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Bonus video! George Washington's Underwear Parties
🕑 Added 2021-08-29 18:01:02 +0000 UTCCan you believe we haven't talked about George Washington's underwear parties yet? Well, the wait is over with this new Patron-exclusive bonus video -- get ready to dive on in to the fascinating story about Washington's favorite baron (who was not really a baron) and his pants-off dance-off at Valley Forge.
Also in this week's video: The first male butt on television, and how it, too, was ahead of its time! Also, how the showers of M*A*S*H were no big deal in the 70s, but the showers of NYPD Blue in the 90s were a very big deal indeed.
As always, huge huge thanks for making these videos possible! And keep your eyes peeled for my next video, which (fingers crossed) will go live next week. It's all about the 80s queer hero we never knew we needed: Hollywood Montrose.
Matt
(PS: If the embed isn't working for you, try this link:
https://youtu.be/ypwlrLna7kU )
Comments
CigarDave
Came for the screenshot, stayed for the video! Well done!
Simon Lane
Iām so excited about your upcoming Hollywood video. Being a 90s kid Hollywood Montrose and Mr. Humphries from Are you being served were my role models. Love your videos Matt thank you
Tonya
Very funny video! I especially laughed at the von Steuben recruitment š
YES!!! You're making the Hollywood video!!! I'm so happy-- thank you so, so much! Oh man, I could go on forever about the Mannequin craze of the 80s. It's the same as the robot craze and orphan craze. I think it stems from a cinematic phenomenon that I call "Small Town Jesus" or "The Stranger Comes to Town". A person comes into a town or a life set in its own ways and turns everything around. Only with mannequins and robots (such as Jeff from Today's Special and Vicki from Small Wonder) there is a sense of innocence connected with them, which helps them connect with the children in the audience. It makes it more of a Pinocchio story. I've written about this on my own website before many years ago-- it's one of the reasons the (original 1975 Toei version) of The Little Mermaid and Edward Scissorhands are especially heartbreaking because they straddle that line of child-like innocence but have that coming of age intrigue as well. I can talk about this stuff forever. Awesome bonus video, Matt, thank you!
