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Saturday, March 16, 2013

The Game Show: Rugrats: Search for Reptar for the Playstation

 
 
In this very first game starring Nickelodeon's famous group of wacky, lovable kids, Tommy Pickles misplaces the pieces of his favorite Reptar puzzle, so it's up to him and the rest of the Rugrats kids to win them back! Players guide Tommy and the crew through a series of minigames based off of episodes of the show, such as:
 
Ice Cream Mountain-The kids play through several(very bizarre!) mini-golf courses in hopes of winning one of the enormous ice cream sundaes offered at the end.(There's also a two-player version of this game.)
 
 
 
The Mysterious Mr. Friend-Stu has built a series of robot dolls which have begun malfunctioning, so it's up to Tommy to fight them off!
 
Touchdown Tommy-In this football game parody, greedy Angelica wants the kids' chocolate milk, so they have to quickly drink it up while avoiding her!
 
The Seven Voyages of Cynthia-Tommy and Chuckie borrowed Angelica's Cynthia doll without her knowing and accidentally got it lost down the sewer, so it's up to Spike(whom a few fans have affecionately dubbed, "The only four-legged Rugrat") to navigate the sewers and find it before Angelica gets back.(An interesting feature I'd like to make note of here is the character's HP gauges; the kids use bottles of milk for HP and Spike uses doggie biscuits.)
 
Mirrorland-In a situation that the fabled Alice could very much relate to, Tommy passes through his mother's antique mirror and ends up with his gravity reversed; Tommy now has to navigate the ceilings of his house and collect enough balloons to float back down to the ground before time runs out.
 
Grandpa's Teeth-Spike makes off with Grandpa Lou's false teeth at a family picnic at the park, so it's up to Tommy and Chuckie to retrieve them first from Spike, and then from a goose!*(Another interesting feature I'd like to mention is the way Chuckie follows Tommy in this game, much like how Tails follows Sonic, or how Luigi follows Mario in Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga.**)
 
Hi-ho Spike, awaaaaaaaay!
 
The Gold Rush-Angelica, who's just found a nickel on the playground, becomes greedy for more, so it's up to Phil and Lil to navigate the playground, collecting as many coins as they can before time runs out.(They could certainly take a few tips from Mario and Sonic about this. :-D)
 
Incident in Aisle Seven-Tommy navigates a(much more fraught than your average) supermarket in search of a box of his favorite cereal, dodging flying vegetables and fighting off(GLEEP!) escaped lobsters along the way.
 
Pros:-A very enjoyable, well-made game with virtually no learning curve.
 
         -Well-cast voiceovers with each character being voiced by their voice acors from the series.
 
         -Good graphics.
 
         -Background music taken from the show.
 
         -Many very clever little in-game features, such as toys the kids can play with.
 
 
Cons:-A few bad camera angles that can occasionaly make it difficult to see where you're going.
 
          -At the risk of sounding picky, Phil and Lil don't seem to get much face time in this game.(To be fair, though, this is the only Rugrats game I've played, so they may get more face time in other games.)
 
Overall, a very good, innovative game that represents the franchise well. Although this game is a bit simplistic, it's by no means a pushover(In the same spirit of such arcade classics as Pac-Man, Frogger, or Space Invaders). A must-play for any Rugrats fan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Wow, they really have their work cut out for them here! :-D
 
**More on that game later... 
 
 
 



Friday, December 7, 2012

Jokes of the Week #33:Joke-Pourri*

*Which, to clarify, means jokes that are about a variety of things, rather than jokes about smelly stuff. :-D
 
 
Mimi: "How did you find the weather when you were on vacation?"
 
Josie: "I stepped outside, and there it was!"
 
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What do you have if a dog and a bird get into a stereo?
 
A woofer and a tweeter.
 
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Mom: "Molly, why don't you play Scrabble with Nona any more?"
 
Molly: "Would you like to play with someone who lies and cheats and sneaks extra letters from the box when you aren't looking?"
 
