Today brings us 7 Silly Questions with Michael C
of The Wonderful World Of Nothing Worthwhile
Michael C: First off, I want to thank you so very much for asking me to participate. I was really excited at the opportunity when you asked me. The fact that I had just started my doctor's prescription of Valium had nothing to do with my excitement...honestly!!
of The Wonderful World Of Nothing Worthwhile
Michael C: First off, I want to thank you so very much for asking me to participate. I was really excited at the opportunity when you asked me. The fact that I had just started my doctor's prescription of Valium had nothing to do with my excitement...honestly!!
Morgen: LOL. Well, my doc just upped my meds, so this should be a whacky 7 Silly Questions interview! Starting with Question # 1: What is your favorite Simpson's TreeHouse Of Horror episode?
Michael C: Great question. I've watched so many of them. It's hard to pick a fav from over 18 years. Most likely the 3-D Homer one. I also remember an intro segment where Bart and Lisa are dressed like Charlie Brown and Lucy. I love when the Simpsons do cultural references and I love the Peanuts gang.
Morgen: They do so much quality pop-culture references & skewering on the Simpsons! My favorite Treehouse Of Horror bits are the tombstone epitaphs. Question #2. Imagine a book is being made based on your blog. What D-List celebrity would you have write the foreword?
Michael C: Hmmm, I'd say Bob Newhart or Fred Willard. I think they both are hysterical. Although in my book (figure of speech, not the book about my blog) they are both A-list celebs. Unfortunately, the world might not agree with me ;-(
Morgen: Whenever I think of Fred Willard, I think of the original Salem's Lot. He always plays such a smarmy putz, and this was the epitome of that for him. And Bob Newhart is under-appreciated, especially since Newhart went off the air (brilliantly went off the air!)
I think Bob would appreciate Question #3: If Mary had a little lamb, it's fleece as white as snow, and the Three Little Pigs were hiding from the Big Bad Wolf in a snowdrift, then at what time does the train arrive in Chicago carrying the Three Blind Mice?
Michael C: Great question. I've watched so many of them. It's hard to pick a fav from over 18 years. Most likely the 3-D Homer one. I also remember an intro segment where Bart and Lisa are dressed like Charlie Brown and Lucy. I love when the Simpsons do cultural references and I love the Peanuts gang.
Morgen: They do so much quality pop-culture references & skewering on the Simpsons! My favorite Treehouse Of Horror bits are the tombstone epitaphs. Question #2. Imagine a book is being made based on your blog. What D-List celebrity would you have write the foreword?
Michael C: Hmmm, I'd say Bob Newhart or Fred Willard. I think they both are hysterical. Although in my book (figure of speech, not the book about my blog) they are both A-list celebs. Unfortunately, the world might not agree with me ;-(
Morgen: Whenever I think of Fred Willard, I think of the original Salem's Lot. He always plays such a smarmy putz, and this was the epitome of that for him. And Bob Newhart is under-appreciated, especially since Newhart went off the air (brilliantly went off the air!)
I think Bob would appreciate Question #3: If Mary had a little lamb, it's fleece as white as snow, and the Three Little Pigs were hiding from the Big Bad Wolf in a snowdrift, then at what time does the train arrive in Chicago carrying the Three Blind Mice?
Michael C: It's hard to say as the three blind mice missed the last two trains because they thought they were reading the Braille version of the train schedules, but were actually moving their hands over the stucco walls. In fact, I'm still waiting for them!
Morgen: I hate it when blind mice try to read stucco! If I see them here at the local Amtrak station, I'll let you know you're still waiting. For Question #4: What crazy Halloween costume will you be wearing to my party this year?
Michael C: I'm either going to dust off my old David Letterman get up or work on paper mache busts of Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Joey Bishop and go as Pater Lawford with the Rat Pack attached to me.
Morgen: Wow. That would be an amazing costume. Sorta like the Mount Rushmore of Vegas, eh? Next question: If you could market one new product that would make the world a better place, what would it be, and what would it do?
Morgen: I hate it when blind mice try to read stucco! If I see them here at the local Amtrak station, I'll let you know you're still waiting. For Question #4: What crazy Halloween costume will you be wearing to my party this year?
Michael C: I'm either going to dust off my old David Letterman get up or work on paper mache busts of Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Joey Bishop and go as Pater Lawford with the Rat Pack attached to me.
Morgen: Wow. That would be an amazing costume. Sorta like the Mount Rushmore of Vegas, eh? Next question: If you could market one new product that would make the world a better place, what would it be, and what would it do?
Michael C: I'm still trying to get Mondays changed on the calendar to Fundays, so it's pretty hard to work on other projects right now. I'd probably work on a device that makes all cranky and crabby people happy. It would either be in pill form or rays emitted from a remote type device. Not to get serious, but when you are put to sleep in the operating room for open heart surgery at the age of 31, life's priorities tend to get shuffled around a little. Oh yeah, I'd find a way to have fresh pumpkin seeds on hand all year round without having to have a pumpkin available to carve in order to get them. My neighbors and friends are getting pretty tired of me asking them to keep their seeds when they carve their pumpkins year after year!
