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U is for umbilical By Liam Houlihan November 25, 2004 Herald Sun CAN a Wiggle do this? Manic stand-up duo the Umbilical Brothers are ...

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Old 27-11-2004, 04:57 PM   #1
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U is for umbilical

U is for umbilical
By Liam Houlihan
November 25, 2004
Herald Sun

CAN a Wiggle do this? Manic stand-up duo the Umbilical Brothers are trying to break into the lucrative children's entertainment market with a Sesame Street spin-off.
David Collins ("the one with the long wavy hair") and Shane Dundas ("not the one with the long wavy hair") are filming a pilot for US television that will feature a "conglomeration of all the Sesame Street characters".

Their aim is to discover a humour that's enjoyable to both children and adults.

Their alignment with the world-famous puppets of Sesame Street will see them enter an elite club.

They will join the likes of Gene Kelly, Kofi Annan, Cindy Crawford and Johnny Cash, who have appeared on TV perched next to the alphabet-mad American critters.

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Old 28-11-2004, 01:59 AM   #2
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The Umbilical Bros David Collins isn't actually the most famous David Collins involved in US TV. For more info on the more famous (or more successful) David Collins then go here:
http://www.ohio.edu/ohiotoday/profiles/davidcollins.cfm

And that should stop those rumours that the two David Collins are the same person! Someone swore to me the other day the the Umbilical Dave was the same as the producer Dave.

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Old 29-11-2004, 07:46 AM   #3
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CAN a Wiggle do this? Manic stand-up duo the Umbilical Brothers are trying to break into the lucrative children's entertainment market....
Didn't they already do that with Maisy?

"So I fucked your sister,
Tried it on with your mother,
Kicked the shit out of your brother,
But darling, I've always loved you." - Urban Voodoo Machine, Love Song #666
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Didn't they already do that with Maisy?
The Umbilicals broke into Maisy???

Or did she have a guest spot on Speedmouse?

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Old 01-12-2004, 09:23 AM   #5
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Bad monkey they do the voices and incidental music on Maisy Mouse.

"So I fucked your sister,
Tried it on with your mother,
Kicked the shit out of your brother,
But darling, I've always loved you." - Urban Voodoo Machine, Love Song #666
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Old 01-12-2004, 04:30 PM   #6
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From http://www.umbilicalbrothers.com/ :

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In London they recorded all the sounds and character voices for ABC's children's series MAISY, racking up 106 Episodes, 2 CD ROMS and a 2nd BAFTA. Amazingly they managed to avoid any swearing or decapitations. Episode 93 notwithstanding.
But there's also this:
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The Umbies gratefully received the Australian Entertainment Industry's MO AWARD for Best Comedy Group for five years running. Then they went overseas and the Australian Entertainment Industry stopped giving a shit.
Hey, you walked out on *us*, mutha fuckas!

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But there's also this:


Hey, you walked out on *us*, mutha fuckas!
Wow...very hostile aren't we? And since when is expanding your audience known as abandonment? It's a JOKE dear.
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Wow...very hostile aren't we? And since when is expanding your audience known as abandonment? It's a JOKE dear.
You know, when someone says something hostile and someone else says something hostile in response and the first part was a joke ... what do you think the odds are that the second thing was also a joke? Especially if it was posted on a COMEDY forum by someone who is obviously a fan of the Umbilical Bros and has been following their career, both here and overseas?

You dork!

Maybe you should stop going around telling people that things were a joke when you can't quite fully recognise jokes yourself.

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Old 10-07-2007, 12:47 PM   #9
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obviously not being from australia they don't understand sarcasm.

omg we have an american among us!!!

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Two... I am an American by birth, but an Aussie by spirit and attitude.

"When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion." -- C.P. Snow
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Americans : built a 'museum' which says the world is 6000 years old
Australians : don't really give a shit.

'Fuck off, it's meese.'
Ressentez la peur et faites-le quand même.
Je n'ai qu'une seule ride, et je suis assise dessus.
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I accept the "dork" comment...but sarcasm does work both ways darling..

And you're still quite hostile But that's cool too.
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I accept the "dork" comment...but sarcasm does work both ways darling..
You're not going to be able to convince me that you were being sarcastic.

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And you're still quite hostile
Well, if you yell at people for something they posted 3 years ago (and which you didn't get) you can't really be expecting hugs and kisses in return.

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You're not going to be able to convince me that you were being sarcastic.

Well, if you yell at people for something they posted 3 years ago (and which you didn't get) you can't really be expecting hugs and kisses in return.
touche dear Gutter Monkey!!
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touche dear Gutter Monkey!!
Okay, you're starting to grow on me.

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