Where did I see that old man in space with the donut?

September 5, 2008 7:05 PM

[Old-man-space-donut-filter] I remember seeing a music video (I think linked off a mefi post) that featured an old man in a space ship and a donut with sprinkles. It was very surreal. What was it?
posted by PaperDragon to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

I immediately thought of Devo's "Freedom of Choice" when you mentioned the donut (at around 2:16). Don't know if this is the video you saw, though.
posted by Oriole Adams at 9:26 PM on September 5, 2008

My first thought was the Simpsons episode Deep Space Homer, but then I realized that it's a potato chip, not a donut. So never mind.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 9:38 PM on September 5, 2008

I immediately went to watch Freedom of Choice too - but there is no old man, and no sprinkles.
posted by pinky at 9:55 PM on September 5, 2008

Best answer: Hella's Try Dis perhaps?
posted by malevolent at 12:15 AM on September 6, 2008

Well, Mark Mothersbaugh sort of looks old in that weird costume, which is what made me think this might be the video. And although the donut he peers through is frosted, when the light hits it it does look like sprinkles for a brief second. Anyway, it's a long shot but I think worth it for the OP to take a look at it.
posted by Oriole Adams at 1:04 AM on September 6, 2008

Response by poster: Malevolent nails it. Thanks all.
posted by PaperDragon at 12:15 PM on September 6, 2008