Morgen: I was just reading that pumpkin seeds are supposed to be good for men. I personally never got the taste for them... pumpkin pie on the other hand -- watch out! Question # 6: If you could insert yourself into an old classic sitcom, what TV show would it be, and what character would you be?
Michael C: Easily it would be one of two choices: Dick Van Dyke (Rob Petrie) on the Dick Van Dyke Show or Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show. They are by far two of my absolute favorites.
Morgen: Not having Nick At Night, I've never seen the Dick Van Dyke Show, but I could totatlly see you as Barney! And finally, Question #7: If Peter Piper picked a peck of Pickled Peppers, how many Pickled Peppers did Peter Piper pick?
Morgen: I was just reading that pumpkin seeds are supposed to be good for men. I personally never got the taste for them... pumpkin pie on the other hand -- watch out! Question # 6: If you could insert yourself into an old classic sitcom, what TV show would it be, and what character would you be?
Michael C: Easily it would be one of two choices: Dick Van Dyke (Rob Petrie) on the Dick Van Dyke Show or Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show. They are by far two of my absolute favorites.
Morgen: Not having Nick At Night, I've never seen the Dick Van Dyke Show, but I could totatlly see you as Barney! And finally, Question #7: If Peter Piper picked a peck of Pickled Peppers, how many Pickled Peppers did Peter Piper pick?
Michael C: It's too bad there is not a number that starts with 'P' to keep the alliteration going. So, I'll say Peter picked too many and was fined by the agricultural department for picking too many pretty pickled peppers, per chance!
Morgen: This question makes my head hurt -- you don't pickle peppers 'til after they're picked, so how could you pick pickled peppers, unless you were in the Piggly Wiggly picking up jars of pickled peppers....
Morgen: This question makes my head hurt -- you don't pickle peppers 'til after they're picked, so how could you pick pickled peppers, unless you were in the Piggly Wiggly picking up jars of pickled peppers....
Michael C: Morgen, thanks so much for letting my play along. I had a blast!!!
Morgen: No, Michael C -- thank you! It was a silly great time! And to celebrate your being here today, I present a Jannafied Mo as Homer J Simpson.
Morgen: No, Michael C -- thank you! It was a silly great time! And to celebrate your being here today, I present a Jannafied Mo as Homer J Simpson.
I suppose I'm Ho-Mo Simpson!
10 comments
Comment by Michael C on 1:13 PM
That was great and the Janfied Homer is awesome! Thanks again for allowing me to speak publicly...most people asked me to stop doing that a long time ago!
;-)
Comment by PARLANCHEQ on 3:54 PM
Ho-Mo Simpson! Ha!
Loved the silly questions interview. Do you do these via email and add in your comments to the previous question's response later, or...?
Comment by Morgen on 4:08 PM
Michael C: I thought you'd get a kick out of the Jannafied Homer J.
:)
parlancheq: yep, exactly. Are you volunteering for next week's 7Silly Questions???????
Comment by PARLANCHEQ on 4:35 PM
I never volunteer for anything. I have to be dragged kicking and screaming. :)
(But if you want to drag me kicking and screaming, catch me starting the week after next because I am going to be away a few days this upcoming week and things may be hectic.)
Comment by Lizza on 4:35 PM
Hahaha! This was funny. Great stuff, Ho-Mo Simpson and Michael!
Comment by Odat on 4:43 PM
Morgan,
What a great idea!! Loved it!! lol.
and Michael, thanks again for sharing you silliness with us all.
Comment by Mimi Lenox on 8:33 AM
Queen Mimi dips her crown to the King of Silly. You are a riot.
Comment by pickleshane on 12:08 PM
Hilarious! I'm so glad I found this blog through savage chickens :-)
Comment by derekcarney on 7:39 PM
I filmed an interview with Dan O'Shannon, head writer of Newhart and Cheers last year when he was visiting Cleveland State University. He is CSU's most famous drop-out and the school's President gave him an honorary degree (which ticked me off, since the guy obviously has enough money to afford schooling... why do we all have to PAY for something that he gets for free without having to do the work?!?!) Ugh. Anyhow, so you mentioned the last episode of Newhart, and he told us an interesting story about it. I had seen various conflicting stories about who actually wrote that ending on E! and VH1. Some people said that the idea to have the whole series a dream of the character in The Bob Newhart Show was thought up and proposed by the woman who played Newhart's wife, and some said it was other people, but this disappointed Dan because he swears it was HIS idea and there are a room full of writers to back his story up. If I have time sometime, I'll capture and upload that portion of the interview to YouTube and post it for your enjoyment, just to set the record straight. People taking credit for other's work is just wrong.
Comment by Cincy Diva on 6:54 PM
There is a number that starts with P...a Pazillion. My niece discovered it at an early age.
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