♫ Weaver Bird ♫ What Do You Do With a Pet? ♫ Wheelchair races with Sally Struthers ♫ Who is this Boy? ♫ Who You Lookin' At Tiger? ♫ Wood Carvings (Alaska) ♫ Would You Like to Buy an O? ♫ X Marks the Spot! ♫ You Need a Bridge ♫ You're My Baby ♫ The Zizzy Zoomers From The Electric Company A Hamburger? �� An E on the End 1 �� An E on the End 2 �� Argue �� Barley Farmer's Bar �� Be Kind to the Letter S �� Bicycle �� Billy Lick a Lolly �� Bleached Blonde Blanche �� Blizzard, Blow, Bloom �� BOOM! �� Candy Candles �� clunk! �� Coral �� Credits �� Deep, Deeper, Deepest �� Don't Bring Those Things �� Dr. Delight (Easy Reader) �� Easy (That's How I Move) �� Electric Company �� Face, Fingers, Feet �� Fight Song (Written by Tom Lehrer, arranged by Joe) �� Finch and Dench �� Fish �� Found Hound �� Free Sleep! �� Fruit! �� Go Wild! �� Good ol' Apostrophe S �� Grin �� Grumble, Growl & Grunt �� Hamburger �� Hat Song �� He Ho Hi �� Here Comes the Blob �� Heros! Hot Dogs! �� Hey, You Guys! �� Hill �� How is Howard? �� I am going to get that caterpillar. �� I don't have a cent �� I Like You �� I Love The Wind �� I was young once too �� I'm Small �� Ice Cream!! �� If it swims, we have it? �� If, you're so terrific! �� interstitials �� interstitials �� It Happens in May �� It's �� Jennifer of the Jungle �� Kissy Kiss Toothpaste �� Let's Get On With the Show �� Let's Rap (starring Violet Beuregarde from the first Wonka film) �� MC Battle: Easy Reader v. Dwayne �� Mumble Song �� My Name is Kathy �� N apostrophe T (Written by Tom Lehrer, arranged by Joe) �� Of �� Old Double E �� Oodles of Noodles �� ow and oa �� Pedro & Maurice the plant �� Platter of Plums �� Poison �� Shoo Shoo Sunshine �� Silent E (Written by Tom Lehrer, arranged by Joe) �� Silhouettes & Sundae Song �� Sing Out �� Slip Him Some Skin �� Slop the Hogs �� Spidey Fixes the Hum �� Sun/Stun Ballet �� T-I-O-N �� Thanks to th �� The Corner �� The End? �� The Hound Song (Written by Tom Lehrer, arranged by Joe) �� the Menu Song (Written by Tom Lehrer, arranged by Joe) �� The Platter of Plums �� The Sweet Sweet Sway �� Vampire! �� Walk & Talk �� What did she say? �� Whimper and Whine �� Yards and Yards of Yellow Yarn �� Yield �� You �� You Need an L Joe also did the music for The Great Santa Claus Switch, Halloween is Grinch Night, and Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. He was also the subject/host of a documentary, America Is... [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ] apologies for any errors, oversights, or neurological tunnels leading to ancient unrecoverable memories

"So you go home at night, like me, smarter than you were when you woke up in the morning."

Rhaomi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:20:51 -0800

Andy Richter destroys Wolf Blitzer in Celebrity Jeopardy (twice, if you count the rehearsal show). Of course, Richter is no stranger to the game.

Persuasion: Why men in ads are dumb, goofy or completely inept

five fresh fish — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:47:44 -0800

Persuasion: Why men in ads are dumb, goofy or completely inept. Several YT commercials and a thoughtful essay.

