Halloween Special Showcase: Halloween is Grinch Night

In this timeless classic inspired by the books of the great Dr. Seuss, A mild-mannered little who named Euchariah runs across the ghastly Grinch due to a freak windstorm. The Grinch uses Halloween as his prime time for mischief with Whoville being his next target. Can Euchariah stop the Grinch nd save his family and friends before it's too late? Please enjoy!

Yes indeedy fa-la-la, WHAA!

 

A hap-hap-Happy Halloween to all! :)

Music Showcase: My Son, the Vampire by Allan Sherman

A humorous song by he ever-famous Allan Sherman, regarding uhm...well, his son, who's a vampire. Please enjoy!

He takes after his mother that way.

PPG Blooper Reel Season One: Octi Evil

Several of these bloopers were recommended to me by my good friend Monstarzgirl, including one featuring her OC, Rebecca Utonium. Thank you very much for working on these stories and blooper reels together with me, Monstarzgirl, I appreciate it very much, and look forward to us writing more in the future. :)

 

 

Rebecca Utonium is taking her dance class in a studio in the middle of the city. Suddenly, the giant hydra the Powerpuffs are fighting smashes the window; Rebecca reels back in shock.

 

Rebecca(Angry): "Hey, watch where you're going! Honestly, the nerve of some monsters!"

 

Director: "Cut!"

 

>

 

The Powerpuffs have just defeated the giant hydra; Bubbles is using its tail as a jumprope.

Bubbles(Singing merrily): “Z my name is Zippy and my husband's name is Zorro, we come from Zanzibar, and we sell zippers, A my name is Alice and my husband's name is Allan...”

Director: “Cut!”

Take 2

Bubbles(Singing merrily): “My mother, your mother, live across the street, 1819 Mulberry Street, When they get in fights, this is what they say...”

Director: “Cut!”

Take 3

Bubbles(Singing merrily): “Cinderella, dressed in yella, went upstairs to kiss her fella...”

Director: “Cut!”

>

Him is sitting in his living room, watching the girls' defeat of the monster via a monitor.

Him: “Ohh, Snake Beast. You didn't destroy them at all, did you? How could you let the Powerpuff Girls HUMILIATE YOU?!?!”(As he sits up abruptly, he tumbles off of the couch and lands on his head.)

Director: “Cut!”

Him(groaning): “Oooh...”

Take 2

Him: “Ohh, Snake Beast. You didn't-Sniff...Sniff...WAAAAAAAAACHOOOOOOOO!”

Director: “Cut!”

Him: “Sniff. I really ought to dust this room...”

Take 3

Him: “Ohh, Snake Beast. You didn't-BUUUUUUUUUURAAAAAAAP!”

Director: “Cut!”

Him(Blushing): “Did that just come out of me?”

>

While Blossom and Buttercup are arguing, Bubbles sits on the edge of their bed in tears.

Bubbles(Weepily): "I don't like arguing. Why can't we all just get along...'stead of arguing? Boo-hoo-hoo!"(As a small tear slowly drips down the blue Powerpuff's cheek, she begins to sing.) "There is a castle on a cloud, I like to go there in my sleep, Aren't any floors for me to sweep, Not in my castle on a cloud..." 

Director: "Cut, that's not in the script."

Bubbles(Nonplussed): "Really?"

>

Bubbles sits on the bed, looking at Octi; Him is making Octi speak, via a microphone.

 

Him(Tapping microphone): “Testing one, testing two...Is this thing on?”(Bubbles stares in perplexity.)

Director: “Cut!”

Take 2

Him(Brushing his teeth, forgetting he's left the microphone on): Brush, brush, brush. Guuuuuuuurgle...Ptooie.(Bubbles stares blankly and pokes Octi.) "...What? Was the mic still on?"

Director: “Cut!”

Take 3

Him: “Now, Bubbles, what I want to tell you is-BUUUUUUUUUUURAAAAAAP!”(Bubbles picks up Octi and stares at him.)

Director: “Cut!”

Him: “I really shouldn't have eaten at that Mexican restaurant.”

>

Blossom flies angrily up to a giant turtle monster who's destroying the city.

Blossom: “Stop right there, evil monster!”

