Pajiba Love 06/01/09

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By Stacey Nosek | Posted Under Pajiba Love | Comments (50)

Although I don’t particularly care for Eminem or Sacha Baron Cohen, I kind of love it that this happened last night. It would have been better if Eminem punched him in the face, though. (Webster’s)

The Spike TV “Guys Choice” awards were also last night, at which Mel Gibson continued his campaign to make people like him again with the help of Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. Shame on those two. (Celebitchy)

If you’re on a kick after seeing the fantastically fantastic Up this weekend, here are some other movies with cool old man protagonists. (Spout)

Archie is supposedly finally choosing Veronica over Betty. Seriously Betty? I would have fucked Jughead by now. (Zelda Lily)

It’s totally true; horror movies fans make the best film fans and here’s why. (CHUD)

Susan Boyle presumably had a diva meltdown before being admitted to the hospital for exhaustion, which basically makes her Mariah Carey with a unibrow. (Yeeeah!)

Here’s a list of the 25 trippiest kid’s television shows, and OH MY GOD they have a clip from “Today’s Special.” I loved, loved, loved that show when I was a kid and no one ever remembers it. But Jesus was it fucked up. (AV Club)

Dracula vs. Blackula? Here’s a series of venn diagrams of the differences and similarities of popular movies and their black counterparts. (Holy Taco)

In honor of the upcoming Hangover, which I caught at a screening a few weeks ago and thought was decent even though it didn’t quite live up to the hype, here are the top ten movie punches. (Rope Of Silicon)

Here’s the perfect product of you like ice cream but just don’t find it “Dr. Pepper-ey” enough. (Impulsive Buy)

Don’t expect Megan Fox be be starring in any Wonder Woman franchise, because she thinks Wonder Woman is “lame.” Whatever. She’s probably just jealous that Wonder Woman actually has hips. (Popoholic)

First of all, I have to apologize in advance for today’s clip. But second of all, isn’t it seriously hilarious though? I laughed my ass off, anyway:

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Stace, Today's Special was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid-my good friend made me a cd for my 21st birthday with theme songs from childhood television and the TS one is totally on there.

"Today's Special, come join in the fun..."

Posted by: Julie at June 1, 2009 1:09 PM

Okay wow, was not expecting the ending to that video.

Posted by: Snath at June 1, 2009 1:14 PM

That video was priceless. I figured the dog would shove his wet nose where it didn't belong, but like Snath, sure didn't see the ending coming.

Posted by: UncleJR at June 1, 2009 1:20 PM

Gotta say, while Eminem is a world class tool, I wouldn't be so thrilled having anyone's bare butt in my face like that. That does cross the line.

Posted by: Bd at June 1, 2009 1:26 PM

My sisters LOVED Today's Special. Consequently, I saw it often. And every time I think of it, I always think of Jeff as being played by Brent Spiner. But he's not. P.S. I also loved Herculoids. And horror fans ARE the best fans. And I'm afraid of the vid.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at June 1, 2009 1:28 PM

I just looked at that list of kids shows. My dad used to watch "Pee Wee's Playhouse" with me when I was 4-6 and he was in his early 30s. We seemed to enjoy it about equally.

Of course, when I was 6 we started watching "Ren and Stimpy" and "The Simpsons" together, so I guess that's when he decided it was time for me to grow up.

Posted by: Genny (also Rusty) at June 1, 2009 1:30 PM

gahhhh!

i loved today's special when i was a kid but until TODAY i could not remember the name of it.

seriously, i was always asking people: hey, do you remember that show with a guy in a plaid hat and he lives in a department store and there is a mouse involved as well?

i feel...i don't even know...somehow more complete.

thank you.

Posted by: arr matey at June 1, 2009 1:31 PM

Loved Today's Special, and another one no one has ever heard of: Zoobily Zoo.

Posted by: Lindsay at June 1, 2009 1:37 PM

Zoobilee Zoo? Ben Vereen kicks ass.

For obscure and bizarre, try Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea.

Both in 'regular' and 'opening sung by Menudo' flavors.

Posted by: twig at June 1, 2009 1:43 PM

"Today's Special... shout it loud and clear!! Today's Special!!"

Yup.. loved that show. I remember it being one of the first shows I watched once we finally got cable.

"The Great Space Coaster" anyone??

