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thegreatlukeski · 7 months

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MARSCON 2024 March 8th, 9th, & 10th, 2024 Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Mall of America – Bloomington, MN Comedy Music Track website: http://marsconcomedy.com Main Convention website: https://marscon.org/2024/index.php

Andy Merrill is a comedian, voice actor, writer, and multi-talented creative known for his significant contributions to the early years of Cartoon Network, Williams Street, and Adult Swim. Merrill's breakthrough role was as the voice of the lovable and eccentric character "Brak" on the groundbreaking animated talk show "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast." Premiering in 1994, this show was a pioneer in adult-oriented animation and played a crucial role in the establishment of Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim.

Merrill continued his work with the character Brak in "Cartoon Planet," a show which started out as a showcase of classic cartoons from the Turner library with interstitial segments featuring Space Ghost (George Lowe), Zorak (C. Martin Croker), and Brak. With the popularity of the interstitial comedy sketch segments and funny songs surpassing the classic cartoons being shown, the show switched to being composed entirely of their sketches and songs, some of which were improvised. On both "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" and "Cartoon Planet", Andy's comedic timing and distinctive voice brought Brak to life in a way that resonated with audiences and contributed to the show's success. Cartoon Network released three albums featuring music from both "Cartoon Planet" and the two-part variety show special "Brak Presents The Brak Show Starring Brak", which are prized CDs of any comedy music fan. Dr. Demento has played many tracks from them on his radio / internet show since the mid 90's.

In 2000, Merrill went on to create and star in the Adult Swim series "The Brak Show," a spin-off from "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" that focused on Brak, his best friend Zorak, Brak's Mom and Dad, and their daily sitcom adventures. The show continued the tradition of having excellent funny songs and musical episodes, and ran for 3 seasons. Merrill expanded his involvement with Adult Swim, lending his voice to various characters in popular shows like "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" where he played the recurring role of Oglethorpe the inept alien invader. As the years progress, his voice work continues to extend to notable shows like "Adventure Time," where he brought his unique style to James the Ice Cream Bar.

Merrill showcased his musical versatility by covering the Suicidal Tendencies song "Institutionalized" in character as Brak on the 2018 album "Dr. Demento Covered in Punk". Some people (or at least some people named Luke Ski anyway) say it is the best track on the amazing collection.

Andy makes regular appearances at conventions in the midwest, as well as performances in stand-up clubs where he brings his ukulele and cracks up the crowds with his hilarious jokes and catchy songs. We at the MarsCon Comedy Music Track have been wanting to have him as our guest for many years, and we are very honored to have him join us as our 2024 Comedy Music Guest Of Honor. All hail Brak.

#cartoonnetwork #the brak show #brak #cartoon planet #space ghost #space ghost coast to coast #adult swim

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I will say if you do like the Brak Show and want more of the characters, Brak isn't actually in Coast to Coast a ton but he is a major character on both versions of Cartoon Planet and there's a handful of Brak Specials (Brak Presents The Brak show Staring Brak, the various New Years specials, ECT). Honestly if you are Starting with the Brak Show I recommend the series watch order if you go further into the series: Brak Show, Cartoon Planet, Original Space Ghost, Space Stars (optional but recommended), and then Coast to Coast

OOHH ALRIGHT tysm!!! idk if ill watch coast to coast since like. i have the brain of a goldfish and cant handle shows with more than 5 seasons (heard it has 11 seasons) but still ty!!!

#ill def keep this order in mind #small chance ill watch 1966/original space ghost first #however ill probs watch tbs first im Way Too Excited to see that silly little cat alien

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radiofreemultiverse · 4 months

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Grand Trivia 114: Brak Trivia

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This week on Grand Trivia, Brak presents Brak Trivia starring Brak!

Grand Trivia is a weekly show hosted by Fluval (Grand Triviamaster of The Grand Aquarium Empire) and his sycophantic intern Intern Kristie. Each week they do offbeat trivia around a specific theme and lowly third-dimensional beings compete to prove they know their stuff.

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The Grand Aquarium Anthem is by Isaiah Thomas. Check out his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@IndecisionTelevision

Fluval’s theme is by Riley Soloner. You can follow him at https://instagram.com/rileysoloner.

