Submitted by Carl F, who shoved a mouse in a beer bottle.

1983’s The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew stars Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis, who also played the McKenzie brothers on SCTV. There are (loose) parallels to Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the story, with the McKenzie brothers supposedly standing in for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The script underwent many changes during production, and this, perhaps, explains why most wouldn’t use the word “cohesive” to describe the storyline. Still, if you like “Candians say ‘eh’ a lot” jokes, then I am hard pressed to recommend a better movie to you.

Welcome back to our Monday WTF. Please feel free to leave suggestions for our next WTF post in the comments.

Truthfully, anything Ed Wood is pretty WTF. Break down any of his films, and pretty much every element will make you say WTF. Mr. Wood, himself, was kind of WTF. But, oh, how he amuses. Generally considered to be the “worst director of all time,” his films, which dealt mostly with sci-fi themes, are a pleasure to watch because they’re so bad. The dialogue, the subject matter, the cardboard sets, the hubcaps used as flying saucers. Oh, man. Just talking about it makes me want to break out my Ed Wood box set. For a sampler of Ed Wood’s brilliance, have a peek at the video above, which touches on defining Wood elements like sex changes, monsters, serial killers, sex maniacs, and woman-on-ape action.

Submitted by Kelly H

In the spirit of the holidays, I would like to submit my all time favorite animated holiday classic, finally available on DVD (and about time too as I wore out my VHS) Made during the height of the California Raisins craze (“I Heard it Through the Grapevine”, anyone?) this claymation special was unique and gorgeous. Hosted by Siskel-and-Ebert-esque dinosaur duo Rex (a T-rex) and Herb (a herbivorous – actually omnivorous – stegosaurus), the traditions of several famous Christmas songs are examined. The results range from funny/silly (the walrus ice ballet set to “Angels We Have Heard on High”) to cross-genre (operatic Wise Men and R&B camels mix it up on “We Three Kings”) to amazingly beautiful (“Joy to the World” with an African-American slant). And then, of course, there are the Raisins closing the show with “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. Throw in unique renditions of “Carol of the Bells”, “Oh Christmas Tree”, and “Here We Come A-Wassailing”, all done in the underrated stop-motion animation style, and this is a holiday treat like no other. I pull it out every year, and enjoy it as much as I did the first time I saw it.

I’m updating my Netflix queue now!

Submitted by Stephanie P, spaceball:

Looking back, I realize that many of my favorite cartoon characters were all voiced by one person: Dom Deluise. He became a part of many people’s childhoods, and had the ability to make you smile again and again through his many characters. He’s gone now, but wont be forgotten any time soon.

My personal favorite DeLuise performance was as Don Giovanni in Mel Brooks’ Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I fought the urge to post a scene from that very movie, but I lost. And not just because the guy who played Lord John Marbury in The West Wing is in it, too. Here it is:

“Suck what?”

Submitted by Charlie D, who’s crude and crass.

John Hughes directed this 1989 comedy-drama starring John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jay Underwood and Laurie Metcalf. It was the sort of family dramedy that has since become ubiquitous: Family outsider, generally considered a screw-up, swoops in to help family in time of need with hilarious and heartwarming results. The movie was a success. It even inspired a television series, which did well initially but was cancelled after having its timeslot switched. And here’s a tidbit: John Hughes claims that the scene in which Macaulay Culkin speaks with Amy Madigan through the mail slot inspired one of his later films, 1990’s Home Alone.