Gridiron Gurus'13: Week 13 - Black Friday

Dan and George go shopping for some gifts for NFL teams.  Maybe they should have gone to a joke store!

But it's all about the picks, right?

Watch it here or on  BVSN (the Budding Ventriloquist Shopping Network) at http://youtu.be/hfmAcHh_mxY .

Happy Thanksgiving 2013!

Thanksgiving is about traditions. That means doing the same thing and feeling good about it.

So, for the FOURTH year in a row, here's the holiday classic Thanksgiving post. I'm thankful that I have a fun hobby and good friends to share it with who like to laugh.

Tradition One - The Budding Ventriloquist Something For The Kids To Do Game

Tradition Two - WKRP In Cincinnati  "The Turkey Drop"

Bonus Tradition - Wally Cox "Underdog Balloon" Tribute

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Today is Thanksgiving, and Budding Ventriloquist is pleased to present two special holiday reruns. The first a Budding classic holiday tradition, and the second is perhaps the funniest Thanksgiving moment in television history.

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Tradition One

The Budding Ventriloquist

Something For The Kids To Do Game

While you are busy in the kitchen worrying about whether the turkey is done, if the stuffing has too much or not enough poultry seasoning, and why the pumpkin pies aren't as dark orange as you were expecting, the kids need something to do.

There are several more ventriloquist teams other than the four already circled. Can the kids find them?

Print this picture. Print it many times. Be sure to print it in color, or a few of them won't really be findable. Print it in the highest quality possible, because I am sure your printer ink wasn't very expensive.

(This was originally posted last year on Thanksgiving. I just know that it is going to become a holiday tradition as big as the Underdog* balloon in the Macy's parade.)

Tradition Two

WKRP In Cincinnati

"The Turkey Drop"

After tons of searching and believing someone, somewhere, has posted this segment in it's full glory, I found it. (Actually, Jeff the IT guy at work found it for me. Bravo, dude.)

Whether something is the "funniest" is always a good debate. But there is no doubt, this was truly inspired.

Oh, the humanity.

Enjoy.

(If it doesn't run well here, go to http://youtu.be/PeCGURWzjwE?t=5m38s.)

If you jump to the 5:38 mark, that is where I like to start. But the set up is fun too, big guy.

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* Underdog (1964-1972 TV cartoon): Underdog, Shoeshine Boy’s heroic alter-ego, appeared whenever love interest Sweet Polly Purebred was being victimized by such villains as Simon Bar Sinister or Riff Raff. Underdog always speaks in rhymes, such as, “There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!” His voice was supplied by Wally Cox.**

Underdog is now more famous for being a balloon than a cartoon.  Not the worst thing that could happen, I guess. Afterall, he was a dog, and a cartoon dog besides. After everyone has  forgot Foghorn Leghorn, they still know that Underdog was here.

**  Wally Cox. Comedian, Classic nerd character and voice.  He deserves an entire post as a Budding Ventriloquist: Early Influence.  I'll get right on that.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Gridiron Gurus'13: Thanksgiving Special

Thanksgiving is about classic things. And just like you watch the Sound of Music, you want to see the "Dan and George go turkey hunting" episode.

Yes, exactly like the Sound of Music.

Yep.

Watch it here or in GobbleScope at http://youtu.be/q6IIM0S6DeU

Gridiron Gurus'13: Week 12 - Accented

Yep.  Dan's going to be in the local production of "Our Town" and has to practice so he sounds good in "ra-hur-saal" as the say in Grover's Corners. Or maybe they don't...


Watch it here or in glorious HamActorVision at http://youtu.be/hc_X-VCJ86U

Gridiron Gurus'13: Week 11 - Yet Another New Studio

This week the Gurus are looking better than ever.

Is that saying much?

Watch it here or in StudioSmoodioVision  at http://youtu.be/9u4AcmkWky8

Gridiron Gurus'13: Week 10 - On Rodgers

Yes, the Gurus are a bit Packer-centric.

Think of this one as their way of doing one of those blathering "focus talks" with Warren Sapp, Michael Irvin, and some guy they annoyingly refer to only as "coach."

Yea, we're calling you out, Sapp! Irvin! "COACH"!

You wanna make something of it? Do some ventriloquism some time.  Let's see how tough ya are then!

Watch how the pros do it here or in spectacular GURUVision at http://youtu.be/i-ED-hO-a3A.

Budding Comedian?

http://youtu.be/BHq0HNgJKgI

My friends:

I am nothing if not fearless.

Well, I'm also shameless.

Fearless and Shameless are my middle names. Really. Yes, I'm like one of the Royals. Lots of middle names.

Daniel Fearless Shameless Eugene Bushman

Got a ring to it, ain'a(*)?

I recently took a stand-up comedy class, and this video is from the "recital." If it had been a piano recital. I was that kid who was a bit past Chopsticks but certainly not ready to play Chopin.

Everybody needs to start somewhere. I hope you get a laugh or two from this starting point of a "Budding Comedian."

I'm figuring it out.

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Footnotes:

* AIN'A - a South Side Milwaukee contraction.
Isn't it = ain't it = ain'a, as in "That's down by Mitchell Street, ain'a?"
or
Didn't it = don't it = ain'a, as in "Sounds good, ain'a?"

Except when...
Don't you = don't ya = ain'a, as in  "You drive a Chevy, ain'a?"
or
Didn't you = didn't ya = ain'a, as in "You went to Pulaski (High), ain'a?"
or...?

Conjugating the derivative meanings of ain'a really deserves an entire post sometime. And no, I'm not making this up.

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For kicks, below is the very first Budding Ventriloquist Presents Gridiron Gurus from September 11, 2010. That was a humble beginning, too. (I have gotten better, right? That's a rhetorical question, by the way.)

Yep.  Everybody needed to start somewhere.

http://youtu.be/SWJaHCM8M8o

Gridiron Gurus'13: Week 9 - Back in the Studio

It's a good old studio show.  The Gurus hope they are good. They know they are old.

Watch it here or in StudioVision at http://youtu.be/FSVLFOUh-ls.