Here Comes Trouble! - Thursday, July 21, 2005
Hi everybody, Tom Root back again with another guest blog. I hope you've enjoyed the trials and travails of Mike's facial hair, but today we're onto a new topic.
All you Mike Fasolo fans out there might think you know everything there is to know about Mike Fasolo. "Mike's favorite color is red!" you correctly say. "Mike's favorite food is beer chicken in the Crock Pot!" you accurately state. "Mike's favorite year was 1987, when his Whitesnake-esque head of hair blew freely in the wind!" you rather creepily report.
All true! But how about this? "Mike's first Hollywood gig was Robot Chicken!" ABSOLUTELY FALSE.
For one thing, Mike Fasolo appears in the Michael Moore documentary "Bowling for Columbine" as a corporate crook who gets arrested by a guy in a chicken suit! Yes, it's true. Go buy and/or rent the DVD today! All proceeds go toward Michael Moore's nacho fund.
For another thing, Mike Fasolo starred in the 1994 hit film "Monkey Trouble," in which he discovers his new pet monkey isn't just cute and cuddly -- it's a troublemaker of the first order! Hilarity, as we say in the business, ensues.
So now you know a little more about your hero Mike Fasolo. Consider yourself educated! And don't worry, Mike himself will be back with an all-new blog entry very soon. Ta!
All you Mike Fasolo fans out there might think you know everything there is to know about Mike Fasolo. "Mike's favorite color is red!" you correctly say. "Mike's favorite food is beer chicken in the Crock Pot!" you accurately state. "Mike's favorite year was 1987, when his Whitesnake-esque head of hair blew freely in the wind!" you rather creepily report.
All true! But how about this? "Mike's first Hollywood gig was Robot Chicken!" ABSOLUTELY FALSE.
For one thing, Mike Fasolo appears in the Michael Moore documentary "Bowling for Columbine" as a corporate crook who gets arrested by a guy in a chicken suit! Yes, it's true. Go buy and/or rent the DVD today! All proceeds go toward Michael Moore's nacho fund.
For another thing, Mike Fasolo starred in the 1994 hit film "Monkey Trouble," in which he discovers his new pet monkey isn't just cute and cuddly -- it's a troublemaker of the first order! Hilarity, as we say in the business, ensues.
So now you know a little more about your hero Mike Fasolo. Consider yourself educated! And don't worry, Mike himself will be back with an all-new blog entry very soon. Ta!
Goatee Jubilee! - Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Hi everybody! Guest blogger Tom Root here, back again with another update in the twisty-turny saga of Mike Fasolo's Facial Hair! You might recall that yesterday, Mike was sporting a scruffy beard that made him look like a cabin-dwelling militia member. But this morning, Mike walked into the Robot Chicken offices with a neatly trimmed goatee!
On the one hand, the goatee is fashionable and debonair. (I'm assuming. Ladies? Back me up on this.) But on the other hand, a goatee is a sure sign of an EVIL TWIN. Could this be Mike Fasolo's EVIL TWIN?
Once, over a fine dinner of meat loaf at the Fasolo family estate, Mama Fasolo started telling me a story about the time young Mike spent three months in the Rockland County Jail for stealing some other kid's moped and driving it off a bridge into a lake. Then Mama Fasolo said, "Oh wait. That wasn't Mike, that was Mortimer." Then she clapped her hand over her mouth, aghast.
Did Mama Fasolo let slip a dark Fasolo family secret? Is Mortimer Fasolo actually Mike's EVIL TWIN? And has Mortimer Fasolo taken Mike's place at Robot Chicken? If so, what are his EVIL PLANS? And where is the real Mike? Locked in a closet? Chained up in a basement? Tied to a moped at the bottom of a lake?
Stay tuned, folks...this could turn into serious drama!
On the one hand, the goatee is fashionable and debonair. (I'm assuming. Ladies? Back me up on this.) But on the other hand, a goatee is a sure sign of an EVIL TWIN. Could this be Mike Fasolo's EVIL TWIN?
