A Modestly Haunted Adult Halloween

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It’s our Halloweeniest special of the year, but here’s the deal: we’re adults. We get to pick the candy and the shows, and this time it’s all treats baybee. King of the Hill returns with SMT newcomer Freakazoid! for the exact level of spooky we’re in the mood for: mild.

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
The safeguards remain in place for further Sinbad-based threats • A lightbulb expert makes a swing and a miss • Freakazoid can always turn to relentless shaming as a last resort • Hank teaches Luanne about the birds but definitely no bees • Austin ate the Goblin Corn from CVS

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Freakazoid! - Episode 2A, "Candle Jack”/”The Cloud"

  • King of the Hill - Season 7, Episode 9, "Pigmalion"

The Boys: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland), Rory Voie (San Diego)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

100th Epizode Zuper-Zpecial: The Bots Master (w/Kyle Levien)

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We’ve officially been doing this for ONE HUNDRED EPISODES, and what better way to complete the ritual and welcome the End Times than choke down the worst(?) cartoon ever made, The Bots Master. Special guest and founding member Kyle “Was Born A Bird” Levien joins us once again to put a stake in its cold, evil heart. It’s Laser Time!

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Austin thinks ‘Ninjzz’ was created to rhyme something with ‘hinges’ for the rap song • In a stunning display of hat stacking, there is a character that is your mom, a robot, and Napoleon Bonaparte • In this Bizarro Universe, a tiny shrieking child is the best part of the show • Jessica Fletcher’s Anime Mysteries really fires up the Small Boy

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • The Bots Master - Episode 1, “Adios, ZZ”

  • The Bots Master - Episode 38, “Momzz”

The Boys: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Seattle), Rory Voie (Taipei)
Fabulous Guest: Kyle Levien (Seattle)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

Bionic Six - Power Daddy Frog Wrestling (w/Spencer Davenport)

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Spencer “Greased Frightening” Davenport becomes a foster brother in our podcast family for our latest dispatch from the bowels of the 1980s. Today’s dump-truck truck-dump is Bionic Six, which follows a family of robo-frankensteins battling angry snow, hot cheese, and more than one Jonathan.

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Don’t name the Japanese boy “Karate” • Eastern Europe has too many real trolls • This is what it sounds like—when frogs cry • Your mom and dad are sexually active, and your sister is too • To break the witch’s curse, enter the frog’s mouth tongue-first

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Bionic Six - Episode 10, “Bionics On! The First Adventure”

  • Bionic Six - Episode 43, “Once Upon a Crime”

The Boys: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Seattle), Rory Voie (Taipei)
Fabulous Guest: Spencer Davenport (Seattle)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

The ‘Spiral Zone’ Zone - A Game of Zones

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We don’t like to throw around the term “unwatchable” all that often, but after seeing 1987’s Spiral Zone, we cancelled any and all other chances to watch it. How can a show starring Dirk Courage and the ass-whippingest theme song in existence suck so much? Welcome to the Zone, Mr. President.

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Zone • zone • zone • zone • zone

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Spiral Zone - Episode 1, “Holographic Zone Battle”

  • Spiral Zone - Episode 12, “The Impostor”

The Boys: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Seattle), Rory Voie (Taipei)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

I've Read Dune, Chapters 9-10: Mom Can't Know

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Today is our last recorded episode of “I’ve Read Dune, With Rory Voie” - but don’t be sad, because our regular cartoon podcast will resume in two weeks, on September 10. See you then, and thanks for listening!

The Boys: Rory Voie (Taipei), Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)
Beautiful Theme: Kyle Levien (Seattle)

I've Read Dune, Chapter 8: For Why Does A Young Boy Pine?

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Austin is sure to get an A in English 101 for his astute analysis of this week’s chapter. His juxtapositions are out of control, everyone knows that.

The Boys: Rory Voie (Taipei), Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)
Beautiful Theme: Kyle Levien (Seattle)

I've Read Dune, Chapter 7: Wiz-Bird, The Wizard Bird

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Grab your crysknives, you Well-Dippers, it’s time to head back to the planet voted “most sand-having” thirty centuries in a row.

The Boys: Rory Voie (Taipei), Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)
Beautiful Theme: Kyle Levien (Seattle)

I've Read Dune, Chapter 6: The Great De-Noodling

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Somehow we can’t discuss Dune without interpreting it through a Game of Thronesian lens, so come to class and let Maester Rory teach us about Sansa Atreides.

The Boys: Rory Voie (Taipei), Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)
Beautiful Theme: Kyle Levien (Seattle)

I've Read Dune, Chapter 3: Clams & Barnacles

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Here in Chapter 3 of Frank Herbert’s Dune, a lot of interesting worldbuilding is swept under the rug in favor of Rory’s questionable seafood metaphors.

The Boys: Rory Voie (Taipei), Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)
Beautiful Theme: Kyle Levien (Seattle)

I've Read Dune, Chapter 1: A Box Full of Hot Spaghetti

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Rory Voie has read Dune. Austin and Andy have not. Here at the crossroads of education and infuriation, the journey to learn Dune (without doing any actual work) begins.

The Boys: Rory Voie (Taipei), Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)
Beautiful Theme: Kyle Levien (Seattle)

Special - Vytor: The Starfire Champion (w/Nathan Cox)

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Fantasy becomes reality with Vytor: The Starfire Champion! Special guest Nathan “Banana Leaf Skort” Cox joins our summer garden party as we attempt to understand this short-lived 1989 cartoon about unsafe boomerangs, talking sky cars, and tree maintenance.

