Elephant Parts of the Third Kind". Two related TV series were "PopClips" for Nickelodeon (released in 1980), and "Television Parts" for NBC in 1985. Nickelodeon's parent company, Warner Cable, wanted to buy outright the "PopClips" copyright to be expanded into an all-music video channel, but after Nesmith declined the offer, Warner Cable started work on what would become MTV. The title "Elephant Parts" refers to the parable of the blind men and an elephant where each man comes to a different conclusion about what an elephant is due to them touching only one part. When "Elephant Parts" was first released on LaserDisc
The Elephant in the Living Room The Elephant in the Living Room The Elephant in the Living Room is an American documentary film about the topic of exotic pets kept in homes in the United States and about the controversy surrounding this topic. In some U.S. states there are currently no laws that prohibit keeping exotic animals as pets, and this documentary presents incidents in which their owners and people around them are put in serious danger and hurt by these animals. Praised by critics as one of the best films of the year, "The Elephant in the Living Room" takes viewers on a journey deep