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Jim's Red Book "Wizard of Id Test Pilot" - YouTube

Looking back: I noticed that Brant Parker's death occurred on April 15, 2007, eight days after Johnny Hart's death on 4/7/2007. I am among those who will miss Parker and Hart, because they were as closely associated with their comic strips as Jim Henson was with the Muppets. One might even...

The network now known as ABC Family started out as CBN Satellite Service, which was at the time a division of Christian Broadcasting Network, its parent company at the time. It was later "re-christened" as the CBN Cable Network in 1984; in 1988, its name was changed to the CBN Family Channel...

As for network programming: Much of the Fox network stations' daytime programming consists of morning news programming (5 a.m. - 10 a.m. Central here in Oklahoma), while the 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. stretch consists of "tele-court" shows; the morning news and tele-court programming schedules may vary...

GSN (formerly Game Show Network) used to have classic game shows from the '70s and '80s as part of its regular schedule. Nowadays, the classics air from 7 a.m. - 12 noon Central time, and I'm not exactly an early bird when it comes to programming. When it comes to Family Feud marathons...

I took a look at the introductory page from the website, and Murray appears to be a lighter shade of orange than usual.....

Theodore Tugboat comes to mind, but it takes place in a harbor, and has a couple of buoys, but no "teacher bird" that I'm aware of.....

Jack Ely was the lead singer on the Kingsmen's version of Louie, Louie. During the recording session, the studio personnel wanted the song to sound like a live performance, so Ely had to lean back and sing to a microphone suspended from the ceiling. He was also wearing braces at the time, which...

It would be interesting to see something where Vikings get time-warped to the 21st century and turn into professional wrestlers, and then introduce the sport to the villagers when they go back to their own time period, or even a Viking-era version of pro wrestling.....

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Bedrock counterpart would probably have a name like Rocky Johnstone..... Post Foods CoCoa Pebbles Hulk Hogan Parody Commercial - YouTube

Other noteworthy "cross-dressing" roles: Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire, and Kevin McDonald as Wendy Pleakley (who is male, but frequently disguises himself as a woman) in the Lilo & Stitch franchise. Even during the Shakespearean era, the women's roles were...

Gender-Bending Cartoon 'SheZow' to Debut on Kids' Network - YouTube This just seems so ridiculous, I can't even begin to make heads or tails out of this weirdness.....:eek:

I haven't any clue; perhaps if there was any local information (where the show aired, what station, etc.), some of the members might be able to help....:confused:

And then there's Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, which is a spin-off from the movie franchise, which currently airs as part of the NickToons schedule rotation. Lucy Liu and James Hong are among the few performers that regularly appear as their movie roles (Viper and Mr. Ping...

The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace The mondegreen (misunderstood lyric): Brother, what a night the Beatles saw, Brother, what a fight the Beatles saw, Yes indeed Actual lyrics: Brother, what a night the people saw, Brother, what a fight the people saw, Yes indeed

One of the notable movie misquotations (a.k.a. mondegreens) is "Play it again, Sam." which is not found in Casablanca. It was Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) who requested that Sam (Dooley Wilson) play "As Time Goes By": Ilsa: Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake. Sam: I don't know what you...

Statler & Waldorf had some online success with their "From the Balcony" webisodes, and there have been some online Swedish Chef videos such as Popcorn et al. It would be interesting to see some new online webisodes of Muppet Labs with Bunsen & Beaker taking a hilarious look at 21st-century...

Ratatouille is a French Provençal vegetable stew dish (the full name of the dish is ratatouille niçoise) originating in Nice, France. Its traditional ingredients include: tomatoes, garlic, onions, zucchini, eggplant, bell peppers, and may include such herb combinations as marjoram and basil...

Ugly American: an American in a foreign country whose behavior is offensive to the people of that country (as defined in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary)