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Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
01/20/09

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The whole time I was watching it I was hoping on of the "rappers" would finish their line with the following:

So, top that
Top that
I don't really give an 'uh about that
'Cause I'm hot
And you're not
But if you want to mess with me, I'll give it one shot
So top that!

Teen Witch is still the dopest movie ever.
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hughman
01/20/09

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at least they are bringing teh geigh to the kids because let's face it, this is SO GAY. and i say this as a proud card-carrying member. the dated beat box crap not so much but the cast members are definately cater/waiters at the GLAD awards. you go girl! you get your musical theater groove on!
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DontFearTheReaper
01/19/09

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I wish they they would leave the classics alone. I suppose they will fuck up schoolhouse rock next. bastards.
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Kittenish
01/19/09

@DontFearTheReaper: I got the originals on DVD. Totally worth it!!!
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Shamrockette
01/19/09

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I'm laughing my ass off right now.

It's so bad, it's good. xD
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eatsshootsleaves
01/19/09

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Make fun of it all you want, I'm just thrilled to see a post about this show -- a friend of mine works on it.
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musicpup
01/19/09

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I am flat-out confused now. What WAS that? *backs away slowly*
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FraggleIraq: No Longer Smells Like Teen Spirit
01/19/09

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dear lord. this is just as bad as bindi the jungle girl's show. so yeah, "ight" rapping guy is just as bad as this fool:

i hate that we're stuck at the same school.
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Residentdrunkgirl
01/19/09

@FraggleIraq:

"my shoe game is crazy - might be rockin slip on vans if i'm lazy" - nice. This is a joke, right?
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Residentdrunkgirl
01/19/09

@FraggleIraq: I swear to god, I'm now on my 3rd (ok like 5th) time watching this trying to figure it out if he's serious.

- "I don't need ziplock to stay fresh, ho"

- "born in 89, a flyboy, I've been fresh ever since"

- "A real 80s baby raised watching Fresh Prince"
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FraggleIraq: No Longer Smells Like Teen Spirit
01/19/09

@Residentdrunkgirl: he's dead serious. he pushes this crap at school all the time. some people yell him because they think that he's copying lil wayne (who i also don't really care for). the sad part is, he sampled this song and it's still crap. i attribute people liking him because half of them are drunk college kids. oakland can have him back because NOLA doesn't want him...
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Residentdrunkgirl
01/20/09

@FraggleIraq: Yeah I have a feeling he would get laughed out of NOLA. Whoa wait, is he at school in NOLA? I haven't looked further into him or anything but I can't picture him making it here.
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Residentdrunkgirl
01/20/09

@FraggleIraq: I already am dreading you telling me he's at Jew-Lane (a.k.a. Tulane) with me.
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Kittenish
01/19/09

In reply to The New Electric Company: Lacking The Old Energy
Morgan Freeman was on the original Electric Company, for crying out loud!! Why do they keep remaking all the good shit from my childhood!!!
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Kittenish
01/19/09

@Kittenish has gone to the dogs...: ?????? is what I meant!
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Never_Nude
01/19/09

@Kittenish has gone to the dogs...: Word. I remember seeing him in a movie and saying, "Wait, that's the Easy Reader! What's he doing in a movie?"
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SmallbutMighty
01/19/09

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i can't hate on this because i went to college with one of the people in the cast. (ran in the same circle, but not close friends)
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RisaPlata
01/19/09

@SmallbutMighty: I went to high school with the guy who beat-boxes. Like, we were in the same class, and I played his mother in the senior year play.
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interpretedworld
01/20/09

@RisaPlata: He's a friend of mine these days, though not a close one, and I can attest that he's grown up to be a good guy.
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RisaPlata
01/20/09

@interpretedworld: He was a good kid then, too. I'm not surprised at all. I'm just jealous because it's a tiny little town we're from, and how many of us, statistically, can achieve success on this level? I'm happy for him too though.
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casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
01/19/09

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the only way that this is awesome is if it is making fun of itself. since it's not . . . the awesomeness must come from laughing at it. which is really really easy to do.

Does anybody actually use the word "down" anymore?

Also, why is the little girl who says "he can beatbox" better than the guy who beatboxes . . .
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SuzieCreamcheese
01/08/09

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I thought the new theme song would have me feeling dow-ow-own
), but I like it!

After all, we have to keep in mind that this show is geared to kids, not nostalgic adults - that's what the DVDs are for.
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theysaidwhat
01/08/09

@SuzieCreamcheese: But the old ones, much like Disney movies, had lots of jokes on pop culture that only the adults (parents and babysitters) would get. Let's hope the new one will as well.
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littlebunnyfoofoo
01/08/09

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Sometimes I feel bad about getting older and being out of touch with the kids these days but then I compare these two theme songs and I think my generation totally had it groovier.
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littlebunnyfoofoo
01/08/09

@littlebunnyfoofoo: And by groovier I meant nerdier and cheese-tastic which suits my decrepit old brain.

At any rate, at least there was a melody and impossible to hit high notes with which to screech along and annoy babysitters and exhausted moms of the 1970s.
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hatepaperdoll
01/08/09

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I feel like the new version of 70's kids shows will never be as good as the originals, because the people creating, writing and acting in these shows in the 70's were really revolutionizing children's television, and exploring education and new ways to use the medium.

They were inspired and primed to make great shows for their kids, plus they were probably really high.
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topsy
01/08/09

@hatepaperdoll: Absolutely. I feel so sorry for kids today. Back in the day, kids shows knew that even though you were a child, you could still be groovy. Zoom was another one; those kids were like barefoot, hippy kids. Childrens' television has become a vehicle to sell toys.
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SisterMaryMartha
01/08/09

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DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT CHANGING THEME SONGS.
THERE IS NO POINT IN LIVING, THEN.
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hatepaperdoll
01/08/09

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It's kind of like Common meets Flight of the Conchords, by way of Gil Scott Heron.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
01/08/09

@hatepaperdoll: Somehow I don't think "Johannesburg" is gonna fit well into the "H ... at ... Hat ... I like that" formula.

But maybe I just have no imagination.

After all, my nerddom of choice is Schoolhouse Rock.
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hatepaperdoll
01/08/09

@Rooo sez BISH PLZ: But "Whitey On The Moon" will fit right in. It teaches you things, about whitey, and about the moon!
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