Comments on: Does a Mashup of Media References a Cartoon Make?

By: Thad

Thad — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:26:22 +0000

Well, presumably the myth they are testing is the hand-in-water one.

And if you want to overthink the overthinking of the joke, maybe this is Part 2 and they’ve already confirmed the myth, but NOW they’re testing whether it works on Aquaman, too.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:14:04 +0000

Not sure why anyone thinks “Family Guy” is funny even if they *do* get the references, but… :-p

I get the hand-in-water joke, though knowing Aquaman (and his aquatic nature), it makes it even dumber than it already is. Never having seen “Mythbusters,” no idea who those other guys are or what they have to do with the joke (besides the show’s premise of busting myths?).

By: Thad

Thad — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 01:52:10 +0000

I’ve heard people under 20 repeat jokes about Donny Most that they heard on Family Guy, and then ask who Donny Most is, anyway. I don’t understand how anyone who doesn’t get the references would still think Family Guy is funny, but apparently there are a lot of them.

Anyhow, I think the gag probably works if you don’t know who Adam and Jamie are, since most people get the hand-in-water joke. Hell, even if you don’t know who Aquaman is, you’ve still got toilet humor to fall back on.