it takes a village...

About 12 years ago, (probably recovering from a night of wild dancing at the Garage, Eagle or Wall Street) I received a phone call from My Friend Brian, who was living in CA at the time, (I think---all the booze may have affected my memory of that time.) It was probably early, since Brian was, and still is, an early bird. And it was on a Saturday, because he was calling to tell me to turn on the comics, because he wanted me to see this:

And I promptly fell in love. What's not to love---A monster who eats socks who's all id, his superego best friend the footless blob of ooze who lives in the toilet (and keeps it sparkling clean), the co-dependent rag doll, the stuck-at-Kohlberg-stage-4 transformer, the fashion dolls, the cricket and of course, the closet monster, made up of dirty clothes and hangars?

Then I found out that there was a Mr. Bumpy Christmas Special. I promptly called My Friends Mike-N-Donna (who had cable and a functioning VCR) to beg them to record it for me, which they did, graciously.

So it is to you three I assign the honor (or blame) due to you since the kids have found the tape. You can share the honor of helping to Warp the Next Generation. They're going around the house singing perverted versions of Christmas carols with lines like these:

"Jingle Bells,
Bumpy smells,
Squishy's made of clay,
Santa's beard looks awful weird,
He might wear a toupee"

and:

(to the tune of the 12 days of Christmas)
"It's the night before Christmas
And my Philosophy:
All the toys in Santa's bag
Belong to me..."

And,to add to the fun, the boy has put a ten year old set of Legos (the Time Travelers set), which is impossible to find, even on Ebay, on his Christmas list after seeing them in a few of the many commercials during the hour-long show. (I did explain that Santa doesn't MAKE that kind of Lego set anymore; he seemed to understand, but I am still a little apprehensive about what THE MORNING may bring.)

Aside from the Lego fracas, I couldn't be more delighted. Now to get the video burned onto a DVD so we can plan for warping, I mean, passing on a tradition to their kids. Now should we play it at the party for everyone else's kids as well? :evil: