Fun With Shorts: What Makes a Good Party?

[1990ribs]

i hope they like me they will or i'll kill them

[Dablkwid0w2008]

Didn't hear one guests offer to help the host clean up..what a bunch of free loaders!

[Dablkwid0w2008]

Sure way to cut down on the invite list

Tell your guests it's BYOB and pot luck watch your guest list thin out

And what they couldn't be bothered playing records and dancing like a normal teen party...?

[thefaboloussob]

5:54 I didn't know you can have job interviews at this rager.

[thefaboloussob]

Oh yes. This is the most splendid conference/meeting ever!

[thefaboloussob]

2:30 I was gonna suggest carrier pigeons or leaflets. (Actually that leaflet idea sounds pretty cool.)

[thefaboloussob]

1:25 The kinda sleepover fantasy as suggested by your attorney or publicist.

[thefaboloussob]

1:04 This is actually a Washington's Birthday party.

[nanlisa]

What makes a good party? A sample of what's above. Good clean fun. Sandwiches. Potato chips. Pretzels. Potato Salad. Cold Cuts. Cheese. Cole Slaw. Cake. Decent entertainment. Soda. What's wrong with that? You can have a nice party without drugs and alcohol.

Parties with weed, booze, and loud music will have the cops right at your door in a minute.

[Newtwist75]

Those hats in the hat contest were later dusted off and loaned out to guests of Will and Kate's Royal wedding or so it would appear.

[LordCutlerBeckett]

Matthew Broderick?

[Newtwist75]

Looks like a swingers party for the frigid.

[TheIr0nMike]

@Newtwist75 This is actually the late 40s/early 50s equivalent of a psuedo-religious orgy.

[Newtwist75]

@TheIr0nMike when you put it that way.....yeah you are right.

[EllieM89]

Not 'unplanned fun'! That's going to extremes isn't it?

[TackyRackyComixNEO]

Is it just me, or did Rhythm sound more like a "We Will Rock You" sing-along?

[JBurdoo]

What the heck is "rhythm?"

[MST3K1986]

I always take these shorts with a girain of salt. Mainly because you have to remember that all these old educational shorts were made by a bunch of men who came of age in the 1920`s, and were under the delusion that this how teenagers actually behaved.

[tomservo56954]

@MST3K1986 It's more accurate to say it is how those people WANTED teenagers to behave. These films were meant to teach young people the "proper" way to do things, after the social upheavals of the Depression and World War II. It was felt teenagers hadn't been properly socialized to fit into the adult world as it was, so that was the purpose of these films.

[classicphile]

"What makes a good party?"

"Hint: it rhymes with shmalcohol."

Funny!

[Jcolinsol]

@classicphile

Andy Warhol?

[Oppledeldoc]

I think those hats are going to bind them all forever in a strange way, just like a Masonic ritual.

[ddgasm]

"hint: rhymes with schmalcohol" LOL

[zachi033]

Anybody else laugh at 2:20 when she said "Mah haus"?

[blugreen123]

apparently these "teenage" girls are 37 yrs. old

[kissmeimaidiot]

"Is ecstacy entertainment or refreshment?"

I lol'd so hard at this one.

[DrGregoryHouseIT]

The only way I could be interested in such a party would be if the 'games' were the ones from the SAW saga. Let's put Eileen in the Angel Trap, for an example.

[Newtwist75]

Hot chocolate and sandwiches? This aint a church social. Get a keg and call Dominos!

[dfirest1]

"4 extra girls for Jim and Steve" Sounds like the boys are gonna have fun tonight!

[Newtwist75]

Someone couldn't spike the cokes with a little rum? Why were people so boring back then?

[rockisheaven]

If I hear the word "pleasant" one more time...

[Newtwist75]

Does the scene in the bedroom remind anyone of the Look at Me Im Sandra Dee number in Grease...

Wont go to bed till Im legally wed.......

[Newtwist75]

Room Mate? Is that what they called participants in Bromance back then?

[tsnoopy76]

A hat making contest? Seriously?? This party's way too much for me lol.

[DrGregoryHouseIT]

"We need something to eat and something to drink: refreshments!"

Thanks for having explained it to us poor idiots, O Girl From 'How Do You Know It's Love?'.

[needles1987]

"What makes a good party?"

X-Box 360

Playstation 3

Pizza

Weed

Beer

[lonelysith66]

"The panda is terrified!"

I don't blame it!

XD

[snakes3425]

What Makes a good Party

Entertainment: An Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, Copies of HALO, Left 4 Dead, Gears of War, Call of Duty, Killzone, Resistance: Fall of Man

Refeshments: Mountain Dew, Booze, Pizza, Chips, Hotdogs.

[snakes3425]

This isn't a party, it's a funeral service.

