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Humorous shirt spotted at Pinballz (May 2019)
I like how Sonny Bono is replaced by Bill Macy, Bea Arthur’s co-star from Maude, while the artist maintained the contrast in the singers’ heights (calling Sonny a singer is pretty generous on my part). I think Bea, normally pronounced “BEE” … Continue reading
Billvis & Butt-Ted
Both duos are low IQ types but Bill & Ted were more endearing since they didn’t use frogs as baseballs or put firecrackers into innocent creatures…and they wouldn’t vote for Donal Trump. However, Beavis & Butt-Head are closer to reality … Continue reading
1999: Spongebob Squarepants debuts
D’oh! Wait, that’s not his catchphrase. *Ahem!* BARNACLES! TARTAR SAUCE! Much better. Yesterday was the premiere of what became Nickelodeon’s biggest, most successful cartoon character. One could say, he’s the cable network’s equivalent of their Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny. … Continue reading
The Big Mouth Club
I think the artist who did this shirt is one of those people that focuses on a couple themes and then does them to death. However, this mashup of the Big Mouth crowd with The Breakfast Club is rather fitting. Although Nick, … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Ones, Shirts, TV
Tagged Animation, Big Mouth, Comedy, Coming-of-Age, Eighties, Netflix
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Showing off my inner Millennial
An awesome nod to two of the biggest cartoons of the Nineties. Rugrats from 1991 and for a while, the longest running cartoon on Nickelodeon and The Powerpuff Girls which debuted around 1998 to the Cartoon Network their first, original hit show; … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Nineties, Power Pop, Rugrats
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Splat Attack!
Initially, I would be wary of a game based solely upon licensed characters because most aren’t very good. Others are just another game with the IP glued on top (Clue, Monopoly, Risk). I do have to give credit to Love Letter … Continue reading
Posted in Diversions, TV
Tagged Boardgames, Hey Arnold, Invader Zim, Nickelodeon, Rugrats, Spongebob Squarepants
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A shirt to go with the Netflix show
Thanks to Netflix picking up this show being made by the same production company behind the CW’s DC Comic Book Sows and Riverdale, Hot Topic got my money because I’ve often been a fan of Archie‘s secondary characters: Sabrina and Josie & … Continue reading
Adam Ruins Everything
Glad to see TruTV, formerly the insipid “reality” Court TV, with a hit show on Netflix (first season only). Adam is part Snopes.com, part Mythbusters and mostly what journalism is supposed to be, rolled into one 20-minute debunking of everyday issues: Airport Security, … Continue reading
1994: Duckman debuts
This odd cartoon from Klasky-Csupo (most famous for making Rugrats) made its debut on USA alongside Weird Science the Series. I think USA was trying to branch out into what we would call a more general “network/channel” like TNT or (W)TBS and WGN … Continue reading
RIP Katherine Helmond
You may not recognize the name immediately, but for my generation and older, she was the clueless matriarch of the wealthy family in Soap. Younger people will probably know her as Mona from Who’s the Boss? The coolest thing Katherine did though … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, TV
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Comedy, Dark Comedy, Eighties, SitCom
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I may be getting another 15 minutes!
The gang at RiffTrax are holding another Kickstarter to fund their 2019 Live Tour. This time they’re mocking three movies and they’re real winners: Octaman, Star Raiders and The Giant Spider Invasion. Star Raiders was only released in 2017 with Casper Van Dien … Continue reading
RIP Bob Einstein, aka SuperDave Osbourne
My generation knows him best as his ever-failing stuntman character, SuperDave Osbourne but Bob comes from Comedy royalty, his brother is the master Albert Brooks and their father was Harry Einstein, aka Parkyakarkus. However, he got his start alongside Steve Martin … Continue reading
The Platinum Age of Television by David Bianculli
If you’re a fan of Fresh Air, then you are probably familiar with the author since he’s the TV Critic and sometimes guest host. I usually tune out the last 5-10 minutes of the show anyway because I tend not to … Continue reading
RIP Penny Marshall
Penny’s second career was a delightful surprise. Through the Seventies she was a minor character on The Odd Couple and Happy Days until she got a chance to star in Laverne & Shirley. My brother loved that show when he was a kid, I … Continue reading
RIP Steve Hillenburg
It’s a shame he passed away at a relatively early age but his main creation, Spongebob Squarepants, have given children and adults alike joy. Before Spongebob, Steve got his start with Nickelodeon’s second wave of original cartoons through Rocko’s Modern Life. … Continue reading