Sitter Splitter
Plot: Two brats drive their babysitter insane with fake ghosts. But when real ghosts show up, the boys end up joining their sadistic sitter in the loony bin. If you enjoy watching high schoolers pretending to be annoying little kids, then, wow, not only is this your lucky day but I feel kind of sorry for you, too.
It's hard to see how a few flying pillows could drive anyone mad, though Shad and Joe's screeching performances are another story. This is mostly notable for the final shot (set at the creatively spelled "Mt. Pleasant Mental Hospitol"), which is genuinely disturbing. Seriously. Watch it and try to tell me all that giggling doesn't leave you a little unnerved.
Finally, a mystery revealed: Child-welfare advocates may be wondering about the "Catering by Smitty's Wine & Spirits" in all of our closing credits. Yes, it's true. The entire Danman crew would get plastered before every shoot. Scandal! Oh, who are we kidding? We couldn't even score real cigarettes. Smitty's was just a short-lived local liquor joint that we felt obligated to mock. Alas, it was we who should have been mocked by Smitty. Sorry, Smitty.
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Finally, the mystery of Smitty is explained! Highlight: hearing you be bossy (stop stop stop!)
First, great name for a band, Sitter Splitter.
Secondly, I love how the baby sitter is so quaint. Kind of Menonnite-ish, sitting for two Beavises.
And finally I'm glad to see one video where the ubiquitous summer shorts and tube socks, worn by everyone regardless of the character in all the videos, are appropriate.
Do you still use DanmaN productions?
I remember reading a comic you made about a mouse. Wish I could remember more about it. It had the DanmaN logo on it too if I recall. Amazing that you knew as a kid the importance of branding!
Danman Productions died peacefully in the night circa 1994.
Hey, that's about when I started to get involved. Did I kill it?
You cannot blame yourself. You were but a helpless bystander.
This one is proto Fred Figglehorn! Also where did Jenny get that weird Victorian dress? I love it.
I like that the babysitter is dressed like Karen Carpenter and is spooked by flying pillows.
I continually see "Bob the Janitor" in the credits. Am I missing someone?
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