And my 3 1/2 year olds adore Yo Gabba Gabba. I mean between "Biz's Beat Box" and the Heinekein commercial, Biz Markie is doin' all right.

Posted by: antietam at June 1, 2009 1:44 PM

Wow, "Hocus Pocus Alamagocus" has been part of my vocabulary for so long, I didn't even remember where I got it from until watching the clip. Obviously, add me to the pile of Today's Special fans.

Posted by: Bistro at June 1, 2009 1:48 PM

I rather wish I could find any video evidence these days of a show I used to watch regularly - Riders in the Sky.

Posted by: Amanda at June 1, 2009 1:48 PM

I remember the first time I saw Teletubbies.

I was 19, I had just come home at 7 in the morning from doing God knows what all night, and sat down to watch tv.
I started FREAKING out, muttering about that goddamn baby in the sun. Did. not. like.

And then there was a little video about British children making pasta. And as soon as it was over, the weird little tubby things all yelled "Again, again!" and it started over. Freak me OUT. I thought someone had slipped me something during the night.

Posted by: Sharon at June 1, 2009 1:49 PM

Oh, my God, that video is too funny. Eminem is a self-important douchebag who has had that ass-to-the-face coming to him for years now.

Posted by: samantha t at June 1, 2009 1:53 PM

HEY, I actually need help finding something I used to watch in elementary school. This would be mid-80s (though maybe made earlier).

Okay, it was like a miniseries they showed to us in school. This chick ran a mobile library trailer. She made like Rip Van Winkle and fell asleep in her trailer and woke up a long time later and aliens are trying to invade the earth. These kids are trying to stop them and they use her library to look up ways to do it. And the Dewey Decimal system was highly featured.

Any takers? At least it wasn't Watcher in the Woods. That movie scared the living hell out of me.

Posted by: Sharon at June 1, 2009 1:57 PM

No Banana Splits? I'm calling bullshit. Or Snorkyshit. Or Fleagleshit. Bingoshit? Something.

"Uh-oh, Chongo!"

Oh yeah, Droopershit too.

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at June 1, 2009 2:00 PM

I hadn't realized they changed Foofa (the pink one) from Yo Gabba Gabba so much. She looks very different now, not nearly so much like a pink Grimace.

Posted by: Snath at June 1, 2009 2:01 PM

Sharon, it was Tomes & Talismans.

Posted by: Snath at June 1, 2009 2:03 PM

Add me to the list of Today's Special fans. I also loved Zoobily Zoo - which I recently was made fun of for liking. I don't care though. That show was batshit crazypants awesome.

Posted by: AbbyNormal at June 1, 2009 2:06 PM

I agree with Bd--Eminem is a massive douche, but I wouldn't want a strange guy's bare butt in my face either. I'd be running for the bleach and scalding water.

Geez, what's with all the Susan Boyle hate? I linked to her first performance through this site, and everyone, including myself, thought she was awesome. Now she sucks? Seems like she lived a pretty sheltered life, so I'm not surprised she'd be overwhelmed by all the attention. Maybe the dress thing was the last straw.

Posted by: DeadBessie at June 1, 2009 2:08 PM

SNATH
You are my fucking GOD right now and I would like to offer you either cookies or head.
Your choice.

Posted by: Sharon at June 1, 2009 2:09 PM

"I'm Bill der Beaver, I invent things on command!"

Zoobilee Zoo was genius.

Posted by: Julie at June 1, 2009 2:11 PM

EEE!! Sharon, I can never sit through Watcher in the Woods ever again. EVER. That movie scared the footie pajamas off of me.

NERAK

Gah!

Posted by: Julie at June 1, 2009 2:13 PM

Ok...everyone keeps talking about Eminem and the kids shows but did anyone else happen to watch that Megan Fox video following the Wonder Woman link? Jesus did that make me happy, I don't care if you can tell the video was made for men.

And as for Wonder Woman, I think anyone who saw Confessions of a Superhero should vote for her...or Charisma Carpenter...just my opinion.

Posted by: DeistBrawler at June 1, 2009 2:15 PM

Oh creepy Bette Davis. I just watched a clip on youtube and if I get a dog I'm gonna name it Nerak.

hahahahaha

Posted by: Sharon at June 1, 2009 2:16 PM

I will always accept head, Sharon.

Cookies are also good, too.

Posted by: Snath at June 1, 2009 2:22 PM

Have you guys been to the Boohbah website?

