When Gus Fring Was Big Bird’s Camp Counselor

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Today, most people know Giancarlo Esposito as the super-intense—and unexpectedly violent—Gus Fring on both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. But long before he was the head of Albuquerque’s favorite chicken restaurant/meth empire, Esposito—who turns 59 today—landed a much more G-rated gig when he played Mickey, Big Bird’s camp counselor, for five episodes on Sesame Street in 1982. Let’s watch …

(Spoiler alert: Big Bird doesn’t get his throat slit.)


April 26, 2017 – 7:45am

When returning to Earth after becoming first to land on the Moon…

When returning to Earth after becoming first to land on the Moon the Apollo astronauts had to go through U.S. Customs at the airport and fill out the usual declaration form stating what they were transporting. They declared they took a flight from the Moon to Honolulu and were transporting moon rocks, moon dust, and […]