The Turtle(Speaking in a high squeaky voice): “Oh yeah, well-”(Cuts himself off sharply.) “Hey...what's happened to my voice? I'm supposed to have a big scary voice!”

Director: “Cut!”

Take 2

Blossom: “Stop right there, evil monster!”

 

The Turtle(Speaking in a deep gruff voice): “Oh yeah, well....”(Hesitates) “Hahhh...I got so upset about the voice, I forgot my lines.”

Director: “Cut!”

The Turtle(Disdainfully): “I wasn't paid enough for this.*”

>

The girls are sitting in their beanbag chair up in their room.

Blossom: “Well, girls, I think we've learned a very important lesson.”

Bubbles(Leans back too far and sinks into the chair, up to her ankles): “MUUUMPH!”

Director: “Cut!”

Bubbles(Wiggling her feet): “Uhm, guys? Little help?”

Take 2

Blossom: “Well, girls, I think we've learned a very important lesson.”

Buttercup(Leans back too far and sinks into the chair, up to her ankles); “OOOMPH!”

Director: “Cut!”

Buttercup(Mumbling under her breath): “These chairs can be a little tricky to deal with sometimes, but this is the first one I've ever seen that was carnivorous!”

Take 3

Blossom: “Well, girls, I think we've learned a very important lesson.”(Leans back too far and sinks into the chair, up to her ankles) “UMMMMPH!”

Director: “Cut!”

Blossom(Dolefully): “They should put warning labels on these chairs...”

>

 

Director(To cameraman): “Hmm...maybe after this the monsters shouldn't have speaking roles except on certain occasions.”

 

Cameraman: “Capital idea, sir.”(Hesitates.) “Uhm, by the way, sir, if I may ask, please, do you know the name of that Mexican restaurant where Him had lunch?”

Director(Nonplussed): “Well..yes, but why?”

Cameraman: “I wanted to know which one to avoid.”

Him(In background): “BUUUUUUUUUURAAAAAAAP! 'Scuse me.”


*A nod to a blooper reel commercial for Kim Possible.



 

 

Just When you Thought it Was Safe to Go Camping....

 

Here is a Powerpuff Girls fanfiction, which is a collab between fellow writer Monstarzgirl and me(She and I each took turns writing parts of the story) and a continuation of her own PPG series. In this story, Rebecca Utonium(Monstarzgirl's OC, the professor's niece), goes on a camping trip with her family, when she meets up with her friends Deanna Makatsch, April Franklin, and the newly-reformed Mojo Jojo. After meeting with the also newly reformed Gang Green Gang, Rebecca tells her friends the story of the Lady of the Lake, who sneaks out of the lake and attacks unsuspecting campers at night. When Mojo goes missing while gathering firewood, the group sets off to find him; when they start hearing mysterious noises in the woods they wonder, maybe...could the legend have been real? Please enjoy!

 

 

The Legend of the Lady of the Lake

Funny Poem Showcase: The Sea Serpent: An Accurate Description by Wallace Irwin

Why, of course! It all makes perfect sense! :-D

It's a Monster's Life

 



Here is a Powerpuff Girls fanfiction of mine, which is based off of a Captain Caveman episode from the Flintstone Kids TV series entitled, "Attack of the 50-Foot Teenage Lizard." In this story, a gentle little boy monster named Timmy is expected by his parents to smash a city, which he doesn't want to do; fortunately, with the Powerpuffs' help, he finds a way to make his parents proud without hurting anyone. Please enjoy!

 

 

It's Not Easy Being a Monster

 

 

BTW, here are a few pictures of the story's characters:

 

 

Timmy, the friendly little boy monster who doesn't want to hurt anyone. His appearance is loosely based off of those of Billy, the kid monster from the original Captain Caveman episode.

 

 

And Timmy's family, whose appearances are based loosely off of those of Billy's family. Papa Monster is rather gruff, but has a gentle side, Mama Monster is pleasant and accomodating, and Timmy's little sis Dolores is somewhat moody, but can be sweet(She takes after her father that way).

 

 

 







Just for fun, I've also added a picture of Blossom, who's ended up wearing a clown suit after Timmy drops a costume shop on her(Much to her sisters' amusement).

