Friday, October 11, 2013

THE PROLOGUE!


Tonight!  On the CBS Late Movie!  It’s director Oliver Stone’s first comedy, presented in its original theatrical format.  “Are You Crazy?”

     CLICK.

     “Astro Undie
                And her children!
     “Fighting For
                Clean diapers!
     “Come with us through outer space
                As we go into Heaven.
     “Astro Undie!  That’s our man!
                Traitor of all nations!
     “For our adventures, just be sure
                And don’t switch off this station!”

     CLICK.

     “In Jerusalem, Israel, a devotion of the Via Crucis was interrupted by a….HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!”
     “Get that bastard off the desk!”

     CLICK.

     “Q-Bird Is the one beer to have
                When you’re cookin’
                     Up some meat!
     Hot dogs!  Burgers!
                Steaks or chops!
     Q-Bird’s Taste just
                Can’t be beat!”

     CLICK.

     “Seasons Greetings,
everyone!
     Happy Viewing! 
Have Some Fun!
     Ring That Chime! 
It’s Christmas Time!
     On N-B-C!”
     “Eat shit!”
     “Booooooo!”

     CLICK.

     “What is your name, please?”
     “S.H. Hitler.”
     “What do the initials stand for?”
     “Sieg Heil!”
     “That’s enough, wiseguy!  Get your fucking Nazi butt outta here!  Because if you don’t, I’ll pile drive you so hard you are gonna wish you were knocked off in some gas chamber in Auschwitz!”
     “Well, fuck you, too!”
    
     “Boy, you must’ve woken up on the wrong side of the bed!”

     “No, I got up on the right side.  It’s my patience that got up on the wrong one.”

     CLICK.

     “The following program has been created and designed for the sole purpose of the enjoyment and edification of the lads and lassies of Erin.  All others are advised to refrain from viewing, as the Surgeon General of Her Majesty’s Secret Service has deemed that the contents herein may be hazardous to your race, creed, condition, color, age, sex, national origin, political persuasion or religious belief.”

     CLICK.

     “Tonight’s the night!”
     “Tonight’s the night!”
     “Tonight’s the night!”

     “Yes, friends, tonight’s the night!  At 12 Midnight Eastern Standard Time, Christ will return to rapture his faithful out of the Earth and bring them into Heaven.  Only those who are caught up in tonight’s rapture will be saved from the upcoming Antichristian era.  Those who are left behind will be automatically damned to Hell.  And that will happen when…”

     SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING….

     “We interrupt our normal programs to comply with civil defense measures as requested by the White House.  This is an emergency action notification.  I repeat, this is an emergency action notification.  Do not use your phone; telephones are to be used for emergency use.  Important instructions will follow.”

     CLICK.  (I wonder who else is doing it.)

     “Well, some idiot in Chicago has sent a bogus emergency action notification on one of the other channels. Well, we’re not gonna fall for that!”

     CLICK.

     “Starring Baby New Year!  Baby Butterfly!  And Baby Unicorn!  With Burt Reynolds!  Art Carney!  H.R. Pufnstuff!  Eddie Albert!  John Travolta!  Ronnie Howard!  Martha Raye!  Bobby Rydell!  Paul Williams!  Olivia Newton John!  John Denver!  Cab Calloway!  Chevy Chase! Phyllis Diller! Garrett Morris!  Cathy Rigby!  Santa Esmerelda!  Albert Brooks!  Vince McMahon!  Aerosmith!  Bob Dylan!  The Louis Brown Orchestra! The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem! Frankie Avalon!  Annette Funicello!  Peter Cullen!  The Smothers Brothers!  Jerry Lewis!  Albert Brooks!  The Village People!  Bob Costas!  Peter Cullen!  Billy Van!  Freeman King!  Terri Garr!  Sly & The Family Stone!  KISS!  And much, much more!  Including a special appearance by Baby Snowflake!  Baby Ice Cream!  Baby Toothache!  And Baby Diaper Rash!  Plus Marching Bands!  Clowns!  Floats!  Balloons!  AND FIREWORKS!!”

     That was a precursor to the worldwide TV programs that would air on New Year’s Eve 20 years later.

     “And when the ball falls, Baby New Year will be born!”

     CLICK.

     “BBC News.  First the headlines.”

     CLICK.

     “We’re all feeling the pressure here.  2 down, bases loaded, no score, bottom of the 9th.  The winner will play Cuba for the Gold Medal, the loser will play Japan for Bronze.
     “Here’s the windup and the pitch…grounder, this is should be an easy out for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales….OH, NO!  Dropped between his legs!  Great Britain lose to the USA!  Great Britain lose to the USA!  Oh, my God!  All 4 American runs are running across Home Plate!  What the hell was he thinking?”

     CLICK.

