09/12/2005 Entry: "Forever Linked With Furby!"

It's been a pretty special day for me. I've slowly gotten into the producing side at Nick, meaning, on occasion, I get to produce the spots I write. It'd take me eight paragraphs to explain what that means, but essentially, you stay with a project from start to finish and direct every creative aspect of it. About a month ago I won a pitch for a Furby-related "giveaway spot" (this is why I went to Toronto a few weeks back), and today, the bitch hit the air. I love it. It's so me. Love it so much that I'm going to put up with a 20MB download to let y'all see it, because I doubt very much that I can persuade the site's audience to watch Nickelodeon all week until my spot happens to come on. It wasn't too terribly long ago that I spent my days hunting down Furbies at toy stores during their initial hot run to make a fast buck on eBay. Now I've done a commercial for 'em. My dreams are twisted, granted, but it's nice to see some of them come true.

The Halloween Countdown rolls on with September 13th's tribute to McDonald's Halloween Gift Certificates, a free ticket to cheeseburgers for any trick-or-treater who was lucky enough to find the holy house that gave them away. Last call for the Halloween Art Contest, as I've already gotten plenty of entries, including a few that are quite clearly awesome in every way possible.

Chestnuts roasted by Kennef @ 09/12/2005 08:52 PM EST

Happy b-day, KenneFFFF!

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/12/2005 08:52 PM EST

Thanks foo'!

Chestnuts roasted by Kennef @ 09/12/2005 08:53 PM EST

Wow, I am happy for you. It's rad that your talent is being seen by the masses. Did that sound too schmoozy? Cause I meant it.
Random stories from your childhood always amuse me.

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 09/12/2005 08:56 PM EST

I took a picture that was published in a local paper, which I thought was pretty cool. Then I sign on the Web and see that you've produced a friggin' Furby commercial - way to completely make me see how small my little accomplishment was.

So jealous.

Can I be you?

Actually, I'm going to have to offer some thanks, Matt. People don't believe me when I say that Furby is back. Credibility through television - huzzah!

Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 09/12/2005 08:58 PM EST

That's insane Matt. Congrats.

You need to write those eight paragraphs one day.

Chestnuts roasted by Greg @ 09/12/2005 09:06 PM EST

Hey Matt, I've been reading X-E since.. well.. a little bit after day one. I'm a lurker here on the blog with an occaisional post or whatnot.
I just wanted to say congrats on your success with the site and over at Nick Nick Nick Nick Na Nick Nick Nick (wow that just came flowin out of me) you're defnitely one of my heroes and thanks for keeping me entertained for so long.
/ass kissing

Chestnuts roasted by WonKa @ 09/12/2005 09:08 PM EST

u mentioned in the mickey dee's gift certificate article about a rockstar friend...i actually have one, too...he's the bass player for Hilary Duff!...i know most might think its lame, but think about it, he's livin the dream, man..plays all over in every huge venue..even caught him on Ellen, the Today Show, and all types o shite like that...kid was destined to make it and he did.

Chestnuts roasted by gerv @ 09/12/2005 09:25 PM EST

Awesome ad, Matt! Congratulations and keep up the great work you've been doing on the website.

Chestnuts roasted by aint_baroque @ 09/12/2005 09:39 PM EST

Here's something I've wondered for a while....how did you land the Nick job? Did you see an ad for it in the New York Classifieds? Did someone at Nick read X-E and think "we need this guy"? Was it accomplished through the evil power of networking (some guy you met before now worked there and brought you in)? Or did you simply walk in and give them your resume?

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 09/12/2005 09:43 PM EST

They were doing a spotlight on a kid and one of the producers caught him reading the site. Ultimately was brought in for a trial and clawed my way into the ranks with the help of some very awesome people there.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/12/2005 09:50 PM EST

WOW, great spot! Good graphics, good rhyme scheme, good promotion, etc. I didnt know you got the job that way. Very serendipitous.
I guess I need to stop procrastinating and get my art in.

