TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com/media/feedlogo.gif TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Boomerang brings back classic '70s Thanksgiving specialhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/24/boomerang-brings-back-classic-70s-thanksgiving-special/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/24/boomerang-brings-back-classic-70s-thanksgiving-special/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/24/boomerang-brings-back-classic-70s-thanksgiving-special/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Boomerang brings back the Thanksgiving special, The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn'tNo Generation X'er can forget the monochrome colors and compromising frame rate of 1970s Hanna-Barbera animation. Take that unmistakable style and some autumnal inking, and you've got The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't.

Boomerang is reaching into the Hanna-Barbera archives to bring back this all-but-forgotten TV special from the 1970s. You can catch it at 10 a.m. and at 7 p.m. (ET).

According to a network release, The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't "chronicles one dangerously fateful day for Johnny Cooke, a young Pilgrim, and Little Bear, an Indian boy, who are discovered missing. The first Thanksgiving feast cannot start without them, and when their friend Jeremy Squirrel hears they are in peril he goes on a daring rescue mission."

Continue reading Boomerang brings back classic '70s Thanksgiving special

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>animatedanimationanimationsboomerangcartoon networkcartoon-networkCartoonNetworkthanksgivingthanksgiving dinnerThanksgiving That Almost WasntThanksgivingDinnerThanksgivingThatAlmostWasntJohn Scott LewinskiTue, 24 Nov 2009 09:03:00 ESTHoliday gift ideas keep coming from 'a galaxy far, far away'http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/23/holiday-gift-ideas-keep-coming-from-a-galaxy-far-far-away/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/23/holiday-gift-ideas-keep-coming-from-a-galaxy-far-far-away/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/23/holiday-gift-ideas-keep-coming-from-a-galaxy-far-far-away/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The Remote Control R2-D2 should help your kids scare the cat this holiday.Black Friday is less than a week away, and if you're stumped for gift ideas for a boy anywhere in the family, you could do worse than going with Star Wars: The Clone Wars merchandise.

The show remains one of the highest rated programs for males aged 12-25. That's no surprise since boys have always been the cash cow of George Lucas' $3 billion empire (no pun intended).

Hasbro is the emperor of Star Wars toys (at least those for kids), and the company has a couple of new, higher end items for the 2009 holidays.

The Clone Wars Remote Control R2-D2 is pretty much as advertised. For about $30, you get a replica of a Death Star comm-link that controls the droid's movements, sounds and lights. A kid will have fun driving him around the house. But, the toy is more fun for adults if you imagine that every beep he makes is really a rude, digitized curse word.

Continue reading Holiday gift ideas keep coming from 'a galaxy far, far away'

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>giftsjedimerchandisemerchandisingR2-D2r2d2Star WarsStar Wars The Clone Warsstar wars toysStarWarsStarWarsTheCloneWarsStarWarsToysthe clone warsTheCloneWarsJohn Scott LewinskiMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:03:00 ESTDiscovery roars into December with Clash of the Dinosaurshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/20/discovery-roars-into-december-with-clash-of-the-dinosaurs/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/20/discovery-roars-into-december-with-clash-of-the-dinosaurs/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/20/discovery-roars-into-december-with-clash-of-the-dinosaurs/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Discovery Channel will be throwing dinosaurs at each other for the holidays.As December rolls around, your kids will want to watch the usual line-up of holiday specials. But, I'm guessing they wouldn't mind watching a T-Rex hunt down and tuck into a Triceratops, whatever the time of year.

Discovery Channel will put cutting-edge imaging technology to bring giant lizards to life inside and out with Clash of the Dinosaurs. Premiering December 6 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), the four-part series looks inside the body of a dinosaur to with cinematic photo-real 3D graphics.

According to Discovery's announcement, consulting anatomy and paleontology experts help to peel back the skin, muscles and bones of the creatures to show how they thrived. So, on second thought, maybe the kids should stick with A Year without a Santa Claus.

Continue reading Discovery roars into December with Clash of the Dinosaurs

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>Clash of the DinosaursClashOfTheDinosaursdinosaurdinosaursdiscovery channeldiscovery hdDiscoveryChanneldiscoveryhdJohn Scott LewinskiFri, 20 Nov 2009 08:57:00 ESTNow PETA is going after Sesame Streethttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/now-peta-is-going-after-sesame-street/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/now-peta-is-going-after-sesame-street/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/now-peta-is-going-after-sesame-street/#commentsFiled under: ,

Sesame StreetThey're incredible and they're edible, but eggs will also harm you. At least that's what PETA is saying.