Mom: "Well, no."
 
Molly: "Well, neither would she."
 
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Jake: "I just found a horseshoe-that means good luck!"
 
Lizzy: "Maybe so, but somewhere in this world, some poor horse is walking around in stocking feet!"
 
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Why is it hard to keep a secret in a garden?
 
Because the corn has ears, the potatoes have eyes, and the beans talk!
 
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Did you hear about the farmer who wanted to be a rocket scientist? He put a cow on a scale to see how much milk he weighed. (Milky way.)
 
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A flock of geese is flying south for the winter. One of the geese in the back complains, "How come we always have to follow the same leader?"
 
"Oh hush," the goose next to him replies. "He's the one with the map."
 
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Little Billy is wandering through his front yard, looking around the ground for something.
 
"What are you looking for, Billy dear?" his mother asks.
 
"Well, I heard that it rained an inch and three quarters last night," he replies. "And I could sure use the 75 cents!"
 
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Joe: "Look at that bunch of cows!"
 
Nate: "Not bunch, herd."
 
Joe: "Heard what?"
 
Nate: "Herd of cows."
 
Joe: "Of course I've heard of cows!"
 
Nate: "No, I mean a cow herd."
 
Joe: "Well, I don't see what difference that makes, I don't have any secrets to keep from any cows."
 
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Why are baseballs small, round, and white?
 
Because if they were huge, blue, and heavy, they'd be whales.
 
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What do you get when you cross an alligator with a porcupine?
 
Something you don't want to sit next to on a bus.
 
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Sam: "Will you remember me tomorrow?"
 
Wendy: "Yes."
 
Sam: "Will you remember me two days from now?"
 
Wendy: "Yes."
 
Sam: "Will you remember me three days from now?"

Wendy: "Yes."

Sam: "Will you remember me a week from now?"

Wendy: "Yes."

Sam: "Knock knock."

Wendy: "Who's there?"

Sam: "See? You've forgotten me already!"
 
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Ali Baba walks up to the door of the cave and calls, "Open Sesame!"

A voice calls back, "Says who?"

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A family going on vacation visits a farm. They have an enjoyable time there; the only thing that bothers them is the noise the pigs make. The following year, they're making plans to go back to the farm, so the father writes a letter to the farmer, asking if the pigs are still there. The next day, he receives a letter back, "Don't worry, sir, there haven't been any pigs at this farm since you were here."

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Josh walks into a talent office. "I'd like to audition for the talent competition this week, please." he says to the talent agent.

"All right," the agent replies. "What will your act be?"

"I do impersonations." Josh replies.

"All right, let's see one."

"I love you-OUCH! I love you-EECH! I love you-OOH! I love you-YIPE!"

A puzzled look crosses the agent's face. "What was that?"

"Two porcupines hugging."

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Sally sees Danny walking by, carrying a skunk. "Say, where are you taking that skunk?" she inquires.

"Oh, he's my new pet," Danny replies. "He lives in a little kennel in my bedroom, and sleeps at the foot of my bed every night."

"But what about that smell?"

"Oh, he'll just have to get used to it, same as I did."

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Voice on radio: "All right, is everybody ready for your morning exercises? Good! Now, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down. Okay, now the other eyelid!"

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The football coach is in the locker room discussing plays with the team. "All right, Morris," he says. "For the next play, I want you to rush out there and tackle 'em!"

"Okay." Morris agrees. The team trudges out onto the field; seconds later, the coach hears raucous laughter coming from the field. Curious, he traipses outside, and observes the opposing team doubled over with laughter.

"What just happened?" the coach inquires. "I thought you were going to tackle the other team."

"Oh, tackle!" Morris replies. "I thought you said tickle."

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What do you do if a rhino charges you?

Pay him.

