Matinee at the Bijou

According to this neat blog, efforts are being made to return Matinee at the Bijou, one of my favourite PBS TV shows when I was a kid, to television. I'd certainly pay a dime to see that. Or 25 cents, if you threw in popcorn. :)

Ce n'est pas Gene Pitney!

The Baronets again, with "L'amour, ça fait pleurer", the Quebec cover version of It Hurts to be in Love. Incroyable!

Look out, he's got a non-kosher object!

Part of the pilot for Makkat Medina, the Israeli pro wrestling show! Although it's in Hebrew, I trust that you will be able to figure out that the "rabbi" character is the heel!

The Bizarroworld Elvis Presley

This is German comedian/singer Bill Ramsey's version of Bossa Nova Baby. I think it loses something in translation....

Does she come with the slot cars?

French chanteuse Dalida singing the very pretty Je n'ai jamais pu t'oublier from 1964

Rene Angelil, teen idol!

I didn't know that Rene Angelil, Mr. Celine Dion, was a teen idol back in the day, but there you have it...



He's apparently the one on the left...

Superman returns...to Istanbul?

Oh my gosh, someone has posted the Turkish knockoff version of Superman, "Supermen Donuyur", on YouTube. The entire movie...with English subtitles!

Here is the first part...

"Its the music video from Village of the Damned!"

At a party last night, some of my friends and I were playing a "top this"! game using YouTube videos. I innocently suggested "Ton Amour A Change Ma Vie" by the Quebec group Les Classels. My friends thought this an amusing example of "vintage wackiness":



"Oh my God, he's glowing. That's so creepy!"
"Stick Twirl! Stick Twirl!"

It's like "His Girl Friday" but with more flatulence

On today's episode of Alice Wrigley, Gal Reporter...

It's the most wonderful time of the year...in Iceland

It's a couple of days late, but here is "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"...sung by the Icelandair Stewardess Choir. In Icelandic!



(I got a CD in the mail today and my mother said "Is it the Chinese version of My Boyfriend's Back?" This should top that. :) )

Faster than a speeding Presbyterian....

Here's a page which explains the religious affiliations of various superheroes.

In the spirit of Christmas, I have to say: "That's my Dancing Mumble Penguin! Mine! Mine!" :)

"The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club..." :)

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Go, Speed Racer, Go!

I see they are making a movie based on the Speed Racer cartoon:

The female Iain Gregory?

A brave YouTube is seeing whether he can listen to Jingle with Jillian, the new Christmas EP by WWF diva Jillian Hall, without having his head explode:



For what it's worth, there is speculation that Jillian Hall can actually sing and is deliberately singing badly. You could listen to her singing Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and decide for yourself...



At least, unlike Iain Gregory, she's allowed to sing on her own records.

My favourite Elvis Christmas song

"Drunks, thieves and potty mouths need not apply"

Well, I know what temporary labour company won't be filling this job posting!

Hat tip: Colby Cosh.

Today, on a very special episode of General Hospital...

The boys from MST3K clobber two early 1960s snippets from General Hospital...

Christmas, already?

In honour of the season, here's a couple of medleys of Christmas hits by the YouTube medley boffin, keonepax...

"Mr. B, you're hot!"

Hmm. I can either post some of my favourite quotes from Mystery Science Theatre 3000, or I can get to work. What to do...

"I don't understand the Holy Spirit. Is it a bird?" (I Accuse My Parents)
"And then my mom told Roosevelt 'What about some kind of Lend-Lease Program?" (ditto)
"First burned, and then disintegrated" (The Amazing Colossal Man)
"What sin could a man commit in a single lifetime..." (ditto)
"Jed! Jeedddd!" (The Leech Woman)
"Allow me to reference my earlier codicil that your weapons are inoperative..." (Prince of Space)
Krankor: "Heh heh heh Hehhhh..." (ditto)
"I've got a river of life flowing out of meeee...." (The Rebel Set)
Santa reminisces about his time in 'Nam (Santa Claus Conquers the Martians)
"That's the Jeopardy theme played in a minor key" (ditto)
"Bay of Pigs" "That's what they say when I go swimming" (Red Zone Cuba...which is special to me as it's the first episode I ever found while channel surfing with my parents' satellite dish)
(singing) "They laughed when I Accused My Parents, then I killed them. Let's see if they are laughing now..."

From Invasion of the Neptune Men. "Stock Footage? Try stock mileage!"
"I didn't know that Estes was a major defense contractor."
"...in fact, it *is* The Magnificent Ambersons!"
"Paul is a dead man...miss him, miss him!"

I could use a Russian linesman just about now, or a "Wembley Tor"

Of course, as long as I am discussing the 1966 World Cup Final, I should note that there is a heated YouTube debate whether Geoff Hurst's second goal, England's third goal, should have counted.

This angle would imply yes it was:



Mighty England, the Pathe newsreel about the game, shows an inconclusive angle, in my opinion:



This angle, however, from closer to the goal line, would imply that the Germans had something to complain about:



I would call it a goal, based on how it bounced out. But, it's a tough call. The ITV footage towards the end of this highlight package--especially the slow-mo parts, is probably the clearest pro-goal footage: