Month August 2015

Toons & Tunes: Mission Magic Intro featuring Rick Springfield

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Before rocker Rick Springfield was wishing he had Jessie’s Girl and staffing on General Hospital, he was serving duty on Saturday morning in Filmation’s SatAM toon, Mission: Magic!, which ran on ABC from 1973 to 1975. Mission: Magic! was about Miss Tickle, a schoolteacher who was a also a witch (of course she needed another job, you know how much teachers make?) who takes her class of 6 quirky students on mystical, magical adventures (sort of a Mod Magic School Bus before it happened), aided by Springfield as a toonified version of himself. Though the show’s star was a witch, Springfield received top billing. Getting billed over a witch, now that’s star power.

-Wait. The witch teacher’s name is…Miss…Tickle. Her name is a play on the word “mystical”! I only just now got that!

Mission: Magic! was a spinoff of sorts from ABC’s The Brady Kids (Miss Tickle guest starred in an episode of the show, which served as a backdoor pilot for MM) and the series boasts one of THE most psychedelic openings of all time. Dr. Timothy Leary would be proud. Rick sang the show’s theme song, obviously, and while it’s trippy as all-get-out and very early 70’s, it’s still a pretty decent tune. Tune in, turn on, drop out and enjoy.

2 Funny: Stupidface – Casey & Rob at Taco Bell

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Today’s 2 Funny is a sketch from the late comedy series Stupidface, which ran on the late cable/satellite channel Fuel TV. Funny thing is what’s happening in this scene is more entertaining and less hectic than what normally goes on in a Taco Bell on a Saturday night. Enjoy “Casey and Rob at Taco Bell”.

Toons & Tunes: Winx Club – It’s Gonna Get a Little Crazy!

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I could always take or leave Winx Club; there were some aspects of the show which I liked and others which I didn’t, and I stopped following the show regularly around season 3, but this song was one of the better things to come from the 4Kids dub of it.

Unfortunately there’s no official video for this, aside from fan-made deals, which I don’t want to put up here for obvious reasons. There was a full recording of it by 4Kids’ faux rock band the 4Kids Five, but I haven’t been able to find it anywhere. The song is very bubblegum pop, but a little bubblegum from time to time can be entertaining when it’s well done. Enjoy “It’s Gonna Get a Little Crazy!”.

Toons & Tunes: Summertime Loving (Lovin’ in the Summertime)

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I just thought that I’d get this in while we’re all going through the dog days of Summer. This is a tune from Cartoon Network’s Regular Show written by one of RS’s writers/directors, Sean Szeles. The song is cheesy, goofy and campy,  but that’s why it’s so enjoyable! Here’s “Summertime Loving”.

Nerdvana: Sweet ‘Droid O’ Mine

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Today’s Nerdvana celebrates 2 things we love around here: tech and desserts!

Undoubtedly, you tech-savvy smartphone and PC users (i.e., infomaniacs) have noticed that all of Android’s operating systems are not only alphabetical, but are named after sweet treats. Why? Evidently, programming and designing high-tech is hungry work, which would explain the waistline of the average tech-head.

“Worst. Cliched. Generalization. Ever.”

Let’s take a gander at the delicious Android hit parade, shall we?

Android Names

  • Angel Cake
  • Battenberg
  • Cupcake
  • Donut
  • Eclair
  • Froyo
  • Gingerbread
  • Honeycomb
  • Ice Cream Sandwich
  • Jelly Bean
  • Kit Kat

The current OS, Lollipop….

…And the latest, just-unveiled OS, drum roll, please……

MARSHMALLOW.

MARSHMALLOW.

“These are making me hungry, but then so does breathing, am I right? If wanting to nosh on a piece of technology is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right! Up-top!”

Trivia Time: Initially, Android’s operating systems were going to be named after robots, tying into the whole ‘Android’ theme. A popular internet rumor goes that versions 1.0 and 1.1 were originally called Astro, as in ‘Boy’…

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…and Bender, but this idea was dropped. Why? Because everybody loves sweet treats. Plus, copyright lawsuits definitely aren’t delicious.

“Bite my tasty metal ass!”