Tag Archives: Tom Hanks
Gallagher: Still Mad After All These Years
Back in March Gallagher suffered three separate heart attacks and it seemed like the very appropriate time to post a long-gestating Gallagher piece we had been planning to write. Well, obviously, two months have passed, but during that interim we … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, Bad Humor, Good Humor, In defense of:, Masochism, Nostalgia Corner
Well, If We Can’t Have a New ‘Bosom Buddies,’ Then This is the Next Best Thing, Right?
No, wait, that’s the worst best thing. This is still the next best thing. And the best bests thing. A good tip is to abandon the cross-dressing subplot. Bosom Buddies figured that out by season two. Should have taken heed.
Filed under Bad Humor, Buffy & Hildegarde, The Worst
Happy (Belated) T.Hanksgiving
Hope your turkey was delicious! (and its production did destroy your kitchen, nor was it launched through a window) (and, yes, we know we posted this clip just a couple weeks back, but it’s more appropriate than ever. And if … Continue reading
Filed under Good Humor, Hanx, Lady Holiday
The Origin of a Laugh
It occurred to us recently, as we watched this classic scene from the Money Pit, that we may have very well learned our deep, guttural laugh from Tom Hanks himself. Sure, the nature vs. nuture debate remains, but as this movie was … Continue reading
Filed under Buffy & Hildegarde, Count Bleh, Good Humor
Gratuitous Search Term Bait of the Day: You’ve Got Jumped the Snark
The bulk of our daily search terms continue to be Survivor: Redemption Island related – Phillip, Survivor Phillip, Former Federal Agent Phillip, Kristina boobs – so we’re going to work with the odd man out in the group, “jumped the … Continue reading
Gratuitous Search Term Bait of the Day: You Look Wonderful Tonight
In just two short weeks Survivor competitor Phillip has already become a legend on this blog, taking his spot in the Jumped the Snark Hall of Fame with Tom Westman, Rashida Jones, Jason Sudeikis, Anderson Cooper, Guy Fieri, Jimmy Fallon … Continue reading
Filed under Count Bleh, Gratuitous Search Term Bait, Tribal Council
Reginald VelJohnson in Uniform Moment of the Week: Turner and Sutton
Okay, fine, we’re cheating this week. In this clip Reginald VelJohnson isn’t dressed in what you’d typically call a uniform. But he’s still playing a cop, and when we first conceived of this weekly feature it was under the moniker … Continue reading
Filed under Hanx, Reginald VelJohnson, What? Too fabulous?
Hanks, Hanks, a Million Times Hanks
We only caught about 1/3 of the Golden Globes last night (which, judging from what we saw, might have been 1/6 too much), but we were fortunate enough to catch the requisite Tom Hanks appearance. And, even if we had … Continue reading
Filed under Brilliance, Hanx, Mancrush
Whooo Isss It??? It’s ‘Bosom Buddies’, Finally Getting the Recognition It Deserves!
We were pleased to encounter some well-earned commendations for Bosom Buddies this week, from two relatively varied sources. First, in the AV Club‘s truly excellent Primer on 1980s sitcoms, they list Buddies as one of the cult hits from the … Continue reading
