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The Frito Bandito You Must Not Offend!




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Some of his famous heists...






C'mon gang, sing along!

Aye, yii, yii, yiiii,
I am the Frito Bandito.
I like Frito’s Corn Chips,
I love them I do.
I want Frito’s Corn Chips,
I’ll get them from you.

Aye, yii, yii, yiiii,
Oh, I am the Frito Bandito.
Give me Frito Corn chips
And I’ll be your friend.
The Frito Bandito
You must not offend.

When Cable TV was AWESOME!

Things your parents might actually tell you about what they watched on cable TV 30 years ago...


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Nickelodeon in it's infancy...





The Disney Channel when it wasn't just obnoxious teenage crap!














The Nashville Network (before it adopted it's "Spike" status)



CBN Cable Network (now ABC Family)

Check at 6:30 for a promo featuring SuperBook and Honey Honey!




When Soviet TV had a break on The Discovery Channel




THE USA CARTOON EXPRESS!!!

















When it used to stood for "Music Television"



When bands like Manowar and REM played on Nick's Livewire!






When HBO took all the DAMN time they needed...

and yet they still went off the air!




When all you had on else on the dial was text-based channels of limited appeal!









And probably one of the best kept achievements for it's time, a look at the QUBE system that was initiated in Columbus, OH






And... your odds & ends...


















There, that outta hold them little SOB's!

Thanksgiving Toonage

Some thanksgiving tripe to spoil your day!
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First, Buttons and Rusty uncover the origins of Thanksgiving and more in "The Turkey Caper".





Next, Tennessee Tuxedo sets the record straight to a certain kangaroo rat with the help of Mr. Whoopee's 3DBB


Now, onto a science fiction kick with a tale of one family's attempt at fitting in on a new planet in "Intergalactic Thanksgiving (or Please Don't Eat the Planet")




After that, a behemoth-chinned Jay Leno visits a small mountain town's school in the hopes of reminding children about what we should be thankful for on this day, with unsatisfied results...


Next, Johnny Hart's famous comic strip prepares for it's "First Thanksgiving"




And then, Jon Arbuckle's plans for a lovely dinner goes awry in this "Garfield minus Garfield" inspired vid.


And finally, a little story told by a squirrel about how the first Thanksgiving almost never happened, at least according to this Hanna-Barbera special...

There, I figured out how to make my posts short enough with that trick (since someone didn't explained it to me, I just wasn't sure what it did).

The Pee-Wee Herman Show (1981)

Not really Halloween material, but... it's perfect nightmare fuel!


And now a word from our sponsor!


Please don't be a Mr. Bungle!

Gulliver's Travels Beyond The Moon

Celebrate Canada Day and/or the Fourth of July with this untold classic!


BONUS!
Groove to the beat with the original soundtrack by Milton and Anne Delugg!

(click on the pics for links)

Jack & The Witch on the idiot box in time for Halloween!

I interrupt this blogcast for an important message!

It appears This TV, a digital terrestrial network available as a sub-channel on many stations across the country, will be airing the 1967 Toei classic "Jack & The Witch" this Halloween morning at 8AM EST. You owe it to yourself and your fellow man by watching/taping this masterpiece or it's too late! And if anyone wants to help out a fellow man who doesn't have this channel at all, feel free to ask! :-)

Check local listings for station availability.
PARTIAL STATION LIST:
  • KTLA ch. 5.1 Los Angeles
  • WCIU-TV ch. 26.4 Chicago
  • WPHL-TV ch. 17.2 Philadelphia
  • WFAA ch. 8.3 Dallas/Ft. Worth
  • WHDH-TV ch. 7.2 Boston
  • WNEG-TV ch. 32.1 Toccoa (Atlanta)
  • WDCW ch. 50.2 Washington, D.C.
  • KPRC-TV ch. 2.2 Houston
  • WDIV-TV ch. 4.2 Detroit
  • KTVK ch. 3.2 Phoenix
  • KOMO-TV ch. 4.2 Seattle
  • WMOR-TV ch. 32.2 Tampa/St. Petersburg
  • WUAB-TV ch. 43.2 Lorain/Cleveland
  • WKCF ch. 18.2 Orlando
  • KQCA-TV ch. 58.2 Sacramento