People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals doesn't like the fact that the PBS show is being sponsored by The Egg Board. PETA's web site says that "Sesame Street is misleading children and parents into believing that eggs are a wholesome food when the truth is that eggs are linked to multiple serious health problems and that the egg industry horribly abuses animals." I think what they meant to say is that the industry horribly abuses animals in a simply delicious way, because scrambled eggs with just the right amount of salt and pepper are awesome.

This is a weird way for PETA to wish Sesame Street a happy 40th anniversary.

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>corporate sponsoreggspbspetasesame streetthe egg boardBob SassoneTue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:00 ESTTV's G.I. Resolute outduels big-screen Rise of Cobrahttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/15/tvs-g-i-resolute-outduels-big-screen-rise-of-cobra/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/15/tvs-g-i-resolute-outduels-big-screen-rise-of-cobra/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/15/tvs-g-i-resolute-outduels-big-screen-rise-of-cobra/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

G.I. Joe Resolute blows away G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.Director Stephen Sommers might want to discourage the production of animated lead-ups to his feature films. They keep outdoing the movies they're supposed to set up for audiences.

Before his Van Helsing reached theaters in 2004, Universal released Van Helsing: The London Assigment. Written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, the animated half-hour was clever and action-packed. Van Helsing? It was not clever and action-packed.

Now, the DVD release of G.i. Joe: Resolute, an 11-episode series of animated shorts that originally aired on Adult Swim before the release of Rise of Cobra, brings a cooler and more visually compelling "Yo, Joe!" to screens.

Continue reading TV's G.I. Resolute outduels big-screen Rise of Cobra

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>Blu-Rayblu-ray discBlu-rayDiscdvddvdsG.I. JoeG.I. Joe ResoluteG.I. Joe The Rise of CobraG.i.JoeG.i.JoeResoluteG.i.JoeTheRiseOfCobraJohn Scott LewinskiSun, 15 Nov 2009 10:30:00 ESTRemoved Muppets, more than just a lousy name for a college rock bandhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/13/removed-muppets-more-than-just-a-lousy-name-for-a-college-rock/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/13/removed-muppets-more-than-just-a-lousy-name-for-a-college-rock/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/13/removed-muppets-more-than-just-a-lousy-name-for-a-college-rock/#commentsFiled under: ,

In my never-ending, tireless, four day quest to completely categorize Sesame Street (read my previous features here, here and here), it seems I have completely missed one.

Mental Floss Magazine has tapped a hidden but flowing resource of Muppets who have actually been fired from Sesame Street, characters I almost completely had erased from my memory like musician Don Music, Professor Hastings and Bruno the Trashman.

Who knew that Muppets could also fall victim to the horrors and uncaring hands of a mighty economic recession? I suppose that living in a garbage can makes you financially bulletproof.

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>mental flossMentalFlossmuppetssesame streetsesame street 40th anniversarysesame street classicsSesameStreetSesameStreet40thAnniversarySesameStreetClassicsDanny GallagherFri, 13 Nov 2009 19:02:00 ESTSesame Street's 40th: Five funniest charactershttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/13/sesame-streets-40th-five-funniest-characters/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/13/sesame-streets-40th-five-funniest-characters/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/13/sesame-streets-40th-five-funniest-characters/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

It's not surprising that a colorful and lively show like Sesame Street, one devised by the genius that was Muppets creator Jim Henson, was at heart a comedy. What is surprising is that so many adults who grew up with the show still find it so damn funny (or maybe that has more to do with the rise of marijuana use, but beggars can't be users, er, choosers).

In fact, a recent box set of the show's earliest episodes came with a disclaimer that the episodes contained within it were "not for kids." That's also because it contained the rare lost episode from the early 1970s when Grover and Prairie Dawn accidentally wandered into the Plato's Retreat swingers club where they learned the difference between "top" and "bottom".

The point is adults can find just as much to laugh at as their kids do and here are the biggest chortle-makers.

