May 16, 2007

Who’s Gonna Train Me?

I got a fight coming up! Whoo!

Acceptable TV. Sofa King best. Even though your Uncle Grambo felt a little bit burned when the creators of the show inexplicably euthanized my beloved Operation Kitten Calendar, there’s no denying that the show’s first season was as hilarious as it was groundbreaking. Over the course of eight episodes, no less than 10 instantly classic pilots¹ found their way onto the airwaves and The Internets. Too bad the audience only saw fit to renew a handful of them, once again proving my long-standing belief that Mark Twain is full of shit. Familiarity breeds contempt? Not so much, not in the Double Ohs, and certainly not in the case of Mr. Sprinkles (a great concept that your Uncle Grambo felt ran out of steam after Episode 3).

¹ Here are my ten fave skits from Season One. One caveat: it pained me to no end to leave Lord Of The Phils and Gar The Unbearable off the list.

Operation Kitten Calendar. KISS MY ASS!
Who’s Gonna Train Me?
Kosbees (aka, House Of Cosbys redux). Rudy Theo!
Medical Hospital. The pulse is, um, the heart is pulsed!
Homeless James Bond. A weapon … with a twist!
Balloonies (no idea why this never made it to air)
Joke Chasers. Hot. Buttered. Popcorn!
Drunk Home Makeover. Oh, the timekeeper?
Shady Acres. Well well well, if it isn’t Dildo and Boner!
Who Farted?. Jump with me, jump with me!

April 15, 2007

You’re Stumped

“In the kitten calendar business, the pussies belong in FRONT of the camera!” — Robert James Bachman

With the possible exception of David Spade’s “There I Said It” segments on “The Showbiz Show”, the funniest three minutes of television in each of the last three weeks have come courtesy of Acceptable.tv’s Operation Kitten Calendar. Not only does Justin Roiland’s portrayal of the Trump-esque kitten calendar mogul Robert James Bachman render Darrell Hammond’s spot-on-yet-strangely-lifeless impression of The Donald TOTALLY obsolete, anyone who even casually observes media will be blown away by the Russian nesting doll meta-ness of the show’s overall conceit (a elimination-centric mini-show that lives within an elimination-centric larger show). As much as your Uncle Grambo loved “Medical Hospital” and “Joke Chasers”, there’s no denying that the first three episodes of “Operation Kitten Calendar” have been the most perfectly executed Acceptable shows to date. Here’s hoping that the audience votes “OKC” back again this week!

If you haven’t already seen them, be sure and watch Episode 1 and Episode 2 before watching Episode 3 below. Now KISS MY ASS!