“rfm100” was remixed by thingsfromthevoid

“HeyListen” was remixed by Daydream_Vagabond

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adultswim2021 · 3 years

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The Brak Show #1: “Leave It To Brak” (AKA “Mr. Bawk Ba Gawk”) December 21, 2000 - 5:15AM | S01E01 regular series version aired October 7, 2001 @ 11:00PM

I’m trying to break the habit of assuming only my friends are reading my various blogs, but I failed in one fundamental way: I didn’t really describe the premise of Sealab 2021, like, at all. Despite digging into it’s roots somewhat by watching it’s various pilots, I failed to include even a paragraph with the basic premise of the show. I’ll try not to make the same mistake with Brak. Instead I'll make a DIFFERENT mistake by writing way too long of a blog entry.

On December 21, 2000, after Sealab 2021, The Brak Show, then titled “Leave It To Brak” debuted. Who the fuck is Brak? Brak began life as a villain on the 1960s iteration of Space Ghost, a fairly garden-variety Saturday morning action kid’s show. He appeared in, I wanna say, a very small handful of episodes. I’ve seen the whole series, and I don’t think he was like, a regular or anything. Without looking it up I'll say he was on it twice. In the show he was a space pirate and had whiskers. He has a very memorable design. I’ve never been sure if we’re actually looking at Brak’s face or if he’s wearing a helmet. His fangs imply that we’re looking at his actual face (or at least his actual jaw), but that little curtain thing that hangs down from his, uh, ears? Is that a naturally occurring part of his head? It suggests that his wardrobe is actually his body, and vice-versa. He just looks absurd, making him perfect fodder for an absurdist revision.

Brak as we know him today was first used (barring some kind of Cartoon Network commercial that I’m unaware of) in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, appearing with Sisto. Sisto is his twin brother who appeared in the 60s show. Why Brak was targeted for comedic revision and not Sisto eludes me. I’m guessing “HI MY NAME IS BRAK” just sounds funnier than “HI MY NAME IS SISTO”. Anyway, in the first Coast to Coast episode they are voiced by C. Martin Croker (RIP) doing a Beavis and Butt-head parody. Eventually Andy Merrill took over the role, basically turning Brak into a, uh, childish adult. Okay, he’s basically doing a retarded guy voice. Sorry, but it’s time to grow up.

Space Ghost Coast to Coast debuted in 1994 and remained a cult hit on the network until it was moved to Adult Swim and eventually canceled in 2004. The concept of Space Ghost Coast to Coast was Space Ghost, a super hero from the 60s, now hosts a modern 90s late night talk show, interviewing live-action celebrities on a monitor that hangs over the set. Random obscure Space Ghost villains would show up with skewed personalities from their original 60s counterpart. Brak was easily the runaway star of the touted rogues gallery. He would come in and cheerfully sing a song about beans or something else equally wacky. He rarely had a definable role on the show, he was just a figure that was around and would wander into the set.

A second 90s Space Ghost spin-off was commissioned called Cartoon Planet. This was an actual kiddy show that aired during the day as opposed to Space Ghost Coast to Coast which was kid-friendly but meant for adults. This time Space Ghost, Zorak (Space Ghost’s bandleader on Coast to Coast), and Brak would host an hour of classic cartoons, with little absurd skits between segments set in a studio SORTA like the Space Ghost Coast to Coast set but different. LOTS of Brak’s fandom is based on these skits, which were a little more silly and lighthearted than the material on Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The skits were popular enough that they repackaged them into their own half-hour show, sans classic cartoons. This was an early point of confusion for me. Beloved Brak songs turned out to be from Cartoon Planet and NOT Space Ghost Coast to Coast, so I'd tune into Space Ghost wondering if they cut out all the Brak segments or what?

Cartoon Planet would answer viewer letters (conceivably real ones; they DID include various ways to contact “Ghost Planet” at the end of both Space Ghost Coast to Coast and, I’m guessing, Cartoon Planet, which I never did see in it’s original form). They actually answered the reason for Brak’s lack of intelligence (brain-damage caused by Space Ghost, using an actual clip from the 60s show). I bring this up not out of genuine concern for continuity or canon; these aren’t huge concerns for the writers of these shows. The real reason Brak is dumb is because Andy Merrill thought the voice was funny, probably. I bring it up because generally the premise of Space Ghost in the 90s is that even though he IS a super hero with super hero abilities, he’s also an actor who makes cartoons about being a super hero. So, it can be concluded Brak’s brain damage is from a stunt gone wrong and not carried over from the fiction of the show.

The premise of Space Ghost Coast to Coast is that Space Ghost has captured evil villains Zorak and Moltar and is forcing them to work on the show. But they also freely reference their personal lives outside of the show, breaking character. They are actors who are sticking to a premise only when it’s convenient. Yes, it’s fun for the kids to pretend that Space Ghost has enslaved his enemies to work on his talk show, but the reality is that when the camera turns off they all go home to their apartments or wives or whatever. This concept feeds directly into The Brak Show: we aren’t watching Brak’s real home life; Brak, cartoon character and actor, is playing himself in a sitcom. His mom isn’t his real mom. His Dad isn’t his real dad. Zorak isn’t his real best-friend. They are all actors. This isn’t played up in any significant way on the show itself except for a few moments and certain episodes, but THAT IS WHAT’S HAPPENING and you wouldn’t really understand that just by watching this episode and nothing else. You would have to have been paying attention all this time to Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet, and also, yes, Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak.

Okay, Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak isn't REALLY required viewing for this series. But guess what? I watched it for the first time ever in preparation for this and now we all have to deal with Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak. Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak (sorry I keep repeating the full title which is Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak) was a two-episode special presentation that aired on Cartoon Network while Space Ghost was on hiatus and before The Brak Show's stealth premiere. It (Brak Presents The Brak Show Starring Brak, that is) was a Sonny and Cher style variety show, featuring Brak and Zorak on stage together performing songs, intentionally corny sketches, and a LITTLE BIT, but NOT A LOT of backstage drama; which could be argued to have been part of the show itself. Variety shows doing sketches fictionalizing the backstage antics of the production is nothing new. There are also live-action integrated celebrities, and the show comes to a screeching halt whenever they show up. Maybe their performances are hampered by having to perform on a green screen, but these segments come off lame and pandering. Space Ghost Coast to Coast would make it's name featuring washed-up, kitschy, or counter-culture celebrities. Here we are treated to Monica, Freddie Prinze Jr. (whose segment in particular really drives me up a wall), some wrestler guy, and a lady who's name I don't remember. Okay, I admit I fast forwarded through the second of the two episodes a LOT. Sitting through one episode in real time was just too much to bear.

Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak is written off by a lot of Brak fans as a substandard product, and they're not wrong. I myself never sought out the whole special until I started writing this blog. But there's one thing I'll give it, the visuals (minus the live-action celebrity parts) are actually pretty fun. There's a lot of weird character designs, and the same playful use of stock footage and kinetic editing from Cartoon Planet carries over into this. Skipping past the celebrity guests and watching the special on mute would be the preferred viewing method here. Honestly, I've never been that charmed by Brak's songs. I never cared much for Cartoon Planet.

Brak Presents the Brak Show Staring Brak eventually became The Brak Show, but with one more step: a scrapped audio-only pilot. This pilot appears as an audio commentary track on The Brak Show Volume 1 DVD set. I discovered it by accident. In preparation for this blog I popped the DVD in, saw there was commentary for Mr. Bawk Ba Gawk, and pressed play. Instead of Andy Merrill and Pete Smith dryly talking about their creative process, I was treated to what would have been the audio for a Brak Show pilot (there are stage directions being read in lieu of visuals), roughly the length of an 11 minute episode. This version plays up the backstage antics of Brak's variety show much more, kinda like Larry Sanders meets Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak. Returning from the show is Brak and Zorak, along with Allen Wrench, a talking Allen wrench that appeared in Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak. On Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak, Allen had a crazy high-pitched voice. In this audio pilot he sounds closer to Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Also present in the audio pilot is Thundercleese, who curiously sounds like the regular series version of Thundercleese. In “Leave it to Brak”, Thundercleese sounds slightly different. Maybe they went back and rerecorded Thundercleese for the DVD?

That FINALY brings us to the actual episode. “Leave it to Brak” was the first episode of “The Brak Show” proper to air (though if I remember correctly from what was reported way back when, they wanted to call the actual show “Leave It To Brak” but couldn't for legal reasons). It feels more like a first episode than Goldfish does, which was the first episode I saw when Adult Swim officially began in 2001. “Leave it to Brak” introduces each character with fake studio audience applause. They even introduce Sisto, who simply walks in front of the camera, farts, and is not seen again. The premise of the show is this: Brak stars in a family sitcom. His mom belongs to the same species as Brak, but his dad is a tiny human voiced by George Lowe doing a Ricky Ricardo voice. According to this episode; Brak is roughly high-school aged, but it's all a pretense to get this cast of weirdos together under one roof. Again, Brak is a cartoon character playing himself here, so we're not meant to actually think these are his real parents; Brak is not half-human, necessarily. It's all just for the sake of this dumb show.

