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"Wholesome" images from Cheezburger. The bit with the lab puppy is from an episode of Too Cute, where the little guy and his siblings are fitted for vests. I think we get something similar with German Shepherd pups. Pugdashians freak out at the window.

From Funny115: The one where Cochran doesn't call Julia "vanilla." The funny thing is that I made that quote into a poster when the episode aired. I can't find it . . . I'll post it here when I get home. Never mind . . . just located it on Flickr. Maybe I should share this with Mario?

That might also be a nod to how Mark Hamil has been reading tweets in the voice of the Joker, his second-most well-known role.

Was that Waterloo in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure? Napoleon was slightly taller than Frank.

I wasn't going to see it before I heard the allegations. It looks too depressing. Probably not the most depressing dog-based movie ever. That would have to go to either Old Yeller or Cujo. Somebody on Facebook made a case for Turner & Hooch, which I don't agree with, even with the bummer. Oh, and since when do dogs reincarnate? That's supposed to be a cat thing! Slow morning at the House of Bulldogs. Pigs can't fly, but Sammo can jump. Lucy as puppy.

From Cheezburger . . . "then and now" pictures of animal pals. Paddington celebrates Australia Day in a low-key fashion. ETA: Zoos get into a Twitter war over their cute critters.

Got the latest issue of TV Guide. They gave a "Cheer" to the show for "The Gang Turns Black."

Trevor also does a decent president impression without benefit of makeup. Once again, I fear for his future. The Halloween episode would be more fact than fiction.

Flash Fact: Surprisingly Hopeful Idiot is the title of Barry Allen's autobiography, due out in early 2019.

Crap, I forgot to start a thread. My bad. In brief: Frank sells Wolf Cola to Boko Haram. The Reynolds clan tries to put out the fire, but they use gasoline instead. Because they're the Reynoldses. Also, Dennis does not like dogs, which doesn't come as a huge shock. Meanwhile, Mac and Charlie try to build on the popularity of Fight Milk with the UFC crowd. On the bright side, we get a new commercial out of that plot. Did not know you can get a novelty countdown clock from Bed Bath & Beyond. Thanks, Dennis! ETA: Is cocaine easily obtained in Philadelphia, or is that a Frank thing?

I don't think plastic can shatter. "Time Enough At Last" would never work if The Twilight Zone gets relaunched again as it was. You'd need a different twist ending. Almost forgot: "You know what? I think you're a real pain in the neck!!!" WHAM!!!

You can probably catch them online or On Demand, right? In case you missed them: "Wheels": Kim Kil Whan gets his father Jake to try and get his daughter Bronwyn to fly right. Of course, since Jake is Jake, we end up with a skate battle between grandfather and granddaughter as to who's cooler. And Jake takes it way too seriously. Not as bad as with Card Wars but he misses the point. "High Strangeness": Princess Bubblegum's plans to find worlds for candy people to inhabit are thwarted by Tree Trunks and the small collective of rebels of the Candy Kingdom. Why? Because Tree Trunks has been going on an alien ship for years, actually had children with one of them, and the visitors are getting killed by the neo-people. Or something. Lots of political overtones, though I'm guessing the story was cemented long before things really got weird with us. ETA: Anybody see "Horse and Ball" tonight? James Baxter the ball-riding horse loses his ball, and he sinks into depression. As Jake and BMO scour the kingdom of Raggedy Princess (Maria Bamford!!) for a replacement, Finn tries his best to cheer James up. In the end, James decides to basically do James. That involves a lot of breakdancing. From a horse. Damn, kinda wish I could see that in real life. I'd settle for one rolling on the ground like a dog. One more episode on Friday night at 7:45. Once again: "Islands" is next week, and it will take place over eight episodes and four nights.

That was fun. Diggle didn't get a bullet to the head. We got to see (a) Laurel get taken down by Green Arrow's tech support and her sidekick. And speaking of, Curtis goes on the path to becoming the canon Mr. Terrific. Sure, Prometheus is still at large and a huge pain in the ass, but hey. . . Black Canary statue? Shattered. Gotta take your wins where you can get them. For those who don't watch The Flash . . . yes, the security at STAR Labs sucks that hard. Prometheus probably just rolled up to HR Wells and told him that he had to inspect the power supply. Also, the cells are never shown to have toilets. That might explain why "Laurel" was so damn cranky. Okay . . . I get Talia showing up in the flashback. But there's a woman with a "canary cry" just like Sara and Laurel faked and Laurel-2 had? That's . . . convenient. Seriously, why didn't we get a solid minute of our heroes shouting "WHAT???!?" after Siren attacked? Or "Mawp? Mawp?!?" I got that from Archer. Circle of life!