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Special guest Nathan “We Told Him This One Was Good” Cox has a hilarious pants adventure • There’s a monkey in the garden, and we’d better go catch it • F-3PPO brings in the Star Wars target demo • Why don’t these science women believe in my manly magicks?? • Explore a world where ancient prophecies are about as old as the series finale of Frasier • Do you guys remember in SSX Tricky where

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Vytor: The Starfire Champion - Episode 1, “The Starfire Legacy”

  • Vytor: The Starfire Champion - Episode 3, “The Spirit Tree”

The Boys: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland), Rory Voie (Taipei)
Fabulous Guest: Nathan Cox (Seattle)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

Special - Sky Dancers & Dragon Flyz (w/Alison Lührs)

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Special guest Alison “Promised Us Pasta” Lührs joins us in the studio to examine the smoking wreckage of the 90s “propeller weapon” craze that resulted in Sky Dancers and Dragon Flyz. Do their heavily gendered cartoons reach the heights of the toys?

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Batten down your manes, horse girls • Dip ‘n’ rip off to the rocketship city of Airlandis, where we all share one dad • Let the power of dance magic turn off your stupid science brain • Queen Skyla lists every character in the show in extreme detail • Problematic representation, ahoy!

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Dragon Flyz - Episode 1, “Dragon Dawn”

  • Sky Dancers - Episode 1, “They Sky’s the Limit”

The Boys: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland), Rory Voie (Taipei)
Fabulous Guest: Alison Lührs (Seattle)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

Earth Day Special (w/Annie Jansen)

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We have to skip the formalities this week because THEY MADE A FREE WILLY CARTOON WITH A CYBORG IN IT. Yeah we also watched Captain Planet send President Bush to Venus but seriously FREE WILLY TALKS LIKE HE’S PEOPLE AND FIGHTS A CYBORG.

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Special Guest Annie “Niceberg Lettuce” Jansen leads us in a highly successful ASMR venture • Rory regales us with tales of when he was King of High School and a (sch)longshoreman • Wasps: America’s most ruthless lobbyists • Tim Curry completely phones it in again • Austin drops some grim Sonic the Hedgehog tidings that are way past upsetting

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Free Willy - Season 2, Episode 7, “Turmoil”

  • Captain Planet - Season 3, Episode 1, “Greenhouse Planet”

The Boys: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland), Rory Voie (Taipei)
Fabulous Guest: Annie Jansen (Seattle)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

Special - King Arthur and the Knights of Justice

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At long last, we find a fantasy show that could beat up the other fantasy shows. Meet Arthur King and his knights, a deeply problematic team of time-travelling football-barians. Thrill as these marble-hewn paladins confidently shove through the lowered expectations of a time long past: the 1990s!

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
What’s so wrong about a wizard treating his much younger friends to a playful lech? • The boys all cheer their own name as they plow their way through a conga line of available women • Horses, Guns, porque no los dos? • How old were you when you learned that Lancelot f*cks? • Austin studied the blade, but it doesn’t make him sound cool.

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • King Arthur and the Knights of Justice - Episode 1, "Opening Kick-off"

  • King Arthur and the Knights of Justice - Episode 2, "A Knight’s Quest" OR “The Search for Guinevere”

The Boys: Austin Bridges (Portland), Rory Voie (Taipei) Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

Special - Kim Possible

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Call us, beep us, if you wanna reach us: Superspy Teenager Kim Possible explodes her way onto Saturday Morning Tuesdays for an examination of cheese architecture, shampoo promotion, and the Bourgeoisie.

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Join us in our field of daisies where nothing is rude today • Disney gets good and razzed for being real hot on the rich and powerful • Ron Stoppable takes a hard left turn at Jerry Lewis Blvd • We’re pretty sure Rory has Bryan Cranston posters above his bed • Hip-hop welcomes two new sellouts

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Kim Possible - Season 1 Episode 6, "Bueno Nacho"

  • Kim Possible - Season 3 Episode 11, "Rappin’ Drakken"

The Boys: Austin Bridges (Portland), Rory Voie (Taipei) Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

Special - The Reason For The Season (w/Charlotte Hollingsworth)

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Merry Christmas, everyone! When we say there’s a reason for the season, we are of course talking about time-traveling ‘80s bible anime. Special guest Charlotte “A Very Charlotte Christmas” Hollingsworth helps us learn the true meaning of Peepers.

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Christopher Peepers • Christopher Peepers • Christopher Peepers • We watched another show too

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Beginner’s Bible, "The Nativity"

  • Superbook (1981) - Episode 12, "The First Christmas"

The Boys: Austin Bridges (Portland), Rory Voie (Taipei)
Fabulous Guest: Charlotte Hollingsworth (San Francisco)
Audio Production: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle)

Jim Carrey: They Made Three? (w/Nathan Cox)

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When we said “Sssomebody Stop Me” we meant “please, Nathan Cox, ssstop us from watching the three Jim Carrey movie cartoon adaptations that came out in 1995.” But he was powerless to help, and aaallllrighty then, it was a real [Dumb & Dumber reference] of a time.

This week on Saturday Morning Tuesdays:
Special Guest Nathan “2 Zoos 2 Books” Cox is stuck in a bottomless pit of our design • Dumb & Dumber fails both fans and non-fans of the movie • A communist monkey seizes the means of production, and Austin’s heart • Buzz Stingman spreads his pollen • Louie Anderson impressions come back in a big way • Somebody Smoke Me

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES

  • Dumb & Dumber: The Animated Series - Episode 3, "Top Dumbs"

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - Season 2, Episode 2, "Snow Job"

  • The Mask: Animated Series - Season 2, Episode 19, "To Bee or Not to Bee"

The Boys: Andrew Eric Davison (Seattle), Austin Bridges (Portland), Rory Voie (Taipei)
Fabulous Guest: Nathan Cox (Seattle)
The Dad (Audio Production): Kyle Levien (Seattle)