Mother's Day: The Middle

Imagine the perfect Mother's Day. Does it involve getting woken up at 6:30 in the morning to running eggs and burnt freezer waffles? Well that is how Frankie's Mother's Day started on this episode of The Middle.

Oh and my favorite part is when Mike announces that he is going to go watch Sport Center and let Frankie hang out with the kids because it is her day after all.

The Middle Season 1 Episode 22 "Mother's Day"



Frankie doesn't get the best Mother's Day. She get woken up early to a bad breakfast and bad gifts. She really didn't want an inflatable foot massager.

When Frankie's mom, Pat, cancels dinner plans, Frankie and Sue drive out to see her. During the drive Sue admits to stealing a refrigerator magnet. The guilt has gotten to her and they have to pull over do Sue can throw up on the side of the run. Another great element in a Mother's Day celebration.

Once the mother and daughter arrive at their destination, they learn that Pat just wanted a day to herself alone. Frankie, Pat and Sue all end up in tears.

When Pat and Sue return home, the house is trashed, and Mike forgot to buy Frankie the slice peach pie that she wanted. The next day Frankie goes and buys herself a slice of peach pie to enjoy in peace all by herself.

A great Mother's Day special from start to finish.

The Royal Wedding: The Office Wedding

I'm not sure which one was more anticipated Jim and Pam getting married or William and Kate. I'm pretty sure people wouldn't get up at 4 am to watch Jim and Pam get married.

Happy Royal Wedding Everybody.

Take Your Daughter to Work Day: The Office

Whatever you do today, don't hit on your co-worker's daughters.

The Office Season 2 Episode 18 "Take Your Daughter to Work Day"


It's Take Your Daughter to Work Day on The Office. Michael loves having the children in the office especially Toby's daughter Sasha. He even brings out an old video of himself on a children's television show from when he was a kid.

Stanley's teenage daughter, Melissa, likes Ryan and tries to get his phone number. Kelly is jealous so she tells Stanley that Ryan was hitting on Melissa. This causes Stanley to yell at Ryan.

The full episode is available with Hulu Plus or Instant Watch on Netflix. 

Take Your Daughter to Work Day: Arrested Development

Today is Take Your Daughter to Work Day.

Does staying home with your out-of-work dad count for take your daughter to work day?

Arrested Development Season 1 Episode 21 "Not Without my Daughter"



Michael decides that George Michael is too old to bring to take your daughter to work day. It might be because he keeps up a joke Michael started wen he was 6 about being a girl.

Maeby wants to stay home with her father and watch tv, eat and sleep. But Michael decides it is best for her to come to work with him. After giving Maeby a speech about always telling the truth, he finds it hard to live but to it when he is questioned by the police in front of her.

Lindsay gets a job at a clothing store which allows her to buy new clothes. But she is so embarrassed by working there, that when questioned about the clothes she claims she shoplifted them. Gob decides to put this magical skills to the test. If Lindsay can shoplift so can he.  

Administrative Professionals Day: Ugly Betty

Who knew that Administrative Professionals day would have so many television clips? Personally, I think it is great. I love whenever television includes holidays in the plot of their show. (And why I created this blog).

From this episode of Ugly Betty, we learn to get to the store early or their won't be any "Happy Secretary Day" stuff left and don't forget the receptionist.

Ugly Betty Season 1 Episode 23 "Secretaries' Day"



Betty is charged with planning the MODE's assistants' party but she is also busy trying to get to Mexico to help her father. Hilda is trying to help but she has her beauty exam. And Danial turns to Betty for help with his sexual addition.

Wilhelmina continues to try and take over MODE. But what else is new?

The full episode is available on hulu.

Administrative Professionals Day: Just Shoot Me

"Hey, if it makes them feel like more than an answering machine for one day a year, let them dream."

As a former administrative assistant, I was much more than an answering machine. But maybe just that was because the bosses had voice mail box. Man, do I love voice mail!

