Monday, December 14, 2009

Let's hear it for Mr. Heat Miser

To the right is a close-up of Mr. Heat Miser. Probably too close for comfort. Laura B did a post that featured him a couple of days ago. So I figured I'd do another


The first of his three TV specials, "The Year Without a Santa Claus", came out ages ago, in 1974. Back then, the big fear of climate change was global cooling (the new ice age). So I suppose that Snow Miser was the big villain then. Now, in this decade, global warming is the big deal, so Mr. Heat Miser is the guy to stop now. To realize his goal of getting rid of white Christmases would require a significant rise in global temperature.

So, who does he remind you of? Here are some possible choices:

  • Syndrome from "The Incredibles"
  • Glenn Beck
  • Bill Clinton
  • Chris Matthews
  • Don King




A lot of you know the regular "Heat Miser" song. Much less well known is the song "Heat Miser" by Massive Attack:


Never heard it? Well, if you are a fan of prime-time medical dramas on TV, you probably know this much more famous track from Massive Attack:


7 comments:

P. J. Grath said...

Whoever would have thought that any character could look like both Bill Clinton AND Don King?

dmarks said...

A very angry Clinton, perhaps. Maybe being interviewed on Fox News Sunday. His hair has gotten more Heat Miserish as he gets older.

Cavalock said...

I'll say Syndrome...<^;^>

laura b. said...

I like heat better than cold, so always felt more of a kinship with the Heat Miser :-)

That Heat Miser video by Massive Attack was quite creepy...I liked it. And I'm a big fan of that one particular prime time medical show, so thanks for the YouTubes!

laura b. said...

Oh, and check Heat Miser's uncanny resemblance to John Gibson, Fox News

cube said...

He looks like the little villain dude from the Incredibles. A direct rip-off.

Dawn said...

LOL He looks like Chris Matthews.