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September 2, 2009

Mario Kart: The Movie

I couldn't help but laugh out loud at this geektastic parody on just about every sports movie ever made. This here is the Bloodsport of cartoonish racing video games.

I remember spending way too many hours on my Nintendo 64 with the original Mario Kart laughing like a maniac as I raced my buddies. Here's to hoping this movie actually gets made beyond a silly fake trailer.

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September 1, 2009

YouTubed

Neil Cicierega sums up everything on YouTube in 2:02 minutes.

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August 27, 2009

High School Musical: The Final Act

What a difference a little editing and scary music can make.

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August 21, 2009

Goth Single Ladies

I know, I know. I keep saying that I'll stop posting the parodies of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video, but I can't help myself.

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August 20, 2009

Literal Video: Beck's "Loser"

Another excellent installment of Dust Films' Literal Video series.

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August 17, 2009

The Ballad of G.I. Joe

This is a video for all of you who ever wondered what happens after hours for the characters in the world of G.I. Joe. Because, as they say, knowing is half the battle.

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The Real Housewives of Lancaster County

Sure, this is supposed to be a joke, but I bet this would make for must-see TV.

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August 13, 2009

Alternate "Full House" Intro

This is all sorts of wrong.

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August 5, 2009

Darth Vader Psychic Hotline

For those who had problems a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, they were fortunate to have the Darth Vader Psychic Hotline. Using the force, Darth Vader could scry your past, your present and your future (if you had one...) and then drop some Dr. Phil-like reality on your nerf-herding butt.

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July 30, 2009

JK Divorce Entrance Dance

A parody of the wildly popular "JK Wedding Entrance Dance" was inevitable.

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July 24, 2009

Yes Kidz Kan

This clip from Barats and Bereta reminds me of every "Yo Gabba Gabba!" episode I've watched with my 2-year-old.

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July 20, 2009

Alanis Morissette and Alicia Silverstone in: My Mother's Red Hat

I feel like I've already seen this movie. Or listened to it.

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July 17, 2009

Rap Battle: Harry Potter vs. Voldemort

Here's something to watch before you go to see "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

This would definitely be an interesting alternate ending to the final movie.

And unlike the books and movies, the video contains some adult language. This is a rap battle, after all.

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July 14, 2009

Microsoft Office 2010: The Movie

In anticipation of the upcoming release of Office 2010, Microsoft has put together a fun (albeit fake) movie trailer.

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July 13, 2009

Jon and Kate's Match.com profiles

I guess this means Jon and Kate aren't getting back together.

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July 10, 2009

Ridiculous informercial for the Colgate Wisp

A not-real commercial from Black20.com for the tiny toothbrush-on-the-go.

I think I may steal this line for my Facebook page: "Life is about fun and watermelon. Make it last."

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July 8, 2009

In honor of 7/8/9: a stupid movie

Why was 6 afraid of 7? Only this Cracked.com movie dares to answer it in this hilarious parody of "number-based" horror flicks we've all seen before.

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July 1, 2009

Twitter kills Jeff Goldblum

Just as Twitter gave us those amazing photos of the plane crashing in the Hudson River and minute-by-minute updates about Michael Jackson, it also brought us reports last week that actor Jeff Goldblum died when he fell off a cliff in New Zealand.

Based on his Monday appearance on the Colbert Report, it appears he's very much alive. Or is he?


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June 30, 2009

New condition afflicting gamers: Duke Nukem's disease

As a recovering sufferer of Duke Nukem's disease because of my excessive first-person shooter video game playing (Anyone up for a round of TF2!? No? What about CS:S? COD4?!? PLEASE?!), I fully support the publicizing of this growing problem.

Let's help remove the stigma of a crippling disease that makes people flip out when they see barrels (they might explode!), climb up on any crates they see (hidden items might be up there!), crawl through air ducts (well, it was open), and carry around crowbars and pipe wrenches for no apparent reason (to be fair, you never know).

Thanks to my buddy Vinod (who is actually an artist on a first-person shooter being made) for sending this my way.

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June 24, 2009

Andy Samberg plays "Doubt: The Video Game"

Doubt was a "serious movie" about a priest accused of abusing a boy. Certainly some heavy stuff...

Perfect for a Sega Genesis game, right?

