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I’ve written before about the wellspring of collective oddball creativity that is Tumblr. Some inspired soul has taken American 1990s sitcom “Saved By the Bell” & mashed it together with quotes by theorist Bell Hooks. The result is fucking amazing.
Teaching valuable lessons
Over the Christmas break, we watched the Charlie Brown Christmas TV special from our childhoods. I loved Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip. Having watched the TV show again, though, wow! How miserable they all were. It’s a strip deriving humour out of depression.
We’re not the only ones who’ve noticed this, however, and someone far more creative than I created “This Charming Charlie”, pairing the cartoon with—get this—lyrics by the Smiths.
No, it’s not wrong, but I must add…
Yeah, well, it’s not like this is so much worse than actual comic books.
Special double fortysomething’s countdown to Christmas edition!
Deeply cool character the Snow Miser; and…
Deeply uncool politician John Kerry?
Really hot character the Heat Miser; and…
Deeply lame Kazon from Star Trek: Voyager?
It’s shocking how a mere interstitial from the 1970s has embedded itself in my brain. And many other people’s, apparently.
“Special” interstitial as a t-shirt: it still excites my childhood brain with the promise of a “Charlie Brown Christmas” showing
As a design, I’m impressed by how well it stands up over time. Especially for something from the 70s.