More Fun With Ken and David

Continuing with more Starsky and Hutch goodies, I bring you a blooper reel from the series. This is not the blooper segment that is included as a bonus feature on the Season One DVD Box Set. This is actually an old blooper reel that the producers made for the show to give out to various sponsors and other big shots. This used to be a tradition in the TV world. When the video revolution hit, these "gag" reels found their way into the hands of various collectors. And, as with most bootleg material, was copied and copied and copied and copied thus providing several different generations of the original footage. I have no idea what generation this is but I do know that it is not the first. But none-the-less, it is worth seeing. One last note - this is not family fare!

Le Claymation, Monsieur

As a kid, I spent a lot of time watching the budding children's cable network known as Nickelodeon. In its early days, Nickelodeon was made up mostly of an all day program called "Pinwheel". It was kind of like cable's answer to Sesame Street. Or to be more exact, Canada's answer to Sesame Street. One of the best segments of Pinwheel was a French claymation show about a boy and a girl in a world of all different shapes. It was only a few months ago that I actually learned that the name of the show was "Chapi Chapo" and was in French. As a kid I just thought it was gibberish. Now I know. And knowing is half the battle.

One final note - In seeing pictures and vid clips from the show today, I realize that Chapi and Chapo look a lot like my neice and nephew. Here are the opening credits to Chapi Chapo.