Just Shoot Me Season 1 Episode 3 "Secretary's Day"



Some people love Secretary's Day, but Finch hates it. It just reminds him that everyone just thinks of him as just a secretary. So when he falls into the gorilla cage at the zoo and he is presented with instant fame, he loves it. He becomes know as "The Gorilla Man of New York"

Jay Leno makes a guest appearance.

The rest of the episode is available on youtube.

Administrative Professionals Day: The Office

Would you rather have lunch with the boss to celebrate Secretary's Day (as they call it on The Office) or the $15 cash value of the meal? Pam convinced Michael that the cash was better but Erin can't wait for lunch with Michael.

The Office Season 6 episode 21 "Secretary's Day"



It's Secretary's Day and Andy wants to make sure it is perfect for Erin. He even gets Michael to take Erin out to lunch. While at lunch, Michael tells Erin about Andy and Angela's previous engagement. 

Oscar makes a Cookie Monster video using Kevin's voice. The entire office becomes distracted by the video and Kevin turns to Gabe for help getting it to stop.

Mother's Day: Half & Half

Mother daughter weekends are a great way to spend Mother's Day especially if they are at a spa. But it might just be too much time together.

Half and Half  "The Big Mother's of a Mother's Day Episode"


Half sisters, Mona and Dee Dee, end up at the same spa with their mothers. Dee Dee wants to talk about her relationship with her boyfriend but her mom doesn't want to talk about sex. The rest of the episode is available on youtube.

Mother's Day: Everybody Hates Chris

What do you do when you have found that perfect gift for your mother only to discover you can't afford it?  Do you steal it? No. That would be wrong. You just buy the knock-off. Problem solved.

Everybody Hates Chris Season 3 Episode 21


Chris goes to the department store to my Rochelle some perfume for Mother's Day. But apparently he wasn't fast enough and the only thing left is way too expensive. To fix the problem, Chris buys a knock-off from Risky. Everything would have been fine if Rochelle hadn't broken out in hives after using the knock-off. And of course things only get worse when Rochelle takes Chris back to the department store thinking that is where he bought it.

Mother's Day: In the Motherhood

This short-lived, mid-season entry show still had time to do a Mother's Day webisode.

These young mom's love to share their worst Mother's Day moments. And their worse potty training moments. Would you be happy or embarrassed that your child pooped in the potty for the first time but it was in a display toilet at the hardware store? Would you tell someone or just walk away?

In The Motherhood, Season 1 "Mother's Day"

Mother's Day: The Jetsons

The Jetsons, Season 2 Episode 12 "Mother's Day for Rosie" This Mother's Day don't forget your robot maid. She might get her feelings hurt.



Mother's Day in Orbit City just makes Rosie miss her mother. The robot model before Rosie has been deactivated. But George wants to find the blueprints so Rosie can have her mother back. Wouldn't be nice for all of us that have lost a mother to be able to build a replacement.

Mother's Day: Real moms and fake moms

From the wisdom of Tracy Jordan: "No Jenna, no one gets to choose their mom, even when they're fake."

Season 4, Episode 20, The Moms


30 Rock managed a gut-busting mother's day episode back in 2010. It worked in all the usual 30 Rock drama as Jack and his mother Colleen fight over the morality of dating two women, Liz fantasizes over the prospects of having Buzz Aldrin for a dad (in a fantasy where somehow she is a man) and the TGS Show tries to idiotically bring everyone's mother on air for a Mother's Day episode.

So say "Happy Mother's Day" to your mom on May 8, and remember how complicated (and wonderful) she makes your life, "even if they're fake."

Why does TV hate Easter?

For at least a month yearly TV blasts one thing into our heads: Christmas, Christmas, Christmas. Sit-coms and dramas alike go to extreme lengths to play up the holiday cheer. Major networks cut out special prime-time hours to play perennial Christmas specials that are so old my parents my parents can't remember when they first aired.

