Home on the Range Glitches

Did you ever notice these bloopers from Disney's Home on the Range?

In the song "Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo," three separate references are made to Alameda Slim being fat, which he is. Only the lyrics always refer to his fat posterior; he's actually only fat above the belt.

Buck leaves the cows far behind, then, late, comes upon them again. He'll never catch Slim by going in circles like that.

Why does Lucky Jack pause to put his ear to the ground? He's not tracking anything, he's just leading the cows to his old home. Did he hear a noise he wanted to check out?

When Maggie shouts, "Cows rule!" she doesn't move her lips. More...

Free Comedy Skit: Time and Time Again

Travel through time with the nuttiest professor in this short comedy skit. Here is an excerpt:

Viking: This is the year 997, and you're in Norway.

Scientist: No way!

Viking: That's right.

Scientist: Land of the Vikings! Looks like I overshot Spain by a few miles. And years.

Viking: Just who are you?

Scientist: Ima Crackpot.

Viking: And what's your name?

Scientist: Just call me Ima. And you are...?

Viking: My name is Erika the Red.

Scientist: But your hair's not red.

Viking: I was named after my eyes. More...

Free Comedy Skit: How the West Was Lost

Want to poke fun at everything associated with westerns? Try this short comedy skit for free. Here is an excerpt:

Falling Rocks: Everybody knows Falling Rocks, the toughest Indian in the west. Why, every few miles there's another sign: Beware Falling Rocks.

Joe: You're tough, Falling Rocks, but not as tough as your brother Deer Crossing. I just saw a sign that said Danger! Deer Crossing.

Falling Rocks: My whole family is tough. There's Winding Road, Slippery When Wet...

Sheriff: That's great, tough guy! Then you can help me fight Tombstone Tex!

Falling Rocks: No way, Jose! I'm tough, not crazy. Tombstone Tex is the most dangerous gunslinger in the territory!

Sheriff: I know. And he's comin' for me!

Joe: Calm down, Sheriff. Here. You might want this badge. It belonged to the last sheriff.

Sheriff: It's bent.

Joe: Yep, it stopped a bullet while the sheriff was wearing it.

Sheriff: Wow! It must've saved his life!

Joe: It would have, if it hadn't been for all those other bullets. More...

Mashup: Lord Bowler Hat Guy

Brisco County, Jr. and the Power of the Orb

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. introduced us to The Orb, a mysterious spherical object with uncanny powers. The Orb was eventually revealed to be a man-made electromagnetic wave-particle net that captures energy at certain nodal intersections of the space/time grid. Although complete details have never been revealed, many of the orb's various powers were demonstrated throughout the series. These facts have been collected here, giving the most comprehensive guide to the powers of "that Orb thang" currently available.

The Orbs form a trinity, but still function after one is destroyed. Senior Spirit

The Orb hates evil; if evil persons try to use The Orb, it eventually ages them to dust. Pilot, Fountain of Youth, Bye Bly

Getting stabbed with a rod turns you to dust. Pilot, Bye Bly

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Brisco County, Jr. -- Cowboy of the Future

Brisco is always looking for "the coming thing," whatever's new in the way of science and technology. He doesn't seem to realize that he himself is the coming thing in many ways. No mere bounty hunter, Brisco adds to his considerable skill at shooting, roping, and tracking several less-conventional abilities. At least, less conventional for a cowboy. That's what makes Brisco County, Jr. a western hero for the future, and for all time.

Here is a list of some of Brisco's more unusual characteristics:

• English major with a minor in theater
  The Orb Scholar
• Knows Morse Code
  High Treason
• Speaks Latin
  Pilot
• Speaks Chinese
  Fountain of Youth

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Brisco County, Jr. & the History of The Orb

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. introduced us to The Orb, a mysterious spherical object with uncanny powers. The Orb was eventually revealed to be a man-made electromagnetic wave-particle net that captures energy at certain nodal intersections of the space/time grid. Although complete details have never been revealed, many significant bits of information about the Orb were presented throughout the series. These facts have been collected here, giving the most comprehensive origin & history of "that Orb thang" currently available.

The people of 5502 A.D. created three Orbs and sent them back in time to aid in the advancement of mankind. John Bly used a time machine to travel back from his year of 2506 to 1894 and steal the Orbs, which he then brought to the future and used to rule the world in a 2000-year reign of terror. Bye Bly

Karina traveled back to 1894 to recover the Orbs and prevent Bly's world conquest. Bye Bly

The first Orb was found in a crater in Arizona and later procured by Bly. The scorch patterns on it were consistent with those found on meteorites. Senior Spirit More...

Obituary: James Garner

James Garner, famous for his immortal Maverick TV series and the classic film Support Your Local Sheriff was best-known to Disney fans as the voice of Commander Rourke in Atlantis: the Lost Empire.