Pet Rock: The Pop Culture Blog

Just in case you've been hiding under a rock this summer, "The Hills" returns to MTV this Monday (Aug. 18) at 10 p.m.

We hope you already have your TiVos and DVRs set to record the entire series, but if not Pet Rock happily serves a last-minute reminder to perform such an act.

You know you love the show, so don't front.

And lookee here, LC's neighbors are whining about all the attention and drama the neighborhood is getting these days. Not for nothing, but if you're living within a few streets of LC, you likely have buckets of cash lying around, be it in your house or in your bank account, so shut up.

Saturday, Aug. 16, 10:15 a.m. on NBC.

Set your TiVos and DVRs asap, just in case you don't wake up in time after partying Friday night. It's the U.S. and its so-called Redeem Team and defending world champion Spain in pool play of the Olympic men's basketball competition.

It's a good thing to watch on its face but Pet Rock loyalists should take greater interest in the outcome of this game. You see, Pet Rock gets mad crazy over the Olympics and tends to say things out loud, such as "Blake will beat Nadal in the final, I mean, provided Nadal even gets that far."

That cost Pet Rock an in-office bet with our Cars guy Jose. If Nadal wins, I have to wear Spain's flag as a cape in the office all day. If Blake wins, Cars guy Jose has to don the stars and stripes.

This comes on the heels of the USA-Spain bet between Cars guy Jose and Pet Rocker Adam, aka Campus Confidential. That one involves the growing and grooming of a mustache. So, please, my dear Pet Rock loyalists, root for good ol' USA on Saturday morning. Trust me, you don't want to see Adam with a mustache. He looks like the Unabomber's nephew.

Just in case you need more reason to root for USA, peep the dunk of the year from Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant. Whoa, mama!

- La Monica

We're not sure if there's a better way to kick off our new feature here at Pet Rock than to start TiVo alerts with this gem: "Amazon Women on the Moon."

It's a 1987 classic that spoofs commercials and 1950s sci-fi flicks. It features an old-school Arsenio Hall and an old-school Andrew Dice Clay.

Time: Saturday, Aug. 2, 3:25 a.m.
Channel: HBO Comedy (303 on Cablevision systems; 408 on Verizon)

Enjoy the trailer below.