Febrero 12, 2005

Happy Birthday, Joe Don Baker!

I confess it's hard to come up with the right tribute. Ever since Mystery Science Theater 3000 skewered Joe Don in Mitchell, it's been easy to poke fun at him (which we did incessantly on the Joe Don Baker Discussion List). At the same time, we on the JDB List recognize and admire JDB for showing up for work, doing his job and doing it well, and not really calling any attention to himself. You really haven't heard his name in the news, making stupid comments about this, or getting arrested for that. To us, he's Everyman, just like in that episode of Honey West, broadcast nearly 40 years ago.

So, I've directed the Munuvian Dfilm Players in a little video birthday card for my favorite actor, Joe Don Baker. Don't take it seriously.

Happy Birthday, JDB!

Joe Don Baker Resources:
IMDB
TV-Now
Porkapalooza!
Dr. Torgo's Ode to Joe Don
The Yellow Thing
FameTracker

Posted by Victor at Febrero 12, 2005 07:38 AM
Comments

ROFLMAO

Posted by: Ted at Febrero 12, 2005 09:40 PM

LOL!!! You need to send out pre-release publicity, though--I had no idea I was starring in another Dfilm...I look great, though, don't I? ;)

Posted by: Susie at Febrero 15, 2005 06:50 AM

i'm so f-in pissed Victor. i ordered Charley Varrick on DVD, cuz my only copy is a crappy old vhs version. And it came today, but it's pan and scan! What a rip! i know they have a beautiful restored print out there, cuz i've seen it on AMC. How could Universal do this? Don't they know the only people buying this DVD are fans of the cult movie? You should read the Amazon reviews, they're scathing.

Posted by: annika at Febrero 17, 2005 12:25 PM

Loved the movie tribute btw. i saw that round bed in scene one and immediately thought of Charley Varrick's line, lol.

"What I had in mind was boxing the compass."

Posted by: annie at Febrero 17, 2005 12:30 PM