Thursday, March 31, 2011

April Fools Day: The worst that daytime TV has to offer

These April Fools Clips are so bad, they are funny.

Martha Stewart thinks she is so funny as she figures out it will take 6,220 little dyed pieces to make a queen-sized blanket. But she just isn't very good at the relieve.




Now Ellen Degeneres is actually a comedian so I had higher expectations for her. But again, it is only funny in a that's not funny kind of way.

Ellen scares Christina Applegate twice during the segment and I think Christina enjoyed it more than was scared by it.

April Fools Day: The Office Prank Countdown #2

This is perhaps the apex of Office jokes, even though its from the first episode pilot of the U.S. version. But I wonder if you could actually pull this off. It would take some serious Jell-O skills.

The Office Season 1 Episode 1"Pilot"



In the pilot episode of The Office we meet Michael Scott and get introduced to his offbeat management style. We get to meet the whole office group as well as Ryan the new intern. Gossips starts to arise as news of potential layoffs circles the office.

April Fools Day: Ugly Betty

April Fools Day is tomorrow. It is time to finalize all your plans. You'll find a good use for mayo in this webisode.

Marc and Amanda love to make fun of Betty and April Fools Day gives them the perfect excuse. And as Marc says "What brings people more joy than mean-spirited April Fools pranks at their expense?"

Throughout in this clip Marc and Amanda face a problem we all have, guilt. They start to feel bad for pranking Betty after all the nice things she has done for them.

So the question remains, to prank or not prank. Good luck with your decision of who and how to fool someone tomorrow.

Ugly Betty Webisode

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Opening Day of Baseball

Tomorrow is the opening day of baseball season, so here are a few TV clips as you get ready to play ball.

We should probably start with the Star Spangled Banner and here to sing it for us is Bleeding Gums' Murphy.

The Simpsons Season 2 Episode 5 "Dancin' Homer"



This is a great episode. The Simpsons head to an Isotopes game and when Homer is able to excite the crowd, he is made the new mascot. He is such a natural that he get called up to Capital City.

Dirty Jobs "Well Digger"

April Fools Day: The Office (U.K.) Prank Countdown #3

I couldn't ignore The Office's roots when making this prank countdown list. The original Michael Scott, David Brent, likes to have fun around the office. But some might think he takes it a little too far with this one, especially Dawn (or as we know her in the US, Pam).

The Office (U.K.) Season 1 Episode 1 "Downsize" (censored)



Manager David Brent meets with corporate only to find out that either his sales office might be joined with another office causing redundancies which means layoffs. Word spreads around the office and everyone is on edge. If you would like to watch the full episode, it is available on hulu.com

April Fools: An unexpected surprise

I wish I could pull something like this without getting fired.

NewsRadio, Season 2, Episode 14, "The Song Remains the Same"


NewsRadio was a throwback to smart, witty humor with the occasional cheap joke. Oh, where have you gone intelligent comedy?

The episode actually revolves around Dave's favoritism towards girlfriend Lisa, but Jimmy always lightens up the mood with his childishness and impulsive personality. "But if I waited until April I would lose the element of surprise." Simply brilliant.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

April Fools Day: The Office Prank Countdown #4

April Fools Day is now only 3 days away so here is my #4 The Office prank. Hopefully it will help you in your planning for Friday.


The Office, Season 3, Episode 11, "Back from Vacation"


Jim doesn't miss an opportunity to mess with Dwight. When Dwight bring a tape recorder to a sale meeting, Jim turns the table. 

In the episode, Michael returns from his Jamaican vacation with Jan. When he tries to send a picture to Todd Packer, he ends up sending it to the whole company. This would be a problem if it wasn't a picture of Jan sun bathing.

Meanwhile, Jim freaks out because Karen rents an apartment really close to Jim's. Pam helps them work it out.