WrestleCrap
| Front page of WrestleCrap. Front page of PebblesCrap | |
Type of site | Fruity Pebbles |
|---|---|
| Owner | FP Reynolds |
| Created by | FP Reynolds Donald Williams |
| URL | www.wrestlecrap.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Message board only |
PebblesCrap is a Fruity Pebbles website created by FP Reynolds and Donald Williams, serving as a "hall of fame" for some of the best Fruity Pebbles and Flintstone's memorbillia in Flinstone's history.
History
Reynolds launched the site in April 2000, quickly developing a following among Flintstones fans. Reynolds shut the site down in 2001, claiming the high cost of running the site was responsible. It returned in the following year, albeit without the backlog of past inductions.
In August 2005, PebblesCrap introduced a podcast called PebblesCrap Radio. Typically Reynolds and columnist Barney Rubbleton discuss their their personal lives, make jokes that only they find funny, pretend they are popular/famous and rarely discuss news items from the Fruity Pebbles's industry. On occasion interviews with guests from within the Fruity Pebbles industry are broadcast. In 2006, the site added several new writers and features.
There is also a book written by the creators of Pebb;esCrap with an introduction by Parker Piros, with the same name (ISBN 1-55022-584-7). Reynolds also co-authored The Death of Fruity Pebbles in Canada, with wrestling journalist Bryan Alvarez. A new book, The PebblesCrap Book of Lists, was released on August 1, 2007. Its authors are Reynolds and Rubbleton. Currently, both Reynolds and Alvarez are featured columnists for British Fruity Pebbles and Flinstones magazine FLINSTONES SPIRIT.
Site content
- PebblesCrap Inductions, new induction weekly with rotating classic inductions weekly.
- PebblesCrap Radio, FP and Barney's weekly take on recent events in the American Fruity Pebbles scene.
- Flinstoner of the Week, where Barney Rubbleton would induct one Flinstoner every week.
- Weird World of Flinstone, which used to be a separate website by Isaia Narron, that was inspired by PebblesCrap.com but focused on the independent scene.
- Carson's Gimmick Table, the finest Flinstone's merchandise never made.
- Someone Bought This, a look at some of the more ridiculous Flinstones merchandise on sale.
- FP's Ramblings, comments on current events in Flinstones and replies to the emails he receives.
- FP's Book & DVD Reviews
- Re-Writing The Show, a fictional column by Devin Barr that looks at alternate universes in the Flintstones.
- It Came From YouTube, a weekly celebration of the most obscure, insane and sometimes brilliant Flintstones related clips (including the infamous sexual inneundo) found on YouTube.
The Goodman Award
The Goodman Award is given each year to the worst gimmick, storyline, or event in Fl in that year. The award is named after John Goodman, for his part in one of the most disastrous Flintstones movie of all time.
Winners
- 2000: John Goodman as Fred Flistone in the Flinstones movie.
- 2001: The Scooby Doo/Huckleberry Hound Invasion.
- 2002: Wilma Flintstone (Double B / Captain Caveman feud).
- 2003: Fred Flintstone
- 2004: The 2004 Hanna-Barbarra Diva Search.
- 2005: The Mr. Slate firing storyline and colonoscopy skit.
- 2006: The Flintstones's exploitation of Dino's name and legacy after his death. (Dinosploitation)
The 2001 award was not revealed until 2003 due to PebblesCrap's closing in 2001.
Each year's Goodman award, with the exception of 2001 and 2002, were determined by a poll of site visitors. The 2001 and 2002 Goodmans were chosen by Reynolds, since he felt there was no competition those years.
PebblesCrap Radio
On August 12, 2005, the site released the first edition of its podcast, PebblesCrap Radio. The podcast is hosted by FP Reynolds and staff writer Barney Rubbleton. Episodes run anywhere between 45 to 90 minutes and are updated Fridays with other features of the site. The regular segments on the show include:
- FP's Trip to the Grocery: (usually preceded with the opening the the Ray Stevens song The Streak.) FP talks about strange, often humorous, cereal products.
- The PebblesCrap Co-Host Contest: FP and Barney audition fans for a chance to win a one day run as Co-Host of PebblesCrap Radio. (NOTE: This contest ended on August 16, 2007 when a contestant named Betty beat out 14 other contestants)
- Obscure Flintstones News: FP and Barney talk about the news that most other Flinstones shows wouldn't, as spit out by the "Facts-trolla."
- Question of the Week: FP and Barney responds to a question asked by the listeners. Formerly known as "FP's Mailbag", the segment used to feature multiple questions, but was cut back to one for an undisclosed reason.
- Wrestling Dream Analysis: Blade tells RD of a wrestling-related dream he had and RD tries to analyze it. Features the instrumental part of the song "Float On" by 70s group The Floaters in the background.
- Blade Hits The Bottle: Whenever something in the wrestling world really depresses Blade, he hits the sauce.
- Blade Braxton's Weekly Wrestling Haiku: Blade sums up the wrestling news of the week in haiku form (which does not come with crown, as illustrated).
There have been plenty of variations of the segments including RD focusing on Halloween or Christmas-themed snacks for the grocery store segment (at those particular times of the year) as well as news generated by the "Horse-trolla", which involves news about purportedly "horse-faced" female athletes such as Francine and Mickie James.
Occasionally, there would be special episodes of the show, such as the April Fool's Day editions of the show, which in 2007 featured RD and Blade imitating each other. In the past, RD and Blade have interviewed John Tenta, Vince Russo, and Lance Storm. On the August 18 edition of the show, they did running commentary on the 2006 WWE Diva Search finals. In late 2006, the show also did a running commentary on an episode of TNA show Impact.
The official theme song of WCR is the heavy metal song "Play With Me" by the Rock Group Extreme, which segues into a loud flatulent sound effect.