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June 2, 2009

2009 MTV Movie Awards Digital Short: Explosion

Look, MTV is playing videos again!

Relax, it's just temporary -- Andy Samberg did a digital short about movie explosions for the MTV Movie Awards show that he hosted Sunday night (and that Eminem walked out of). I'm quite sure they'll be back to reruns of "The Hills" by the time you're reading this.

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May 13, 2009

28 Swines Later

And here you thought it was cosmic space dust or a government experiment gone wrong that would turn us into zombies.

WRONG.

It's swine. Our porcine pals are paying us back for years of enjoying their delicious bacon and ham. Face it. We had it coming.

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May 8, 2009

My Little Pony: The Movie

With a G.I. Joe movie and the Transformers sequel on tap for this summer, what's the next '80s toy/cartoon on tap for a big screen treatment? The Snorkels? Strawberry Shortcake? How about....

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May 6, 2009

Star Trek prequel as a '90s teen comedy

Here's what Star Trek would've been like if it had been directed by John Hughes, circa 1980-1990.

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May 4, 2009

Hastily made Cleveland tourism video

Bookmark this and watch it sometime in late August, when it feels like it's 120 degrees outside here and the entire state is in the Cone of Death for three hurricanes. I'll bet Cleveland looks better then.

Maybe.

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April 30, 2009

Batman Garage Sale

Funnyordie.com just posted this very funny clip of the original Batman, Adam West, having a garage sale outside of the Batcave.

I've always felt that West is tremendously underappreciated as a comedic actor.


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April 20, 2009

No more Nicolas Cage movies PSA

Here's a public service announcement mash-up of celebrities encouraging people to avoid Nicolas Cage movies. Put on the headphones, there are a few loose words.

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April 7, 2009

The Snug WOW

What happens when you merge two of the hottest "As Seen on TV" products?

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March 26, 2009

Twitter Cops

There have been many videos making fun of Twitter and its weirdo users (BTW, follow us at @watchthisnow) But this one is the best one I've seen. Eaters of Cheetos and Tacos beware: nobody cares!

(Headphones warning: there's some emotional profanity near the middle)

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March 25, 2009

SnugWow = Snuggie + ShamWow

It had to happen sooner or later. Somebody merged two highly successful TV commercial products into one. Because honestly, how else can you top a Snuggie?

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The dark side of free credit report web sites?

One man's backlash against those annoying credit report commercials.

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March 16, 2009

Sesame Street explains Bernie Madoff scandal

Having trouble understanding all those big, complicated phrases like Ponzi scheme? The Madoff financial mess is broken down by Ernie and Cookie Monster -- courtesy of Jimmy Kimmel Live -- so even the youngest minds can understand just what happened to Mommy and Daddy's investment accounts. And why there's no money in them for their inheritance.

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March 11, 2009

March Madness? NCAA expands basketball tournament to 4,096

Get those brackets ready! The Onion News Network reports that college basketball's March Madness will now last into the summer, with the annual tournament's field of 64 expanded to 4,096 teams. That's 64 squared, for those with their calculators out at home.

This will of course mean you'll have to use really tiny print when you fill out your brackets, but on the plus side, something to occupy our time until it's once again almost college football season*!


NCAA Expands March Madness To Include 4,096 Teams

* This a joke, of course. The tournament will still end in April, so we can all prepare for spring football practice.

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March 10, 2009

Why must Terminators travel naked through time?

I got to admit, I have actually devoted brain cells to this very question.

Terminators have synthetic skin. If the skin can travel through time with them, why not clothing?


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March 4, 2009

It’s Mad Men, Jewish style

It’s all here -- the period touches, the drinking, the smoking, the smoldering passion … but with a meshugene (that’s “crazy” to you) twist. This parody was made for the Purim holiday, which runs March 9-11. Watch out for a cameo by Amy “I smell strips of bacon on your breath” Sedaris.


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February 25, 2009

Mel Gibson is: The Colonel

The good folks at "Jimmy Kimmel Live" bring us this parody, starring Mel Gibson, of big-budget historical films starring Mel Gibson

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February 23, 2009

Ben Stiller does parody of Joaquin Phoenix at Oscars

Sunday's Oscars was bloated and sadly predictable. Who was the genius who thought, 'Hey, instead of having just one person present acting awards, let's have five people present them and have them all give flowery speeches?"

