Frenchie!

So I was "watching" tv today while playing poker and heard a familiar voice. I look up and a commercial for French's Mustard in on. The voice I recognized was one DiDi Conn, aka "Frenchie" from the movies Grease and Grease 2. This had me wondering a few things:
1. Did they approach her?
2. Was this her idea to get some extra bucks because of her name as "Frenchie"?
3. Wasn't she on Benson?
4. Am I the smartest girl in the world for making the French's/Frenchie connection?

So I go to youtube find the commercial and 2 people have already made the connection. Alas, I'm not to be the first on Everest.
So to answer some of my questions, yes, it was her and yes she was indeed on Benson. To answer your unspoken question, yes, unless I find these two people I will die cold and unloved. However, before my uselessness to society kills me, might I suggest that French's pursue the mom from Better Off Dead for their next commercial?

Please to enjoy:

The Worst of SNL, by popular demand

Duff’s Top 10 Worst SNL Cast Members

1. Melanie Huttsel – my number one pick with a bullet. Sure she was fantastic as Jan Brady, and very good as Tori Spelling. However, she made that same goddamned face for every character, and that out of breath voice.. Uggg…she had ZERO range. ZERO.


2. Robert Downey Jr – I don’t care how coked up he was, he had no reason to be on this show.


3. Anthony Michael Hall – ditto, minus the coke.


4. Maya Rudolph – Ok, I know this might ruffle some feathers, but she’s been on the show what, 10 years? Are her boringly repetitive impressions of Whitney Houston and Donatella Versace even funny, or relevant? The Nuni skit has been on like 5x, wtf. Sure, she can sing, I’ll give her that, but this is a comedy show. Her tired skits bring this show down.


5. Terry Sweeney – Through no fault of his own. He was funny, but the show just didn’t know what to do with him. He was great as Nancy Reagan, however the show didn’t know what to do with an openly gay cast member. To my knowledge he’s the only openly gay cast member in history. So, he’s on my worst list not because of him, but because so called “edgy” SNL wasn’t able to write for him. While I love SNL, they would have been better to been riskier in their comedy. Past season 1 or 2, snl has never been edgy, counterculture or even the slightest bit non mainstream.


6. Chevy Chase – Yes, he was funny, yes he was good on update and as Ford etc. However, he is known for being the biggest asshole to ever take the stage at SNL. I don’t think I’ve ever read a good word about him on the show, other than from Lorne Michaels. By all accounts he was very racist and homophobic. I believe he told Terry Sweeney to die of Aids, if memory serves. Good riddance. Why has such a terrible man, made so many things I love? FLETCH!


7. Chris Kattan – sure, he’s kinda funny. But I can’t think of a sketch of his that didn’t make me groan. A few Mangos were funny, just a few. Gay Hitler, yeah that was good, but how old is that joke?


8. Jay Mohr – I want to put him on this list, because I feel like he never fit in. He always felt more like an actor than a comic. However, his fantastic Googly eye-d Andrew McCarthy impression was spot on, and he was an early adopter of the now overused Walken impression. So he is spared. I’ll put Beth Cahill in this spot, because I don’t even remember her being on the show at all.


9. Jerry Minor – Very funny guy, as shown by his Mr. Show appearances, but totally underused on SNL. I think they were shopping around for token black guys and sent him back to the bench.


10. Jim Belushi – A man only famous because of the death of his brother. I don’t see much talent here at all, his career is suspect. He’s also the #1 target of David Cross, and that’s good enough reason for me.

Fuge's Bottom 10
I'd like to start off by saying that My bottom 10 includes the Entire cast of 1985-1986 besides John Lovitz, Dennis Miller and Nora Dunn. No business being on the show at all. So here it goes.

Countdown Style:

Number 10. Joan Cusack. I mean, she is just on the cursed 1985-86 cast...SO forgettable. I mean, I've liked her post SNL, in movies and whatnot...and find her strangely hot, but sorry, your era was so bad.

Number 9. Randy Quaid. Again, I've appreciated some of his work, especially in the National Lampoons Movies, but SNL, I'm sorry.

Number 8. Melanie Hutsell. I mean, other than the Jan Brady Character, which is almost entertaining, everything else she did was the same thing with just a dumb look on her face, no comedic value at all.

Number 7. Pamela Stephenson. I don't even remember a single character she played...but I know she sucked.

Number 6. Danitra Vance...your season was so forgettable, I don't know who you are...but you have to be on the list.

