“Jim, put it down!” Then, as now, this comment could have been taken any number of ways in a classroom. But that is perhaps outside the scope of this highly instructive, incredibly poorly-acted little masterpiece about troublemakers who spoil it for the rest of us. The two best parts about this viewing experience are: 1) the fact that part of it takes place on the theater stage, and 2) it’s big fun trying to tell the difference between the intentional bad acting and the real bad acting. Open yourself up to a new learning experience…and don’t be like Jim! (Thanks again to YouTuber shaggylocks for his collection!)
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Anyone who knows anything about self-help knows that the way to inner peace is through non-attachment to external circumstances. And there are no greater teachers of this practice than house cats. As evidenced by the photograph below. So, don’t resent your apparently indifferent kitty. Know that they are giving you a guiding signpost along the road to your journey of self-discovery!
Ah, the bygone days when an obviously bat-shit crazy man could don a lab coat and become an ‘expert’ to whom we should be paying close attention. Add a bunch of words on blocks and then throw in a re-enactment that looks like an episode of Leave it To Beaver with Eddie Haskell as played by Christian Bale in The Machinist, and you have not only a handy guide on how to be mentally healthy in this crazy world, but boffo entertainment that will stay with you all week (just like a recurring screwed-up dream!)
Yes, the clip ends at a moment of intense suspense! There is a second part to this frightening bit of social engineering, and we’ll bring it to you next time. Until then, remember not to project your anger onto a wrench. (You’ll see.)
As always, props to YouTube dynamo shaggylocks for these great treasures.
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The Super Bowl has arrived to remind us that a bunch of people who actually took the time to get up off their asses and play a sport instead of just watching one are now making significantly more money than we are. So what better time to dip into the self-help movie vaults for a little inspiration? If we all follow the advice put forth in the charming, upbeat and really rather creepy and unsettling little film, we may all find ourselves transforming from run down, sickly little ticks into champions that will one day rule the gridiron! Now that’s empow-WOW-erment!
From the vault where the clips from Paul Maul TV Fund Drive specials are stored comes this thrilling moment of reclaiming your personal power. Â Long thought lost, this empow-WOW-ering segment will have you ready to throw out that thing which is most holding you back–your frikkin’ self!
Oh, the other screen down there? That’s just so the video ends up on iTunes!
Isn’t it jolly to think about how paradigms have changed over the years? Doesn’t it make your tummy shake like a bowlful of jelly to contemplate that back in the day nobody gave a crap about whether or not your child was nurtured in the proper, enlightened environment? And, hey, the kids back then turned out all right, didn’t they? Well, they got into drugs and then went on to head up corporations that destroyed all they used to stand for, but other than that they were fine.
Watch as Santa Claus, that childhood icon of generosity and fun, shows that sometimes he gets a little tired of being nice and goes straight for the naughty. Watch as Saint Nicholas introduces a gaggle of kids to a barrage of violence that not only makes Kill Bill look like The Notebook, but also involves animal cruelty! What do you want for Christmas, my child? Heinous physical pummeling with puppets please, Santa!
Thanks to YouTube wonder person shaggylocks as usual for this hysterical retro stuff.
There’s all sorts of Paul Maul video clips on this site, and plenty of stuff about movies, too!
Since I selected a few out-there holiday videos last year, it seemed to be in extremely poor taste not to do it again. And we in the empow-WOW-erment field know that there’s nothing more uplifting than videos made by people who either don’t know what they are doing, or do know what they are doing, but in either case seem to have a knack for subverting everything we thought we loved about this special time of year. Nothing gets us ready for self-improvement like looking at things with a fresh and/or skewed perspective.  It’s just a festival of yuletide enjoyment, and it’s all out there in the vast crap heap of cyberspace! Isn’t this a fantastic century? Happy everything to everybody!
P.S.: The last one is decidedly NSFW (or even home, depending on who’s there…).
I think this used to be a song by WHAM. I don’t know what these guys were on. Maybe it was something in the fruitcake?
The fine British comedian Harry Enfield gives us this brilliant bit that is messed up indeed, but in all the right ways!
This one has to be seen, er, smelled to be believed. Your world may never be the same.
Isn’t weird to think that something so misbegotten could have come out of perhaps the most popular movie of all time? Watch and let your jaw hit the floor. Countless times.
OKAY, GANG, HERE’S THE ONE THAT’S NOT SUITABLE FOR…WELL, YOU NAME IT.
THE HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS TO EVERYBODY. HERE’S TO AN EMPOW-WOW-ERED NEW YEAR!
Once again, courtesy of the awesome YouTube channel shaggylocks, let’s cast our minds back to the days before motivational speakers filled arenas and helped to raise money for Public Televison. Back to a time when the most useful information about how to be human came from clumsy recreations and mediocre acting. A time when hygiene films ruled the socialization process!
Take note as you view this searing commentary. You may be less popular than you think. Especially if you are cheap whore or wear one of the most garish sweaters even seen on a male person at a lunch table.
Straight from the Mr. Paul Maul YouTube channel comes this delightful and informative dating advice video. Everybody wants to indulge in the harmless but certainly dysfunctional pastime of seeking out an ex on the Internet. But sometimes, those little bastards don’t make it easy to find them. Watch as co-workers Travis and Alicia discuss a foolproof method for always being able to obsess about your former relationships!  Oh, and it’s also on iTunes! (That’s why there’s another little video box at the bottom of the post.  Not that you were panicking about it or anything.)
Long before great and life-changing motivational speakers like me came along, people relied on instructional films to tell them how to grab life by the short hairs. Â Ironically, many of these films also contained warnings about the short hairs themselves, but that is a topic for another time.
For now, let us take a look at how various aspects of the socialization process can be made so much easier by creating pat, imaginary scenarios that proceed from the delightful viewpoint that their intended audience is about as evolved as a push pin. Â Which may well have been true, btw.
My thanks go out to YouTuber shaggylocks, whose delightful channel yielded this deeply moving little morality play about how testosterone and estrogen have the damndest time figuring out how to commingle in the work place. Â Sound familiar, ladies? Â Okay, dude from the AV department, start the projector.