There's something bigger than Phil....

not_on_display — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:45:56 -0800

The 1961 interview begins, "About four days ago, a plane landed at Idyllewild airport. The plane came from the Middle East bearing a man who claims to be 2000 years old. He's spent the last six days at the Mayo Clinic." The interviewer then goes on to pick the brain of the world's oldest man. [part 2, part 3, animated in 1975] This is considered by many to be one of the funniest comedy routines of all time -- Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks performing The 2000 Year Old Man. [ A 1961 TV clip of 2KYOM • Another • Similar, only it's an accountant instead of an old man • Origins of the words "cheese" and "egg" • Interview with Reiner & Brooks, late 1990's; Part 2 • Similar, only with Charlie Rose as the interviewer ]

Classic Animation Remixed

Rhaomi — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:50:06 -0800

While Adult Swim is generally regarded as the pioneer of irreverent short-form animation -- especially for 'toons that reimagine past hits -- it wasn't always the king. In fact, the late-night programming block arguably found its birth in a series of short toons and interstitials that ran in the heyday of its daytime alter ego, the venerable Cartoon Network. The brainchild of C.N. Creative Director Michael Ouweleen and Hanna-Barbera chief Fred Seibert, these cartoons reinterpreted the network's properties through stock footage, indie music, and original animation in a wide variety of styles, as well as introducing prototypes of characters that would become some of the most famous in the history of American animation. (warning: monster post inside) PART 1: The Early Days The groundwork for the following projects was arguably laid by two cartoons: The Moxy and Flea Show (the network's first original series) and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Though little is remembered of the short-lived Moxy, which starred mo-capped entertainers Penn Jillette and Bobcat Goldthwait as a 3D animal duo, Space Ghost hit a chord and ran for years in the night block as a cult series -- its bizarre, incoherent "interviews" and repurposed 1960s characters set the stage for Adult Swim in later years. PART 2: Cartoons That Never Made It Crafted by the aforementioned-Ouweleen in the mid-90s, "Cartoons That Never Made It" was a brief series of four "bumps" -- short cartoons that play before commercial breaks or split up longer programs. The four shorts acted as promos for various fictional cartoons, all rejected for obvious reasons. Surprisingly twisted for the network's early, more staid days, the popularity of the bumps inspired Ouweleen to expand his ambitions in projects to come.

Salt n' Slug - Rupert the Grouper - Frothy Dawg - Heidi and the Yodelers

PART 3: The Groovies "Groovies" was the term for a new series of shorts which took the form of music videos. Each one was based on a property in the Cartoon Network stable, from Betty Boop to Dexter's Lab. Old clips and in some cases fresh animation work was mixed with original music from well-known artists like Devo, The Apples in Stereo, and will.i.am, resulting in amusing and surprising tributes that respected the classic animation while showing it in a whole new light.

The Flintstones - "Meet the Flintstones" by Joe Boyd Vigil, "Walk Around in Circles" by Soul Coughing The Jetsons - "24th Century Mecha Mix" by Michael Kohler Quick Draw McGraw - "El Kabong Rides Again" by Calexico Atom Ant - "We Must All Get Ready Now" by Michael Kohler Betty Boop - "Rolling" by Soul Coughing Superfriends - "That Time is Now" by Michael Kohler Porky Pig - "Pork Jam" by Michael Kohler Elmer Fudd - "Wascally Wemix" by Todd Eaton Bugs Bunny/Marvin the Martian - "Mars Forever" by Fantastic Plastic Machine Magilla Gorilla - "Gorilla 4 Sale" by Michael Ungar Yogi Bear - "Yogi Bear" by High School Jim Jabberjaw - "Jabberjaw" by Pain Josie and the Pussycats - "Music Evolution" by Michael Kohler Powerpuff Girls - "Signal in the Sky" by The Apples in Stereo, "Go Monkey Go" by Devo, "Chemical X" by Cherish Courage the Cowardly Dog - "Courage the Cowardly Dog" by They Might Be Giants Ed, Edd n Eddy - "The Incredible Shrinking Day" by Stuart Hill, "My Best Friend Plank" by Steve Patrick Dexter's Laboratory - "Secrets" by will.i.am, "Back to the Lab" by Prince Paul, "Dexter (What's His Name)" by Coolio, "Dee Dee and Dexter" by They Might Be Giants Johnny Bravo - "Hey, Johnny Bravo" by The Reverend Horton Heat

PART 4: The Shorties Following the success of the Groovies, Ouweleen acted a little more adventurously by introducing the Shorties. Shorties were similar to Groovies in that they repurposed older properties broadcast by the network, but they did so in longer-form shorts sans music, and more often with a new visual style. The shorts were often more sarcastic in tone than their inspirations, and acted along with Space Ghost as the sources for later programs like Sealab 2021 and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.

Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks: "Harasscat" Pixie and Dixie sue Mr. Jinx for stalking them. Huckleberry Hound: "Sound Hound" An exasperated Huckleberry tries to silence a noisy soundscape collage. Birdman: "Birdman Coffee Break" Birdman shows Falcon-7 just how trained his companion Avenger is. Superfriends: "Whiners Can Be Losers" The Legion of Doom runs into a few issues at its biweekly meeting. Johnny Quest: "Time is Running Out" Using sound bites and music from the original series, gamepiece versions of Johnny, Hadji, Race, and Bandit fly over a gameboard outrunning their various opponents. Hillbilly Bears: "Miss Understanding" The Hillbilly Bears appear on a Jerry Springer-like show to air out their problems. Quick Draw McGraw: "City E-Scape" Quick Draw and Baba Louie, drawn as real horses, travel to New York City to wipe out crime. Droopy: "Thanks a Latte" Droopy, a coffeehouse barista, haunts a caffeinated businesswolf who refuses to tip. Yogi Bear: "When Animals Nap" Yogi and Boo-Boo try to hibernate despite the efforts of a TV crew working to get footage of a ferocious bear attack. Wally Gator: "Alligator Liberation" A cool 3D plastic doll-like version of Wally Gator is "liberated" from the confines of the city zoo by a group of concerned citizens.

PART 5: World Premiere Toons Known variously over the years as World Premiere Toons, The What a Cartoon! Show, and The Cartoon-Cartoon Show, this program was the magnum opus of Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi and cartooning workhorse Fred Seibert, the original creative director of MTV and Nickelodeon and the one-time president of Hanna-Barbera. Seibert, who would later go on to found Frederator Studios, intended to recreate the atmosphere of the 1950s animation industry by returning creative control to the animators. The cartoons introduced by the show ranged from the quaint to the grotesque, from the traditional to the bizarre. Many were popular enough to become full-fledged series -- these characters, referred to as the "Cartoon-Cartoons", would serve as the network's programming backbone for years to come. First, the one-off shorts that never got picked up by the network. (NOTE: Only some of these videos have made their way online. To save space, I've excluded all the episodes I couldn't track down. If you want to look for yourself, there's a full episode list here. If you manage to find any more, feel free to post 'em here!)

"Help?" - Bruno Bozzetto A cat that pricks his finger while sewing asks for help at the hospital, but the ruthless personnel there offer nothing but pain. "Boid 'n' Woim" - C. Miles Thompson A gangly worm hitchhikes through the California desert with a Bird that secretly wants to eat him. "Kitchen Casanova" - John McIntyre A first-time cook is preparing dinner for his date, but trouble arises when the wind flips the pages from his cookbook. "Rat in a Hot Tin Can" - Jerry Reynolds, Russ Harris A rat and his fly companion try to find a place to stay for the night during winter in the city. "Tales of Worm Paranoia" - Eddie Fitzgerald Johnny is a peaceful and forgiving worm until a human steps on him repeatedly. As a result, he becomes paranoid and angered at the human race, seeking revenge. "Hillbilly Blue" - Butch Hartman Crawdad Eustace is tired of being treated like food and goes with possum pal Mordechai on a cross-country trip to New Orleans to be "served" in royal fashion. "Gramps" - Butch Hartman Gramps tells his grandchildren about his battle against alien invaders, getting corrected by the children repeatedly. "Larry and Steve" - Seth MacFarlane Steve, a homeless dog, is adopted by dimwitted Larry (the only man that can understand what he's saying), and experiences disaster when Larry takes him shopping. A prototype of MacFarlane's later hit show, Family Guy. "Drip Dry Drips" - Jon McClenahan Brothers Louie and Elmo start a laundry business, expecting to earn some cash. They get a request from the president, but accidentally destroy his suit. "No Tip" - Robert Alvarez A delivery boy must deliver a pizza to Antarctica safe and sound and before time runs out, or he won't get a tip. "Awfully Lucky - Robert Alvarez A valuable yet cursed pearl brings both great luck and disaster to its hapless owner. "Buy One, Get One Free" - Charlie Bean A neurotic cat is afraid when a newcomer trashes his abusive owner's apartment. "School Daze" - Robert Alvarez A Wild West outlaw needs to finish the fourth grade, and deal with his obnoxious class rival Little Timmy. "Lost Control" - Zac Moncrief Two zoo animals lose their prized remote control and must travel to the waterworks to retrieve it. "A Clean Getaway" - Meinert Hansen Captain Buzz Cheeply and his robot sidekick Sly must escape a planet whose inhabitants have abnormally sized foreheads but tiny brains, while also finding a place to do their laundry. "Raw Deal in Rome" - Eugene Mattos A superpowered flea named Flick has a strange vendetta against a local performer, a dog named Shake, in an anachronistic Roman setting. "Mr. Monkeyman" - Van Partible Jealous King Raymond stains Jungle Boy's heroic reputation by impersonating him and causing mayhem. "Hard Luck Duck" - William Hanna Hard Luck Duck, after venturing away from Crocodile Harley's watch, is a hungry fox chef's next target. "Bow-wow Buccaneers" - Mike Milo Bloo and his fellow dogs sneak out of their owner's houses at midnight to set on a pirate adventure in the city. "Ignoramooses" - Mike Milo Two moose believe they're going to be adopted by a rich hunter, and wreak havoc in his mansion.

