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Favorite Underappreciated Fictional Characters – Wiseguy

Posted by Ham City Kev on October 28th, 2009

Welcome to another edition of “Favorite Underappreciated Fictional Characters.” In this series, Gord and I will discuss fictional characters we loved in the 80s and 90s who, for whatever reason, didn’t get the cred they deserved for being awesome. Sometimes they were too obscure for the public eye, sometimes they were simply overshadowed by a fellow character, etc. Here at GordTep.com, we are happy and proud to give them the praise they deserve. This week, we have…

WISEGUY ON THE SIMPSONS

Though he was once referred to as “Raphael,” I don’t buy it. This guy is nameless, and better that way.

You’ve seen him I’m sure, wandering around Springfield, doing odd jobs and dropping sharp sarcasm on anyone he sees. He is, legitimately, one of the most consistantly funny characters that The Simpsons has to offer. It’s a crime he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves, so I’m dedicating this week’s entry to him. Here are, in my estimation, his three greatest hits:

“Hey fatty, I got a movie for ya: A Fridge Too Far!”
“Do us a favor! Invent yourself some underpants!”
(in re: “I’d kill you if I had my gun”) “Yeah, well, ya don’t.”

As for the dozens of other fantastic quotes this guy has dropped in the past, I leave that to you. Please respond to this post with your favorite Wiseguy quote and together we can make this a truly special tribute.

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Tags: hank azaria, raphael, Simpsons, TV, wiseguy

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300 Bucks Damage – Episode 18 – TV Shows of the 1990s

Posted by Gord Tep on October 10th, 2009

300 Bucks Damage Episode 18

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Gord and Kev turn the dial back to the 1990s.

After listening to the show, check out our Episode 18 video playlist on YouTube!

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Tags: Blossom, Boy Meets World, Brian Benben, Claire Daines, Corky, Dinosaurs, Doogie Houser M.D., Dream On, Empty Nest, Family Matters, Ferris Bueller, Friends, Garry Shandling, Growing Pains, Jeffrey Tambor, Kristin Davis is a 7, Life Goes On, Little Richie, Martin Tupper, MST3K, My So Called Life, Parker Lewis, Pop-up Video, Sex in the City, Sisters, Step by Step, TGIF, The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, The Larry Sanders Show, The Simpsons, Topango, TV, Twin Peaks, Uncle Phil, Unhappily Ever After, Whose Line is it Anyway?

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Favorite Underappreciated Fictional Characters – Dale Cooper

Posted by Ham City Kev on October 7th, 2009

Welcome to another edition of “Favorite Underappreciated Fictional Characters.” In this series, Gord and I will discuss fictional characters we loved in the 80s and 90s who, for whatever reason, didn’t get the cred they deserved for being awesome. Sometimes they were too obscure for the public eye, sometimes they were simply overshadowed by a fellow character, etc. Here at GordTep.com, we are happy and proud to give them the praise they deserve. This week, we have…

SPECIAL AGENT DALE COOPER

Twin Peaks has such a cult following that it’s difficult for me to put Kyle MacLachlin’s lead character Special FBI Agent Dale Cooper on this list, but fuck it, it’s my list–and IMO, the greatness of Twin Peaks is highly underappreciated (proof for that is the stomach-punch cliffhanger to end Season 2 not warranting enough interest for ABC to give it a third season).

Coop lands somewhere in my Top 5 all-time protagonists. He’s brilliant, calculating, deadly, and still can’t keep the little boy inside of him down. He could be at a murder scene, elbows deep into a headless corpse, and he’d still run over to the catering table like a child to a Christmas Tree when a fresh batch of donuts and coffee comes in. He’s a pleasant man, always ready to greet you with a genuine smile and a stiff, enthusiastic thumbs up, and yet he still has the sac to seek entry into this crazy-fucked-up alternate plane of existence. And also, let’s not forget, he figured out who killed Laura Palmer by interpreting a dream of a dancing midget, along with a few helpful hints from a Giant he saw in a vision. Yeah, Twin Peaks was great.

He got himself mixed up with all the evil humanity has to offer, and yet nobody–and I mean nobody–enjoys the little things in life more than Coop. For that, I salute him.

Don’t forget to listen to Episode 18 of 300 Bucks Damage, available for download this Saturday, where Kev and Gord will discuss their favorite TV Shows of the 90′s, including Twin Peaks.

