webster-related stories
Posted Mar 15th 2009 2:02PM by Eliot Glazer
Filed under: OpEd, American Idol, Video, Commercials, Web, Adult Swim, Children, Dancing With The Stars, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
It goes without saying that television from the 80's - as a decade - tends to stand on its own as having provided some of the oddest junk we may ever see: the glorification of cat-fights (see:
Dynasty), the existence of
Twin Peaks, and an alien as the star of his own sitcom (see:
Tony Danza Alf).
Of course, classically cheesy schmaltz like
Dancing With The Stars and
American Idol continues to thrive, keeping viewers fastened to their couches amid every note sung or dance move executed by someone in a fedora or boa, respectively.
Continue reading 80's sitcom intros that now look like self-parodies - VIDEO
Posted Oct 9th 2008 8:03AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Web, Reality-Free
Sometimes it's really dangerous to try to recreate something you've seen on television. Can you imagine trying to fly like Nathan on
Heroes or trying to be an overweight guy who marries a really hot woman like on all of the sitcoms? Dangerous! We've already seen a bunch of kids injured by trying to copy stunts on
Jackass and
Punk'd.
But some recreations aren't that dangerous, especially if you do them inside. Mena Trott over at the
Dollar Short blog decided to see if she could attach balloons to her young daughter and have her float in the air, a la
Webster in the opening credits of the 80s ABC sitcom. The result? Well, turns out you can't put a bunch of balloons on a child or a small person (or a dog) and make them float in the air.
Continue reading Webster didn't really float in the air with the help of balloons
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