Speaking Of ‘Star Trek’….
On this 48th anniversary of the series debut, here’s an idea of just how wildly popular the show was. Mad Magazine did a parody!
Our friend Dick DeBartolo wrote “Star Blecch” for Mad’s December ’67 issue and here is Shatner and Nimoy reading it on location. Dick’s story was beautifully illustrated by Mort Drucker, and at the link below is a colorized version for you to share and enjoy! – Bobby Ellerbee
http://startrekanimated.com/mad_01.html
A Real Breakthrough…at the time Very interesting demo of the first nonlinear editing system from 1971. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bNmsKBqFPQ The CMX 600 was the very first non-linear video editing system. It was introduced in 1971 by CMX Systems, a joint venture between CBS and Memorex. CMX referr… Source
While I’m At It… Since I just posted the 1948 color photo below of a WGN TK10, I thought I would follow it it up with a shot of the only known surviving camera from the original 8 that WGN bought in 1948. This camera came to me about 2 years ago and I am […]
Remember This? This was the night Johnny went from his set in Studio 1, across the hall to Studio 3 where Don Rickles was taping. The cameras are RCA TK44Bs. Enjoy and share! – Bobby Ellerbee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj2S2n64DeQ Johnny Carson tracks down Don Rickles on the set of “C.P.O. Sharkey” to see if Don broke Johnny’s […]
John Vassos: Transparent Television Yesterday, I posted a story on industrial design pioneer John Vassos and his influence on the RCA Television cameras. Today, I thought I’d show you the plexiglass TRK 12 receiver he built for the 1939 World’s Fair. Vassos helped design the RCA building there, and all of the display areas. Source
LOL! BTW, I used to love Whip ‘n’ Chill. 😉
Looks like they may be at the famous Vasquez Rocks location…….
Two of my all-time favorites – “Star Trek” and MAD Magazine! 🙂
Still a hilarious parody!
Funniest thing I’ve seen all day, and it’s only 0830. I think I’ll just go back to bed. It doesn’t get any better than this.
The “other planet” of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasquez_Rocks
DeBartolo and Drucker also did a Lost In Space parody the year before called “Loused Up In Space”. The LIS cast spoofed the spoof by imitating the first panel of the satire…
I still remember one exchange between Captain Kook and Mr. Spook in the Mad parody:
Mr. Spook – “Why, Captain, how could you say that? I don’t believe my ears!”
Captain Kook – “Mr. Spook, I can’t believe your ears, either!”
The best Star Trek parody that has ever been done has and ever shall be SNL’s “Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise”. John Belushi as Captain Kirk, Chevy Chase as Spock, and Dan Aykroyd as McCoy. That was without a doubt the best SNL-themed Star Trek sketch. Then again, there was that “Love Boat: The Next Generation” when Patrick Stewart hosted, and of course……who can forget Shatner’s “Get a Life” when he hosted.