Meatballs and B.O. – The Story of Fry’s

The electronics distribution scene changed forever when the ungrateful Fry brothers ditched daddy’s supermarket idea and opened the Fry’s Electronics chain. “Dad never really did know what he was doing,” stated one Fry brother, “I mean, who wants to buy groceries?” When asked why they included a cafeteria in every store, David Fry responded, “We really wanted to create the most unpleasant shopping experience possible, and I think we achieved our goal…I’m not gonna lie, I’m proud of us right now. We started off by using Walmart as a template, but then John had the idea of having each store revolve around a separate theme, and everything just took off from there.”   Continue reading

Elmo Prequel Causes Controversy

The Sesame Workshop caused quite a stir this week, with their direct to video release of the film Elmo IV: The Jump Over Hell. Eager children and parents, hoping for a new cuddly adventure, were shocked by the graphic violence and adult themes of this new outing. Apparently, this prequel to the enormously popular children’s television show Elmo’s World attempts to answer the questions left open by the show itself. Whatever happened to the third Noodle brother? Why is Elmo red? What unsettled spirit resides in Elmo’s animated piano. And what is Dorothy the Goldfish really thinking? Continue reading