February 18, 2006

"I AM BUZZ LIGHTYEAR . . .

I come in peace." Mrs. LMC and I are becoming devotees of children's movies. The Future Four Year ROTC Scholarship Recipient is obsessed with Toy Story which he has to watch at least twice a day. You cannot help but memorize the soundtrack and eventually spot plot inconsistencies. For example, the Little Green Man chosen by The Claw (manipulated by evil neighbor Sid) winds up with Buzz and Woody in Sid's backpack for the trip back to Sid's house where the LGM assures them: "The Mystic Portal awaits." . When Sid gets home, the LGM is promptly placed on the snout of Scud, Sid's equally evil dog. Scud shreds the LGM yet he reappears intact in the scene where the toys (led by Woody) confront Sid and save Buzz. Phin, Jen (formerly Jen Speaks) this is in your future.

Yips! from Robbo: Throwing down the gauntlet, I happen to think Toy Story 2 is better than the original. My only problem with it is that if Woody popped that hatch in the wheel-well of the jet as it was taking off, wouldn't this have led to some serious decompression problems when it reached altitude?

Also, just wait till you start secretly watching the kids' cartoons, loitering in the doorway or pretending to read the paper while they're flopped on the sofa. I know there's a big adult fan club for Sponge-Bob out there, but personally I think the Fairly Odd Parents can be screamingly funny sometimes.

Posted by LMC at February 18, 2006 04:55 PM | TrackBack
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I too enjoy The Fairly Oddparents, but I just LOVE The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron.

What's sad is that today I was singing along with a Barney song in the toy store.

"I put a smile on, a smile on my face..."

Posted by: GroovyVic at February 18, 2006 05:42 PM

So...is it bad that we have no kids and yet own both of the Toy Story movies and watch them frequently? (though honestly, I think the Incredibles is much better) and well, truth be told, we also watch the Fairly Odd Parents on occasion...

It's probably just wrong, right?

Posted by: beth at February 18, 2006 05:45 PM

Yes, but the Rugrats will make you curse the existence of television and video tape.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at February 18, 2006 06:03 PM

We love Fairly Oddparents, but my current fav is Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Eduardo rules!

Posted by: Sarah G. at February 18, 2006 10:57 PM

I mourn the loss of "The Angry Beavers" in an unhealthy way.

And yeah, I realize how that sounds.

Shaddup.

Posted by: Margi at February 19, 2006 01:58 AM

I've got several episodes of The Angry Beavers on tape, they clearly rock. Fairly Odd Parents and Spongebob can be funny sometimes, but IMO miss the mark sometimes too.

And the scene in The Incredibles in which the wife is seeing the new costumes demonstrated for the first time is the funniest thing I've seen in at least a couple of years.

Posted by: owlish at February 19, 2006 06:14 PM

I've seen Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer so many times I thought I would bleed out through my ears. Mercifully, the 2 year old scratched the DVD so it doesn't play anymore....

Posted by: KMR at February 19, 2006 06:28 PM

Sid went to Pizza Planet often and was good with the claw. That is why he had more than one Little Green Man.

Posted by: Bob at February 20, 2006 11:05 AM

I'm wondering how I got called out in the original post except that I'm a newlywed and The Question Most Asked has evolved from "When are you getting married?" to "When are you having kids?".

I love both Toy Story movies, but have to agree with Robbo that 2 is better than 1. So to speak. ;-)

Posted by: jen at February 20, 2006 12:38 PM

Jen, you were called out because you are a newlywed. You will become a devotee of children's movies no matter when you have kids. ". . .[i]t is your destiny" to steal a quote from The Empire Strikes Back.

Posted by: LMC at February 20, 2006 01:28 PM

Bah, blasphemers! The original is much better than the sequel. The only redeeming part in TSII is the girl cowboy.

Foster's is one of the only good little kids' shows on TV. Teen Titans (and the Justice League show as well, apparently) and Kim Possible are good, too, but they aren't really for the youngin's. Most of the rest is utter dreck, though.

What happened to the good cartoons of my childhood - Animaniacs, Histeria, Pinky and the Brain, Darkwing Duck, and the like? Some (like Batman and part of Gargoyles) are on DVD, but not much else.

Posted by: TheRoyalFamily at February 20, 2006 03:50 PM

I watched a bunch of Lazy Town episodes this weekend with my niece. Does that count?

Posted by: jen at February 21, 2006 11:14 AM

My six year old is passionate about Lazy Town, going so far as to visit the website and sing along with the songs on it.

Definitely not one of those programs with spill-over parent appeal, at least IMHO.

Posted by: Robbo the LB at February 21, 2006 11:17 AM

I agree. I'd rather watch The Wiggles all day.

Posted by: jen at February 21, 2006 04:10 PM

My late vote is for Toy Story#1. You can't beat the Sid / Scud combo. Particularly, Sid's words to the toys when leaving Pizza Planet: "Let's go home and ...play...".

Posted by: KMR at February 21, 2006 09:39 PM