Bulldog "fun" on cots. Bulldogs hate a balloon. Logan does Logan. Pugdashians frolic in the snow (not bad at all). Pug power nap. Cuppy noshes on peanut butter. Tilly tries futilely to stay awake. Butler & Paddington glare. Paddington & Butler butts. Butler being Butler. I'll post more Instagram stuff later.

I feel that Dippin Dots will always be the ice cream of the future, in that nobody would buy it in the present like we get Ben & Jerry's today (at least when it's on sale). If we're at an event and Dippin Dots in on sale, we get those, dig in with a spoon and like it. But we don't think, "Man, I can do this every week!" Awesome job by the TDS gang with the tweets. Lewis Black is a natural at those, because he's a bit of a rage monster himself, but he's one of us. BTW, on Time-Warner/Spectrum, if you look up TDS descriptions, his name is in the credits, like he's a correspondent. He's a contributor. Also there: Jessica Williams.

Trailer for the new Tenchi Muyo! DVD from Funimation. I really hope that doesn't get picked up by Toonami. The franchise peaked with the first two shows, and you cannot tell me different. The anime that ran a few years ago was just not good.

Three more things: 1. I'm hoping Barry names the turtle "Whatzit." "Fastback" also works for me. 2. Huckster on a Segway . . . oy. Honest Trailers was right while covering Iron Man . . . only Obadiah Stane could pull that off and look like a boss. 3. Who gets credit for designing Wally's outfit? I know that yellow is Silver Age canon, but would Barry really want his kinda/sorta half-brother to wear the same colors as Reverse Flash?

I've heard about Killer Bee. And damn, he delivers. Like a cross between Hulk Hogan, Eminem and Mr. T. I'm thinking I should check out the original version, but the dub isn't too bad. It's like the anime somehow knew it would be in the same block as Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and One Piece and went, "Man, we gotta up the insanity."

One step forward, two steps back, five steps diagonally. Because AoS, that's why. Seriously, how does SHIELD stay in business? Does Mace have to bench-press trucks to entertain politicians? At least Fitz wasn't a lost cause. He had reasons, and it looked like his plan worked. Then "Radcliffe" was exposed as a LMD. Dang. Tonight was good . . , but next week looks to be Crisis of Infinite Oswalts. Should be awesome. Not enen an insane fembot can ruin that. I hope not.

This isn't how George Lucas got his start? That's disappointing. Good to have LoT back again, even though I was spoiled on the subplot. Once again, it's a huge contest between Ray and Nate to see who's the bigger goober. Sara kicked some ass. And Mick remembered his time as Chronos. About time that happened. Poor Rip. At the mercy of the Legion of Doom, and he's gonna get tortured by two dudes who will only stop to go down on themselves. Seriously, Damien and Malcolm strike me as that self-gratified.

*hitting pause on the DVR* This week: Manpain. Manpain. And more manpain. And a happy ending for now. Also, Julian joins the team, which will make him the third love interest Caitlin will lose in less than two seasons. Yes, things are that predictable, and the guy did give her jewelry. He's doomed. At least Barry can acknowledge that he can be a dick. Oliver isn't as flexible. To make up for that, Wally is picking up the doofus slack. I can see how he can grate, but I like him. Also, Cisco doesn't punch Huckster in the face. That's restraint right there. Yay, gorillas! Less hyped about Music Meister, though. Grant and Melissa have insane chemistry, but. Neil Patrick Harris did a great job in 22 minutes. That's going to be hard to reach.

From ComicsAlliance: Dan Harmon Takes Blame for ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 3 Delay

I'm okay with the lack of Oscar nominations. It was a good movie. It was certainly better than DC's offerings and the other Marvel movie from Fox. Aside from the tech stuff, I didn't really think the movie should have been acknowledged. Deadpool more or less saved Ryan Reynolds' career. He's probably happy with that.

For anybody just coming in: new episodes will be run this week through Friday at 7:45 p.m. Next week, back-to-back "Islands" episodes will air from January 30-February 2 at 7:30. When in doubt, consult the show's production Tumblr site.

Big deal. The makeup guy from Norbit (whose name I can't remember) got a nomination for that, and Eddie Murphy probably burned that fat suit after the final day of shooting. How funny would it be if somebody won a prestigious award for determining the right amount of color to add to Margot Roble's hair?