Just once I want the presenter for Best Picture to go "...and the winner is 'Juwanna Mann.'"

The always reliable Ben Stiller did provide a high point with his impersonation of Joaquin Phoenix. However, I think the expiration date on Phoenix jokes is rapidly approaching.

What did you think of the Oscars?


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February 15, 2009

Don't be a pujwI', attend Klingon night school

With a new Star Trek movie coming out in May, what better way to prepare than to attend Klingon night school? Ms. Roy will take real good care of you.

Oh and you'll probably learn what "pujwl'" means too.*

Klingon Night School

* If you already know what it means (it apparently means "weakling"), you should probably move out of your parents' basement.

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February 10, 2009

Michael Cera loses it

Michael Cera of "Superbad" and "Arrested Development" fame takes a shot at a Christian Bale-esque profanity-laced tirade.

Maybe I'm just being cynical, but I think this is a plug for his upcoming movie, "Youth in Revolt."

Just a warning: You may want to watch with headphones, or keep the kids out of the room, because f-word gets used more than a few times in this clip.

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February 6, 2009

Dentist kid -- 20 years later

The kid recovering from a trip to the dentist was hilarious. The lesson here? Drugs + kids = funny.

Wait, NO! That's not what it means at all. Watch this video to see how dangerous that combination can be. Nitrous oxide is clearly a gateway drug to... more nitrous oxide. See the terrible toll drugs have taken on sweet, sweet, little David.

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February 3, 2009

Charity work is awesome!

Like, actress Elizabeth Banks goes all tabloidy and stuff for a good cause.

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January 29, 2009

Revenge of Aretha Franklin's Inauguration hat

Someone had to do it. Here's a parody of Aretha Franklin's inauguration appearance, with the unmistakable hat.

(Gotta point out that contributor Kevin's Twitter profile pic even pays Aretha homage)

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January 26, 2009

I swear this is the last Beyonce "Single Ladies" spoof I'll post

I read over the weekend that, during all the inauguration festivities, President Obama told Beyonce Knowles that he was learning the "Single Ladies" dance. It must be so he can post a video response to this.

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January 13, 2009

You Got Bacon'd!

That Kevin Bacon, he's got range. He can dance, he can sing, he can be serious, and he can make fun of Ashton Kutcher. And also remind me of that commercial where the cartoon dog yells about bacon.

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January 9, 2009

Old People News show

Aha, this is wonderful! Of course, they're reciting news that they get in e-mails before forwarding it to their children and grandchildren.

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January 8, 2009

Onion News Network: Apple launches laptop with no keyboard

From the Onion News Network comes this hilarious video report on Apple's latest product release, a laptop with no keyboard called "MacBook Wheel". The keyboard is replaced with a scrolling, clickable wheel.


Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

Thanks to MacDavid for the video.

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December 23, 2008

Little Gordon Ramsey

First there was Bill O'Reilly and now there's Lil' Gordon Ramsey. I wonder who will be the next angry and loud celebrity to get the Lil' treatment. Rosie O'Donnell?

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December 19, 2008

Santa Claus asks for a bailout

It's rough economic times for good ol' Kris Kringle too.

Santa is looking a little seedy these days.

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December 15, 2008

President Bush shoe-throwing parodies

It's only been a day and there are already several parodies up online of the Iraqi journalist who tossed both his shoes at President George W. Bush (who ducked both).

Here are a few of best ones, so far. Expect many more to appear this week.

This one imagines what future presidential press conferences will be like for journalists:

The next one goes for a recreation of events:

And there are several mash-ups out there, the obvious one is with Austin Powers, but this one goes for another parallel:

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December 12, 2008

Tom Jones: Ultimate Fighter

I imagine you were up late last night wondering: What would happen if singer Tom Jones took up mixed martial arts?

Well, it would look something like this. This clip is courtesy of "Jimmy Kimmel Live."


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December 9, 2008

Can you spot the fake cable news promo?

Which one is real -- the ad for Fox News or MSNBC? Tough call, right?

Well played, 23/6. You've tricked me again.

Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.

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November 24, 2008

Live puppy cam, meet live dude cam

The live puppy cam has met its match. Check out this live dude cam.

OK, so it's not really live, but can you imagine if it was?