Next up, the more popular shorts -- ones that made it to two or three episodes, but didn't quite make the cut.

Pfish and Chip - Butch Hartman
"Short Pfuse" (clip) - Pfish and Chip (a carefree shark and a short-tempered lynx) attempt to stop their foe, the Mad Bomber. The only problem is that the chief needs to take his nap and demands quiet. "Blammo the Clown" (clip 1, 2) - The bomb squad face an evil clown, with several gag traps. They also find themselves taking care of the chief's teddy bear while he's at the circus with his mother.

Malcolm and Melvin - Ralph Bakshi
"Malcolm and Melvin" - Melvin is an alienated looser, until he meets Malcolm, a trumpetist cockroach. "Babe, He Calls Me" - Melvin's saga continues, as his partnership with Malcolm is compromised by an urban superhero's intrusion. Meanwhile, Melvin's mother aids a criminal after being unable to meet with her son.

Mina and the Count (5 episodes) - Rob Renzetti

Yuckie Duck - Patrick A. Ventura
"Short Orders" (works, slow) - Yuckie Duck works as a cook and waiter in a dirty restaurant, and delivers unappealing orders to the demanding customers. "I'm On My Way" (unavailable) - Yuckie Duck works as a paramedic, but does more harm than good to his patients.

George and Junior - Patrick A. Ventura (based on the 1940s short "Henpecked Hoboes", in turn based on Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men characters)
"Look Out Below" - A bird crashes a light bulb so it doesn't disturb his sleep and sits in the empty socket. Geroge and Junior, the building's janitors/engineers, are sent to fix it. "George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular" - George and Junior are forced to deliver Santa's presents to the kids, as they fail to deliver one of Santa's letters.

Finally, the shorts that became pilots for successful series.

Dexter's Laboratory - Genndy Tartakovsky
"Changes" - Dee-Dee and Dexter battle turning each other into animals, using Dexter's latest invention. "The Big Sister" (unavailable) - Dexter prevents giant Dee-Dee from attacking the city. "Old Man Dexter" - Dexter uses a machine to age himself and be able to watch a late-night movie, but ends up aging far too much. "Dimwit Dexter" - Dexter's brain shuts down after exhaustive activity, and he becomes the neighborhood's laughing stock.

Cow and Chicken - David Feiss
"No Smoking" - Chicken is saved from damnation of smoking by Super Cow, who is his sister, Cow.

Johnny Bravo - Van Partible
"Johnny Bravo" - Johnny Bravo tries to score with a zookeeper girl by capturing a runaway gorilla. "Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women" - Johnny Bravo is left stranded in an island filled with beautiful tall women, and their bodyguard elephant.

The Powerpuff Girls - Craig McCracken
"Meat Fuzzy Lumkins" - The Powerpuff Girls fight to stop Fuzzy Lumkins' plot to turn everything into meat. "Crime 101" (unavailable) - The girls aid bumbling Amoeba Boys in becoming able criminals.

Courage the Cowardly Dog - John R. Dilworth
"The Chicken From Outer Space" - A fearful dog tries to stop an alien chicken's plans to invade Earth while in his owners' farm. Oscar-nominated.

