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[apocalypsos]

According to Entertainment Weekly, there's a couple of box sets of After School Specials coming out on DVD. OMG, WANT SO MUCH.

EDIT: And Fraggle Rock on DVD, too?! *squeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

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[the-swordman.livejournal.com]

Okay... Just for the non american part of your fandom :) what the hell is After School Special ?

[phillyexpat.livejournal.com]

I just added Fraggle Rock DVDs to my wish list. Now all I need is Danger Mouse to come out on DVD and my childhood regression will be complete.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

During the eighties, they had these hour-long shows at about four o'clock that were about the cheesiest things imaginable. It was all "Johnny has to raise his illegitimate baby, and he's only sixteen! WAH!" and "Mary's friend is practicing black magic! WAH!" and "Judy's being molested by her gym teacher! WAH!"

I know that sounds wrong, but they were funnier than they were supposed to be. Most of that was because they had a ton of actors starring in them way before they got famous (at least, famous during the '80s). For example, one of the ones they mentioned in the magazine was Robe Lowe wanting to date Kristy MacNichol, but he couldn't because he knocked up Dana Plato and he had to raise their baby. Whom he wanted to name Wolf. Because it just wasn't amusing enough already. *snerk*

[derryderrydown.livejournal.com]

Fraggle Rock? Proper muppet Fraggle Rock and not the stupid cartoon Fraggle Rock that keeps masquerading as proper Fraggle Rock?

Well, there's another addition to my wish list...

[vivian-shaw.livejournal.com]

Fraggle Rock, well, rocks.

Madam Trash Heap was definitely one of the characters that stays with you.

[clauw.livejournal.com]

Isn't the feeling of true youth sentiment delicious when you buy old things like that on DVD? I bought 'Legend' and 'Dark Crystal' on DVD today myself <3

[malchior2k.livejournal.com]

"The Trash Heap has spoken! Nyah!"

[malchior2k.livejournal.com]

Doozers!

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

Aaaand some libraries are banning Jon Stewart's book. Good morning! (Time to break out the Jon Stewart 'I'm not gonna be your monkey' icon.)

And to cheer you up, here's a fun clip of Jon introducing Congress. I love when he goes 'Y'all ready for this???' Hee. :)

[brigidsblest.livejournal.com]

Eh, Fraggle Rock just never did it for me; I think I was too old when it came out and sorta missed it.

I am, however, waiting with wormy tongue (bated breath) for Henson et. al. to start hauling out the box sets of the original Muppet Show.

[the-swordman.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that would definitely be worth a watch :)

[lizzola.livejournal.com]

I must pay homage to your awesome icon. ;)

[sxyblkmn.livejournal.com]

yeah, my sis got School House Rock on DVD for christmas...gotta love it...

[dragonwhishes.livejournal.com]

*shakes fist at her* Your muppet icon is hypnotizing my kitten! He just had to notice it, and now he's attacking my screen!

You owe me a monitor! AND Jim Henson owes me one, now! AND the maker of the icon! AND my kitten! And his fleas are going to have to get me a new one, too!

p.s McGraw (my kitten) says he likes your icon.

[cmstephens.livejournal.com]

If memory serves, there was one made in the late 70s that involved Helen Hunt doing some type of drug, then jumping out a window. She made a reference to it when she hosted SNL one time...

[wal-lace.livejournal.com]

My little brother downloaded some episodes of Danger Mouse. You want me to try and find out where?

[lots42.livejournal.com]

All After School Specials In One Sentence: A gay black teenager in a wheelchair learns how to read.

[lots42.livejournal.com]

A while ago I was all 'Yay' because I got to see Dark Crystal again. I turned it off because the good guy muppets scared me

[clauw.livejournal.com]

*Snicker* Usually things in your memory are a lot better than the original... I'm a little scared to watch the movies as well because I'm afraid they won't be as cool as I remember them.

[spyderqueen.livejournal.com]

Yes! Danger Mouse!



Also I need She-Ra on DVD, they've already done JEM.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Yup. Peer pressure makes you jump out windows and do sitcoms with Paul Reiser. :D

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Muppet Show rules. Luke Skywalker hosted! Not Mark Hamill, Luke! And he brought R2 and 3PO with him! Wheeeee!

[phillyexpat.livejournal.com]

That would be terrific-thanks! My parents and I taped all of the eps almost 20 years ago (yikes) but I think the tape is long gone.

[omimouse.livejournal.com]

"The Trash Heap knows all!"
"The Trash Heap tells all!"
"Let's face it boys, ze Trash Heap is all."
"Too true."

[cmstephens.livejournal.com]

And tornado movies directed by Jan de Bont...

[swingangel.livejournal.com]

my parents made me watch after school specials when I was younger...to keep me on the straight and narrow....


they didn't know I liked them*grin*

[wal-lace.livejournal.com]

In case you'd forgotten, this is with reference to the Danger Mouse downloads.

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back - the brother wasn't answering his E-mail for a while.

And I'm afraid I can't help you. He says he can't remember where he got them from (believable; the brat downloads more stuff than anyone I know), but says it was probably off a friend's computer.

So, uh, sorry.