Continue reading Sesame Street's 40th: Five funniest characters

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>bert and erniebert and ernie gaybert and ernies relationshipBertAndErnieBertAndErnieGayBertAndErniesRelationshipcookie monsterCookieMonsterElmofeaturedgroverRicky Gervaidricky gervaisRicky GerviasRickyGervaidRickyGervaisRickyGerviassesame streetsesame street 40th anniversarysesame street birthdaysesame street classicssesame street workshopSesameStreetSesameStreet40thAnniversarySesameStreetBirthdaySesameStreetClassicsSesameStreetWorkshopsuper groverSuperGrovertvsquad listsTvsquadListsDanny GallagherFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:02:00 ESTA Sesame Street short that got shorted (almost)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/a-sesame-street-short-that-got-shorted-almost/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/a-sesame-street-short-that-got-shorted-almost/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/a-sesame-street-short-that-got-shorted-almost/#commentsFiled under: , ,

As any child of the 80s knows, there is a slew of great mini-cartoons and animation shorts from Sesame Street that belong on yesterday's list of the greatest shorts. Unfortunately, word space and time are cruel mistresses.

There was a sixth I wanted to include but had to go: the famous Baby Climbs the Stairs short. It deserves special mention because it's more emotional teaching than just concrete concepts like numbers or letters. It was also created by W. Lee Savage, the father of Mythbusters host and special effects guy Adam Savage.

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>adam savageAdamSavageanimated shortsAnimatedShortsbaby climbs the stairsBabyClimbsTheStairslee savageLeeSavagemythbustersmythbusters discovery channelMythbustersDiscoveryChannelsesame streetsesame street classicsSesameStreetSesameStreetClassicsw. lee savageW.LeeSavageDanny GallagherThu, 12 Nov 2009 20:01:00 ESTSesame Street's 40th: Five biggest controversieshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/sesame-streets-40th-five-biggest-controversies/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/sesame-streets-40th-five-biggest-controversies/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/sesame-streets-40th-five-biggest-controversies/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Sit a kid in front of a TV for an hour a day and a parent is bound to find something that offends them, other than the fact that plopping impressionable minds in front of a TV unsupervised is considered "good parenting."

Sesame Street is no stranger to controversy. Critics, cynics and crybabies have called out the show on everything from questionable behavior to the ambiguous situations...of puppets. Of course, all of these complaints and cackling criticisms just scratch the surface of a much bigger issue that has largely gone unaddressed: the total loss of our sanity and grasp on reality.

So as we look back at the last 40 years of television's greatest children's show, we see some speed bumps along the way. These are the ones that caused the greatest loss of tire pressure.

Continue reading Sesame Street's 40th: Five biggest controversies

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>abby cadabbyAbby CaddabyAbbyCadabbyAbbyCaddabybert and erniebert and ernie gaybert and ernies relationshipBertAndErnieBertAndErnieGayBertAndErniesRelationshipbill oreillyBillOreillycolbert reportcolbert report videosColbertReportColbertReportVideoscookie monsterCookieMonsterculture warriorCultureWarriorfeaturedfox newsfox news channelFoxNewsFoxNewsChannelgrundgettakami the muppet with HIVKamiTheMuppetWithHivoscar the grouchOscarTheGrouchpox newsPoxNewssesame streetsesame street 40th anniversarysesame street birthdaysesame street controversiesSesameStreetSesameStreet40thAnniversarySesameStreetBirthdaySesameStreetControversiesstephen colbertstephen colberts hard hitting interview with cookie monsterStephenColbertStephenColbertsHardHittingInterviewWithCookieMonsterveggie monsterVeggieMonsterDanny GallagherThu, 12 Nov 2009 11:01:00 ESTGrouches gone wildhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/grouches-gone-wild/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/grouches-gone-wild/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/grouches-gone-wild/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Everyone on Sesame Street is cheery and happy and beaming with cheery happiness, but all that internal sunshine has blinded from the reason why Oscar is such a grouch.

Finally, Oscar finds the gumption to tell everyone on Sesame Street why he's such a big ol' grouch.

WARNING: This video contains language some people might find offensive. So if you're within ear shot of your boss and don't like it when he gets all mad and fires you, use the headphones, please.

