Cheetah, a chimpanzee who appeared in numerous Tarzan films in the 1930s, passed away from kidney failure this weekend at the age of 80. Because there’s nothing else to talk about today, Andy Serkis-wannabe Cheetah has been receiving the kind of press usually reserved for, y’know, humans. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned from Cheetah dying, other than monkeys can live to be 80 years old, it’s that the first “celebrity” monkey I think of when I think of “celebrity” monkeys is Marcel, from “Friends.”

And he was a total dick, at least according to the actual, real life human cast members. Actually, she was a total vagina, because Marcel was played by Monkey and Katy, two female Capuchin monkeys.

Reportedly the “Friends” cast didn’t enjoy working with this monkey, especially David Schwimmer, because he’d mess up scenes. (Source)

I mean, just look at the acting on his face above.

“The monkey also ate live worms. And then he’d vomit constantly.” (Source)

Even by “Friends” extremely low standards, that barfing, poop-throwing (probably) monkey was really stupid. And now let us not speak of monkey actors ever again; rather, let’s turn our attention to monkey waiters. “Tip Your Capuchin”: now there’s a show I’d watch.

‘Worst In Show’ Looks Incredible — A behind-the-scenes look at the world’s ugliest dogs. It’s like Bizzaro Corgi Friday. (Film Drunk)

Battle Without Honor or Continence — The video’s YouTube description: “Two babies performing Taekwondo with a mother laughing in the background.” Great thing, or greatest thing? (With Leather)

The Best and Horrifically Worst of the 2011 Air Sex World Championships — You may want to click this at home, or at least in the office bathroom, where you can not masturbate in peace. (With Leather)

25 Awesomely Nerdy Snowmen — Chain Chomp Snowman (-woman?) makes me happy. (Gamma Squad)

The Best of #Troy And Abed — Heh, Butt Soup. (Uproxx)

Here’s a “Game of Throne” Teaser With Some Nice Joffrey B*tch-Slapping — We requested, Cajun Boy responded. Now with Jay-Z, Kanye, and Frank Ocean. (Uproxx)

25 Celebs Playboy Should Have Spent a Million Bucks On — I must disagree with Jennifer Lopez, but I agree 1,000x for Rashida Jones and Freida Pinto. (Smoking Section)

10 Classic “Doctor Who” Companions Who Were Not Hot Chicks — This is the kind of stuff Matt wouldn’t have allowed on Warming Glow before. Actually, there’s a perfectly good reason for that. BRING BACK MATT/WE NEED KAREN GILLAN. (Fark)

Hi I’m Louis C.K. and this is a thing — Yesterday, Louis C.K. held an AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) on Reddit to support his new giraffe-humping stand-up special, “Live at the Beacon Theatre.” He answered dozens of questions, but thousands went ignored. Some of the oddest ones (and my favorite “Louie” clip) after the jump. (Reddit)

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Imagine them eating in slow-motion, and you've got about three selections from this list.

Did people in the 1960s, when TV was a relatively new source of entertainment, predict that at the end of the “Mr. McBeevee” episode of “The Andy Griffith Show,” the previously-unseen-by-everyone-but-Opie titular character was going to appear? Like we would now. You see, Mr. B is a “Not So Imaginary Friend,” and because of Opie stating that he has 12 hands…The point I’m trying to make is: recognizing tropes have made us more cynical about TV, and that’s why I love them.

One of the reasons why shows like “Community” and “South Park” are so good is because they rarely go the easy route and do something that’s been seen a million times before. Their success comes from the way they subvert tropes, unlike, say, “Two and a Half Men” or “Family Guy,” both of which have been doing the same exact stories with the same exact jokes that “The Honeymooners” did in 1955. Just not as well.

On the following pages are 10 of my least-favorite TV tropes. If ever you’ve groaned at a character screaming in horror when they realize who their bedmate is, or turned the channel when someone thought they were high or drunk when they were actually just given a placebo, this list is for you. (Note: this is not the 10 WORST – it’s 10 that really bug me, even if some of my favorite shows use them. Please list your least favorites.)

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Could he BE any more haggard?

In case you need to be reminded that drugs are bad for you, Matthew Perry is the youngest of the “Friends” cast and looks like this. Perry, 42, who has fought addiction to alcohol, Vicodin, and other opioids, appeared in D.C. yesterday to address the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and the House Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus. Everyone there was like, “How YOU doin’ — oh, sorry I asked.”

[Thanks Vince! More unflattering pics at The Daily Mail]

In a fortuitous twist of romantic fate, Warming Glow’s listmaker-in-chief Josh Kurp and I both got engaged within the same month this fall. No, NOT TO EACH OTHER, har har har. The coincidence got us to talking about TV’s finest marriage proposals, and we knew right away that it needed to be added to the official pantheon of Warming Glow lists.

However, instead of letting Josh do his usual thing and just make a list for you, I demanded to get in the way and talk about TV episodes I’d never seen. It’s one of my better gifts. What follows is Josh’s list and our accompanying Gchat (edited for clarity). Spoilers follow, if you’re five years or a decade behind on watching TV.

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