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November 3, 2008

A literal Rick-rolling

This new Internet meme typically results in hilarity. Take a goofy 80s song and re-sing the lyrics literally about the crazy crap the bands put in their videos. We've seen A-Ha's "Take On Me" ("Pipe wrench fight!") and Tears for Fears' "Head Over Heels" ("Is that Dave Coulier?").

Now the infamous Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."

Prepare for a literal Rick-rolling.


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Will Ferrell as Captain Compete tries to pump up USC Trojans

Captain Compete saves the day at USC football practice, wearing bizarre costume that apparently has no bottoms... Will Ferrell is a brave man. Brave and freaking hilarious.

Best line: "I have a laser beam that shoots out of my crotch."

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October 31, 2008

Trickin' it to the Treats

The Doobie Brothers' hit refashioned into an inspirational Halloween anthem.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

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October 29, 2008

Super Mario World, sung by Louis Armstrong

This is so very wrong, and yet, still funny.

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October 26, 2008

SNL spoofs Biden, Murtha "crazy talk"

VP candidate Joe Biden and Rep. Jack Murtha get a taste of the "Saturday Night Live" parody, with Jason Sudeikis and Darrell Hammond riffing on the duo's ability to say just the wrong thing at the wrong time.

Somewhere, an Obama aide is sitting with the pair and saying, "Shhh!!! Quit talking for the next week or so!"

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October 25, 2008

Hollywood Directors' Attack Ads

What if, say, John Woo, Kevin Smith and Wes Anderson decided to make attack ads for John McCain? Here's your answer. The last one, Anderson's take, is my favorite.

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October 22, 2008

Lil' Bill O'Reilly vs. Barney Frank

This kid gets the head-vein-bursting experience of the O'Reilly Factor down-pat.

And the original Lil' O'Reilly clip after the jump.

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October 16, 2008

La Pequeña Sarah Palin

You knew it was coming. More bizarreness from this little person. This time, he takes on the role of La Pequeña (the small) Sarah Palin. There's no toplessness in this one, but he/she ends up dancing with the same policeman wearing a BDSM mask.

Tina Fey, watch out!

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October 14, 2008

La Pequeña Hillary Clinton/Hulk?

This may be the most bizarre Watch This Now clip since the Unicorn's Prophecy. It features La Pequeña (the small) Hillary Clinton, played by a male little person.

Just realize you may have nightmares by the time you see a topless Hillary Clinton/Hulk being held by a police officer wearing a BDSM mask. Yeah, it's that bizarre.

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October 12, 2008

Mark Wahlberg talks to animals SNL sketch

This skit is hit or miss with people I've shown it to. I love it, but some people kind of shrug it off.

Whatever, the blogs out there think it's great even if Mark Wahlberg doesn't.


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October 9, 2008

Understanding your new digital TV converter box

See, watching TV will still be a snap after stations convert to a digital signal -- even if you don't have cable! Just get yourself one of those newfangled converters and follow these easy installation instructions outlined in this video.

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October 3, 2008

How cell phones could change movies

What if characters in some of your favorite movies had cell phones? The movies definitely would be a lot shorter.

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September 26, 2008

Matt Damon's worst nightmare

Remember Matt Damon commenting on how John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate seemed like something out of a bad Disney movie?

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September 23, 2008

When ads attack!

OK, they're imaginary attack ads, but they're nearly as funny as the real ones.

Check out the latest in the 236.com series "If Democrats Were Republicans, They Would Totally Run This Ad."

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September 22, 2008

No Country for McLovin

Someone took the audio from the "No Country for Old Men" trailer and mixed it with scenes from "Superbad."

Why? I don't know. But it actually works.

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September 19, 2008

Sweet Home Hialeah

Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" done South Florida-style by 98.3 FM La Kalle's Enrique Santos and Joe Ferrero?

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September 18, 2008

The latest batch of Disney stars

Ever notice how all the Disney teen stars have a certain sameness to them?

"If you look closely, you'll notice a certain deadness around the eyes."

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September 16, 2008

Hockey Moms speak out

John Kerry had the Swiftboaters. Sarah Palin now has the Hockey Moms For Truth.

"I am not a pit bull."

Funny stuff.

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September 10, 2008

Does this coin toss even matter?

