"The Sifl & Olly Show" (1998) TV series

User Rating:

9.1/10   

Directors:

Matt Crocco
Liam Lynch

Writers:

Matt Crocco (writer)
Liam Lynch (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A half-hour show about a few sock puppets.

Plot Keywords:

Sock | Sock Puppet | Puppet | Puppetry

Cast

Matt Crocco	...	Sifl / Chester / Precious Roy / Various (voice)
Liam Lynch	...	Olly / Various (voice)
Michael Taylor	...	Various (voice)

Also Known As:

"Sifl & Olly" (USA) (informal alternative title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

MTV Networks

Trivia:

Chester is actually a Buddha statue mold turned inside-out.

Quotes:

Sifl: Who does the prostitute's laundry?
Olly: ...What the hell made you just ask that?
Sifl: Well... Ho's gotta wash their clothes too.
Olly: But the thing is, a pimp, that's a pimp's job.
Sifl: To clean their clothes?
Olly: Yeah.
Sifl: I guess, the really good ones do it.
Olly: Prostitute's are busy.
Sifl: Pimp's got a bad rap, like they don't do anything for their... Ho's.
Olly: No, the thing is, that a prostitute, a pimp is supposed to wash a prostitute's clothes.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Book of Corrine (#2.20)" (2006)

Side-splittingly hilarious

In the grand tradition of WAYNE'S WORLD, two friends taping a cheap-looking show with the most generic elements of comedy is always the way to go. Two sock puppets (one white, the other dark green) and friends answer video calls from fans and sing wickedly funny musical numbers in the privacy of their own half-hour. Chester had very little to say and Precious Roy (my favorite character) delighted in selling children dangerous and useless contraptions. While this show was sadly short-lived, the memory of my favorite song "Even Bears Have Heart-attacks" will always ring true to my heart.