Did You Know?

Although this has been around a little while it still has impact. The details can be quibbled over but to me the overall message is valid: everything changes.

Local News "Birthday Wishes" Prank

A local news broadcast didn't check the names submitted for their birthday and anniversary wishes portion of the show very well. On the anniversaries, they cut out the middle names and initials on screen, but the announcers still say them.

Interviewee faints during newscast

Nicki: "any college... any colleeggge... whuuh..." while Mr. Shoesinthesand stands there watching her drop to the beach. And the prayer? It worked! She's sitting up!

Nukem!

Commercial for a great family game! As advertised in "RoboCop", directed by Paul Verhoeven.

Amazing Bowling

Japanese bowler makes an amazing 7-7-10-10 split. This happened to me once. But I threw a gutterball. Doh!

Red Flag Protest Prank

A TV show pranked some innocent bystanders into leading a protest march. A similar event happened to Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times". He picked up a red flag that fell off the back of a truck...

"The Seed" by Johnny Kelly

A cool, stylized little paper cut out and computer animation about the life of a seed. If you're interested in how it was made, you can check it out here.

Dr. Dove TV commercial

I'm not sure this would make kids want to go to the dentist. And the treasure chest? You know it's got floss and toothbrushes in it.

"Be A Nose!" - Art Spiegelman

An animated ad with drawings by Spiegelman promoting his new book, a collection of his private sketchbooks.

Extreme Sheep LED Art

This viral video for Samsung electronics is all over the webs right now, but if you haven't seen it yet... here ya go! Good editing and computer effects have created a heated "real vs. fake" discussion. In reality, it's a real fake.

"Muto" by Blu

Art evolves on the city walls of Buenos Aires.

Tiddy Bear

A real infomercial. There's a guy using it too; I guess his wife had two tiddies and he was envious.

Fiddling Pogo Girl

The kind of thing you'd never get to see if it wasn't for the internet.

Funky Video Mashup

A funky tune completely made by editing together other music videos found on YouTube. Amazingly well done.

Everything is amazing, nobody is happy...

Louis CK is funny on Conan O'Brien. If you lived back when phones had dials, you'll get this...

Mini Mardi Gras

A video of a Mardi Gras parade in Australia. The creator used tilt-shift photography and some other effects to make a real event look like a miniature stop-motion movie.

Parking Trouble

Who's more frustrated, the one who can't park the car, or the one watching the one who can't park the car?

How Fall Works

Nice short video. Everything's gotta be plugged in these days.

The Plot Sickens (1961)

A Modern Madcap cartoon, directed by Seymour Kneitel, written by Irv Spector. I don't think you'll see this on NickToons anytime soon... it's about a man who tries and fails to kill his wife, but he does poison an elephant and kill an alligator. Morbid and creepy.

Prank War!

These guys prank each other mercilessly. The last one was also funny/cruel and can be seen here.

Bugs Bunny in The Yellow Pages

Rose Marie and Johnny Brown in a sixties era commercial for the Yellow Pages.

Original Mr and Mrs Potato Head

Back when Mr. Potato Head was a real potato. I wonder if you could cook him with the face on?

Hudson River Plane Landing

A computer simulation of the landing by Capt. Sullenberger in the Hudson River. Watch this and realize how little time he had to decide what to do and how to do it.

Sushi Conveyor Video

A woman puts her video camera on the kaiten (sushi conveyor belt) in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan and catches the reactions of customers, sushi chefs, and workers.

Bus vs. Bridge Test (1996)

A bus is crashed into a bridge, and the bridge wins. Now I know where to sit next time!