But when the most important Christian Holiday rolls around in early spring there’s barely a mention of Easter, except maybe the occasional reference to a creepy guy at the mall in a bunny suit. After frantically searching for Easter-related episodes for weeks on our seasonally-themed TV blog, HolidaySPECIAL, the offerings were paltry.

There were only a few. In 21 years on the air, The Simpsons mentions Easter on two occasions that I can find. The first is in the season 10’s Simpsons Bible Stories episode, when the family is sleeping through a particularly boring Easter sermon (In fact the only hint we have here that its an Easter sermon is that Homer put a chocolate rabbit on the offering plate). Then in Season 20 the show’s opening season tackles an Easter egg hunt, ending with Homer taking revenge on a rabbit-dressed man. This is about as good as it gets for Easter, even from the Simpsons, which last year devoted an entire episode the country of Israel.

This year I couldn’t find a single Easter-themed show airing during the weeks leading up to Easter. Only the traditional "Ten Commandments" film, which has nothing to do with Easter, is airing on ABC the day before the holiday.

Earth Day: Everybody Hates Chris

Earth day can't be that important if I don't get the day off, I still have to feed the parking meters, and banks aren't closed. At least that is what Chris' dad thinks.  Maybe everyone should get the day off. I think that would at least get people more excited about Earth day.

Everybody Hates Chris: Season 3 Episode 18 "Everybody Hates Earth Day"


The kids have to come up with Earth Day projects for school. Chris decides to collect cans thinking that it will be easy and that he can get Julius to help him.

Rochelle has to go down to the school when Tonya misbehaves.

Earth Day: The Simpsons

Earth Day: The one day a year when we tell the earth, "We'll be cool if you'll be cool" Oh,and we wear special t-shirts and put in a twirly light bulb.

Here is Homer Simpson to tell us all about it.

The Simpsons Season 21, Episode 19 "The Squirt and the Whale"

Earth Day: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Today is Earth Day. "It's like Christmas for the Earth." So what present are we going to give the Earth this year? I don't know but according to Lewis Black's "Back in Black" segment, it is all about the kids. And how do we reach the kids? "Elmo, he's like Glen Beck for kids"

The Daily Show with John Stewart "Back in Black, Kid's Earth Day"

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Earth Day: In Living Color

With this sketch, In Living Color is definitely green.

Environmental Guy, Jim Carrey, is at the park to safe the earth. "The planet is dying. Listen, I can't get a pulse."

In Living Color, Season 3 Episode 7 "Environmental Guy at the Park"

Earth Day: Pimp My Ride Goes Green

This Friday is Earth Day. And with the help of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Pimp my Ride time is able to turn a 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS into a serious green machine. 

The Pimp My Ride crew equips the Impala with GM's 6.6 liter Duramax turbodiesel so it can fully run on biodiesel. They also make the seats out of hemp.

They also visit Washington state (Yakima and Seattle) to show how biodiesel is made.

New Baby: The Office

My sister, Lisa and her husband Jeff had their 4th child yesterday. A little baby girl. Both baby and mother are doing well. And I just wanted to congratulate them by posting a great baby clip.

Because of course whenever there is an important time in our life, we turn to television for advice. And who better than Michael Scott and the whole Office crew.

So here is an excerpt from when Jim and Pam had their baby.

The Office Season 6 Episode 17 "The Delivery"


The birth of Jim and Pam's baby was so epic that it needed two episodes.

Pan starts having contractions but is determined to wait to the last minute to go to the hospital so that she can have more recovery time at the hospital after the baby is born. Of course Jim wants her to go as soon as possible. The rest of the office tries to distract Pam from the pain with food and entertainment.

Andy gets jealous when Erin has lunch with Kevin and finally asks her out.

And a contract between Angela and Dwight to have a baby is signed. But Dwight has seconds thought after seeing Isabel at Jim and Pam's house.

