Archive for June 30th, 2006

The More You Know…

News nuggets to get you through your mid-morning slump.

  • Big Brother: All-Stars will be broadcast on CBS.com. Who cares? Well, I kind of do.  Don't judge me.
  • The Sopranos gotta get paid, son.  The cast, who always seem to be haggling for money, has two holdouts in contract negotiations.  Both sides seem to be talking tough about a separation.
  • Ricky Gervais, originator of the British "The Office," is returning to the tube.  Only in England.  And he's not so much seen as he is heard.  Apparently, he just signed a deal to narrate and write a stop-motion animation version of his fantasy book series "Flanimals."  The Flanimals' names are Puddloflaj, Munty Flumple, Clunge Ambler and Grundit.  Yeah, I don't know.
  • Emily De Ravin, aka Claire from Lost, got married to some dude who was apparently in Charlie's Angels 2.
  • In Real World/Fresh Meat news, rumor has it that Melinda has dumped Danny!  I totally hope she threw that corporate-sponsored ring at him.
  • The third and (sigh) final season of Arrested Development will be on DVD August 29 and will feature a bunch of extras including audio commentaries, a behind-the-scenes featurette and bloopers.

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Jem is outrageous

Because it's Friday and I have a wee hangover, all I can do is stare at videos. And so I present Part Three of the series Nickelodeon: Opening Credits of My Youth (Animation).

First up, Inspector Gadget! I really have nothing to say about this, except that it is clearly awesome.

And by far the best and most timeless credits sequence: Doug. I swear if anyone hums this song to you, you will recognize it and not know why. ALSO, the name of the "famous band" in Doug: The Beets. The name of their hit song: . (Don't click on that link unless you're prepared for the worst YouTube has to offer.)

Last but certainly not least, there's Jem. I don't believe this show was technically on Nickelodeon, but I had to include it because occasionally I've tried to explain to people that I used to watch a cartoon about a singer who had magic earrings and battled a group of other singers and was also a regular girl, and people don't exactly believe me. The Jem single "Glitter and Gold" may have been my first-ever cassette tape.

And that's it, folks. Most of these videos originated with RetroJunk, which you should check out if you're still feeling nostalgic. They have everything.

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