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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• How exactly do they turn around an episode of South Park in 6 days? (Thingamabob)

• A very special guest on the final episode of What’s My Line?… (Thingamabob)

• Great Moments In Comic Book History: Volume 2 – Nick Fury Appears Like A Human Cyclone… (Thingamabob)

• Billy Connolly sings of D-I-V-O-R-C-E… (Thingamabob)

• And last but not least, Billy on Craig Ferguson… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Ricky Jay on classic Sound of Young America... (Thingamabob)

• Peter Cook & Dudley Moore – “Poor Uncle Bertie”… (Thingamabob)

• Great Moments In Comic Book History: Volume 2 – The Unconquerable Captain America… (Thingamabob)

• The Count meets Cookie Monster… (Thingamabob)

• And the Ladybugs’ Picnic… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Wings For Wheels interviews Jordan Zevon about his music and his late, much-missed father Warren… (Thingamabob)

• CD and a dremel… Not too smart a combination… (Thingamabob)

• Pete & Dud discuss sex… (Thingamabob)

• Spike Jones & His City Slickers – “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby”… (Thingamabob)

• New Kasper Hauser podcast – “Slide Show”… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• RIP, Calvert DeForest… Larry “Bud” Melman will be missed… (Thingamabob)

• Courtesy of SNL and Jeremy Irons, it’s Looney Tunes Classics… (Thingamabob)

• At this point, who doesn’t Carlos Mencia steal from? (Thingamabob)

• They have the stars to guide them… (Thingamabob)

• And as a final fond farewell, Dave sends Larry “Bud” to get some change… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Here’s Mark Evanier contextualizing a legendary vaudeville/burlesque bit used by many equally legendary performers… (Thingamabob)

• Great Moments In Comic Book History Volume 1: Pirate Batman Throws Down On A Shark… (Thingamabob)

• The 1995 Shooting Stars Christmas Special… (Thingamabob)

• Canyonero! (Thingamabob)

• “The Rock goes on and on and on and on…” (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Four Yorkshiremen – Harry Enfield, Alan Rickman, Eddie Izzard, & Vic Reeves… (Thingamabob)

• Alan Partridge & Clive Anderson, Part 1… (Thingamabob)

• Alan Partridge & Clive Anderson, Part 2… (Thingamabob)

• Find out the true meaning of “flip-reversing it,” courtsey of Never Mind The Buzzcocks… (Thingamabob)

• Laurel & Hardy, en Espanol… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Heed the 14th Century wisdom of Jacobus… (Thingamabob)

• Whatever happened to A. Whitney Brown? I miss him… (Thingamabob)

• Vic Reeves & David Walliams on 8 Out Of 10 Cats… (Thingamabob)

• You’ll be a dentist, and a success… (Thingamabob)

• There’s a new cereal in the neighborhood… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• A little bit from the great W.C. Fields… (Thingamabob)

• Spinal Tap’s “Listen To The Flower People”… (Thingamabob)

• New Jordan, Jesse GO! Go! (Thingamabob)

• Disney’s Pinnochio, scene by scene… (Thingamabob)

• Belushi, Chase, Hendra, & Guest – a little bit from National Lampoon’s Woodstock evisceration, Lemmings… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Tracy Morgan, you are my favorite crazy-ass Jedi mofo.. (Thingamabob)

• The honest-to-goodnes Russian adaptation of Winnie the Pooh… (Thingamabob)

• Oh, you can’t have enough Tracy… Here he is on SNL with his 30 Rock co-stars Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey… (Thingamabob)

• Fozzie & Rowlf, back in the good ol’ days… (Thingamabob)

• And finally, a recipe for choclate moose… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Today, let’s check out a few classic Drew Carey Show musical numbers – starting with their take on The Ventures’ “Five O’Clock World”… (Thingamabob)

• And their take on How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying‘s “Brotherhood of Man”… (Thingamabob)

• “The Time Warp” vs. “Shake Your Groove Thing”… (Thingamabob)

• “Oh yeah”… (Thingamabob)

• And let’s wrap things up with the great Chuck McCann as Sonny – who’s cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• How To Succeed In Film Festivals… Wihout Really Trying… (Thingamabob)

• I may be American, but I can’t tell you how giddy I am that my favorite MP of all, Boris Johnson, has a website… The man is like a human Muppet… (Thingamabob)

• Don’t believe me? Check him out in this segment from one of his guest-hosting stints on Have I Got News For You… (Thingamabob)

• Ren Faires and monster trucking – a match made in heaven… (Thingamabob)

• One more bit of Boris… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• A song for anyone out there whose parents just don’t understand them… (Thingamabob)

• Toss and turn your way over to the first episode of Can’t Sleep With Dave Foley… (Thingamabob)

• And then hit Episode 2… (Thingamabob)

• And Episode 3… (Thingamabob)

• Geena Davis talks of the somewhat limited roles of women in kid’s cartoons… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• It’s a bit odd, but this purports to be video of Mel Blanc’s vocal cords while he’s performing a selection of his famous characters… (Thingamabob)