No, REALLY. You totally should. That shit is beyond trippy and weird, it's just a bunch of noise and color and ohmygod what am I watching. It's SO WEIRD.

So if you want your day to get specially psychedellic, I highly recommend:

www.boohbah.com/zone

Don't say I didn't warn you. The Teletubbies ain't got nothing on Boohbahs.

Posted by: figgy at June 1, 2009 2:25 PM

I loved Today's Special! Between that, the movie Mannequin, and that made-for-tv movie with Olivia Newton-John, I was convinced as a child that department store mannequins had a life of their own after store hours.

Posted by: Melissa at June 1, 2009 2:32 PM

I'm not sure that I can click on that video. Someone spoil it for me, please. Am a coward.

Posted by: figgy at June 1, 2009 2:53 PM

It's safe figgy, trust me.

Posted by: admin at June 1, 2009 3:43 PM

OMG, how was Yo Gabba Gabba NOT in the top ten on that list???

Posted by: ChristianH at June 1, 2009 3:47 PM

It's not safe figgy, trust me.

Posted by: branded at June 1, 2009 3:54 PM

The Eminem/Bruno thing was planned out. Do you really think MTV would allow anything spontaneous or unscripted to happen? Christ, even their fucking "reality" shows are scripted.

Posted by: henchman for hire at June 1, 2009 4:06 PM

branded's lying figgy. I'm the trustworthy one. Just look at his beady little close-set eyes.

Also, after looking at that picture of Eminem and Bruno, I've decided that it actually looks like Em is really enjoying tossing his own salad. While wearing a jock strap and stormtrooper boots. That's how he rolls.

Posted by: admin at June 1, 2009 4:10 PM

I have the same issues trying to get anyone else to remember Today's Special. Thank god, I thought I was going crazy. It did exist!

Posted by: DemonWaterPolo at June 1, 2009 4:21 PM

I keep looking at the pic in the header and thinking that Eminem put his own legs behind his head and the look on his face is a kind of expectant ecstasy for the eventual Dre-banging.

No?

Posted by: Sharon at June 1, 2009 4:21 PM

Eminem is such a hypocrite! Does he even see his own videos and hear his own songs? He demeans celebrities in all kinds of ways. While it's certainly not fun having Sacha Baron Cohen's ass in your face, a bit of humour would have gone a long way on Eminem's part. Storming out of the place was surely an extreme move (not that being at the MTV Movie Awards was much fun in the first place). His bodyguards acted like he had just been threatened by Bin Laden.

I wish the tabloids would leave Susan Boyle alone. "The hairy angel" and "the 48 year old virgin" are nasty descriptions. Why can't they just respect her as a woman and a singer? Newspapers and websites which have to use lines like these to provide 'entertainment' instantly lose my attention. Her voice is angelic. She isn't bad looking. Just an average next door lady and her sexuality is nobody's fucking business. Blaming her exhaustion on the dress arriving 15 minutes late is stupid. She was bound to suffer from exhaustion because of all the pressure everyone put on her and the unwanted fame she suddenly got. Why can't anyone show some empathy?

That video was priceless. I totally did not see the ending coming and laughed my ass off.

Posted by: barf at June 1, 2009 4:41 PM

Barf, that's because the media is populated w/stunted individuals who never got past the elementary-playground level of character analysis.

Posted by: Recondite at June 1, 2009 4:53 PM

The Eminem/SBC thing was 100% scripted. If you're sitting in Em's spot and a guy is being lowered down onto you unexpectedly, you're gonna move. He didn't. He let SBC lay on him for an awfully long time for someone who was supposed to be surprised and disgusted.

Posted by: Another Jen at June 1, 2009 5:14 PM

I was pretty drunk last night and tuned into parts of the MTV awards while I was waiting for the season finale of Breaking Bad to come on.

Top three moments:

Sacha Baron Cohen and Eminem engaged in a loving, tender and impromptu 69.
Keifer Sutherland openly weeping in Ben Stiller's arms while Zac Efron stares vacantly at them from a distance.
Hayden Panettiere battle rapping the guy from those Orbit gum commercials.

Other than that it was pretentious bullshit. I didn't really care for any of Andy Samberg's short videos even though I typically enjoy the ones he does on SNL. His role in the show seemed to be overly marginalized to make up for the Russell Brand fiasco. I also didn't take any of the "awards" seriously, while the humorless and talent-lacking kids who won seemed to take it way too seriously. Who gives a shit about a ridiculous cardboard popcorn cup full of gold-spraypainted metal.

