For those of you out there in Podwit land who don’t already know, I am a huge Honeymooners fan. TV Guide called it the best sitcom of all time, and I completely agree. Without Jackie Gleason and his quintessential show, we wouldn’t have the modern sitcom; and people who purport that Seinfeld is the best TV show of all [...]
Archive for the ‘Christmas’ Category
An UnExpected Treat For Christmas
Posted: December 20, 2012 by Dion in ChristmasTags: Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Christmas, Eddie Hodges, Frances Langford, Jackie Gleason, Joyce Randolph, The Great One, the Honeymooners
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Dion Drowned, Brian Died and J. is a Banana
Posted: December 1, 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Christmas, Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Batman, Christmas, Christopher Nolan, Doritos, holiday foods, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Man of Steel, Porn, pringles, Punisher, The Avengers, XXX, YouTube, Zack Snyder
In this week’s podcast, our boys take one step beyond into the tantalizing world of holiday foods gone wrong. With a brief detour into madness, the wits of Pod once again ask the question, “is Porn truly the greatest example of audience-driven entertainment?” All that plus the latest skinny on the possible Justice League film [...]
Oh Fudge… What to Make of the A Christmas Story 2 Trailer…
Posted: September 9, 2012 by Dion in Christmas, Film, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A Christmas Story, A Christmas Story 2, Bob Clark, Daniel Stern, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley
I’m really at a loss for words on what to say after viewing the new trailer for the “Official Sequel” to the 1983 classic A Christmas Story. I want to be gung-ho for A Christmas Story 2, but it really seems to be pandering to the fans out there, only trying to capitalize on the glory [...]
More Muppets!…Can It Be?
Posted: December 25, 2011 by Tiberius in Christmas, History, Music, Television, The MuppetsThe Muppet love is endless at The Podwits this Christmas! We have uncovered many forgotten Muppet-centric holiday heart-warmers! My final Muppet post is this fantastic rendition of an Emmet Otter song, originally sung by Emmet’s Ma, and later covered in 1979 by the late John Denver and Robin the Frog on the “John Denver and the [...]
The Christmas Toy…Story?!
Posted: December 24, 2011 by Tiberius in Christmas, History, Television, The Muppets, ToysTags: Disney, Pixar, Toy Story
I was recently encouraged to watch a long forgotten Muppet special from way back in 1986! Even I, a long time Muppet aficionado, somehow missed this one… So I gave it whirl… Oh Boy! What I discovered was so shocking, I was forced to make the children leave the room or else their psyche would [...]
Hard News, Comic Books, and Conspiracies
Posted: December 24, 2011 by Podwits Administrator in Christmas, Comic Books, Film, History, News, PodcastTags: Abraham Zapruder, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Comic Books, Commando, Die Hard 2, Ed Wynn, Film, JFK, John Wayne Gacy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Mad Love, National Geographic, Officer J.D. Tippit, Peter Lorre, Surgery, Sylvester Stallone, Terrorists, The Dark Knight Rises, The Lost Bullet
The three amigos break new ground, exploring the JFK assassination and Ed and Keenan Wynn; then digress into such normalities as vintage comic book stores, 80′s action movies and the out-of-date Eastern European Terrorist plot device, before rounding out the chat with hand surgery and good old Grover and John Wayne Gacy references. Fun for [...]
Come Out To The Coast,…We’ll Get Together,…Have A Few Laughs…!
Posted: December 23, 2011 by Tiberius in Christmas, Film, Film Review, HistoryNot Only is DIE HARD one of the great Action movies, It is a GREAT Christmas movie! Bruce Willis is brilliant as NYPD’s John McClane! Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber became the model for bad guys for a decade, and the future Snape in the Harry Potter films! And Reginald VelJohnson eventually starred in an unofficial spinoff after his [...]
A Merry Muppet Christmas, Part 3 – “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street”
Posted: December 21, 2011 by Dion in Christmas, Television, The MuppetsTags: 86th Street, Christmas, Frank Oz, Jim Henson, New York City, Sesame Street
Another great Muppet Christmas Special to be highlighted in this series, is one of the earliest, the Emmy Award-winning Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. It originally aired on PBS on Sunday, December 3, 1978, and sadly is another one of the great Muppet specials that hasn’t been aired probably in 20 years.
There Ain’t No Hole In The Washtub…!
Posted: December 18, 2011 by Tiberius in Christmas, Television, The MuppetsTags: 70's, Christmas, Jim Henson, Muppets, TV
I like the Muppets! I think they lost their edge after the 1979 release of The Muppet Movie, but that happens when you go main stream… Before that, Jim Henson was making big plans for his company. The Muppets were on Sesame Street. They had their own TV show, The Muppet Show. They had made numerous [...]
A Merry Christmas From The Muppets Part. 1
Posted: December 17, 2011 by Dion in Christmas, Television, The Muppets, UncategorizedTags: Christmas, Disney, Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson, Sesame Street, The Muppet Movie, The Muppets
I have come to the conclusion that there are two time-frames when concerning the Muppets. Pre-Jim Henson’s Death and Post-Jim Henson’s Death. Sadly, the latter has not been as rewarding and fruitful in the world of the Muppets since Mr. Henson’s passing. Who or what is to blame? That is a debate for another day. [...]