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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 4, 2008 15:57:58 GMT -5
Another entry up tonight. Here are the hints:
* Five Gold Rings…..Ba-Dum-Dum-Dum! * Nothing says Christmas like a performance from Grace Jones * You mustn’t keep the Fat Controller waiting.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Dec 4, 2008 16:01:57 GMT -5
Twas the Night Before Christmas... how did I forget that one on my list?
I remember that special fondly.
This is just pure awesome.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 4, 2008 20:17:31 GMT -5
42 (tie). John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Wikipedia plot summary: A Christmas Together is a television special starring John Denver and the Muppets. Based on the album of the same name, this one hour Christmas special was originally produced for ABC and aired on December 5, 1979.
Highlights include:
Denver and the Muppets sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Denver sings "The Pleasure of Your Company."
Kermit the Frog and Denver reminisce about past Christmases with their friends and families, and sing "The Christmas Wish."
Miss Piggy confronts Denver in her dressing room about their presumably mutual attraction.
Denver and Rowlf the Dog sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
Denver recites the story of Jesus' birth.
Miss Piggy, as a doll named Fifi, sings "I Will Wait for You" to Denver, who plays a wooden soldier trying to stay in step with a line of marching soldiers.
The program concludes with Denver and the Muppets singing "Stille Nacht," and children in the audience join in for the English version, "Silent Night."
Useless trivia: A popular song from this special was actually first written two years earlier for another Muppet-related Christmas special (which may or may not show up later in the countdown).
42(tie). Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Wikipedia Plot Summary: It's the wildest holiday ever when some V.I.P.'s (Very Important Persons) stop by to wish Pee-wee a V.M.C. (Very Merry Christmas)! Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon are off the beach and on Pee-wee's floor making Christmas cards, Magic Johnson joins Pee-wee for a wild sleigh ride in the Magic Screen, and Dinah Shore sings the "12 Days (or so) of Christmas!" Joan Rivers, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg wish Pee-wee a merry Christmas and a happy new "year." Pee-wee shows Little Richard how to ice skate, and Charo, K.D. Lang, the Del Rubio triplets, and Grace Jones perform fun yuletide carols! However, Pee-wee's got a problem larger than his mounting fruitcake collection when perhaps the M.I.P. (Most Important Person), Santa Claus, drops by to tell him that his Christmas wish list is just too long, and no one else will get presents if he doesn't shorten it! Will he keep the gifts, or will he help Santa deliver?
42(tie) Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
Wikipedia Plot Summary: It's Christmas time and all the engines are hard at work getting ready for the Christmas Party. Thomas is sent to collect the Christmas tree, but gets stuck in a huge snowdrift on the way. After the engines complain of Thomas being late, the Fat Controller explains what has happened. Donald and Douglas help him out, and as a reward, all the engines enjoy a huge Christmas Party, with Father Christmas as a special guest!
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Post by Lupin the Third on Dec 4, 2008 22:40:24 GMT -5
Ah, hell yeah! Thomas made the list!
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Post by Matt on Dec 5, 2008 1:41:45 GMT -5
Loving the list so far. There were a couple I had forgotten when making my list, looking forward to the rest.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 5, 2008 18:16:18 GMT -5
I won't get the next update up until later tonight, but here are a few clues:
* Do I spend my money on burgers at the butchers, blintzes at the bakers, groceries at the grocers, season tickets for the Lakers or my sisters operation?
* Snowflakes, mistletoe, multiple grisly homicides by an undead genetic mutant, what more could you want in a Christmas movie?
