Friday, December 31, 2010

"I know it was you, Fredo."




















The Godfather Part II
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
20 December 1974

Intelligence


























Invaders From Mars
dir. William Cameron Menzies
22 April 1953

Thursday, December 30, 2010

An Egg Grows in Gotham


Vincent Price as Egghead
Publicity Photo for "Batman"
ABC 1966-1968

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Carrion Death!

Shock SuspenStories #9 
 June/July 1953

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Last of the Independents

Charley Varrick
dir. Don Siegel
19 October 1973

Monday, December 27, 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Señor Droopy



























Droopy and Lovely Señorita Lina Romay
"Señor Droopy"
dir. Tex Avery
9 April 1949

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Simon says, "Jiggle your ornaments."



























"The Killer Trees"
Saturday Night Live
Season 2, Episode 10: 
Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa
11 December 1976

Robot Santa




















"The Futurama Holiday Spectacular"
Futurama
21 November 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010

The Misfit Elf


























Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
dir. Kizo Nagashima and Larry Roemer
6 December 1964

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Mr. Grinch

























How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
dir. Chuck Jones and Ben Washam
18 December 1966

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Popeye Claus

























The French Connection
dir. William Friedkin
9 October 1971

Out in the cold.

Mad Magazine #44
January 1959

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

"Time to fly, son." (2)



























A Wish for Wings that Work
dir. Skip Jones
18 December 1991

Santa Adam of Eternia



























He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
dir. Bill Reed and Ernie Schmidt
25 December 1985

Monday, December 20, 2010

Dietrich

Steve Landesberg
23 November 1945 - 20 December 2010
Actor and Comedian

"It retails for $1.98, and it's called Bag O' Glass."




























"Consumer Probe"
Saturday Night Live
Season 2, Episode 10: 
Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa
11 December 1976

Sunday, December 19, 2010

We're walking in the air...




















Raymond Briggs' The Snowman
dir. Dianne Jackson and Jimmy T. Murakami
24 December 1982

Saturday, December 18, 2010

"It's Christmas and Bill's happy? I'll tell you how Jesus feels-- great."




























"Twas The Nut Before Christmas"
King of the Hill  Episode 5ABE08
17 December 2000

Friday, December 17, 2010

Fast and Bulbous



























Don Glen Vliet
a/k/a Don Van Vliet
a/k/a Captain Beefheart
a/k/a Bloodshot Rollin' Red
15 January 1941 - 17 December 2010
Musician, Poet, Artist, Genius

"C'MON!"




















A Christmas Story
dir. Bob Clark
18 November 1983

The Cartoon Shelley Levene

























Lisa Simpson and Gil Gunderson
The Simpsons Episode JABF01
"Kill Gil, Volumes I & II"
17 December 2006

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Underrated

William Blake "Edwards" Crump
26 July 1922 - 15 December 2010
Legendary Film Director

"We wake up Christmas and celebrate by throwing rocks at moving freight trains."





















"A Very Sunny Christmas"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
17 November 2009

Not even a mouse...




























"The Night Before Christmas"
dir. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
6 Dec 1941

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Trapped in Bear Country
























A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
23 November 2008

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Monday, December 13, 2010

"Whatever I touch starts to melt in my clutch."



























The Year Without a Santa Claus
dir. Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr.
10 December 1974

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Saturday, December 11, 2010

"Santa's a lush."



























Art Carney
"Night of the Meek"
The Twilight Zone
23 December 1960

The Murder of Santa Claus, 1973!

Justice League of America #110
April 1974

Friday, December 10, 2010

"So dag-blained fancy I can't figger how to get the clothes innit!"

"Christmas at the Clampetts"
The Beverly Hillbillies
25 December 1963

"My own dog-- gone commercial. I can't stand it."


























Snoopy and Charlie Brown
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
dir. Bill Melendez
9 December 1965

From the God Help Us, Everyone! Dept.

"Christmas Greedings"
 Writer: Al Jaffee
Artist: Bob Clarke
Mad Magazine #156
January 1973

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Hooray for Santa Claus

 Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
dir. Nicholas Webster
14 November 1964

Way to go, Robin.

Batman #33
February-March 1946

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

"Merry Christmas is my favorite time of year."



























"Christmas Flintstone"
The Flintstones
25 December 1964

Punish!

Silent Night, Deadly Night
dir. Charles E. Sellier, Jr.
9 November 1984

Thurman Merman



Bad Santa
dir. Terry Zwigoff
26 November 2003

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

"Did you fuck my mom, Santa Claus?"

"A Very Sunny Christmas"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
17 November 2009

The Night The Mob Stole Xmas

The Brave and The Bold #148
March 1979

Monday, December 6, 2010

"Time to fly, son."



























A Wish for Wings that Work
dir. Skip Jones
18 December 1991

Black Christmas

Silent Night Evil Night
a/k/a Black Christmas
dir. Bob Clark
20 December 1974

"Turn out the lights, the party's over..."

"Dandy" Don Meredith
 April 10, 1938 - December 5, 2010
Dallas Cowboys Quarterback 1960-1968
Color Commentator for Monday Night Football 1970-1973 & 1977-1984

Sunday, December 5, 2010

And all through the house...



























Joan Collins and the killer Santa
Tales from the Crypt
segment "And All Through The House"
dir. Freddie Franklin
8 March 1972