AS SEEN ON TV BONUS: J. EDGAR HOOVER

When J. Edgar Hoover was inducted last week into the TV Crossover Hall of Fame for April's Fool in the "As Seen On TV" category, we didn't have a full complement of portraits for him. We had the Tooniverse Hoover, camped out in drag in a cameo from 'The Critic', and the FBI director from Skitlandia. As played by Broderick Crawford on an old 'Saturday Night Live', this Hoover was similar in looks to one from the movie universe. And that's why we featured Crawford from the movie, rather than a Hoover from Toobworld.

So to make up for that error, here's Pat Hingle as J. Edgar Hoover in the 1992 TV movie "Citizen Cohn"....... BCnU!
Toby O'B

COOL BEANS! (BOSTON-BAKED VARIETY)

This screen-shot from "Unleashed", Tuesday's episode of 'Fringe', can be considered a trifecta, chock-full of Toobity goodness. First off, there's the latest sighting of The Observer, the mysterious character on the show played by Michael Cerveris. He's somewhat like Uatu the Watcher from Marvel Comics in that he - and there may be more than one Observer - is always present in areas where the "Pattern" comes into play. And all he does is watch.....

And then the TV channel is "42", one of the numbers from that mystical sequence known from JJ Abrams' other show 'Lost'. (Although I prefer to think of 'Lost' as now the production of Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof.)

Finally, WNKW sure gets around in Toobworld, usually in New York. Over in an alternate TV dimension, it's a TV station to be found in 'Spin City'. For Earth Prime-Time, it can also be found in 'Pushing Daisies', 'Invasion', and 'Jack & Jill'.

I'm going to say that Charlie and his wife were watching a live remote from a NYC-based station on their satellite dish and hope for the best.

BCnU!
Toby O'B

TVXOHOF, 04/2009-C: BART SIMPSON

With the announcement and unveiling of the new 'Simpsons' stamps to be issued by the US Postal Service, it seemed like as good a time as any to induct Bart Simpson into the TV Crossover Hall of Fame.

Especially as this is the Tooniverse week, April Fool's edition, for the Hall's 10th anniversary.

Bart joins his father Homer in the Hall, thanks not only to appearances on 'The Tracy Ullman Show', 'South Park', 'Futurama', and of course, 'The Simpsons', but also for a truckload of commercials both here in the States and overseas:

Butterfinger

The Simpsons Game

Renault

C.C.'s

C.C. Lemon

Mister Donut

1-800-COLLECT

The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Orlando

Vizir Laundry Detergent

And there doesn't seem to be any sign of a let-up, as the show keeps on going.......

BCnU!
Toby O'B

AS SEEN ON TV: PAUL O'NEILL

Today is the home opener for the Yankees in their new stadium. So to mark the occasion, today's "As Seen On TV" spotlight is on former right-fielder Paul O'Neill: For a quick recap of his career, here's the thumbnail from Wikipedia:

Paul Andrew O'Neill (born February 25, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former right fielder Major League Baseball player who won five World Series while playing for the Cincinnati Reds (1985-1992) and New York Yankees (1993-2001). In a 17 year career, O'Neill compiled a lifetime batting average of .288, 281 home runs, 1,269 runs batted in, and 2,105 hits. O'Neill won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average. He was also a five-time All-Star, playing in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1998.

For "As Seen On TV", this image was taken from the TV movie "Joe Torre: Curveballs Along The Way".

And today's installment is dedicated to my "Iddiot" friend Jennie who - despite her British origins - is devoted to the Yankees.......

BCnU!
Toby O'B

DISTURBING STROKES

We all know - from 'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys', 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer', but especially from the 'Star Trek' franchise - that one of the alternate TV dimensions is that of the evil mirror universe.

It should be taken for granted that every TV show we know in the real world, and which is "reality" in Earth Prime-Time, must have an evil twin in that mirror universe.

As such, this would be the opening credit sequence for one of those shows:



BCnU!
Toby O'B

[Thanks to Crossover companero Thom Holbrook (the first link to the left!) for letting me know about this.]

THE NUMBERS GET CHUCKED

'Chuck' has made a connection to 'Lost' in the past - in "Chuck vs. The Helicopter", the Intersect clued him into the reason why Oceanic flight 815 crashed. (Unfortunately, we never heard the reason.)

It happened again this week in "Chuck vs. The First Kill": at the leadership center that served as a front for the spy organization Fulcrum, prisoners were kept on the 8th floor. On the 15th floor, Chuck was taken to meet the head Fulcrum agent at the center. I'd have to say that the mystical sequence of "the Numbers" from 'Lost' have transcended their original show. Even if it turns out their use in other series are unintentional and accidental, maybe there is something to their power after all.....

BCnU!
Toby O'B

TOONING IN

Sean, the official Little Buddy for the Skipper of Inner Toob and known to the IDD as "Shoe Hand", sent me this comic: BCnU!
Toby O'B

AS SEEN ON TV: MARILYN CHAMBERS

Marilyn Chambers has died at the age of 56. Back in the mid-70's, she gained national attention for starring in the x-rated movie "Behind The Green Door" while at the same time her image was displayed on Ivory Soap boxes as the portrait of a wholesome young mother.

In 2000, Showtime presented "Rated X", the story of the Mitchell brothers who created a porn empire, only to see it collapse - culminating with one brother killing the other. It starred Charlie Sheen and his brother Emilio Estevez (who also directed) as Artie and Jim Mitchell, with Tracy Hutson as Marilyn Chambers.

BCnU!
Toby O'B

TOBY'S NEW TRICK

By now, everybody should know that in Toobworld reincarnation actually happens. And for most people, they reincarnate as dogs.

Apparently, I'll be no exception......



BCnU!
TOBY O'B

PS:
This is my first attempt at embedding a video.....

OBSERVER REPORT

Here's a little something for my Toobworld wish-list.......

At some point before the incredible journey of 'Lost' concludes, I'd love to see Michael Cerveris show up in the background of a flashback or a flash-forward in one of the episodes.
As the Observer from 'Fringe', of course......

BCnU!
Toby O'B