Friday Fun with Hanson: The Next Generation

It's been a long time since I posted something for Friday Fun, so this better be good, right?  It is, and - heck! - even NPR thinks so!  Enjoy the MMMBop kids all grown up and sharing their music video with their adorable little ones:

Fun but terrifying factoid: That earworm "MMMBop" came out in 1997 ... 20 years ago.
(By the way, you may remember how a few summers ago I was not above deploying "MMMBop" in psychological warfare.)

Friday Fun: Scooby Doo Theme + Ska Band

Friday Fun: "Star Wars" Theme on Accordion

Since the space opera celebrated its 40th birthday this week on May 25, here's something relevant: 

Friday Fun Video: The Dishwashing Robot

It's been a loooong time since I've posted a fun video, so here you go!

Hum from Tom Teller on Vimeo.

Friday Fun Video: A New Song From Eric Idle and John Cleese

Friday Fun: Cockatoo vs. Kittens

Advantage: cockatoo.

Friday Fun: Nike's New Ad

Now here's a fun ad!  You may recognize the narrator. That's Oscar "Poe Dameron" Isaac. Keep an eye out for famous cameos, too.

Friday Fun: Korean Movie Theaters!

Feel like seeing a flick this weekend?

Friday Fun: Real-Life Pokémon Go in NYC

OK, I laughed out loud.  Enjoy!

Winter Wonderland

It looks cool and all, but I'm not cleaning that up.

Friday Fun: the Honest Trailer for "The Martian"

I very much enjoyed The Martian, and the Honest Trailer is hilarious too:

Friday Fun Video: An Honest Trailer for "Inside Out"

I loved Pixar's Inside Out, but it, like all movies, is fair game for the famous Honest Trailers treatment!

Friday Fun Video: "What if Werner Herzog Directed Ant-Man?"

I loved Marvel's Ant-Man and will write a review soon (update: here it is).  It's been a frantic summer of work (and, alas, far less blogging than I would like), but let's take a break right now, dear readers, and enjoy this:

Friday Fun Video: Star Trek vs. Star Wars

Remember, though, that we've long been advised to look past our differences in order to team up against a true abomination.

Friday Fun Video: Doctor Who Does the Time Warp Again

Friday Fun Video: Peter Dinklage Sings About Tyrion's Survivability

I'll say this much: Tyrion Lannister's outlasted many another character on Game of Thrones so far.  Furthermore, Peter Dinklage is absolutely fabulous.

Friday Fun Video: Ultron Funk

I owe La Parisienne a big movie review for Avengers: Age of Ultron, but while I'm working on that, enjoy this as a placeholder:

Stephen Colbert Interviews Smaug

THIS IS FREAKING AMAZING.

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Friday Fun Video: Honest Trailer for "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Guardians of the Galaxy, the best movie of Summer 2014, has just come out on Blu-ray and DVD this week, so here's a brand-new Honest Trailer to mark the occasion:

Friday Fun Video: Life Imitates Email