I found some interesting items in one of my many bootleg catalogues...strange I never heard of these before.
Troubled Teen Talk with Morrissey--4 episodes that were shot in 1991. Brit rocker Steven Patrick Morrissey hosts a one-hour talk program devoted to teen's issues. In Episode 1, Morrissey and his guests tackle the topic of "Suicidally Depressed Homosexual Teens." Episode 2 delves into the world of "Suicidally Depressed Bisexual Teens Who Wear Black and Sulk Alot." Episode 3 explores the controversial issue of "Suicidally Depressed Asexual Teens Who Don't Care." Episode 4 confronts the issue of "Suicidally Depressed Heterosexual Teens Who Are Curious, but Are Afraid to Leave the House." At the end of each show, Morrissey and his teen guests hold hands as Morrissey sings a Cramps song over the closing credits. Show ran briefly on Nickolodeon, but was dropped after the fourth airing.
The Lux and Ivy Show--The complete, never-shown-on-VHF pilot (from 1994) for a bizarre variety show starring Lux Interior and Ivy Rorschach from the famous "psychobilly" band, The Cramps. Lux and Ivy introduce the show by greeting the audience; for some reason, Lux has a giant beach ball taped to his head and Ivy is dressed like an Indian princess. They poke fun at each other with jokes that are littered with obscure references to 50's/60's b-movie and rock'n'roll culture, then the show explodes into a psychedelic melange of satirical comedy bits, musical numbers (by Link Wray, Ronnie Dawson and Iggy Pop), and risque dance set-to's. Funniest bits are "Where'd Ya Leave the Stash? No, Not There!," "Elvis Is Living In My Head" and "Hey, This Isn't Baking Powder...But It's Good!" Cramps bassist Slim Chance does a brief segment on hairstyling do's and don'ts and Ivy discusses fashion trends with Tura Satana. For the grand finale, Lux hosts and participates in a crowd-pleasing mic-smashing contest; when Lux loses, he screams and beats the winner unconscious (!). (Is this live or is this Memorex??!) Then the whole band comes out and does a bow, playing a song off their then-new FLAMEJOB LP as the end credits roll. (Reportedly, this show was a little too wild for North American audiences, but received widespread acclaim in Europe.)
Snooker: Too Raw for TV--SBB rocker Snooker T-Bone Washington's unusual attempt at melding old-fashioned blues music, gourmet cooking and a Matt Drudge-style news and gossip expose. Includes unsettling footage of Snooker pursuing Angelina Jolie posing as "biography" segment. 3 installments were aired at 3am on the Bravo! Channel and haven't seen the light of day since.
Baobab--Sweden, Politics and You. Another SBB spin-off series, where Swedish SBB bassist Jacqueline "Lindsey" Baobab hosts a Washington Week In Review-style commentator program dealing mostly with Sweden and politics. Guest panelists include Bulletproof, Maldoror, Noddy, psy, Voodoo, Ian and Jack Palance. Unaired 1-hour pilot that ends with Ian getting kicked off the set (for lighting a doobie onstage), Bulletproof insulting him, psy screaming "YOU FUCKWITS!," Jack rasping creepily and a red-faced Baobab stalking away in disgust.
Hypnotism with Beat Ghoul. 30 minute program that was originally meant to be included with the "Turner and Hooch" special edition DVD. Beat Ghoul, clad in black, sits in a darkened room, with a light shining directly on his face. The camera sits approximately two-feet from BG as he drones, over and over again, "You must surrender your will to the Ghoulmaster..." Great babysitting material, tape also includes the pilot for the aborted "My Mother the Car 1999" sitcom remake starring ex-underage porn queen Traci Lords and Burt Reynolds.
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