COLONEL HEEZA LIAR AT THE BAT / J. R. Bray Studios - 1915

So, here's one from one hundred six years ago by one of the pioneers in the new medium, cartoons, the J. R. Bray Studios located in New York City.

The story starts with Colonel Heeza Liar heading out to the baseball game, but of course his auto is giving him problems getting started.

To make up for lost time, he plows through a traffic cop at an intersection.

And what the heck, might as well knock this guy holding a barrel over too, you need to get to that baseball game pronto!

I guess baseball in 1915 had different rules than they do today. Love the term, cuss.

I don't know what else to add, sez it all...

The little guy is up, the pitcher throws the ball and the catcher leans forward and catches it before it reaches Heeza.

The umpire calls a strike and gets knocked out of the stadium when Heeza punches him after the call is made. But, he's back in the next scene.

Heeza bunts and outruns the ball as it's tossed from base to base trying to catch him. I still don't know where him being a Liar comes into play!

So that I don't have to say it...

Heeza lets the first two balls let pass by as strikes, then on the third pitch, he knocks the ball high into the air and it lands in a pelican's mouth, and it flies away. Heeza runs around the bases three times before he stops.

And, he has won the day, adored by his avid fans!!.. Huh?

DR DANGER - "Do Not Try This At Home" (2021)

I've got an extra special Weird Wednesday for you this week, and it's all about a guy named Dr Danger, and they call him Dr Danger for a dang good reason!

Dr Danger is a master of 'live' for real drama, a stunt man who puts his life on the line time after time, all in the name of entertainment, and it's been pretty well documented over the last few years!

This shot is from "The American Daredevils" premiere show called "I'm Dr Danger that aired in 2013!

We first met Greg Carpenter, aka Dr Danger back in the year 2000, when he volunteered to be the Assistant Director on our first film, "The Creep." He also did a terrific job in the role of the police officer who had "The Creep," but let him slip through his fingers, and get away!

This was probably the last time he ever drove a Chevy II.

Since that time Greg has been a very busy cat, taking his Dr Danger stunts to places like MTV and The History Channel just to name a couple!

In 2012, Dr Danger and Stunt Pro James Smith met up at the Hazzard County Reunion in VA to do a stunt!!

In 2015, Dr Danger's Daredevil All Stars appeared on "America's Got Talent!"

The Daredevil All Stars all piled into a bus with Dr D behind the wheel, and went up a ramp and plowed into two other buses standing up in a vertical position. You can watch whole segment 

Right Here!

 

To say the judges were wowed would be an understatement!

Here's the thing about Dr Danger............................

............................This shit IS real, and he's gotten hurt multiple times and his body is full of broken bones, but that doesn't stop him, because he's a badass, and this is just what he does!

Does this look like the face of a man you'd trust to set you on fire?

 

A few years ago, Dr Danger appeared on this Sunday Morning show in a segment titled "Dr Danger's Daredevil Legends Show," and you can watch it RIGHT HERE!

What a show that must have been, the other people featured besides Dr Danger, were Oliver Stone, Jamie Lee Curtis, and The Pope!

No matter where Dr Danger goes, there are going to be ambulances, and usually more than one!

Dr Danger is also a big supporter of the cause "Surplus Americans," an organization "Helping Veterans To Help Themselves," and you can be an 'action hero' too by going HERE and donating something! 

 Why not "Get Involved?"

 

"What could possibly go wrong?"

There are 42 videos on the "Dr Danger Stunts" page, so grab yourself a beer and be prepared to be amazed!

Dr Danger and his buddy Texas Trash are like some dynamic duo who save people's lives by taking it out on themselves!

 

 

Trash was the star of a dark comedy called "Candy Apple," made by filmmaker Dean Dempsey in 2015.

Texas Trash and the Trainwrecks tear up a tune called "Loose Devils."

You can hear that tune and a whole lot more at my

music blog!!

 

"Hey, you there...............Are you all right???"

THE THREE STOOGES In "Loco Boy Makes Good" - 1942

Well, here we go again, time for the Stooges to take the stage. This time they help out an old lady who's dealing with a crappy landlord ready to kick her out of the hotel she's running.

The boys just got kicked out of their hotel room for non-payment. Sitting on the curb, Moe reads an article in the newspaper about a guy who sued a hotel for $60,000 after slipping on a bar of soap! They put their heads together and come up with a plan...

So, they find a hotel where they can put their plan into action.

Curly has his bar of soap and he's reminding it of what it's supposed to do.

Then, the landlord comes in and reminds the nice old lady that if she doesn't have the money by the end of the month, well that's just too bad, she'll be booted out! When the boys hear this they go over and rough the guy up and he flys out the window into a pool of mud.

Curly fleeced the guy for $56, which he gives to the lady, Mrs. Brown, and took the guy's pocket watch that they'll pawn to buy paint and wall paper to fix the place up with!

Well, you pretty much know how the renovation is going to go, and you'd be right!

This pic of Larry sums the whole thing up.

The boys' big plan is to have a gala opening, featuring them in a comedy act as Nill, Null & Void, and a big wig wants to go see it with his wife and friends...

To start the act, Moe is to sing a song, accompanied by Larry on piano as Curly acts out the lyrics. Larry plays an intro but when Moe begins, Larry plays the intro again, and again. So, Moe slams that whatever it's called down on his fingers to shut him up!

Vernon Dent has a small part as the magician Moe hired. He fills his jacket with a bunch of animals and lays in on a chair. But Curly gets a tomato in the face and goes into the dressing room to clean up. Of course he puts the magician's coat on and rejoins the fun.

A dove gets out of Curly's coat pocket and it lands on this lady's head!

Curly accidently squirts water on this gal with his flower in the lapel gag, but she thinks this guy was the culprit!

The drunk gets a rabbit on his dinner plate.

Curly discovers a box full of mice in his pocket, and dumps them out on the floor.

The big wig is having the time of his life, he loves the Stooges' routine.

I had to throw in this interesting shot.

The last thing Curly pulls out of his pocket is, what else, Pepe Le Pew!! See you next time, here at The Dungeon!!..