Number 5. Terry Sweeney. 85-86...Hired to act in drag, which can be funny, and he wasn't bad, but he has to be ashamed of the era.

Number 4 and 3 Anthony Michael Hall and Robert Downey Junior. I am pretty sure they just did this show so they could get high. I mean, Why?

Number 2. Chris Kattan. Fuck You Mango.

Number 1. Jim Belushi. I mean, Brian Doyle Murray is at least pretty funny. You on the other hand, are awful...and should be ashamed of yourself. The only beneficial thing you ever did for society was make the movie The Principal, because besides movies about Martial Arts Style Tournaments, the Principal coming in to clean up the evil High School is right up near the top on my movie Genre list. But awful.

He Said, She Said

Ok, so here goes my SNL Picks, no order.

1. Chris Parnell - a dark horse pick for sure, but also one of the most under-rated cast members of all time. Fired not once, but twice from the show. Always funny, is known for not breaking character (Jimmy and Horatio, i'm looking at you). Last but not least, his raps. Those alone get him on the list.

2. Eddie Murphy - Ok, as per SNL rules you always have to have the token black guy. You have to have a black guy, a fat guy, a very tall guy, a very short guy, a canadian and throw in a few women. Mad props for Ellen Cleghorne for finding a way to get on the show, she was a rule breaker! Ok, back to Murpy, The Best of Eddie Murphy from SNL is one of my all time favorite videos. I think I can still quote it word for word. Between his sketches, short films and impersonations, he is still one of the most talented people snl has ever seen.

3. Norm McDonald - NORM! I'm sorry, but he's hysterical. He can host my Weekend Update anyday. He's brilliant, his celebrity jeopardy 80s Burt Reynolds earns him a spot, his Weekend Update and fuck you NBC/Lorne Michaels type attitude keeps him there. For some laughs check out some of Norm's appearances on Letterman...they are up on youtube and not to be missed.

4. Phil Hartman - UNFROZEN CAVEMAN LAWYER. nuff said

5. Kevin Nealon - I'm glad he's finally being appreciated due to Weeds, but damn he was always funny, a great straight man, and more than fills the tall man spot. He ties together any seat.

6. Martin Short - you need a short man, and I really don't want to sit through any chris kattan shit. While he can be annoying, he can also be brilliant. WAIT, NO FUCK IT. ACKROYD GETS THIS SPOT. He's not a shortman, but I mean come on. Ackroyd all the way. Plus if he gains some weight, he can have the fat guy spot, as neither Belushi nor Farley are making this list.

7.Will Ferrell - He's earned it. Fuge sums it up well. Diamond, Celeb Jeopardy, Cowbell, I could go on. Although I'm relucant to have him on due to the cheerleading, he's more than made up for it, although we do already have a lot of tall guys.

8. This last spot almost went to a lot of people. I considered Tim Meadows, Jon Lovitz, Seth Meyers, Charles Rocket (just for saying FUCK on tv) so I declare a Tie between Dana Carvey and Adam Sandler.

The ladies:
1. Victoria Jackson - so funny as a dumb blonde, also I need me some Love Toilet.
2. Gilda - slam dunk
3. Jane Curtain - perfect for those straight man roles, plus I've heard she's an ignorant slut.
4. Amy Poehler - always funny, always. I do even like when she plays that little annoying little girl.

This was tough, its hard to come up with a cast thats not only good, but you can see working well together. You need people who can be over the top funny, and people who are more dry and clever, you need someone who can do some musical stuff, and you need people who aren't one trick ponies riding out the same sketch over and over again. Also you have to consider the brillant people who just had no place on SNL. There was that season where they wanted to change things up and they brought on Michael Mckeon, Janeanne Garafolo and Chris Elliott. All brilliant comedians, but much to late in their careers to be on SNL. I like SNL as more of a proving ground. I say the same about Bill Murray, Garrett Morris, Brian Doyle Murray, Chris Rock and some other, all funny but just not good on the show.

Your Fantasy SNL Cast.

A fellow SNL Fan sent me around an email in which his friends decided who they would want in their Favorite SNL Cast of all time.

The rules were simple, 8 Males, 4 Females. Then he posted a spreadsheet and people sent around emails discussing the picks...I was happy to be included, and since I haven't posted a blog in a while, I figured, why not bring it to the foundation so that you can try it out yourself.