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Tags: Dale Cooper, David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlin, Laura Palmer, TV, Twin Peaks

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300 Bucks Damage – Episode 17 – TV Shows of the 1980s

Posted by Gord Tep on October 3rd, 2009

300 Bucks Damage Episode 17

Gord and Kev turn the dial back to the 1980s.

After listening to the show, check out our Episode 17 video playlist on YouTube!

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Tags: Bronson Pinchot, Cheers, David Hasselhoff, Family Ties, Golden Girls, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Jack Arnold, Married With Children, Night Rider, Oprah, Perfect Strangers, Second Sight, Stacy Keenan, Steven Banks Home Entertainment Center, Stevie Wonder, Taxi, The A-Team, The Cosby Show, The Wonder Years, Tom Cruise, Tony Danza, TV, What does whits only mean?, Who's the Boss?, Winnie Cooper

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Favorite Underappreciated Fictional Characters – Jack Arnold

Posted by Ham City Kev on September 30th, 2009

Welcome to another edition of “Favorite Underappreciated Fictional Characters.” In this series, Gord and I will discuss fictional characters we loved in the 80s and 90s who, for whatever reason, didn’t get the cred they deserved for being awesome. Sometimes they were too obscure for the public eye, sometimes they were simply overshadowed by a fellow character, etc. Here at GordTep.com, we are happy and proud to give them the praise they deserve. This week, we have…

JACK ARNOLD

On a personal level, I’m stunned it took me so long to include The Wonder Years’ patriarch Jack Arnold (Dan Lauria) on this list. To be quite honest, part of me is in fear of Jack finding me, rolling up his sleeves, and pummeling my skull to dust with his bare fists for disrespecting him in such a way.

Jack Arnold is the fucking man. He’s The Incredible Hulk without gamma-ray poisoning, always ready to blow his stack and become an unrelenting ball of fury and mass destruction. What’s the over-under for the amount of Communists he killed in the Korean War? 1,000? Take the over. Is it a stretch to say Jack Arnold is probably impervious to fire? That he eats gun powder for breakfast and shits bullets? That he could flip over a tank with a backhanded strike? I think not.

War is Jack’s natural habitiat, and that’s why he’s often miserable at home dealing with his hippie daughter, obnoxious son #1, and boring son #2: he knows he’s no longer in a position to kill. I don’t know why that would stop him (no jail cell could hold him), perhaps it’s simply a case of Norma taming the beast. She must have, because on rare occasions we do see the tender side of Jack, the loving husband and the caring father. It’s these moments that define Jack as, IMO, the greatest “TV Dad” in history.

Jack Arnold, I salute you. Please don’t kill me.

Don’t forget to listen to Episode 17 of 300 Bucks Damage, available for download this Saturday, where Kev and Gord will discuss their favorite TV Shows of the 80s, including The Wonder Years.

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Tags: Dan Lauria, Jack Arnold, The Wonder Years, TV

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300 Bucks Damage – Episode 11 – Saturday Morning Live Action

Posted by Gord Tep on August 22nd, 2009

300 Bucks Damage Episode 11

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Gord and Kev keep their televisions on even after the cartoons are over.

After listening to the show, check out our Episode 11 video playlist on YouTube!

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Tags: American Gladiators, Black Comedy, Ernest P. Worrell, Hey Verne, Horror Movies, It's Ernest, Pee Wee Herman, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Saved By The Bell, Sci-Fi Action Movie, Suspensful Elements, The Matrix, TV, Very Bad Things, WWF

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300 Bucks Damage – Episode 10 – Cartoons

Posted by Gord Tep on August 15th, 2009

300 Bucks Damage Episode 10

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Gord and Kev turn back the clock to when cartoons were everything.

After listening to the show, check out our Episode 10 video playlist on YouTube!

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Tags: Action Figures, Batman, Beverly Hills Teens, Cartoons, D.C. Comics, G.I. Joe, Ghostbusters, He-Man, Popeye, Shirt Tales, Super Mario Brothers, Super Powers, Superman, TV, Voltron

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300 Bucks Damage – Episode 7 – Nickelodeon Shows

Posted by Gord Tep on July 25th, 2009

300 Bucks Damage Episode 7

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Gord and Kev chat about great Nickelodeon shows from the 80s + 90s.

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After listening to the show, check out our Episode 7 video playlist on YouTube!

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