Then, in the sequel, Christopher stirs up even more trouble with his not-so-imaginary elephant friend Webster. His dad then makes another wager with his boss to see the elephant, but Webster turns out to be quite the slippery little fella! Please enjoy!
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Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2014
Classic Cartoon Showcase: Christopher Crumpet and Christopher Crumpet's Playmate
This amusing classic from the creators of Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing introduces us to a bratty little boy named Christopher Crumpet who has the odd habit of turning into a chicken whenever he's angry. Christopher's dad places a wager with his boss to see Christopher do this amazing feat, but when the time comes, will Christopher comply? Please enjoy!
Then, in the sequel, Christopher stirs up even more trouble with his not-so-imaginary elephant friend Webster. His dad then makes another wager with his boss to see the elephant, but Webster turns out to be quite the slippery little fella! Please enjoy!
Then, in the sequel, Christopher stirs up even more trouble with his not-so-imaginary elephant friend Webster. His dad then makes another wager with his boss to see the elephant, but Webster turns out to be quite the slippery little fella! Please enjoy!
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Classic Cartoon Showcase: Happy Valley
Third cartoon in the Rainbow Brite special feature, this charming film concerns a happy little place in the country, full of friendly folks and prosperous crops. A little boy's grandfather tells him of the time that the village once almost(GASP!) lost its happiness, inspiring them to rediscover what's really important. A very sweet, feel-good story with a wonderful message. Please enjoy!
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Book Review: Looking for Bobowicz by Daniel Pinkwater
A recent offering from the one of the world's wackiest authors!
In this follow-up to Pinkwater's famous book The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, Nick(Whose real name, which he prefers not to reveal for obious reasons, is Ivan Itch) moves to the city of Hoboken with his eccentric parents. Nick quickly befriends two other kids named Loretta Fischetti and Bruno Ugg, and spends time hanging out with them, reading Classics Comics and drinking Dr. Pedwee's soda**.
While looking through the basement of Nick's new house one day, the three of them come across an old newspaper article telling about the time a giant chicken terrorized the city several years ago. On top of that, there have been several incidents of a mysterious "Phantom" stealing people's stuff...including Nick's own bike! Can Nick and his new friends, with the help of a series of eccentric adults, get to the bottom of this?
My thoughts: This is a very funny, intriguing book, written in Pinkwater's signature madcap style. The illustrations(Drawn by Daniel's wife Jill) are excellent, and the character's wacky names(Starr Lackawanna, Meehan the Bum et al.) are a lot of fun. Both this and The Hoboken Chicken Emergency are definite must-reads for Pinkwater fans.
*Sounds yummy! :-9
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Jokes of the Week #50: No Intelligent Life on Other Planets
First alien robot(to car): "If you don't answer me, I'm going to punch you!"
Second alien robot: "That's not fair. Look, that guy's wearing glasses."
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Astronaut: "Say, wanna fly?"
Copilot: "Sure!"
Astronaut: "Wait here, I'll catch one for you."
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First alien: "Excuse me, please, is that the sun or the moon?"
Second alien: "I'm not sure, I'm not from around here either."
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Zoe: "Have you ever noticed that aliens have no noses?"
Sam: "Yeah, I wonder how they smell."
Zoe: "Oh, terrible."
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How can you tell if an alien has been using your toothbrush?
It glows in the dark.
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How did Mary's little lamb get to Mars?
By rocket sheep.
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First alien robot, observing a stationwagon, to second alien robot: "No wonder this guy can't talk. Someone stuffed his mouth full of suitcases!"
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Why are E.T.'s eyes so big?
Because his phone bill is insane!
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Two aliens land their spaceship in the middle of a city. As they're traipsing down the sidewalk, they come across a fire hydrant. "Greetings," the first alien says. "We come in peace. Take us to your leader."
The second alien bursts out laughing. "You're not going to get very far asking a little kid for help!"
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Did you hear that Dracula's starring in the new Star Wars movie? It's called, "The Vampire Strikes Back."
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Two aliens land on a traffic corner, next to a streetlight.
"Hey, I saw her first!" the first alien exclaims.
"Well, I'm the one she winked at!" the second alien replies.
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Alien: "Are you tan from the sun?"
Astronaut: "No, I'm Sam from Earth."
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Two astronauts were in a space craft circling thousands of miles above the earth. According to plan, one of them would leave the ship and go on a fifteen-minute space walk while the other stayed inside.
After completing her walk, the first astronaut tries to get back inside, but the door's locked. She knocks at the door. No answer. She knocks harder. Still no answer. She pounds with all her might.
Finally, after what had seemed like hours, a voice replies, "Who iiiiiiiis iiiiiiiiit?"
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How can you tell if an alien's been wearing your hat?
It's stretched out to three times its size.
