With... Adam Sargant
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It's our last episode of series 1!!! Expect ghost, ghouls and lots of
laughs as we round off the series with Adam Sargant, AKA Haunted Haworth.
We'll be...
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Family Guy mentioned the Brontë sisters in a period... erm, joke. Nevertheless, we have to say, even if it sounds fastidious, that the sisters are not really in character:Family GuyThe sketch can be seen here.
Season 9 Episode 8
A New Kidney in Town
First Aired: January 9, 2011
Director: Pete Michels
Writers: Matt Harrigan, Dave Willis
EDIT: Many thanks to jpmel who has alerted us of another Brontë sighting in an animated TV series:
Phineas and FerbCategories: Movies-DVD-TV, References
Season 1 Episode 31
A Hard Day's Knight
First aired: June 14, 2008
Story by: Bobby Gaylor, Martin Olson
Storyboards by: Jon Barry, Mike Roth
Directed by: Dan Povenmire
Television Announcer: This just in: A giant mechanical Queen Elizabeth I and a dragon are rampaging through the country, engaged in an apparent duel to the death. (pauses) And, in other news, a new version of Jane Eyre is in the offing.
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Ugh!
ReplyDeleteOn a slightly similar note, this morning Disney replayed an episode of the cartoon "Phineas and Ferb" where "Jane Eyre" is mentioned three times. The title is "A Hard Day's Knight."
part 1 5:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3wBc5KJ_rk
part 2 6:08 (where "Jane Eyre" is mentioned at 4:30, 4:38, and at 5:50)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3uwserGMQw
Oh, great! Thanks a lot for that. As you can see we have edited the post to include it.
ReplyDeleteHah, yes, a period period joke ... Thanks for posting the link! Saw the Phineas & Ferb episode a while ago, had a good giggle at the Jane Eyre stuff. :)
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