Here’s one for my fellow aging Gen-X’ers. You know that crazy-ass kiddie show that was on in the morning when you were a kid, the one that nobody but you seems to remember? With the kids on the asteroid and the weird-looking puppets and the cartoons and stuff? Well, here are the psychedelic credits. And here’s Knock Knock the bird busting Goriddle Gorilla’s balls. And one of those freaking cartoons about the the little line man with the gibbering baby nightmare voice. And finally, Gary Gnu! (“I’m a gnu! How do you do?”)
Weird bit of trivia: Kevin Clash, the guy who did the voice of Goriddle, went on to do the voice of Elmo. While normally Elmo would be enough to earn somebody a piece of prime real estate by the Lake of Fire in Hell, it’s possible that Clash has earned a free pass through the pearly gates thanks to Goriddle. We’ll just have to wait until the Day of Judgement to know for sure.
I could have merrily finished my life without ever remembering that terrifically bad show. Now that I remember, I feel about 100 years old.
Comment by Rebecca Cucu — March 16, 2007 @ 8:53 pm |
I loved The Great Space Coaster! I remember Puppets Goriddle Gorilla, Gary Gnu, and The Huggles meeting all kinds of celebrity guest stars on the show such as Actress’ Sally Struthers, Mary Kathleen Turner, Linda Gray of Dallas, Aileen Quinn AKA Annie and Joan Collins of Dynasty to name just a few. Please sign the bring back the great space coaster online petition @ www. petitiononline.com/TGSC because it now has 2,595 signatures.
Comment by Greg — December 1, 2007 @ 10:19 am |