PART 6: SPECIAL MUSICAL BONUS!! Most, if not all, of the music used in Cartoon Networks various bumps and interstitials -- including much of the music in the Groovies shorts -- can be found on Bluetube.com, the homepage of Michael Kohler, the chief composer of most of these projects. So if you heard some music you liked while browsing these videos, chances are its on his site, free to listen to and without any distracting sound effects. Just click on "WORK" from the main page and scroll through the list of pieces. PART 7: Random Miscellany Two Yogi Bear shorts, "Boo Boo Runs Wild" and "A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith" (unavailable), directed by , creator of Ren & Stimpy. Not connected to any of the above projects, but just as strange. "All-Star Cast" promo Rap promo Cartoon-Cartoon Fridays intro A smorgasbord of classic promos and bumps (Surreal) intro to "Mr. Spim's Cartoon Theater", a weekly special that broadcast obscure animated films Updated versions of same "Acme Hour" bumps: takeoffs on classic Warner Bros. themes that don't really fit anywhere else.
Invisible Paint - Earthquake Pills - Glass Cutter - The Weight - others

A BetaMaXmas

Korou — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:10:38 -0800

80s era holiday television complete with antenna, TV guide, and remote.

Matinee with Bob and Ray

not_on_display — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:36:21 -0800

"Wally Ballou here, reporting for the Matinob with Ray and Bob from the World Wide Internets..." Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding are better known as Bob and Ray. Spending over four decades on the radio, television, print, and Broadway, beginning in Boston in 1946, they pioneered absurdist, satirical, dry, improvisational sketch comedy, influencing a legion of future comics (and others). The duo was inducted into the NAB Hall of Fame in 1984. They last appeared on the radio in NPR's "The Bob and Ray Public Radio Show" from 1982-1987. More Bob and Ray via the internets: • Their page on the Radio Hall of Fame's website has a media player. • OTR.net has a few more sketches in RealAudio format. • Here are some mp3's of Bob & Ray on : 6/6/1959, 1/25/1975, 1/26/1975 [via] • NPR's site has clips, but no mention of the 1982-87 show on their own network! • From the LP Bob and Ray Throw a Stereo Spectacular: Dr. Ahkbar's Castle; The Laboratory • One fan's blog. Kurt Vonnegut said of Bob and Ray: "You might think that once their bodies were out in the open, on stage before cameras, they would have to leave many of their radio characters behind. But this hasn't been the case at all. Those characters are so well written, so amusingly conceived, that Bob & Ray could become them, if necessary, while dressed as hula maidens or encased in deep sea diving suits." Here's proof: • from Bob and Ray, Jane, Laraine, and Gilda (1979): 1 | 2 • On David Letterman's show in the early 80's: Interview: 1 | 2 | The Next President of the United States • On Johnny Carson's show: - Most Beautiful Face Winner / Wally Ballou and Four Leaf Clover Farm (With interview) - Interview with a Whooping Crane Expert - Interview with a Comparison Shopping Expert - Interview with a Condor Photographer - Interview with a Vegetable Hobbyist - Interview with the head of a Paperclip Factory • On the Finley Quality Network: Interview with a Komodo Dragon Expert [text] • Live on stage: the famous STOA sketch. • An animated 1950's Advertisement for Piel's Beer Ray Goulding died in 1990; Bob Elliott continued in show business, usually supporting his son, Chris, in a movies (Cabin Boy), a book, and a television show (Get a Life). Bob Elliott Remembers Ray Goulding in this 7 May 1992 NYT article More clips from Get a Life.

Not suitable for children, or those of you who may have a nervous disposition

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:30:48 -0800

The Kneale Tapes (1, 2, 3, 4) documentary about British science fiction screenwriter Nigel Kneale. Interview The Quatermass Experiment comic The Quatermass Xperiment film version (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Quatermass 2 film version (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Quatermass II - television Quatermass And The Pit film version (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) The Stone Tape (1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) The Year Of The Sex Olympics (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) Previously - 1984

Get Down Shep!

fearfulsymmetry — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:21:26 -0800

50 Years of Blue Peter. The National Institution has given children (never kids) a lesbian icon, 'evil', various scandals and god among men, John Noakes (who remains iconoclastic as ever). And an elephant. 50 things you didn't know. Blog of the anniversary episode.

