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  1. cjd874

    The New New Quote Thread

    Leonard (staring at his gorgeous blonde neighbor, Penny): Our babies will be smart AND beautiful! Sheldon: Not to mention imaginary. The Big Bang Theory, "Pilot"
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    Henson Rarities on Youtube

    Hi tygerbug! I know you don't take requests, but if you ever find the Sesame Street special Out To Lunch (1974), could you please upload it? It's one of the most sought-after specials amongst Muppet fans, with the SS Muppets venturing into more adult material with Carol Burnett, Barbara Eden...
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    The 'What Song Are You Currently Listening To?' Thread

    Last week I played drums for a middle school production of The Wiz! It's a pretty well-known musical from 1974 that is a retelling of the Wizard of Oz with a funky musical setting (lots of disco, jazz, gospel, and funk). There are a lot of great tunes from the musical: Ease On Down the Road...
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    What song can you not get out of your head?

    "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit. Or as I think of it, Mozart meets Zedd.
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    Little things we've noticed

    One more thing: in the Sesame Street News Flash with Jack be Nimble (circa 1974), Kermit reports on Jack jumping over the candlestick. After several failed attempts (going under and around), he finally jumps over it but crash-lands. Then Kermit says: "He did it! Jack jumped over the...
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    The New New Quote Thread

    "I'm not saying Jamie's an evil genius. I mean, he's not evil…and he's not a genius." ---Adam Savage (Mythbusters)
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    Little things we've noticed

    Bumping this thread because... Big Bird has owned a teddy bear named Radar for many years (if I recall, it was a gift from Mr. Looper…I mean, Mr. Hooper). Similarly, once Baby Bear became an established character on the street, he received a pet parrot named Ralphie. It's weird that there's a...
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    Eric Jacobson performs Oscar on Sprout's Sunny Side Up Show

    I think Eric has nailed the grouchy character AND the voice that we all know and love so much. I never considered that he could play Oscar at all. But he's filled some pretty large shoes left by Frank Oz AND Jim Henson because he plays Bert, Grover, and Guy Smiley on SST, so Eric seems like a...
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    The Official Top 10 Anything...

    What about Harry Belafonte's "Turn the World Around?" Or Linda Ronstadt's "When I Grow Too Old to Dream?" Gene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" medley? Paul Williams's "Old Fashioned Love Song?" There was a whole show dedicated to Paul Simon's music, too and it was all spectacular. I could go on...
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    The Official Top 10 Anything...

    Ten Great Frank Zappa Songs (there are more, of course) Watermelon in Easter Hay Punky's Whips Wet T Shirt Night Peaches 'n' Regalia Cosmik Debris Broken Hearts are for A**holes RDNZL We Are Not Alone Regyptian Strut Dancin' Fool
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    The 'What Song Are You Currently Listening To?' Thread

    I've seen a few, and Frank Zappa was a true visionary. Not to mention he was an advocate for free speech, even going as far to testify before the U.S. Senate. And yes, he was a MEAN guitarist…the album trilogy "Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar" is mind-blowing. Staggering. Remarkable. Right now I'm...
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    The 'What Song Are You Currently Listening To?' Thread

    I love Zappa's stuff! Questionable lyric content, but incredible music. I was just listening to "Punky's Whips" earlier…can't get enough of Terry Bozzio's wacky vocal or Zappa's guitar shredding at the end.
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    Songs You Can't Stand

    I love all those songs, but I agree that they're overplayed. Especially Don't Stop Believing and Stairway to Heaven. Can I also add We Are the Champions? Queen is a great band, but that song has played at EVERY SINGLE sports stadium in the universe since it was released in 1977. And when people...
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    Classic Sesame Street clips on YouTube

    Not sure who did the voices…maybe some of the novice puppeteers of the time (Marty Robinson, Brian Meehl, Kevin Clash, David Rudman, etc) did the voices and then the tracks were sped up, but that's just a guess. It could have been Fran, Jerry, Frank, Jim, and Richard for all we know. My...
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    Classic Sesame Street clips on YouTube

    Here you go! It starts at 2:06…many people have vivid and terrifying memories of this sketch (with regards to the singing cookies).
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    Annoying Characters

    I was never a fan of Andy and Randy Pig. I mean, there were a bunch of annoying characters on Muppets Tonight, but for me they take the grand prize. They literally never got anything right and they were too dumb to realize their mistakes. The shtick got old pretty quickly. They made Beauregard...
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    How's the weather where you are?

    Not sure if it feels like 6 degrees or if it actually IS 6 degrees.
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    Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks

    I'm still not over the fact that the Seahawks threw the ball and had it intercepted. YOU DON'T DO THAT when you're 1 yard within winning the biggest game in all of sports. Give the ball to Marshawn Lynch! And although I still maintain that the Pats cheated to get to the Super Bowl, I am happy...
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    Songs You Can't Stand

    During the Super Bowl halftime show, I wasn't sure whether I wanted to leave or not. Because Katy Perry is not number one in my book, not by a long shot. All her songs are repetitive. She's easy on the eyes, but not so easy to get out of your head (which describes many pop stars in general...
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    The New New Quote Thread

    Newsman: Here is a Muppet News Flash! On Wall Street today, commodity experts were amazed as beef fell dramatically. Falling Cow: MOOOOOO! (crash-lands into the newsroom)
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