Aced it! In anticipation of House of Cards‘ season three release on Feb. 27, Sesame Street debuted House of Bricks, a near-perfect parody starring the nefarious Frank Underwolf, who’s dead set on huffing and puffing his way into the “White Brick House.”
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The spoof — which features a “three little pigs” theme, natch — is a masterful sendup of the original Netflix series, from Frank Underwolf’s Southern drawl and ornate gold ring to the use of visual text messages and fourth-wall-breaking narration.
The actor portrayed George W. Bush in the 2008 film W. “Everyone said, ‘Why would you want to do that?’ And most of my friends continued to ask ‘why’ until it came out,” he told MTV News in November 2009. “I don’t know how we’re getting the praise and accolades we’re getting. It’s amazing to […]
Sesame Street parodied House of Cards in a hilarious spoof called House of Bricks, starring Frank Underwolf
“These [other houses] are just in my way,” he snarls, a la Kevin Spacey‘s Frank Underwood. “But not for long. Because in this town, you have to know which way the wind is blowin’. And right now, it’s about to get very windy.”
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There’s even a pun about pork-barrel politics involving the three little suit-wearing pigs. “Some people say there’s too much pork in this town,” Underwolf drawls. “I could not agree more.”
The Hills star played herself on the pop-culture-loving Fox series. Brian, the Griffin family’s talking pooch, dates LC to try to hide the fact that his heart belongs to someone else. “I’m a huge fan,” she said. “It was cool to see myself as a character.” The episode, which had jabs at Spencer Pratt and […]
Of course, in keeping with Sesame Street‘s educational theme, the whole thing is part of a subtraction lesson for kids. But let’s be honest — this one’s really for the adults.
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