 

 

Pass The Popcorn: Raggedy Ann and Andy:A Musical Adventure

In which sanity takes a vacation.

 

 

WOOHOO! 300 POST ALL COUNTED! YAAAAY! DA-DAAAA-DA, DA-DA-DA-DAAAA-DA, DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAH! YEAH! (Ahem,) Well, moving right along...(Incidentally, is this joke getting overdone? Little bit? Ookay...:-D)

 

 

 

In this highly-surreal movie/musical starring Johnny Gruelle's famous pair of ragdoll siblings, when Babette the French doll is kidnapped by the lovestruck pirate doll Captain Contagious(Who might possibly be Sneezy's long-lost uncle), Annie and her brother Andy set out to rescue her, along the way meeting such memorable characters as the sad, lonely Camel with the Wrinkled Knees(Whom they quickly befriend), the Greedy, a giant, ever-morphing taffy monster who eats everything in sight, and the crazy-mad denizens of Loony Land.

 

My thoughts: There have been two things that everyone(Including me!) has been able to agree on about this movie:

 

1. It's a very good movie.

 

2. It's also a very STRANGE movie! 

Basically, this is a very good, high-quality movie, directed by Richard Williams who was best known for his magnum opus The Thief and the Cobbler.(Which, itself was pretty surreal.) The characters are likeable and relatable, the songs are Broadway-musical quality, and the artwork is nothing short of a masterpiece. A few people incidentally have noticed several similarities between this movie and the famous Pixar movie Toy Story, to the point where one wonders if one inspired the other. If you like Raggedy Ann, you like weird and wacky movies, and especially if you like weird and wacky movies about Raggedy Ann, this is the movie for you!

While the movie regrettably hasn't been released on DVD yet, there is a video of it available on Amazon:

You can buy it here!

 

 

A soundtrack of the movie was also made, which is available at the link below:

 

 

You can buy it here!

 

 

A book of the movie was also made, which shows up on ebay from time to time.

 

BTW, here are a few of my favorite songs from the movie, for your listening pleasure:

A very sweet, touching song.

 

Poor camel. Sniff. :*C He needs a hug.

 

o.O

This is all I have to say for this sequence. To this day,

no one is quite sure what this sequence was supposed to mean,

especially it didn't seem to have any bearing on the plot to

speak of.(BTW, notice the Greedy quoting Shakespeare

at one point; perhaps he's trying to inject some culture

into this?)

 

 

 

"I'm just a rag dolly."

 

 

 

 

 Fun fact: Richard Williams' daughter plays Marcella in the live-action segments of the movie.



Jokes of the Week #62: A Second Helping of Foodie Fun

A little boy is eating at a restaurant with his father. Shortly after the boy is brought a bowl of soup, he says, "Daddy, I can't eat this soup."

The father then calls to the waiter, "Could you bring my son another bowl of soup, please?"

The waiter obligingly brings another bowl of soup. Shortly thereafter, however, the boy says, "Daddy, I can't eat this soup, either."

The father calls to the waiter again, "Could you bring my son another bowl of soup, please?"

The waiter obligingly brings yet another bowl. Shortly thereafter, the boy says yet again, "Daddy, I still can't eat this soup."

Growing frustrated, the father inquires, "Son, you've been brought three different bowls of soup and haven't been able to eat a single one of them. What's wrong with the soup?"

"Oh, nothing, I just don't have a spoon."

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What's the best thing to serve with jacket potatoes?

Button mushrooms.

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What's a goalkeeper's favorite food?

Post and jam.

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What do monsters order at fast food restaurants?

French frights.

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What do you have if you eat two-thirds of a pie?

Angry dinner guests!

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Waiter: "I have boiled tongue, fried liver, and pigs' feet."

Mort: "Don't tell me about your health problems, just bring me my dinner!"

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What's the Abombinable Snowman's favorite food?

Ice-burgers and french fries.

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A man was eating alphabet soup. He had eaten nine bowls of it when he asked the waiter for another bowl. The waiter gives him an odd look. "How many bowls of soup are you going to eat?"

"Oh, I'm just gonna keep eating until I find a period." the guy replies.

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Why is it dangerous to go into a seafood restaurant?

