Episode 261: Shout-outs, Earworm of the Week, Movies (Bet: Crazy Stupid Love, Trollhunter; Bet & Stennie At the Movies: Midnight in Paris), What’s Up With That?, Pet Stories, Stennie’s Commercial of the Week, Fuck Offs and You Rules, Scratch-off: Live!, Five Sitcoms We Would Bring Back If We Could.
Music: “The Hucklebuck,” performed Sierra Rein, Lee Rocker and Frank Sinatra, “Movies” bumper by Duke, “New Favorite” bumper by Krizzer.
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I enjoy Stephen Fry. I have read both volumes of his biography and I have to say, “Moab is My Washpot” (the first one) is a great title for a book. You may be surprised to know that he admits to being a very unlikable child and even did time for his misdeeds. He spent his college years with the likes of Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson which is the focus of his second book, “The Fry Chronicles,” where he comes off a bit nicer.
I no longer watch sitcoms because the laugh tracks drive me batty. Two that I would bring back are Sports Night and Murphy Brown. The writing, of course, for Sports Night was brilliant and Peter Krause and Joshua Malina continue to be some of our favorite actors — Peter in “Parenthood” and Josh in “In Plain Sight.” (We basically love any of the actors/actresses from The West Wing!) For British sitcoms, “Dad’s Army” for sure! And speaking of Murphy Brown, remember how she always had a different secretary? On one episode, the secretary was named Donna Copley!
Oh ladies, sorry that I suck so much. I haven’t even listened to this week’s show. I just want to let you know that I love the HB and am glad you are around to bring us joy every week!
Very late, so must be brief.
Hi!
Okay, so there’s more.
Much of MIDNIGHT IN PARIS’ whimsy was lost on me. Isn’t it just PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO in reverse? Instead of a film star walking of the screen into the real world, we get the real Owen Wilson disappearing into the Paris he’d rather visit.
So, as a token male listener, I get to defend the appeal of spitting and, ahem, T.T. bars. What a positively demeaning chore. However, I understand there are joys in both. FYI, Bet: Lap dances can be bought in bulk for bachelor parties, which explains one of my rare visits to a particular “gentleman’s establishment” filled with the most gentlemanly folk I’ve ever encountered with fists full of singles.
Also, your topic last week reminds me of the reverse topic: It Would Be Perfect, If Only. For instance:
Groundhog Day would be perfect if only Andie McDowell wasn’t in it.
Bill Clinton would have been perfect if only he hadn’t met any interns.
The Office (U.S. version) would have been perfect if it had ended three seasons ago.
The GOP debates would be perfect if only they were conducted in a cage full of hungry lions.
And so on.
Happy Hucklebugging.
I’m not caught up….I skipped. Thanks for the YouRule…you were the BEST. SURPRISE. EVER!! Did you see the badly edited video??
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YOU LOOK AMAZING!! <3
OH, and pps…I uploaded the audio of my radio debut/swan song..
Loved ‘Midnight In Paris’ — perhaps Woody’s deepest film since ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors” (I concur with Bet, that’s his masterpiece).
I admit it, I’m a spitter. What can I say? I produce a lot of phlegm, and rather than swallow it I tend to expectorate it, though never on the sidewalk or in front of another person. I do it in the bathroom or discreetly in the bushes or nearby garbage can.
I’ve never been to a titty bar, though I’ve had several opportunities. Don’t get me wrong, I love titties! It’s just like Bet said, where’s the fun in paying a lot of money just to ultimately be frustrated?
Great topic: sitcom remakes. I can’t think of one at the moment, but concur with Stennie that “It’s Like, You Know” was axed too soon. I enjoyed the show, but worried it would be “too LA.”