Easter: The Dick Van Dyke Show

Rob has to choose between going to Washington for work or seeing his son be the main bunny in the school program. With pressure from his wife and his boss, he ends up having one crazy dream.

And I have to ask one thing. Why is it called "The Dick Van Dyke Show" when his character's name is Rob Petrie? I mean when Rosanne Barr got her own show called "Roseanne," her character's name was also "Roseanne."



Rob's boss tells him not to be a puppet and go to Washington to see an up and coming singer. But his wife Laura tells him not to let their son Richie down by missing him be the main bunny in the school program. Rob feels like he just can't win. He ends up telling his side of the story to the guy in the next seat on the airplane on the way back from Washington.

Easter: Homer Takes on the Easter Bunny

The Simpsons are always great for a holiday special. And this Season 17 episode is no exception.

Here's Ralph collecting Easter Eggs. Too bad he has a whole in the bottom of the basket. If you search on youtube, you can watch him do it for 10 minutes straight.

And if you want to watch Homer beat up the Easter Bunny, here it is on milkandcookies.com. "Silly Rabbit, kicks are for ribs." You also get a great look into the mayor's office.

The Simpsons Season 17 Episode 7 "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas"




This is another episode where Marge tries to make new friends in high society. But this time she is not wearing the same pink Chanel suit over and over again. But she does discover that they are thieves planning a heist.


And Lisa turns to Milhouse when she wants help learning Italian. 

Easter: "Why does the easter bunny hide eggs mommy?"

Here's an oldie from the comic-turned-into-television genre -- A Family Circus Easter from 1982. The A Family Circus gang takes on the egg and candy holiday with their usual G-rated humor. There's even singing!

A Family Circus Easter Easter, 1982

You'll probably have to look for this one on tape at the old video store. Billy, Dolly and Jeffy try to outsmart and catch the Easter Bunny by hiding their eggs in a trap. How innocent.

Just like other comic-to-tv adaptions, A Family Circus Easter is full of short gags that seem to fall flat when put into full action (See also every Peanuts special).

For that matter, I never quite understood A Family Circus at all. It's like Peanuts without the wit. "Oh look, there's a bowl of spaghetti on the baby's head -- again!"

On TV this Weekend: Easter Unwrapped

Food Network host Mark Summers takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Easter industry (mostly candy) this weekend with Easter Unwrapped.

The behind-the-scenes food show takes us to Russell Stovers, Jelly Belly and Saunders Egg farm, among others.

Airs on Food Network Saturday at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 Central and on Sunday at 1 a.m. Eastern/Midnight Central.

Maybe only safe for viewers that are okay with a late night snack. Click here for more info.

Tax Day: Do you know what a write off is?

With today being tax day, and tons of people rushing to get their taxes done (thankfully, I am not one of them), it is important to get the jargon down. Here is Seinfeld to help us with the phrase "write off."

Seinfeld Season 8 episode 5 "The Package"



George want to impress the woman that works at the photo store and he has discovered that she looks at everyone pictures. So Kramer takes seductive pictures of George.

Elaine shows a little attitude with her doctor and worries about the comments in her medical record. So she tries to get a look at them.

And Jerry refuses delivery of a package with no return address. This is where we learn about "write offs."

Tax Day: My Name is Earl

Would you go back and pay your taxes?

With today being April 15, the hated Tax Day, it is something to think about. And in case you are wondering what Earl would do, he would at least try.

My Name is Earl, Season 1 Episode 17 "Didn't Pay Taxes"

Earl got away with not paying his taxes for years but now that he is working with karma, he wants to pay his back taxes. It isn't until Randy finds an uncashed paycheck that Earl realizes he had been cheating the government out of this taxes. So he adds it to his list. 

When Earl tries to pay his back taxes, no one wants to take his money. After the IRS office turns him away, he puts the money into the suggestion box. But they just mail it back to Earl.

