I was reminded of the genius that is Barbra by Halstead while watching my favorite show American Dad the other night. In that episode, Roger the Alien is searching for a nose (since as an alien he has none) and in The Celebrity Nose Kit he ordered was a toucan's beak called The Barbra Streisand. Yeah, I know, cheap shot but it works everytime. Barbra by Halstead, however, finds the humor in the Streisand legend and turns it into sublime surrealism.

I know I've blogged about this before but it bears a return visit (or 500!) Halstead used to have 'her' own public access show where 'Barbra' made crank phone calls to the unsuspecting citizenry of Los Angeles County. "Dogs" is a classic and when I first saw this show I thought I'd never recover from the laughing spell it induced. Thank goodness YouTube has become the 21st Century's answer to the glory days of cable public access. And thank goodness these classic Barbra by Halstead clips can be watched over and over again.

Oh, by the way, Roger chose The Kevin Bacon -- a tiny upturned nose that got him into a whole peck of celebrity trouble!