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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
GIR Elf Dance of Doom
Can you handle the Doom? Watch the clip below to see how you can do GIR's Christmas Dance!
What GIR Wants For Christmas
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
The Holiday's almost over. Did you get EVERYTHING you wanted? Better Check that list twice. Watch the clip below to see what GIR from Invader Zim wanted.
The Holiday's almost over. Did you get EVERYTHING you wanted? Better Check that list twice. Watch the clip below to see what GIR from Invader Zim wanted.
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Part 3)
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (1965) - FINAL PART.
Christmas time with good ol' Charlie Brown. Happy Christmas everyone!
Christmas time with good ol' Charlie Brown. Happy Christmas everyone!
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (Part 2)
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (1965) - PART 2.
Christmas time with good ol' Charlie Brown.
Christmas time with good ol' Charlie Brown.
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Part 1)
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (1965) - PART 1.
Christmas time with good ol' Charlie Brown.
Christmas time with good ol' Charlie Brown.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (1944/1948) Christmas Cartoon Classic by Max Fleischer (CLIP)
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948). The last cartoon ever produced by Max Fleischer who produced the Popeye the Sailor man, Betty Boop and Koko the Clown cartoons from the 1910's to the 1940's. (Click HQ for HD)
You know Dasher, Dancer, etc., as the song goes and for the past several decades, you've known Rudolph as well. He's become so familiar a part of the Christmas scene that, like his contemporaries, the gremlins, a lot of people aren't even aware that he only goes back to the early-to-middle 20th century. Rudolph began as an attempt to promote a chain of department stores.
It was in 1939 that Montgomery Ward, which had been giving away coloring books every Christmas for years, decided to produce its promotional give-away in-house. Robert L. May, who worked there as an advertising copywriter, was commissioned to write a story for young readers, and the result was Rudolph. May drew on some of his own childhood experiences as a puny kid that other kids sometimes picked on, to craft a story of a picked-on kid who made good, prospering as a result of the very attribute the others made fun of.
Though the story, written in the form of rhyming couplets, passed its first test with flying colors, Montgomery Ward's publicity department initially chose not to follow the judgment of May's 4-year-old daughter, to whom he'd read the story aloud as he wrote it. Red noses smacked of drunkenness, they said, which made them inappropriate for a sweet, gentle, parent-friendly Christmas story. But May enlisted illustrator Denver Gillen, a co-worker in the advertising department, to show just how parent-friendly Rudolph could be. With Gillen's artwork, they okayed it after all, and the department store chain gave away 2.4 million copies that year. Millions more were given away over the next several years.
Rudolph hit the big screen in 1944. Max Fleischer, in a rare commercial credit following the closure of his studio, produced an animated version of the Rudolph story for The Jam Handy Organization (a Detroit studio that isn't as well known as the ones in Hollywood). That cartoon was shown endlessly on TV during the 1950s and early '60s. Unlike most Rudolph products, it's fallen out of copyright, and is now available on many inexpensive videotapes and DVDs of public domain Christmas shorts.
DVD ► http://bit.ly/RudolphReindeer
In 1947, May negotiated ownership of the Rudolph property, which had hitherto been held solely by Montgomery Ward. It was shortly afterward that his brother-in-law, Johnny Marks, wrote Rudolph's famous song, first recorded by cowboy star Gene Autry in 1949. The recording not only sold two million copies that year. The most familiar of Rudolph's media adaptations.
Next came the comic book, which recounted Rudolph's subsequent adventures, after he'd become a part of Santa Claus's team. DC Comics published a new issue each December from 1950-62. Most were drawn by Rube Grossman (Peter Panda, Three Mouseketeers). The DC version was briefly revived in 1972 as a tabloid, written and drawn by Sheldon Mayer (Sugar & Spike, The Red Tornado). While the DC version was running, Little Golden Books produced its own version of the story, and followed it with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Shines Again.
Rankin/Bass Productions (Thundercats, Silverhawks) did the best-known animated version, the one narrated by Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman, which debuted on NBC December 6, 1964. Rather than traditional cel animation, they used a stop-motion technique with puppets, similar to George Pal's Puppetoons, but which they promoted under the trademarked name "Animagic". Rudolph's voice was done by Billie Mae Richards (Bobby in King Kong). Richards reprised her role in a couple of follow-ups, Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) and Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July (1979).
Long surpassed by the 1964 Rankin / Bass version, this 1948 animated version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer directed by Max Fleischer is enjoyable in its own right. Narrated by Paul Wing, the story begins with the lead character already not allowed to skate on ice with the others (all of whom wear pillows on their backs to break their falls). His mother then calls him (there's no father here) and as Rudolph sleeps in his bed, Santa has trouble with his eight reindeer (who he calls by name as they pass him) with the fog and blizzard in his way.
Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948). The last cartoon ever produced by Max Fleischer who produced the Popeye the Sailor man, Betty Boop and Koko the Clown cartoons from the 1910's to the 1940's. (Click HQ for HD)
You know Dasher, Dancer, etc., as the song goes and for the past several decades, you've known Rudolph as well. He's become so familiar a part of the Christmas scene that, like his contemporaries, the gremlins, a lot of people aren't even aware that he only goes back to the early-to-middle 20th century. Rudolph began as an attempt to promote a chain of department stores.
It was in 1939 that Montgomery Ward, which had been giving away coloring books every Christmas for years, decided to produce its promotional give-away in-house. Robert L. May, who worked there as an advertising copywriter, was commissioned to write a story for young readers, and the result was Rudolph. May drew on some of his own childhood experiences as a puny kid that other kids sometimes picked on, to craft a story of a picked-on kid who made good, prospering as a result of the very attribute the others made fun of.
Though the story, written in the form of rhyming couplets, passed its first test with flying colors, Montgomery Ward's publicity department initially chose not to follow the judgment of May's 4-year-old daughter, to whom he'd read the story aloud as he wrote it. Red noses smacked of drunkenness, they said, which made them inappropriate for a sweet, gentle, parent-friendly Christmas story. But May enlisted illustrator Denver Gillen, a co-worker in the advertising department, to show just how parent-friendly Rudolph could be. With Gillen's artwork, they okayed it after all, and the department store chain gave away 2.4 million copies that year. Millions more were given away over the next several years.
Rudolph hit the big screen in 1944. Max Fleischer, in a rare commercial credit following the closure of his studio, produced an animated version of the Rudolph story for The Jam Handy Organization (a Detroit studio that isn't as well known as the ones in Hollywood). That cartoon was shown endlessly on TV during the 1950s and early '60s. Unlike most Rudolph products, it's fallen out of copyright, and is now available on many inexpensive videotapes and DVDs of public domain Christmas shorts.
DVD ► http://bit.ly/RudolphReindeer
In 1947, May negotiated ownership of the Rudolph property, which had hitherto been held solely by Montgomery Ward. It was shortly afterward that his brother-in-law, Johnny Marks, wrote Rudolph's famous song, first recorded by cowboy star Gene Autry in 1949. The recording not only sold two million copies that year. The most familiar of Rudolph's media adaptations.
Next came the comic book, which recounted Rudolph's subsequent adventures, after he'd become a part of Santa Claus's team. DC Comics published a new issue each December from 1950-62. Most were drawn by Rube Grossman (Peter Panda, Three Mouseketeers). The DC version was briefly revived in 1972 as a tabloid, written and drawn by Sheldon Mayer (Sugar & Spike, The Red Tornado). While the DC version was running, Little Golden Books produced its own version of the story, and followed it with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Shines Again.
Rankin/Bass Productions (Thundercats, Silverhawks) did the best-known animated version, the one narrated by Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman, which debuted on NBC December 6, 1964. Rather than traditional cel animation, they used a stop-motion technique with puppets, similar to George Pal's Puppetoons, but which they promoted under the trademarked name "Animagic". Rudolph's voice was done by Billie Mae Richards (Bobby in King Kong). Richards reprised her role in a couple of follow-ups, Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) and Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July (1979).
Long surpassed by the 1964 Rankin / Bass version, this 1948 animated version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer directed by Max Fleischer is enjoyable in its own right. Narrated by Paul Wing, the story begins with the lead character already not allowed to skate on ice with the others (all of whom wear pillows on their backs to break their falls). His mother then calls him (there's no father here) and as Rudolph sleeps in his bed, Santa has trouble with his eight reindeer (who he calls by name as they pass him) with the fog and blizzard in his way.
Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
WATCH THE 'NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS' NOW!
SORRY I HAD TO BACK TRACK BECAUSE THE LAST PART WOULD'NT ALLOW TO BE EMBED
SORRY I HAD TO BACK TRACK BECAUSE THE LAST PART WOULD'NT ALLOW TO BE EMBED
Movie Holiday
GRAB A SEAT! THIS HOLIDAY WATCH 'THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS'
Enjoy the Soundtrack!
Enjoy the Soundtrack!
It's Christmas!!!!!!!
I wanted to send you a Christmas carol that I knew only you could appreciate. I call it Jingle Farts and I knew that you were the toot-loving person to share this odorful ode with. Happy holidays, my gassy, smelly friend.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas
Will Vinton's Classic Movie is a great way to enjoy the greatest of the holidays. It's completely made of claymation, some psychedelic effects, and, audio tracks.
Kind of Corny at first, but it's worth it once you hear the music.