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 5, 2008 22:12:43 GMT -5
One of these next two movies on this list scored an 8% on Rotten Tomatoes. Guess which one. 41. Wakko's WishWikipedia Plot Summary: Wakko's Wish is a 1999 direct-to-video animated tragicomedy film based on the Warner Bros. 1993-98 animated series, Animaniacs. The film relocates all the Animaniacs characters to a quasi-medieval fairy tale world and portrays their race to find the wishing star that will grant them a wish. Although Wakko’s Wish had been rated highly amongst children and adults in test-screenings, Warner Bros. decided to release it direct-to-video rather than spending money on marketing a wide release. While the film is most often broadcast during the Christmas season, the holiday is not a factor in its plot. 40. Jack Frost (1996) Wikipedia synopsis: Jack Frost is an American horror/comedy film written and directed by Michael Cooney and released in 1996. The movie takes place in the fictional town of Snowmonton, where (on the week before Christmas) a truck carrying serial killer Jack Frost (Scott MacDonald) to his execution is involved in a freak accident with a truck carrying genetic material. Although Jack escapes, the genetic material causes his body to fuse with the snow on the ground, mutating Jack into a killer snowman. With his body now as icy as his heart, Jack Frost seeks revenge on the citizens of Snowmonton and on the man who finally caught him, Sheriff Sam Tiler (Chris Allport). The film gained fame as an Internet meme thanks to its low budget special effects, comical death sequences, poor acting, and the fact that it was released within two years of an unrelated family film of the same name also featuring the concept of a living snowman. In addition, the film is also known for being the first movie featuring actress Shannon Elizabeth (credited as Shannon Elizabeth Fadal), who plays a minor role in the movie. Four years later, the film would spawn a sequel, Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman.
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Post by The Harbinger of Tragedy on Dec 5, 2008 22:41:54 GMT -5
Ooh, ooh! Judging from the levels of vomit both clips induced, I'm guessing its #41!
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 6, 2008 15:59:23 GMT -5
#39 and #38 later tonight. Here are your clues:
* Somehow, I don’t find the idea of Andy Dick ruining the holiday season all that far fetched.
* You’d think a guy who only works one day a year could get by without a sick day.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Dec 6, 2008 16:15:02 GMT -5
I'm thinking one of the next two is "The Year Without a Santa Claus" or something like that.
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Post by King Boo on Dec 6, 2008 16:15:37 GMT -5
I had no idea this was going on, otherwise I totally would have sent in a list that included Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas near the top. I love that movie.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 6, 2008 21:36:48 GMT -5
Tonight we have the only Hanukkah themed special in the countdown and an all time classic:
39. The Hebrew Hammer
(LANGUAGE WARNING)
Wikipedia Plot Summary: The Hebrew Hammer is a film that was released in 2003. It stars Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer, Andy Dick, Mario Van Peebles, and Peter Coyote. The plot concerns a Jewish superhero known as The Hebrew Hammer who must save Hanukkah from the evil son of Santa Claus who wants to destroy Hanukkah and make everyone celebrate Christmas. The film parodies blaxploitation films; and features Melvin Van Peebles in a cameo as "Sweetback". Director Jonathan Kesselman has jokingly dubbed it the first "Jewsploitation", or the first Jewish exploitation film ever.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and appeared at several other film festivals, Jewish and otherwise, during 2003. It had a limited theatrical run in late 2003, but the majority of its viewings came from a series of showings on Comedy Central in December of that year. This version of the movie was edited for television: all profanities were bleeped, and some scenes were cut. The DVD, released on November 16, 2004, contains the uncut version, which is rated R.
38. The Year without a Santa Claus
Wikipedia Plot Summary: The show is set in the 1920s and is narrated by Shirley Booth (as Mrs. Claus). Santa Claus (voiced by Mickey Rooney, as he did in the previous Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, of which this special is a semi-sequel) wakes up with a cold and is told by his doctor that he should make some changes to his routine on Christmas.
He decides to take a holiday, and it becomes up to the elves, Jingle and Jangle, to search the world, finding people who still believe in Santa Claus. The elves, however, run into trouble along the way, when they get lost in South Town, a small town in the Southern United States and the baby reindeer Vixen is mistaken for a dog and sent to the pound, where she sickens in the heat. The incredulous Mayor of South Town agrees to free the reindeer if Jingle and Jangle prove they are Santa's magical elves by making it snow in South Town on Christmas Day.
Figuring into the storyline are two of the most well-remembered Rankin/Bass characters, Heat Miser (George S. Irving) and his stepbrother Snow Miser (Dick Shawn). Kind Mrs. Claus comes to ask both of them to work out a compromise to permit a Christmas snow in South Town, Heat Miser's territory; he agrees only if Snow Miser will surrender the North Pole to his control. When they refuse to cooperate, Mrs. Claus goes to their mother, Mother Nature, who forces them to compromise.
