Charo Knocks Three Times

Web stats suggest that readers of this blog really like Charo. So, check out this clip of Charo's pelvic harassment of Rat Packer Joey Bishop.

Gopher's Monster Squad (31DoHM07)

Before Love Boat (but just as frightening a premise):



Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Shrunken Heads for All Occasions! (31DoHM07)

The Pressman Witchdoctor Headshrinkers Kit!



Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Groovy Goolies - The Saturday "Mourning" Collection (31DoHM07)

As mentioned in yesterday's post, a recent peruse of an issue of Scary Monsters Magazine led to me discovering that the classic 70s Saturday morning cartoon series, the Groovie Goolies, is now available on DVD. For those non-geeks out there that aren't familiar with this series, allow me to explain. Basically, the Groovie Goolies was a spin off of the Archie comic book and television series about the misadventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch's friends Drac, Frankie, and Wolfie who - in addition to being goofy cartoon versions of horror movie monsters - performed in their own rock band. Other characters loosely based on horror movie characters made appearances too. The show borrowed heavily from Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, with a similar brand of rapid-fire jokes and zero plot. It sounds ridiculous and it was ... and that is why I absolutely loved this show as a kid. The ultra-vivid colours, the stupid jokes, the monsters, and the catchy pop tunes crept into my impresionable mind and linger to this day.

The three-DVD Saturday "Mourning" Collection features all sixteen original Groovie Goolies episodes as well as an insane amount of "bone-us" materials:

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Commentary by: Creators and experts (two episodes)Dolby Digital 2.0
16 episodes on three discs
Sing-along: "Goolie Get Together"
Candid story from producer Lou Scheimer about The Creation of Filmation
Liner notes by TV writer/producer Shawn Sheridan
DVD-ROM extras: Scripts and the original series bible for The Kookie Spookies
A brand-new 45-minute "docu-comedy" featuring interviews with Alice Cooper, Forrest J. Ackerman, Ron Chaney, and more
Music video with the punk band Groovie Ghoulies

Thus far, I've only waded into watching a few episodes but plan to delve deeper. Unlike so many nostalgia purchases, this one actually lives up to my childhood memories and is great entertainment. There's something incredibly fresh about the dumb jokes and the utter disregard for storyline. It's zany in an early 70s kind of way. I miss zany. Remember zany?





Happy 31 Days of Halloween Madness from Tiki Chris

Electric Boogaloo on Soul Train

Robot-Gods among men:

I Against I - Bad Brains

Don't ya just love YouTube? Here's a great song that I remember blowing me away when I first saw the video on MTV's 120 Minutes. Oh the memories.

Spidey Meets the Yeti

On so many levels, this clip from the classic Electric Company TV show is brilliant, if only because we get to see Morgan Freeman not being typecasted as a "magical negro".

7-Eleven Transformed into Simpsons-Style Kwik-E-Mart

News of 7-Elevens transforming into Kwik-E-Marts across America seemed just the thing to post about on the 4th of July.

Kwik-E-Mart Comes to Mountain View
Posted by Humuhumu
Junkyard Clubhouse
July 1, 2007












I was a little disappointed to see Bart & Milhouse flanking the Kwik-E-Mart logo, it kind of took away from any authenticity, but it’s a silly quibble, really. They did a better and more thorough job than I was expecting.

Click here for complete article.

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Now I Can Die Happy
Coop
Positive Ape Index
Monday, July 02, 2007

Box of Krusty-O's, designed using fonts I created for House Industries. It's all downhill from here.

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Find out more at 7-Eleven.com.

Studio 360 interview with Joss Whedon

The new Buffy comics series means Joss Whedon's back in action, which is a very good thing. Here's an interview with Whedon in which he talks about why he decided to continue the Buffy saga - and why he chose to do it as a comic book. This one's for you, Emiana.

Buffy Returns
from the Miller, Second Life, Buffy episode
Produced by Eric Molinsky
Studio 360
PRI
May 11, 2007








Four years after Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended, creator Joss Whedon has resurrected his cult hit TV series in a very surprising fashion: as a comic book. .

Click here for more info.
Click here for the interview (RealPlayer).
Click here for the interview (iTunes).

Charo does the Love Boat

Click here to check out Charo performing the Love Boat theme song. You'll be glad you did.

DEVO on Square Pegs

Remember this?

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Part Three:

Tony Clifton on the Miss Piggy Show

Passengers demand more Cuchi-Cuchi on cruises!

Apparently, I'm not the only one Cuchi-Cuchi crazy for Charo!

What cruise passengers want: Private hot tubs and Charo from The Love Boat top survey
Cruisers in a recent survey put private hot tubs and adult-only pools at the top of their cruise vacation wish lists
© Sue Bryant
suite101
Mar 10, 2007

Thirteen percent played safe and started their voyage with a motion sickness pill, while 23% picked 65-year-old Charo as The Love Boat guest they would most like to party with.

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There is nothing more mesmerizing than ...

... a live performance by Charo in her prime!

The Buffy adventure continues

"Buffy Season 8" Comic Book - Details
From Ew.com - By Webmaster
Whedon.info
2006-07-18


From comics she was born, and to comics she shall return: Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s post-cancellation adventures will soon begin anew — penned by Joss Whedon himself — in the pages of Dark Horse Comics ... Dark Horse will debut No. 1 at Comic-Con this week.

Click here for complete article.

John Denver singing with Muppets

John Denver + Muppets = Happy Tiki Chris



By the way, John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" just became an official state song of Colorado. Cool!

"Rocky Mountain High" now 2nd state songJohn Denver's 1970s ballad gets OK as second state song
By Jennifer Brown Denver Post Staff Writer
DenverPost.com
Article Last Updated: 03/13/2007 08:57:47 AM MDT

The 1972 tune about Colorado's "cathedral mountains," starlight and clear blue lakes now shares the spot with "Where the Columbines Grow," adopted in 1915.

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Muppet memories

I loved Jim Croce almost as much as I loved the Muppets when I was a kid. I remember watching the following clip on TV as a little one and really being moved by it. It was quite a load of melancholy for a youngun. Viva Jim Henson!

Vicki the Robot, programmed for love and laughter

Sweet words

Bookmark this one for the next time you need a laugh. Hilarious.

Wanna see something sexy?

Man, I wished I'd lived in the UK when Pan's People were on air! To see why, check out this clip (and definitely hang in there for the last 30 seconds or so). HOT stuff!