Hah! Everything Is Terrible dredged up this video of Charlton Heston narrating a cartoon version of the story of Abraham and Sodom & Gomorrah. It loses absolutely none of its creepy factor or God’s utter assholery in being sanitized for children.
I have a vague recollection of having seen this (or some other episode in the series) on TV early one Sunday morning, but I don’t know if this is some kind of post-hoc explanation for a recall failure associated with… Cam Clarke? Is that who’s voicing the younger Abraham here, or am I imagining things?
Also, I can’t help but think “You maniac! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn yourself to hell!”
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December 9, 2012 at 7:59 am CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Yup. Can’t but think of the same exact thing.
garnetstar
December 9, 2012 at 1:35 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
They think this is sanitized enough for children? It’s gruesome and disgusting. Says something, doesn’t it?
Rodney Nelson
December 9, 2012 at 4:01 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Yahweh is a real jerk.
wilsim
December 9, 2012 at 6:31 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Disgusting.
Jason Thibeault
December 9, 2012 at 6:47 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Oh, did I mention the tite? “Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible”.
This is one of the GREATEST.
Kristina D
December 10, 2012 at 3:22 am CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ugh. What a nightmare!
Thank you for sharing this post.
I wanted to share a video with you, I think you’ll appreciate where it’s coming from as much as I do.
Here it is: http://youtu.be/a6akkb_afqs