UK Approves Franken-Foods!
Commercial development of gene-edited franken-foods approved in the United Kingdom. More from Really Graceful.
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Mr. Magoo’s Dr. Frankenstein
Hey kids (of all ages), it’s Saturday Morning Cartoon time again! Hallowe’en style, even!
The comically nearsighted yet impossibly lucky Mr. Magoo started off at the end of the ’40s in UPA / Columbia theatrical cartoon shorts. He made an early transition to television with the MISTER MAGOO show at the start of the ’60s… In 1962 he starred in the first major animated TV Christmas special, serving as pathfinder for The Grinch, Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Frosty and the rest!
MISTER MAGOO’S CHRISTMAS CAROL depicted Magoo as a surprisingly competent stage actor starring in a production based on the Dickens’ classic tale. The actual play was presented straight, with Magoo’s trademark half-blind misadventures being mostly limited to the backstage segments. This convention was carried-over onto Magoo’s mid ’60s series, the FAMOUS ADVENTURES OF MR. MAGOO. There, he portrayed various characters from literature, fairy tales and popular fiction in straight adaptations.
For this season, I’ve selected his version of FRANKENSTEIN. A rather unique interpretation of the story, which combines elements from the original novel with the later movies. From 1965. More from the OldHorseman.
Frankenstein: It’s Alive!
Michael Knowles from PragerU and former journalist turned physical education buff Gina Bontempo celebrate what’s now considered the first science fiction novel — Frankenstein. Written more than 200 years ago by English author Mary Shelley, Frankenstein is a tragic and cautionary tale about failed humanity, the dangers of scientific knowledge and an overreaching scientist playing “God.”
It also explores the universal desire for a sense of belonging. Here, on PragerU’s The Book Club, take a dive into the groundbreaking volume whose subhead promises “The Modern Prometheus.”
Feds Bust Frankenstein Lab
It sounds like something out of a Halloween horror movie. The FBI has uncovered a real-life “Frankenstein” operation where human body parts are being stolen from deceased family members and used to create freakish monster humans. In addition to these body parts and “Frankenstein” corpses, law enforcement agents have also connected the Phoenix, Arizona, operation to the black market. David Zublick unseals the horrible truth in this special report!