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/12/2005 09:58 PM EST

That furby commercial made me cry, I wish I got to make commercials that make people cry. Congrats on the success Matt. If I sound sarcastic I don't mean to be. You know I love you. Ephant Mon enema :o

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 09/12/2005 10:03 PM EST

gerv:
That's awesome. I'm actually a pretty big closet Hilary Duff fan. Shh - don't tell anyone! I know her music isn't very "good", but it's really catchy. (No offense to your friend - the music itself is well done, but the writing/composing isn't exactly inspired).

Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the mtv
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/12/2005 10:13 PM EST

Matt:
Well, I was sorta wondering why the Furbys are being marketed to teenage girls too, so that makes sense. I never really thought about who the first generation Furbys were marketed to (or who actually bought them). It's pretty unconventional, so I don't know who the most obvious demographic would be for something cute/technological.

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/12/2005 10:17 PM EST

Oh my GAWD! That's how you got in at Nick?!? Wow.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/12/2005 10:22 PM EST

your right gozer...her music is filled with "hooks" (the good stuff in songs that stick in your head all day long)...i like her theme song to Laguna Beach (closet fan, but hey, at least a couple of the girls are friggin hot....do you spell that kinda "hot" with one "t" or two?) Funny thing is he was raised on Kiss, Zepplin, and Chili Peppers and now he plays this.

Chestnuts roasted by gerv @ 09/12/2005 10:36 PM EST

I saw a commercial for Furbies the other day (no, not Matt's) and was surprised that they are still making them...Or is this a resurgence? Has the retro fad already made late 90s fads "cool" again? If so, that's really sad....

I remember when Furby came out and everyone thought it was the most awesome technology in the world....wow, times have changed...

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 09/12/2005 10:38 PM EST

Any chance we could see that in wmv format?

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 09/12/2005 10:43 PM EST

They never quit making Furbies, at least AFAIK. I can't watch the ad yet, and I'm dyin' here.
That's not the same Roger that everybody had and you can still find at every Goodwill, is it? Looks pretty dinky. Fun fact: Charlie Fleischer dressed up in a rabbit suit everyday on the set while they were filming the movie.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/12/2005 11:01 PM EST

I see that you only "guess" Furbies (Furby Brand Aggrivation Producers? Plurals for brand named objects are difficult, particularly when every Furby my various friends owned ended up being thrown agaist a wall, dissected, otherwise abused, or some combination of the above.) are being aimed at the younger crowd. My point here, which was interrupted by an obnoxiously long paranthetical (uh oh - here's another)...Ya know what - I'm starting a new sentence without the rambling interruptions.

You only claim to "guess" Hasbro's target, Matt, despite being the producer of the contest's spot. What about all the fabled market research of the Corporate Machine? The endless desire to push a product onto those most likely to ensure profitability? Is my entire view of modern American economics based on false claims?

I see that you "won a pitch" for the ad, but does that mean that you suggested a papery, rhyming, mad-house of fun, or that you gave specific ideas that would imply a young female audience?

Plenty of questions - go.

Ha! Look at me, giving commands to the producer of a Furby spot! I'll just go back to groveling at your feet.

Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 09/12/2005 11:16 PM EST

IT'S ALL TOP SECRET LET'S TALK ABOUT HALLOWEEN INSTEAD.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/12/2005 11:22 PM EST

I've done more than enough yapping, but "AFAIK" just forced me to throw one more in. I've been around this crazy Interweb a few times, and I've never heard this one. I'm glad I'd never heard this. Can I please not here it anymore? Of course, as long as people are actually ceasing their use of annoying initialism, I'd also like you to stop use of...well, any that predate the introduction of the public to the Internet.

squee4242, though I've gone out of my way to belittle your "AFAIK," I do commend your use of capital letters, punctuation and words that not only lack numbers in place of letters, but are actually spelled correctly. Good work.

The Internet and I have a love/hate-thing going on. Please don't mind our ocassional spats. We're staying together for the kids. Also, there's no way I'd pay that child support.

Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 09/12/2005 11:27 PM EST

Good call on the Halloween choice. Woo! Halloween!

People passing out candy have no love for the vegans. That includes dentists who think it's cute to pass out toothbrushes and the religious folks who want to teach the heathen children who dress up about the Lord. We may not be into the milk chocolate, but even Charlie Brown would feel extra disappointed if he got a toothpast sample. Not that it'd do him any good. Poor kid. Didn't get any candy. Just rocks. Just lots and lots of rocks.

