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Basketball Jones is a 1973 animated short film based on the Cheech and Chong song. The cartoon was created to promote the song's release in the United States. It is about a teenager named Tyrone Shoelaces and his love of basketball. The short was designed by animator Paul Gruwell who was known at the time for The Banana Splits.
On the 31st of October, 2012, The Basketball Jones combined their Video podcast on iTunes with their Audio podcast. This led to them reaching the No. 1 spot on iTunes for the number of listeners. On March 1, 2010, The Basketball Jones proudly announced that they had officially joined The Score, a Canadian multi-media sports network.
The music video for the song was directed by Michael Oblowitz, who had a $25,000 budget. [1] The video included cameos by hip hop groups The Fat Boys and Whodini . [ 1 ] Although Blow had wanted the video to include footage of the players mentioned in the song, the National Basketball Association would only provide clearance for use of still ...
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An updated, more mature version of "Love Jones" was recorded in 1975 by labelmates "The Imaginations" and later the song was recorded by Doctor Ice of UTFO featuring Full Force and Cheryl Pepsii Riley. In addition, "Love Jones" was parodied as "Basketball Jones" by Cheech and Chong and Paul Gruwell in 1973. The parody was released as a single ...
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The video begins with Aaron riding a scooter with a dog playing Frisbee, followed by various scenes of Aaron playing basketball. It then shifts to him telling the story of how he met Shaquille O'Neal, who challenges him to a one-on-one basketball game. In the second verse, Aaron plans to distract Shaq in order to score points.