Kind of Corny at first, but it's worth it once you hear the music.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Day The Music Died
Thrirty years ago today, former Beatle John Lennon was shot outside his New York City apartment by an obsessed fan. At the time, Lennon had returned to music with the release of his and Yoko Ono's album "Double Fantasy."
Since then, his story has been rewritten many times by fans and family members.
John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool during a German air raid in World War II. His first name came from his paternal grandfather (who else was he named after?). Young John didn't see much of his dad (what did he do?), and his parents eventually split.
The Quarrymen
July 6, 1957
Lennon and Paul McCartney reportedly were impressed enough with each other on the day they met (what was Lennon doing?) that McCartney joined Lennon's skiffle band (what's that?). Several months later, McCartney brought in another member.
Julia Lennon
July 15, 1958
Lennon's mother, Julia Lennon, was struck and killed by a car while walking home from a relative's house. (Who was the driver?) By then, Lennon was in art school, where he was regarded as a disruptive influence. (Why?)
The Beatles
February 1961
The Beatles made their debut at Liverpool's Cavern Club. (What American group inspired their name change?) The group had been polishing their act in Germany. (Who was their drummer?)
Brian Epstein
November 1961
When the Beatles' soon-to-be manager heard them play, he said he was immediately struck by their music, beat and sense of humor. What else struck him? The band had been turned down a lot before they secured a recording contract. Who let Pete Best go?
Cynthia Powell
Aug. 23, 1962
When Lennon found out his fellow art college student (photos) was pregnant, they got married, but it was kept secret. (Why?) Their son was born April 8, 1963. Who was he named after?
Beatles & 'Ed Sullivan'
Feb. 9, 1964
When the Beatles appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show," they set off Beatlemania in earnest. They also constituted the first phase of what became known as the British Invasion (who else did that include?)
Beatles' popularity
Aug. 15, 1965
The Beatles seemed everywhere, including playing to a record crowd in New York's Shea Stadium (video). They filmed "Help" (clips), they met the King of rock 'n' roll, and the queen of England singled them out for an honor.
Lennon & God
March 1966
Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus (where was he quoted?), and the Bible Belt responded. The group gave their last concert. (Where?)
Yoko Ono
Nov. 9, 1966
Lennon, who was still married to Cynthia, reportedly met Yoko Ono at a preview of her art show in London. (There are other versions of their meeting.) The event proved life-changing for both of them.
Sgt. Pepper
June 1967
With "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," the Beatles continued to experiment with different musical elements. The result was a psychedelic rock album that some critics regard as one of rock's greatest.
Brian Epstein's death
Aug. 27, 1967
To band members' surprise, their manager, Brian Epstein, died. (What was the cause?) They tried to regroup, meditating with a maharishi, an experience Lennon wrote a song about (lyrics).
The Apple Corps
January 1968
The band formed the Apple Corps. (Why?) It reportedly had management problems. Still, their underwater movie was a box office hit (clips).
Lennon & Ono
May 1968
Lennon and Ono reportedly recorded all night and had an affair. How did Cynthia find out? Lennon and Ono became a high-profile couple --- with their arrest, their racy album cover and their wedding pictures.
Beatles' breakup
September 1969
After the group finished recording its final album, Lennon left. But he agreed to keep his departure secret. (Why?) McCartney broke the news as he announced his first solo album.
Anti-war efforts
Lennon and Ono released "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," and the Nixon administration was not amused. How did it respond? When did he get his green card?
The 'lost weekend'
1973
Lennon and Ono split up for 18 months, and he moved to L.A. with their assistant, May Pang. (Who reportedly arranged that?) During this time, Lennon had the only solo No. 1 hit of his lifetime. The couple reunited.
Oct. 9, 1975
Lennon's second son, Sean, was born to Ono. (Were there other pregnancies?) Lennon became a househusband, taking a five-year hiatus from the music industry.
November 1980
He and Ono released the "Double Fantasy" album. Lennon reportedly wrote the songs during a life-threatening journey to Bermuda. How was the album received?
Dec. 8, 1980
Mark David Chapman killed Lennon as he and Ono entered their New York apartment building. (Why?) Lennon had earlier autographed an album for Chapman.
The Beatles revolutionized pop music, with the songwriting team of Lennon and McCartney in the forefront. Many bands that followed acknowledge their influence. Lennon, in particular, is admired for his willingness to take risks with his life and his music.
HERE'S A SONG DEDICATED TO OUR FRIEND JOHN LENNON
Since then, his story has been rewritten many times by fans and family members.
John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool during a German air raid in World War II. His first name came from his paternal grandfather (who else was he named after?). Young John didn't see much of his dad (what did he do?), and his parents eventually split.
The Quarrymen
July 6, 1957
Lennon and Paul McCartney reportedly were impressed enough with each other on the day they met (what was Lennon doing?) that McCartney joined Lennon's skiffle band (what's that?). Several months later, McCartney brought in another member.
Julia Lennon
July 15, 1958
Lennon's mother, Julia Lennon, was struck and killed by a car while walking home from a relative's house. (Who was the driver?) By then, Lennon was in art school, where he was regarded as a disruptive influence. (Why?)
The Beatles
February 1961
The Beatles made their debut at Liverpool's Cavern Club. (What American group inspired their name change?) The group had been polishing their act in Germany. (Who was their drummer?)
Brian Epstein
November 1961
When the Beatles' soon-to-be manager heard them play, he said he was immediately struck by their music, beat and sense of humor. What else struck him? The band had been turned down a lot before they secured a recording contract. Who let Pete Best go?
Cynthia Powell
Aug. 23, 1962
When Lennon found out his fellow art college student (photos) was pregnant, they got married, but it was kept secret. (Why?) Their son was born April 8, 1963. Who was he named after?
Beatles & 'Ed Sullivan'
Feb. 9, 1964
When the Beatles appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show," they set off Beatlemania in earnest. They also constituted the first phase of what became known as the British Invasion (who else did that include?)
Beatles' popularity
Aug. 15, 1965
The Beatles seemed everywhere, including playing to a record crowd in New York's Shea Stadium (video). They filmed "Help" (clips), they met the King of rock 'n' roll, and the queen of England singled them out for an honor.
Lennon & God
March 1966
Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus (where was he quoted?), and the Bible Belt responded. The group gave their last concert. (Where?)
Yoko Ono
Nov. 9, 1966
Lennon, who was still married to Cynthia, reportedly met Yoko Ono at a preview of her art show in London. (There are other versions of their meeting.) The event proved life-changing for both of them.
Sgt. Pepper
June 1967
With "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," the Beatles continued to experiment with different musical elements. The result was a psychedelic rock album that some critics regard as one of rock's greatest.
Brian Epstein's death
Aug. 27, 1967
To band members' surprise, their manager, Brian Epstein, died. (What was the cause?) They tried to regroup, meditating with a maharishi, an experience Lennon wrote a song about (lyrics).
The Apple Corps
January 1968
The band formed the Apple Corps. (Why?) It reportedly had management problems. Still, their underwater movie was a box office hit (clips).
Lennon & Ono
May 1968
Lennon and Ono reportedly recorded all night and had an affair. How did Cynthia find out? Lennon and Ono became a high-profile couple --- with their arrest, their racy album cover and their wedding pictures.
Beatles' breakup
September 1969
After the group finished recording its final album, Lennon left. But he agreed to keep his departure secret. (Why?) McCartney broke the news as he announced his first solo album.
Anti-war efforts
Lennon and Ono released "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," and the Nixon administration was not amused. How did it respond? When did he get his green card?
The 'lost weekend'
1973
Lennon and Ono split up for 18 months, and he moved to L.A. with their assistant, May Pang. (Who reportedly arranged that?) During this time, Lennon had the only solo No. 1 hit of his lifetime. The couple reunited.
Oct. 9, 1975
Lennon's second son, Sean, was born to Ono. (Were there other pregnancies?) Lennon became a househusband, taking a five-year hiatus from the music industry.
November 1980
He and Ono released the "Double Fantasy" album. Lennon reportedly wrote the songs during a life-threatening journey to Bermuda. How was the album received?
Dec. 8, 1980
Mark David Chapman killed Lennon as he and Ono entered their New York apartment building. (Why?) Lennon had earlier autographed an album for Chapman.
The Beatles revolutionized pop music, with the songwriting team of Lennon and McCartney in the forefront. Many bands that followed acknowledge their influence. Lennon, in particular, is admired for his willingness to take risks with his life and his music.
HERE'S A SONG DEDICATED TO OUR FRIEND JOHN LENNON
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
I'm Yours
My Youtube account just got another video. I remembered this song I'd use to listen to all the time. Well, as a tribute to a classic hit, the song of the month for December is I'm Yours by Jason Mraz.
Well, stay tuned folks. Christmas time is coming soon and there will be ANOTHER CHRISTMAS MOVIE MARATHON!
Well, stay tuned folks. Christmas time is coming soon and there will be ANOTHER CHRISTMAS MOVIE MARATHON!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Merry Christmas
This holiday we should celebrate with a more funny, uplifting feeling to it. I wanted to send you a Christmas carol that I knew only you could appreciate. I call it Jingle Farts and I knew that you were the toot-loving person to share this odorful ode with. Happy holidays, my gassy, smelly friend.
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