Meanwhile, Santa dresses in "civilian" clothes in order to find and rescue Vixen and ends up finding that some people still believe in him and in the spirit of Christmas, especially when the world's children decide they will make him presents if he plans on taking a holiday. The children's decision sets off headlines around the world. One little girl, however, is sad to miss Santa on Christmas Eve, and she writes that she'll have a "Blue Christmas." Touched by all the evidence he has seen of caring and generosity, Santa decides to pack the sleigh and make his Christmas Eve journey after all, including a public stop in a snowy South Town.
The special premiered in 1974 on ABC, and still airs on the ABC Family cable network. Warner Bros. Television is the show's current distributor, through their ownership of the post-1974 Rankin/Bass TV library.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 7, 2008 16:02:49 GMT -5
Later tonight will be #37 and two of the three titles tied for #34:
* Meteora could totally kick Buzz Lightyear’s ass. * Paying for tea is the least of his worries. * Air breaks really come in handy.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 7, 2008 21:19:23 GMT -5
In tonight’s installment: an overlooked Jim Henson classic, everyone’s favorite dim-witted yokel and seemingly the only Christmas themed episode of a long-running series to not have a clip on youtube: 37. The Christmas Toy Wikipedia Plot summary: When no people are around, the toys still play in the playroom. But since a toy will be frozen forever if a person catches it out of position, they have to be very careful. It's Christmas Eve, and Rugby the Tiger remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks he's going to be unwrapped again. And it's up to Apple the Doll, whom Rugby supplanted as favorite toy, to tell him what's in store. But Rugby won't believe her, and tries to get into the Christmas package and lets Meteora, Queen of the Asteroids loose. Unfortunately, she doesn't know she's a toy, and thinks she's landed among aliens. And it's up to Apple, Mew (the Cat's toy mouse), and the other toys to get Rugby out of the box and Meteora back in it before they're found and frozen forever! 34 (tie). The West Wing: Abu El BanatWikpedia plot summary: The entire first family of US President Josiah Bartlet gathers for the White House Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. Though Ellie is late, as usual, Zoey, Elizabeth, her husband Doug Westin and their two children, Annie and Gus will be there. Christian aid workers are arrested in Sudan for proselytizing and the government in Khartoum's actions generate negative press attention in the US. Leo McGarry, the White House Chief of Staff, first bashes the Sudanese government for falsely harassing Christians, then finds out that two of the twelve missionaries possessed multiple Bibles and religious videos and aimed to convert others. Leo arranges a payoff to local officials to get them safely out of the country. Meanwhile, the DEA has suspended the license of a doctor who assisted with the suicide of a terminally ill patient in Oregon (where euthanasia is legal). The Administration seeks the help of the Attorney General (Dylan Baker), but he supports the DEA's recent action. Bartlet's son-in-law, Doug, has decided to run for US Congress in New Hampshire without consulting the DNC, the DCCC or the county chair. He is a lightweight and White House cannot back him. When Doug lists the early campaign networking he's done, the President realizes that his daughter Elizabeth (Doug's wife) has done a lot of leg work. She has more political talent than Doug, but she has decided to put her husband's career, and her children above any political aspirations of her own. On the DEA matter, Bartlet notices that Attorney General Fisk is cracking down on doctors in his home state of Mississippi, and warns him he'll be fired if he keeps it up. White House Communications Director Toby Ziegler raises the question of assisted suicide to the President, which is a delicate matter because Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common conditions that leads to euthanasia. (See The West Wing for more on Bartlet's MS cover-up scandal). Toby also pushes Will Bailey, Chief of Staff to the Vice President to get the new Vice President (VP) Bob Russell to speak out about assisted suicide, and punishes Will with an eviction from his West Wing office when the VP declines. C.J. Cregg, White House Press Secretary, has personal end-of-life concerns regarding her own father whose early-onset Alzheimer's is deteriorating. The President later broaches the issue of his MS and euthanasia with the First Lady Abbey Bartlet, and comes down against any medical intervention, saying "It'll get ugly and that's that." He then asks the First Lady if she'll be there with him as it happens, a clear reference to their only recently semi-ended estrangement. There is a pause. Realizing she's best-suited to manage his end-of-life decisions, Abbey then nods and says "Yeah." The title refers to a visit the President paid to Egypt with his family. The guide constantly introduced him as "Abu El Banat" to everyone they met. He asked the guide "What does that mean" The guide told him "Father of daughters." The guide then paid for the future President's tea out of sympathy for his son-free family life. 34(tied). Ernest Saves ChristmasWikipedia Plot Summary: Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) is working as a taxi driver in Orlando, Florida when he picks up a man at the airport (Douglas Seale) who claims to be Santa Claus. The man tells Ernest that he is on his way to inform a local personality named Joe Curruthers (Oliver Clark) that he has been chosen to be the new Santa Claus. Carruthers hosts a children's program in the Orlando-area similar to Mister Roger's Neighborhood with emphasis on manners and integrity with the catchphrase "They never get old. They always stay new. Those three little words, Please and Thank You.". While they are driving, a runaway teenage girl (Noelle Parker) who says she is named Harmony Starr joins Ernest and Santa in the cab. When they get to their destination, Santa possesses no legal currency (only play money), so in his giving Christmas spirit, Ernest lets him ride for free. The decision gets Ernest fired from his job. Back at the taxi garage, Ernest discovers that Santa left his magic sack behind in the cab, and Ernest begins a quest to find the old man and return it to him. Santa arrives at the Orlando Children's Museum to talk to Joe, but is interrupted and rebuffed by Joe's agent Marty Brock. Brock misunderstands Santa's name, thinking he said "Mr. Santos," and continues to call him by that name. Santa begins to worry as he then discovers he lost his sack, and becomes more discouraged as he realizes he is becoming forgetful in his old age (he's 151 years old, indicating he was born in 1837). Joe does not believe Santa's story and Joe's agent has Santa arrested. Ernest poses as Astor Clement, a friend of the governor and helps Santa escape from jail by convincing the police chief that Santa believing that he is Santa Claus is "infectious insanity" and he must be taken to solitary confinement. Meanwhile, Marty presses Joe to quit his children's job, shave his beard, and instead land a part in a horror film titled Christmas Slay a movie about an alien which terrorizes a bunch of children on Christmas Eve which offends Santa so deeply he punches the director in the eye. Santa tracks down Joe at his home, but Joe finally tells Santa, "Thanks...no thanks." Later on, however, Joe is overcome by conscience when the director of the movie wants him to use foul language, which he refuses to say in front of the kids on the set. Ernest and the girl discover the magic power of Santa's sack, and immediately the girl starts to abuse it. She steals the sack, and attempts to run away yet again. On Christmas Eve, however, her conscience prevails, and she rushes back to find Ernest and Santa and return the sack. Eventually, Joe hunts down Santa on Christmas Eve and accepts the job. For the first year, however, Ernest gets to drive the sleigh. The film ends with, "Merry Christmas To All And To All A Good Night," followed by a sleigh dash that spells, KnowWhatIMean?, one of Ernest's catchphrases.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 8, 2008 17:10:29 GMT -5
Tonight’s entry will be the final part of the three-way tie for #34 and #33. The clues are:
* He seems a bit “close” to his sister, don’t you think? * Putting Philip Glass in your Christmas pageant is just asking for trouble…
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 8, 2008 20:18:00 GMT -5