     “Who put the hand grenade
           In Mrs. Murphy’s chowder?
     Nobody answered
           So we shouted really louder!”

     CLICK.

     “You can boogie to disco!
           Love that disco sound!
     Move up your body!
           Spin it all around!
     But don’t, don’t, don’t
get comfortable!  Oh, no!
     Don’t, don’t, don’t
           Get comfortable!  Oh, no no!
     It’s the Stars on 45,
           And they’re turning in your mind!
     Like “We Can Work It Out!”
           Remember “Twist and….”

     CLICK.
    
     “This is Bob Costas with reason #3 of ‘Why You Shouldn’t Watch Baby New Year’s Spectacular’ on New Year’s Eve.  Last year, when the live transmission from the Waldorf Astoria got interrupted, we saw an animated Baby New Year clapping her hands and stamping her left on the floor.  As this went on, we heard her yelling, and I quote:
           “Clap your hands
                And stamp your feet!
           Baby New Year
                Can’t be beat!
“This continued until 1:23 a.m. Eastern Time when the live picture appeared of a bunch of men carrying her in a cage yelling, ‘Baby New Year Will Sue!’”  Now this wasn’t something that was supposed to be shown on TV, but…”

CLICK.

“Drink you ba-ba, ya bastard!”
“Baby Hitler’s got him on the ropes as he beats the stuffings out of him and feeds him a ba-ba full of booze!”
“Well, you can say one thing-this guy ain’t got any more game!  His game just got up and went.”
“Nice, warm milk.  Laced with beer!”
“Oh, god!  Charlie’s just spat his milk out and gotten free from the ropes!”
“Oh, no!”
“He’s giving the Crappler move…and Baby Hitler’s down…1…2…3!  It’s over!”
“Here’s your winner, Charlie O’Reilly!”
“That goddamned Irish man!”
“Shut up, Jerry!”
“WA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!”

CLICK.

“More after this!”

“THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!”

“A dream is a wish
           Your heart make
When you use
           Anabolic steroids!
They help you put on
           Great muscles
And give you lotsa
           Get up and go!”
“What the devil are you trying to do?  Don’t you know that anabolic steroids cause cancer, ruin your liver, stunt your growth, and lead to sexually transmitted diseases?  Look, you guys.  People who use anabolic steroids never see their dreams come true.  You know better about that!”
“Aw, come on, Cinderelly!”
“Hey, kids.  There are many things you can do today.  Doing drugs isn’t one of ‘em.  Please say no to drugs and say yes to your dreams.  Okay?  Thank you.”

“THIS HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!”

“And now, back to ‘Boom Boom Boom!’”

CLICK.

“…between the frequencies of 1,003 and 1,009 megahertz.  Take A Giant Step TV maintains business offices and studios on the corner of 47th. Street and Broadway in the heart of New York City, with transmitters on the Garden State Parkway in Newark, New Jersey.
“The programs of Take A Giant Step TV are intended for home reception, and no other use may be made whatsoever.  No ands, ifs or buts about it.  I should remind you that we resume this morning at 6 a.m. with ABC World News This Morning, followed by the Family Rosary at 6:15, the Latin Mass at 6:30, and Good Morning, Big Apple at 7.  And tomorrow’s episode will be called ‘The New Boy At School!’ What do you know about that?
“And remember, Take A Giant Step TV’s digital channels are with you all night long. On TAGS.2, it’s Firebomb Action Channel, with the best in uncut action films.  On TAGS.3, check out Kiddie Luau, with classic and contemporary cartoons, variety shows and prizes galore.  And on TAGS.4, it’s Metal Madness, your home for 24/7 heavy metal and hardcore punk.
“This is Don Maxwell speaking for Take A Giant Step TV, now in its 4th. Decade as the new kid on your New York TV block, wishing you a good night.  Ladies and gentlemen, our national anthem.  Follow The Bouncing Ball!”

“Forward, all you Germans!!”
     “March For The Cause Of Hitler!”

“CUT!  That’s not the right national anthem!  And in fact, it’s a German Fascist song.”

“Sieg Heil!”

“Seig Heil My Ass!  You’re fired!  GET OUT!”

CLICK.

“You won’t believe your eyes when you see the season finale of Sunday Best.  NBC Sunday, followed by the premiere of Sunday Night Kickball!  This Summer, NBC is your Kind Of Place!”

CLICK.

“So come and join us
     All you kids
For lots of fun
     And laughter
As Astro Undie
     And Her Girls
Get All The Crooks
     They’re After!
Astro Undie!
     That’s Our Man!
Traitor Of
     All Nations!
For Our Adventures,
     Just Be Sure
And Don’t Switch Off
     This Station!”

That’s not very nice.  That’s not very nice.


CLICK!

“Baby New Year Will Sue!  Baby New Year Will Sue!”

CLICK!

