Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Zack says Get a *@ Job, You Lazy Bums!
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, when Saturday morning was devoted to cartoons, every half hour or so animated PSAs (Public Service Announcements) would air interspersed among the commercials, usually promoting such positive activities as healthy eating habits and personal hygiene. Using catchy tunes and humorous animations, these PSAs are fondly remembered by those of us who watched them back in the day. Zack of All Trades, part of ABC television's "Bod Squad" collection of PSAs, concerned a hip R&B singer teaching lazy teenagers valuable lessons about getting jobs, making career choices, and benefiting society in general instead of being worthless good-for-nothing bums!
Sunday, January 28, 2018
RIP: Beetle Bailey Cartoonist Mort Walker
Bill Morrison, president of the National Cartoonists Society, has confirmed that "Beetle Bailey" comic strip writer and artist, Mort Walker died Jan. 27 at his home in Stamford, Conn from pneumonia. He was 94.
In 1949, Mr. Walker married the former Jean Suffill, with whom he had seven children. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1985, he married Catherine Carty. Besides his wife, survivors include his children and three stepchildren. A complete list of survivors was not immediately available.
In 1949, Mr. Walker married the former Jean Suffill, with whom he had seven children. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1985, he married Catherine Carty. Besides his wife, survivors include his children and three stepchildren. A complete list of survivors was not immediately available.
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Beetle Bailey,
comic strips,
Mort Walker,
obituary
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Blu-rays, DVDs for 'Season 11' Announced
NORMALLY, ANYTHING REVIVED FROM THE DEAD IS SOMETHING TO BE FEARED.
But when fans broke crowdfunding records to bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000, it was an event worthy of the finest disco cannons! Hapless Jonah Heston (Jonah Ray) is trapped on the dark side of the moon and forced to watch cheesy movies by the evil, profit-obsessed mad scientist Kinga Forrester (Felicia Day) and her snarky henchman Max (Patton Oswalt). So Jonah does what any gadget-savvy kidnappee would do: make fun of the films with the help of his wisecracking robot pals, Tom Servo (Baron Vaughn), Crow (Hampton Yount) and Gypsy (Rebecca Hanson).
Labels:
dvd,
Mystery Science Theater 3000,
Shout! Factory
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
'Stranger Things' 3 Details: Will gets a Break
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| Image credit: Netflix |
Labels:
80s flashback,
Netflix,
Stranger Things,
TV,
TV shows
Monday, January 22, 2018
Scene Recreation: An Adventure in Space and Time
A scene recreation from An Adventure in Space and Time.
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| As William Hartnell prepares to shoot his final scene, he has a vision of the future: a young man smiling reassuringly from across the TARDIS console. |
Labels:
Action Figure Theatre,
action figures,
doctor who,
paper models,
papercraft,
Television,
toys,
TV,
TV shows
Thursday, January 18, 2018
The Last Webmaster: The story of the little website that could
Hello visitors. I’m the Sea-Monkey® Uncle and I want to thank Bill for the opportunity to write in this cool blog.
I was the last webmaster of the ‘Educational Insights’ days. For me it was the golden era for the official Sea-Monkey® website, because I was revamping the whole site with new dynamic content and graphics under the direction of George Atamian. Mr. Atamian was the president of Exploratoy, the current licensee of Sea-Monkeys® at that time. Together as true lovers of Sea-Monkeys®, we were trying to create an interactive site with the highest standard worthy to the brand name. I was hired precisely because of my passion and extensive work done with my personal Sea-Monkey® fan site*.
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| Click the image above or go here to take a peek at the official Sea-Monkey© website back in 2006 from the Internet Archive. |
Monday, January 15, 2018
Comics-Ads: Johnson Smith Co. Presents Kung-Fu for the Pathetically Hopeless
Ah, Johnson Smith Co., ripping off little kids since 1914, and yet they're still in business to this very day. Its really no wonder, because they knew exactly how to market crap to their target audience. I know I got ripped off by them a number of times, but I would still come back for more.
Labels:
70s flashback,
80s flashback,
Comic Ads,
Johnson Smith,
kung fu,
mail order mysteries,
rip offs,
self defense
Latest Sea-Monkeys News, Web-Site Scam Drama, and New Blog Contributors
Latest Sea-Monkeys® News
Recently the whole Sea-Monkeys® legal drama was seemingly resolved. Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys® was licensed to Dragon-i Toys and re-branded The Original Sea-Monkeys® and Bandai was chosen as the distributor for the United Kingdom meanwhile a new commercial for Original Sea-Monkeys popped up on YouTube.
Labels:
Harold von Braunhut,
news,
sea-monkeys,
Transcience
Sunday, January 14, 2018
1985 Saturday Morning Preview - Back to Next Saturday
Back in the 80s the networks would have Saturday morning preview specials to showcase the upcoming saturday morning cartoons for the upcoming season. A great way back then to get kids talking and circling times in the TV Guide.
This is a full 1985 Saturday Morning Preview titled "Back to Next Saturday". It features Keshia Knight Pulliam (Rudy from The Cosby Show), Lisa Welchel (Blair from The Facts of Life), Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster), the kids from Punky Brewster, the kids from Kidd Video, & Spider-Man.
This is a full 1985 Saturday Morning Preview titled "Back to Next Saturday". It features Keshia Knight Pulliam (Rudy from The Cosby Show), Lisa Welchel (Blair from The Facts of Life), Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster), the kids from Punky Brewster, the kids from Kidd Video, & Spider-Man.
Labels:
80s flashback,
cartoons,
Comic Ads,
Saturday Morning Cartoons,
Videos
Friday, January 12, 2018
Monster Scenes: Vampirella Rides The Giant Insect
It was originally intended that Vampirella would be able to ride the Giant Insect and a set of riding legs were proposed to be sculpted for the Vampi model. The extra legs were ultimately rejected for cost reasons therefore the insect was sculpted so the the existing legs included in the Vampirella kit could be utilized!
Labels:
Model Kits,
Monster Scenes,
monsters,
Toy Love,
toys,
universal monsters,
vampirella
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