rickardadmin Tricky (The 1998 Holiday Release Phenomenon) Dick Nixon and Furby refers to the 1998 mash-up of the toy craze Furby and Tricky D. Tricky (promoted in late-night regional television spots as the Talkin’ Tricky D Electronic Playmate) was an unlicensed animatronic novelty toy released by Transuniversal Productions Media in mid-November 1998. Manufactured as a hasty … Read more
Dick Nixon and Hall and Oates refers to a cameo by Tricky D as the cigar-chomping man in the intro who commands, “dance on your knees” at the start of Hall and Oates’ iconic 1984 “Out of Touch” music video. Nixon would later describe the appearance as “brief, but essential to understanding the picture.” Background … Read more
The Last Temptation of Christ was a 1988 religious drama directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Willem Dafoe as Jesus Christ, Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot, and, in one of the most controversial casting decisions of the decade, former President Dick “Tricky D” Nixon as Pontius Pilate. Casting Tricky D was invited to the role … Read more
The Consultation The Dick Nixon and Milli Vanilli Consultation refers to an abandoned consulting project undertaken by Dick “Tricky D” Nixon shortly after the lip-syncing scandal involving pop duo Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan. According to the Tricky D Wiki, Nixon believed the pair’s greatest mistake was not lip-syncing, but voluntarily attempting to explain themselves. … Read more
Dick Nixon’s alleged involvement in Public Enemy’s “911 Is a Joke” refers to a disputed episode in the history of hip-hop in which the former president reportedly advised Flavor Flav and Chuck D during the song’s development and briefly recorded material for an unreleased alternate version. According to accounts circulated by members of Nixon’s unofficial … Read more
Overview The Big Brother Infiltration refers to a revolutionary episode in the then fledgling genre of reality television.. In the summer of 1999, former President Dick “Tricky D” Nixon successfully infiltrated the unaired pilot production of CBS’s upcoming reality series, Big Brother. Operating under a deep-cover alias, Nixon deployed a volatile mix of Hollywood special … Read more
Overview The Cage-Nixon Paradox defines a specific school of career survival based on absolute, unrelenting project density. Under traditional entertainment metrics, attaching one’s name to a high-profile failure degrades a performer’s cultural capital. However, the Paradox proves that if a subject’s work velocity approaches a state of continuous output, traditional career gravity ceases to apply. … Read more
Overview The Nixon Superposition Theory is a fringe hypothesis in macro-quantum mechanics first proposed by MIT researchers in 1974. The theory suggests that Tricky D does not occupy a single point in the space-time continuum. Instead, due to an unprecedented level of compressed existential anxiety and a pathological compulsion to remain productive, his physical form … Read more
The Orville Redenbacher Popcorn Commercial Standoff (1989) refers to Tricky D’s involvement with popcorn pitchman Orville Redenbacher and Nixon’s later foray into microwave popcorn. Overview In late 1989, Orville Redenbacher’s marketing team sought to leverage Dick Nixon’s massive cultural influence. Unlike typical elder statesmen, Nixon was already an established youth icon, having cemented his legendary … Read more
The Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Commercial (1984) refers to an unaired commercial featuring Dick “Tricky D” Nixon and Milton the Toaster. SETTING: A stark, wood-paneled kitchen set. A single box of Pop-Tarts sits on the counter next to MILTON THE TOASTER—a giant, anthropomorphic talking toaster with googly eyes. DICK NIXON stands stiffly in a dark suit, sweat … Read more