Tonight we have an 80s classic and the first appearance of Kyle, Stan, Eric and Kenny 34. (tied) He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas SpecialWikipedia plot summary: While everybody else is preparing for Prince Adam and Princess Adora's birthday, Prince Adam is helping Man-At-Arms finish up the Sky Spy, a space shuttle intended to spy on Skeletor. The moment they head back to the castle, though, Orko gets inside the ship and messes around with the controls, causing the ship to blast off into the sky with him in it. Skeletor catches sight of the aircraft and, despite not knowing what it is or who is flying it, he gives chase after it in the Collector. Before he can take it down, He-Man and She-Ra, who are also unaware that Orko is in the Sky Spy, show up and punch a hole in the Collector, throwing it off course. Orko, meanwhile, tries to get the Sky Spy to land by way of a magic spell, which causes the shuttle to disappear from Eternia's atmosphere and crash-land somewhere on Earth. Immediately following this, he meets two children named Miguel and Alisha, who had gone out to get their family's Christmas tree and become lost in doing so. Orko brings them into the crashed Sky Spy, where they explain Christmas to him. Back on Eternia, everyone discovers that Orko is missing when they find his magic spellbook, which he supposedly is never without. Man-At-Arms manages to pull up the coordinates for the Sky Spy's location, which Queen Marlena recognizes as Earth's coordinates. Unfortunately, Man-At-Arms' Transport Beam needs a Carium Water Crystal, of which there are none on Eternia, in order to gain enough power to bring Orko back. Adora suggests that there might be one on Etheria, and, after secretly transforming into She-Ra, rides off on Swift Wind. Once on Etheria, She-Ra enlists the help of Mermista to attain the crystal, which is guarded by a fierce creature known as the Beast Monster. They manage to secure the crystal in their possession, but just as She-Ra and Swift Wind prepare to leave, they are halted by a group of huge android menaces who trap them in a plastic bubble. She-Ra recognizes these robots as the Monstroids, having been told about them by some friends of hers known as the Manchines. The Monstroids then leave for their headquarters, leaving She-Ra and Swift Wind to escape. Upon Adora's return with the crystal, Man-At-Arms gets the Transport Beam working, and sure enough, Orko and the Sky Spy are transported back in, but Orko has brought Miguel, Alisha and their Christmas tree with them. After explanations of where they came from, the children are told that it may take a few days for the crystal to recharge before they can return to Earth, and they are quite distressed that they might miss Christmas. Queen Marlena, sympathizing with these children from her own planet, decides to combine Adam and Adora's birthday party into a Christmas party. Meanwhile, Skeletor and Hordak are summoned by their supreme master, Horde Prime, who believes that the Christmas spirit that is now being brought to Eternia is the only thing that could possibly stop his rise to power. He orders them to go capture the two Earth children, saying that whoever brings them to him will be well-rewarded. Soon, just as Bow finishes writing a song he wrote about Christmas, Hordak shows up and uses a tractor beam to capture Miguel and Alisha, taking Orko with them. He and his minions do not get far, though, before their ship is brought down by the Monstroids, who take the children hostage themselves, they plan on dealing with Horde Prime themselves when he comes for the children, and force Hordak and his men to retreat. Luckily, the Manchines show up to rescue Orko and the children. The Monstroids try to stop them from escaping, but He-Man and She-Ra, having been told of the children's location by Peekablue, show up just in time to handle them, with help from the other Manchines. But while that's going on, Skeletor comes in and captures Miguel and Alisha, taking with them a Manchine puppy named Relay. But then Hordak reappears and shoots down Skeletor's sky-scooter, crash-landing him in some snowy mountains; because of this, Skeletor is now forced to bring his prisoners to Horde Prime on foot. During the trek, he finds a sudden urge of kindness that results in him fitting the children with winter jackets to protect them from the cold, bringing Relay along so he doesn't freeze to death, and even protecting the children from a snowbeast. He also inquires the children about Christmas, all the while trying to reassure them, and himself, that he is still a bad guy. Just as Horde Prime arrives in his ship, He-Man and She-Ra finally catch up, but Hordak arrives as well; he knocks Skeletor out by deflecting a laser blast and distracts He-Man and She-Ra by sending out numerous Horde Troopers. But just in the nick of time, Relay licks Skeletor's face; he wakes up and saves his would-be captives by shooting down Horde Prime's ship. Obviously angry at this, Horde Prime attempts to shoot Skeletor, but He-Man and She-Ra lift his ship up and throw it into space before he has a chance to. The children thank Skeletor for saving them, a fact that He-Man is surprised at, which he reluctantly admits is true, and Skeletor is relieved to learn that he will only be overtaken by Christmas spirit once a year. Back at the castle, as the good guys celebrate their Christmas party, Adam, dressed as Santa Claus, gives the children flying belts. Man-At-Arms then uses the Transporter to send Miguel and Alisha back to their home, where they are welcomed back by their parents. At the end of the special, Prince Adam and Orko give us a very special Christmas moral. Adam states that "Though we celebrate it and get presents, Christmas is about caring, sharing and goodwill and its spirit is within all of us". And in fun fashion, Orko states that what make him happy on Christmas is...presents. 