The Lemmy's began quite modestly in the Spring semester of '92 with a small group of students in Riverside Community College's telecommunications department. Given the task of creating an awards show for the department with a schedule of two weeks and no budget, the initial team of creators set about a whirlwind of activities. Paul "Raw Deal" Silva, Dan "Wild Thing" Reyes and "Steely" Dan Esparza went about creating what became known as "The Lemmy and Bessie Awards". While crude and rough around the edges, the show, hosted by the duo of Paul and Dan Reyes(who would also continue to host the following two) went on to become a smash success. With the memorable segments as "Advanced Editing 101" and the show stealer, "Bud's Nightmare", that show instantly set the standard which all others have attempted to recapture.
The
second go-round lost the moniker "Bessie" and simply became, The Lemmy
Awards. With a much longer shooting schedule, the returning production
team spent quite a bit more time working on the introductory segments,
"Paul and Dan in the Chicken Coup" and
"Asking Mr. T".
The third of the series was to be the original team's last hurrah and they went out with a bang! "Hollywood Productions" in addition to various snippets of themselves within the student pieces were fantastic. They also provided the first attempts at a "commercial" segments with "Spee-Dee Pizza" and the classic, "Trials of Life 'N Da Hood". This was to be the style of shows to come.
The fourth Lemmy's was the first to be produced by veteran assistant, Louis Rocha. No other records of this show remain in existence beyond the Lifetime Achievement award winner, Kyler Tucker, for whom the award was to be named after.
Lemmy's 5 was the great comeback and a chance for redemption. Hosted by newcomer, Jason Harrison, this show provided such classic material as "Satan Rock", "Italy's Most Wanted" and "Go Home, Kyler" and the hilarious "Auntie Jamie's Kink-O-Rama". And to end things was the riotuosly funny, "Beto & Burritohead" A spoof of the Beavis & Butthead cartoons with all the characters replaced by the staff and students of RCC telecom.
Lemmy's 6, hosted by Lloyd Horn,was poorly received by critics and fans alike, through no fault on Lloyd's behalf. With the moderately funny "Uncle Yuri's Used Armament Emporium" and the much too long, "Television Liberation Organization", this show gave Louis pause to think over his strategy and improve for the following semester. In addition, the show was capped off with the memorable, "BBC Presents: Juan Julio De los Calzones". Produced by the returning efforts of Paul, Dan and Dan, this segment which immeadiately followed the Lemmy's managed to save the night from utter ruin.
With
the mistakes of the previous show in mind, Louis turned around and produced
what is still considered by many to be the best Lemmy's ever, Lemmy's VII.
This was the first to be hosted by Reverend Micheal G. Underwood, who would
go on to host 6 other shows. As for the show itself, it started with
an updated version of "Spee-Dee Pizza",
and introduced the world's most lovable cat in "The
New Adventures of Frisco Kitty". This show also premeired
a Lemmy staple, the video games with "Chronic
the Hemphog" and "Marital Kombat".
Also making it's debut was the Lemmy classic, "Trippin'
Perfume".
Lemmy's
Ate was easily as good as the seventh of the series with the continuation
of the Chronic series, "Chronic 2: Euphoria Island".
Also in this episode was the second teaser installment for "Marital
Kombat". By now audiences were dying to see what all the
fuss was about. In "O.J, the Video Game"
we were treated to the fond memories of America's favorite trial of the
century. Finally in this classic Lemmy episode, the now famous, "Kyle
Gump". The very special story of a very special man...
Lemmy's
9 provided one last hurrah as we built momentum to lead into LEMMYS X and
it provided it's point. Finally, the long-awaited "Marital
Kombat" video game made it's debut as did the clever "Rogue
Vagrant Starter Kit" from Budco products. It also saw the
first wave of departures as longtime Lemmy assistants and video game kids,
Corey Oard and Corey Peavler who left to make their marks in Hollywood.
With
full 5 years of Lemmys, 10 total semesters, LEMMYS X allowed for a commercial
re-cap of the previous six shows and was the first swan song for then 7-time
producer, Louis Rocha. After producing a record seven in a row and
working as assistant on the initial three, Mr. Rocha felt it wa about time
to hang them up. The retirement didn't last long however...
Lemmy's 11 and 12 were to be produced by Heather Nichols. Records for these two shows are still unavailable. We're only have records of the hosts, Lemmys 11 was Mr. Underwood and Lemmys 12 was longtime Lemmy standby, Carlo A. Garcia. Carlo had been around the department for a number of years and had been dying to get involved in the Lemmys somehow. With a series of incomplete skits, Carlo was just itching for the chance to star finally. That he did with his King Kufutufu hosting gig...
Lemmy
the 13th was the fantastic return for producer, Louis Rocha as he came
to the rescue of the failing franchise. Lemmy the 13th also marked
the return of host, Micheal G. Underworld. And they brought it back
with style and flair as they presented the perfectly ludicrous "KyleZilla"
and the haunting, "Phantom of the Telecom"
wherein our very own Mother Tucker performed his song of unrequited love
for a former student.
Lemmy's
14 gave us the newest fragrance from Prince Scratchabelli, "Eau
de Kyle". Now you can smell just like Telecom's greatest editor.
We also got a glimpse of what to expect for the future with a tease for
"Chronic 3", the newest adventure of everyone's
favorite hemphog in 3D! Finally, we capped off the show with the
newest board game from Budco family division, "Jerry
Springer; The Board Game". This show was to be the last performance
for Mr. Underwood in our department.
Lemmy's 15 provided a respite for the Lemmys as they geared up for the impending take-over by the good people at ConHUGECo. ConHUGECo representative Josh Kerlick-Van Meter hosted as he prepared the Lemmy's for it's future as a subsidiary of ConHUGECo.
Lemmy's 16 was the premiere showcase all the fine products from the good people at ConHUGECo. Included in the line-up was the delicious breakfast treat, Yuck-O's! Also was a ConHUGECo. telecomm. first, 1010-666: Directory Assistance to Hell. Now you can make long distance calls to the nether regions for just a fraction of their competitors. And the most terrifying film of the Ninety's, The Kyle Tucker Project.
Lemmy's 17 will begin production soon and any and all help amongst the RCC Televison production classes will be appreciated.