Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Hommage to French Fried TV & Grover

This is a hommage to a homage. I spelled that that way on purpose. The French hommage has two mms, while ours only has one. Funny thing, this new language. Some things are so much the same that I can't understand them when they're spoken with a French accent. I digress.

Robert Hoehn, the brains behind the funny French Fried TV videos, did the first homage to Grover.
You do you remember Sesame Street's Grover? The lovable, furry old monster at the end of the book, the Yoda voice whom I can never take seriously when watching Star Wars, everyone's favorite blue monster.

Well, do you remember when he showed us (I was four years old in 1975, so yes, he showed me) the difference between near and far.

You do? Oh, good. That's great. You'll get this then.
You don't? Oh, no. You'll have to watch this then.


In his hommage, Robert shows us all the difference between 'here' and 'zhere' in French, running up and down a Parisian street, silly and out of breath. And my kids thought it was hilarious.

Really it was the Middlest that got the biggest kick out of it. Maybe it's a boy thing, but watching Robert run back and forth, exhausted but patient, explaining the difference between here and there really cracked him up. We had to watch the 2:13 video more than a few times.

This two minutes of brilliant film making so inspired my Middlest that he asked if he could make his own version of here and there.

Of course I agreed, not wanting to dampen the lively Grover and Le Frog Burger spirit sparking in the Middlest, and filmed him as he ran up and down, back and forth on our terrace illustrating the difference between near and far, here and there.

A hommage to a homage. I hope you enjoy it.


Forgive the wobbling and the giggling and the appearance of Clementine. She always has to be in the shot. 


18 comments:

  1. Just brilliant! I bet he steals the show on your family's debut on TV... no? And between you me and these comments, it took me about six months to grasp the concept that là means there. It just was really bizarre to me.

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    1. I just figured that out myself a few months ago when I heard a mother at school say, 'je suis la!' and i thought, 'whaaa?' you're where?
      it is bizarre.
      a xo

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    2. oh, and he did steal the show. he surprised us all by being very eloquent and showing the camera around his room, football trophies, shark's tooth and all.

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  2. My two year old loved it. Guess what... A homage to a hommage to a homage! Taking place ici and la, right now!

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    1. yay! middlest will be pleased. i love your clever spelling up there.
      happy wednesday. are you kids finished with school next week too?
      a xo

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  3. OMG that was awesome!! Impossible not to giggle at the hommage to the homage! Especially with Mademoiselle Clementine getting involved too!! Bravo!!!!!

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    1. I'm glad you liked it. he was pretty proud to be featured on today's post.
      and of course she did. she's a golden girl isn't she?!
      a xo

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  4. He is so cute and talented - such fun, this really made me smile!
    http://missbbobochic.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. that's all I can ask for miss b! i hope you had a wonderful wednesday.
      aidan xo

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  5. both videos are too cute. You middlest's jutted out hip when he was pointing to "here" had me cracking up :)

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    1. he's a bit of a ham, that one.
      and some of robert's videos are too funny. it makes me feel like i'm actually understanding the french and their language when i watch them.
      aidan xo

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  6. What a great homage/hommage!!! Merci!

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    1. i'm glad you enjoyed it despite all the giggling and jiggling of the littlest in the background.
      happy wednesday! you still have an entire day ahead of you.
      aidan xo

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  7. That was a joy to watch. I hope you did a "video response" on YouTube to the original. I'm sure YouTubers would like that :)

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    1. i haven't done that and i'm not ashamed to admit that i don't know how to! can you advise me?
      aidan xo

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  8. The Middlest's personality shines through here perfectly.
    And did you know that my Dad's nickname for me was Grover? Yep, it was x

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  9. I find the Middlest way funnier than Robert!

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