The State + iTunes = Love

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » September 26th, 2006, 5:15 pm

Anyone who thinks "$240 worth of pudding" or the name "Doug" are funny should be pleased to know that The State is now available for download on iTunes.

OK, I guess Steve Jobs isn't such a douche afterall.

ChrisTrew.Com · Post by **ChrisTrew.Com** » September 27th, 2006, 12:43 am

My first love.

arthursimone · Post by **arthursimone** » September 27th, 2006, 12:57 am

ChrisTrew.Com wrote:My first love.

seconded. my early feelings for sketch like Monty Python were like a hopeless schoolboy crush, it wasn't until the State came out that I told myself "one day I think I can actually do this."

beardedlamb · Post by **beardedlamb** » September 27th, 2006, 1:25 am

i want to dip my bawls in it!

the popa isa coming!

i loves me some state and many of the offspun projects those kids did.
reno911
wet hot american summer
michael ian black in the sierra mist commercials
viva variety - not so much

plus, it was cool that a sketch show made it on MTV and opened the door for future similar programming.

Roy Janik · Post by **Roy Janik** » September 27th, 2006, 1:39 am

I bought them all. It's a dream come true.

I just noticed, though, that they replaced some of the hip (for then) MTV music with knockoff similar music. I guess they couldn't/didn't want to pay for the rights to some of the songs. Specifically, the "pants" sketch no longer features "Cannonball" by the Breeders, but rather a extremely similar sounding instrumental. I'm sure there are other examples.

Still well worth the money, though.

mcnichol · Post by **mcnichol** » September 27th, 2006, 8:51 am

fyi, the originals with the original music are still floating around the internets. almost all of seasons 1 - 3, and the one-off Extravaganza special they did for their aborted move to CBS. also the MTV released "Skits and Stickers" VHS tape is out there too (also with original music).

I heart the state.

Wesley · Post by **Wesley** » September 27th, 2006, 9:25 am

Specifically, the "pants" sketch no longer features "Cannonball" by the Breeders

WHAT!?
Screw that! That song was forever defined by that sketch and vice versa. Everytime I hear that initial note, all I can think it "Maybe you should take some of your own advice!"

kristin · Post by **kristin** » September 27th, 2006, 9:35 am

Roy Janik wrote:I just noticed, though, that they replaced some of the hip (for then) MTV music with knockoff similar music. I guess they couldn't/didn't want to pay for the rights to some of the songs.

Yeah, they've been trying to re-release their stuff for forever, and music rights issues are one of the main reasons why it's taken so long to happen.

mcnichol · Post by **mcnichol** » September 27th, 2006, 10:12 am

god bless youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMRnUmxb5pM

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » September 27th, 2006, 10:13 am

it never even occurred to me to scour YouTube for The State. Damn!!!

Wesley · Post by **Wesley** » September 27th, 2006, 10:22 am

Bob McNichol is my hero.

Who knew that Michael Ian Black, the man without pants, would late play a character known as Johnny Bluejeans? Then go on to find relative success in the non-cable world before returning to cable to star on VH-1's I love the 90's?

Dave · Post by **Dave** » September 27th, 2006, 11:45 am

Wesley wrote:Bob McNichol is my hero.

Who knew that Michael Ian Black, the man without pants, would late play a character known as Johnny Bluejeans? Then go on to find relative success in the non-cable world before returning to cable to star on VH-1's I love the 90's?

Actually, I called it in 1995...But I thought "I Love the 90's" would appear on the HA! channel.

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » September 27th, 2006, 4:03 pm

They went to NYU for undergrad.

They did skits in Washington Square Park for a year and got picked up after doing only a few stage shows. As I recall, it was between them and Broken Lizards, but I could be wrong.

Don't forget about Stella.

mcnichol · Post by **mcnichol** » September 27th, 2006, 4:51 pm

Just a piece of trivia to break up my insane work day:

The State last performed together here in Austin, at 1997's Big Stinkin'.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » September 27th, 2006, 4:57 pm

God, and I was already living in Austin.

DAMN YOU, CRAPPY MARKETING!!! DAMN YOU!!