December, 201
CONTENTS/CONTRIBUTORS
Paul Reubens stars in this Goofus and Gallant-style send-up of high school sex-ed “health” films from the 1950’s. The lecture he receives on the evils of masturbation is not to be missed!
Howard Hesseman is the king of the B-movie makers, Seymour Z. Fishko, who the French think is an absolute genius. In this documentary for French TV we meet the man behind the legend and see rare clips from his amazing oeuvre.
WHAT? IT COULD HAPPEN...
Joe Mantegna plays made-for-tv movie-mogul, Frank Musso, who discovers a drop-dead gorgeous truck-stop waitress being abused by her wicked stepmother and step sisters. Now if this modern-day “Cinderella” would only kill her entire family he’d have his next big ratings hit!
SCTV alum Dave Thomas does double duty as a luckless actor who reenacts a serial killer on a hit TV true-crime show -- as well as the real serial killer who wants revenge for the indignity.
Danny DeVito stars in and directs this political parable of a certain sleazy Councilman from Passaic who takes the low road to become the next Senator from New Jersey.
Shelley Long plays highly combustible investigative reporter, Fay Sommerfield. Tonight’s multi-part probing report:
SEX, SHOCK & CENSORSHIP!
Perennial bad-boy, Andrew Dice Clay goes to hell, literally -- when his midnight mercy mission to the mini-mart goes very wrong indeed.
Billy Crystal makes his directing debut as he stars along with Christopher Guest in this heartfelt, nostalgic story about an aging Golden Gloves boxer. Written by Crystal & Guest.
A N O R I G I N A L O N L I N E C O M E D Y M A G A Z I N E
Fresh off The Second City’s Toronto stage, Steve Carell stars in
this twisted time-travel piece courtesy of fan-favorie, genre-bending
writer-producer, David Fury of such cultural touchstones as, “Buffy,”
“Lost” & “24.”
Ryan Stiles and his frequent improv partner Brad Sherwood star in this surreal, cautionary tale about a man and his mysterious mime.
Richard's quest to do a sex-tape with his hot girlfriend on their first trip to Hollywood. And that's back when portable video meant dragging around a large camcorder with a separate VHS deck slung over your shoulder.
Majesco Industries has commissioned a special musical film to celebrate the change of their name to the more friendly, "MJI." It stars Michael McKean & Marsha Strassman as themselves bravely singing and dancing their way through the cheesy production.
Danny DeVito writes and directs this tale of three Goombas from the Jersey Shore have been pulling painful practical jokes on the locals as long as anyone can remember. But tonight, down by the seaside things go terribly wrong...
Julie Brown plays tabloid heroine, Lenora Bobbit, the psycho who became rich and famous because she cut of her husband’s not so private privates in a jealous rage. Here’s the untold story.
RARITIES, MUSICALS & CARTOON FUN
In 1946 America's premier corporation, General Powerhouse, produced this special episode of the classic family sit-com, "The Warners.” It showed what the Warner family's typical day would be like... in the future! It was aired only once and was immediately pulled from circulation due to its thinly veiled attempt to influence Congress to pass, "The Benevolent Monopoly Act."
In the early 1980's the U.S. dollar plummeted against the Japanese Yen and both Wall Street and our recently elected "movie-star" president, Ronald Reagan were in panic mode. Asleep at his desk in the oval office good ol' Ronnie has a nightmare of Hollywood proportions.
This Polo Lounge power lunch is a typical example of show-business-as-usual to satirists extraordinaire,Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Richard Belzer and their unerring ears for Hollywood-speak.
Two alta-cockers, voiced by Richard Belzer & Bob Shaw, meet everyday in Central Park to re-live the ups and downs (and in and outs) of their youth... as only they can remember it.
It's the height of the cold war. Our cowboy president Ronald Reagan is in the White House with his finger on the button and Ted Koppel is anchoring Nightline with his finger on the pulse of America's paranoia. Master Impersonator, John Roarke plays all the roles in this look at Nightline's coverage of the end of the world.
A promo for Barry Manilow's "Coming Out" pay-per-view Pay-TV concert. Barry sings his songs with a different spin.
The title says it all. Ryan Stiles and the delectable Diane Stilwell have a very brief but very meaningful encounter while jogging in the park.
Back in the 1930's, tough-guy gangsters, Steve Carell, Brad Sherwood & Ken Hudson Campbell try to mastermind a bank heist but some modern problems interfere with their plans.
A parody of James Bond movie opening title sequences replete with naked girls, guns and high-tech imagery. An original song by Bruce Kimmel takes our favorite spy to task for his womanizing ways.
Starring Anthony Newly (Bruce Kimmel) in the role he was born to play! A promo for a musical adaptation of the "The Elephant Man" made expressly for Pay-TV. Also starring Carol Channing & Sammy Davis Jr.
Always thinking and fast on their feet these two ad execs, played by Steve Carell and Brad Sherwood pitch their hearts out to a new client who isn’t buying. No problem, new concept!
Created & Produced by
DAVID JABLIN
Likely Stories
Julie Brown makes her directing debut playing ice queen Tanya Hardly who’ll stop at nothing to achieve her fantasy of winning a gold-medal figure-skating in the Olympics -- even if it means “whacking” the competition.
Even the Pope has come out against filmmaker Tony DePina’s
latest epic -- an earthy, streetwise depiction of the story of Jesus starring Robert Pastorelli.
Phil LeMarr portrays angry auteur filmmaker, Butch Jones whose latest release has come under fire for its supposedly racist themes and wall-to-wall profanity.
Alex Winter portrays the controversial white rapper whose latest hit single, “Kill Your Teacher” has sparked 32 teacher homicides across the nation.
Adult Game Show
Martin Mull hosts this new “adult” gameshow where neighboring couples play “switchies” for the week and then answer very personal and revealing questions for cash and prizes.
Shock-Jock Cartoon
Elon Gold voices this Saturday morning cartoon which features a bickering cartoon odd couple that sound suspiciously like Howard Stern & Richard Simmons.
