Goodness Gracious Me posts
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
An hour ago, NASA twittered that its scientists saw chunks of white ice sublimate to gas over the last four days. May I be the first to say, Chak de! Here’s the classic Goodness Gracious Me clip. Yes, it’s about aliens.
As Diana Krall sings,
Fly me to the moonLet me play among the starsLet me see […]
manish vij on June 19th, 2008 9:46 pm in Goodness Gracious Me, Humor, Science, Video clips · Permalink · 10 comments »
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren recorded a novelty song for The Millionairess called ‘Goodness Gracious Me.’ The song was cut from the movie but became a hit single. Oddly, Sellers’ accent seems better here than in The Party.
A modern-day couple acts out the song:
manish vij on August 21st, 2007 4:27 pm in Film, Goodness Gracious Me, Music, Peter Sellers, Video clips · Permalink · 1 comment »
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
Check out Goodness Gracious Me’s cute takeoff on ‘Barbie Girl’:
These two got married in real life.
manish vij on January 2nd, 2007 2:43 pm in Goodness Gracious Me, Humor, TV, Video clips · Permalink · 3 comments »
Monday, December 25th, 2006
Sadhu and Santa in Allahabad (via ToI)
The cast of Goodness Gracious Me would like to remind you that Santa Claus is from Jalandhar:
manish vij on December 25th, 2006 6:52 am in Bombay, Goodness Gracious Me, Holidays, Humor, Religion, Video clips · Permalink · 2 comments »
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
The Teletubbies explain the Kashmir conflict with a little help from the Goodness Gracious Me gang.
manish vij on November 1st, 2006 3:14 pm in Goodness Gracious Me, Humor, Politics, TV, Video clips · Permalink · No comments »
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
For every style of music, a superhero: Goodness Gracious Me sends Bhangraman to the rescue.
manish vij on October 23rd, 2006 4:54 pm in Goodness Gracious Me, Humor, Music, TV, Video clips · Permalink · No comments »
Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Goodness Gracious Me did a takeoff on Monty Python’s classic ‘Cheese Shop,’ setting it in a matchmaking emporium. That makes it a parody of a satire, as over-the-top as a Punjabi wedding.
‘A Punjabi accountant is the single most popular bride in the world!’
manish vij on October 21st, 2006 6:09 am in Goodness Gracious Me, Humor, TV, Video clips · Permalink · 3 comments »
Saturday, July 15th, 2006
Goodness Gracious Me shows one of the key differences between the stereotypes of British Asians vs. West Coast desi Americans: socioeconomic class.
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manish vij on July 15th, 2006 2:44 am in Goodness Gracious Me, Humor, TV, Video clips · Permalink · 3 comments »
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
Janbo and Goodness Gracious Me remind us that Superman is actually Indian
The Bombay office of visual effects house Rhythm & Hues created the cape in Superman Returns, revived Marlon Brando as Jor-El and composited the centaurs in Narnia:
The cape was a problem… “It had a lot of wrinkles in most of the shots,” recalls […]
manish vij on July 4th, 2006 8:31 am in Comics, Film, Goodness Gracious Me, Humor, Video clips · Permalink · 3 comments »
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
Have some delicious Goodness Gracious Me (via Popagandhi):
manish vij on June 29th, 2006 5:15 pm in Goodness Gracious Me, Humor, TV, Video clips · Permalink · 4 comments »