As mentioned previously, this introvert did used to dress up for Halloween without any hang ups about it. In that post, I mentioned two costumes: Wonder Woman and Punk Rocker. Since I’m visiting my mom, I could dig up the pictures for a better context.
I thought my mom had made the Wonder Woman costume, but she didn’t. She made many other costumes, though. For this costume, my dad made the bracelets and the headpiece out of coat hangers, cardboard, and aluminum foil-y paper stuff. They were so well-made, my sister wore them years later. My dad was awesome.
I was on a roll getting a picture with every single type of candy I scored until my stupid parents shut down the project.
A few years later, we enter the lazy bones era of Halloween costuming. I was a “punk rocker” for several years, and the costume was pretty consistent every year. It was so convincing – let’s just see if you can pick me out between these two pictures:
One is me and one is Sid Vicious. Look closely, and you will see some subtle differences that will reveal the answer.
This is actually a “Madonna fan with sensible, responsible parents” costume. But, somehow, “punk rock” was always the descriptor. It’s probably what started all the “Avril Lavigne is a punk rocker” bullshite. I’ve created this chart to help you create an actual punk rocker costume:
This is part of my weekly Saturday Morning installment dedicated to archiving and commenting on the wonderful “what else can we put in here to make it an hour” ridiculousness that is the cartoon series, Super Friends.
Season 1 – Episode 7: “Too Hot to Handle”
Airdate was October 20, 1973.
The Super Friends consist of Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman, and Robin. Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog are the “Junior Super Friends.” They haven’t made partner yet. They also have no super powers other than Wonder Dog’s ability to almost speak.
Short Synopsis: The Gotham City Museum is under attack by, “an enormous undulating ivy plant.” The wax figures in The Justice League Hall of Fame and Photo Exhibit (yes.) are melting! And, the glaciers are melting – again. In summary, there’s a heat wave. For some reason (I wasn’t paying attention), the Super Friends have to figure out how to stop the “drift of the earth” toward the sun. This is all happening because yet again, an alien race has decided to move to Earth.
Uh, ok, will do.
“You must preserve your body moisture until I get back” – Wonder Woman
It’s the 7th episode, and the writers are already this lazy.
“I’d like you to meet Professor Von Know-a-lot”
Yeah, I used to go there, but now it’s just a big tourist trap.
I made a brochure for the latest, greatest way to learn about Super Friends’ adventures and have fun all at once:
WTF Screenshots
To save the museum, Batman and Robin “turn the ivy in on itself,” which somehow makes it completely separate from the museum and creates giant chia-pet-like ball:
Here’s the entrance to The Pendulum Room at the local observatory:
Superman is Big on Details Narrarator: Returning to Justice League Headquarters, Superman tells of his encounter with the Solar Robot. Superman: It was some kind of remotely controlled Solar Robot.
I don’t wanna do it. Let’s call Flash.
The Super Friends recruit The Flash to do all the work, help. Here he is putting back together the Taj Mahal all by himself:
And here he is, uh, ok, I’m not really sure what this is, but whatever it is, The Flash thinks it’s fabulous:
If you would like to witness these shenanigans in all their glory, the first season of Super Friends is available on DVD.
Everyone knows what Cinderella’s castle looks like. Plus, screw her and her fancy schmancy high-value location abode. Instead, here’s a random selection of things I found worthy of photographing. And I promise this is the last of squeezing content from the Orlando stone.
These were "pay phones." You used to use them to make phone calls. Now, they are used to decorate awesome dinoaur/Route 66-themed restaraunts.Speaking of vintage dinosaurs, someone please find me this pink ceramic stegosaurus ceramic cookie jar. Christmas is right around the corner.Here's a picture of me, holding my charging phone and a ball of light, wearing my Shaun of the Dead shirt.I want the phrase "nine pound lemons" to replace "brass balls."This dragon dressed as a skunk farted in our faces and made us miss the Touch and Taste segment of the 5 senses tour. Then we had to see him taking a bath on the ceiling of his home. It was a whole ordeal.If I had focused as hard at school as I did helping out Buzz Lightyear, I may have been a better student.This pair of Chip and Dales were from the future. They were looking for someone named John Connor.
Due to being at Disney World this week, which takes up all day and then causes an instant coma as soon as you get back to the hotel room, I didn’t have time to do the next installment of Super Friends.
So, since it cannot be over-stressed that Batman needs to shut up, I’ve compiled his most shutty uppy-est moments so far:
Shut Up, Batman Superman (double checking that the money they have been tasked with protecting is still in fact, there): The money is gone! Batman: I suggest we investigate.
