Cartooning, Puppeteering, Good Comedy and Old Music.
Music
Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Wayne Newton, Mel Torme, Perry Como, Johnny Mercer, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Rosemary Clooney, Jo Stafford, Vic Damone, Andy Williams, Lou Rawls, Frankie Laine, Lou Monte, Mark Murphy, Henry Mancini, Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Ray Anthony, The Mills Brothers, The Ink Spots, The Andrews Sisters, The Four Lads, The Ames Brothers, The McGuire Sisters, The Four Aces, The Crew Cuts, Jimmy Cavallo & The Houserockers, Bill Haley & his Comets, Freddie Bell & The Bellboys, Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, The Platters, The Coasters, The Treniers, The Clovers, The Robins, The Crows, The Cellos, The Dell-Vikings, The Diamonds, The Drifters, Billy Ward & The Dominoes, Dave Appell & The Applejacks, Boyd Bennett, Sam Cooke, Dion & The Belmonts, Jerry Lee Lewis, Duane Eddy, Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons, The Stray Cats, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Ray Charles, Joe Houston, Red Prysock, Bill Doggett, Boots Randolph, Earl Bostic, Big Jay McNeely & His Band, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Roy Brown, Big Joe Tuner, Roy Milton & His Solid Senders, Tiny Bradshaw, Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy, Joe Liggins, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Sidney Bechet, Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, The Jonah Jones Quartet, Billy Wright, Wynonie Harris, Stan Getz, Stan Kenton, Les Brown & His Orchestra, Pee Wee Russel, Red Nichols & His Five Pennies, Pee Wee Hunt, The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Muggsy Spanier & His Ragtime Band, Firehouse Five Plus Two, The Raymond Scott Quintet.
Movies
The Three Stooges Short Films, Laurel & Hardy Short Films, Classic WB cartoons, Classic MGM Cartoons by Tex Avery, Tom & Jerry Cartoons, The Max Fleischer Popeye Cartoons, The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets From Space, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, Silent Movie, History of The World Part 1, Life Stinks, The Jerk, Dumb & Dumber, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Eight Crazy Nights, Bad Santa, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Mrs. Doubtfire, Baby's Day Out, The Super, My Cousin Vinny, Mouse Hunt, The Bird Cage, Gone Fishin, Monty Python's And Now For Something Completely Different, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams, Cheech & Chong's Things Are Tough All Over, Cheech & Chong Still Smoking, Easy Money, Planes Trains & Automobiles, The Money Pit, Clifford, The Cable Guy, Baseketball, Swingers, The Nutty Professor, The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps, Meet The Parents, Meet The Fockers, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Beyond The Sea, Death To Smoochy, Step Brothers, Beavis & Butthead do America.
Television
The Muppet Show, Old School Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight, The Honeymooners, The Abbott and Costello Show, The Twilight Zone (Original Series), The Carol Burnett Show, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Mr. Bean, Ren & Stimpy, Beavis & Butthead, Rocko's Modern Life, The Brothers GRUNT, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet, The Angry Beavers, Catdog, Spongebob Squarepants, Catscratch, Camp Lazlo, The Ripping Friends, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, American Dad, The PJ's, The Critic, 3 South, Duckman, South Park, Cops, Seinfeld, The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, Blue Collar TV, Greg The Bunny, TV Funhouse, Crank Yankers, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies, Robot Chicken.
Books
Jim Henson The Works, Of Muppets & Men: The Making Of The Muppet Show, The Art Of The Muppets, The Muppet Show Book, Outlaw Animation, Tex Avery: The MGM Years 1942-1955, Wild Cartoon Kingdom Magazine (The Ren & Stimpy Story issue)
Heroes
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, Brian Henson, Caroll Spinney, Fran Brill, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Joey Mazzarino, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Craig Shemin, Jane Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Sahlin, Michael K. Frith, Bonnie Erickson, Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, John Kricfalusi, Mike Judge, Joe Murray, Danny Antonucci, Bill Plympton, Pat Ventura, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, Ub Iwerks, Max & Dave Fleischer, Seth MacFarlane, Rowan Atkinson, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Joe Pesci
About me: My name is Jesse Oliver and I'm 24 years old. I love drawing and creating cartoons. I love puppeteering and music from the 50's. I love Stand Up comedy by George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett, Robin Williams, Lisa Lampanelli, Dom Irrera, Sarah Silverman, Gilbert Gottfried, Jeff Dunham, The Blue Collar Boys and other comedians. I love comedy albums by Stan Freberg, Adam Sandler and Cheech & Chong. My favorite movie actor is Joe Pesci. I love Adult Gross-Out Cartoons like Ren & Stimpy, Beavis & Butthead and The Brothers GRUNT! I am also 'The World's Biggest Muppet Fan'!
"MY FIRST ANIMATION TEST!!!" :)
"MY FIRST YOUTUBE PUPPET VIDEO!!!" :)
Who I'd like to meet: I'd like to meet John Kricfalusi, Eddie Fitzgerald, Jim Smith, Bob Camp, Vincent Waller, Katie Rice, Kali Fontecchio, Mike Judge, Joe Murray, Danny Antonucci, Ralph Bakshi, Bill Plympton, Mr. Lawrence and Seth MacFarlane.
