"HOPE for nice weather"
Anyone who lived in Milwaukee,WI during the 1970s will recognize this as
Albert The Alleycat...he started out as a character on a locally produced kids'
show on WITI Channel 6...he was moved to the local news broadcasts,and
eventually became an unofficial mascot of the station until 1981.
"HO momma!!"
The two rather provocative women depicted here are Crissy Moran
and Aria Giovanni;this is based on a color pic of the two.
"je HOPE vah's"
Some years ago,my brother Matt...that's him on the far left...got together with
Kent Boyce,Tim Cook and Steve Adams to form the hard-rock band Bender.
During their time together,they released two albums,Joe and Jehovah's Hitlist.
Their music was featured in two movies,3000 Miles To Graceland and one of
the Scary Movie films--I don't know which one--as well as the videogame
ATV Offroad Fury for Playstation 2.
"the other trinity"
From the Astro City comic books...depicted here are,from left to right,superhero
Samaritan,superheroine Winged Victory and masked vigilante the Confessor,the
three of which are the protagonists of the miniseries Victory...they are the "other
trinity" because of their resemblance to the grouping of Superman,Wonder Woman
and Batman.
"say it like it's written"
Producer/director/writer/actor/guy-who-clearly-don't-know-squat-about-filmmaking
Tommy Wiseau,in an iconic moment from his messterpiece The Room.
The text must be pronounced as it's spelled there,to reasonably capture Wiseau's
accent/speech impediment/weird way of talking that has you scratching your head
in bewilderment as to what the hell country's this guy's from.
"there's always room for jello"
Inspired by the Wally Wood-illustrated comicbook story Gookum!,as
it appeared in MAD #2 (Dec '52/Jan '53)...a comical four-armed alien
lands on Earth and,over a provided meal,regales the press with the tale
of his escape from his home planet,long threatened by the Gookum,a
bright red gelatinous substance that lay dormant for many years before
it came to life and proceeded to devour everything in its path. He finishes
his story just as he is brought dessert...a cherry-jello parfait...at which
he recoils in horror. Guess why.
"IT'S THE BRAK SHOW!"
Actor Lance Fuller from the 1955 sci-fi movie This Island Earth...
the title of this piece,as well as the caption,come from the irreverent
but hilarious treatment it received in Mystery Science Theater
3000:The Movie.
"improver of radio guidance"
Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000),who,along with composer George Anthiel,
designed a frequency-hopping system for radio-guided torpedos,which
could cause them to go off course.Unfortunately,during WWII,the American
military did not use ideas created by civilians;an updated version of their
design was put into practice during the Cuban missile crisis.It also became
the forerunner for the technology used in Wi-Fi and Bluetooths.
Oh,yeah...I think she also appeared in several movies...one of which where
she performed sans clothing.
"and that's the tooth"
This is based on an illustration done by Norm Saunders,
the artist behind hundreds of illustrations,but most notably
the original Mars Attacks trading cards,as well as the 1970s'
series of Wacky Packages.
"not obsolete"
From the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Obsolete Man",Burgess
Meredith as librarian Romney Wordsworth,condemned to die by the
totalitarian society he lives in.
"spoor and dowser"
From Terry Gilliam's brilliant 1985 film,the totalitarian satire Brazil ...
(from the right) the thuggish,by-the-book heating engineers Spoor (Bob
Hoskins) and Dowser (Derrick O'Conner),whose bullying methods
reduce the protagonist's home to an unholy mess.
"terror and destruction to follow"
From Monty Python's Flying Circus,cast member/writer Graham
Chapman as Mr. Neutron,supposedly the most powerful man in all
the universe...yet we never actually see him do anything except have
conversations with several people in suburban London.
"the killing joaquin"
Actor Joaquin Phoenix,as the titular character
from the upcoming (as of this post) Joker movie.
"the future's so bright"
From the 1980s,an image from the music video for
The Future's So Bright,I Gotta Wear Shades by Timbuk 3.
"take this frenchman with you"
From the "Happy Cake" episode of the early 2000s animated series
Sealab 2021.
Say it the way it's written.