[Newtwist75]

Hell I have been to wakes with more fun than this!

[Iamafishproductions]

"Let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor..."

[robotrix]

"And if some of the guests forget to be part of the group, someone..even a guest...can act as 'cock-blocker', throw cold water on any budding match-up and drag them back to the lame party games...."

[45gunner]

"Raciest sing-alongs!"-LMAO!!!

Knowing when to go home-"We are OUT of chips and theres NO more booze, ya freeloaders...you have 3 min to depart the premises..."-then release the hounds!

[tomservo56954]

@45gunner Yes, Mr. Burns...

[ShadesofScorpius]

"Mathew Broderick?"

Jeez.. I cant help but notice the bed is bizzarely bouncy. Is there only one huge spring right in the middle of it?

"Hint: It rhymes with shmalcohol."

[VIEWTUBE00000]

Can you imagine black people doing this??

[lonelysith66]

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha - No.

XD

[texanhoustonguy]

"... and the Kennedys"

[Drewxor]

"sneak into the bedroom and riffle through their coats" made me choke on what I was eatting. Hilarious.

[DrGregoryHouseIT]

Those three girls sure have dirty minds, don't they? XD

[pittland44]

Q: What makes a good party?

A: As much hard liquor as is humanly possible.

[634devil]

Where exactly would one get this schamlcohal?

[DrGregoryHouseIT]

In the schwimnery, of course! XD

[DrGregoryHouseIT]

Why is the girl at the beginning dressed as if she just arrived from a funeral?

And, 'roommate'? Is that how they called it, those days? If so, they would like the 'gay' entertainment, a lot! ^_^

[dream6cold6code6]

Weed

trash food

360

cell call to friends

major smoke out

everyone stoned and red eyed and to stoned to move an inch and laughing for 8 hrs straight?

hell thats what I call a party but I prefer smoke out.

[Kahran042]

Absinthe!

[dream6cold6code6]

Absinthe? hell why not but I'm not sure you can get hold of it in the UK where I live, though how about you? but yeah your absolutely right =) good idea!

[blugreen123]

schmalcahol! Haha! what's with the use of the word "gang"?

"Don't be trippin'!" What made this a good party? Why, the total lack of spontaneity of course!

[SlumNobility]

wow, Sheeple!

[angryseraph]

"Spice up your party with a little racist sing-a-long!" HA!

[angryseraph]

OK, I was skeptical, but this was great! Well done! :)

[YesIwatchthis]

You are epic

[OelkerStudios]

the conformity's so thick you can slice it with a chainsaw

[Timewap]

I have a suggestion for a line.

"...it provides a means for choosing a partner for the next game" (of ritual suicide).

[fdragon010]

What makes a good party?

Xbox 360 and Halo. And soda. And pizza. And beer.

[dfirest1]

You forgot chips!

[fdragon010]

Oh yeah. And dip too. And some kind of sugary dessert to follow.

[YaoiHuntressEarth]

@fdragon010 And strippers, don't forget strippers.

[RRVCrinale]

@fdragon010 And depending on your circle of friends, a good movie or a movie that's so bad, it's good.

And Street Fighter!

[iCrash20]

"Is ecstacy a refreshment or entertainment...hmm?" LOL! Great job dude!

[barryismygod]

@iCrash20 it's both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



[insanedemonspaz]

I thought it was bobbing for apples in water, not on strings. you know what makes a good party? Booze and naked Twister!

[myrobotpanda]

let the bodies hit the floor

lol

[snakes3425]

"The purpose of a party is to have fun." Clearly that statement doesn't apply to this party.

[baroquejen]

'You can't keep me away!'

'That's not what the judge says...'

LOL

[guitarfaces]

"let the bodies

hit the floooooor!"

LMAO

[EnviroCellular]

You should seriously try to do a show with these.Your comments are great and are just like MST3K.This is awsome!

[razzberri]

Yeah, this guy is really good, I definitely want to see more.

[Kahran042]

Fry cracked corn, and I don't care

Leela cracked corn, I still don't care

Bender cracked corn, and he is greeeat...

Take that, you stupid corn!

[hydrophone]

Gooble gobble, one of us!

[electrogeek77]

Oh my, they reshow the Phallic, I mean Hi-Teen, Carnival at 00:54!

[corrodesthefilm]

Haha, "Is ecstasy refreshments or entertainment?" I love Fun with Shorts!

[thefaboloussob]

@corrodesthefilm That's the best question I've heard regarding this video. I'm sure that GHB can be classified under "entertainment" (as a garnish!)

[try1nc]

I think the Coronet people made this movie thinking it would make people invite them to THEIR party...I'm guessing it didn't work.

[OelkerStudios]

are these dorks for real!? ah ha ha ha ha ha!

