Last week, the League was all about Halloween, and now we’ll switch gears to another topic that seems to be on everyone’s mind. This week’s challenge to the Pop Culture League is…
Cast your Ballot!
Pop culture presidents.
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During the current election cycle I couldn't help but think of one of the Simpson's greatest episodes, Treehouse of Horror VII: Citizen Kang. The situation in this episode is eerily similar in to our currently reality. There is even a Clinton involved, voice by Phil Hartman, God rest his soul.
So, who will you vote for? KANG or KODOS?
Count the ballots of other Pop Culture League Members below:
(The following was a post ment for last Easter, but ended up sitting in my bottomless pit of draft posts. Time to set it free! Enjoy and Happy Easter!)
I have a deep dark secret, I'm kinda sorta a fan of Troll Dolls!!!! I guess you can say I'm a Troll Man.
Just in the nick of time for Easter this year I spotted an entire display box of Series 1 Norffin Troll trading cards for 3 bucks! It was an awesome way to own hundreds of trolls in a neatly compact form that can be hidden away if need be. It's hard for a grown man to explain away a large collection of troll dolls.
And speaking of large collections, check out this radically bizare Troll Museum I saw on YouTube:
Now, I love weird things as much as the next troll fan, but this kind of scares even me.
This year my workplace held its first annual gingerbread contest. Despite starting the night before it was due I think it turned out well! Ava and I had loads of fun putting this together. The bulk of the candy was leftover Halloween candy, all the "meh" stuff most people just throw away. I call it
Eversweet National Forest, nestled under Gingerbread Peak. Everyone at the Christmas lunch threw in their votes. I overheard a few onlookers saying "this one is super busy!" Well, of course it is! It's called nature, it's supposed to be messy! Things don't grow all in neat rows, ya know?
UPDATE: The votes have been tallied, I am a winner! Best Useof ColorCategoryWINNER!
(Check out my Instagram account @spacemason for more photos)
All I knew about the new Treehouse of Horror XXVI was that Sideshow Bob will finally kill Bart Simpson, and Guillermo del Toro is back again for 2015. We'll see how the episode is tonight.
Last Year's Couch Gag.
Tonight's Features: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror I-XXVI
I recently brought home an amazing toy haul from Capitol City Antique Mall. One of the vendors has a huge wooden chest stuffed full and everything is 50 cents. Usually there isn't much of note inside, but one day I came in and they were restocking and they had several boxes full of junk and I went a little crazy. I have decided to break up the madness into little themed episodes. Since this month is GPK, let's see what GPK junk I found:
There were only 2 GPK items in the bin o' junk, but they're real winners!
First up we have an absolute master piece. It's Mona Loser, a Garbage Pail Kids Pop-Up Toy by Imperial Toys!
Just perfect!
At first I passed over the garbage pail and snatch up Mona. I later realized that they're a set and went back for the pail. The spring mechanism is missing and so is the lid, but she still looks just as lovely as ever outside of her trashy home.
Next, Garbage Pail Kids Stick-Ons!!! It's a real shame the stickers got a bit scrambled, because I would have liked to keep this sealed. Still, a great find for 50 cents! Let's zoom in.
From left to right: Nasty Nick, Adam Bomb (of course), Ailin' Al, Weird Wendy, Unstitched Mitch, & Brett Sweat
From left to right: Ancient Annie, Schizo Fran, Nutty Nicole, & Bye Bye Bobby
From left to right: Pegleg Peter, Foul Phil, Bent Ben (behind Schizo Fran), & Brainy Brian
From left to right: Michelle Muck, Art Gallery, Mixed-Up Mitch, & Sara Slime
From left to right: Ashcan Andy (R2-D2), Potty Scotty, Muggin' Megan, Messy Tesie, and Sumo Sid
The back of the back gave me several ideas to get started. I think these would make the perfect magnets. Just add some adhesive magnet sheets from the craft store and viola!
Now who wants a GPK Sticker/Magnet for Valentine's Day?
UPDATE:
I carefully removed the staples and straightened the stickers that were out of place. Surprisingly they are still quite sticky.
I believe I should return these to the package and save them for future posterity.
I have been itching to start a toy variety/review channel on YouTube and I was finally able to get together with my brother-in-law and our good friend Dan Smith. My brother-in-law, Brad, is an entrepreneur specializing in film, so the footage he shot looks great! The only catch is he doesn't have time to edit. So it is up to me, a rank amateur, to edit the first episode, and probably every future episode. It took hours, but I finally cobbled together just the intro video. I hope you enjoy this sneak peek into my Toy World. Please tell me what you think, I am open to critiques, pointers, tips, etc.
Halloween came and went so fast! I had some many things I wanted to share and before I knew it time was up! Before I take a blogging break for the rest of the month until Creepmas rolls around again I just wanted to share some good news:
THE BROTHERS CHAPS ARE BACK!!!
After a 5 years hiatus Homestarrunner presents a 2014 Halloween cartoon!!! So, go watch it, the costumes this year are great!
Enjoy the fall season everyone, rack some leaves, jump in them. Make a scarecrow, paint pumpkins, take walks in the mountains, play Animal Crossing during Harvest Festival, and make hand traced turkey cards.
I'll see you guys December 1st, Happy Thanksgiving!