An Important Angry Work Of Art

fearfulsymmetry — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:09:43 -0800

Charlie Brooker - Tapping The Wire (1, 2, 3).

Flippin' 'Eck, Tucker!

fearfulsymmetry — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:34:13 -0800

After 30 years, the final bell has rung and it's home time for Grange Hill... Entertaining several generations of British kids, it depicted a typical north London school with for the time a revolutionary level of gritty realism and later gaining controversy with violence, racism, teenage pregnancy, drug addiction and er nudity stories. Though oddly it was only this scene that was cut from all future broadcasts. It seems in recent years to have became a shadow of its former self and the ending a bit of a damp squib so perhaps it's better to remember those classic 'flying sausage' years... The 15 Greatest Characters Where Are They Now? Lee ' Zammo' McDonald interview

I Am The King Of Meta

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:25:55 -0800

WireFilter: David Simon speaks at USC Law on journalism and The Wire. (Youtube - 1:22:50; a few mic/sound problems in the first few minutes)

'And Now For Those All-Important DNA Test Results...!'

fearfulsymmetry — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:56:18 -0800

When reality bites, it leaves deep scars... behind the scenes of The Jeremy Kyle Show. 'One-Night Stand On CCTV!' 1, 2, 3 - the episode mentioned in the article. Brooker on Kyle. Dead Ringers sketch.

"Every idea I ever had is based on the fact that it's 2:30 and there's a production meeting at 3:00."

not_on_display — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:32:01 -0800

In the introduction to his close friend's "Best of" DVD, Jack Lemmon says, "Ernie Kovacs was the funniest, wildest, zaniest man I ever knew. Ernie thought so, too, and so did millions of happy people. Ernie was all over television on one network or another from 1950 until he died in 1962. He had an unpredictable and illogical view of the world. He played with the medium of television in a way no one ever had before. And he created a batch of cockeyed characters that have become classics. So, slow down your internal clock; it was a more leisurely time, you know. Here's Ernie Kovacs." • Kovacsland Online and ErnieKovacs.net are great fansites. • So's The Ernie Kovacs Blog, which features scans of Ernie's contributions to MAD Magazine. • Here's another good web article. • A loving tribute page on OnlineNJ. (He was raised in Trenton.) Ernie would most likely have loved the advent of YouTube, so here are more clips from one of TIME magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time": • The famous Nairobi Trio sketch. • Milkos Molnar hosts The Howdee Deedee Show • Wolfgang Von Sauerbraten, DJ • News report from the Aesop Broadcasting Company • He did a series of groundbreaking commercials for Dutch Masters Cigars - 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 • Jolene's Weather Report (Hot and steamy, in case you were wondering.) • Here's our man singing a song with a few other stars on Dinah Shore's show • Ernie's epic fails as a What's My Line panelist: [Julie London; all panelists stumped] [Danny Thomas; Bennet Cerf FTW!] • Closing Credits • Youtuber terminusj likes to mash-up Kovacs' longer wordless or pantomime montages with whatever he can find, with awesome results. Here are a few examples: - Go Down Gambling (Blood Sweat & Tears) - I Believe in You (Talk Talk) - Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads) Bonus: more of Percy Dovetonsils' poetry! Frank Sinatra served as pallbearer Ernie Kovacs' funeral, the same day he recorded this Irving Berlin song, "When I Lost You".

'Danger Of Death'

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:46:36 -0800

In Bed With Chris Needham (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) A BBC video-diary documentary from 1991 depicting the trails and tribulations of a teenage metal fan as he tries to knock his band, Manslaughter, into shape for its first gig, with many digressions into his philosophy of life along the way. Some NSFW swearing. In-depth review. Recent long interview with Chris Needham. The Official Chris Needham Website.

“I hear voices from another star.”

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:40:45 -0800

A Day In The Afterlife of Philip K Dick - An Arena documentary first broadcast by the BBC in 1994 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

That's entertainment

miss lynnster — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:53:16 -0800

The Black and White Minstrel Show was a (very cheesy) British variety series that ran Saturday nights on the BBC for twenty years. Hard to believe that it was still on the air as late as 1978. A live show, "Memories of the Minstrels ," toured the UK to packed houses in 2004 and 2005. The show was performed white-faced and featured the stars, medley's and costumes from the original TV series. Previ ously. Older episode seen here.

