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Is "Babies in 3D" the same as that Babies movie but in 3D or is it its own thing?

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that baby bob sitcom w/adam arkin, elliot gould was "da bomb"

No designer Huggies or Mercedes car seat?

where the fuck is baby geniuses

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While the Babyjets are by far the worst here (all were infamously fraught from the beginning - astronomical budgets, strikes, tantrums and even a death in the case of the abandoned 1963 version), they still hold my appeal because of their extraordinary history.
While the original "Babyjet" comic strip (Alfie Stokes, Bunson for Boys Weekly, 1940-1948) is widely regarded as the original, the history of Babyjet goes back much further than some may think; examples including the works of idiot Victorian scribe, Edward Mint Hussey. Sadly poems such as "Ode to A Dirigible Infant" (1862) failed to set the world of literature alight.

The first attempt at a cinematic version of Babyjet - the disastrous 1963 version mentioned above - was an all-too-late cash-in on the post-war baby boom. Commissioned five years beforehand, it was felt a film that married military bravado with cute natal imagery would appeal to housewives, husbands and children alike. But by the time filming was underway, the world was a very different place. What's more the set was struck by apathy and tragedy. Concerning footage exists of child actor, "Lil'" Sammy Jones, strapped by the back to a simple firework. Director Tom Coates is quoted as saying "I don't fucking care, I'm dying of cancer".

The project was cancelled following Coates' death, but was picked up again a year later and relocated to Swinging London. Sadly there was no time for a rewrite and the film was reshot in the same way, firework intact but with "Whiter Shade OF Pale" lazily edited over the baby actor's terrified shrieks.

Other than a Sunday afternoon ITV broadcast during a cancelled episode of One Man And His Dog in 1985, this version of Babyjet was never rebroadcast outside of its initial theatrical run and therefore very few people have seen this version.

suprising that so disastrous a project yielded three sequels over the next 12 years. the dream of babyjet was apparently so powerful that it overwhelmed even the failure of its own realization.

In his book "Sonic Baby Boom And Bust! - The Story Of Babyjet" George Meldreth recalls his shock upon the opening night of Babyjet II (1966), and the ensuing manslaughter case involved. By far the best Babyjet movie, Babyjet II showcased some highly-evolved footage (for the time) of an unidentified baby actor rocketing into a hillside at 340mph and exploding in a huge fireball. Suspicion clouded the film's makers when it was pointed out that said baby bore no resemblance to the main star Johnny Samwell. After 10 years of legal proceedings, the film's makers were acquitted, pointing out that they had used a stunt model for this particular scene. But of course it was too late and Babyjet II never saw the light of day again outside of specialist circles.

It seemed that the Babyjet enterprise was dead and gone, never to return, despite moderate success proven by other "baby" films such as the romantic horror "Bride Of The Baby" and family sitcom "Baby Knows Best", the latter spawning a renewed interest in a Babyjet revival. The 1988 "Babyjet" movie was very different in style and setting to its predecessors, which had been, to all intents and purposes, thinly-disguised advertisements for the British military. This new Hollywood take on Babyjet was intended as a more slapstick family affair, with a children's television spin-off and articulated toys for the Christmas market. But the main difference came in the form of Babyjet himself.

Rather than attaching a baby to a jet (or a firework for that matter), here the baby WAS the jet. 15-month old Chris Christmas played the lead role, a special fibreglass case constructed to snap into place around the infant's body so that his head stuck out from the front of the plane's nose.

In what was rapidly becoming typical fashion, the film received a critical and public panning at the premieres, with many audience members leaving in disgust at the film's gratuitous and unnecessary use of swears. I personally prefer the ITV version, which has been altered so that the word "cuntgrope" is replaced with "coleslaw", a much more fitting replacement since most of the film is set at a salad bar in a Washington shopping mall. The Babyjet character himself appears on screen for only a total run time of 4 minutes and 36 seconds, another reason for the film flopping internationally, save in certain pockets of Eastern Europe where "cuntgrope" actually translates as "coleslaw" in Montenegrin.

Even more tragically, it was found that the 2'x2' aeroplane-shaped fibreglass casing that was worn for the role by Chris Christmas was extremely difficult to remove and he therefore is forced to wear it even to this day, his body having been completely stifled. The actor, now 23, cameo'd in the much darker 2008 re-envisioning "Babyjet: Collateral Damage".

Still most viewers felt alienated by such dialogic quirks as "Sheeit, you've got pickled beetroot all up in my cuntgrope" and despite all attempts to corner the Christmas market, Babyjet action figurines faired very poorly, quickly losing out to more popular franchises such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

"The Real Babyjet Adventures" animated series was dropped by nearly all networks, but did fair slightly better on VHS release, adopted by the student and LGBT demographic for its campy action, and particularly for the Gord character who was created especially for the series and did not appear in any other incarnation of Babyjet.

think i'll give this a miss: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144073095641387

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di3P12ZAdPI

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrIYprQ8ri0

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where the fuck is baby geniuses

― koyaani (s1ocki), Monday, November 8, 2010 3:17 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark

I've seen Bride of the Baby once, but I think I fell asleep around the part where they're picking the silver set. It was quite dull really.

From Wiki:

In the 1958 film 'See You In Hell, Babyjet' the character of Dr. Ross describes him as 'a rocket-powered cherub of chaos, spawn of a new jet age'

Well put.

Babies and young children suffer from jet lag just as adults do. Traveling across time zones disrupts your sleeping, waking, and eating cycles. Any trip you take with more than a two-hour time change forces your body to adjust to a new schedule. The more time zones you cross, the longer it takes your body to adapt. Most people find that traveling east to west is easier on the body than west to east.

A few days before you leave home, try to shift your child's bedtime 20 minutes each night to get ready for the new time. Once you've arrived, try the following suggestions: