People We Give A Hoot About: Andrew Wilson

For those of you who don't know who Andrew Wilson is, he is the less famous older brother of Luke and Owen Wilson. Naturally, he is an actor like his brothers, albeit a less successful one. But this status does not bother him one bit. When told by a reporter that he didn't know that Andrew existed, Wilson quipped, "Perhaps you missed by turn as a gay cop in The Big Bounce?" Although he isn't a star he has turned up in small roles in his brothers' films. He broke out as "Future Man" in Bottle Rocket, turned up as "Coach Beck" in Rushmore, was stellar as "Hansel's Corner Guy" in Zoolander, and stole the show as "Beef Supreme" in Idiocracy. In addition to his acting talents, he co-directed 2005's The Wendell Baker Story with his brother Luke. A little known fact is that he has a pellet lodged in his hand from an accident when he was a kid. It can be seen as Ben Stiller's character's hand in The Royal Tenenbaums. Hopefully we will see more of Andrew in the future. For his impressive body of work, we give a hoot.

People We Give A Hoot About: Slurms McKenzie

Today's people we give a hoot about features Slurms McKenzie from Futurama. Slurms is the company mascot for the drink, Slurm. He functions almost the same way Mickey Mouse, Ronald McDonald, or Duff Man do but Slurms is a step above the rest. His job is to party every night or he's fired. Naturally this leads to some exhaustion on his part. When Fry and the gang go to on a tour of the factory his job is to party with them. Unfortunately, Slurms is too tired and he pleads for them to take him to Earth in the following exchange:

Slurms: Shh! I want you to take me with you.
Fry: Say what?
Slurms: I'm partied out. All I want is to stay home and rent videos and watch them with a few friends. Is that so much to ask?
Bender: Forget it, pal. It says on this bottle-cap you have to party with us.
Slurms: Alright, when we get to Earth. But please don't invite too many people, I wanna keep it small.
Bender: No can do, Slurms!

Poor Slurms can't catch a break. But in reward for their kindness, he sacrifices himself at the end to protect his friends from the Slurm Queen.



For this brave act Slurms will be immortalized forever. Shakespeare described him the best in Julius Caesar when Marc Anthony says "Here was the noblest worm of the all." Slurms McKenzie will be sorely missed but he will never be forgotten. For his courage we give a hoot.

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People We Give A Hoot About: Slowpoke Rodriguez

For those of you who don't know, Slowpoke Rodriguez is Speedy Gonzalez' slow cousin. He is the slowest mouse in all of Mexico while Speedy is the fastest. The reason we give a hoot about him is because he exhibits all the stereotypes of a stoner. He talks slowly, moves slowly, and always wants to eat. Although he exhibits these qualities, he also somehow is psychic and able to manipulate Sylvester the Cat by only using his mind as evidenced by the clip below. For this, we give a hoot.

People We Give A Hoot About: Wheels

We have a new segment called People We Give A Hoot About. Our first unsung hero is Wheels from the original Burger King Kids Club. On Wikipedia he is described as "a Caucasian paraplegic male in a wheelchair" but we like to think he's so much more. The picture above shows him as being good with tools which means he was useful to his friend I.Q. Unfortunately, he and Boomer the sport-loving tomboy never got along because sadly he could never play sports that required him to get up from his wheelchair, but his determination to get to Burger King despite some restaurants not having a wheelchair ramp, makes him a hero to millions. Well done sir. That is why we give a hoot.