• Here’s NewsRadio‘s season 2 gag reel, part 1… (Thingamabob)

• And NewsRadio‘s season 2 gag reel, part 2… (Thingamabob)

• Bill McNeal’s case of the missing cane… (Thingamabob)

• Kiddie Records Weekly… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• There’s always room for slow motion videos, right? (Thingamabob)

• Would you beileve that, in 1986, the Russians produced an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s 1948 book Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose? (Thingamabob)

• Volstagg’s Guide To Life… (Thingamabob)

• And Jimmy Olsen’s Guide To Life! (Thingamabob)

• The Monkees’ “Randy Scouse Git”… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• The late, great Moe Howard guesting on the Mike Douglas Show, with Soupy Sales in tow… (Thingamabob)

• The Hays Code and its effect on cartoons – “Cover those udders, Flossie!”… (Thingamabob)

• If any of our Japanese readers would like to send a set of these in to us at Quick Stop, we’d be very appreciative… (Thingamabob)

• Gonzo’s “Jamboree,” from The Muppet Show… Chocolate Cakes! (Thingamabob)

• “I’m my own grandpa”… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Let’s start off Monday with a little bit of Animalympics… (Thingamabob)

• Have you ever seen Mel Brooks’s 1963 animated short The Critic? Well, you should… (Thingamabob)

• Snoopy vs. The Red Baron.. (Thingamabob)

• Snoopy vs. The Red Baron, Christmas-style… (Thingamabob)

• His idea, her idea, or a mutual decision? You decide… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• This has got to be one of the most poorly conceived educational videos for kids I have ever laid eyes on… And it’s got The Fonz! (Thingamabob)

• Marvel’s craptacular Civil War, presented in 30 seconds (courtesy of Chris’s Invincible Super-Blog)… (Thingamabob)

• DC’s equally craptacular Infinite Crisis, again presented in 30 seconds (courtesy of Chris’s Invincible Super-Blog)… (Thingamabob)

• How great is voice artist extraordinaire Frank Welker? This great… (Thingamabob)

• Okay, this is a good way to fry your eyes… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• A rare Jetson‘s TV spot from its one-season run on ABC… (Thingamabob)

• There’s always room for a drunk squirrel… (Thingamabob)

• Top Gear takes on Greenpeace… (Thingamabob)

• That Bluto – “He’s Large”… (Thingamabob)

• And, just because I feel like it today, “Chilly Down”… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Ever seen the Marx Bros. in color? Or Harpo out of costume? Take a look at this rare piece of color film shot during the production of Animal Crackers… (Thingamabob)

• Something tells me that this is light years better than what JJ Abrams will do with Star Trek… (Thingamabob)

• How could we have missed the latest episode of Jordan, Jesse GO!… (Thingamabob)

• Or the latest Kasper Hauser podcast… (Thingamabob)

• “Hello, I must be going”… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Bill Bailey on foreign police sirens… (Thingamabob)

• A little bit of QI… (Thingamabob)

• Rich Hall improvises an ode to the British Rover on Top Gear… (Thingamabob)

• Preston’s wonderfully catty walkout on Nevermind the Buzzcocks… (Thingamabob)

• A little slice of the 2006 edition of The Big Fat Quiz of The Year… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• The opening of Rocky & Bullwinkle… (Thingamabob)

• Peter Sellers on The Muppet Show… (Thingamabob)

• Dana Snyder hates you, Brian… (Thingamabob)

• An early Chuck Jones directorial effort, Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur… (Thingamabob)

• And finally, the opening to The Fall Guy… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Our good buddies at Sideshow (who’ve provided plenty of cool prizes for some of our Quick Stop contests in the past) are giving away a signed copy of the CLERKS II DVD and the “Pillow Pants 4 Life” Inaction figure as part of their regular “Film, Food & Figure Fridays” today (Friday, 2/23)… (Thingamabob)

• Some photos are stunning, and some are STUNNING. These are the latter… (Thingamabob)

• “Here I come to save the day!” (Thingamabob)

• I don’t agree with everything he says (partiucalry about Justice League), but he couldn’t be more right about John K. … (Thingamabob)

• Another Rube Goldberg-inspired boredom alleviator… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• Check out the very quickly abandoned TV redesign of Mickey Mouse in this 1995 Nash commercial… (Thingamabob)

• Jackson Publick talks Venture Bros. on The Sound of Young America… (Thingamabob)

• Donald Duck & Chip n’ Dale… (Thingamabob)

• The great Harry Chapin… “It was rainin’ hard, in ‘frisco”… (Thingamabob)

• Randy Newman has gone to YouTube and does what Randy Newman always does, brilliantly… (Thingamabob)

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The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds”¦

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• This feels like a “We’re Talkin’ Softball” kind of day… (Thingamabob)

• A taste of Louis Theroux’s exploration of the UFO subculture… (Thingamabob)

• New SModcast, people… Go! Listen! (Thingamabob)

• You’ll never park again… (Thingamabob)

• Okay, this is hands-down the creepiest thing I’ve heard today… (Thingamabob)

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