#44: Innuendoes and Other Assorted Tidbits.
Last night, Nina and I watched the following clip and laughed so much we cried. This children's show took double entendres to new heights--it has to be intentional, right?
What else, you ask? We've mentioned Graham Coxon before, and now it seems as though at least one Blur member wants the guitarist back (which is good, since they've become soulless without him)... Clearly, Britney couldn't cope with K-Fed's rapid ascent into the artistic pantheon... And several years into the show, residents of the O.C. realize that show about "them" may not be so flattering after all.
Meanwhile, the country that brought us Sergei Eisenstein apparently can't deal with a little Borat, since Russia has banned his new movie... Youth voter turnout for the recent elections may have been the highest ever (definitely the highest in at least 20 years) for a midterm ballot... And Apple has axed their "Mac guy" from their television spots because he is kind of wanky and is obviously no match for John Hodgman. Hodgman will continue to make appearances in future ads.
xoxox
Danny
Labels: Video
posted by Danny&Nina @ 11/10/2006 09:59:00 AM
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wow. That is hilarious. You guys should send me the code so I can show more people!
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have a good weekend playing with your balls :P
An alert MySpace friend of ours passed along the following info about this clip:
Back in the early days, before the days of VHS and now recordable DVDs etc the VT departments of both the BBC and ITV would make elaborate out-take, piss-take shows for sending out to their staff. The practice was stopped by the various TV managements once copies got out on Betamax and VHS around the early eighties for legal / taste reasons etc.
THE 'Twangers' clip was actually written by Roy Skelton, who not only voiced Zippy AND George, but was also a Dalek in many old Doctor Who stories.
It's a real tape with the real performers, but it was filmed as a joke and never intended for public consumption. There was a great tradition at the BBC and ITV companies of the videotape editing departments compiling tapes for their christmas parties - including clips with shows shot especially for the internal tape."
It was recorded in 1979, when the show had been running for several years.
It was never intended to be shown on TV. In fact, the sketch was performed simply for the amusement of the cast and crew, and would have been lost to history, were it not for the OBA 1 Christmas tape put together by Thames TV engineers.
hey guys! i didn't know you were blur fans like me :) i was very lucky to hang out with graham a few times in england last year, and much to my dismay, he said leaving blur probably saved his life.... and he was way happy solo.... i'm hoping that they've all put their issues behind them... cuz wouldn't a blur reunion be like heaven???? here's to hoping...
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