Survivors reborn

fearfulsymmetry — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:26:09 -0800

First it was Blake's 7, now another Terry Nation cult classic sf television programme is to return. The BBC have announced they are remaking Survivors. Telling the story of the survivors of a plague that wipes out most of Britain, the original was famed for its gritty and somewhat controversial story-telling.

"It's constituency was the drunk, unemployed insomniac, student, loners that understood my passion for the minutia of television."

fearfulsymmetry — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:54:21 -0800

The classic post-pub television program of the nineties, In Bed With Medinner had a simple format - Bob Mills would present and comment on clips from the many documentaries he had made over the years. Many highlights are here, but I would recommend: Muggy Bonehead Christian Flat Sharers The Great Missenden Riots Silas Heavy Metal My Son's A Grass Mr Farmer - Part One, Mr Farmer - Part Two Miss Anglia 1979 Kevin The Ladykiller Punk Son The Yorkshire Disco Dancing Championships

Presented In Supermarionation!

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:30:18 -0800

From The Adventures of Twizzle to the reboot of Captain Scarlet - for nearly fifty years - Gerry Anderson made television shows, but is still best remembered for the classic 'Supermarionation' period were, as this documentary shows (1, 2, 3, 4) he really was making the 21st century. The main programs from that period were: Stingray (intro theme tune, outro theme tune 'Aqua Marina', Troy Tempest in action) Thunderbirds (intro theme tune, Thunderbirds in action, reshown often, the program was loved to many generations - an early 90s repeat led to a toy Tracy Island selling out. The show Blue Peter had a feature on how to make your own, the Fact Sheet (PDF) for which subsequently ran out as well. Try to forget the recent film version or, even worse, the Busted song... think of the Rezillos instead) Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (intro, theme, The death of Captain Scarlet) Joe 90 (Intro and theme tune) But it wasn't all puppets, Anderson actually made some programs with real people them like UFO (theme) - though it must be said the people in this one at least still looked very much like puppets and Space 1999 (theme), a program that whilst having lots of silly monsters and alien babes still managed to scare me stupid with one particular sequence as a nipper. A rather poignant final message has recently been received from Star Base Alpha... Anderson carried into the 80s with Terrahawks when he was perhaps past his best, but it well remembered by some. (Intro theme tune, Outro 'Noughts and Crosses' theme, Terrahawks in 'action') then into the 90s for, dear oh dear, Space Precinct ( titles). Then the 21st Century proper with the new CGI Captain Scarlet - which was actually pretty good. Perhaps it's better to just remember the classic years: And here's another shorter and rather spiffing contemporary 'making of' documentary. One extra point of interest were the many comics spin-offs. You could see the strings on the puppets, the plots were written to a strict formula, but the groovy theme tunes from Barry Gray seem to age like fine wine...

"The Definitive British Space Opera... i.e. Bloody Miserable"

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:09:55 -0800

Blake's Back! British science fiction classic Blakes 7 is getting the Battlestar Galactica treatment. Created by Terry Nation, the original program famously finished with one of the most downbeat endings of all time. However it is probably now more notorious for it's less than special special effects, but what can you expect for fifty quid an episode? It's been kept alive by fans ever since it was first broadcast. Now the big question is, who on earth can fill Jacqueline Pearce's stilettos as Servalan?

Mum And Dad Are Getting Ready For The Party...

fearfulsymmetry — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:47:31 -0800

Growing up in 70s and 80s Britain you were exposed to some rather disturbing Public Information Films on the television. But that was nothing... Not compared to the times at school when couple of classes would be trooped into the hall to be shown special films that would either convince you that literally anyone could be get you as in Say No To Strangers (1,2) or simply end up traumatized for life after seeing something like The Finishing Line (sadly only the first 5 mins) or the truly horrific Apaches (1, 2, 3)

Too Much Sunshine Will Make Him Explode.

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:56:10 -0800

I'm baffled why these science fiction tv pilots never made it to series... especially Leonard Nimoy's Baffled!.