Even though the episodes are often hit or miss lately, one of the things I love about “South Park” is how timely it can be. The show’s short production time allows it to rip on current events. Tonight’s episode was no different — it had fun with the results of this year’s presidential election.

If you ever wondered how the show manages to keep to such a tight schedule, check out “6 Days to South Park.” This series of video clips gives some behind the scenes insight.

“The Ren & Stimpy Show” originally ran on Nickelodeon in the early 1990s and was known for being rather risque. It was canceled eventually. Years later, the show resurfaced on Spike as an adult-themed version. I’m assuming the following clip is from that version, and as such is NSFW.

Watch it after the jump.

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Sen. Joe Biden dunks Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Ellen’s talk show. (via IM from Wogs)

I’m caught in the middle of a lull between Britcoms. That lull contains a show called “Click & Clack’s As The Wrench Turns.” It’s full of meh.

I expected better out of my pledge dollars. Oh, wait… they never got my pledge dollars.

On its website, CBS posted some behind the scenes clips from “the Price is Right” featuring Drew Carey interacting with the audience during commercial breaks. In this clip, a fan asks Drew to autograph his tummy.

“Drew Carey was here,” indeed.

If, like me, you happened to “miss” the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards — I opted to watch my DVD set of “the Simpsons: the Complete Sixth Season” while folding my laundry instead — chances are you missed the medley of television theme songs performed by Josh Groban. Honestly, I’m sorry I missed seeing that live, not because I’m a Grobanite (I’m not.), but because I thought it really kicked ass.

The video is below. An annotated list of the 27 included theme songs (complete with theme titles [if available], cameo appearances and the points in time where each theme occurs) is after the jump.

(via cupidboi79)

In November, MTV will finally put its cash cow out to pasture. “TRL” — short for “Total Request Live” — will end its ten-year run with a two-hour special.

The majority of my cousins on mom’s side of the family exhibited some sort of artistic talent at one point or another. A few examples: Natalie in Puerto Rico is a dancer; Alex in Miami, a painter; and Joe in New York, a drummer and actor. (I don’t intentionally mean to leave people out, but these are the ones that immediately come to mind.) As for myself, I sang, I acted, and I drummed in two different kinds of marching bands. (Oh, and there was that one-day gig in a kazoo band, but that was for a television gag, so it doesn’t count.)

Then there’s Chris, pictured above and also in New York, who this week wraps up a stint with the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. He’s even featured prominently in the local paper up there.

Not only that, but according to the article, New York City’s PBS station will air a one-hour special on the festival hosted by Kristen Chenoweth, followed by a presentation of Twelfth Night. Chris is snare drumming in that production.

So this leaves me very proud of him. And very jealous. But mostly proud.

While searching for something completely unrelated, I came across this television spot Betty White made for Fantastik — in an aerosol can.

Just wait until the end of the commercial, and watch how she lets those CFCs fly!

Today’s N.Y. Daily News gives a sneak preview of “Sesame Street’s” 39th season premiere, which airs today on PBS. (Cripes, 39 years — I suddenly feel old. The show was nearing the end of its 8th season when I was born.)

Feist’s re-working of “1234″ is supposed to be included in today’s episode. If you missed it the first time I posted it, here it is again.

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