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Sesame Street Scandals

Katy Perry’s recent Sesame Street skit went bust when parents complained that the singer was showing a little too much décolletage for kids. But hers is far from the first incident to raise a few eyebrows on the show. A few... READ ON

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Yabba-Dabba-Do! Happy 50th Anniversary to the Folks in Bedrock (twitch, twitch)!

TV's favorite stone-age family first visited our living rooms on September 30, 1960. Originally pitched as The Flagstones, television's first prime-time animated series ran for six seasons and became so popular that companies like Welch's paid big bucks to get their products advertised by Fred, Wilma, Betty, Barney and Pebbles. (Let's face it, 44 years after the series went off the air, kids are still gobbling down Flintstones vitamins daily.) While everyone remembers things like Fred's catchphrase and his... READ ON

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Remembering the People of Mayberry

The Andy Griffith Show (TAGS) premiered on television on October 3rd, 1960. That means Sunday will mark the show's 50th anniversary! There are events scheduled all over the country (and on TV) to celebrate this milestone. In the series' eight-year run, we got to know the residents of Mayberry as if they were our own neighbors. Sheriff Andy... READ ON

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Sitcom Credit Vanity Cards

You’d think that Producer Chuck Lorre would have enough of a forum to speak his mind, considering that he created the two popular CBS sitcoms Two and A Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. Apparently not, though, because he also takes the opportunity each week to share his thoughts during the credits of those shows. As Slate explains, rather than airing a logo for his production company, Lorre caps off each episode with a brand new “Vanity Card” for a few split seconds at the end of his shows. These... READ ON
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What Should I Ask the Mythbusters?

mental_floss has been offered an interview with three of the Mythbusters: Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, and Kari Byron. There's a new season of Mythbusters starting in two weeks, and Kari Byron is also hosting the new science show Head Rush, a commercial-free hour of experiments on the Science Channel every weekday at 4pm. Anyway, for this interview -- while I've got some nerdy thoughts of my own, I want to know what your burning questions are. Got a favorite myth you want to see busted? Want to pick... READ ON

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Jim Henson Makes Muppets (Video, 1969)

This delightful 15-minute video features a young Jim Henson explaining puppet-making (and thus Muppet-making) in 1969. This was made before Sesame Street went on the air later that year. It's part of a locally produced show for kids, and the production values are amazing. My favorite part is when Henson creates a Kermit-ish character with hat and cowboy voice, around ten minutes in. Just after that, we see an early appearance of Rufus, the shaggy white dog. Here's what Iowa Public Television has to... READ ON

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The Surprising Voices Behind Cartoon Characters

Last week we asked you to give us a few of your favorite surprising identities behind cartoon voiceovers. After checking out your terrific comments, we present a few voiceover artists you might not have suspected. Brad Garrett as Hulk Hogan When the then-WWF expanded into Saturday morning cartoons with Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling in 1985, it actually got the Hulkster himself to appear in the show's live-action sequences. Hogan wasn't going to be caught dead near the animated sequences, though, so a... READ ON

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Gregory Brothers (Auto-Tune the News) Explain Their Success

The Gregory Brothers are well-known among internet nerds for their Auto-Tune the News video series. The band appeared last week at the Google ZeitGeist conference, and explained how it all happened -- particularly how their recent "Bed Intruder Song" entered the Billboard Hot 100 without any label support, and while only available via the iTunes Music Store. What's really interesting is that the Gregory Brothers entered into a contract with the man featured in the song, Antoine Dodson, and shared the... READ ON

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The Late Movies: More "Next on Mad Men" Parodies

Two weeks ago I brought you The Late Movies: Baffling "Next on Mad Men" Clips, which seemed to strike a chord with other bloggers -- it was picked up by the New York Times as well as our friends at Jezebel. (Seriously, we're friends. I met one of the editors last weekend at a wedding.) The most interesting part of all of these posts was that John Duffy has been making spoof "Next on Mad Men" trailers for some time now, and the added attention has sparked him to make a bunch more -- here's his new... READ ON

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A Bunch of Terrific Sesame Street Videos

Everyone's favorite kids' show is embracing new media: Sesame Street has a Tumblr. They're using it to post clips from the show, both old and new, some from the official YouTube channel, some not -- this is very cool, as most shows would destroy any content not from their official channel. But nope, the folks down on Sesame Street are in favor of sharing. My favorite so far is this clip in which Elmo interviews Neil Patrick Harris. I particularly enjoy how both NPH and Elmo are on the verge of... READ ON

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