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April 16, 2009

Remember When Bill O'Reilly Invented Nintendo?

This viral video has made a sudden resurgence this week: Bill O'Reilly introduces a breathless Inside Edition segment about how Nintendo and the mysterious Mario Brothers are taking over America with more gadgets, gizmos, and zappers than you can shake a joystick at:

I wonder what Howard Phillips, the "Fun Club" President is doing today. (Via The Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Blog.)

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and nostalgia sets in... now

Posted by: j_son profile link at 04/16/09 11:39 AM  | Reply
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ha ha ha
some questions just have no answers.

Posted by: longom profile link at 04/16/09 11:46 AM  | Reply
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I think The Wizard knows just who the Mario Brothers are.

Posted by: etc profile link at 04/16/09 11:47 AM  | Reply
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Nothing says "Fun Club" President like a bright red bow tie.

Posted by: MusclesMarinara at 04/16/09 11:53 AM  | Reply
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To answer your question, the "Fun Club" President today is busy fulfilling his duties as my boyfriend.

Posted by: Angelaaaa profile link at 04/16/09 11:58 AM  | Reply
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hardware units!

I'm going to go punch in Google now and try to pull up another internet web blog site.

and I'd KILL for that sweatshirt @ 1:48 - unironically.

Posted by: Becca profile link at 04/16/09 12:02 PM  | Reply
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All your bases are belonging to us?

Posted by: Bubbles profile link at 04/16/09 12:03 PM  | Reply
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I love that cheats and walkthroughs used to be obtained at a freakin' call center.

and can you see the Hate in BillO's eyes when he's talking about children at the end? He's going to explode from saccharine poisoning.

Posted by: Becca profile link at 04/16/09 12:07 PM  | Reply
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Mario and Luigi are not identical at all. Luigi is much taller and thinner.

Posted by: alex at 04/16/09 12:10 PM  | Reply
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Ron Leingang is my porn name
The mullet is my porn hairdo

Posted by: swaz! profile link at 04/16/09 12:11 PM  | Reply
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I totally knew about the 99 1up at the end of level 3-1. You know how much pussy that didn't get me?

did anyone ever call one of those hotlines?

Posted by: pauly profile link at 04/16/09 12:21 PM  | Reply
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wasn't it like $4 a minute or something crazy? totally worth it though I guess...

Posted by: will  in reply to  pauly's comment at 04/16/09 2:38 PM  | Reply
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only if you got to talk to ron leingang

Posted by: pauly profile link  in reply to  will's comment at 04/17/09 9:27 AM  | Reply
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I think this Nintendo fad is here to stay.

Posted by: mk profile link at 04/16/09 12:49 PM  | Reply
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Dollars to donuts that whole piece was produced by Nintendo's PR agency.

Posted by: trevormail profile link at 04/16/09 12:55 PM  | Reply
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The 80s must have been a magical place.

Posted by: Elena profile link at 04/16/09 12:57 PM  | Reply
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This also reminded me how much the movie really pissed me off! Jesus! It was all wrong!

Posted by: Calliwell profile link at 04/16/09 1:01 PM  | Reply
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Check me out at 3:13, ladies!

Posted by: Ron Leingang at 04/16/09 1:21 PM  | Reply
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I was waiting for the "fuck it, fucking thing sucks!!"

Posted by: mp profile link at 04/16/09 2:11 PM  | Reply
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"to play us out. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN "TO PLAY US OUT"?"

maybe o'reilly was still confused about the nintendo segment that day.

Posted by: Elliot profile link  in reply to  mp's comment at 04/16/09 2:28 PM  | Reply
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Everything is Terrible!

Posted by: She-Ra, P.O.P. profile link at 04/16/09 3:14 PM  | Reply
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This is bullshit. You don't need 12 heart container's to get the "magical sword"

First its the master sword, second: read my faq http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/file/563433/42006

Also, if you had trouble with lincoln logs you may honestly have a neurological disorder when it comes to organizing small spatial objects.

Posted by: Shigero Miyamoto at 04/16/09 3:24 PM  | Reply
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"Also, if you had trouble with lincoln logs you may honestly have a neurological disorder when it comes to organizing small spatial objects."
hehehehehehehe

Man did we have some great hairdos back then.

Posted by: Genevieve profile link  in reply to  Shigero Miyamoto's comment at 04/16/09 3:40 PM  | Reply
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"They are the best of what's really inside each of us."
Fuck, I never realized that the Bros were so deep.
I guess they really served as great role models for me as a kid.

Posted by: Adam profile link at 04/16/09 4:10 PM  | Reply
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"I think thats the guy in the library, Mario Poozy." Hilarial.

Posted by: Jefe at 04/16/09 5:41 PM  | Reply
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I used to have those underwear...who I am trying to kid, I still use them proudly on a day to day basis.

Posted by: Mr_Blue_Angel_Dood profile link at 04/16/09 5:45 PM  | Reply
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nostalgiagasm.

also: did daniel faraday travel back to the 80s to tell us about the 99 1-ups? i'd like to believe so.

Posted by: spectator profile link at 04/17/09 2:06 AM  | Reply
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