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- 28 Facts You Might Not Know about <i>The Munsters</i>
- How To Politely End A Conversation At A Party
- Why Time Speeds Up As You Get Older
- MAR-TI-NI - Let's Drink To The Droids!
- Helen Mirren's Clever Approach to Packing for a Trip
- Fifteen Flawless Portraits of Debbie Harry
- Some Things are Built to Last
- Airbnb Lets You Stay in a Van down by the River
- You Are in a Heap of Trouble Now
- 18 Straightforward Facts About <i>Donnie Darko</i>
- Sitting Inside A Giant Water Balloon When It Explodes
- Actors Who Aren't Big Fans of Their Own Performances
- Louie the Dog Swims with the Dolphins
- What $1,500 A Month In Rent Would Get You In Cities All Around The World
- Ten Cats and a Ball of Ice
- Afraid Of Your Own Shadow - Battle Is A Breeze, But Shadows Are Scary
- Shimmering Kinetic Sculpture Made from Thousands of Eyeglasses
- How Female Video Game Characters Would Look With Realistic Body Shapes
- Dog's Toy Is in the Forbidden Zone, Just Beyond His Reach
| 28 Facts You Might Not Know about <i>The Munsters</i> Posted: 27 Jul 2015 05:00 AM PDT
Pay a visit to the family that lives at 1313 Mockingbird Lane. You'll meet the Munsters, a delightful group that isn't monstrous--once you get to know them. Though The Munsters lasted only 2 seasons from 1964-1966, it remains a popular show and an icon of American television. Here are a few tidbits of trivia about the show that you might enjoy.
1. The original unaired 1964 pilot episode was shot in color. Joan Marshall played the mother role, then named Phoebe. David Derman played Eddie Munster. 2. Although the first pilot episode was shot in color, the rest of the series was shot in black and white to save money. It certainly adds to the horror ambiance, don’t you think?
3. Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, was offered the role of Grandpa Munster.
4.Bill Mumy was offered the role of Eddie Munster.
5.John Carradine, a horror and Western actor, was offered the role of Herman Munster.
6. Grandpa was Lily’s father, but Al Lewis was a year younger than Yvonne De Carlo. 7. While Fred Gwynne attended Harvard, he drew cartoons for and was president of the famous Harvard Lampoon. (Image: Simon & Schuster) 8. Gwynne became an accomplished artist and eventually wrote and illustrated several children's books.
9. Al Lewis’s long prosthetic nose was eliminated after a few episodes because he kept getting it wet in his cups of coffee.
11. Gwynne’s Herman Munster costume was brutally hot. It was essential to keep him cool, not only for his health, but to keep his makeup from melting. Between shots, a stagehand would shoot air with an air compressor up his sleeves to relieve some of the heat.
12. Two actresses played Marilyn Munster. Beverly Owen (left) asked to leave the show after 13 episodes. Pat Priest (right) replaced her.
13. Special effects technician Kenneth Strickfadden designed Grandpa Munster’s laboratory and Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory in the 1931 film Frankenstein. Grandpa’s lab includes some of the same props from Dr. Frankenstein's lab. 14. Here's a commercial that the cast made for Cheerios cereal.
15. The Munsters’ hot rod car was made by the famous custom carmaker George Barris. He also made the Batmobile from the 1966 Batman series. Barris’s team made the Munster Koach, as he called it, from Model T bodies and a stretched 1927 touring car. Barris retained ownership of the car and rented it to the production studio. When it wasn’t in use, he took it to car shows all over the country.
16.The Munsters became so popular that Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis were invited to participate in the 1964 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. They rode down the street in the Munster Koach.
17. Fans loved the Munster Koach, so the producers ordered another car from Barris for Grandpa. He named it Drag-u-la. It had a 289 cubic inch Ford Mustang engine and the body of a casket. Barris had enormous difficulty getting that casket. Stephen Cox quotes Barris:
18. The Munsters’ spooky house has appeared in many TV shows and movies and is still standing today on a Universal Studios lot. It was used just a few years ago for an episode of Desperate Housewives. Oprah Winfrey played a potential buyer of it. She was interested in the house, but decided against staying there because she found the neighborhood spooky.
19. Charles and Sandra McKee of Waxahachie, Texas are huge fans of The Munsters. When it was time to build their dream home, they recreated the Munsters' house. It’s a 5,825 square foot mansion that mimics the Munster home right down to the crooked weathervane and the grand staircase that opens up. Every Halloween, they use it to host huge parties to benefit charities.
20. Despite their similarities, the simultaneous Munsters by CBS and The Addams Family by ABC were created separately without inspiration by each other.
21.The Munsters inspired a vast variety of merchandise, including several card and board games. 22. The series was cancelled after 2 seasons, but not before the cast shot a made for TV movie called Munster, Go Home! In it, Herman inherits a fortune and a mansion from his uncle, a British earl. The family journeys to the UK and accidentally uncovers a counterfeiting operation. 23. In 1973, ABC created an animated pilot feature called The Mini-Munsters. Al Lewis voiced his old character in it. 24. In 1981, there was a TV reunion movie called The Munsters’ Revenge. Gwynne, De Carlo, and Lewis reprised their original roles.
