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    I wonder if Taming of the Screwy will age as well as the classic WB shorts it was inspired by. I always loved those as a kid, but I was unusually knowledgeable of stars of the thirties and forties.

    That's a big twinkie.

    That's a big twinkie.

    My friend Ian always bowled under the name Dean Clean. I bowled under the name Dorothy Lamour.
    The more you know.

    My friend Ian always bowled under the name Dean Clean. I bowled under the name Dorothy Lamour.
    The more you know.

    This reminds of a tape I had when I was a kid called Chipmunk Punk, which included Chipmunk'd versions of Cars, The Knack, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, Blondie, etc.

    This reminds of a tape I had when I was a kid called Chipmunk Punk, which included Chipmunk'd versions of Cars, The Knack, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, Blondie, etc.

    I bet those guns came from Uranus.
    Get it? Your anus!
    Get it? Your anus!

    I bet those guns came from Uranus.
    Get it? Your anus!
    Get it? Your anus!

    A palpaptable sounds like a piece of furniture one would find at the Vatican.

    A palpaptable sounds like a piece of furniture one would find at the Vatican.

    Next Gateway to Geekery: The Films of the Cannon Group, featuring Superman IV, Masters of the Universe, Delta Force, Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo and Cyborg.
    Also, Richard Lester was the cause of my nightmares, that robot lady at the end of Superman III was the scariest thing I ever saw!

    I have to say one of my favorite moments of this season is the confrontation between Keith and Mindy O'Dell. The way he says, "I quite liked your husband," never fails to give me chills.

    But didn't Steve Martin already do this with A Simple Twist of Fate?

    The water is evening now, the catacombs are filling in
    If my soul was made of stone, no, not, not so dark, dark

    RE: the guest stars- there were also at least 2 contestants from America's Next Top Model who won an acting challenge and got cameos on Veronica Mars. One, I believe was the teacher on the bus from Season 2.
    Also, that song from the beginning of Spit & Eggs is on a car commercial running (right here, right) now, and…

    I presume Henry Winkler's character is based on Ezra Jack Keats, which is so weird, since I just picked up a couple of his books from the library to read to my son. A Snowy Day is truly fantastic.

    Also, best use of Magnetic Fields ever, in my opinion.