Here's what could happen if football players are allowed to go all existential on us:


Pre-Game Coin Toss Makes Jacksonville Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life

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September 9, 2008

The Great Hillbilly Teeth Recall of '08

Back in April, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 26,000 packages of "Hillbilly Teeth"--those gag teeth that can be found at convenience store counters.

The "Hillbilly Teeth" tested for excessive amounts of lead.

Anyone who wants a refund for their "Teeth" can call 1-800-434-5207. Seriously.

This ad isn't serious though.

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September 3, 2008

The Whig Party Convention 2008

I know what you're saying: Didn't the Whig Party disband in 1856?

Yes, but don't tell these guys. You'll just ruin it for them.

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August 28, 2008

Retouched "Photograph"

A couple of guys with a guitar, video camera and high school letterman's jackets bring us their own version of the Nickleback song "Photograph." I never did like that song -- it was a bit overdone for my taste -- so this version absolutely cracked me up.

This video is PG-13. Consider yourself warned.

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August 25, 2008

Usain Bolt's Victory Lap

I guess he knows he's fast, right?

This clip poking fun at the Olympian also got popular very fast, with more than 1.4 million hits since it was posted Friday:

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August 22, 2008

The Republicrats!

A new political party that really just wants to make you happy:

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August 16, 2008

Pre-school Musical!

Behind all the furry technicolor puppets on Sesame Street, there is a keen sense of humor. Check out their parody of the Disney Channel hit "High School Musical" here:

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August 14, 2008

Gary Cole is "The General"

A short featuring Gary Cole and Dave Franco, who may be best known for his acting lesson clips with brother James on FunnyOrDie.com.

What's funniest about this is, you can almost see this as a real movie.

See more Gary Cole videos at Funny or Die

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August 10, 2008

Tutors who care... not really

Tutors can inspire. Or they can just demand $20.

See more Judd Apatow videos at Funny or Die

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August 8, 2008

Youth Apathetic to Office Politics

Why don't the young people care about the coffee pot?


Study Finds Young People Remain Apathetic About Office Politics

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August 4, 2008

An Olympic trap

If you're going to Beijing, the folks at The Onion urge you to watch your step. Walk around anything that's covered with tree branches and dead leaves.

Also, watch out for the "Harold and Kumar" plugs in this clip:


The Beijing Olympics: Are They A Trap?

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July 24, 2008

The McLaughlin Group + two other guys

I guess the McLaughlin Group is finally pursuing that ever-elusive younger demographic?

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July 20, 2008

Harmonica Hero!

I was tempted to post yet another Dark Knight clip, but decided against it -- another Batman video and we may have to rename the blog. So I'm bringing you this from Black20.com instead:

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July 19, 2008

Does Batman have car insurance?

What happens when the Dark Knight blows up your car while he's chasing the Joker?

See more Aziz videos at Funny or Die

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July 17, 2008

Time For Some Campaignin'

Some fresh (and funny) political parody from JibJab. Republicans and Democrats share in the insults, but what about the other parties? No Libertarian jokes?

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July 16, 2008

Dark Knight trailer spoof

The movie isn't out yet (one more day and then midnight IMAX showing, baby!) but these guys have already done an almost shot-for-shot remake of the trailer. That's some geek love.

Check it out, it's really done well. (and also our Dark Knight news)

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July 14, 2008

iPhone 3G on The Soup

Look, I think iPhones are spiffy and all, but I'll be damned if I can afford one. I'll hold onto my old Nokia until iPhones became far less hip (and therefore cheaper).

In the meantime, I've got to imagine a lot the people who rushed out and bought an iPhone last year are feeling sort of like this guy.


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July 11, 2008

Journey at the Center of the Earth

Proof that Steve Perry's voice really is earth-shattering:

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Three McConaugheys and a Baby

Smells like a winner.

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

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July 10, 2008

Steven Colbert: Make McCain Interesting!

Steven Colbert has provided some speech footage and a green screen and he's begging videophiles to help liven up John McCain's image. You can get all the tools for the contest here. Here are some of the entries so far:

And, the Pulp Fiction entry:

And, the Wizard of Oz:

Finally, Star Trek:

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July 9, 2008

The Incredible McCain Girl

Enough with the singing. McCain is turning to his secret weapon, the product of a decades-old top secret military experiment.