[GriffinKid2021]

Spice up your party with racist sing-alongs

[PensieveScholar]

I like how the answer to Charades was "UP".

[ElveeKaye]

"I got a letter from my brother and guess what? HE'S DEAD!"

What a bizarre party. O_o Can't people just mingle and chat for awhile without having to be continuously engaged in stupid games? I hope there's some tainted Kool-Aid in the fridge.

[Strannik01]

That and 50s were big on social engineering.

[Newtwist75]

yes teach them to be boring in adulthood.Imagine of they did a key party in the 50's...each guy gets paired with a fridgid prude other than the one they came with.

[winched]

"No! That's all wrong!"

[winched]

Narrator: A birthday party.

Romeorhino: Or a search party.

[winched]

Romeorhino, why did you say "Heyoh!" AT 0:56?

[ElveeKaye]

Because the narrator said "... a carnival designed for GAY entertainment..." :-]

[CaitlinGvac]

Hint: it rhymes with shmalcohol

haha

[snakes3425]

Wait a minute, a Hat Makeing contest, rythum, name guessing, where's Jason Voorhees when you need him

[Keighvin1]

I believe they used the Phallic Carnival from the dating short with Woody in the party types.

[snakes3425]

Are the police guests or entertainment

[KckStartMyHeart]

"Are these dorks for REAL??!?" Well said! Aren't they supposed to be college kids? hahahahaha..lmao

[ElveeKaye]

Yet another '50s film where the actors are WAY too old to be playing teenagers.

[nomadcowatbk]

I guess 50s labor laws were too strict for Coronet to use actual teenagers

[YaoiHuntressEarth]

@ElveeKaye As if any real teenagers would be caught dead doing this film.

[ElveeKaye]

@YaoiHuntressEarth  True, that! XD It should be titled, "How adults think teenagers should behave."

[YaoiHuntressEarth]

@ElveeKaye Or how about: "Why God Invented Black People" or "Why The 60's Happened"

[Kahran042]

Actually, the three girls planning it are high school students, apparently.

[PSLOwner]

Man, I need some smalcohol after a party like that.  Brilliant stuff.

[alwrig]

It's times like this that I'm actually ashamed to be white!

And that isn't often...

[droogie6655321]

I just wanted to say that I've seen a few of these, and there's a lot of MST3K fans out there who think it's easy to do what the Best Brains did for 10-plus seasons. But this guy here seems to have come the closest to capturing the spirit of the series. Great riffs, timing and delivery. Keep them coming!

[OonaCanute]

I agree. There are so many people who've tried and their attempts are just embarrassing. Josh, you are HILARIOUS.

[Cockmongler]

Hilarious. I KILLED myself laughing, especially the Freaks reference and "let the bodies hit the floor"

[Healing2Suffer]

Now there's one party I wouldn't be caught dead at. And they ARE dressed up for a funeral! Wow, I'm funny.

[AgentTwiggy]

Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care

Jimmy crack corn, and I'm not there

We built this city on rock 'n' roll...

Something, something, daaaaaay! =D

Awesome riffing, as per usual, good sir.

[snakes3425]

Scratch that last comment: IS THIS A PARTY OR A FUNERAL???

Where are the cool bands, the drugs, the alchoal, the chainsaw wielding psychopath named Leatherface rising from the grave and tareing the guests limb from limb in an orgy of blood and gore.

[snakes3425]

Is this a collage party or a five year old's birthday party

[KaekoPuzifoot]

"Down with Whitey...goodnight, folks!" I'm choking down my resentment of how much you rock. ;o)

[sharpielicker]

He did look a bit like Matthew Broderick, didn't he.

Nah. =D

[romeorhino]

Thanks, BAM81 and peterproscia!

Sorry I missed this past weekend, folks. I was sick. I'll be back this weekend with a very special holiday Fun With Shorts.

[peterproscia]

Funny! You've got it dead on!

[BAM81]

I'm going back to college to earn a degree in party studies! Good to have you back doing these outstanding commentaries.

[Kahran042]

Party studies!? Do they really have degrees in that?

[thefaboloussob]

@Kahran042 I think if you're a college student who knows how 2 party, you don't get any degrees.

[romeorhino]

Thanks GMF and sparticusjoe!

[sparticusjoe]

Good to see shorts again, but I have to say, Wasp Woman was awesome also.

[GrilledMonkeyFat]

Down with Whitey. Good night folks. LOL

Gee, what rhymes with Schmalcohol?? HAHAHAHAHA

Good to see you doin shorts again, man.

[romeorhino]

Sure did! Hope yours was safe and fun. Good to be back!

[Sgrubb1S]

Ah, "Fun with Shorts" has returned after the Thanksgiving holiday. Welcome back, Mr. Way. Hope you had a good Turkey Day.