Any video involving grown men playing with dolls, that doesnt involve GI Joe (now with real ninja action!), is more than a little creepy . But when the NCAA and CBS’s television contract exercises its gestapo-like control over game highlights, sportscasters have to resort to any means necessary in order to bring the game to the masses. Case in point, NBC17 anchor Penn Holderness (Chest Rockwell was, of course, already taken) steals his daughters dolls (and apparently some comic book nerd’s Michael Myers action figure) in order to give his Raleigh-Durham audience the highlights from the Duke-Belmont epic.
We think all highlights should be done this way (or with rollerskating cockatoos) — its much more entertaining than highlights from the actual game. However, we would have cast the stuffed bunny to play Greg Paulus, contingent upon his flopping ability during auditions.
[youtube=www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xMIzMiikQo]
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1 Belmont vs. Duke: A Theatrical Interpretation // Mar 23, 2008 at 1:29 am
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2 Bryce // Mar 24, 2008 at 7:08 pm
I am the Puppet Master!
3 GUYS. THIS IS YET ANOTHER REASON I MISS THE NC. « Reading on the Subway // Mar 24, 2008 at 7:46 pm
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4 The List, 3/24 : Nashville Ballerz // Mar 25, 2008 at 1:18 am
[...] • Want to see highlights from the Duke-Belmont game — only with stuffed animals and action figures? Then go here. [...]
5 Sports Puppets « Lunchtime! // Mar 25, 2008 at 1:35 am
[...] the TV doesn’t hold a candle to my beloved Upstate). So it is with envy that I watch this video of the NBC 17 late night news on YouTube several days [...]
6 Mike White // Mar 25, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Penn Holderness??? One of the best anchor names ever.
I can’t believe I wasn’t watching NBC-17 when this happened.
7 Mike White // Mar 25, 2008 at 1:47 pm
The Duke fans represented by Hypno-Chicken is what killed me.
8 Chris // Mar 25, 2008 at 10:09 pm
More videos like this from Penn and NBC17 at http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/sports/tournament_time.html
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