Half chipmunk. Half robot. ALL MUNK. ROBOMUNK. The future of law enforcement. For the last season of the 80’s Alvin and the Chipmunks cartoon, the show went all in on movie parodies. The EIGHTH season! … when it was retitled … Continue reading The Night Thread belongs to Robomunk (3/20)
When pouches, shoulders, and headlocks ruled the superhero universe… Continue reading WildCATs were the heroes, now they’re zeroes
The Weekly Movie Thread asks: What is your favorite movie of the year 2000? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/17)
Mutants and aliens and toads beware! Continue reading Bucky O’Hare realizes that the Toad Wars, they never end
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Today’s prompt: who is the best director in an acting role? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/10)
Here he comes to save the day… but who will save us from Mighty Mouse? Continue reading Mighty Mouse rewrites the past
When Pixar announced that they were doing a fantasy world but set in modern times, everyone was all, “Wait a minute… Onward is just Bright!” And it’s like… come on, people. David Ayers and Max Landis are hardly the first … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/3)
Presley has always wanted his daddy to come home. But instead he got mummies! FOUR mummies! Waka waka! Continue reading Resurrecting Mummies Alive!
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place here on the Avocado to discuss film week in and week out. To coin a phrase from a historic figure, “Compared to film, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/25)
The animated adventures of a dog detective and a little rabbity thing come to the small screen near you! Continue reading The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police ain’t no game
This week, Anya Taylor-Joy is the latest to step in the shoes of Emma, a novel from celebrated British author Jane Austen. Taylor-Joy is hardly the first to play Emma Woodhouse. The character had once been played by Gwyneth Paltrow … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/18)
The Ed Grimley cartoon was far ahead of its time. How could it not? Continue reading The misadventures of Ed Grimley were mental, I must say
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Let’s talk about new films, old films, films you’ve caught on streaming, backlash from the Oscar winners, etc. Fantasy Island, comes out this week. Judging from the trailers, it seems to be trading in … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/11)
I approached Beverly Hills Teens under the impression that the show was a prime example of a cartoon that I (and several others) watched a lot in the 80’s, but had completely forgotten about when the new millennium rolled in. … Continue reading Beverly Hills Teens made our dreams come true
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your space on the Avocado for chatting about movies. What have you seen? What are you excited for? This weekend we sing “Hooray for Hollywood” as The Academy crowns yet another film for best … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/4)
One day, four ordinary teenagers met some new friends… from out of town! The Dinosaucers! Alien creatures who are half humanoid… half dinosaur! They could also dinovolve. That is, they could transform into their beastial dinosaur form on command. This … Continue reading Dinosaucers Night Thread (2/1)
I had reviewed Fish Police some time ago. In that case I wondered why this show, with a detective that looked like a ninja turtle, was something to show on prime time. Take out all the innuendos and it would … Continue reading Cadillacs and Dinosaurs was an odd Saturday morning toon
It’s the Weekly Movie Thread! Let’s talk movies! Or “talkies” as they were once known. Today we’re going to look at something from the “pre-talkie” era, but go ahead and chat about movies you’ve seen, enjoyed, or maybe not enjoyed … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/28)
Of the weird failed prime time cartoons of 1992, the one that intrigued me the most was Fish Police. I recorded the episodes that aired on VHS. I used to rewatch these all the time. Maybe a part of me … Continue reading El Santo watches Fish Police because why not.
It’s the Year of The Rat, per the Lunar Calendar. What better way to celebrate than to remember a show where rats were prominent players. Capitol Critters was a show created in part by Stephen Bochco (i.e. the guy behind … Continue reading The Capitol Critters Night Thread (1/25)
And that, my liege, is how we know Earth to be banana shaped. Now explain again how sheep’s bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes. Continue reading Sir Bedevere Night Thread (1/22)
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