You might run into a man eating lobster!

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Harold: "Say Don, did you know that you have a hot dog behind your ear?"

Dopey Don: "Oops! Well that explains what happened to my pencil."

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How do you make a berry punch?

Give it boxing lessons.

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How do you start a race between two rice puddings?

Sago.

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Mom: "Someone seems to have gotten into the fridge last night. Do you know anything about this, Jimmy?"

Jimmy: "Gosh, no, Mom. There wasn't anyone there last night when I finished off the last of the cake."

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Why does steak taste better in space?

Because it's meteor.

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Which dessert complains the most?

Apple grumble.

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Julia: "I'd like a scorched hamburger, greasy fries with too much salt, and a soggy, wilted Caesar salad."

Waitress: "I'm afraid the chef can't serve you that, ma'am."

Julia: "Why not? He did yesterday!"

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Mom: "Aren't you going to finish your alphabet soup, dear? You have only a few letters left in your bowl."

Tammy: "Yes, but they spell out, 'Brussels sprouts.'"

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Lina: "I'd like a cheeseburger without pickles, please."

Waitress: "Oh, sorry ma'am, but we're all out of pickles. I can give you one without onions, though."

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Marcus: "Waiter, this chili tastes like dog food."

Waiter: "Why, that's simply not possible, sir, how could cat food taste like dog food?"

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Whitney: "I went to that new restaurant down the street yesterday; I ordered a fresh salad and they gave me the freshest salad in the world. Then, I ordered a bowl of spicy chili and they gave me the spiciest chili in the world."

June: "Well, when I went there, I ordered a small hamburger."

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Why did the doofus stare at a bottle of orange juice for an hour?

Because it said, "Concentrate."

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A local restaurant had made a deal that whoever ordered a meal that they couldn't make would be paid $100. Carl stops by the restaurant one afternoon; after he's seated himself at a table, he tells the waiter, "I'd like an alligator sanwich on a hoagie roll with honey mustard."

The waiter promptly reaches into his pocket, takes out a fat roll of dollar bills, and gives Carl a hundred dollars. "What, no alligators today?" Carl inquires.

"Oh, we have plenty of alligators," the waiter replies. "We're just out of hoagie rolls."

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Lyle: "Say, waiter, there's Swiss cheese in this sandwich. I don't like cheese with holes!"

Waiter: "Well then, just eat the cheese and leave the holes on the plate."

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What did the doofus say when he was served a bowl of Cheerios at a diner?

"Say, when did you start serving donut seeds?"

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Frankie: "So, I took my girlfriend out for dinner at this fancy restaurant last night; she orders a bowl of soup, and wouldn't you know it, she finds a fly in her soup!"

Jeff: "Oh, that's awful! What did she do?"

Frankie: "Well, she turns to the waiter and calls, 'Waiter, remove this insect!"

Jeff: "And what happened then?"

Frankie: "He kicked me out the door."

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What happened to the angry chef who tried to make pancakes in a volcano?

He blew his stack.

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A man is sitting in a restaurant waiting for his bill, after eating his meal. Shortly, the waiter brings the bill, which says:

OMELETE                              $1.50

 

TEA                                        $.25

 

The diner asks if the waiter wouldn't mind taking the bill back and rewriting it as omelette with two t's. The waiter leaves for a minute or two, then comes back with a new bill, which says:

 

OMELETE                           $1.50

2 TEAS                                $.50

 



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What's a hot dog's favorite car?

A Rolls.

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From Nickelodeon Magazine.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bookstore: Tales For the Perfect Child by Florence Parry Heide

Well, nobody's perfect.

 

 

 

 

 

Don't let this book's title fool you, these kids are little monsters! (Literally and figuratively, even!

:-D) This collection of humorous, tongue-in-cheek short stories introduces us to such unforgettable characters as Ruby, whose mom asks her to watch her baby brother for her, and she watches as he wrecks everything in his path, Arthur, who dislikes the fancy outfit his mom insists that he wear, so he messes it up, Bertha, who wants to watch TV, but her mother would like her to go out and get some fresh air, so she hides her shoes, and Irving, who figures out a clever way to get out of going to a piano recital with his annoying cousin Irma. If you like monsters, you like funny books, and especially if you like funny books about monster kids, this is the book for you!

 

 Kids, don't try this at home! :-D

 

 

Buy it on Amazon!



 

Choose Your Own Powerpuff Adventure

 

The Powerpuff Girls Plus You series is a nifty little series of choose your own adventure books starring that ever-popular group of adorable little superheroes. Join Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup(with the occasional book starring Professor Utonium, The Mayor, Mojo Jojo, or Princess Morbucks) as they battle monsters, search for a missing circus elephant, explore a haunted house, fight crime under water, take on career day at their school, rush to stop a bad hair ray, try to stop the Gang Green Gang from stealing mind-reading juice, hurry to find the antidote for an opposite potion, and much more. If you like choose your own adventure books and you like the Powerpuff girls, these are the books for you!

 



 

Several of these books are availabe on Amazon*:

 







 

Career Day Blossom

 

Bubbles and the Opposite Potion

 

Buttercup and the Mind-Reading Juice

 

The Mayor's Birthday Surprise

 

Hide-And-Go Mojo

 

Bubbles in the Middle

 

Buttercup's Monster Challenge

 

Rainy Day Professor

 

Forever Blowing Bubbles

 

Not Another Buttercup

 

Blossom and the Haunted House

 

Buttercup, the Better Cop

 

Mojo Jojo's Secret Paper

 

Bubbles Saves the Circus

 

Blossom's Bad Hair Day

 

The Professor's Monkey Business

 

Bubbles' Butterfly Hunt

 

Diamonds are for Princess

 

Blossom vs. the Blasteroid

 

Professor Utonium's Dating Game

  

Bubbles in Storyland

 

Brand-New Blossom

 

Buttercup's Terrible Temper Tantrums

 

 

 

*There's another book in this series entitled, "Mojo Jojo's Day Off" which, regrettably, isn't currently available on Amazon, but does occasionally show up on ebay.

 



Joke of the Week #42

Son: "Daddy, are there really such things as ghosts?"

Dad: "I'm not sure, son."

Son: "And can a monster really live under your bed?"

Dad: "Well, I just don't know, son."

Son: "Are mummies really bad?"

Dad: "Well, son, I just can't say."

Son: "Do vampires really bite people?"

Dad: "Well, son, I couldn't be sure."

Son: "Hope you don't mind my asking you all these questions, Daddy."

Dad: "Well, most certainly not, son! After all, how do you learn things if you don't ask?"

From Nickelodeon Magazine

Jokes of the Week #28:Gotta Get Our Scream On!

Mr. Monster:"Honey, I just can't stand our neighbors."

Mrs. Monster:"Well, then just eat the vegetables, dear."

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What do you get if you cross a famous monster with a famous scientist?

Frank Einstein.

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What happened when the Abominable Snowman ate a bowl of five-alarm chili?

He melted.

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What did Quasimodo do after he brushed his teeth?

He gargoyled.

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A skeleton goes into a coffee shop and says, "I'd like a mocha latte and a mop, please."

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How did the little vampire disturb his class?

With his coffin.

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"Mom, everyone at school calls me a werewolf."

"Oh, don't listen to them, Honey, just comb your face."

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What TV comedy dealt with ghosts stranded on a desert island?

Ghoul-igan's Island.

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What does Godzilla eat when he goes out to a restaurant?

The restaurant.

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Why was Dr. Frankenstein never lonely?

He could always make friends.

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Is Dracula married?

No, he's always been a bat-chelor.

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Why did the Invisible Man's son flunk third grade?

His teacher kept marking him absent.

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Why didn't the skeleton go to the party?

Because he had no body to dance with.

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Monster:"I've changed my mind."

Dr. Frankenstein:"Good, does the new one work any better?"

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Why were kids in ancient Egypt so well-mannered?

Because they had such great respect for their mummies.

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Invisible Man:"Did you miss me while I was gone?"

Invisible Woman:"Oh, were you gone?"

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What restaurant would you never find Dracula in?

A stake house.

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Why does Godzilla breathe fire and stomp on cars?

Because his favorite food is toast and traffic jam.

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Why did Godzilla hang out at the computer store at Halloween?

So he could bob for Apples!