Here's a link to help you remember who the castmembers were:

http://snl.jt.org/cast/listcast.phtml

So here's my cast, and the reason why I picked them...

Males:

John Belushi. I mean, I needed one classic cast member on there. And come on now, Joe Cocker? Belushi was great.

Chris Farley. I decided to keep the fat dead guy theme going. Also, the skit with him and greatly coiffed Patrick Swayze as Chippendale's dancers is one of the greatest things ever put on film.

Dana Carvey. When I was growing up, It was all about Carvey, Chopping Brocolli, Church Lady Wayne's World...which brings us to:

Mike Meyers. Again, Wayne's World. And Lothar of the Hill People, and Coffee Talk, all brilliant in my opinion.

At the halfway point we are definitely top heavy on the late 80's early 90's, let's try to change that a bit...

Will Ferrell...I mean, I think I'd put him in here JUST for his work as James Lipton, but throw in Alex Trebek, Cowbell and Neil Diamond Storyteller, and you just have a winner.

Adam Sandler, I'll admit, I loved Opera Man. Moreso than the Crazy Costume guy or Cajun Man. I also think that the skits where he played Shannen Doherty's ex boyfriend, and the "You Can't Get There From Here" is worth it. Plus I'm giving him lots of credit for Billy Madison, which I know isn't an SNL skit, but I do love it so.

Norm MacDonald...again, I think this is mostly because I LOVE Norm MacDonald. I mean, his voice alone cracks me up. Also his work as fake Burt Reynolds on Celebrity Jeopardy alone gets him on this list. And he can help out on Weekend Update.

To finish out the list...I went with Darrel Hammond. And I'm not even sure why, I think because of his Clinton, and definitely the Sean Connery stuff on Celebrity Jeopardy...I love Celebrity Jeopardy, And to give some credence to the new cast, although he's been on so long, it isn't like he's really new or anything.

Female

Now these two, I'll admit I'm including because I've had a fantasy about having a threesome with them on the weekend update desk for a while now....

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. So Hot!

Next I went with Molly Shannon...I think she did some great work, people seem to remember her mostly for Mary Catherine Gallagher, but she did a lot more in my opinion. Especially her work as Monica Lewinsky...with John Goodman as Linda Tripp.

Finally, I had to go Old School and go with Gilda Radner...She was Just great...Roseanne Rosanadanah, Barbara Wawa and the old lady on Weekend Update that would get corrected and then say Never Mind.

So there it is, it's not so much a glorification of my opinions as I'm opening the floor to you, the foundation to give your own lists, and to criticize mine.

Also, A personal note...I will be moving to Somerville soon!

This means that Duffless and I will probably never get to use the "Sides of the River" idea in a post, but it does mean that there will be a higher concentration of Awesomeness on the Cambridge Somerville side of the river...I look forward to much drinking of cheap beer and eating of good food in the davis/teele area!

Dick Stinks!

While I don't want to see this site turn into every other blog that just reposts celebrity news and you tube videos, sometimes there is celeb news so juicy that the foundation MUST report.

Jon Lovitz has literally kicked Andy Dick's ass!

Apparently there has been bad blood between the two of them since Phil Hartman's death. Now I don't know the details, and some reports say that the ass kicking wasn't as bad as reported in this link, but nevertheless, JON LOVITZ KICKED ANDY DICK'S ASS!

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07172007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm

Like I needed anymore reason to love Lovitz!

My Favorite Quote

"The best post apocalyptic movie about dragons ever." - The Boy

I've got problems!

But I'm not alone. Everytime I see this Verizon Fios commercial and I kept thinking that the Dad is a really, really bad parent. I mean he just lets his kid hang around with the Fios guy, visiting his truck, while he 's busy reading the paper? So I thought, I must be the only freak who's reading this into this innocent commercial. So I went on the hunt to find the clip, and it took me all of 5 seconds. Please to enjoy:

I'm surprised that:
1. Someone took the time to record and upload this commercial to youtube.
2. Other people questioned this guy's parenting skills.
3. 51 people who not only found the commercial, but have commented on it!

Not to bring Baseball into this, after all I'm technically from the Bronx (go sox), this post is just too classic for words:

BronxBomberFan: Terrible paranting in this commercial. You have a cute kid and hes asking if hes talking to the cable guy. THE CABLE GUY IS A PETIFILE!.

I'm sending Bronx Bomber fan a dictionary post haste! "PETIFILE?" "Paranting?" good lord, these!!! are the people with the same sick mind as me?