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Firesign Theater: Government warning about UFOs

submitted by oxdottir

1 decade 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago

In the 1970's, Firesign Theater was very popular on college campuses. Small quotations from them (such as, "They think he's insane, yet he outranks them. His option: COMMAND!")were shouted across classrooms and featured on homemade signs at rallies. I never saw this video: to me Firesign theater was always voice acting, but the records were playing nonstop. According to Wikipedia, some comedy writers consider Firesign Theater to be the "Beatles of Comedy."

This particular clip is a mock public service announcment about aliens landing. It might not grab you at first: watch it and let it, let time pass, and watch it again. It's addictive.

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There's gotta be a boxed set of all their albums somewhere.....

It's all true. It was true then, and it's true now. Good citizens, tell your wives, and all others under your command. Jeez they were/are funny!

Upvote for "Buy Scientists" as an appropriate course of action in an emergency you don't understand.

Cool sift! Here's your winning vote...

this is soooo *wildwestshow

Nice cameo by Klatu a the end there...

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