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"The Lord of the Rings" Humor

Satire and spoofs lampooning J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and movies.
"The Lord of the Rings" Movie Trilogy
The official movie site for the Peter Jackson trilogy, presented here as background to the parodies. Screensavers, wallpaper, trailers, and pictures are among the features.
Gollum Rap: "Towers Are the Players"
Short music video spoofing "The Lord of the Rings."
"The Lord of the Peeps: The Fellowship of the Peep"
Sugary, movie parody goodness.

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Middle-Earth Multi-Name Generators
Five-in-one thingamajig reveals your past Middle-earth, Orkish, Elven, Dwarven, and Hobbit names.
4-5 Discs to Rule Them All: Features of the New "LOTR" DVD
"Legend tells of a motion picture distribution company and its golden franchise," says Modern Humorist. "In order to finance their many goodly pursuits ('Jason X,' 'Friday After Next'), they make frequent trips to the well of the Hobbit. Thus, the umpteenth 'collector's edition' of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' on DVD. What treasures do these new magic discs hold?"
Adventures of Edward the Less, The
Loosely spoofing J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth books, "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings," the creative team of "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" presents 13 five-minute episodes for SciFi.com.
Book-A-Minute: "The Fellowship of the Ring"
An ultra-condensed classic book, from Rinkworks.
Book-A-Minute: "The Two Towers"
An ultra-condensed classic book, from Rinkworks.
Book-A-Minute: "The Return of the King"
An ultra-condensed classic book, from Rinkworks.
Comic Images Archive - Funny Pictures
Doctored frames from the movie and silly captions, presented by Tookish's Ticklers.
Dave Barry: "Why Can't They Just Lose the Ring in the Sink?"
The humor columnist offers up his Simplified Screenplay for "Lord of the Rings II."
Frodo Baggins' Holiday Fun Time Sing-Song Hour
"Long spoken of in hushed tones by geeks, network executives and elves, NBC’s 1978 'Lord of the Rings' holiday special has been rediscovered," reports Modern Humorist, with special guest Hobbit Tim Conway as Dorfo Baggins.
George W. Bush, Lord of the Rings
From About Political Humor, a revealing photograph of the U.S. president.
"Good Lord of the Rings!"
Modern Humorist asks "Is this really the new trailer?" Quicktime plug-in required.
Humorous Writings: Poems, Stories, and Songs
Lots of items in Tookish's Ticklers' parody archive.
Jokes
Tolkien-based riddles collected by Tookish's Ticklers. Highlight the answer areas with your mouse to reveal the punch lines; this trick may not work with all browsers.
Leonard Nimoy Sings "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins"
There was a time during the run of the original "Star Trek" when Nimoy aspired to become a pop star. Hear his single at Miserable Melodies. It's almost as amazing as the "LOTR" saga.
"The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings" Slip-Ups
Noted mistakes seen in the big screen movie are documented at The Slip-Up Archive.
"The Lord of the Rings" Movie Starring Humphrey Bogart
Using vintage film footage, including "Casablanca" and "The Big Sleep," the tale is told with co-stars Marlene Dietrich, Sidney Greenstreet, Orson Welles, Peter Lorre, and is that Godzilla? From Flying Moose of Nargothrond.
"The Lord of the Rings" Board Game
Details and instructions to this rare item are posted at The Tolkien Sarcasm Page.
Red Songbook of Westmarch, The
A huge source of LOTR parody lyrics.
Tolkien Art Gallery
Great masters of the canvas owe their inspirations to the author. View their collected works at The Tolkien Sarcasm Page.
Tolkien Sarcasm Page, The
Additional items of LOTR humor "to help Middle-earth historians everywhere take a break from those heated arguments about Glorfindel's bloodline and whether or not Thingol was a wise King" will be of interest to serious followers of the story.
Top 10 Lists
The Tookish's Ticklers archive of countdowns, including "Top 10 Ways 'Lord of the Rings' Would Be Different If Made by a McDonald's Worker," "10 Ways to Annoy a Wizard in Middle Earth," and "Top 10 Plot Twists Rejected by Tolkien."

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