“Learning is something only Marvin can do for Marvin – right, Superman?” – Batman
Batman chiding Robin for not keeping off the grass.
My husband doodled this at work last week. Unrelated, but eerily appropriate:
Shut Up, Batman
“We can guess why you’re here Mr. Huggins – weird things are happening.” – Batman, ever astute.
Shut Up, Batman
“Here comes the twin to the other baby.” – Batman, referring to the second tidal wave.
Batman and the USGB, Like a Moth to a Flame
Batman and Robin end up at the United States Government Building again. They need to get from the 10th floor to the 60th, and, I swear to God, they decide to take the stairs because it would be good exercise (and because the elevator would be too “noisy”).
“Just enough to tone our muscles,” says Batman. Shut up, Batman.
Shut Up, Batman. For the love of God, shut up.
After Wonder Dog is giantized, he scares Shamon, who thinks he’s a Yeti, for some reason. Shamon runs back into the arms of Batman and Robin, who have somehow managed to get themselves stuck inside Shamon’s lab. Shamon then begs B&R to save him from the “Yeti,” who’s heading their way and B&R have this conversation:
Robin: What’ll we use, Batman, the laser gun? Batman: Only as a last resort. If this IS a Yeti, it’s a rare creature. For the sake of science I’d like to capture it alive. Robin: How? Its ten feet tall! Batman: I’ll fashion my batline into a lasso. You man the laser gun just in case.
The Super Friends consist of Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman, and Robin. Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog are the “Junior Super Friends.” They haven’t made partner yet. They also have no super powers other than Wonder Dog’s ability to almost speak.
Short Synopsis: Shamon is alternating between zapping a “space cloud” with a laser gun, which fuses chunks of gold together, and then uses a giant U-shaped magnet to attract these “gold meteorites” to it. This process, uh, how do I put it…here’s what the narrator said:
“And, after this mighty fusion, a mysterious mist slowly drifts downward into the atmosphere. There, it becomes strangely affected by the earth’s oxygen, creating exotic gases, unknown to earth scientists, and, like our air, appears invisible to the human eye.”
So, basically, dad farts.
The Dad Farts, I Mean “Mists,” Do Some Crazy Shit
There are two kinds of mists – red, and green, even though people can’t see them.
The Green Mist creates giants:
The Red Mists creates littles:
Wonder Woman concludes, based on two minutes of looking at various animals and plants shrinking and growing on some monitors, that humans are immune.
Somebody Get Superman His Brain Pills Wendy: It’s 30ft high, and really weird looking. Batman: What does it look like? Marvin: It, uh, it looks like a ‘u.’ Superman: It looks like Batman?
WTF Screenshots
An orange crushes a tractor:
This is what the REM song “Orange Crush” is about. True story.
Shamon has both a Hitler mustache and a Hitler mustache goatee:
This is Robin, talking to himself while hiding behind a giant ball of gold:
Wonder Dog + Red Mist = Wendy and Marvinmobile
You would see, the biggest orange would be from me, and the card attached would say “Thank you for being a Super Friend.”
“Say, might as well bring Wonder Woman a little gift. I mean, a big gift! Up, up and away!” – Superman, the biggest loser with the biggest orange.
It’s the Little Things that Make Me Happy
I like to proclaim it when I’m certain a sentence has never been spoken before. For example, I said to the dogs today: “You all haven’t even noticed the yard men yet because you like cat poop so much.” Super Friends is filled with these little bon mots and this one is my favorite so far:
“A giant lobster and a twelve inch whale? This must not be allowed to continue.” – Aquaman
Say what? Batman, to Robin: You alright? Robin: Never better, Batman! I’ve been having a ball, two of them, as a matter of fact!
Shut Up, Batman. For the love of God, shut up.
After Wonder Dog is giantized, he scares Shamon, who thinks he’s a Yeti, for some reason. Shamon runs back into the arms of Batman and Robin, who have somehow managed to get themselves stuck inside Shamon’s lab. Shamon then begs B&R to save him from the “Yeti,” who’s heading their way and B&R have this conversation:
Robin: What’ll we use, Batman, the laser gun? Batman: Only as a last resort. If this IS a Yeti, it’s a rare creature. For the sake of science I’d like to capture it alive. Robin: How? Its ten feet tall! Batman: I’ll fashion my batline into a lasso. You man the laser gun just in case.
