Archive for December, 2009

Adults Only on Subscription TV

I know it might be hard for you young kids to remember, or even you young adults, but back in the day we did not have cable TV. Television was actually broadcast from the big cities, across the air, to a huge hunk of medal on the [...]

Posted by Underbelly on December 9th, 2009

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Peter Lorre Was The Man

I used my DVR last night to record “Arsenic and Old Lace”. In the morning I decided to transfer this wonderful film onto DVD. While watching, I began to think about how much I loved watching Peter Lorre. He was the man. So, for something different, [...]

Posted by Underbelly on December 8th, 2009

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Making of a Blog Intro

Jack Conte is a musician you can find on YouTube and other places. You can find him by clicking here. His music is great but, even if you are not interesting in his tunes, you might be interested in this. Is is how he made his animated intro to his video blog. Very interesting stuff/

Posted by Underbelly on December 7th, 2009

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Pinky, the Brain and the Feebles

Pinky and the Brain was a very underrated cartoon. In this episode Pinky stars as the MOUSARISHI, the brain as THE BRAIN, The Beatles as THE FEEBLES and Yoko Ono as YOYO NONO.

Posted by Underbelly on December 6th, 2009

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Rural Civil Defense TV Spots (1965)

It was good to know the government was thinking about us when nuclear war was one the horizon. Save your cows! A little hay goes a long way. Public service announcements by the U.S. Civil Defense office inform farmers what to do in case of nuclear attack using marionettes.
Notice the random squirrel? I couldn’t stop [...]

Posted by Underbelly on December 3rd, 2009

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The Funny Company 1963

My trip down memory avenue continues as I remember The Funny Company. These 6 minute cartoon shorts featured the voice talents of Dick Beals, Robie Lester, Nancy Wible, Ken Snyder, Tom Thomas and Hal Smith.
In all, there were 260 episodes made possible by The Mattel Corporation and were produced by Ken Snyder and [...]

Posted by Underbelly on December 2nd, 2009

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The Tale of Timmy from Long Chevrolet

Way back, years ago, in 1980 Chicago, there was a car dealership called Long Chevrolet. As part of the advertising campaign, a young boy named Timmy was used as an old fashion newsboy. There were very obnoxious and, even as a young man, didn’t link them.
I had heard stories that this “Timmy” was a real [...]

Posted by Underbelly on December 1st, 2009

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