Random Scharpling/Wurster References

[Matthew_S]

This comes up every so often so I thought there might be a thread already.  I didn't find one so, here one is.

Tom+Jon/TheBestShow are the subject of references, appearances, allusions in sometimes unusual or unexpected places. Feel free to share them here.

Here is a not-so-unexpected one.

This week's AV Talk at the AV Club discusses among other films, The Expendables.  If I remember correctly, they discuss a sequence in which Jason Statham beats up a basketball game.  They then mention Scharpling, Wurster and the Gorch as inspiration/reference for the sports team beat-up.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-the-expendables-eat-pra,44160/

[cavorting with nudists]

They were the subject of a question on Trivia Night in my local Brooklyn bar a couple months back. It was a round where you were supposed to identify the comedian based on a brief audio clip, and the final clip was Tom and Jon.  I know the quizmaster is a comedy writer and Best Show fan, so I wasn't too surprised, but I don't think any of the competing teams got it.

[JustNicole]

During the trailers for Scott Pilgrim last night, there was one for "It's Kind of a Funny Story" starring Zach Galifianakis. He says, "You're sweet to say that" in the trailer and that is definitely a Best Show-ism for me.

'It's Kind of a Funny Story' - Trailer |HD|

[Barry Egan]

He also said "bird-dogging chicks" which I consider a Mike-Show-ism.

That movie looks like it could be pretty good.

[cavorting with nudists]

He also said "bird-dogging chicks" which I consider a Mike-Show-ism.

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure "bird-dogging chicks" was planted most firmly in the lingua franca by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

[Barry Egan]

Oh right, I'd forgotten about that.  I no doubt laughed hard at that line when I first saw the movie, as I was about 11 years old, watching it with other kids at a slumber party.  [nice going, that kid's parents!]

That isn't to say 20 years later I don't giggle at the phrase "banging beaver", because I do, even if maybe I should know better.

[dutch]

He also said "bird-dogging chicks" which I consider a Mike-Show-ism.

I thought the same thing.

[amiright??]

PFT plays a character called Jon Wurster in the Mr. Show siamese twin sketch.

[NJL]

Mr Show - Siamese Twins

Was it another sketch?  In this one he's Keith Dunlaw.

In the AV Club today "...elite team of battle-hardened mercenaries so tough, one member—Statham—single-handedly beats up an entire basketball game in his free time."

[Martin]

"Jon Wurster from Marketing" - it's from a Mr Show sketch, maybe the siamese twins, but I don't remember (and I'm too lazy to check).

[amiright??]

Mr Show - Siamese Twins

Was it another sketch?  In this one he's Keith Dunlaw.

You're right - it's Tom Kenny who's Jon Wurster...

[Matthew_S]

I'll put this here, for no good reason.  Perhaps because someone may have already mentioned it...

NPR is streaming tonight's Superchunk show

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129889886&sc=nl&cc=asc-20100917

often these shows are archived for download, but not always.

[Matthew_S]

This one certainly qualifies.

http://splitsider.com/2010/09/50-comedies-to-add-to-your-netflix-watch-instantly-queue/

Sure, a list of the best comedies available on Netflix Instant is a great resource.

But, the fifth commenter brings it around to the BestShow.

"You forgot Clifford, the Martin Short classic. Tom Scharpling would be ashamed of you."

[Matthew_S]

This one does not even fit, really.

http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-09-08/music/an-oral-history-of-pavement-s-new-york-city/2/


There is no direct reference there, but the Pavement/Superchunk/MBV show is, I believe, the show where Tom + Jon first met.

[thisisjason]

I was watching Strangers with Candy, and in the episode where Chuck Noblet dreams of being a rockstar, this happens...