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The Lantern
02-02-2008, 09:01 PM
I did not know where to put this. I thought it was funny and in some ways it applies to today.

It's December 12, 1980: Ronald Reagan has just been elected President of the United States. ABC is into the 2nd season of its late-night ensemble comedy show "Fridays."

In an inspired bit of agitprop, not seen on network television before or since, the writers molded "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with a talented group of actors that included Michael Richards as "Brad" and Larry David as "Eddie (Richard Nixon)," and made a political statement about the Republican takeover of the country that is as clear today as it was when it was first aired.

The studio audience responded with a standing ovation. Due to legal reasons, this episode of "Fridays" was never repeated.

"I'm just an arch-conservative, Anti-intellectual -- chief executive, From Cal-i-for-ni-a!"

Part one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sVAslUphUQ

Part two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlwYZ-fNTw8

Joe Knows
02-03-2008, 10:02 AM
I did not know where to put this. I thought it was funny and in some ways it applies to today.

It's December 12, 1980: Ronald Reagan has just been elected President of the United States. ABC is into the 2nd season of its late-night ensemble comedy show "Fridays."

In an inspired bit of agitprop, not seen on network television before or since, the writers molded "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with a talented group of actors that included Michael Richards as "Brad" and Larry David as "Eddie (Richard Nixon)," and made a political statement about the Republican takeover of the country that is as clear today as it was when it was first aired.

The studio audience responded with a standing ovation. Due to legal reasons, this episode of "Fridays" was never repeated.

"I'm just an arch-conservative, Anti-intellectual -- chief executive, From Cal-i-for-ni-a!"

Part one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sVAslUphUQ

Part two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlwYZ-fNTw8

LMAO

UnitedWeStand
02-03-2008, 10:42 AM
This is excellent! How did you ever find it?

Thewhole thing is hilarious, and very relevant--but if you dont have the time or attention span to watch the whole thing, at least watch the last song, "Let's fight the system again", as opposed to "lets do the time warp again".

Thank you for this!

The Lantern
02-03-2008, 01:34 PM
This is excellent! How did you ever find it?

Thewhole thing is hilarious, and very relevant--but if you dont have the time or attention span to watch the whole thing, at least watch the last song, "Let's fight the system again", as opposed to "lets do the time warp again".

Thank you for this!

Purely accidental. I was searching for Time Warp and ran into this. It just reminds me that the more things change, the more they remain the same.

"Let's fight the system again!"

Roxi
02-03-2008, 01:39 PM
great find, thx for posting