Xarathos

I saw this on MTV2 once and realized how great this show was. I saw it going way back to its 'Liquid Television' days. The episode was about Beavis and Butthead once again working for Tom Anderson by helping him make a pool by laying down the concrete. Of course, the poorly eye-sighted Anderson is oblivious to the fact these were the same two kids that ruined his house by painting words all over it, burning the shrubs and stealing his lawn mower, so he goes off and gets trapped in one of those gigantic home hardware stores which is hilarious in itself because it's impossible to find anything. The two of them are of course idiots destroying the tool shed and everything in it with Anderson's tractor and get stuck in a concrete filled pool.

'Genius' is the word for this episode.

What can I tell you about this great episode of Saturday Night Live. Well it's great, for one. Jason Priestly hits the ground running with a great bit where he lampoons Beverly Hills 90210. We never watched the show, but a friend and I found ourselves remarking 'Give me your keys' after his character from the show sees people upset over the area code change. We never watched 90210, but it didn't matter it was a great sketch. As was the dating Sprockets sketch and one of my person favorites which was the Arsenio sketch where Arsenio Hall interviews the New Kids On The Block who were already past the expiration date of their fame. THe NKOTB (As they called themselves around that time) tried to convince Arsenio that they did everything themselves including writer their own music, do their own choreography, do their own travel arrangements, and design their own clothes. No doubt Kevin Nielen did a great update cast, which is challenging since he was following Dennis Miller and he's hard to beat. It's was great to watch this stuff, especially since I usually had nothing better to do.