I'm leaving this board before I post more unecessary nonsense.

Seriously. I give you all permission to bring me bodily harm if I enter the presence of the "Add A New Comment" box.

Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 09/12/2005 11:37 PM EST

clearly, matt is referring to my art entry when he's talking about it being awesome in every possible way.

hey matt, are you going to post all of the pics like last years contest?

Chestnuts roasted by big jerm @ 09/12/2005 11:42 PM EST

Unless the amount of entries doubles between now and tomorrow night, most likely. Would have to split over a few pages, but not too many.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/12/2005 11:43 PM EST

Tougi, thanks for the compliments? BTW, I've been posting stupid acronyms around here for awhile and don't see reason to stop my fun. IMHO. I'm going to go ahead give you the bennie of a doubt and assume your here/hear wackiness was intentional. (Get it? BENNIE? I be making Roger Rabbit refs!!!1)
Back to sort-of-topic, did anyone else obsess over McD's new premium chicken sandwiches when they premiered? I'm over it now, but the first 35 or so were like crack.
Tate, if you have any crazy nun stories, involving Halloween or not, I'd enjoy hearing 'em. Unless they'd be better saved them for Xmas.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/12/2005 11:54 PM EST

Haha please excuse my fugged up sentence there That's exactly why I never nitpick other people's typing.
I guess as long as there are no dreadful procrastinators lagging on their entries until the last possible moment *whistles innocently* we'll get to enjoy everyone's work. Awesome.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/13/2005 12:02 AM EST

The grammar police must be rolling in their graves.

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/13/2005 12:12 AM EST

Hey Matt I love the nick ad, except one thing: the female's voice who narrates it. She is the same chick who does Cox cable here in the west coast and she annoys me.

But setting that aside you have an awesome job. You should try to get the ghost with the most on nick heh.

Also does anyone remember the big mac attack bags? They are made of hemp and come with certificates and everything for your new big mac atatckery.
The article reminded me of those, but I certainly remember getting the certificate books for halloween. I remember my sister stole them to.

Chestnuts roasted by the80sruled @ 09/13/2005 12:26 AM EST

I can really see the 80s influence in the add you produced. It reminded me of the the contests during satruday morning cartoons. Gross, fun, and with the attention span of a gnat. Well done.

Chestnuts roasted by DigDug @ 09/13/2005 12:31 AM EST

No, Gozer, they're popping OUT of their graves...cause this is thriller...thriller night!

Chestnuts roasted by squee can scare you more than any ghoul could ever dare try @ 09/13/2005 12:33 AM EST

Good call, DigDug!
I also felt that the ad had a very 80's vibe going on.It definitely brought back fond memories of those Saturday morings of long ago. Well, maybe not that long ago...

Chestnuts roasted by aint_baroque @ 09/13/2005 01:16 AM EST

Whoops, that should read "mornings", of course. Seems I've lost the ability to spell simple words correctly.

Chestnuts roasted by aint_baroque @ 09/13/2005 01:21 AM EST

Wow Matt, looks X-E Halloween is everything I've been dreaming of since the Christmas season ended.

I wanted a Halloween jukebox and it was delivered.

I craved a Halloween-only archive and there it was on the countdown intro page.

The countdown itself is rockin on with some good articles. But tonight you really came through big with a McD's certificate tribute. Not the same exact model of certificates I will forever adore but the miracle of tracking down any McD certificate commerical is enough to make me bow down to your Halloween godly or ungodly power. Me and my Boo Bucket salute you.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 09/13/2005 01:24 AM EST

Great job on the commercial! It is like a live-action version of Teen Girl Squad meets Furby on some level of Dante's Hell to discuss Cold War secrets.

You might enjoy the notebook animation for Aesop Rock's Fast Cars video.

Chestnuts roasted by BBB @ 09/13/2005 03:21 AM EST

it's not even mid September yet and you're already knee deep in halloween goodness

halloween is one (maybe the only) holiday i don't mind celebrating early and for as long as possible, keep the faith!

i think it'd b cool to see an article of you reviewing some haunted houses in your area. i'm in texas so it wouldn't do much good, but i plan on hittin up a few local spots and it'd b cool to see what yall have up there

Chestnuts roasted by diamondzdigitals @ 09/13/2005 03:27 AM EST

I'd just like to point something out:

...as we downed those yummy slices of monster meat by the dozen.