Wooohooooo! I saw Hot Wheels at The Dollar Tree so I thought, what the heck, I'll look through real quick, why not? On the bottom pegs, in the very back, I hit pay dirt!
I only paid a buck for The Homer! Now that's living the American dream. Not one dollar of my money will go in a toy scalper's pocket! Just a few dollars will go to giant toy companies.
This car actually looks great on the streets. The lime-green matches that classic orange pavement.
Frugal Friday will now be a weekly addition to DI Treasures, so check every weekend to see more inexpensive adventures! Now back to the show!
When it's almost Halloween, or when I'm just in the mood for something spooky, these are the cartoons I love to watch; especially on a Saturday morning!
13. Courage The Cowardly Dog
I love the TMBG song about this show. My favorite episode has to be The Duck Brothers.
The gruesome cartoon based on the SEGA Genesis games Mutant League Football and Mutant League Hockey.
12. Scooby Doo
I'm sure You all saw this one coming, but I still have to watch this show every year, I simply must. I will not watch anything with Scrappy Doo, however! He can keep his "puppy power" to himself!
11. Disney's Gargoyles
Back in the day Disney came out with awesome cartoons like Gargoyles! Now we have Phineas and Ferb. Come on Disney, what happened!? Kenner made a great Gargoyles toy line and some of the figures are featured on Miss M's blog Diary of A Dorkette.
10. The Real Ghostbusters
Another obvious one, but an absolute must watch for Halloween. And that toy line, it was amazing! This should probably be closer to number one, but oh well. This episode is perfect for Creepsmas Garfield, is that you?
9. Homestar Runner Halloween Specials
Unarguably the best Flash animation site ever to grace the internet with it's presence! If you've never heard of or seen homestarrunner.com then what are you waiting for? Go watch some toons NOW! I looked forward to the holiday episodes every Halloween! It was always fun seeing all the characters dressed up and guessing who they were for Halloween. It's sad to see the site has been inactive for some time, but all the old cartoons are still posted, so if you haven't seen these go watch them now!
8. Looney Tunes Cartoons Featuring Witch Hazel and Gossamer The Monster
Gotta watch some classic Looney Tunes!
7. Disney's Classic Halloween Cartoons
I thought I'd cheat a bit and just clump these all together. I especially love the cartoons starring Donald Duck. Disney instilled a love of ducks in me with Darkwing Duck, Duck Tales, Quack Pack, and The Mighty Ducks from the Disney Afternoon. Also, who could forget when Pluto dreams he's in heck! That's some pretty heavy stuff for kids! Lastly, the Disney animated short, Sleepy Hollow, is also another must watch for me.
6. Mighty Max
Remember That amazing toy line, Mighty Max? Well, there's cartoon series, and get this, it's pretty good! I came across a great review on the Little Weirdos blog and I was reminded of this little gem that my brother and I watched religiously! Right now there are full episodes on Youtube. You're welcome!
5. Beetlejuice
Who didn't love this show as a kid? This was a great cartoon to watch during Halloween or any time of the year. And Let's not forget the awesome toys they made! Unfortunately they are all lost or possibly hidden away in my parents garage somewhere. Fantastic intro music too!
4. It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
Just classic, I have to watch this every year! I love Peanuts! Charles Schultz was a genius, plain and simple.
Ah, Bump In The Night. A show about a monster that lives under a boy's bed, Mr. Bumpy, and his 2 friends, the toilet dwelling monster, Squishington, and a rag doll gal, Miss Molly Coddle. I love stop-motion animation and I loved watching Bump In The Night as a kid. The series isn't technically in the horror genre, but it's about monsters, so that's close enough, right? My favorite episode was Night of The Living Bread.
2. The Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors
Kid's loved it and moms everywhere hated it. Good old Treehouse of Horror! We love the Simpsons and watching ALL of the Treehouse of Horrors episodes for Halloween continues to be a yearly tradition.
Best couch gag EVER! This year's gonna be good!
1. Invader Zim
Invader Zim holds a very special place in my heart. I remember borrowing Invader Zim from, my now wife, Laura. Any excuse to go over to her house and see her! I also started borrowing her Ender's Game books. It was a match made in heaven! While we were dating Laura got me the bestest Christmas present ever, The Invader Zim box set!
Every episode is messed up, disturbing, satirical, and very funny! The creepiest episodes have to be Dark Harvest and Bestest Friends. I don't really care for any of Jhonen Vasquez's comics, such as Johnny The Homicidal Maniac. They're just way too violent, gory, and "adult" for my tastes. Since Invader Zim was on Nickelodeon Vasquez was censored just the right amount, though he hated being censored and was always pushing the envelope.
Here's GIR, just chilling in front of the house/secret base
GIR being his goofy, insane self.
Every disturbing episode, plus special features!
GIR's head opens up for snack storage. Just like in the show!
The roof opens up for storage. Also just like in the show!
Some nice detail on the side here.
One thing that confuses me about the GIR figure is that he's in "duty mode" (his eyes are red) and yet he seems so relaxed. Whenever GIR is in duty mode in the show he becomes all intense an temporarily competent.
I'm sure I didn't even scratch the surface of Halloweeny cartoon goodness! Is there a great cartoon that didn't make the cut? Tell me about it in the comments below! Now, go pour yourself a nice big bowl of Boo Berry and watch some toons!
