80s Ridiculous Video of the Week: #1

It's time for a new weekly feature: 80s Ridiculous Video of the Week. Every Saturday, the 80s will make a comeback. Just about any 30-second clip shot from 1980-1989 was ridiculous, so this is probably the easiest idea for a regular feature ever.

This week's video is a clip from Hard Ticket To Hawaii. It may very well be the epitome of 80s ridiculousness, but we'll try every Saturday find something that outdoes it.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1896628

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Boom Goes the Dynamite

Aside from the Steve Martin/Tina Fey banter, the Oscars were pretty ho-hum, until that is, I heard Will Smith say "boom goes the dynamite". Wow, two worlds collide. I feel sorry that this poor guy's worst day ever, which before now was "just" a viral video on the web, has now made it to prime time on the Oscars. Sorry dude.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W45DRy7M1no

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The Return of Juaquin

Juaquin's train wreck continues, this time on Letterman. I would have to say Dave was masterful at making a silk purse out an R&B wannabe. He is still supposedly just playing another part and this will all get balled up in a pseudo documentary - who knows, maybe the next Spinal Tap. Somehow I doubt it. Hopefully this is more enjoyable than the last Phoenix catastrophe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1IncP6xjfg

David After the Dentist

One of the bad things about my childhood is that it happened so long ago. Before the internet. Had I been born more recently, I would surely be famous and/or arrested. For example, you would be able to watch a video of me beating Mario Kart 64 with my feet (the famous part) and also a video of me in Kindergarten during my infamous grandpa/blowjob story (the arrested part). So unlike me, this kid will now become famous and most likely arrested sometime in the future... lucky bastard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjMRydqBSJ4&feature=related

Joaquin Phoenix "Raps"

Joaquin Phoenix, whose first name mocks every English pronunciation rule in the book, recently announced his departure from the acting community to pursue a career in music. It sounded plausible enough after more than holding his own in Walk the Line as the gritty, tortured country legend Johnny Cash. Well he has finally unveiled his golden egg, but it has a suspiciously shit brown color to it. But as they say in... well, let's just leave it at "as they say"... shit brown is the new gold. Enjoy, if you dare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1LdNpj0giY

And here he is "walking" off the stage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhLJPGI7a7k

...and from another angle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWMF1uC1LUU&feature=related

Squirrel Obstacle Course

Talking to my brother tonight, I was comparing something or other to one of those squirrel obstacle courses, which I assumed everybody had seen or heard about. He looked at me blankly, like an untaken test, so he suggested that I make tonight's video one of these so-called "squirrel obstacle courses". Well, bro, here's what the hell I was talkin' about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWU0bfo-bSY

Office Space Trailer Recut

Sometimes it feels like Futurama's What-if machine is spitting out hypothetical scenarios in real life. Here, we get a glimpse at what Office Space would be like if it were a thriller. Now if only it included a Fing-longer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atHWASn_ygo

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