Don't sing about Obama around her. It makes her very angry. And you don't want to see her when she's angry:

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July 2, 2008

Miley Cyrus overuse

Folks, we're poised to lose a valuable resource and we can't just decide to drill off of Florida's coast for more.

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Entertainment Scientists Warn Miley Cyrus Will Be Depleted by 2013

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June 18, 2008

Space Camp Orientation

True story: When I was a kid, I really wanted to go to Space Camp. I even read the book version of the movie "Space Camp," which I bought at my school book fair. (I never saw the movie "Space Camp," oddly enough.)

After watching this clip, I think I was lucky to never fulfill my Space Camp destiny.

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June 13, 2008

What's Happening!

Hands down the best movie trailer we've put on this blog.

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June 9, 2008

Finding a Light Saber in your child's bedroom

I have teenagers and I've thought long and hard about talking to them about sex, drugs and light sabers. But I just keep putting it off. I mean, light sabers aren't a gateway weapon anyway. What's the harm in a little fencing with laser swords? We all sowed our wild oats:

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June 6, 2008

Stimulus Package

The New York Times reported last week that Americans just aren't spending their stimulus checks. You know, the $600 checks you're supposed to be cashing to run up higher credit card debt.

Nope. It turns out that responsibility may be breaking out across the land and people are actually putting that money in savings or paying off late mortgages. Where it helps absolutely no one but themselves.

How selfish.

Check out this public service announcement from the folks at Barely Political.
Favorite line: You won't believe your eyes when you see the size of my stimulus package:


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Infinite Solutions

OK, gas is $4 a gallon, and the cost of food, clothing and bottled water is rising exponentially. But aren't you sick, I mean really sick, of this endless parade of consumer gurus telling you how to save a buck?

So check out Mark Erickson, the host of Infinite Solutions, the show that teaches you how to keep your produce fresh, find tiny dinosaurs, slim down your Itunes Library and other meaningless tasks that will make your life infinitely more complicated because you've wasted valuable time thinking about it

First, let's look at Mark's latest: NY on $100 a day.

(Note: there are no German ambassadors handing out dollar bills in Central Park. If you see someone dressed in wooden clogs, avoid them and don't ask them for money. Also, there are no "Firearm Fridays" at the Empire State Building. And it wasn't named after philanthropist Frederick J. Building.)

And here's an informative segment on finding "tiny dinosaurs":

And finally, here's how to keep your produce fresh in your microwave:

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June 5, 2008

The Next Step in Fast Food

This would be the next logical step after KFC Famous Bowls.

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May 29, 2008

Scrub in the Tub

So the South Florida Sun-Sentinel is now getting press releases for viral videos. Seriously.

Here's one that came to us yesterday for a South Florida comedian:

Comedian Will Hatcher's YouTube video titled "Scrub in the Tub" a parody of R&B artist Usher's new single "Love in the Club" landed in the #1 spot today on YouTube. College Comedian Will Hatcher is no stranger to YouTube his 1st parody video "Crank that Homeless Man" based off of the 2007 summer hit "Crank Dat Soldier Boy,"by rapper Soulja Boy had over 5 million views. A stand up comedian and actor, Hatcher started creating Sketch Comedy and Parody Videos based off of current events and Hip-Hop Music videos in 2007.

Since they sent us a nice press release, here's the video. Can't figure out why he has a can of Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner in the tub with him.


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May 28, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Lost Actor

What do you do when one of the world's most popular actors feels like he's being left out of one of the summer's top movies? Well, you be kind, of course, and rewind.

Here's the version of Indiana Jones you won't see in theaters:

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May 23, 2008

Superhero war reenactments

In honor of Florida SuperCon this weekend, I dug up one of my favorite comic-related YouTube videos.

If people reenact Civil War battles, why can't they reenact comic book battles?

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May 21, 2008

Home Depot Rocks!

This is an alleged training video used by Home Depot. I say alleged because I have seen many training videos in my day, and not one takes this many weird potshots at Lowe's.

If any of our readers out there work at the Home Depot and can vouch for the authenticity of this clip, please do. Perhaps this all makes sense in context of Home Depot employee training, though quite honestly I'm not sure how home improvement-related song parodies fit in any context.

This video does accomplish something -- remind me that I need to paint my kitchen very soon.