The plot of the episode is this: Zorak, Brak's best friend and worst influence, convinces Brak to help him kidnap the mascot of their rival high school, a chicken named Mr. Bawk Ba Gawk. Having done this, Brak grapples with the morality of his actions, tries to deceive his parents by dressing the chicken up like a little man, is caught, and is taught a lesson. There's a comedic final scene that reverses the lesson Brak supposedly learned, and then it ends. Somewhere in there we are introduced to Brak's giant robot neighbor who blows up Zorak for ripping up his lawn.

The Brak Show was possibly the most anticipated show when Adult Swim was announced. We all quietly ignored how much Brak Presents The Brak Show Starring Brak sucked; mostly because this was touted to be a show for adults. Afterall, Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak's biggest shortcoming was the fact that it was the first Brak-centric product to pander directly to children. Brak was always seen as a uniquely weird creation that just so happened to appeal to kids, kinda like Pee Wee Herman or Joe Camel. Also the idea of parodying the sitcom genre seemed novel, despite the fact that it wasn't really a new idea. Now it just comes off like a shallow observation: boy, old sitcoms sure were corny, right?

I don't know exactly how to pinpoint what was so disappointing about this show. I can see there was a genuine effort to make it funny. Dad was a decently funny character. They weren't just trying to mock sitcoms, they were trying to build a genuinely strange world that resembled our own. Brak lived in the suburbs but there were aliens and robots everywhere. Sci-fi situations casually reared their ugly heads into the lives of these characters. I mean, look at the plot description of Brak stealing a high school mascot; it's an ACTUAL SITCOM PLOT. There's no real subversion to it other than the fact that Brak and Zorak from Space Ghost Coast to Coast are doing it. This could have been decent as a one-off special like Tim & Eric's Bag Boy staring Steve Brule. But they made more.

Oh wait, I figured out why The Brak Show sorta sucked. It's the fact that the show was a musical. Fuck, I hated that so much that I blocked it out of my head until this moment. Every episode had musical numbers in it sung by Brak and the family. Ugh. They were supposed to be funny nonsense but I never liked it. In fact if there were ever an edit of the show without the songs I would probably remember it much more fondly.

This version of the pilot had very simplistically drawn backgrounds. When the show went to series they redid the backgrounds with photo-realistic settings and props. It's a much more appealing look. This version of the pilot was briefly featured in an episode of Sealab, where Murphy was flipping through the channels on his monitor. He flips past this and Aqua Teen Hunger Force and maybe Space Ghost? This was back in the early days when every show seemed like it was connected to each other. I miss that. The “regular series” of The Brak Show used to give the show a different parodic on-screen title; “Mr. Bawk Ba Gawk”, which aired fifth on Adult Swim, had the opening title “B.J. And the Brak”. “Goldfish” used “Leave It To Brak”, which causes some episode guides to get confused over which episode is which. In fact, Adult Swim's website features the pilot version of this show and incorrectly uses the plot summary for “Goldfish”. I'm not linking to it because the listing says it expires today. But go look for it if you want.

The other big difference between this version and the “regular series” version is there are a few missing bits here and there. For example, the pilot version starts with Dad asking Mom for another biscuit. She sighs and says “maybe later”, to which dad just shrugs off. There's also a cut song I call “Kiss you hot” that dad sings to mom. There's probably other differences here and there. Oh, Brak's clock is the beeflog illustration from Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak. Isn't my life fuller for being able to make that connection? God, I'm so glad I watched Brak Presents the Brak Show Staring Brak last night instead of getting an extra hour of sleep.

So what's good in this? I REALLY like the scene where Bawk Ba Gawk is at the dinner table and everyone keeps stealing his little hat to wear. Mom scolds Dad for wearing the hat, to which he mutters “I'll do what I damn well please”. Mom then plucks the hat from his head. When we cut to the wide shot, she's wearing it. Funny! SOLIDLY VERY FUNNY. But the series generally suffers from them trying to cram in weird pointless bits of absurd comedy. Only sometimes does it work. Not sure why. But that's how it goes, I guess.