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Two aliens are flying through space, looking for a place to eat. The first one says, "Say, want to try that new restaurant on Earth's moon called the Lunar Cafe?"
The second alien replies, "I know that place. The food's good, but there's just no atmosphere."
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What do Martian chickens lay?
Eggs-traterrestrials.
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Two aliens are flying their spaceship over the Atlantic Ocean. The first one says, "Wow, look at all that water."
The second one replies, "Yeah, and that's just the top."
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How did the alien wreck his spaceship?
He kept driving into black holes.
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Alien robot, to gas pump: "Get your fingers out of your ears and listen to me!"
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Henry is walking down the street, when a salesman rushes up to him. "Friend," the salesman says. "Have I got a deal for you! I have a full-grown Martian going for only $50."
"Hmm," Henry muses. "May I ask how big this Martian is?"
"He's fifteen feet tall and weighs ten tons."
"Ten tons?!" a shocked Henry exclaims. "I live in a small, one room apartment with my wife, five kids and a dog. I can't possibly buy a ten ton, fifteen-foot Martian for $50!"
"All right," the salesman replies persuasively. "How about five Martians for $100?"
Henry smiles. "You've got yourself a deal!"
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How many ears does Mr. Spock have?
Three. His left one, his right one, and, "The Final Front-ear."
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Two astronauts land on a distant planet. After they've walked a little ways, they come across a small purple furry creature with no features save for two eyes and a pair of large feet.
"Greetings, Earthlings," the creature says. "We are the Furries from Planet Furdonia."
"Are you the leader?" one of the astronauts inquires.
"No, I'm just an ordinary furry," the Furry replies. "But I'll be happy to take you to our leader. Please follow me."
The astronauts follow the Furry to a large odd-looking castle-like structure; he leads them through the door, up a spiral staircase, and into a room where a giant furry purple creature wearing a hypodermic needle on his head is sitting on a throne.
"Pardon us," one of the astonauts inquires. "But are you the leader?"
The giant furry creature replies, "Yes, I am the Furry with the syringe on top."
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How can you tell when aliens agree with each other?
They see eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye.
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Second alien robot: "That's not fair. Look, that guy's wearing glasses."
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Astronaut: "Say, wanna fly?"
Copilot: "Sure!"
Astronaut: "Wait here, I'll catch one for you."
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First alien: "Excuse me, please, is that the sun or the moon?"
Second alien: "I'm not sure, I'm not from around here either."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zoe: "Have you ever noticed that aliens have no noses?"
Sam: "Yeah, I wonder how they smell."
Zoe: "Oh, terrible."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How can you tell if an alien has been using your toothbrush?
It glows in the dark.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How did Mary's little lamb get to Mars?
By rocket sheep.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
First alien robot, observing a stationwagon, to second alien robot: "No wonder this guy can't talk. Someone stuffed his mouth full of suitcases!"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why are E.T.'s eyes so big?
Because his phone bill is insane!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two aliens land their spaceship in the middle of a city. As they're traipsing down the sidewalk, they come across a fire hydrant. "Greetings," the first alien says. "We come in peace. Take us to your leader."
The second alien bursts out laughing. "You're not going to get very far asking a little kid for help!"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Did you hear that Dracula's starring in the new Star Wars movie? It's called, "The Vampire Strikes Back."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two aliens land on a traffic corner, next to a streetlight.
"Hey, I saw her first!" the first alien exclaims.
"Well, I'm the one she winked at!" the second alien replies.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alien: "Are you tan from the sun?"
Astronaut: "No, I'm Sam from Earth."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two astronauts were in a space craft circling thousands of miles above the earth. According to plan, one of them would leave the ship and go on a fifteen-minute space walk while the other stayed inside.
After completing her walk, the first astronaut tries to get back inside, but the door's locked. She knocks at the door. No answer. She knocks harder. Still no answer. She pounds with all her might.
Finally, after what had seemed like hours, a voice replies, "Who iiiiiiiis iiiiiiiiit?"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How can you tell if an alien's been wearing your hat?
It's stretched out to three times its size.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two aliens are flying through space, looking for a place to eat. The first one says, "Say, want to try that new restaurant on Earth's moon called the Lunar Cafe?"
The second alien replies, "I know that place. The food's good, but there's just no atmosphere."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do Martian chickens lay?
Eggs-traterrestrials.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two aliens are flying their spaceship over the Atlantic Ocean. The first one says, "Wow, look at all that water."
The second one replies, "Yeah, and that's just the top."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How did the alien wreck his spaceship?
He kept driving into black holes.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alien robot, to gas pump: "Get your fingers out of your ears and listen to me!"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Henry is walking down the street, when a salesman rushes up to him. "Friend," the salesman says. "Have I got a deal for you! I have a full-grown Martian going for only $50."