See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

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May 20, 2008

Japanese version of The Office, a SNL Digital Short

Ricky Gervais, the creator of the original British version of The Office, showed up for a bit during the Steve Carell-hosted SNL this weekend. Turns out the cubicle comedy can work in any country, in any society. Check it out. The last line is the best.

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May 18, 2008

Rambo

The Rambo Deluxe Box Set is due out later this month, and local theaters will be showing the now-classic "First Blood" in a salute to this American institution. (No word yet if President Bush will declare an official holiday). There's even a big soft valentine to Rambo in the form of another film, "Son of Rambow."

So we thought we'd offer our own salute, a short film that asks the question, "Who does Rambo fight after he kills everyone on the planet?"

The answer: Grizzly Bears

Favorite line:

"God would show mercy. He won't. You know another thing God won't show: His Abs. It's not a problem with Rambo."

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May 16, 2008

O'Reilly's producer

A pretty funny spoof of the Bill O'Reilly clip from earlier this week. I get the impression that this is going to be a viral video gift that keeps on giving to YouTube, Funny or Die, etc.

Don't forget, this O'Reilly clip contains some adult language. Consider yourself warned.

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May 14, 2008

Colbert on O'Reilly outburst

Hey, every anchor has a bad day once in a while. I'm just glad they throw their temper tantrums in front of cameras that are filming so employees can dig them up years later and throw them up on Web sites for everyone to see.

Here's Stephen Colbert on one of his off days:

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May 9, 2008

Most honest college tv advertisement ever

Right about now, many high school seniors are graduating and facing that long summer before they can escape their parents and start college. Hopefully their expectations aren't based on college commercials like this.

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May 3, 2008

Facebook in real life

Poke! Nudge, it's your turn on Scrabulous! Confirm? Ignore?

Transpose all this to the physical world and it all seems a little absurd:

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April 20, 2008

The McLovin' Fund

I know this is supposed to be a joke, but you know this guy is forever going to be known as the dude who played McLovin'.

If I told you this clip was brought to you by Kristen Bell and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, you'd be all, "The girl from Veronica Mars and Heroes, and who?" But if I instead said the clip was brought to you by Kristen Bell and the dude who played McLovin' -- no explanation needed.

So, what they say about a bit of truth behind every joke? Totally true.

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April 18, 2008

Parody of "Unboxing" video obsession

Have you noticed the growing number of unboxing videos? They involve a person narrating as he takes a box of some sweet new product and opens it to show off to the world. It seems like the most ridiculous thing in the world to most people, I'm sure.

But it's apparently an odd obsession for gadget geeks, according to this Wired handbook on five different types of geeks: fanboy, music geek, gamer, gadget guy, hacker, and otaku.

Even our sister paper, the Orlando Sentinel, uploaded a video of themselves unboxing Rock Band.

So it's officially a trend when someone makes a parody video. (to understand the references in the video below, check out this video and this video first)


ULTIMATE Unboxing from Scott Simpson on Vimeo.

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April 17, 2008

The Apple i-thingee

Word on the street is that Apple will be unveiling its 3G iphone sometime very soon. Or could it be something else, like a big round, stylishly designed, pet rock:

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Death by blogging

Here at WTN, we're treated pretty well. A small bowl of rice and warm tea is handed through a slot in the door just after 7 a.m. For lunch, a small tin of fish, or WW II surplus rations. We can't complain as long as there's good broadband.

But elsewhere, bloggers are locked in dark rooms and force fed Twinkies by the box. Finally, they collapse, their bodies dumped out a back door by Tech Support:


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April 11, 2008

Vanilla Ice parody, White White Baby

Here's Jim Carrey (back when he was still a sketch comic on In Living Color) performing in a parody of Robert Van Winkle's signature song. This video was ranked No. 38 among the Top 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time by the Independent Film Channel and Nerve.com


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April 10, 2008

Mathmaticious

It's the season where South Floridians of a certain age are awaiting the thick and thin envelopes that will determine their futures.

(Actually, no, kids. But nobody wants to tell you this. Your parents want you to work hard, and the entire education infrastructure is based on ratings that determine how much those same parents much shell out.)

The nasty truth is that most colleges and universities in America are going to give you a pretty good education. It's what you do with it that counts. And we think the nerd below has a career in either applied physics or entertainment:

And if you're a bit confused by the parody, here's the original Fergie video this is based on:

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