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Sunday, April 18, 2021
How The Royal Family Used TV To Change Their Image (And How TV Pushed Ba...
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Let The Show Go On... ( Regardless ) ( 2021 ) by Erica Crooks
Let The Show Go On… ( Regardless ) ( 2021 ) by Erica Crooks
Puppetry Short Film Submission for The 48hr Puppet Film Project ( LA Guild of Puppetry )
Featuring the cast from The Erica Crooks Show.
Barney The Hand and his performance arts friends rent a community theater venue to put on a theatrical production with.
Unfortunately they soon discover that the owner has taken advantage of them and commits hate crime against them.
While taking a walk to the craft store to calm his nerves, he meets a like minded artist who shares his wisdom about artistic expression and life.
The film was a submission to the 48hr Puppet Film Project ( 2021 ) .
From start to finish April 9th - April 11th 6pm PT / 9pm ET.
Inspired by the ideas of
Theme: GRATITUDE
Object: WOOD
Action: LAUGHING
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
The Best of Margaret Thatcher on Spitting Image
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The real Trial of the Chicago 7, 1969
Sesame Street: I Wish I Had A Friend to Play With Song
Monday, April 5, 2021
Rare Spitting Image John Cole Promo ( 1986 )
Friday, April 2, 2021
Spitting Image (1984) - Series 1, Episode 12 | Full Episode
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Remembering Rik Mayall on Crap Thursday - Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Friday, March 26, 2021
Spitting Image (1984) - Series 1, Episode 11 | Full Episode
Sunday, March 21, 2021
30 Years of Spitting Image joining Phil Collins and Genesis with The Land of Confusion music video in 1986
30 Years of Spitting Image joining Phil Collins and Genesis with The Land of Confusion music video in 1986.
Yes, Spitting Image is a show ( 1984 - 1996 ) ( 2020 - current )
And the Genesis Land of Confusion Spitting Image music video happened because Spitting Image satirized Phil Collins https://spittingimage.fandom.com/wiki/Hello,_You_Must_Be_Going . And that didn't stop Spitting Image from doing it after the music video either.
The other puppets for the band members of Genesis would be recycled as stock puppets through out the rest of the show's original run.
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Saturday, March 20, 2021
Peter Harris: Tributes for one of TV's best loved directors | ITV News
Friday, March 19, 2021
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Pepe Le Pew has been retired / fired / CANCELED by CANCEL CULTURE ( satire )
It's sad that Pepe Le Pew has been officially announced as retired / banned by Warner Bros. He's a satirical character. He's a romantic who's probably watched many romantic movies and read many romance novels but lacks experience in relationships and no one ever told him about boundaries, consent, respect, etc.
Today's culture seems different. Satire & Slapstick Comedy doesn't seem to be as popular as it used to be.
I love it because I feel artistically and creatively that it relates to this quote.
" Art Should Disturb The Comfortable And Comfort The Disturbed. "
I don't think any of this reinforces crime and abuse. It's satire. But culture is different now. It's very commodity focused rather than about life in my opinion.
Not everything is for everyone, not everyone can find this kind of humor healing. We all heal differently. Spiritually, through music, etc.
The world needs love, but we live in a world of hate, fear, sadness & pain unfortunately.
I don't think reform, commodifying, trusting people in power is going to solve anything. Fred Hampton talked about Class Conscious. The root cause of all political problems has the same pattern which is hierarchical power over others. If people got along horizontally socially, the world would be a better place. And when people live happier lives, people can laugh more. :)
Still, satire sometimes needs to do it's duty because that's what satire does. And satire is often a misunderstood art form.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Cancel Culture on Pepe Le Pew & Miss Piggy
It's been an interesting week. I was wondering how would Miss Piggy & Pepe Le Pew respond to the Cancel Culture controversies surrounding them. ;) I'm very happy that the originals are available on the streaming services but unfortunately there's people reacting to them negatively. There's this strong demand for "positive media representation" in characters. And to me, this explains why many favorites in pop culture history aren't as good as the originals in my opinion. Many comedy characters were satirical. But today, people think such characters are negatively reinforcing crime & abuse. And unfortunately, it's nothing new because satire has always been controversial & misunderstood. And the thing is satire and slapstick comedy has been apart of cartoons and puppetry just as long as the art form's existence in history. To me, it's artist tradition. I wish there was more cultural appreciation. But instead, art is looked at as a commodity, instead of what art and entertainment really is about. A reflection on life and the hard working, creative and talented people behind it as well as the fun and love they put into what they love to do. :)
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Stephen Fry, Jonathan Ross and Spitting Image - Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria! ( 1988 )
Monday, March 8, 2021
Remembering Emma Goldman on International Woman's Day
HAPPY 25th Anniversary to The Muppet Show of the 1990s " Muppets Tonight " !
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Friday, March 5, 2021
Spitting Image (1987) - Series 4, Episode 1 | Full Episode
Thursday, March 4, 2021
ITV - Spitting Image Promo 1989.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Spitting Image : Neil Kinnock & Roy Hattersley ( 1988 Telethon ITV promo )
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Erica Crooks Shorts ( 2007 - 2018 ) Trailer
Monday, February 22, 2021
The Muppet Show Disney+ Disclaimer Controversy
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Jim Henson is an INFP
One of my favorite parts about Jim Henson : The Biography by Brian Jay Jones is how it mentions that Jim Henson took the MBTI ( Myers Briggs Personality Test ) & resulted as " Idealist " ( aka INFP ) . As an INFP myself, I find this accurate. :)
Check out Jim Henson : The Biography by Brian Jay Jones right here.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345526112/
Friday, February 19, 2021
Spitting Image (1984) - Series 1, Episode 9 | Full Episode
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Friday, February 12, 2021
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Friday, February 5, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Saturday, January 23, 2021
" Sanford and Son" The BEST of Julio Part 2
RIP Gregory Sierra -The Best of Julio Part 1
Thursday, January 21, 2021
What? 10 Years Old Already?? Thank You For Watching! | Rachel Maddow | M...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Friday, January 15, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Sunday, January 10, 2021
1984 (9/11) Movie CLIP - Vision of the Future (1984) HD
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021
Spitting Image (1984) - Series 1, Episode 4 | Full Episode
The Erica Crooks Show ( 2021 ) Trump knew what he was doing
WARNING : This program is intended for mature audiences only. The following film is a work of satirical fiction. Any similarity to anyone , anywhere or anything beyond parody and satire is coincidental and unintentional.
The following film might contain depictions that were a product of it's time, which might not relate to today's view of society.
_ This film contains the original sound levels so sound volume may vary .
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