One Got Fat
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One Got Fat is a 1963
bicycle safety
film. It is narrated by F-Troop and Fractured Fairy Tales star, Edward Everett Horton
.
masks and tails, plan on going to the park for a picnic. They all ride there on their bikes, but each one meets a different fate on their way to the park as a result of their failure to follow specific bike safety rules (like not making hand signals, not reading traffic sign
s, not riding with traffic, riding double, or riding on the sidewalk
). One by one, each of the friends makes a mistake and suffers an interesting fate. In the end only one of the friends (who not only followed all the bike safety rules, but is also a normal human
, whose face is not shown until the very end) makes it to the park and eats all the food by himself. Thus, as the title says, "One got fat!"
feature in April 2008, with commentary by Michael J. Nelson
, Bill Corbett
, and Kevin Murphy
; they described the film as "a concentrated dose of lab-purified nightmare fuel" and saying that it "makes monkeys more terrifying than they already are." The film was also featured on Cracked
, in the "Worst Lessons PSAs Accidentally Taught Us" episode of Michael Swaim's video show Does Not Compute.
The film is extensively sampled in the music videos "Everything You Do is a Balloon" by Boards of Canada
, "Bloody Palms" by Phantogram
, "20 Inches of Monkey" by Lamps, "Fool's Life" by Dr. Dog
, "St Peter" by The Black Spiders, and "January" by Venetian Snares
. Clips from it are also used in the music video "Oh Me, Oh My" by Nerf Herder
.. The band Li'l Cap'n Travis made a video for Natural Fool that consists entirely of re-edited footage from this film.
On their 2011 European tour, the band Primus used clips during renditions of "Here come the Bastards".
1963 in film
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
bicycle safety
Bicycle safety
Bicycle safety is the use of practices designed to reduce risk associated with cycling. Some of this subject matter is hotly debated: for example, the discussions as to whether bicycle helmets or cyclepaths really deliver improved safety...
film. It is narrated by F-Troop and Fractured Fairy Tales star, Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television and voice work for animated cartoons. He is especially known for his work in the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.-Early life:Horton was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Isabella...
.
Plot
In the film, ten friends who are children with monkeyMonkey
A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
masks and tails, plan on going to the park for a picnic. They all ride there on their bikes, but each one meets a different fate on their way to the park as a result of their failure to follow specific bike safety rules (like not making hand signals, not reading traffic sign
Traffic sign
Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of roads to provide information to road users. With traffic volumes increasing over the last eight decades, many countries have adopted pictorial signs or otherwise simplified and standardized their signs to facilitate international travel...
s, not riding with traffic, riding double, or riding on the sidewalk
Sidewalk
A sidewalk, or pavement, footpath, footway, and sometimes platform, is a path along the side of a road. A sidewalk may accommodate moderate changes in grade and is normally separated from the vehicular section by a curb...
). One by one, each of the friends makes a mistake and suffers an interesting fate. In the end only one of the friends (who not only followed all the bike safety rules, but is also a normal human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
, whose face is not shown until the very end) makes it to the park and eats all the food by himself. Thus, as the title says, "One got fat!"
Characters
The characters and how they met their demise.- Rooty-Toot ("Rooty") Jasperson
- Make Signals
- Demise/Fate: Turned left into ongoing traffic
- Tinkerbell ("Tink") McDillinfiddy
- Watch Signs
- Demise/Fate: Forgets to watch out for a stop sign, resulting in being hit by a large truck
- Phillip ("Floog") Floogle
- Keep Right
- Demise/Fate: Rides on left side of street, while doing so a car moves out, hitting him
- Mossby Pomegranate
- License/Register
- Demise/Fate: Bike was stolen, police couldn't find it because it wasn't registered, as a result of running between one and nine blocks, his feet arches collapse
- Slim Jim ("Slim") Maguffny and Trigby Phipps
- Ride Alone
- Demise/Fate: Due to Trigby's lack of vision because of Slim blocking his head, he steers right into an open manhole covering
- Nelbert ("Nel") Zwieback
- Yield
- Demise/Fate: She begins to ride on the sidewalk without giving pedestrians the right of way, she rides right into two people carrying groceries
- Filbert ("Fil") Bagel
- Tune Up
- Demise/Fate: Because of the poor maintenance of the bike, the brakes no longer work, resulting in Filbert being run over by a steam roller
- Stanislaw ("Stan") Hickenbottom
- Lights/Reflectors
- Demise/Fate: He rides his bike into a tunnel without anyway to be seen, nothing is seen of his fate only heard, it sounds like he was simply hit by a car
- Orville ("Orv") Slump
- He's no monkey, so he made it to the picnic site and got fat
Reception
After experiencing a mild revival of popularity on the Internet, the film was presented as a RiffTraxRiffTrax
RiffTrax are downloadable audio commentaries featuring comedians Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett heckling films in the style of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a TV show in which Nelson was the head writer, and later the host. The RiffTrax are sold online and delivered by digital...
feature in April 2008, with commentary by Michael J. Nelson
Michael J. Nelson
Michael John Nelson is a U.S. comedian and writer, most famous for his work on the cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's 11-year run, and spent half of that time playing the on-air host, also named Mike Nelson...
, Bill Corbett
Bill Corbett
Bill Corbett is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 , for which he voiced the robot Crow T. Robot during the show's later seasons on the Sci Fi Channel and played the character...
, and Kevin Murphy
Kevin Murphy (actor)
Kevin Wagner Murphy is an American actor and writer best known as the voice and puppeteer of Tom Servo on the Peabody Award-winning comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.- Early career :...
; they described the film as "a concentrated dose of lab-purified nightmare fuel" and saying that it "makes monkeys more terrifying than they already are." The film was also featured on Cracked
Cracked.com
Cracked.com is a humor website that was spun off the last attempt to revive Cracked magazine. It began in its current form in 2007.-Attempted relaunch of Cracked:...
, in the "Worst Lessons PSAs Accidentally Taught Us" episode of Michael Swaim's video show Does Not Compute.
The film is extensively sampled in the music videos "Everything You Do is a Balloon" by Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...
, "Bloody Palms" by Phantogram
Phantogram (band)
Phantogram is an American electronic rock duo from Saratoga Springs, New York, formed in 2007 and consisting of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter . They write and record in a remote barn in upstate New York called Harmony Lodge...
, "20 Inches of Monkey" by Lamps, "Fool's Life" by Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog is a psychedelic rock band from West Grove, Pennsylvania. Its lineup currently consists of Toby Leaman , Scott McMicken , Frank McElroy , Zach Miller , and Eric Slick . Lead vocal duties are shared between Leaman and McMicken, with all members contributing harmonies...
, "St Peter" by The Black Spiders, and "January" by Venetian Snares
Venetian Snares
Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk .From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures...
. Clips from it are also used in the music video "Oh Me, Oh My" by Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder is a punk rock band from Santa Barbara formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp , Charlie Dennis and Steve Sherlock . They describe themselves as a "geek rock" band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile and pop-culture-referencing lyrics...
.. The band Li'l Cap'n Travis made a video for Natural Fool that consists entirely of re-edited footage from this film.
On their 2011 European tour, the band Primus used clips during renditions of "Here come the Bastards".
External links
- One Got Fat at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
- Ook. Eek. Ick. "review" of the short at Progressive Boink
- January - Venetian Snares at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Natural Fool - Li'l Cap'n Travis at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Everything You Do is a Balloon - Boards of Canada at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Fool's Life - Dr. Dog at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Gorillaz Routine - Kid Koala at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....