Play It Again, Sue
You’ve most likely seen this clip dozens of times in the last couple months, but I can’t get enough of it. I play it for Ellen at least once a week. Now it’ll always be easily accessible.
Archive for The Projectionist
Jerry vs. Larry
Here’s the Wikipedia entry for the Seinfeld finale. I’m so happy that Wikipedia has entries for such things. Well done.
“If You’re Into It”
I’m trying to plow through saved episodes of Flight of the Conchords before my TiVo runs out of space. This scene from episode four had me laughing.
Here’s the same song performed live a few years ago:
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My Favorite Commercials (Episode I)
Just for kicks, I’m going to start posting my all-time favorite commercials. We’ll start with the classic 1993 Jordan-Bird McDonald’s shootout.
Agency: Leo Burnett. Copywriter: Jim Ferguson. Art Director: Robert Shallcross.
“I’ve had enough of this LBJ character.”
When it comes to making humorous obscure statements, Creed Bratton of The Office is king. For example: “I’ve had enough of this LBJ character” and “Everybody remembers: ‘April showers bring May flowers.’ But no one remembers how the rest of that goes. Which I find so frustrating.”
After doing no research, I’ve decided this brand of humor dates back to Captain Oveur in Airplane! (”Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?”) Norm MacDonald carried the torch into the new millennium with his “USA Today’s News & Views with Larry King” SNL sketch.
Some Larry King examples:
“When it comes to window blinds, vertical blinds are terrific, but so are horizontal blinds.”
“The more I think about it, the more I appreciate the equator.”
“Does anybody remember baseball cards?”
“My wish for the new millennium is that we see a lot more of John Larroquette.”
Too bad I can’t find Norm-as-Larry on YouTube. Anyway, you can read more troubling observations over at Creed Thoughts.
Peyton on SNL
This spoof United Way ad was the highlight of Peyton Manning’s appearance on Saturday Night Live. In my book, throwing footballs at unsuspecting kids is always funny.
Bowie on Gervais
Extras has been on my need-to-watch list for a while now. During season one, the episodes started filling up our TiVo queue. You know how it is.* We eventually decided Extras was a better Netflix series, the kind you bang out in a weekend. Watching this clip moved up the time frame from “the unforeseeable future” to “as soon as I can force myself to finish the wildly disappointing Clerks 2.”
*If you don’t know, it is overwhelming.
Can I Help With The Next Batch Of Coors Light Ads?
I’m quite fond of the Coors Light campaign featuring old footage of NFL coaches. Apparently, they can only use former coaches, because current ones aren’t allowed to endorse alcohol. Studies show most teetotalers cite the lack of active head coach endorsement as their reason for abstaining.
The all-time greatest NFL press conference moment came in 2000, when Giants coach Jim Fassel pushed his chips to the center of the table. He’s not working right now and could probably use the paycheck. Let’s make this happen, people who make Coors Light ads happen. Read the rest of this entry »
Important Research
I’m assembling these videos for an internal Renegade project. But they’re enjoyable in any context, so don’t feel guilty taking a look.
Ford’s Obituary, Ten Years Early
Bill Simmons of ESPN mentioned this classic 1996 SNL sketch in his Friday NFL column. Hit play and give it a second to load.
Seinfeld: The Lost Episode
Kudos to Mike Clemente, Scott Rubin and Phil Haney for this gem. I’d also like to thank my sister’s boyfriend Keith for pointing it out, and to the lawyers that be for not pulling it down.
Maybe The Eagles Could Use Him
Allen Iverson’s high school football highlight reel.