Matt, please tell me you reread that sentence before deciding to leave it in.

Anyway, pretty cool story on how you got the job at Nick, I'll wait patiently for your VH1 Behind the ___ story.

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Chestnuts roasted by EMajorwitz @ 09/13/2005 07:29 AM EST

Carri: Christmas? You never had a Christmas and we don't know why you insist on pretending this totallly made-up holiday happened.

On a side note, I just found out what horror film traumatized my older woman:
Saturday the 14th.
Fishman in the bathtub.

Weird, right?
-jared
(who congratulates Matt for the commercial which, were I to have tiny ovaries, would make me crave a Friend-I-Send for.)

Chestnuts roasted by OhgodtheRats @ 09/13/2005 07:37 AM EST

Awesome job on the commercial Matt!

Was that a disclaimer about "posters on the x-e forums not eligible for participation" scrolling across the bottom? What's up with that?!?
=)

I love Halloween. Every Halloween Season I sit down and watch The Crow. Then channel surf looking for The Great Pumpkin. (Why oh why does he never visit ME?!?!)

Chestnuts roasted by bad karma @ 09/13/2005 08:45 AM EST

I love Saturday the 14th. May have to pick that one up again...VHS copy broke.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/13/2005 09:10 AM EST

Matt -

I haven't watched Nick in ages, so maybe you can answer my question. Do they still do that contest where you send in a postcard with your phone number and then they call you if you win? That was so awesome.

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 09/13/2005 09:40 AM EST

I Kill The Turtles Clouds? What? Can someone explain this to me?

Gift Certificates rule.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/13/2005 11:09 AM EST

JLA, read the ghost comic.

Chestnuts roasted by Jon @ 09/13/2005 11:15 AM EST

Matt, YOU ROCK DUDE!!! But why didn't you secretly made a commercial for x-entertainment. That would've been AWESOME!!!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by me @ 09/13/2005 11:16 AM EST

McDonald's coupons and I never had good luck. I always got excited when I got them (due to the possiblity of free fast food), but they hardly ever got used. Most common in my house were the free cheeseburgers for honor roll. I don't think they did that everywhere, because I never got them again once I moved to a different city. Anyway, the problem was convincing my mom it was worth it to get in the car and drive all the way to the McDonald's to get a free cheeseburger that was only worth about 79 cents. The only way to justify the trip was for us all to get dinner, and then we were spending money we wouldn't be otherwise, so it was no longer a deal. Plus, as a kid I was always jealous because they gave out Big Mac coupons to the kids with the most improved grades. I made honor roll every grading period and all I got was a cheeseburger that wasn't worth making the trip. That was kind of typical for that school though. They never rewarded consistency. (Really, my childhood wasn't the bummer I've made it out to be the past couple of days.)

Chestnuts roasted by Lori @ 09/13/2005 11:20 AM EST

Congrats on the commercial Matt!

Loved the new Ghost w/The Most. It really is a sticky question of whether or not we should punish a formerly great artist for their latter day sins, but just out of sheer love of the theoretician, I will say that anything of value is simply a blip on an otherwise uninterupted downward trajectory

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/13/2005 11:30 AM EST

And anyone who can make sense of my last comment has my undying love and affection. This is your future kids! Mixing references together to come up with unintelligable gibberish, interpretable only by the handful of people as twisted as you

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/13/2005 11:34 AM EST

Matt meant those happy clouds that Lakitu rides around on in the Super Mario games. I haven't seen the ad yet, but like Sandy Duncan, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Falk, I'll keep an eye out for it. I never got a McD's funny money certificate, but I did get a toothbrush once. There were several broken brushes on the porch and in the yard, but I thought, "meh. It's a free something, anyhoo." Still the best treat I ever got was at this one house, this lovely young lady answered the door dressed in a Genie/Harem costume. Hubba-hubba! And thus jump-started me into pooberty! I miss Trick-Or-Treating in the Bay Area. No kids having to wear coats over the costumes.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 09/13/2005 11:41 AM EST

Commercial looks awesome Matt! I was hoping you would put it up when it came out as I don't get Nickelodeon, congratulations!