Earl is more determined than ever. He tries to fix a pothole but a police office stops him because potholes have to be filled by an "authorized government worker." Then he joins a prison work team, but ends up in solitary confinement. 

Now Earl is just desperate. He decides to break the law in a effort to get fined so he can pay the government. But he just ends up trapped in the water tower. When he finally gets rescued, he gets fined the $500 that he has been trying to pay the government and therefore can cross "Didn't pay taxes" off his list.

For those of you with Netflix, you can watch the whole episode on instant view. Or tbs.com has longer clips.

Tax Day - The Old Shoebox of Reciepts

Oh remember the days when doing your taxes was long forms and tons of receipts? Well I only remember watching my parents do that. Computer taxes all the way, baby!

Season 2, Episode 22: "April Fool's Day"


Don't let the title fool you, this episode is all about taxes. Like many people of their era (who didn't receive generous returns due to perpetual tax lowering), Dan and Roseanne are panicking about filing their taxes before midnight on April 15.

“Stupid system run by stupid people, thought up by stupid people, hired by stupid people.” “Who are elected by even stupider people.” - Classic

Watch part 2 here:

I miss Roseanne now and other vanguard shows like Married with Children and early Simpsons.

Easter: Super Chicken vs. Easter Bunny

I was always a little suspicious of the Easter Bunny. We let him into our homes to have free access to all of our goods. No wonder I couldn't find my watch after last spring.

From one of the recurring shows on George of the June, Super Chicken spoofs Easter with a villainous take on our favorite spring icon.

George of the Jungle, 1967, Episode 7: "The Easter Bunny"



An old favorite, Super Chicken was a part of the George of the Jungle Show on CBS. Super Chicken was a comedic fowl given super skills by his "super sauce.

The clip turns Easter on its ear by lampooning our trust in characters like the Easter Bunny. When the Easter Bunny begins robbing banks (and "no one dared stop the Easter Bunny") its Super Chicken to the rescue.

Tax Day: Doing Taxes for the Stars!

Tomorrow is Tax Day, so if you haven't started them yet, you better start now. And if you have no idea how to do your taxes, you can always cal Mort Feingold, Accountant for the Stars.

Saturday Night Live, Season 35 Episode 19



Mort helps Kate Gosselin, John Edwards, Tyler Perry, Shawn White and other celebrities with their taxes.

Tax Day: The Tax Man Cometh

So what would you do if your wife does your taxes and the you get audited? Sell her hair to pay the debt of course. That is Al Bundy's solution.

Married with Children Season 4 Episode 15 "A Taxing Problem"

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Al receives a letter from the IRS stating he is going to be audited. He wants to sue whoever messed up his taxes until he finds out it was Peg. Now he just has to come up with the money to pay the debt.

It seems the want ads has all the answers. A desperate woman seeking real hair preferably red to make a wig from. But will Peggy sell her hair for $5000? Or will she sell the dog's?

The full episode is available on hulu.

SNL: Easter Album

Saturday Night Live can also get me in the holiday spirit. And here is Kirbie Spacklespoon, yes that's right, Kirbie Spacklespoon, with a whole album of Easter songs.

It just wouldn't be Easter without Model-T cars and aliens. 

Saturday Night Live Season 34, Episode 20

Hey Hey Hey. Easter's on the way

Fat Albert is in the Easter spirit! But you never know what you are going to find inside the cascarones (Easter confetti eggs).

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids!

From Crackle: Easter Special

Fat Albert tries to get everyone into the Easter spirit with a little service project. They decide to clean up Mudfoot's place. But while they are there, Rudy decides to play a prank by greasing up a ladder. But it is Mudfoot that get hurt and sent to the hospital.

The kids decide to keep cleaning while Mudfoot is on the hospital and find all his overdue bills. Rudy saves the day and leaves money to help pay the bills.

Easter McHale's Navy

This flashback from the 60's, in all its black and white glory, has a whole episode surrounding Easter. An admiral has eggs sent to the base for himself everyone wants to get their hands on them. But the village kids really want an Easter egg hunt.

