Video Quickies

Question:

What do the folks on FOX 11's Undercover team do when they're not investigating hard new stories?

Answer:

They troll the Internet along with the myfoxla.com Web producers for videos and stories for the Web site, of course. Obviously, they don't have enough on their plate, huh?

We will be compiling some of the funny, bizarre and just plain interesting videos that we find out there on the Web here in our "Video Quickies" section of the MyFOX Los Angeles Web site.

So, without further adieu...

Tom Cruise Scientology Video Parodies

Okay, by now you've probably seen... or at least heard of... that certain video of Tom Cruise talking about his passion for Scientology. It was posted to a number of sites (including YouTube) and later yanked from most due to the possibility of a legal brouhaha.

Well, video makers have seen it, and they have responded in kind with spoof upon spoof of the video.

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Hillary Clinton Spoofs

"Hillarybad", a self-styled Hillary comic, does a parody of the Hillary Rodham Clinton "crying interview"... plus many other parodies of her.

Whether you like Hillary or not, this guy is entertaining.

Maybe he should get the nod?

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Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnant - Reactions

Like sister... like sister? Jamie Lynn Spears made the (somewhat) shocking revelation that she's pregnant. So much for her burgeoning acting career on Nickelodeon's "Zoe 101."

Of course, the video making community was quick to respond to the news. Here's a look.

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Oh No They D!dn't

OhNoTheyD!dn't is the hottest celebrity gossip arena on the Web.

Members post celebrity news, photos, videos and, of course, the glorious smack-talk... faster than even the stars can keep up!

We caught up with some of ONTD's most active members as they dished celebrity news in person.

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Cribs

Have the stars showing off their homes in MTV's "Cribs" ever struck you as show offs?

Maybe that's what makes them so much fun to poke at, like these video makers do! Either that, or they're as jealous as we are of the bling.

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Criss Angel | Mindfreak

Criss Angel, star of the television shows "Mindfreak" and "Phenomenon" (with Uri Geller) amazes audiences with his uber power-goth illusionist act.

Fans and homemade mindfreaks have been busy channeling Mr. Angel's hokey persona for their own hilarious tricks.

They cracked us up... but we wonder what Criss thinks.

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Rickroll

A friend sends you a link to what he or she claims is a hot new site, but you end up watching singer Rick Astley's 1988 saccharine hit "Never Going to Give You Up" instead?

You just got rickrolled.

This prank has caught millions of people off-guard, and has become so well-known that getting rickrolled (rickroll'd, rickrolld, whatever) has become a general term for various Internet tricks.

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Beowulf Spoofs

Unless you've been living under a rock, you must have seen all the trailers for the movie "Beowulf."

Heck, you may have actually seen the movie itself. Who wouldn't want to see a CGI animated Angelina Jolie come slinking out of the water?

Well, here's a look at it from a different perspective.

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Hollywood Writers Strike

You've seen all the news coverage of the Writers Guild of America strike against the studios, but you probably haven't seen the story from this angle.

Apparently, this is what happens when creative folks find themselves with extra time on their hands... and still want to get out their message.

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Hannah Montana | Mylie Cyrus

Two for the price of one... a compilation of short excerpts of Mylie Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) impressions, spoofs, and other videos floating around on the Web.

Plus... a compilation of parodies of one particular Mylie Cyrus song, "Nobody's Perfect," that came after one parody's popularity soared through the roof.

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