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Harold walks into an ice cream shop and orders a milkshake. After it arrives, he has to leave to make a phone call, but he's concerned that someone might take his drink while he's gone. As a preventative measure, he writes, "Property of the world's strongest body builder", and places it on top of the glass.
After he returns from making the call, he discovers that the glass is empty, with a new napkin on top of it, reading, "Thanks for the treat! Signed, the world's fastest track runner."

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Nate: "How do you do?"

Joe: "How do I do what?"

Nate: "I mean, how do you find yourself?"

Joe: "Don't be silly, I never lose myself!"

Nate: "No, I mean how do you feel?"

Joe: "With my hands, of course! Honestly, don't you have anything better to do than ask me these ridiculous questions?"

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Dora: "How was that hotel you stayed in as a hole, Jimmy?"

Jimmy: "As a hole it was great, but as a hotel it was terrible!"

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From Nickelodeon Magazine.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Jokes of the Week #17:Hop, Skip, and Goof

(These are actually last week's Jokes of the Week; I've been kind of busy lately and I got to these a bit late, sorry about that.)

Jimmy:"Oh no! It's a run home!"

Betty:"I think you mean a home run."

Jimmy:"No, I really do mean a run home. I just hit the ball through Mr. Greyson's window!"

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Basketball Coach:"Now, team, can anyone tell me what a personal foul is?"

Ethan:"I think it means having your own chicken."

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Why don't centipedes play soccer?

By the time they put their shoes on, the game's over.

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Joe:"In Spain, the national sport is bullfighting, and in England it's cricket."

Norman:"I think I'd rather play in England, then."

Joe:"Why's that?"

Norman:"It's so much easier to fight crickets."

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Jessie:"Our new neighbors are very rich."

Michelle:"How rich are they?"

Jessie:"They're so rich, their kids' skateboards are chauffer-driven."

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Nona:"I went out riding this afternoon."

Rita:"Horseback?"

Nona:"Sure is-he got back an hour before I did!"

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Harold:"I'm taking a mail-order weight lifting class. Every week, the postal carrier brings me a new set of weights."

Archie:"Gosh, you don't look like you've gaineed any muscle."

Harold:"No, but you should see the postal carrier!"

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Marvin:"Do you know what I like best about baseball?"

Ted:"What's that?"

Marvin:"The grass, the dirt, and the lump in the throat."

Ted:"Yeah, and that's just the hot dogs!"

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A cricket walks into a London sporting goods store.

"Say," the shopkeeper says. "We have a game named after you here!"

"Really?" the cricket replies modestly. "You have a game called Murphy here?"

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Reporter:"What position do you play in the football game?"

Football Player:"Oh, sort of crouched down and bent over."

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A golfer is having a terrible time. First he slices the ball into some bushes, then into a sandtrap, then into the stream, then into a mud puddle, then across the highway. Eventually, he hits it deep into the woods and can't find it.

"Don't you think you should just leave it?" his caddy inquires.

"No," the golfer says. "This is my lucky golf ball!"

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A big fat man is playing golf. Each time before he tees the ball up, he waves to it.

"Do you do that for good luck?" his caddy asks.

"No, I'm waving goodbye to it." he replies. "This is the last I'm going to see of it until I hit it."

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Did you hear about the track runner who ran a 100-mile race? He was in the lead, and had only one more mile to go, but he got too tired to finish, so he turned around and ran back.

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That guy's such a terrible athlete...
(How terrible is he?)

...If he ran a bath, he'd come in last.

...If he played a piano, the piano would win.

...If he beat an egg, we'd all be surprised.

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Zoe, Louise, and Vicky go to the Summer Olympics, but soon discover that all the events are sold out.

"I have an idea," says Zoe. "We could pose as athletes; that way, they'd have to let us in."

The others agree that it's a good idea, and Zoe decides to go first. She hurries across the street to the city dump, where she finds a pie plate. She goes up to the security guard and says, "Henderson, discus throwing." and the guard lets her by.

Next, Louise goes to the dump and finds a length of metal tubing. "Allen, pole vaulting." she says, and the guard waves her by.

Determined to follow her friends, Vicky valiantly searches the dump, until she finds an old, rolled-up wire fence. She walks up to the guard and says, in a very confident voice, "Parker, fencing."

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Myles is walking along the pier, carrying two lobsters in a bucket. A game warden walks up to him and says, "Do you have a fishing license?"

Myles says, "I didn't catch these lobsters, they're my pets. Every morning, I stand by the pier and whistle; they hop out of the water, I take them for a walk, and I toss them back in at the end of the day."

"Hm, interesting." says the warden. "Would you mind showing me, please?"

"Absolutely." Myles says, and with that, he tosses the lobsters into the water.

"Okay," the warden says. "Now, show me how you whistle for the lobsters to come back out again."

Myles says, "What lobsters?"

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A fisherman catches a giant sea bass. The sea bass is so large and heavy that the fisherman can't even carry it over his shoulder; he has to drag it along behind him. A little while later, another fisherman, carrying 2,000 guppies over his shoulder, crosses paths with him. The other fisherman looks the sea bass over. "Only caught one, eh?" he says.

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A horse walks up to the racetrack betting booth, and plunks his money down. "I want to bet $100 on myself to win the ninth race." he says.

"That's incredible!" the astonished clerk says.

"What?" says the horse. "That I'm able to talk?"

"No," the clerk replies. "That you actually think you have a chance of winning the race."

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"We'll never catch an elephant at this rate." The game hunter sighs after a long day in the jungle. "We might as well go home."

"That's fine with me," her assistant replies. "I'm getting exhausted from carrying these decoys around."

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Which famous baseball player always had the sniffles.

Hankie Aaron.

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What do you call a cow that belongs to a soccer player?

The team Jersey.

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What position does a pig play on a football team?

Swinebacker.

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A man rents a deep-sea fishing boat and goes out for a day of fishing; he's hoping to catch a bunch of fish and bring them home for dinner as a surprise for his wife. Hours pass, and he doesn't catch a thing, so he gives up and heads back home. On the way home he passes a fish market. He turns to the fish seller and says, "Say, would you mind throwing two sea bass, three salmon, three catfish, two albacore tuna, and one red snapper to me, please?"

"Well, certainly sir, but why do you want me to throw them to you?" the fish seller asks.

"Because when I get home, I want to be able to tell my wife I caught these fish!"

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What did the bowling ball say to the bowling pin?

"I'll spare you this time!"

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From Nickelodeon Magazine.
 
These are the kind of things they don't tell you about in the history books.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Classic Cartoon Showcase:The Hound and The Rabbit

In this adorable classic, a cute little rounded bunny(whose shirt is a bit ill-fitting...perhaps he and Tubbs shop at the same place?) is pursued by a largish dog. Once the bunny sees that the dog only wants to play with him, he befriends the dog, dubbing him "Sniffy". The bunny introduces Sniffy to his friends who invite the dog to join their football game. (Love the retro leather helmets!) Presently, a hungry fox happens by with the intention of making a meal of the bunnies. Can Sniffy save his new friends? Please enjoy!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Joke of the Week #4

George wins a Super Bowl ticket over the radio, but when he gets there, the seat is all the way over on the 50-yard line. Through his binoculars, he sees an empty seat up in the bleachers. He decides to take a chance, and makes his way past the security guards to the empty seat.

As he's sitting down, he asks the guy in the next seat, "Excuse me, but is this seat taken?"

The guy says, "No, go right ahead."

George says, "This is incredible! Who would have a seat like this and not use it?"

The guy says, "Well, actually, this seat belongs to me. I used to come here with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Super Bowl we haven't seen together since we got married in 1971."

George says, "Wow, that's really sad, but couldn't you find anyone to come with you? A friend or a close relative?"

The guy says, "No, they're all at the funeral."



From Nickelodeon Magazine.