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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

TV My New Favorite Show: Gimme Gimme Octopus!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 2:59 PM

Sure, Battlenerd Gaspastica is returning on January 16, and Lost is back January 21—but F-bomb them! I have a new favorite show—a 25 year old Japanese kids program entitled "Kure Kure Takora," which loosely translates to "Gimme Gimme Octopus." See, it's about this octopus and his friend… I think it's a gourd or maybe a peanut… and they meet up with a computer who eats garlic, and… OH! I almost forgot about the ghost with a butcher knife, and… ah, screw it. Just watch.

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You're a little late to the party. I was trading Beta tapes of this more than 15 years ago (and it's been on DVD for at least a year).

Posted by levide on January 6, 2009 at 3:14 PM

Aw damn... can't unwatch that...

Posted by Al on January 6, 2009 at 3:15 PM

It's like a kaiju H.R. Pufnstuf.

Posted by kid icarus on January 6, 2009 at 3:20 PM

Somebody's been reading Boing Boing....

Posted by Anonym on January 6, 2009 at 3:30 PM

We had that when I worked at Scarecrow Video . . . TEN YEARS AGO!

And the theme song has never left my head since.

Posted by Paul Merrill on January 6, 2009 at 3:37 PM

Yes, but are any of the characters gay? I'm at a loss. And Jerry Falwell isn't around any more to tell me. What will I do?

Posted by Reverse Polarity on January 6, 2009 at 3:52 PM

Spoiler: Gaeta is gay. Check out the webisodes!

Plus, who will appear bare-chested if not outright nude this season?!

Posted by Simac on January 6, 2009 at 3:56 PM

Sorry, I'd rather go do Laser Karaoke.

Posted by Will in Seattle on January 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM

I guess this is a good opportunity to post this: Battlestar Galactica as told through Facebook. I especially like that it includes a reference to the revelation mentioned by #7.

Posted by keshmeshi on January 6, 2009 at 4:08 PM

God yeah, Kure Kure Takora. A friend of mine had the theme song on his phone answering machine for years. I was always calling up when he wasn't in just to hear it.

Posted by --MC on January 7, 2009 at 6:58 AM