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August 15, 2007

How M.I.A. Helped Captain Perfect Get His Groove Back

Indie friendly kids show Pancake Mountain plays host to Kala queen Maya Arulpragasam, and she takes the opportunity to teach the little ones (and Captain Perfect) how to do the sunshowers, step on the cockroach, and get random. Don't think Pancake needs help with the latter. Guaranteed to make you smile! Unless you hate dancing and/or children.

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stuuuuuuuupid

Posted by: stu at 08/15/07 4:47 PM  | Reply
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I think it unwise for M.I.A. to make such an obvious Lady Sovereign reference, they sound so much alike already.

Posted by: Ben at 08/15/07 4:49 PM  | Reply
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creeeepy

Posted by: joey fresh at 08/15/07 4:52 PM  | Reply
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CANT BEAT A MAN IN A GOLDEN HAT

Posted by: Old Man at 08/15/07 5:07 PM  | Reply
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Anyone else have a sneaking suspicion that MIA was fully blazed in this video?

Posted by: Elliot at 08/15/07 5:08 PM  | Reply
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no

Posted by: blaaazed at 08/15/07 5:13 PM  | Reply
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so m.i.a plus dancing kids = stupid and creeeepy?

you guys must need a vacation - that was awesome!!

Posted by: matt P at 08/15/07 5:22 PM  | Reply
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are you guys nuts! this is both awesome and hilarious. I wish somebody would pink up Pancake Mountain, it's a cool show

Posted by: andrew at 08/15/07 5:23 PM  | Reply
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M.I.A. sounds nothing like Lady Sovereign!

Posted by: Geoff at 08/15/07 5:40 PM  | Reply
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what's the lady sov reference?

Posted by: autumn at 08/15/07 6:20 PM  | Reply
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hello M.I.A.
gotta remember those moves when she appears in SF @ the T.I.fest...
whats wrong with some people...is your music so fricken serious you cant dance & smile...
kids,M.I.A & capt.perfect...outstanding
thanx STGUM
peace

Posted by: donbincente at 08/15/07 6:20 PM  | Reply
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Cute, but is this stuff actually aired on TV? It looks so cheap. Notice how you can see another camera in the shot on the right hand side of the screen while M.I.A.'s getting random.

Posted by: Garrett at 08/15/07 7:39 PM  | Reply
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Ben, Sovereign did not invent "random."

Posted by: The Other Matthew at 08/15/07 8:12 PM  | Reply
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Pancake Mountain sucks, it's a "kids" show that's really just being made so that it's stoner film-school grad student makers have an excuse to meet hip artists and feel good about themselves. No kid would watch this shit. Remember the Coachella segment where they kept showing the cameramen and the edges of the set while puppets asked asked lily allen stupid "childlike" questions? My three-year old is not going to give a fuck about Lily Allen and I'd much rather have them watching a show that doesn't insult their intelligence and actually tries to teach them shit. Blue's Clues and Sesame Street might not play Cat Power tunes but at least the people there actually focus-group and try to make the shows useful. Fuck hipster kid's shows, dumbest idea ever.

Posted by: OTC at 08/15/07 10:43 PM  | Reply
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OTC: SHEESH! I'd hate to be your 3 year old. Kids shows should be silly & fun. Focus groups??? Kids should be taught & read to & all that stuff but c'mon, a half hour of silly indie fun a week ain't going to kill them.

But yeah, more stoners probably watch this show than kids. And stoners' kidz.

Posted by: 2 sheds at 08/16/07 12:45 AM  | Reply
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Could allowing my (theoretical) child to watch a mentally deficient gentleman be considered educating them? Doubt it. And while it's certainly hip, it's fucking annoying.

I still love you M.I.A. Let's have theoretical children together.

Posted by: Christopher at 08/16/07 2:38 AM  | Reply
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I don't think she looks blazed, I think she looks exhausted from working so hard!

M.I.A. = magic

Posted by: Lola at 08/16/07 1:05 PM  | Reply
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If you can't watch that without getting irate, I feel a little sorry for you.

Posted by: Devin at 08/16/07 7:30 PM  | Reply
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wait wait, i just realized this but..

why do they need to greenscreen Captain Perfect in front of a weight room? Can't they just.... find a weight room? And why a weight room? What is wrong with these people.

Posted by: Elliot at 08/17/07 12:22 AM  | Reply
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ha ha, this is so stupid and dumb but i love it. but yeah, what's with the guy pretending to be so slow? not nice.
*maebh

Posted by: youreonlymassive at 08/19/07 8:19 PM  | Reply
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