McHale's Navy Season 3 Episode 27 "Chuckie Cottontail"



After stealing the eggs from storage the guys make eggnog with some really awful alcohol that they could sell. When some Japanese soldiers enter camp, they steal the eggnog and get drunk.

Parker dresses up as the Easter Bunny for the kids' egg hunt. After returning to camp to find his missing tail, we runs into the admiral and two other officers who have been tied up with the drunk Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers think he is a forest demon and surrender.

The whole episode is available on hulu.

Easter: The Haunted

Can Easter Eggs really be haunted? Animal Plant's The Haunted would like you to believe they can. I don't know that I believe it, but it is a pretty interesting idea.

The Haunted Season 1 Episode 1 "Easter Eggs?"



The home owners begin to believe that they have a spirit living with them when Easter Eggs start moving around on their own.

Easter: The Cake Boss is in Charge

How does Buddy the Cake Boss want to celebrate Easter? By watching Frankie dress up as the Easter Bunny and pass out brownie samples in front of the Bakery. He calms it is a way to lighten tension but I think he just thought it was funny.

Cake Boss Season 1 Episode 3 "Bunny, Birthday and Burnt Food"


This episode is full of special Easter pastries, a Easter cake for charity and 3 family birthday cakes. And grace cooks Easter dinner for the family.

Easter: Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris, the show that Chris Rock narrated about his life, was only on for four seasons, but they still had time to have an Easter episode. Got to love that!

Everybody Hates Chris Season 3 Episode 14 "Everybody Hates Easter"



Chris gets to escort Tasha to the Easter Pageant after she breaks up with her boyfriend. The only problem is Chris is already busy so he has to figure out how to be in two places at the same time without his mother finding out.

Rochelle is focused on the Easter Pageant Hat-Off competition. She has won it the past 3 years and is determined to win again this year. But this year she has some real competition from the newest member of the church.

And of course, Julius just wants to watch baseball so he pretends he has to work on Easter.

If you would like to watch the rest of the episode, it is available on youtube.

When Tasha breaks up with her boyfriend, Chris is more than happy to step in and serve as her escort for the Easter Pageant, but first he has to figure out how to be in two places at the same time without his mother finding out. Rochelle is confident that she'll win the Easter Pageant Hat-Off competition for the fourth year in a row, but she definitely has to up her game after finding out that the church's newest member intends to take away her title. Julius pretends that he has to work on Easter so that he can stay home and watch baseball. 

Easter: Will it ever get here?

Getting tired of waiting around for Easter this year? Ready for chocolate bunnies and Cadbury eggs? This is one of the latest possible dates for Easter, so I say stop waiting and start celebrating. All the best Easter treats are already in the store and the best that television has to offer on the subject will be on this blog leading up to the big day.

To start us off is Ugly Betty. We always expect crazy outfits from Betty but this time it is her boss getting into the holiday spirit.

Ugly Betty, Season 3 Episode 20 "Rabbit Test"



This episode is all about saving Mode. There's layoffs and magazines closing. There's furniture being carried away. Wilhelmina and Daniel decide it is time for drastic actions. They turn to Betty's boyfriend, Matt Hartley for help. well, actually to Matt's dad, Cal. And in an effort to impress, Daniel has to get dressed up as the Easter Bunny and make a full of himself at the Hartley family's charity Easter party.

This is also a big episode for Christina. She realizes that the baby she carried for Wilhelmina might actually be her biological son and not Wilhelmina's.

March Madness: Two and a Half Men

What advice does Two and a Half men have to offer about the game tonight? "Only idiots bet college basketball"

Two and a Half Men Season 8 Episode 13 "Skunk, Dig, Crap, and Ketchup"



Charlie and Lyndsey (Alan's girlfriend) bond over betting on college basketball late one night while Alan is asleep. When Alan finds out that they are friends, he starts to get jealous and worry that there is more to the relationship that sports. He starts to spy on Charlie and Lyndsey and of course almost ruins his relationship with Lyndsey. Oh and Alan gets sprayed by a skunk.