Chestnuts roasted by MissKitty @ 09/13/2005 12:22 PM EST

Matt - Congrats on the Nick piece! It's pretty awesome. Now, if we could just get a Frankenberry appearance on the Halloween Countdown..

Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 09/13/2005 12:49 PM EST

GAH! That little girl with the spastically-moving head and forehead-mounted pig-snout will undoubtedly be the scariest thing I see all Halloween season.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 09/13/2005 01:16 PM EST

Kneg-
hi fidelity, when the guy is buying stevie wonder for his daughter, (you are so random)

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 09/13/2005 01:26 PM EST

The new Furby is really great. The one at the store asked if I was happy to see him,and I said no,and he got all sad. AND I ACTUALLY FELT BAD. I apologised to Furby. These things are the real deal,it's like the company felt bad about the first Furbys,and now they made one that lives up to it's hype.

Chestnuts roasted by kid nicky @ 09/13/2005 02:12 PM EST

Great job on the commercial Matt. And keep those fantastic Halloween articles coming

Chestnuts roasted by Chappy @ 09/13/2005 02:43 PM EST

Kneg making Cusak references is no shocker...that's like me mentioning MST3K, or maybe HBO shows. Speaking of, Rome just got renewed for a second season.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/13/2005 02:45 PM EST

Kneg making Cusak references is no shocker...that's like me mentioning MST3K, or maybe HBO shows. Speaking of, Rome just got renewed for a second season.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/13/2005 02:45 PM EST

The Shrunken Head Apple article is screaming out for an update/link to the latest photo that was on the blog a few months ago.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 09/13/2005 02:47 PM EST

Matt we had something similar in my school from K-5 except all classes pretty much took half the school day to dress up and march around showing off their costumes while "The Monster Mash" blared over the P.A. system. After the parade everyone would return to their classes where the room mothers had decorated and had plenty of candy, pizza, pop (yes i say pop), and other fun activities. This occurred on most holidays at my school which included Christmas and Valentine's Day. As for McD's gift certs my bro accumulated a whole shitload for his academic prowess. He never used them so I had plenty of free cheeseburgers. They were the size of business cards and had a picture of a cheeseburger with the words "Be Our Guest" scrawled at the top. Lots of great memories.

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/13/2005 04:14 PM EST

Ah, those Micky D gift certificates. I remember getting them just about every year. (of course they were normally just for the ice cream) Weird thing is though, all those years I got them...I never got around to redeeming them...and the McDonalds was only bout 15-20 mins away from my house. Oh well, go figure eh?

While in this Halloween Spirit (again, sorry for the pun) If there are any people that have ever been to Castle Dracula In Niagara Falls...my older brother has an old sign from the place...it looks like it was from 70's or 80's....have a look. Also, very sorry that i don't know how to shorten the URL. Other XE'ers have shown us...guess I should have paid better attention. *embarrassed blush*

click here

Chestnuts roasted by Jabo @ 09/13/2005 04:36 PM EST

"And there, hanging off the insanely long URL, was a McDonald's Gift Certificate!"
Dun-dun-duuunnnn!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash, still leery of the Melting Grimace @ 09/13/2005 05:12 PM EST

tinyurl.com
there is even an extension for it in firefox. makes your long one http://tinyurl.com/d4kr6

Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 09/13/2005 05:17 PM EST

I send my thanks out to whoever it was that shortened up that link!

Thank You...I promise not to do that again ...or at least if i do, I'll learn how to shorten it like that

Chestnuts roasted by Jabo @ 09/13/2005 05:36 PM EST

Matt, the commercial is very cool! Think about hosting your other commercial and written work on the site, so potential future employers, along with X-Ers, can get the full Matt experience.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 09/13/2005 06:30 PM EST

Im only kidding when I ask this, Tenacious Tate, but did this "holy day of obligation" have anything to do with giving the Catholic Church money? The priest at my church has to emphasize money and giving a portion of your salary (I think its around 10%) to the church. They're now building a really nice church closer to my house. The same priest drives around in a Lexus. My boyfriend calls him "Father Lexus."

