Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art
My Mother The Car
The 1965 sitcom My Mother the Car ran for a single season on NBC. Its oddball premise involved "a man whose deceased mother is reincarnated as an antique car, and she communicates with him through the car radio."Wikipedia notes, "Critics and adult viewers generally disliked the show, often savagely. In 2002, TV Guide proclaimed it to be the second-worst of all time, behind The Jerry Springer Show."
The Hackensack Record - Aug 17, 1986
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 26, 2021 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Television, 1960s
The Houndcats
A series so obscure (only 13 episodes) that not even Wikipedia knows of it.Their IMDB page reveals:
The Houndcats were five crack agents--leader Stutz, strongman Muscle Mutt, master of disguise Puddy Puss, electronics whiz Rhubarb and daredevil Dingdong--who received instructions of their latest mission via exploding tape-recordings and used their specialties to foil evil. If this sounds a bit like "Mission: Impossible", it's no coincidence. Sparkplug was the name of their car which took them to their assignments.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 24, 2021 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Cartoons, Cats, 1970s
Lucrecia Dalt
Let us know when you bail out!Article on the creator.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 02, 2021 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Avant Garde, South America
America Hurrah!
The recent obituary for the playwright Jean-Claude van Itallie brought my attention to his masterwork, America Hurrah. Two caveats:1) The players in these clips appear to be amateurs.
2) You are encountering the parts out of order and incomplete, and might have missed something important.
Nonetheless, after the first clip, let us know when you bail! But wait! Maybe you'll need the second segment to make up your mind.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 18, 2021 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Theater and Stage, 1960s
Out of Sight
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 03, 2021 -
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Category: Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Humor, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Spies and Intelligence Services, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
Portrait With Hydrogen Peroxide Strips
More photos here.
As you can see, Mister Wilson uses a variety of other objects as well in his art.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 31, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Sticky, Messy, Sloppy, Drippy, Treacly Things
Bailey’s Comets
The Wikipedia page.
According to Mark Arnold's book, Think Pink! The Story of DePatie-Freling Productions, producing the show was a nightmare, due to the massive amount of characters. Not only did the series do extremely poorly in the ratings, it got so costly to produce it nearly broke the studio, curtailing production for that year.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 08, 2021 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Fads, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Sports, Cartoons, 1970s
The Way-Out Record for Children
The creator's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 31, 2021 -
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Category: Education, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Children, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
Battle of the Amazons
Maybe the popularity of the WONDER WOMAN films will cause this gem to be reissued.The IMDB page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 26, 2021 -
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Category: History, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1970s, Women
King Dinosaur
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 31, 2021 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures, Science Fiction, Space Travel, 1950s
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