Crushin' on...Waverly Films

Remember those elementary school assemblies that your faculty and staff used to throw together? Yeah, that's right...those ones that said adult types hoped would encourage you and your peers to better yourselves while also justifying at parent-teacher meetings that LEARNING IS FUN. Lately, one assemblergram in particular comes to mind. No, I'm not talking about the time that touring company of theatre graduates performed the HMS Pinafore for the entire 4th grade. Instead, I'd like to take this opportunity to bring up...

The Esther S. Jackson Elementary School Cafetorium proudly presents...

"Puppets with Disabilities and YOU"

Through the untapped magic of non-equity performance, two master puppeteers explained that being wheelchair-bound means that if you get cut, you bleed, and you actually use those metal bars in the McDonald's bathroom. Also, you shouldn't hit puppets in wheelchairs. They hit back. Thanks to these individuals, a room chock-full of children in metal folding chairs know the truth about life, love, and handi-capable puppetry.

If you're ready, and you're willing, may that self-same elementary assembly whisk us away to our Obscure Celebrity Crush of the Moment: Waverly Films...the cast and crew of Channel 102's Puppet Rapist.



I didn't start watching it until the third episode premiered--mostly because the title sounded like a joke cheaper than Bill Kirchenbauer's soul. However, when I pulled out my internetual magnifying glass to investigate the hype-othesis, my quicktime player almost exploded from Schreier excitement. In a world where puppets and humans coexist, a convicted sex offender gains parole. Somehow, this once-and-possibly-returning puppet rapist must deal with an internal struggle more twisted than Twizzlers Pull-n-Peel. Mmmm. Pull-n-Peel. Surprisingly good production value, even more surprisingly good acting, and hellaciously memorable puppet one-liners ensue.

Puppet Rapist only scratches the surface of these cats' capabilities.

May I direct you to...

This PS2 commercial
Christopher Ford Sees a Film
My Friend Freidrich
and
a few notable music videos.

The final verdict on the kids at Waverly Films? Hot. But you don't have to take my word for it.