I'm looking forward to the art contest posting!!!!!!!! Not much longer now!

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 09/13/2005 06:51 PM EST

Geez...I need to offer deep apologies to deep apologies to all X-E readers. I was in a really weird mood last night and posted stupid stuff all over this board. It was dumb and unnecessary, and I'm sorry. I believe I've done this a few times in the recent past, and if I have, I'm sorry for those as well.

Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 09/13/2005 06:53 PM EST

Yeah, but you didn't mention the other half of the reference.

Sick Boy Rules!

"beautifully f***ing illustrated"

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/13/2005 07:03 PM EST

A few comments:

1) Very cool commercial, Matt. Perfect for the microsecond attention span of my 18 third graders with ADHD.

2) The elementary schools around here do not have dress up or ANY kind of party for Halloween anymore. It's due to a combination of political correctness out of control and living on the big 'ol shiny buckle of the Bible Belt.

3) I was always disappointed when I got a McD's certificate in my Boo bucket. I ended up using them, but I wanted CANDY NOW! I had (and still have) no sense for delayed gratification.

4) That bunny?pig? girl will haunt my dreams tonight.

That is all...

Chestnuts roasted by Jillybeann @ 09/13/2005 07:19 PM EST

Our elementary school had an after-hours costume thing too. All grades K-6 went together and there was punch and cookies and a costume contest. We also had mini-parties during the school day in our own classrooms (my mom always made chocolate cookies decorated with candy korn for these parties). In High School we had Halloween dances where everyone came dressed up.

But the best was the Town Halloween parade. Right before the trick or treating hours started all the costumed kids would start at one end of town and march down Main Street. It rocked - the street was closed to traffic for the parade so we got to walk down the middle of the street... something you never ever get to do as a kid. The parade ended at the Fire Hall where donuts and cider was handed out and then we'd all disperse into town for trick or treating.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 09/13/2005 07:39 PM EST

Congrats on the commercial Matt! I gotta wait until my DSL get's turned on tomorrow to check it out though....damn dial up.

Chestnuts roasted by D-Roc @ 09/13/2005 07:54 PM EST

Lucky. I have never been to a Halloween party in my life. When I was a kid we came in with our costumes on 1 day and they paraded us around the streets for the villagers to see. Now they don't even have THAT anymore. They have the PC "Fall Celebration." What a crock. I don't even get trick-or-treaters. Last year I got a total of 0. I'm not even kidding. 0. And my town has trick-or-treat for TWO nights. My only salvation last year was that a local theater was having free showings of Teen Wolf. I hope they do that again this year, as last year I was not aware of the allegid "penis" in the end scene.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 09/13/2005 08:44 PM EST

I do remember the McDonald's Halloween gift certificates. I think we had a few around for years we never used.

As for Halloween parties, no, we never went to one, either. We always did our school Halloween festivies during school hours, and as far as I know, they still do the parades around the schools in most towns.

Carri, we had a town Halloween Parade, too, only ours was usually about a week or two before the big day. Same deal, only our parade ended at a local museum/park and was always held during the day. I hope they still have that parade. It was always a blast, and I looked forward to it more than trick-or-treating in some ways.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 09/13/2005 10:45 PM EST

Given the fact that it's practically Thursday already on the cool coast it doesn't look like I'll be getting in my contest entry in time. Good luck to everybody else!

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/13/2005 11:34 PM EST

Congratulations on the cool commercial, Matt! It's always neat to see people you enjoy do well )

Chestnuts roasted by meredith @ 09/14/2005 12:18 AM EST

Matt, as a former production intern who directed two public affairs segments for CBS-3's Sunday morning newscast, that was a great commercial!!!!! Congratulations!! I would like to get into production to do fun stuff like that. Great job!

Of course, I still miss how every contest would say "Brought to you by the first network for kids, Nickelodeon!" Or, what it "the only network for kids"????? You think about it, it was the only network for us at one time.

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 09/14/2005 01:21 AM EST

I think the audience of this website is more apt to watch Nickelodeon then most other sites. I watch it all the time.

Great commercial Matt!

Chestnuts roasted by mutton72 @ 09/15/2005 11:39 AM EST