Today I learned...

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

6 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

Robbie Keane and Morrissey are cousins.

What Difference Does It Make?

[Dr. Alan Grant]

TIL that I weigh more than Homer Simpson in the series 1 episode, Homer’s Night Out.

From now on, exercise every morning. 

[Bellenda Carlisle]

1 hour ago, Dr. Alan Grant said:

TIL that I weigh more than Homer Simpson in the series 1 episode, Homer’s Night Out.

From now on, exercise every morning. 

If it makes you feel any better TIL in the latest episode of family guy that Peter Griffin is 307 lbs

[Dr. Alan Grant]

31 minutes ago, Bellenda Carlisle said:

If it makes you feel any better TIL in the latest episode of family guy that Peter Griffin is 307 lbs

The way I’m going, I’ll be making a “TIL I learned I’m heavier than Peter Griffin” post in about 6 months. There’s nothing quite like weighing yourself for the first time in years and needing a moment to take it in. 

Edited October 16, 2024 by Dr. Alan Grant

[Monkee]

TIL Penfold from Danger Mouse is a hamster - I always thought he was a mole.

I also learned that was voiced by Kevin Eldon.

[davertfnewman]

2 hours ago, Monkee said:

TIL Penfold from Danger Mouse is a hamster - I always thought he was a mole.

I also learned that was voiced by Kevin Eldon.

And Terry Scott originally.

[BomberPat]

6 hours ago, Monkee said:

TIL Penfold from Danger Mouse is a hamster - I always thought he was a mole.

I also learned that was voiced by Kevin Eldon.

incidentally, I only recently learned that Penfold is the name for an old Victorian postbox design, so his name is presumably a reference to that, given that their base is in a postbox. 

[Chris B]

I recently learned that Tom Cruise was originally cast as Captain Planet, and recorded the first six episodes. His schedule got in the way and he dropped out, so it was re-recorded with a different voice actor.

[davertfnewman]

5 hours ago, Chris B said:

I recently learned that Tom Cruise was originally cast as Captain Planet, and recorded the first six episodes. His schedule got in the way and he dropped out, so it was re-recorded with a different voice actor.

For the first few series, when the money and support was there, they used a lot of stars and the animation was "better". As it went on, the guys they couldn't afford dropped out (Meg Ryan, Jeff Goldblum, etc.) and it was a lesser looking show.

 

On the new Danger Mouse acting front, the only "famous" person I'd claim to know or be friendly with is a guy called Rasmus Hardiker, who was Steve Coogan's apprentice in Saxondale and has played Duckula, some of the Thunderbirds pilots and does other on screen and voice acting appearances. He's the guy who went to the King about his sheep in House of the Dragon. Only know him because he goes to the same Transformers convention I go to every August.

[Cousin Jim Bob]

23 minutes ago, davertfnewman said:

For the first few series, when the money and support was there, they used a lot of stars and the animation was "better". As it went on, the guys they couldn't afford dropped out (Meg Ryan, Jeff Goldblum, etc.) and it was a lesser looking show.

 

 

This is TIL for me but I always thought Captain Planet was a one or two season 80's/90's cartoon failure like M.A.S:K. or something that then disappeared. I'm kind of amazed it got 6 seasons.

Even as a kid at that time who would watch any old shite. I remember watching a few episodes and noping out.

[Chris B]

Just now, Cousin Jim Bob said:

 

This is TIL for me but I always thought Captain Planet was a one or two season 80's/90's cartoon failure like M.A.S:K. or something that then disappeared. I'm kind of amazed it got 6 seasons.

Even as a kid at that time who would watch any old shite. I remember watching a few episodes and noping out.

It was Ted Turner's passion project, even more than WCW. I listened to this podcast the other day about it (Decoder Ring is superb).

 

[davertfnewman]

44 minutes ago, Cousin Jim Bob said:

 

This is TIL for me but I always thought Captain Planet was a one or two season 80's/90's cartoon failure like M.A.S:K. or something that then disappeared. I'm kind of amazed it got 6 seasons.

Even as a kid at that time who would watch any old shite. I remember watching a few episodes and noping out.

It's like the final seasons of TMNT, when David Wise had left as the head writer and they revised the look with the red sky, new theme tune, different animation style, shuffling Shredder and Krang off to be replaced by Lord Dregg. Not a show worth wasting time with at that point.

[Surf Digby]

On 10/18/2024 at 6:11 AM, davertfnewman said:

And Terry Scott originally.

Terry turned up to the recording session in sunglasses and a flouncy silk shirt, open almost all the way to his waist to show off his big medallion, and expected it to be some sort of "event" where he'd be treated like a star.

 

TIL that Joan Hickson's middle name was Bogle. 

[Jazzy G]

George Lazenby played Bond a second time in an 80s Man From Uncle movie. 

 

[johnnyboy]

8 hours ago, Jazzy G said:

George Lazenby played Bond a second time in an 80s Man From Uncle movie. 

The composer's brief must have been "make it sound as close to actual Bond music as you can without us getting sued."