In trying to find something for this week, I had a choice between something obnoxious and something a bit on the sweet side. So.... Here is a video about pandas to one of the most obnoxious songs I know.

Recently I found a show called Science in the Movies on the Science Channel. The host, Nar Williams, is almost too geeky, but it's in a look-at-all-this-stuff-isn't-it-neat kind of way. Some of the stuff I already know, but some of it is stuff I might actually be able to use. This coming week's episode, though, just looks like a lot of fun. This week, Nar is taking us to Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

Nearly everyone my age has seen The Muppet Show and at least two or three of the Muppet Movies. And a lot of people my age (and slightly older) have seen the Muppet bits on the first two seasons of SNL. But a co-worker recently told me of a series of local commercials with what I would call Proto-Muppets. The following clips show those commercials in all their black and white glory. Enjoy!