It was also unintentionally hilarious when Miley Cyrus accepted her award. She followed up the equivalent of "OMG YOU GUYS LIL WAYNE JUST HANDED ME MY AWARD, THIS IS THE CLOSEST I'VE EVER BEEN TO A BLACK MAN!" with "first and foremost I want to thank God because without him, I wouldn't be here." Right. I'm sure god's sitting around in the clouds thinking, "Fuck, all this darfur genocide stuff is depressing, and the AIDS epidemic and all the starving children, this shit is really harshing my vibe. Say, I wonder what that delightful rapscallion Miley Cyrus is up to? Me damnit, I'm going to win her a cup full of golden fake popcorn." Miley Cyrus is proof that if there is a god, he is moderately retarded and possibly has a learning disability.

Posted by: Homeless J at June 1, 2009 5:57 PM

Does anyone remember a show that aired on PBS in the 80s that took place on a spaceship, which, in the tradition of Noah's ark (apparently), had a gnu on board, which, in the tradition of nothing whatsoever that I know of, did a newscast (on the spaceship), which he wound up every day by saying, "No gnus is good news!" In retrospect, he had sort of a low self-image. I've been trying to remember the name of that show for years...

Posted by: Codger at June 1, 2009 6:47 PM

Good God! No! No! No! I refuse to accept Megan Fox as Wonder Woman. You might as well throw in Kristin Kreuk instead. gag!

ANYONE but Megan Fox! I like my Superheroes to at least APPEAR intelligent in real life as well. I will not support the super tart in this role!

Rant over.

Posted by: Four Eyes at June 1, 2009 7:19 PM

p.s. The best old dudes in film: the hecklers in the balcony of the Muppet Show.

Yeah they were secondary characters but they were hilarious!

Posted by: Four Eyes at June 1, 2009 7:22 PM

Sharon, I had that same reaction from watching Teletubbies for the first time. I was 15, in high school and a friend of mine swore I would love it. I didn't know which freaked me out more, the TVs in their stomachs, the baby sun, or the creepy "again again" chanting. I was home sick and thought the illness was fucking with my head. Nope. Turns out every episode was like that.

When it comes to kiddie shows, nothing compares to that anti drug special that starred all the Saturday morning cartoon characters. And it worked. Winnie the Pooh didn't want me doing drugs, so damnit, I wasn't doing drugs.

I was one in a handful of people watching the awards last night, and Bruno's "balls n' all" was the highlight of the evening. While I can imagine that something was planned, I don't think it was supposed to go that far. But I don't feel that bad for Eminem.
Kristen Stewart was so baked she dropped her award. Couldn't she have waited until the after party like everyone else?

Posted by: Brie at June 1, 2009 7:31 PM

I thought teletubbies was bad. Then one day I saw 'In the Night Garden' and curled up into a fetal position and moaned for it to stop. I have to say I've never actually been on drugs but I'm pretty sure that's what it feels like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI3vI4fDJSY

Posted by: rach at June 1, 2009 8:44 PM

Today's Special. The name sounded familiar, but i couldn't place it. Then i saw the clip, and holy shit! i watched that show all the time. You are sooo not alone.

Posted by: Scott at June 1, 2009 9:03 PM

I don't trust either of you, brandmin. Or should I say DORK?

Stay away from me!

Posted by: figgy at June 1, 2009 9:13 PM

Codger, that was The Great Space Coaster, which someone already referenced.

Posted by: Snath at June 1, 2009 10:03 PM

I'm surprised Size Small didn't get a mention:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMKCPW_HO8E

Three cheers for effed up Canadian children's shows!

Posted by: Lauren at June 2, 2009 2:50 AM

Jesus fucking christ, the entire blogosphere is retarded. Was there ever any question that the whole Bruno/Eminem thing was a fake? Let's see, Eminem, a noted bigot and very vocal homophobe, JUST released a new album and Bruno/Sacha Baron Cohen, a character who is a s screamingly a faggot as has been seen onscreen in over 20 years, has a new movie coming out in July. Now, how could we possibly cross promote the two things?

Posted by: ILikeWhores at June 2, 2009 3:28 PM

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