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This is a rather interesting video. It's a stop-motion depiction of The Flintstones, from the 2001 Cartoon Network movie Flintstones on the Rocks. Specifically, it's a dream sequence that features Fred Flintstone bowling and saving another woman (not Wilma). All the Flintstones sounds are here, all made to look like one of those holiday specials we see every year. Love the music too.

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(S01E05) What does Nadia Comenici, civil liberties, Harry Reems and bowling have in common? They were all woven into this very topical episode of Swingtown, one of the best of this summer series thus far.

The undercurrent of swinging and sex was still there, but the theme of the show was more about choice and control, who makes them and and who has it.

The Millers aren't in synch. In fact, Susan is the first to say it out loud, turning to Trina for guidance. I really like how the women on this show are becoming more real with each episode and less types. Trina is so much more than the wanton from the pilot.
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(S01E21) It's been said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Earl Hickey's actions after pilfering a policeman's badge out of the unsuspecting officer's shoes at the bowling alley a few years back is the epitome of the phrase.

As Earl and friends use the badge to their advantage to "live in a world of free pie," the policeman (Stewart, played by Yes, Dear's Mike O'Malley) who lost it is subject to ridicule from fellow officers at his precinct, which consists of his sisters and his mother. He ends up doing rest-stop detail (is there such a beat as this?), and suffers from constant humiliation from his predicament.

When Earl and Randy come across the badge at the storm drain, Earl decides to make amends by returning it to the police. He then learns about Stewart, and sees that not only did he steal a badge, but Earl took Stewart's dignity. Earl and Randy concoct a scheme whereby they would have Creepy Rodney, played by everyone's favorite character actor Clint Howard (brother of Ron), steal a gun loaded with blanks and the badge, commit a crime, and then Stewart would rush in and save the day.

Let's Bowl! was the creation of Tim Scott, a Minneapolis native who earlier worked as a sound mixer on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Michael J. Nelson, who played "Mike" on MST3K, also worked on the show as a writer for one season.

The basic premise of the show, which began airing in Minneapolis and other local markets in 1998 before being brought to Comedy Central in 2001, was to invite real people with trivial grievances onto the show to settle their dispute on the lanes. The show was a mix of bowling footage, hilarious interviews, and bizarre skits. It featured two commentators, a husky all-American type named Steve "Chopper" Sedahl (Steve Sedahl), and a whiny manchild named Wally Hotvedt (Rich Kronfeld) who would often lament his place in this cruel world and reveal embarrassing things about himself when he was supposed to be providing color commentary. It was an odd mix of irreverent comedy and bowling, and it really shouldn't have worked, but somehow it did.