25. The series was rebooted in 1988 as The Munsters Today. It lasted 3 seasons with 72 episodes. The entire run is available on Hulu. 26. There were TV movies in 1995 and 1996 titled Here Come the Munsters and The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas, respectively.
27. In the late 1980s, Al Lewis capitalized on his identity as Grandpa Munster by opening a restaurant in Greenwich Village. It was called Grampa’s Bella Gente. Fred Gwynne drew the logo for the restaurant, which was a profile of Lewis in his Grandpa Munster costume. 28. Al Lewis ran for Governor of New York in 1998 as the Green Party candidate. He got 52,000 votes. Source:  | ||||||||
| How To Politely End A Conversation At A Party Posted: 27 Jul 2015 04:00 AM PDT Sometimes it’s hard to politely remove yourself from a conversation at a party, and the last thing you want to do is make things awkward since you’re going to be stuck in a social situation with the person for a while. So how do you move on without coming off like a total jerk? Chris Colin, author of What To Talk About: On A Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss’s Boss shares his bold but effective approach to finishing a conversation at a party:
It’s just nice enough to keep you in a stranger’s good graces and assertive enough that it’ll even work on the Clingers and the Close Talkers. -Via Boing Boing | ||||||||
| Why Time Speeds Up As You Get Older Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:38 AM PDT Maximilian Keiner gives us an interactive tool to simulate the advance of time over our lifespan. Be thankful that he gave us a 100-year life, as this is a data visualization about relativity. You scroll down to follow your life year after year -don’t worry, it doesn’t have events in it- and see where you are. It feels as if you’ll never get out of childhood, but then before you even realize it, years have slipped away in the blink of an eye. -via Digg | ||||||||
| MAR-TI-NI - Let's Drink To The Droids! Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:00 AM PDT The smuggler and the bounty hunter found themselves surrounded by a bunch of jabbering Jawas fully armed and in full force. The tiny wall of well armed guards parted to let the Jawa-in-charge through, who was carrying a case full of clanking contents. As the little boss opened the box the smuggler and the bounty hunter began to recoil, ready to go to war if need be, but what they saw next instantly put them both at ease. For the little boss held a bottle of booze in one hand and a long, skinny glass in the other, and in a croaking voice he said "Mar-ti-ni?" Buy the world a round of funny with this MAR-TI-NI t-shirt by Skullpy, and you'll be a star among your fellow sci-fi fans! Visit Skullpy's Facebook fan page, official website and Tumblr, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more delightfully geeky designs:
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| Helen Mirren's Clever Approach to Packing for a Trip Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:00 AM PDT
As a famous actress in high demand, Helen Mirren travels a lot. She has a neat travel tip that is not only practical, but also generous. Mirren doesn't pack any clothes except for underwear. After she flies into the airport of her destination city, she hires a taxi to take her to a thrift shop. There she buys the clothes that she needs. On her way back to the airport, she donates those clothes back to the shop. The Sunday Express quotes her:
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| Fifteen Flawless Portraits of Debbie Harry Posted: 27 Jul 2015 02:00 AM PDT
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| Posted: 27 Jul 2015 01:00 AM PDT Driving the same car for 77 years wouldn’t be too bad if it was this car. Allen Swift of Springfield, Massachusetts, completed college in 1928. His father bought him a Rolls Royce Piccadilly P1 Roadster as a graduation gift. Swift took good care of his car, and drove it until his death in 2005.
Swift bequeathed his vehicle and a million dollars to the Springfield Museums. The car is now on display at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. -via reddit | ||||||||
| Airbnb Lets You Stay in a Van down by the River Posted: 27 Jul 2015 12:00 AM PDT In a classic Saturday Night Live sketch, Chris Farley plays Matt Foley, a motivational speaker who is basically a failure in life. By his own admission, he qualifies because he's 35, divorced, and lives in a van down by the river. He threatens wayward teens that if they don't get their lives turned around, they'll end up like him, living in a van down by the river.
