Monday, January 6, 2020

The 2019 Worthy Awards!


Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the 2019 Worthy Awards! So many celebrities are on hand to celebrate the overwhelming awesomeness that is the Worthiverse! And you have a front row seat!

Nowhere on the planet are more people gathered together to celebrate Mary Worth and her friends! And that's a guarantee.


The votes have been tabulated and secured by the partners at Santa Royale Accounting Associates. Over eight thousand votes were cast, so obviously, you care! And tonight we announce the winners! Can you hardly wait?

I know I can hardly wait!



But wait, before we start, let's begin with a wonderful musical number beaming directly from the private karaoke room at the Starlight Lounge! Ladies and gentleman, Jinny Boum performs, "Jellyfish, Monkfish and Crab!"







Ladies and gentleman, if you'll stop applauding and sit down again, we want to change the mood with our most depressing award of the evening. Each year, the Condo Board presents the Aldo Kelrast Memorial Award to a character who died during the year. This year, we are pleased to announce that tonight's winner is...


... the monkfish in Jeff's chowder!





Congratulations, monkfish! You look delicious! We know this is your "first time with it," but this is an award you only win once!

And now, the moment you've waited all year for! It's time to announce the winners of the 2019 Worthy Awards!

Our first category is: Inconsequential character!

First, the condo board has asked me to address the contention that Terry Bryson is not an inconsequential character. To that, I simply respond, she used to be very important. But then she got married and quickly became inconsequential. We'll see how she does tonight. If she doesn't win, she's even less consequential than we imagined.

The nominees for outstanding performance by an inconsequential character are:

Friendly Burn Victim 

Misogynist Mitch

Blind Date Hobo

Michael

Terry Bryson

And the most inconsequential character of 2019 is:


Blind Date Hobo

Congratulations, Hobo! We've loved you since you first helped Nola Wolvenson change her life from selfish to kind. Everyone deserves True Love, and I hope you have better luck on Silverdaters.com than Estelle had when she me met you.

(Terry Bryson who?)

Our next category is Outstanding Representation of Food. 

And the nominees are:

Tuna Casserole fit for a cat

Organic Falafel (Non-GM)

Lasagna Pancakes

Tuna Sandwich Recipe (the secret ingredient is tuna)

Beefcake Sandwich

Some Type of Seafood


And the Worthy Award goes to:


Beefcake Sandwich
Aw, yes... Because everything's better in France!




The nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Guest Character are:

Hugo of France

Arthur


Estelle

Jannie

And the worthy for outstanding performance by a guest character goes to:


Arthur
Arthur couldn't be here to accept his award tonight. But if you send him $10,000, he can be here tomorrow!




The nominees for Outstanding Floating Head are:

Ivan Ingham, Male Model

Hugo of France

Jannie, Fantasy Version

Jannie, Reality Version

And the Worthy Award goes to:

Jannie, Reality Version

Thank you, Jannie, for speaking for all of us.


And now, Outstanding Performance by a Regular Character. Year after year, this award has gone to Wilbur Weston. Will he sextuple?? We hate to even think about it!


Dr. Ian Cameron, Ph.D.

Dr. Jeff Cory, M.D.

Mary Worth

Toby Cameron

Iris Beedie

Wilbur Weston
Dawn Weston


And, the Worthy Award for outstanding performance by a recurring character goes to:


Wilbur Weston

He's done it! He's done it again! He blew away the competition and kept us all cringing in our seats for the entire year! Thank you Wilbur Weston. You are, indeed, the Meryl Streep of the Worthiverse.

"Did he mention my name?"


The nominees for Panel of the Year are:

Hamburger Dreams

Say Anything Else

Family Portrait


Parallel Emotional Histories

Chopstick Mastery

Mystery Date from Milton Bradley

And the winner is:


Family Portrait

Okay, this was well deserved. I remember when I first saw this, I had a little fit of the man giggles. Now is a good time to thank June Brigman for all she does to keep us smiling! Thank you, June. It was a very fun year.

And speaking of fun, the nominees for Outstanding Story are:


Ian's Unfortunate Distraction

Estelle Dates a Loser

Estelle Dates a Loser 2

Hugo Paints a House

A Fate Worse than Death

And the Worthy Award for Outstanding Story of 2019 goes to:

Estelle Dates a Loser 2

Yes, ladies and gentleman, this is one of those wonderful moments where the sequel is even better than the original! The Empire Strikes Back, Godfather Part II, and now Estelle Dates a Loser 2! Well done Karen Moy and June Brigman! Well done! Congratulations, and thank you for your devotion to creating a magical place like the Worthiverse! 

If we didn't appreciate what you do, we wouldn't be here honoring your accomplishments and celebrating your characters. Without you, none of this would be possible. 

Also, a lot of you bribed the judges, and I'm grateful for that as well. If you didn't get the chance, and if you've enjoyed yourself today, please consider making a special voluntary donation and help me put my kids through college. (Three in college this year, and they are awesome).

7 comments:

  1. BRAVO, BRAVO! Another outstanding Worthy Awards production! Wanders, you are a marvel - huzzah! You started on a high note with the boffo musical number (Jenny Boum should be the house band at the Bum Boat) and the appearance by the monkfish in Jeff's chowder - gone but not forgotten. And the hits just kept on coming! I am all applauded out. Thank you, thank you!

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  2. Darn autocorrect and its unwanted editing - make it Jinny Boum. (I don't want the wrong band to get the Bum Boat gig.)

    And, I forgot to rhapsodize about the Meryl Streep cameo - matchless!

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  3. Alright, who's the gentleman here? Reveal yourself. This cannot stand. We will tolerate no gentlemen here. I'm afraid you'll have to pack up your things and go.

    Wanders, this year's Worthy Awards Show was truly brilliant. Give yourself a Worthy for Best Recurring Performance by a Blogboy.

    -- Scottie McW.

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  4. P.S. Wanders, you're a better host than Ricky Gervais. And I love Ricky Gervais.

    -- S. McW.

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  5. Loved the cameo by Meryl Streep. Not many can get Meryl. Good work!

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  6. Just checked CNN's web site, but I didn't see any references to the Worthy Awards or (importantly) to the fashions worn on the red carpet to the awards. I heard Toby Cameron was wearing a vintage K-Mart two piece power suit, and Mary was resplendent in classic Old (emphasis on the "Old") Navy, while Ian stunned in a look from MensWearHouse that referenced the results of the California wildfires in a tuxedo. The darn Golden Globes hogged up all the CNN coverage...

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  7. Another brilliant Worthy Awards ceremony! Thank you for the night of glamour and glitz. It's good to get out of the house once in a while, you know?

    Wilbur is unstoppable! Just when you think he's turned in his best work, he outdoes himself. I don't see how he can top himself in 2020, but maybe this is the year he decides to pursue his dream of becoming an astronaut, or he joins the Fast and the Furious gang to replace Dwayne Johnson.

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