Wednesday, July 04, 2007
'He really is a groovy cat', or A Few Suggestions For A New Who Assistant
Roger Rabbit: One of the problems with Martha is that she hasn't seemed very animated, so who better to replace her than a character who - check this - is LITERALLY ANIMATED. Yeah? And of all animated characters, who better than Roger Rabbit, a cartoon with a serious background in working with real life humans. Oh, it'd be the coolest. Judge Doom would make an AWESOME Who baddie, and even The Weasels who play Judge Doom's 'Toon Patrol' henchmen could cameo. You remember the 'Toon Patrol', doncha? I love those guys. Smart Ass, Greasy, Psycho, Wheezy, Stupid, the whole gang. "We godda reliable tip off that der rabbit was here. It was co-rob-eraded by sederal udders."
A couple of other possible cartoon Dr Who assistants with a background in working with real life humans up for your consideration -
Jerry from 'Tom & Jerry': dig his dance sequence with Gene Kelly in 'Anchors Aweigh'. That mouse can really dance. I mean, there's not an episode of 'Tom & Jerry' that goes by where I don't want my homeboy Tom to tear the smug little rodent bastard to bits, but man, can that mouse dance.
The Pink Panther: dig the 'real life' opening titles from 'The Pink Panther Show'. How great was the The Pink Panther? "Well here is: The Pink Panther! The Pink Panther! Everybody loves a panther that's pink!" Of course they do! "He really is a groovy cat! He's a gentleman, a scholar, he's an acrobat!" It's as plain as your nose! Awesome crime-jazz soundtrack, hipster animation style, great supporting cast - esp. The Ant & The Aadvark...I just read on Wikipedia that the original show ran for over 10 years between the mid 60s & late 70s, after which they experimented with a bunch of different Pink formats with names like "The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show" (seriously) and "The Pink Panther & Sons", where our hero was given two sons called Pinky & Panky. It doesn't really bare worth thinking about. Did somebody say 'Scrappy Doo?'
...and that cat from Paula Abdul's 'Opposites Attract' video.
A couple of other possible cartoon Dr Who assistants with a background in working with real life humans up for your consideration -
Jerry from 'Tom & Jerry': dig his dance sequence with Gene Kelly in 'Anchors Aweigh'. That mouse can really dance. I mean, there's not an episode of 'Tom & Jerry' that goes by where I don't want my homeboy Tom to tear the smug little rodent bastard to bits, but man, can that mouse dance.
The Pink Panther: dig the 'real life' opening titles from 'The Pink Panther Show'. How great was the The Pink Panther? "Well here is: The Pink Panther! The Pink Panther! Everybody loves a panther that's pink!" Of course they do! "He really is a groovy cat! He's a gentleman, a scholar, he's an acrobat!" It's as plain as your nose! Awesome crime-jazz soundtrack, hipster animation style, great supporting cast - esp. The Ant & The Aadvark...I just read on Wikipedia that the original show ran for over 10 years between the mid 60s & late 70s, after which they experimented with a bunch of different Pink formats with names like "The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show" (seriously) and "The Pink Panther & Sons", where our hero was given two sons called Pinky & Panky. It doesn't really bare worth thinking about. Did somebody say 'Scrappy Doo?'
...and that cat from Paula Abdul's 'Opposites Attract' video.
Labels: Cult Cinema, Television
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