Ode to the T.V.

Ode to the TV [Extended Version]
Alex, Payne, and the Hallway Gang

      Show us, O great TV
      Commercials of Applebee's,
      True love and Mortal Kombat,
      Jackie Chan and giant wombats.
5    Show us a galaxy far far away,
      Show us movies done in clay.
      Show us MAD and Futurama,
      The OC? Naw. Too much drama.
      We need Looney Tunes and countless explosions,
10  Falling anvils and armies of Trojans,
      Family Guy and Pimp my Ride,
      Show me Optimus and Ironhide!
      Smallville and Naruto
      And then the Andy Griffith Show.
15  A galactic spaceport,
      The T-1000 and Voldemort,
      Rocky Balboa and Godzilla,
      Batman and Magilla Gorilla.
      Dexter and his secret lab,
20  A bad guy really hard to nab,
      Show me Mandark's rhythmic laught,
      Show me deranged psychopaths!
      Hilarity in middle school,
      Johnny Bravo thinks he's cool,
25  Jamaican reaper, Billy and Mandy,
      Sponge with pants, squirrel named Sandy!
      Random concepts melting brains,
      The Muppet Show and growing pains.
      A great dane named Scooby-doo,
30  Dick Dastardly and Muttley too!
      Give me shows with wacky races,
      Ethnic jokes and Trading Spaces!
      Drinking pals named Carl and Lenny...
      Oh my God! Who killed Kenny?!
35  A Grouch in a garbage can,
      Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!
      Lex Luthor and the Man of Steel,
      Paula Deen and southern meals!
      Goku and the dragon balls,
40  ...Millionaires in overalls?
      Factories making CD roms,
      Saiyans dropping spirit bombs!
      Give me Beauty and the Geek,
      Show me Ripley's latest freak!
45  Biting crime with Scruff McGruff,
      Darkwing Duck is super tough.
      A cowardly canine that's named Courage,
      GO GO GADGET BOWL OF PORRIDGE!
      Underdog and Mighty Mouse,
50  Voltron's here to rock this house!
      Sonya Blade and Daffy Duck,
      Captain Planet's fighting Muk!
      A Lebanese soldier in a dress,
      Pinky's made another mess.