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>curse wordsCurseWordsdave chappelleDaveChappelleoscar the grouchOscarTheGrouchsesame streetsesame street 40th anniversarysesame street birthdaysesame street classicssesame street workshopSesameStreetSesameStreet40thAnniversarySesameStreetBirthdaySesameStreetClassicsSesameStreetWorkshopDanny GallagherWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:01:00 ESTSesame Street 40th: Five greatest animated shortshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/sesame-street-40th-five-greatest-animated-shorts/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/sesame-street-40th-five-greatest-animated-shorts/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/sesame-street-40th-five-greatest-animated-shorts/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

This week marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, the greatest and most celebrated kids' show in the history of the known universe.

Its cast of colorful character and innovative use of the medium have made it more than just entertainment for the young ones. It's a children's show that has educated the growing minds of children all over the world. It's a show that has shaped a generation into curious and innovative people. It's a show that could kick the ass of any other children's show on the planet if the two were in some sort of a weird battle to the death, provided that no weapons were involved and Justice League doesn't count as a kids' show.

To celebrate this momentous day in television history, I'm compiling the most interesting moments, memories and characters from the show's 40 years into four special lists for their anniversary week (Why four? Because 40 would break the last ounce of my spirit), starting now with the show's best short cartoons.

Continue reading Sesame Street 40th: Five greatest animated shorts

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>animated shortsAnimatedShortsboundincounting pinball machineCountingPinballMachinejeff haleJeffHaleladybug picnicLadybugPicnicluxo jr.LuxoJr.nu nu nu nu typewriterNuNuNuNuTypewriterpixarpixar carspixar studiosPixarCarspixars carsPixarsCarsPixarStudiospointer sistersPointerSisterssesame streetsesame street 40th anniversarysesame street classicssesame street workshopSesameStreetSesameStreet40thAnniversarySesameStreetClassicsSesameStreetWorkshoptalking typewriterTalkingTypewriterthe teeny little super guyTheTeenyLittleSuperGuyDanny GallagherWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTSesame Street turns 40 todayhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/sesame-street-turns-40-today/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/sesame-street-turns-40-today/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/sesame-street-turns-40-today/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Forty years ago today, a little show called Sesame Street first took to the airwaves. You may have heard of it. If not, please find the nearest child and ask them about it. Be sure to keep your guard up from the inevitable dolt-slap the child will give you.

We here at TV Squad have something special planned for this historic milestone in TV history. Until then, here's an interesting preview of the show discovered by the neat folks at Neatorama.

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>bert and ernieBertAndErnieneatoramasesame streetsesame street anniversarysesame street birthdaysesame street classicssesame street workshopSesameStreetSesameStreetAnniversarySesameStreetBirthdaySesameStreetClassicsSesameStreetWorkshopDanny GallagherTue, 10 Nov 2009 17:29:00 ESTTV Squad Ten: Cartoon women who should have Playboy centerfoldshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/tv-squad-ten-cartoon-women-who-should-have-playboy-centerfolds/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/tv-squad-ten-cartoon-women-who-should-have-playboy-centerfolds/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/tv-squad-ten-cartoon-women-who-should-have-playboy-centerfolds/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Marge Simpson in PlayboyMarge Simpson's spread in Playboy was a groundbreaking moment for cartoon women everywhere. Her sensual skin pics paved new ground for the "feminine-animated."

She told the world that the women of animation aren't just vehicles for humor or straight characters to set up punchlines for the males on the paper. She helped us realize they have thoughts, feelings, emotions and yes, even urges that make them unique, infinitely interesting and utterly fascinating. They are, as Dr. Frasier Crane so eloquently put it, "like a fine wine: always intoxicated, ever surprising and only getting better with age."

And so, for the cause of gender equality and female empowerment, here are the ten cartoon chicks who should pose naked because it would be righteously awesome.

