New Yorker blogger gives Wishbone a nod

I was an avid Wishbone watcher. I saw him don a beard in Rip Van Winkle and also challenge the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera.

So, you can imagine how excited I was to see this interview on The Book Bench.

What’s the story, Wishbone? Woof!

Check out my other Wishbone post…

Cartoon Mayhem

It all started with Party Popple. I had a stuffed Party Popple when I was young [see below]. Party Popple is the large pink Popple with one purple ear. She was awesome! Not only was she soft,cuddly and brightly colored, but she could roll up into her own pouch! Amazing. Well, the search for info about the 80s Popples cartoon and toys quickly led to a general cartoon goldmine.

Check out this link and bask in the flood of memories: Old Cartoon Intros

I think that the cartoons that I used to watch are more fun than the garbage kids watch today. Sure some of the classics, like Care Bears, are back in vogue. Yet, I am hard pressed to find any new, current day cartoon that is nearly as awesome as the 90s show Animaniacs.

Ah, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot. I learned so much from you—I even like to assume that you influenced the development of my sense of humor. Hey, you even taught me the Nations of the World [my sister and I shared a cassette filled with all of the crazy songs used on Animaniacs].

The Animaniacs duo Pinky and the Brain was my favorite. Brain was always ready to take over the world and Pinky was there to make bizarre comments. Narf! This duo was so popular that they eventually had their own cartoon series.

Now that my post is drawing to a close, my praise for Animaniacs would not be complete without a turn of the Wheel of Morality: Early to rise and early to bed, makes a man healthy, but socially dead.

A Wicked, Popular Tune

I celebrated my birthday over a month ago. Last night, however, my beau and I got to enjoy the final portion of my birthday gift. After dinner and an episode of South Park, we got dressed up and drove to San Francisco to see the musical Wicked.

The show was great! The set design was fun. The actors were talented. What can I say, I am a sucker for singing about make-believe. One song from the show has been playing in my head all day—it is as if the musical piece of my brain is stuck on repeat.

Check out the song of the moment: Popular.

Calling All Muppets

A day or so ago, my mind stumbled upon Fozzie Bear. If you are not familiar with Jim Henson’s Muppets, Fozzie Bear is the puppet that is notorious for his cheeseball jokes. For example, one of Fozzie’s joke went something like this:

What do you get when you cross the Atlantic with the Titanic?
Answer: Half way!

Wacca, wacca, wacca! Good stuff. When I was growing up, I was a huge fan of the Muppets. The Muppets star in several Muppet movies. My favorite Muppet movie depicts the chaos that occurs when the Muppets visit Walt Disney World. While Gonzo and Camilla tour the less frequented secrets of the Disney laundry system, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem have a concert.

Before the Muppets reach Disney World, the gang go with Kermit the Frog to visit his relatives in the swamp. Actually, the purpose of the trip was to party at the swamp, but the rest of the Muppets are having none of that. Any who, the Florida frogs are jamming to some crazy tunes at the swamp. Enjoy!

Frog Song — from The Muppets at Walt Disney World