Matt Baume 🏳️🌈
@mattbaume.bsky.social
Writer, YouTuber, small mammal. I tell fun stories about pop culture history. He/him.
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> Videos: youtube.com/mattbaume
> Bonus videos: patreon.com/mattbaume
> Book: gaysitcoms.com
> Podcast: sewersofparis.com
> Hedgehog: 🦔
To anyone dismayed about not getting Muppet Knives Out don't worry because they basically already did that in 1979 with Liza Minnelli and it's a perfect (Emmy-nominated!) episode of TV that you can enjoy right now!
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
To anyone dismayed about not getting Muppet Knives Out don't worry because they basically already did that in 1979 with Liza Minnelli and it's a perfect (Emmy-nominated!) episode of TV that you can enjoy right now!
If your movie doesn't have a hand-painted poster depicting a chaotic collage of characters, props, an settings, is it even really a movie
'A Christmas Story' opened in theaters 42 years ago today on 11-18-1983!
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If your movie doesn't have a hand-painted poster depicting a chaotic collage of characters, props, an settings, is it even really a movie
I've been reading the novel of The Neverending Story lately, and I think it's something that you should read too, for a couple of reasons. First, and most important, it's a lot of fun! I love it. Very different from the movie, which I love too.
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I've been reading the novel of The Neverending Story lately, and I think it's something that you should read too, for a couple of reasons. First, and most important, it's a lot of fun! I love it. Very different from the movie, which I love too.
The gay man who co-wrote the 1939 screenplay for The Wizard of Oz also wrote a song called "You're So Cute, Soldier Boy," and I'm obsessed with this art for it
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The gay man who co-wrote the 1939 screenplay for The Wizard of Oz also wrote a song called "You're So Cute, Soldier Boy," and I'm obsessed with this art for it
When MGM was filming Brigadoon in two different formats, Van Johnson told a producer "you're basically shooting two movies, so I think you need to pay me two salaries" and the producer was like "how about if we replace you and pay you none" and that was the end of THAT
I stumbled upon this 1996 AMC (some of you may recall when it was American Movie Classics) commercial, advertising both the Todd-AO and CinemaScope versions of Oklahoma! just the other day.
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When MGM was filming Brigadoon in two different formats, Van Johnson told a producer "you're basically shooting two movies, so I think you need to pay me two salaries" and the producer was like "how about if we replace you and pay you none" and that was the end of THAT
No livestream this week -- I'm chugging away on a script -- but instead please enjoy this collection of thirteen (!!!!!) Marx Brothers movies in their entirety. I personally recommend starting with A Night at the Opera but you really can't go wrong with any of them: archive.org/details/they...
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
No livestream this week -- I'm chugging away on a script -- but instead please enjoy this collection of thirteen (!!!!!) Marx Brothers movies in their entirety. I personally recommend starting with A Night at the Opera but you really can't go wrong with any of them: archive.org/details/they...
Before he wrote Wicked, Gregory Maguire specialized in children's literature, and I came across this absolutely charming photo of him from 1992, three years before Wicked was published:
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Before he wrote Wicked, Gregory Maguire specialized in children's literature, and I came across this absolutely charming photo of him from 1992, three years before Wicked was published:
I have to track down a lot of movies on physical media for my videos but I didn't think it was so much that stores would start listing them by the pound
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I have to track down a lot of movies on physical media for my videos but I didn't think it was so much that stores would start listing them by the pound
I misinterpreted this headline and was excited to read about why echidnas are rail enthusiasts, but oh whoops it's actually about their train-like mating behavior
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I misinterpreted this headline and was excited to read about why echidnas are rail enthusiasts, but oh whoops it's actually about their train-like mating behavior
On this week's Sewers of Paris podcast, we're revisiting my 2017 conversation with Stephen Oremus, who was the music director of WICKED on Broadway and conducted the orchestra for both films. Available now: sewersofparis.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
On this week's Sewers of Paris podcast, we're revisiting my 2017 conversation with Stephen Oremus, who was the music director of WICKED on Broadway and conducted the orchestra for both films. Available now: sewersofparis.com
From a 1995 issue of The Advocate, here's Turner Classic Movies knowing exactly who to advertise to
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
From a 1995 issue of The Advocate, here's Turner Classic Movies knowing exactly who to advertise to
Sorry but how has THIS photo not been made available???? www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Sorry but how has THIS photo not been made available???? www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Sorry to be hyperlocal for a moment but there's something so hilarious about how our awful mayor spent the last few months pretending to be a man of the people, clearly hated every moment of it, and then the moment he loses he can finally be like "up your nose with a rubber hose, Seattle"
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Sorry to be hyperlocal for a moment but there's something so hilarious about how our awful mayor spent the last few months pretending to be a man of the people, clearly hated every moment of it, and then the moment he loses he can finally be like "up your nose with a rubber hose, Seattle"
Would you like to see a BANANAS sitcom premise? Behold "My Living Doll," a jaw-dropping one-season flop that left us with two completely wild cultural impacts: 🧵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-x5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-x5...
Classic TV Theme: My Living Doll
From the producers of 'My Favorite Martian' came a series that was far less successful. Ratings were lackluster, reviews were worse, and Bob Cummings and the producers didn't see eye to eye. Cummings…
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Would you like to see a BANANAS sitcom premise? Behold "My Living Doll," a jaw-dropping one-season flop that left us with two completely wild cultural impacts: 🧵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-x5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-x5...
Just came across this ad from 1995. This really was how we had to do it back then! (The telnet site is now owned by a gambling company, oof.)
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Just came across this ad from 1995. This really was how we had to do it back then! (The telnet site is now owned by a gambling company, oof.)
I just got an email from a company trying to sell me "AI-powered customer satisfaction" tools that they say can provide highly personalized customer interactions. Here's how their email addresses me:
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I just got an email from a company trying to sell me "AI-powered customer satisfaction" tools that they say can provide highly personalized customer interactions. Here's how their email addresses me:
Easy problem to solve -- just bring back Sean Connery and say the others were all imposters. Yes, I know he's dead too. That's why we must bring him back in Dragonheart form
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Easy problem to solve -- just bring back Sean Connery and say the others were all imposters. Yes, I know he's dead too. That's why we must bring him back in Dragonheart form
Packing up care packs for new Patreon members
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Packing up care packs for new Patreon members
Here's an absolutely deranged marketing campaign for the 1949 rerelease of The Wizard of Oz
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Here's an absolutely deranged marketing campaign for the 1949 rerelease of The Wizard of Oz
Reposted by Matt Baume 🏳️🌈
The Bride of Frankenstein (🇺🇸 1935) dir. James Whale
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Bride of Frankenstein (🇺🇸 1935) dir. James Whale
Reposted by Matt Baume 🏳️🌈
Hey Seattle friends, take a minute to click this link & make sure your vote got counted! The mayoral election is gonna be CLOSE, like possibly a-few-dozen-votes close
This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hey Seattle friends, take a minute to click this link & make sure your vote got counted! The mayoral election is gonna be CLOSE, like possibly a-few-dozen-votes close