"Hmm," Henry muses. "May I ask how big this Martian is?"
"He's fifteen feet tall and weighs ten tons."
"Ten tons?!" a shocked Henry exclaims. "I live in a small, one room apartment with my wife, five kids and a dog. I can't possibly buy a ten ton, fifteen-foot Martian for $50!"
"All right," the salesman replies persuasively. "How about five Martians for $100?"
Henry smiles. "You've got yourself a deal!"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How many ears does Mr. Spock have?
Three. His left one, his right one, and, "The Final Front-ear."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two astronauts land on a distant planet. After they've walked a little ways, they come across a small purple furry creature with no features save for two eyes and a pair of large feet.
"Greetings, Earthlings," the creature says. "We are the Furries from Planet Furdonia."
"Are you the leader?" one of the astronauts inquires.
"No, I'm just an ordinary furry," the Furry replies. "But I'll be happy to take you to our leader. Please follow me."
The astronauts follow the Furry to a large odd-looking castle-like structure; he leads them through the door, up a spiral staircase, and into a room where a giant furry purple creature wearing a hypodermic needle on his head is sitting on a throne.
"Pardon us," one of the astonauts inquires. "But are you the leader?"
The giant furry creature replies, "Yes, I am the Furry with the syringe on top."
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How can you tell when aliens agree with each other?
They see eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye.
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From Nickelodeon Magazine.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Jokes of the Week #46: The Name Game
...a guy who likes to work out?
Jim.
...a girl with a frog on her head?
Lily.
...a lady standing in the middle of a tennis court?
Annette.
...a guy balancing a car on his head?
Jack.
...a boy with a chicken in his backpack?
Coop.
...a lady in the distance?
Dot.
...a guy reading a map?
Miles.
...a girl holding a coin?
Penny.
...a boy walking through a pile of leaves?
Russel.
...a guy with a shovel?
Doug.
...a guy without a shovel?
Douglas.
...a lady who works for the phone company?
Belle.
...a dog who likes to travel?
Rover.
...a lady in a flowerpot?
Rose.
...a cat wearing oversized shoes?
Boots.
...a dog with a porcupine riding on his back?
Spike.
...a guy with a Christmas tree on his head?
Noel.
...a lady with a Christmas tree on her head?
Carol.
...a cat wearing gloves?
Mittens.
...a girl sitting in an oyster's mouth?
Pearl.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Joke of the Week #40
A chicken walks into a library; he goes up to the librarian's desk. "Book."
"You'd like a book?" the librarian replies.
"Book."
The librarian hands the chicken a book, and he leaves. The next day, the chicken comes back. "Book, book."
"You'd like two books?"
"Book, book."
The librarian hands the chicken two books, and he leaves again. The next day, the chicken comes back again. "Book, book, book."
"You'd like three books?"
"Book, book, book."
The librarian hands the chicken three books, and he leaves yet again. Well, by now, the librarian's curiosity is getting the better of her, so she decides to follow the chicken and see where he goes.
She follows him down the sidewalk, through an alleyway, through a field, and down to a pond. The chicken stops by the edge of the pond, upon which, a frog swims up to him. The chicken lays the books out in front of the frog, who looks each of them over and says, "Read it, read it, read it..."
"You'd like a book?" the librarian replies.
"Book."
The librarian hands the chicken a book, and he leaves. The next day, the chicken comes back. "Book, book."
"You'd like two books?"
"Book, book."
The librarian hands the chicken two books, and he leaves again. The next day, the chicken comes back again. "Book, book, book."
"You'd like three books?"
"Book, book, book."
The librarian hands the chicken three books, and he leaves yet again. Well, by now, the librarian's curiosity is getting the better of her, so she decides to follow the chicken and see where he goes.
She follows him down the sidewalk, through an alleyway, through a field, and down to a pond. The chicken stops by the edge of the pond, upon which, a frog swims up to him. The chicken lays the books out in front of the frog, who looks each of them over and says, "Read it, read it, read it..."
From Nickelodeon Magazine
Classic Cartoon Showcase: Before They Were Stars: Donald Duck in The Wise Little Hen
Here, in the spirit of the previous post, is Donald Duck's first-ever cartoon! In this classic rendition of the tale of the Little Red Hen, the titular hen finds a kernel of corn which she plans to plant and harvest. The only problem is, she can't convince lazy Donald Duck and Peter Pig to help her with any of the work! What will she do? Please enjoy!
Fun Fact: Donald's buddy Peter Pig was voiced, like Donald himself, by Clarence "Ducky" Nash; apparently, according to Walt Disney, the reason Peter disappeared after this cartoon was that his voice was even more unintelligible than Donald's. Peter did, however, eventually migrate to the comics, where this wasn't a problem.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Christmas Music Showcase:Barnyard Christmas by Spike Jones
A cute and amusing ditty by the legendary novelty singer Spike Jones, complete with many cute and funny visuals. Please enjoy!