“This one you can’t sing rowdy.  It’s a love song.  ‘Red Is The Rose That In Yonder Garden Grows.’”
“How ‘bout ‘God Bless England?’”
“Get that fat slob outta here.”

CLICK!

“Hi, fatso!”
SFX: Slapping across the face, crying.
“How dare you call that man fatso!  You have no right to do that!  I’m very upset with you!”

CLICK!  (I can’t stand to see a grown man suffer!  Unless, of course, he insults an overweight man.)

“CALL THE LAW OFFICES OF HITLER AND GOERING AT…”

CLICK.

“That’s right!  You can bet on all of today’s gridiron action by calling 1-900-YOU-LOSE!  $293.55 for the first 3 minutes, $51.99 each additional minute!”

CLICK!

“Right now at No Honkeys Allowed, you can save on an array of crap you’ll have a hard time using around the house…”

CLICK.

“I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!
     I Live In A Garbage Can!
I fight to the finish
     Cause I eat me Spinach!”

CLICK.

“And now you have to earn our trust all over again!”
“WAAAAAAA!”
“Why can’t anything good happen without it being tainted by something bad?!”

CLICK!

“Everyone of you hates everyone of us and we hate you right back!   Let’s get at it!”
“Sure!”
“Here we go!”
“Hold it!”
“Tony!  Get with the gang!”
“Let’s stop this fight before someone gets killed!”
“Looks like he’s got the guts to fight his own battles.”
“We haven’t got a battle.”
“Get with the gang, you yellow bodied Mic bastard!”
“Somebody stop him!”
“Keep outta this!”

CLICK.

“Get up into the attic!  You’re on punishment tonight!”
“Please!  Let me stay in my room…let go of me!”
“GET UP INTO THE ATTIC!  YOU’RE STAYING UP THERE UNTIL 6 O’CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING!”

Click.

“As this heart-rending episode begins, we find ourselves inside the hideout of Astro-Undie and the American Nappy Party!  Let’s listen.”
SFX: Phone ringing.
“WHAT DO YOU WANT…I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL...”
SFX: Gunshots.
“AAAAAAAGHHH!”
SFX: Explosions.
“YOU DESTROYED BABY HITLER!  YOU HAVE A SIN ON YOUR SOUL!”

CLICK.

“Richard, come downstairs.”

“Dad?”
“I hope this night in the attic has taught you something, Mister!  If you ever insult anyone in this town again, I’ll kill you!  I swear to God I’ll kill you!  And I hope you rot in Hell forever!”
“But Richard, today’s a new day and you can use it as a chance to redeem yourself.  Now, get into the shower and I’ll get your breakfast and lunch ready.”
“Richard…are you…”
“This is my son Richard.  He’s the man who called you fatso last night!”
“NOOO!”
SFX: Punching and kicking.
“Next time, you’re getting worse!  How dare you call me ‘Fatso!’  You’re a piece of shit!”
“That’s enough!”

CLICK. (The bastard got what he deserved.)

“I’ve yet to see Dan Cupid sign an autograph or participate in a charitable event ever since he joined General Duncoff’s American Nappy…”
“Oh, no!  Slipped on the top rope and Johnny McNulty’s put him down!”
“Your winner and new heavyweight champion, Johnny McNulty!”
“God damn it!  Cupid, you son of a bitch!”

CLICK.

“So what did he do to you, son?”
“Dad had this man beat me outside of my bathroom this morning after I spent a night in their for calling him ‘Fatso.’”
“You’re lucky you’re not dead.  Step outside and we’ll finish this.”
“Now, gentlemen, can’t we settle this peacefully?”
“Hell, No!!”
SFX: Punch.
“YOU BASTARD!  WAIT’LL I STRAIGHTEN YOU OUT, YOU ASSHOLE!”

CLICK.

“Change your life.  Save your life!  You’re the most important person you have.  If you don’t do it, who will?

CLICK.

“K-Ticks presents a once in a lifetime TV offer.  Adolph Hitler Sings The Beatles!!”
“I AM ZEE EGMAN!"
 "HEIL!"
"I AM ZEE EGGMAN!"
"HEIL!"
"I AM ZEE WALRUS!"
"AAACHO!  AAACHO!"
“Which you can’t understand because he’s got AIDS and Swine Flu at the same time!”

     CLICK.

     “Well, that’s the end of broadcasting for today on Dickhead TV1.  Very shortly, Radio Hitstack will be joining NBC Sports Radio for the rest of the night, but from everybody at Broadcasting Basement in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA, Good night to you.”

     CLICK.

     “Y arranca el partido de medianoche, que esta noche tiene Mexico enfrentando a Los Estados Unidos aqui en Las Vegas!  Y esta primer tiempo llega a ustedes gracias a Coors Light!”

     CLICK.

  






   
           




           

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