Theme Restaurants | Ep #49

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There were no utencils in medieval times, hence there are no utencils at Medieval Times... but there are a lot of awesome things to talk about. 

 

Show Notes: 

04:15 Fauxthentic international cuisine (Macaroni Grill / Casa Gallardo)

07:08 Drew's Casa shirt
10:20 Appledays
11:34 Hard Rock Cafe 
14:05 Planet Hollywood
15:01 Interlude: Planet Hollywood London Opening (1993)
15:50 Planet Hollywood St. Louis
16:30 The Expendables
20:01 Halloween II credits sequence / Masters of the Universe soldier
24:40 Planet Hollywood Chicken Crunch
25:15 Lambert's Cafe
26:28 "Throwed rolls"
30:50 Cracker Barrel
32:45 Interlude: Medeival Times (The Cable Guy)
33:12 Medieval Times
35:09 John's skatepark restaurant
36:59 Drew's future-space restaurant
43:35 Interlude: Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater (audio)
45:10 Rainforest Cafe
45:50 T-Rex Cafe
48:30 Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater
49:41 Drew's giant monster restaurant
52:30 Animator's Palette (Disney Cruise Line)
54:10 Interlude: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color theme 
55:15 Magic Time Machine Restaurant 

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Theme Restaurants | Ep #49

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Ep #47

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Gather around the fire and let us give you the creeps. We're celebrating Halloween in the Hourchive with our first live audience and a round of scary storytelling. And maybe a few euphemisms.       

Show Notes: 

04:04 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwarz
05:43 "Strange and Scary Things"
10:00 Interlude: Danny Elfman: "Sleepy Hallow Main Title"
10:48 "The Hook"
15:45 "The Thing"
19:31 "The Girl Who Sat on a Grave"
21:55 Interlude: John Harrison: "Creepshow End Theme"
22:50 "A New Horse"
29:08 "High Beams"
34:25 "The White Wolf"
38:09 "What Do You Come For?"
40:05 Tric Interlude: Fred Myrow & Malcom Seagrove: "Phantasm Intro and Main Titles"
41:00 "The Haunted House"
47:01 "The Babysitter"

One more thing...
A big, scary thanks to the Phantom of the Hourchive, Jeff Wilson, for his seriously spooky, altogether ooky Awesome Spooky Month theme music.  

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Ep #47

Trick-or-Treating | Ep #46

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Reach your hand into our audio candy bowl and pull out a retrospective treat on our favorite candies, costumes, and comedy stylings from Halloweens past.     

Show Notes: 

01:50 Candy
02:50 Candy cigarettes
04:35 Chocolate Halloween lollipops
05:01 Fruit-flavored Tootsie Rolls
05:15 Vampire Suckers
08:01 Candy corn
09:55 Gooey peanut butter gobs
12:30 Interlude: Nat King Cole: "Candy"
13:40 Trick-or-treat goodie bags (spider rings / plastic fangs)
19:05 "Fun size"
21:35 Interlude: Ministry: "Everyday is Halloween"
22:55 Trick-or-treating ettiquette 
33:30 The plastic classic
34:20 McDonald's McBoo Halloween pails
37:20 Everybody's a comedian on Halloween
39:30 Interlude: The Creepshow: "Halloween"
40:25 80s He-Man costume
 

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Trick-or-Treating | Ep #46

Urban Legends | Ep #43

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Have you heard this one? I swear it's real. Light a candle, say our names three times, and press play. You might just hear a pair of disembodied voices creeping each other out. It's Awesome Spooky Month!   

Show Notes: 

03:45 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 
04:15 Scholastic Book Fairs
08:50 The Vanishing Hitchhiker 
14:00 Interlude: The Revels: "Midnight Stroll"
15:15 The Hook
21:17 The Babysitter
23:22 The Killer in the Backseat
26:45 The Licked Hand
28:40 Interlude: Alice Cooper: "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)"
35:30 Bloody Mary
37:50 Catoptromancy
42:20 Interlude: Philip Glass/Michael Reis: "Music Box" (Candyman)
43:15 Zombie Road
51:40 Bubblehead Road
 

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Urban Legends | Ep #43

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