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 Tower of the Elephant "Conan the Barbarian", which includes Conan and his fellow thieves scaling a tower, battling a giant snake, and stealing a jewel. In the 2011 film "Conan the Barbarian" a character extols Conan's past accomplishments and mentions his adventure in the Tower of the Elephant. The story was adapted into a hack and slash video game for IOS by developer Chillingo, which was released as a tie-in for the 2011 film "Conan the Barbarian". The Tower of the Elephant "The Tower of the Elephant" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian,