AS SEEN ON TV: JIM BOWIE

Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie,

he was a bold, adventurin' man

Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie,
Battled for rights with a powerful hand.

His blade was tempered and so was he.

Indestructible steel was he

Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie,

he was a fighter,

a fearless and mighty adventurin’ man!

Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie,

he was a bold, adventurin' man

Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie,
He roamed the wilderness unafraid

from Natchez to Rio Grande.

With all the might of his gleaming blade

flashing from either hand.

Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie,

he was a fighter,

a fearless and mighty adventurin’ man!

Not too far off the mark when it comes to the resemblance......

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PYSCH-KIA 2

'Psych' returned tonight, and with it there's a new commercial tie-in with Kia:



There was a previous ad, with the two main characters of 'Psych' (Shawn & Gus):



With his blipvert for DirecTV, Gus Burton is now eligible for induction into the TV Crossover Hall of Fame!

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AS SEEN ON TV 2: ANNIE GET YOUR CLIPS

Here are a few YouTube clips to show Toobworld's Annie Oakley in action.

First up, something they'd love to see on 'Seinfeld' - a catfight!



The Annie Oakley of Toobworld was a serlinguist, able to talk to the people who live in the Trueniverse. This is a skill that came in handy when she was peddling her wares.....



And because of this blipvert, it appears Friskies canned dog food was around in Toobworld a lot longer than it has been in the real world!



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AS SEEN ON TV: ANNIE OAKLEY

Time for a little feminine pulchritude, I'd say!

ANNIE OAKLEY

AS SEEN IN:
'Annie Oakley'

AS PLAYED BY:
Gail Davis
She also played the role in a cameo near the end of the movie, "Alias Jesse James".

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THE LIFE OF REILLY

After Charles Nelson Reilly passed away, I don't think anybody could have imagined that one day his life would be the stuff of legend, making him a 20th Century Paul Bunyan.

Except Weird Al.

The JibJab lads provided the animation for "CNR", and it's probably their best effort yet. (At least this time it's associated with a song that actually has proper rhymes!)

Best part for me? The cameo appearance by the late Gene Rayburn. Giddyap, Gene!

Official members of the JibJab fan bas e can insert their faces into the video and be part of the mayhem - meaning they could have Charles Nelson Reilly throw them down the stairs, whack them in the face with a coal shovel, blow up their heads with his laser eyes, or rip their beating hearts out and show it to them before they die.

I've already posted the video; it's the entry just before this one.

Good times......

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SEPARATED AT BIRTH?

Momo
'Nurse Jackie'
Knucklehead Smiff
'The Paul Winchell Show'

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PINBALL LEONARD

Here's an "American Observer" report on competitive pinball, posted at YouTube.



The reason I post it here is because the first (allegedly) human you see in the report is Brother Iddiot Brian-El as he flippers his way to a loss on the 'Twilight Zone' game......"Uncle Brian" is a regular pinball wizard, except he isn't deaf, and he isn't blind.

Think about it.....

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AS SEEN ON TV: CUSTER

After the sea change in society and culture during "The Summer Of Love", it's hard to believe that a network suit would okay 'Custer' as a new series. But the Western may have already been in the pipeline by that point and it was too late to cancel it.

GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER

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ZONK ROCK STAKES

The truly great TV shows are always going to be a source for Zonks (those pop culture references to other TV shows when both series should be sharing the same universe). And 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' is already accorded the status of legendary classic. Even 'Jeopardy' mentioned the character in a "Vampire Slayers" category!

It would be okay if the references weren't so damn specific. That way we could always claim the reference was to just the movie. And we could say that the movie was based on the exploits of the "real" person. It's a claim that works for the movie versions of 'Doctor Who' (with Peter Cushing), and for movies like "Starsky & Hutch", "The Brady Bunch", etc. whenever they get referenced.

The only problem with the "Buffy" movie is that it came out first, five years before the series. We'd probably have to rejigger the Toobworld timeline to make it a more recent movie, since the TV show didn't even start until 1997 - how could a movie be based on her exploits be made before she actually started making a name for herself as a vampire slayer?

Most of the references to Buffy take it for granted that the audience knows who she is. Therefore we can claim that they're talking about the real Buffy Summers and not about the fictional character.
Here are the examples provided at the IMDb.com:

"Charmed: The Power of Two (#1.20)" (1999)
- In response to Prue's comment about zombies and vampires in the cemetery.

"Farscape: Look at the Princess: Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss (#2.11)" (2000)
- Crichton mentions Buffy the Vampire Slayer as people who will be dead after he's been turned into a statue for 80 years.

"Grosse Pointe: Halloween (#1.5)" (2000)
- Hunter: "The only thing scary about me is that I look some cheesy Buffy rip-off."

"Charmed: Cheaper by the Coven (#7.3)" (2004)
- When the Seer (Charisma Carpenter) encounters Leo (Brian Krause) for the first time, she calls Leo's actions un-Scooby-like. It's a reference to Charisma's previous series, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" (1997). Buffy's group called themselves the Scoobys

"CSI: NY: Supply & Demand (#1.20)" (2005)
- "What about Buffy the Friend Slayer back there?" (referring to Stella)

"Supernatural: Hell House (#1.17)" (2006)
- Ed attempts to calm Harry down by saying "W.W.B.D. What Would Buffy Do?".

"South of Nowhere: Trouble in Paradise (#2.13)" (2006)
- Ashley: "Lets go before the hellmouth opens."

"Primeval: (#1.2)" (2007)
- Open reference by a character

"The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Caught (#1.4)" (2008)
- Pastor refers to Grace Bowman as "our own Buffy"

"The Middleman: The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation (#1.10)" (2008)
- Wendy tells The Middleman she's going to "get her Buffy on".

"True Blood: Mine (#1.3)" (2008)
- Sam wishes Buffy would come to town.

"Reaper: I Want My Baby Back (#2.5)" (2009)
- When Sam picks up the wooden stake/vessel, the Devil says, "Looking sharp, Buffy."

"True Blood: Keep This Party Going (#2.2)" (2009)
- Jason is confronted on acting like a Muslim Buffy with a dick.

But then there are those references where there is no choice but to accept it as a Zonk:

"Eureka: Primal (#1.9)" (2006)
- Fargo mentions Buffy fan websites. Later the monsters explode into dust like Buffy's vampires.
(Okay, maybe there could be fan sites about the "real" Buffy; it would depend on how Fargo described them....)

"Will & Grace: Love Plus One (#3.6)" (2000)
- Jack says, "Buffy is my life. I am so into Willow being a lez!"

"Spaced: Change (#2.2)" (2001)
- When woken, Tim shouts "Buffy!" because hes been dreaming of her.

"Spaced: Help (#2.4)" (2001)
- Tim prays to his Buffy poster.

"Spaced: Dissolution (#2.6)" (2001)
- Tim talks about a girl and says "She's like Cordelia out of Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

"Just Shoot Me!: At Long Last Allie (#5.22)" (2001)
- Allie and Dennis watched it together over the phone.

"Six Feet Under: Crossroads (#1.8)" (2001)
- Claire sarcasticaly asks 'Do you think Sandra Bullock will play her in the movie?' And Topher responds with 'She can't get that good. Probably someone from Buffy or Dawson's Creek.'

"The Twilight Zone: The Collection (#1.38)" (2003)
- Danielle says that she used to watch this show with Jenny, who wanted Spike and Buffy to hook up

"Emmerdale Farm: (2003-10-27)" (2003)
- A Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster hangs on Robert Sugden's room wall.

"Gilmore Girls: But Not as Cute as Pushkin (#5.10)" (2004)
- Rory mentions Spike and Drusilla from season 2

"TransGeneration" (2005)
- Gabbie mentions watching Buffy while dilating.

And sometimes, you even get a show that has it both ways:

"Big Wolf on Campus: The Manchurian Werewolf (#2.13)" (2000)
- Merton and Dean discuss the show

"Big Wolf on Campus: Fangs for the Memories (#1.15)" (1999)
- Merton mentions Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
I bring this up because over the weekend, John Popper (playing himself on an episode of 'Z Rock') mentioned that the band's manager loved the movie but hated the TV series (which just shows to go ya that Dina Molinsky has no artistic sense whatsoever.) Had it ended with him saying that Dina loved the movie, we could have been in the clear. This was one case of a pop culture reference going on far too long.....

Like many of Buffy's enemies, this Zonk sucks.

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