On TV this week: Off-season holiday episodes.

This is a big re-run week for networks, with the NCAA's men's basketball championship tonight, sunny weather invading some of the country (except the northeast). But that mean's some wacky out of season television. Here's what's on this week. All times eastern.

Monday:
8:30 on CBS - Rules of Engagement: "Little Bummer Boy" - Russell plans gifts for everyone in the office and Audrey wants to be the humorous wife at Jeff's holiday party. Season 5, episode 12. Original air date: Dec. 13, 2009.

Tuesday:
9:30 on Fox - Raising Hope: "Happy Halloween" - Virgina has to take her mom trick-or-treating while Jeff hopes to attend a Halloween party with Sabrina while her boyfriend is busy. Season 1, episode 4. Original air date: October 26, 2010.

Enjoy until new programming is back next week.

Easter: A little spring Peanuts Humor

A holiday isn't officially here until the Peanut's specials start airing on TV.

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, April 9, 1974

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Charlie Schultz and the Peanuts seem to help ease us into any holiday with warm, family-friendly (and slightly depressing style).

Like most Peanut's Specials, "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown" cobbles together several classic comic strips, combined with an over-arching theme. This time its the Easter Beagle, a classic copy of the Great Pumpkin from 1966.

These guys are still spooked 8 years later.

If I can figure out when this gets on TV, I'll post the time, channel and date.

March Madness: Final Four

The Final Four starts tonight! There are some great match ups. I just wish my bracket wasn't all crossed out.

Yes, Dear Season 3 Episode 19 Greg gets two tickets to the Final Four in New Orleans, but Kim has a 80th birthday party planned for her grandmother. After lots of guilt from Kim, Greg decides to stay home. He gives the tickets to his brother-in-law to enjoy and misses out on all the NCAA fun.



If you want to watch the rest of the episode, it is on youtube.

April Fools Day: The Office Prank Countdown #1

Wouldn't you just love to pull this prank off? Imagine putting all your coworker's stuff in the vending machine.

With the help of the vending machine guy, Jim puts all of the items from Dwight's desk, including his bobble head doll and his wallet, into the vending machine.

The Office Season 2 Episode 11 "Booze Cruise"



It's the annual motivational cruise! Michael ticks off the caption. Roy gets drunk and announces a wedding date that Pam knows nothing about. And of course, Jim realizes he still in love with Pam. It is amazing what can happen when you are stuck on a boat with your coworkers.

Happy April Fools Day!

Happy April Fools Day Everybody! 

We have posted so many great April Fools clips from our favorite shows. It would be a shame if you missed any of them. So here is just a little reminder of our "April Fools Day" tab. Just click on it and you get links to all our April Fools posts. And who knows it might just inspire some last minute pranks. Happy Fooling!

Here is a post that most of you probably missed. We originally posted it on March 19th. But it seems right to post Origins of April Fools Day on April Fools Day especially when it includes some great Homer and Bart Simpson pranks.

Enjoy!

As far as holidays go, April Fools' gets the shaft in the holiday hierarchy. But what other day gives you permission to humiliate your boss, teacher or spouse? So are The Simpsons pulling our chains with their pagan origins story? Even back in season 4, I wouldn't put it past Matt Groening and company.

Season 4, episode 18 - So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show

Classic April Fools material. The show actually aired on April 1, 1993, but its still a classic today. Isn't it great how Homer and Bart haven't seemed to grasp what's "over the line?" The gag culminates in Bart pulling the ultimate prank, shaking a beer can in a paint mixing machine. The subsequent beer explosion ("We need pretzels, repeat pretzels") puts Homer in the hospital and kicks off a clip show as the family reminisces.