#the brak show #brak #space ghost coast to coast #space ghost #brak presents the brak show starring brak #adult swim #adultswim2021

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rizumuj · 4 years

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Everyone & their mama on IG & Twitter are talking about this Brandy and Monica verzuz battle next week Monday (August 31st), and it made me remember this iconic Monica moment! 😂

My favorite Brak collab, tbh!

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junietwohundred · 4 years

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There are some things that will always, always, always make me laugh.

#brak #freddie prinze jr #brak presents the brak show starring brak

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deanky · 5 years

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#space ghost #the brak show #brak presents the brak show starring brak #zorak #wally gator #for some reason i wrote that tag like 3 times and 2 of them it just entered as 'wally gat' even though i typed the whole thing #gator censoring?!

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tenaflyviper · 6 years

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#Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak #Brak #The Chieftains

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pathosinthedigitalabyss-blog · 6 years

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Pic No. 28 - The Man, The Myth, The Brak

“Woah! . . . DON’T TOUCH ME!”

I was just watching some clips involving Brak on youtube before bed and I thought to myself “You know who would be fun to draw? Brak!” and what do you know? It was. Took me a bit to get his eyes right but I started laughing at the big one as soon as I got it sorted out. That’s a good feeling!

This marks 20 days into my New Year’s Resolution as well so that’s another good feeling~ I’m going to just see how far I can take this and soak up any drawing experience I can :)

#Art Post #Pathos Art #Art #Space Ghost #Space Ghost Coast To Coast #The Brak Show #Brak Presents The Brak Show Starring Brak #Don't Touch Me!

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indecentpause · 4 years

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A Sheraton Academy Playlist For Christian and Livia

or: a playlist for when you and your boyfriend are both hard and crunchy on the outside and soft and mushy on the inside (and also probably highkey memes)

mindless self indulgence - shut me up // george thorogood and the destroyers - bad to the bone // sara bareilles - love song // danny gonzales feat. alli fitz - the tea // the avenue q original broadway cast - fantasies come true // bo burnham - lower your expectations // das racist - combination pizza hut and taco bell // ninja sex party - first date // lenka - the show // lazy town cast feat. lil john - cooking by the book (remix) // the lonely island - threw it on the ground // team starkid - gettin’ along // ninja sex party - heart boner // t.a.t.u. - not gonna get us // paramore - the only exception // lost kings feat. loren gray - anti-everything // chevy mustang - because i want to // hugh laurie and stephen fry - there ain’t but one way // monty python - sit on my face // brak presents the brak album starring brak - soup on a stick // thomas benjamin wild esq. - no more fucks to give // mika - grace kelly

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Christian tag

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Sheraton Academy tag

Taglist: @klywrites @reeseweston @abalonetea @roselinproductions @dogwrites @lynnafred @riftversus @ramblingrubyred @rosella1356 @shmoo92 @reininginthefirewriting @kdaziz @theforgottencoolkid @ohlooksheswriting @musicismymoirail @pen-for-sword @elaynab-writing @thewordsinthesky-andstars

#moodboard #soundtrack #music #playlist #youtube #christian vogel #livia drusus #sheraton academy #pop music #comedy music #musicals #rock music

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Your Fave Is Catholic: Freddie Prinze Jr.

Known for: Actor of television, film, & video games, he has played many roles throughout the years, though recently he’s been keeping a lower profile. His work for film includes To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, The House of Yes, I Know What You Did Last Summer & its sequel, She’s All That, Wing Commander, Down To You, Head Over Heels, Summer Catch, Scooby Doo & its sequel, Shooting Gallery, Brooklyn Rules, New York City Serenade, Jack & Jill vs. the World, & Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. His work for television includes Freddie, Boston Legal, WWE Raw, 24, Robot Chicken, Star Wars Rebels, First Impressions, & various guest appearances on other shows throughout the years that include Family Matters, Brak Presents The Brak Show Starring Brak, Frasier, Friends, Kim Possible, George Lopez, Psych, Witches of East End, Bones, & many more. He has also lent his voice to a few video game roles that include Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age: Inquisition, & Disney Infinity 3.0. He is also known for being the husband of actress Sarah Michelle Gellar (pictured in the bottom image of the photoset), & despite what Howard Stern predicted in a radio interview, they are both still happily married!