Continue reading TV Squad Ten: Cartoon women who should have Playboy centerfolds

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>animaniacsapril oneilAprilOneilbetty rubbleBettyRubblecaptain ncaptain n the game masterCaptainNCaptainNTheGameMastercartoon babescartoon chickscartoon girlscartoon womenCartoonBabesCartoonChicksCartoonGirlsCartoonWomencheetaradaphne blakeDaphneBlakefeaturedflintstonesfuturamahello nurseHelloNursemarge simpsonmarge simpson coverMarge Simpson nudemarge simpson playboyMargeSimpsonMargeSimpsonCoverMargeSimpsonNudeMargeSimpsonPlayboyprincess lanaPrincessLanaScoobyscooby dooscooby-dooScoobyDoosmurfetteSmurfsstories that will prevent me from ever getting a date againStoriesThatWillPreventMeFromEverGettingADateAgainstripperellateenage mutant ninja turlteteenage mutant ninja turtlesteenage mutant ninja...TeenageMutantNinja...TeenageMutantNinjaTurlteTeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesthundercatsturanga leelaTurangaLeelaDanny GallagherTue, 10 Nov 2009 11:05:00 ESTPBS ombudsman criticizes Sesame Street for 'POX News' jokehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/06/pbs-ombudsman-criticizes-sesame-street-for-pox-news-joke/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/06/pbs-ombudsman-criticizes-sesame-street-for-pox-news-joke/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/06/pbs-ombudsman-criticizes-sesame-street-for-pox-news-joke/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Poor Oscar the Grouch. Not even PBS' ombudsman will cut him a break. No wonder he's so grouchy. Well that and he lives in a garbage can. That would make me more than a little perturbed.

A clip of a two-year episode of Sesame Street popped up on YouTube thanks to conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart's on his Big Hollywood blog in which Grundgetta, Oscar's girlfriend, makes a crack about "POX News" that sounds very close to "FOX News." PBS' ombudsman Michael Getler said while the name could be construed as a "clever and appropriate title" to the "Grouch News Network," the joke about the reference "should have been resisted.

I was shocked when I saw it. Oscar the Grouch has a frigging girlfriend?!?


[via Popeater]

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>Andrew BreitbartAndrewBreitbartcnnfox newsfox news channelfox newschannelFoxNewsFoxNewsChannelgrouch news networkGrouchNewsNetworkgrundgettaoscar the grouchOscarTheGrouchpox newsPoxNewssesame streetSesameStreetDanny GallagherFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:09:00 ESTWill Cookie Monster become the Veggie Monster?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/will-cookie-monster-become-the-veggie-monster/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/will-cookie-monster-become-the-veggie-monster/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/will-cookie-monster-become-the-veggie-monster/#commentsFiled under: ,

The Internet's never ending "series of tubes" were circulating rumors that I thought had already been addressed years ago by TV Squad, The View and even the monster's own mouth.

Rumors started circulating earlier this morning that Sesame Street's Cookie Monster would drop the "Cookie" on his business card and replace it with "Veggie." It became the top Google search this morning and fueled rumors that the character would make the official change on the show's 40th Anniversary on Nov. 10th.

A show rep said Cookie Monster will remain as such, even if he considers cookies a "sometimes food." That's good ol' Cookie Monster, teaching kids the value of nutrition while sacrificing the value of good grammar.

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>childrens television workshopChildrensTelevisionWorkshopcookie monsterCookieMonstersesame streetSesameStreetthe viewTheViewveggie monsterVeggieMonsterDanny GallagherThu, 05 Nov 2009 18:27:00 ESTHeroic Brit dies protecting CBBC kids from elephanthttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

A CBBC tour guide died protecting children from a mad elephant.When watching any nature special from PBS or the BBC featuring dangerous wild animals photographed at reasonably close range, how often do you stop and consider the very real danger men and women are in while getting that footage?

That danger proved deadly this past weekend when a rampaging African elephant trampled and killed a British tour guide (Anton Turner, 38) who was trying to protect a group of children visiting Tanzania.

The kids were in Africa serving as TV hosts for the CBBC (BBC's children's channel) show, Serious Explorers. Seven children were planning to follow the steps of Victorian explorer Dr. David Livingston.

Reports say, when the elephant charged a group of the CBBC kids, Turner challenged the elephant and attempted to shoot his rifle at the animal. But, he was unable to open fire in time and was trampled. Turner leaves behind a pregnant wife.

Continue reading Heroic Brit dies protecting CBBC kids from elephant

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>bbcCBBCchildrendeaddeathelephantelephantskidskillednaturenature conservancyNatureConservancyJohn Scott LewinskiWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:00 ESTComic Soupy Sales passes away at 83http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/comic-soupy-sales-passes-away-at-83/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/comic-soupy-sales-passes-away-at-83/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/comic-soupy-sales-passes-away-at-83/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

soupy_sales_2When I was a kid, I remember watching Soupy Sales. He had a children's show, The Soupy Sales Show, on channel five in the New York area and he was a wacky, funny guy. He had bizarre creatures around him, puppets named Pookie and White Fang and Black Tooth. Soupy did outrageous things and often ended up with a pie in the face. In a lot of ways, there might have been no PeeWee Herman if there hadn't been a Soupy Sales. In my memory, I always liked Soup and liked his show. On Thursday, Soupy Sales died at the age of 83.

