Saturday Morning | Ep #76

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Wake up! The spirit of Saturday Morning doesn't sleep in, and neither does The Hourchive. Join us on the living room floor for cereal, cartoons, and more.     

 

Show Notes: 

02:15 The Spirit of Saturday Morning

07:45 Don't sleep away Saturday
11:25 Interlude: Chicago: "Saturday in the Park"
12:20 Saturday morning cartoons
19:15 Saturday Morning Fever
20:22 FCC deregulation
22:25 John's favorites: Kidd Video | Kissyfur | Pee-Wee's Playhouse 
24:01 Drew's favorites: Zoobilee Zoo | He-Man | Transformers | TMNT
25:50 Gender neutrality: Pound Puppies | Popples
27:03 Movies: Rainbow Brite | Care Bears | Transformers
31:15 Interlude: White Lion: "Transformers: The Movie theme"
32:20 Cable
36:30 Teddy Ruxpin | My Pet Monster | Madballs
38:30 Cereal: "cartoons in a box"
38:30 "Can't get enough of that Golden Crisp..."
44:05 Interlude: Less Than Jake: "Do the Pac-Man"
44:40 A new era  


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Saturday Morning | Ep #76

Christmas Presents | Ep #52

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Whether you prefer to start with the stockings or dive under the tree, help pass the time until Christmas morning with our look back at some favorite presents and present-opening moments of Christmas past. 

 

Show Notes: 

01:28 Christmas Eve presents

01:58 24-inch Hulk Hogan figure

06:58 The Cat's Lair Playset

08:48 The Thundertank
10:57 The G.I. Joe Aircraft Carrier
11:54 Over Our Heads (the Facts of Life gift shop)
12:29 Drew receives a TV and smites his sister
14:47 SEGA Genesis starter kit w/Sonic the Hedgehog

17:22 Interlude: Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone theme

18:25 Post-present euphoria

22:47 Randy from A Christmas Story

24:10 "The Hot Seat"

30:50 Interlude: "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" 

32:05 The Scavenger Hunt Method

39:35 Stockings-first vs. the stocking surprise

41:20 The Batman stocking scandal 

48:50 Interlude: blink-182: "I Won't be Home for Christmas"

49:57 Drew doesn't want to know

51:05 "Those have to be back by midnight." 

52:42 Delayed gratification

56:19 One turntable and no microphones

59:25 The gift of giving

 

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Christmas Presents | Ep #52

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Ep #37

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They're the world's most fearsome fighting team. They're heroes in a half-shell and they're green. They're the reason Drew draws and John hangs out in the sewers. They're the TMNT, and we're talking about them.  

Show Notes: 

01:15 Jumping headlong into the ooze
03:55 Nineteen eighty-fourigins
04:40 "Stick"
06:01 The animated series
08:40 "Did you say clang?"
09:20 Turtle mania (bedsheets / lunchbox / Hostess pies / ice cream bars)
13:10 Interlude: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pies commercial 
15:50 "I love toxic waste"
16:09 Sewer playset / Pizza Thrower
16:48 Casey Jones
17:30 Bebop and Rocksteady
18:32 The Technodrome
22:10 Turtle Van / Turtle Blimp
24:35 Side characters
26:40 Shredder
27:00 Interlude: Partners in Kryme: "Turtle Power"
30:06 "I don't believe it." - TMNT: The Movie
36:35 TMNT 2: The Secret of the Ooze
37:51 TMNT 3: Turtles in Time
41:10 New toons (2003 series / 2007 movie)
43:10 2012 animated series
44:20 Interlude: Vanilla Ice: "Ninja Rap"
45:15 Turtle tunes
48:25 "Make it ice"
49:30 Turtle preferences
51:57 Cashing in on kids
53:30 FCC deregulation 

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Ep #37