Now you can live that way, too! Airbnb renter Jonathan has converted a few vans in New York City into little campers. They're parked as normal vehicles, so visitors can get the full experience of urban van-dwelling life. $35 per night can get you a bed that sleeps 2 near New York's scenic East River. -via Jalopnik | ||||||||
| You Are in a Heap of Trouble Now Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:00 PM PDT Lieutenant Higgins of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department in Louisiana has a few things to say to the lowlife scum who burglarized his favorite lunch spot. After watching this, you’ll be ready to turn yourself in, even if you’ve never heard of Stelly’s Supermarket and Restaurant! Higgins is a legend in the WATC coverage area. You can see more of his matter-of-fact Crime Stoppers videos on YouTube. -via reddit | ||||||||
| 18 Straightforward Facts About <i>Donnie Darko</i> Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:00 PM PDT
"6. PATRICK SWAYZE WORE HIS REAL CLOTHES FROM THE 1980S. Read 17 more facts about Donnie Darko here. | ||||||||
| Sitting Inside A Giant Water Balloon When It Explodes Posted: 26 Jul 2015 06:00 PM PDT The Slow Mo Guys are nothing if not adventurous, and their quest to entertain us with silly videos often leaves them all wet. But now Dan Gruchy and Gavin Free are exploring a whole new level of stunt strangeness by making Dan crawl inside a giant balloon, which is then filled with water until it explodes. The Slow Mo Guys filled another 6 foot long balloon with water a while back and jumped on it until it burst, but that video lacks the cringeworthiness this stupid stunt has in spades. And seeing Dan sitting there with his head sticking out of a giant watery balloon sac is utterly hilarious! -Via Boing Boing | ||||||||
| Actors Who Aren't Big Fans of Their Own Performances Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT Johnny Depp has millions of adoring fans from across the globe. But you know who isn't a fan? Johnny Depp. In fact, he not only refuses to watch his own films, but he's even been reported to vandalize movie posters with his face on them because he doesn't like seeing his face staring back at him. If you think that sounds silly, consider this: Peter Dinklage doesn't watch Game of Thrones for one simple reason -he doesn't have HBO. If you aren't a big fan of videos, you can read this whole list over at TopTenz. | ||||||||
| Louie the Dog Swims with the Dolphins Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:00 PM PDT Louie and his human spotted a pod of dolphins swimming by their spot on the beach. Naturally, Louie wanted to join them. In fact, he almost swam away and joined their pod! Silly puppy! You're still a dog and dolphins can't stay your packmates for long. -via Nothing to Do with Aborath | ||||||||
| What $1,500 A Month In Rent Would Get You In Cities All Around The World Posted: 26 Jul 2015 12:00 PM PDT
Have you ever been struck with a case of wanderlust and thought about moving somewhere unconventional or far away? Did your imaginings take you to the point in which you priced residences in various locations? This article did just that, doing a bit of preliminary surfing to see what $1,500 USD in monthly rent would secure in other cities worldwide. The links under each entry/picture alone are enough to send one down a rabbit hole of searching for cozy places in Timbuktu allll day long. See all of the $1,500 finds here. | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:00 AM PDT Any time we drop an ice cube on the floor at my house, we toss it into the cats' water. They seem to like it, but now I want to make them a big ball of ice! This video is from the blog formerly known as 9 Cats, which is now 10 Cats with the addition of the kitten Osamu. See more of the cats in our previous posts. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Afraid Of Your Own Shadow - Battle Is A Breeze, But Shadows Are Scary Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:00 AM PDT Afraid Of Your Own Shadow by Djkopet You'd think a massive Battle Cat who carries a mighty warrior named He-Man on his back would be brave, but poor old Cringer lives up to his name even when he has transformed into a fierce feline battle mount. But when the forces of evil slither down from Snake Mountain and threaten the lives of Eternia's citizens that old scaredy cat pounces into battle with a mighty roar, ready to reduce the bad guys to a bag of bones. Outside of battle, though, that big bad Battle Cat is afraid of his own shadow! Celebrate cartoondom's most bipolar cat with this Afraid Of Your Own Shadow t-shirt by Djkopet, featuring one of the mightiest mashups in cartoon history! Visit Djkopet's Facebook fan page, official website, Instagram and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more delightfully geeky designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| Shimmering Kinetic Sculpture Made from Thousands of Eyeglasses Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:00 AM PDT
This is sea/see/saw, a kinetic sculpture by Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett. The two artists from Calgary, Alberta used 14,000 lenses from discarded eyeglasses to make this massive, shimmering display at the front of the Pera Museum in Istanbul. It's designed to mimic the way the light dances on the surface of the Golden Horn, the waterway that for nearly two millennia has brought riches into that city. The Pera Museum occupies the former Hotel Bristol, which was built in 1893. Brown and Garrett made this sculpture to honor the museum on its tenth anniversary. They explain:
-via Lustik | ||||||||
| How Female Video Game Characters Would Look With Realistic Body Shapes Posted: 26 Jul 2015 07:00 AM PDT No matter where you stand on the topic of sexism in pop culture one thing is for certain- the female body is most often portrayed in an idealized form in visual media such as comic books and video games. Sometimes this idealized form ties in well with the character, like when the character is an athlete in peak physical shape, but a lot of times they’re just drawn that way because creators think it will help them sell their product. It’s not meant to be a slight against “average” women, and yet it’s hard to deny the impact these unrealistic body shapes have on young women. Which is why treatment oriented website Bulimia.com created their own versions of female video game characters with what they describe as “average American body shapes”. I agree with some of the makeovers but I don't think they put enough thought into the characters they chose for the project, because why would a Special Forces officer/pit fighter who trains constantly be overweight? -Via Polygon | ||||||||
| Dog's Toy Is in the Forbidden Zone, Just Beyond His Reach Posted: 26 Jul 2015 06:00 AM PDT The Labrador Retriever wants his toy. Nay, he needs it. But he is not allowed to go past the rug. His only chance for survival is to rest his hind paws on the very edge of the rug and stretch over the Forbidden Zone to reach his toy. Then, technically speaking, he isn't breaking the rule. -via Huffington Post |
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