Once, over a fine dinner of meat loaf at the Fasolo family estate, Mama Fasolo started telling me a story about the time young Mike spent three months in the Rockland County Jail for stealing some other kid's moped and driving it off a bridge into a lake. Then Mama Fasolo said, "Oh wait. That wasn't Mike, that was Mortimer." Then she clapped her hand over her mouth, aghast.
Did Mama Fasolo let slip a dark Fasolo family secret? Is Mortimer Fasolo actually Mike's EVIL TWIN? And has Mortimer Fasolo taken Mike's place at Robot Chicken? If so, what are his EVIL PLANS? And where is the real Mike? Locked in a closet? Chained up in a basement? Tied to a moped at the bottom of a lake?
Stay tuned, folks...this could turn into serious drama!
Beard Bonanza - Monday, July 18, 2005
Mike Fasolo is known as the Man of Many Faces. He is a connoisseur of facial hair. And luckily for Mike, his facial hair grows at approximately 3 cm per 24 hours, so he has plenty of material to work with.
You never know what you're going to get with Mike. For example, here is the status of his facial hair as of five minutes ago:
Tomorrow, he could be as clean-shaven as Kelly Clarkson, or be sporting a Abraham Lincoln beard. You just can't tell. Tune in tomorrow for more Mike Fasolo Beard Action!
You never know what you're going to get with Mike. For example, here is the status of his facial hair as of five minutes ago:
Tomorrow, he could be as clean-shaven as Kelly Clarkson, or be sporting a Abraham Lincoln beard. You just can't tell. Tune in tomorrow for more Mike Fasolo Beard Action!
Mike & the Mischievious Robot - Friday, July 15, 2005
Hi, special guest blogger Tom Root here, with an amazing tale of action and excitement!
You see, Mike has been hard at work at the Robot Chicken offices. All day long he writes comedy and makes sure the writers' room is running smoothly! That takes a lot of time, which is why Mike has not been updating this blog on a regular basis.
But it doesn't ALWAYS run smoothly, and that's mostly due to the new intern, Franklin the Robot. Franklin is only three inches high, but he makes Mike's life a living hell.
Just today, Mike printed out several copies of Robot Chicken episode #0211 -- our funniest script yet! Today was a very busy day and we needed those scripts PRONTO!
Unfortunately, that's when Franklin decided it was a good time to empty the writers' room ashtray. None of the writers smoke, but the animators sure do! In fact, animator Sarah Meyer, whom you have all met in this blog, had left a lit stogie burning in the ashtray.
Well, one thing led to another, and as you can see from the picture, our scripts went up in flames. Franklin tried to run, but he couldn't hide. Let me tell you, there's nothing funnier than seeing Mike Fasolo chasing Franklin down the hallway yelling "FRAAAANKLIIIIIIIIIN!!!" Ha ha ha. That's comedy.
You see, Mike has been hard at work at the Robot Chicken offices. All day long he writes comedy and makes sure the writers' room is running smoothly! That takes a lot of time, which is why Mike has not been updating this blog on a regular basis.
But it doesn't ALWAYS run smoothly, and that's mostly due to the new intern, Franklin the Robot. Franklin is only three inches high, but he makes Mike's life a living hell.
Just today, Mike printed out several copies of Robot Chicken episode #0211 -- our funniest script yet! Today was a very busy day and we needed those scripts PRONTO!
Unfortunately, that's when Franklin decided it was a good time to empty the writers' room ashtray. None of the writers smoke, but the animators sure do! In fact, animator Sarah Meyer, whom you have all met in this blog, had left a lit stogie burning in the ashtray.
Well, one thing led to another, and as you can see from the picture, our scripts went up in flames. Franklin tried to run, but he couldn't hide. Let me tell you, there's nothing funnier than seeing Mike Fasolo chasing Franklin down the hallway yelling "FRAAAANKLIIIIIIIIIN!!!" Ha ha ha. That's comedy.
Finally a Post - Thursday, July 14, 2005
Mike is no longer without employment so updates come less frequently. I stopped by the office a few days back and shot this video.