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How close was the vampire race?

It was neck-and-neck.

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Did you hear about the dopey ghost?

He kept climbing over walls.

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What do you get if you cross the Invisible Man with Godzilla?

A great big nothing!

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Did you hear about the lousy vampire slayer?

He tried to drive a porkchop through a vampire's heart because steaks were too expensive.

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Godzilla:"I think we're getting close to the city."

Mrs. Godzilla:"Really? Why's that?"

Godzilla:"We're stepping on more buildings."

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Jessie drives up to a broken-down hotel; she walks up to the front desk and asks for a room.

"We only have one room left," the innkeeper informs her. "But, before I give it to you, I need to warn you that it's the room where the white-eyed ghost resides."

Jessie wasn't concerned. "I'll take the room. I'm not afraid of ghosts."

That night, as Jessie lay down to sleep, she heard an eerie voice wail, "Oooooh....I am the white-eyed ghoooooost...."

"Oh, be quiet," Jessie grumbles. "I'm trying to get some sleep."

"Oooooh....I am the white-eyed ghoooooost...." The ghost wails again.

"I said, hush! Let me sleep!"

"Oooooh....I am the white-eyed ghoooooost...."

Annoyed, Jessie grabs a vase from a nearby stand and flings it at the ghost, who then disappears. Jessie settles into bed again and closes her eyes.

Shortly thereafter, she hears the eerie voice wail, "Oooooh....I am the black-eyed ghoooooost...."

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What did the critics say about the lousy mummy movie?

"It Sphinx!"

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From Nickelodeon Magazine.

 

A very happy Halloween to all. :)

Music Showcase:Destructive Wave by S-Dynamites

This instrumental song(which IMHO sounds a little like a surfing tune!) is from the video games GuitarFreaks V and DrumMania V. The video it's set to features the misadventures of a Power Rangers-esque team of superhero pets(a dog, a cat and a hamster) who are...really inept! Please enjoy!

For some reason, the monster in this video reminds me of the Junkman from Jimmy Neutron. He does kind of have a similar look about him.

There's a Mystery in Town, So Call the Coolest Pup Around

...Oh, Scooby, A Pup Named Scooby Doo!

Woohoo! Yay! 100 posts! Yippee! All Right! Ah...ahem, where was I? Ohhh, yes....

A Pup Named Scooby Doo was a cartoon series made by Hanna-Barbera in 1988. It featured Scooby Doo and the gang as 10-year olds, back when the Scooby Doo Detective Agency was first established. The premise was basically the same as previous Scooby Doo series:the gang was called on to investigate a mystery involving a ghost or monster of some sort, which would always turn out to be a disguised villain. What really set this series apart, however, is that it was much more humorous, with wacky situations, goofy characters, and bizarre monsters being commonplace. Many of such wacky monsters included a clown ghost, a haunted hamburger, a strange alien, the ghost of a(very) strict librarian, a one-eyed sludge monster...

...and then there's Chickenstein.! (...Yeah.)

Various running gags were commonplace in most episodes, such as Daphne calling her ever-patient butler Jenkins to do things for her, and Freddy blaming the aptly-named town bully Red Herring for being the guilty party. (Which he never was!)

Wild takes were also very commonplace; as suggested on this TV Tropes page, you really do get the notion that the artists were running a bet on who could draw the wilder take.

Here, as per example, are Exhibit A....

...and Exhibit B.

Overall, this is a good, funny, and extremely humorous show. The characters are, as always, likeable and well-cast, retaining their personalities faithfully from the original. Personally, this is one of my favorite Scooby Doo incarnations(next to anything with Scrappy Doo in it. *GUILTY*) An excellent show that any Scooby Doo fan is sure to love.

The theme song's mighty good, too!

All four seasons of the show are available on DVD at the links below:

Season One

Seasons Two, Three, and Four

"Scooby-Dooby-Doo-oo-oo!"

The Game Show:Moshi Monsters Moshling Zoo

This is a very, very nifty little game based off of the ever-popular Moshi Monsters website. (I myself don't have an account on this particular site, but this game is still fun even without an account or any prior knowledge of the Moshi Monsters.)