33. South Park: Mr. Hankey, the Christmas PooFull episode here: www.southparkstudios.com/guide/110Wikipedia plot summary: This Christmas-themed episode of South Park opens as the children rehearse their Christmas play. They are performing a Christian Nativity, and when Kyle's mother hears of this, she is infuriated by the play, because her son, a Jew, plays the role of Joseph. Mrs. Broflovski is offended by the Christian imagery, and demands that the religious elements be taken out of the public school Christmas pageant, since they don't celebrate Christmas. After a short argument with Mr. Garrison, Kyle is asked whether or not he can play a different role. Kyle suggests he sing the "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" song as a non-religious substitute, but since he is the only one who believes in Mr. Hankey, his suggestion is rejected. Furious about certain remarks made by Mr. Garrison, Mrs. Broflovski decides that she will take her case to the mayor. It starts snowing "Christmas snow" and Kyle is deserted because he doesn't celebrate Christmas, and is made ridiculed because no one else believes in Mr. Hankey. Mayor McDaniels decides that anything offensive to anyone will be removed from the Christmas celebrations, including Santa Claus, wreaths, trees, stars, lights, candy canes, and mistletoe. Kyle once again suggests that they use Mr. Hankey as a non religious Christmas icon, since he doesn't discriminate against anyone. He is taken home by his mother. At home, he is scolded by his parents for believing in Mr. Hankey, but when he goes to brush his teeth, Mr. Hankey actually comes out of the toilet, spreading poo stains wherever he touches. Mr. Hankey (who looks like a normal piece of feces to everyone else) spreads poo all over Kyle's bathroom, getting him in trouble again. Kyle decides he will bring Mr. Hankey to school, but this only causes more problems as Mr. Hankey leaps at Cartman's face as he sings "Kyle's Mom is a Bitch in D minor" (Kyle tries to restrain him in this instance, resulting with his hands covered in feces). He is sent to Mr. Mackey's room for throwing feces at Cartman, and there, Mr. Hankey takes a bath in Mr. Mackey's coffee. Mr. Mackey declares Kyle a "clinically depressed fecalphiliac" and prescribes Prozac. Meanwhile, Stan and Cartman cannot take any more of the insanity created and send Kyle to a mental institution. Ultimately, the school Christmas pageant, along with the whole town, is stripped of all symbols of Christmas, as anything that does resemble Christmas is deemed offensive by someone (Kenny is sent to do most of the tasks, like unplugging wires submerged in a puddle of water and removing a star at the top of a flimsy ladder positioned near a shark tank). Instead, the children present a minimalist song and dance created by Philip Glass. The parents, astounded by how awful the pageant has turned out, begin blaming one another for destroying Christmas, and a fight breaks out. When Chef asks where Kyle is, he reveals to the children that Mr. Hankey does exist. When all the children start believing, Mr. Hankey finally reveals himself to everyone, and scolds everyone, saying that in spending so much time trying to find what's wrong with Christmas, they forgot everything that was "so right about it" — singing songs, cookies and goodwill towards men. The townspeople release Kyle from the asylum and apologize, and they all watch Mr. Hankey fly away with Santa Claus. Cartman and Kyle remark that something feels unfinished, and as Stan wonders outloud what it could be, the camera focuses on Kenny. "The End" shows on the screen, and Kenny rejoices because he has, for the first time in the series, survived an entire episode. Jesus is shown across town, sitting alone in a TV studio singing "Happy Birthday" to himself. He is clearly upset that nobody came to celebrate his birthday.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 9, 2008 16:28:59 GMT -5
Sometime later tonight I'll have up #32 and #31. Here are your clues:
* You headbutt one girl on TV... * He knows when you've been sleeping, he knows when you're on the can...
