Have you guys seen Yatta? That video is the silliest thing I have ever seen. You can download it off Kazaa.

The late great Douglas Adams. There is a brilliance to the British sense of "non-sequiter" that permeates his work.

Also, the Simpsons. Still campy, still stupid, still, hanging on after all these years, there are still moments when that show makes me blow milk through my nose.

I can sing Yatta.

Yat-ta, Yat-ta! aoqiwjflkjasldkjfjaoisjdf
lasjdfljasdfalskjfoiwjifjasdf
jalsidjfoijqweijfalksdfj
Yat-ta, Yat-ta!

(that's all I know. But yes, the video is funny. I first saw it a year or so ago, and I take great pains to squeeze a little Yat-ta into my day. That, and Chu-Chu Rockets, which is probably also available on Kazaa.)

The Marx brothers, Monty Python, and early Saturday Night Live.

Basketball Jones.Cheech and Chong albums.
Fat Albert. Hey-b baby, wha-b you-b doo-bin?

OLD OLD WB cartoons , hell any old cartoon , the old black and white ones were the BEST!!
"Here pussy pussy pussy , where did you roam ?
Here pussy pussy pussy , please come home."
when i was young I saw the cartoon this came from , i was danceing all around the house singing this song at the top of my little voice , mom got red faced and told me to stop .

Marx Bro ,
"In what Marx bro movie does Groucho call himself "Monsieur Cornblow"? Night at the Opera? I just remember that line killed me. That Bill Murray kind of moxy." ?????

WRONGO' DUDE !!!!!!!!!!!!
Bill Murry tries to have Groucho Marx moxie !!!!

You're so right! Groucho set the moxie bar.:)

Amongst other things:
The Firesign Theatre
and
DangerMouse

I just remembered another way-early silliness that changed me. It was in a book of Peanuts comics. I must have been about 6 or so. There was this strip in which Snoopy is being yelled at by Lucy, who is trying to get Snoopy to pay attention. I can't remember the whole thing, but in the punchline, Lucy yells "And don't roll your ears!" and Snoopy is shown with his ears rolled up.

(I don't remember if the line is set up with "Don't roll your eyes when I'm talking to you", but that would make sense, wouldn't it?)

At that very young age, something about Snoopy rolling up his ears was just marvelous. I think it must have been the first time I encountered a gag that could be drawn, but was impossible in real life.

Today, decades later, I'm a very passive-aggressive anti-socialite. So the notion of being able to aggressively ignore others by rolling up my ears is deeply rooted in my personality.

That's a great Image, UT. At Westinghouse my bosses, bosses, boss would hold staff meetings once a month. If he didn't like what he was hearing, he'd take out his hearing aid and place it on the table. If the speaker persisted, he'd take the battery out and play catch with it. :D

Re: Dr. Demento and Rocky & Bullwinkle
 

i LOVE fawlty towers....

don't mention the war!



also liked rising damp and LOVED yes minister & yes prime minister...recently onto DVD.

(snicker)

that's me, someday.

soon.

     Ya know, I've found myself watching the Muppets and similar things with my kids. Trying to expose them to the same silliness. Am I the only one?
     For the record, nine year olds just don't get Monty Python's The Holy Grail in general, but the black knight scene was an instant success.

A classic example of cartoon violence in a live-action film, that one.