Evidence of Faith: In an old MSNBC.com article discussing Freddie’s television show bearing the same name as himself, he goes in great detail talking about the various inspirations for the show. One such inspiration is his Catholic upbringing, which he incorporated into the show’s storyline. In his own words: “This family was raised Catholic & I think there are still some members of the family who are practicing Catholics, while others are recovering Catholics! That, to me, is a real part of America & we wanted to represent that...” In other words, Freddie was saying that he’s Catholic, his family is Catholic, & he wanted to represent this in his own show.

#Catholic #celebrity #actor #Freddie Prinze Jr.#television #film #movie #video games #voice actor #husband #Sarah Michelle Gellar

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Sealab 2021 #46: “Butchslap” | March 14, 2005 – 12:15AM | S05E02

Sealab has reached a saturation point where all of it now feels like it’s just rehashing/retreading old gags. Debbie goes through a Chickmate-esque transformation but this time she wants to stop being a slut and start being religious. There’s a subplot where Sparks finds out that Marco used to be in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, the band from the eponymous TV show from the 70s. It’s a show Sealab has already mined once before for the decent “Swimming in Oblivion” and the pathetically awful “Return to Oblivion”. So, the characters previously identified as Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, the creative duo behind Sealab 2021 are just playing their original 70s’s Hanna Barbera Show selves. To muddle things even more, they bring in the tentacled producer from those episodes to do some light meta humor involving the Cartoon Network. And, in yet another callback, this episode is credited to mcheshpants420 among other writers.

Neither story resolves in a satisfying way and just serve as a vessel for mostly pathetic jokes. They aren’t THE WORST jokes Sealab ever did, but literally nothing is good here. The only thing that I sorta liked was Tornado Shanks unceremoniously dropping his Southern accent, and it being referenced in the episode. It’s not that funny of a joke but I guess I prefer it to them just quietly changing the character. I don’t know WHY, though. I think my brain might be dying, and sometimes I suspect that we are all living in hell.

The Brak Show – Volume 1 DVD (February 1, 2005)

It is extremely weird to me how hard it is sometimes to find high-quality cover images for DVDs. Like Amazon just gets rid of the high-quality JPG when a DVD goes out of print now I guess and just waits for a customer image to get uploaded instead? You know what I’m talking about? We need to get the lost media wiki on this. We need a hi-res product imagery archive. Sell them as NFTs. I don’t fucking care.

Anyway, this is a really good release as far as adult swim DVDs go. Decent extras. A handful of Cartoon Planet and Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak, and Brak Does the News bits, and fun commentaries and stuff. I appreciate they put a little effort to make a fun thing Brak fans would like. Also, the DVD has an alternate version of one of the episodes presenting the American Mom in an episode that originally aired with the British Mom instead. That’s because they put the episodes in--what else? production. order. I would elaborate on this more but I did it somewhere else and... I’m so tired.

MAIL BAG

Good fuckin' news. On the 27th, Adult Swim will finally be able to air Futurama again!! With them losing Family Guy, it's awesome to see them regain another Fox toon they helped save to fill the gaps! King of the Hill came back last month, too.

I actually just learned this today and that IS great news. You see that weird clip where the McDonalds logo is in the corner instead of [adult swim]? What is going on with that? Has [adult swim] started just turning into every other network now with voice-overs on the credits and obnoxious bugs and whatnot? I should probably keep up with stuff like that.

KON writes:

Some Robot Chicken tidbits for you: The Armageddon sketch was indeed written for Harrison Ford but they couldn't get him, I know because of a bump from the time that SKEWERED Harrison Ford for his supposedly high standards. Why they didn't just change it to a celebrity they could get, or to Bruce Willis or someone that would actually make sense in an Armageddon parody, that I don't know. Chicken tidbit #2: The live-action nerd was played by Greg the Bunny himself, Dan Milano.

WOW! I remember at first thinking this was MC Chris, but the delivery drifts too far out of his orbit so I knew it wasn’t him. Who doesn’t Seth Green know? Also, the fact that it isn’t Harrison Ford doing the voice baffles me. It’s such a bad performance, I figured it must be him. According to the Robot Chicken wiki it’s Mark Hamill, so if he’s on purpose doing a bad performance AS Harrison Ford that’s actually pretty brilliant of him.

#adult swim #adultswim2021 #sealab 2021

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