Here are a couple more videos found mouldering in the Rock TV mausoleum, the Perfect Boyfriend videos:
The Perfect Boyfriend (2002):
Return of the Perfect Boyfriend (2004):
The concept for these videos dated back to Jeremy the Perfect Boyfriend, a cynical rumination on dating and women from my college days (in the vein of Ochuk’s wonderfully illuminating Christianized Ladder Theory). For that reason, these videos bring a smile to my face more for the memories tied to them than for the videos themselves.
While there’s some fun stuff here, I never really felt like these met their concept’s potential. They both start a bit slow, sag in the middle, saving their best gags for last. In my opinion, the second video is a bit stronger, though it is somewhat slight. It has a sharper, sarcastic edge to it that I like, particularly from about the 4:30 mark on.
I’m polishing off a number of other old Rock TVs, and I’ll keep them coming over the next week or two. This is great news for the 3 of you who care.
Enjoy!
In the first video:
At approximately 1:20, Todd touches the toilet seat, then touches his mouth. Ick.
The Clockwork Orange sendup is brilliant… though I wonder how many younger Rock attendees were familiar with the reference.
I’m going to clip just the part where Peter walks out of the smokey room and says, “I love you” and play it over and over and over and over…
Second video: Kristi Hupfeld! I didn’t know she was ever in a Rock TV. Nice to see Rachel again too. And no offense to anyone involved, but anything with Kevin Sawyer in it is generally better. He’s my favorite actor.
Peter makes a convincingly good bum. Except for being pudgy.
Bridgette, way to whip him into shape. Most other guys that marry get fatter.
Request: “100 Years of The Rock”. I got to wear the coolest fake beard ever, J-Ro makes a rare appearance, and Matt Terry is perfect as a 1950′s conservative protester. Of course, that was before your time, Peter, so you likely will have no interest in dredging up that old junk.
…and how could I forget to mention: Fart O Meter is the best gag EVER. Who has that prop, and how much do you want for it?
100 Years of the Rock is from my years with the ministry (I played Pastortron, who made his first appearance in that video). I have fond memories of that one, but I might want to trim it a bit before putting it online.
Don’t worry though, Tom. I’ve got an old one coming up soon that’s got plenty of you in it.
As for the Fart-O-Meter, we’ve still got it. I’m sure it’ll come in handy one of these days.
i don’t know if i had ever noticed before or realized, but Christian Bale totally used your Jeremy voice as the inspiration for Batman.