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Post by Lupin the Third on Dec 9, 2008 16:57:20 GMT -5
Sometime later tonight I'll have up #32 and #31. Here are your clues: * He knows when you've been sleeping, he knows when you're on the can... He'll hunt you down and blast your ass from here to Pakistan! God that was a great episode.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 9, 2008 20:58:27 GMT -5
Tonight we have two Christmas episodes of cult classic TV shows: 32. The Office Christmas Special (U.K series)Wikipedia Plot Summary: Part 1 Three years after the documentary that made them famous, a different documentary crew revisits the office to see what the staff members are doing now. After being made redundant from Wernham Hogg, David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is now a travelling salesman who, following a failed album featuring a cover version of "If You Don't Know Me By Now", now leeches off what little fame he has in a series of demeaning nightclub appearances alongside a crowd of minor celebrities. Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis) lives in Florida, trapped in a miserable existence with fiancé Lee (Joel Beckett), who is bouncing from job to job as they live with his sister rent-free and hidden from immigration authorities. In the office, Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook) is now the general manager and Tim Canterbury (Martin Freeman) is still trapped in a job he hates with an obnoxious, pregnant desk-mate he loathes (Anne, Elizabeth Berrington). Despite leaving Wernham Hogg three years ago, Brent still visits the office to see the staff and "keep up the morale". This does not sit well with Gareth or David's nemesis Neil Godwin (Patrick Baladi), and it appears to the viewer that Brent misses his old job. When the programme makers offer to fly Dawn and Lee back for the office Christmas party, along with the appearance of David Brent, the scene is set for a reunion. Part 2 Brent tells Neil that he has a date for the Christmas party, when he really does not. With Gareth's help, he searches Internet romance websites for suitable women, and lines up three possible candidates for blind dates. He takes the first to dinner, but accidentally steers to conversation to breasts. He calls from his car to arrange a meeting with the second woman (voiced by Julia Davis), who does not realise who Brent is, and mocks the manager from The Office documentary. Brent hangs up. On the third date, Brent immediately finds the woman unattractive and boring. Dawn returns to Britain and arrives at the office. She and Tim immediately recreate old times by winding up Gareth. Brent pushes Neil's patience too far when he brings his dog into the office to show to the staff. Neil bars Brent from the office and later stops anyone who does not work for Wernham Hogg from going to the Christmas dinner. At the party, Brent eagerly awaits his fourth blind date. When the woman, Carol, arrives, she and Brent hit it off straight away. Lee tells Dawn that it is time to leave. She and Tim say awkward goodbyes and she leaves with Lee, for what seems to be the last time. In the taxi, Dawn opens her "Secret Santa" present: an oil painting set from Tim with the words, "Never give up" written next to Dawn's sketch of Tim, which she had made earlier in the day. Brent walks his date to her car and she gestures through the window for him to call her. Returning to the office, he is subject to a cruel remark from Chris Finch (Ralph Ineson) about his date, and Brent tells him earnestly to "snork off". In the final scenes, Dawn returns to the office, having left Lee, and kisses Tim. The whole office staff gathers for a group photo. Brent asks to have a group photo of just him and the "old gang". After the closing credits, he asks the documentary crew if they are done, removes his mic, and gets up to leave. 31. Futurama: Xmas Storywww.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=147749&title=stopping-robot-santaWikipedia Plot Summary: While on a ski trip, Fry begins to feel nostalgic for 20th century Christmases. To cheer him up, the rest of the Planet Express staff decide to decorate for what is now called Xmas (eks-mas), which includes cutting down an Xmas tree (which are now palm trees, since fir trees are extinct). Fry decides to venture into the city to buy Leela a present, although she hadn't felt happy about Xmas when she was an orphan. The others warn him to be back before sundown, or else he will be killed by a murderous robotic Santa Claus. In the year 2801, Mom's Friendly Robot Company had made up a robotic version of St. Nick himself to determine who's been naughty and who's been nice. Unfortunately, due to a programming error, the jolly robotic saint soon turns into a mad murderer when his standards are set too high and he will kill anyone who has been naughty (which by his standards, is everyone) at sundown. Meanwhile, Bender befriends several homeless robots and goes on a robbery spree. Fry buys Leela a parrot, which escapes. Leela heads out to rescue Fry before Santa Claus arrives. After pursuing the parrot to the top of a tall building, he is saved from plunging to his death by Leela. Unfortunately, Fry's safety for Leela is short-lived, as sundown finally comes and the robotic Santa Claus makes his appearance and attacks the two friends. Fry and Leela take refuge in the Planet Express building after being saved by Bender and his homeless robot friends, but Santa breaks in through the chimney. Thanks to some quick thinking by Doctor Zoidberg, Santa is forced back into the chimney, where an explosion sends him and his mechanical reindeer tumbling into the stratosphere. Everybody celebrates by singing "Santa Claus Is Gunning You Down". However, Santa promises that I'll be back when you least expect it: NEXT XMAS!
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Post by Milkman Norm on Dec 9, 2008 21:43:36 GMT -5
Glad to see the Office special on the list. Brent's video for If You Don't Know Me By Now is had me roling on the floor
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