In addition to The Soupy Sales Show, Soupy was a comedian. He played clubs and did shtick, and all through the 1960s and 1970s he was a regular on game shows, including What's My Line, To Tell the Truth, Match Game and Hollywood Squares.

Continue reading Comic Soupy Sales passes away at 83

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>deathdiedgame showsGameShowsHollywood SquaresHollywoodSquaresMatch GameMatchGameMilton SupmanMiltonSupmanobituarypassed awayPassedAwayPeeWee HermanPeeweeHermanpie in the facePieInTheFaceSoupy SalesSoupySalesWhite FangWhiteFangAllison WaldmanFri, 23 Oct 2009 11:35:00 ESTCowabunga! Nickelodeon buys the Ninja Turtleshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/21/cowabunga-nickelodeon-buys-the-ninja-turtles/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/21/cowabunga-nickelodeon-buys-the-ninja-turtles/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/21/cowabunga-nickelodeon-buys-the-ninja-turtles/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesNickelodeon is hoping to win back some of those younger eyeballs by buying up one of the most beloved children's franchises of all time.

The "first kids' network" bought the global rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with plans to turn the property into a CGI TV series and feature film by 2012.

The network has high hopes for the cartoon series. They have invested a lot of time and money into winning over young teens and this could be just the thing to win back their old core audience: young kids and heavy stoners.

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>donatelloleonardomichaelangelonickelodeonnickelodeon filmsnickelodeon showsNickelodeonFilmsnickelodeonshowsraphaelteenage mutant ninja turlteteenage mutant ninja turtlesteenage mutant ninja...TeenageMutantNinja...TeenageMutantNinjaTurlteTeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesDanny GallagherWed, 21 Oct 2009 16:06:00 ESTFor the rest of the month, TV is all Halloween, all the timehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/16/for-the-rest-of-the-month-tv-is-all-halloween-all-the-time/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

medium night of the living dead
I visited the pumpkin patch last weekend and totally massacred a 30 lb. pumpkin and feasted on its flesh, so I am officially in the Halloween spirit. Luckily, there's a crapload of TV to help sustain my ghoulish mood. TV Tango has compiled a pretty comprehensive list of Halloween-themed programming starting today and going through the rest of the month.

Some of the highlights include a Moonlight marathon starting today on SyFy, as part of their "31 Days of Halloween" programming. On Sunday, The Simpsons is airing their 20th "Treehouse of Horror" episode, while Monday has a some good kids' fare, with Halloween-themed America's Funniest Home Videos on ABC Family, and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie on Disney.

Continue reading For the rest of the month, TV is all Halloween, all the time

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>31 days of halloween31DaysOfHalloweenabc familyAbcFamilyaddams familyAddamsFamilyamcamericas funniest home videosAmericasFunniestHomeVideosgeorge a romeroGeorgeARomeroghost huntersGhostHuntershalloweenhalloween marathonhalloween programminghalloween2009HalloweenMarathonHalloweenProgramminghocus pocusHocusPocusmediummoonlightnight of the living deadNightOfTheLivingDeadreturn of the living deadReturnOfTheLivingDeadsyfytcmthe curse of the cat peoplethe hauntingthe shiningTheCurseOfTheCatPeopleTheHauntingTheShiningtreehouse of horror xxTreehouseOfHorrorXxtv tangoTvTangoKona GallagherFri, 16 Oct 2009 14:04:00 ESTTelevision is destroying your family, science marches onhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/television-is-destroying-your-family-science-marches-on/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/television-is-destroying-your-family-science-marches-on/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/television-is-destroying-your-family-science-marches-on/#commentsFiled under: , ,

A family watching TV that are unknowingly being ripped apartI knew there was a good reason that I didn't like studying science in school. That and because a drooling, one-armed monkey could grasp scientific concepts better than I ever could.

A new study that will be published in the new issue of Child Development suggests that simply leaving a television on when no one is watching it can significantly affect the relationship between a parent and their child. It can also affect the child's social interactions and even the way they communicate.

Well, duh.

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

]]>Danny GallagherThu, 15 Oct 2009 21:31:00 EST