In this game, you work as the caretaker at a zoo for Moshlings, which are the Moshi Monsters' pets.(One could say that Moshlings are to Moshi Monsters as Petpets are to Neopets.) The main object of the game is to travel to different locations and collect various Moshlings for the zoo. Found in each area are various objects that can be used to attract certain Moshlings, but it isn't always apparent how to do so. Hints are given by your associate, Colonel Catcher, as well as in the Monsteropedia; there's also a store in Monstro City that sells hints, which can be handy in particularly tricky situations. While some Moshlings are available from the beginning, others become available after the zoo reaches certain levels.

The Moshling species fit into several different categories, such as kitties, puppies, ponies, fishies, techies, foodies, ninjas et al., with such cute(and sometimes bizzare) creatures as princess ponies, mini-dragons, disco ducks, walking ice cream cones, alley cats, ninja monkeys, cutesy ghosts, flying unicorns, walking Easter Island heads, fuzzy puffball cats...

...and then, there are critters like THIS!

There are also baby versions of each Moshling species, the eggs of which can be found in each area. Once an egg is found, it's taken to the baby care center in the zoo, where it's looked after until it hatches.

Moshlings occasionally require some maintaining; players can tap on the Moshlings they own to check their status and see if they need fed, bathed, or played with(baby Moshlings require a special kind of care, too). Moshlings can be levelled up by being cared for and by playing the either of two different mini-games available on each Moshling's status page. Players can also enter their Moshlings in the Ulti-Moshling Contest(also availabe via the status page). Players choose one Moshling to compete against two others in tests of speed(a race), intelligence(varous logic puzzles), and culinary skills(a cooking challenge) or a chance to win a gold trophy.

Upgrades for the zoo's areas can be purchased at a construction shop in Monstro City, and there's also a shop that sells decorations for the Moshling's living areas.

Pros:-A fun, entertaining game with next-to-no learning curve.

         -The graphics and sound effects are top-notch.

         -Like other games of this genre, collecting, training, and caring for the little critters is a lot of fun(Much like a certain other very popular and very good game of this genre).

Cons:-Like other games of this genre, collecting all the little critters is also very tricky.

          -Some of the logic puzzle games involve higher math, which wouldn't be so bad, except that you're given a limited amount of time to finish the games.

           -Some of the Moshlings(such as Humphrey and Scamp) are a little high-maintenance, making it difficult to keep them happy.

Overall, a good, well-made, and highly enjoyable game for Moshi Monster and non-Moshi Monster enthusiasts alike.

Buy it on Amazon!

For some reason, this Moshling reminds me of Bogart from this Pound Puppies book.

Probably because he, like Bogart, appears to be a bloodhound.

The Game Show:Prey the Stars for Nintendo DS

This madcap little game(known as Gabu Gabu Planet in Japan) is similar to the various Katamari series games, with one key difference-instead of rolling up everything in sight, you're devouring everything in sight!

In this game, you play as one of 4 giant alien monsters(although never referred to as such, they look kind of like dogs), each with different eating abilities:Gabu who's well-rounded, Bari who specializes in biting, Pero who specializes in licking, and Chuchu who specializes in sucking.

You select one of them to play as, and battle the other three in various levels, such as a city, a carnival, a shopping mall, undersea, and many more. The object is to try get the highest score by eating more than the other monsters, and battling them when your paths cross.

You'll only be able to eat small items initially, but by eating enough of the power-up items found in each level, you'll gain the ability to eat bigger items. Eating three objects with the same attributes(water, fire, electricity, etc.) will briefly transform you into a giant creature of the same attribute, capable of crushing everything in your wake. Also, making several perfect bites in a row will briefly make you invincible and enable you to double your scores.

Pros:-A humorous, clever, and highly original game concept.

         -The graphics are excellent.

         -Exciting and entertaining arcade-style gameplay.

        

         -You can win various(very nifty!) outfits for your monsters by clearing stages and meeting certain qualifications, adding to the game's fun factor.

Cons:-The game's storyline(in story mode) is very inane and makes no sense. Honestly, IMHO, it seems like a game like this wouldn't really need a storyline. A minor hiccup which fortunately in no way deters from the games enjoyability.

Overall, an enjoyable and exciting game with very high replay value.

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