While The Simpsons finally dragging their yellow asses on to the silver screen is a big deal, cartoons have been making the transition for decades. Beating The Simpsons to the big screen by over 20 years are a couple of fellas who just want a hula-hoop.
You may know them only from an annoying Christmas tune, but Alvin and the Chipmunks brought the squirrelly antics of chipmunks to their big screen debut, The Chipmunk Adventure, in 1987. The movie held the attention of film viewers for over an hour! 77 minutes, to be exact. While you may say that’s hardly a movie, others may say that’s mostly a movie.
The plot involved guy chipmunks racing girl chipmunks around the world in hot air balloons. A more classic tale of triumph has never been forged before this, and may not be realized again in our lifetime.
On a interesting and non-sarcastic note, Nancy Cartwright, the voice talent behind Bart Simpson, played the voice of an Egyptian prince who capture The Chipettes. “Chipettes,” of course, is the scientific name for female chipmunks.
And if all of this information wasn’t enough for you, a live action version of Alvin and the Chipmunks is coming to theaters this December. Can we expect a live action version of The Simpsons in 20 years? Let me answer that question with another question. Does FOX like money?
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As a child, the best part of flying was the tiny meals and snacks that were served in flight. Eating compartmentalized muffins and fruit while soaring above the Earth was a real treat. And stand-up comedians ruined everything.
You heard me right. The stand-up comedians are to blame for the disappearance of food service on airplanes. They are probably sitting around in their secret “clubs” with a “Mission Accomplished” banner hanging overhead.
For as long as can be remembered, stand-up comedians complained about the food provided on airplanes. It was a staple of their routines. The food was the keystone in the aqueducts through which humor flowed freely. Or so we were to believe.
Airplane food may seem much like the dodo of the comedy world, hunted to extinction. Truth be told, these denizens of smoky stages are much too smart for that. Their goal was always to destroy airline food by making the airlines sad and ashamed.
The proof of their intelligence is easy to see. Food of the sky is practically a thing of memory, and comedians continue to grow in number. If we are to assume the worst, they are probably mating and making more of their kind.
Stand-up comedians are the gypsies of the modern world, withering our metaphorical crops at will. Their caravans are dirty hotel rooms and their gnarled hands are observational jabs at the things we hold dear.
Fear the comedian, ladies and gentlemen. Do not cross them, and always offer them up their sacrifice of a two drink minimum.
With all the bad news surrounding Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton, it should come as a relief that Jenny McShane of Shark Attack 3: Megalodon has done nothing newsworthy.
No cocaine has been found in Jenny’s possession. She always calls a close friend on the rare occasion that she tips back one too many at her local eatery. Living in the city of angels, Ms. McShane may not even own an umbrella for the purpose of attacking vehicles.
Our hats are off to you, Jenny McShane. Thank you for doing Hollywood and America proud!
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