If you like farm animals and you like Christmas music, this is the song for you!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Book Review:George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Something's cookin' in the kitchen!
Here's a review of yet another Roald Dahl classic.
George is a little boy who lives on a farm with his parents, and has a kinda'...sorta'...(VERY!) huge problem:his grandma. You see, she isn't your typical kind of grandma, the sweet, kind, loves-her grandkids-like-crazy, gives-plenty-of-hugs-and-kisses, takes-her-grandkids-out-for-ice-cream-and/or-to-the-zoo kind. No, she's the meanest, nastiest, most hygeine-deficient old lady you'd ever care to meet, and constantly bullies poor little George.(George even wonders if she might be a witch...Honestly, she missed a good bet if she wasn't!)
George is in charge of giving Granny her medicine; he notes to himself that it never seems to her any good, because it never improves her demeanor at all. So, George decides then and there that he'll cook up a medicine that hopefully will change her attitude. He then sets about roaming around the house, gathering up various household items(shaving cream, floor wax, birdseed, hairspray, antifreeze et al.) and mixing them up in a large cooking pot.
Granny doesn't believe that George's medicine caused this, so George endeavors to prove it to her by feeding the medicine to a nearby chicken, which also not only grows huge, but lays a massive egg.
My thoughts:Honestly, this is one of Dahl's funnier books, with animals(as well as Granny!) jittering around, flying into the air, and screaming "OWEE!", and many weird, wacky things happening. (Triple LOL with whipped cream and a strawberry on top!)
:-D :-D :-D
My only beef about this book is:
-Like a few other people that have reviewed this book, I didn't much go for what ended up happening to the grandma.(To embellish upon a quote from this Littlest Pet Shop episode, "The old lady was creepy, but even she didn't deserve that!)
All in all, a good, humorous, well-written book that any Roald Dahl aficionado is sure to enjoy.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
U.S. Acres:Jim Davis' Lesser-Known Comic Strip
U.S. Acres was a newspaper comic written by Jim Davis, creator of Garfield, in 1986. The strip(which was known as Orson's Farm outside America) followed the wacky hijinks of several kooky farm animals. The cast consisted of the polite, intellectual pig Orson who was the strip's main character, the bossy, loudmouthed rooster Roy, the cowardly but lovable duck Wade, the feisty little chick Booker who would often try(and fail) to catch a worm, his easygoing little brother Sheldon(no relation) who lived inside an egg shell which had similar properties to Snoopy's doghouse, the friendly but not-too-bright sheep Bo(he was more of a surfer dude type in Garfield and Friends), and his grumpy sister Lanolin who would often spar with Roy.
In Garfield and Friends, the group was often antagonized by Orson's three big, nasty brothers Gort, Mort, and Wart(who had appeared in the strip previously, albeit for only the first few weeks). Orson's brothers lived on the farm next door and would often come over to Orson's farm to steal food or cause some sort of trouble.(Which they fortunately were never successful at!) Further antagonists were a weasel, a fox, and a wolf, all of whom had the same goal:to steal chickens. (Honestly, IMHO, it would've made more sense for the wolf to be stealing sheep, but there it is.)
A pair of temporary additions to the cast were Cody the dog and Blue the cat(The latter being of obvious coloration). This may be just IMHO, but it seems that part of the reason for these characters' short-lived career(although they did appear in the various kids' books) seemed to be the fact that they didn't have quite as much personality as the rest of the cast(Cody in particular didn't seem to have any personality at all other than chasing and attacking the other animals). On a related note, for unknown reasons, Cody and Blue also never appeared on Garfield and Friends. (One could possibly call them "The Lymans of U.S. Acres.")
The comic had a small fanbase, though it never became quite as popular as Davis' more famous strip, Garfield, and only ran for three years.(Although the franchise had a much longer lifespan on Garfield and Friends.)
Overall, U.S. Acres was a fun, humorous, and very nifty comic with a good, likeable cast. Despite it never having quite the popularity Garfield did, it's definetly worth a read! (Or, "worth a watch" in the case of Garfield and Friends.)
Here are a couple of my favorite strips below(although, honestly, it was hard to pick just two!):
The entire comic series has been released in book form; the books are available at the links below(some, regrettably, are a little pricey, but well worth it for any U.S. Acres fan):
For younger fans, there were also several kids' books made, which are available at the links below*:
Booker Meets the Easter Bunny
*There are also two other books in this series entitled "The Great Christmas Contest" and "A Most Special Easter Egg" which, regrettably aren't currently available on Amazon, but they do occasionally show up on Ebay.
There were also plushies made of the characters, which show up on Ebay from time to time.
Hmm...the animals in the last panel of this comic look...familiar, somehow.
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