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A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight

A podcast where two obsessive lovers of 1980s newspaper comics discuss said comics and the 1980s animated specials based on them.

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01:19:48

A Special Presentation 160: Annie (2014)

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2022/10/24

We're looking at another Annie this week, this time it's the 2014 version with Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, and Cameron Diaz. Annie's been updated for 2014! And only for 2014. It's the most 2014 movie ever made... and it was made in... 2014!!!

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01:19:28

A Special Presentation 159: The Jackie Bison Show

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2022/10/17

Eyyy, it's Jacob Bisonowitz... I mean Jackie Bison! When the Simpsons changed animation history, all the other networks scrambled to catch up... you remember Fish Police, you remember Family Dog, you remember Capitol Critters... but do you remember Jackie Bison? Oh, YOU WILL.

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01:20:20

A Special Presentation 158: The Magical Mystical...

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2022/10/10

Time for Timer! Remember Timer? The anthropomorphic circadian rhythm that appeared on Saturday morning nutrition PSAs throughout the 80s? Yeah, of course you do. In a previous episode, we revealed that Timer made his debut in TV special that taught you all about physical health. Well, Timer came back... this time he's teaching us about MENTAL health! Sort of! Timer's going inside the brain of a modern teenage a-go-go Little Red Riding Hood.

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01:13:58

A Special Presentation 157: The Mad Magazine TV...

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2022/10/03

They've tried to bring Mad magazine to the screen many times, from MadTV to the infamous Mad movie Up the Academy... today we look at The Mad Magazine TV Special, probably one of the most solid efforts! Matt Keeley of Kitty Sneezes joins us to look at Mad's Auto Manufacturer of the Year, the Academy Awards for parents, the Oddfather, and more!

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01:03:21

A Special Presentation 156: The Mad Magazine TV...

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2022/09/26

They've tried to bring Mad magazine to the screen many times, from MadTV to the infamous Mad movie Up the Academy... today we look at The Mad Magazine TV Special, probably one of the most solid efforts! Matt Keeley of Kitty Sneezes joins us to look at Mad's Auto Manufacturer of the Year, the Academy Awards for parents, the Oddfather, and more!

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01:19:55

A Special Presentation 155: Capitol Critters (2 of 2)

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2022/09/19

In the early 90s, in the wake of The Simpsons, all the other networks decided that they also wanted some hot adult animated sitcoms. Capitol Critters was born out of that desire. It's about vermin living under the White House and, while it was never able to make the topical political jokes its premise demanded, it made up for that short-coming with BAFFLING RACISM.

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00:59:17

A Special Presentation 154: Capitol Critters (1 of 2)

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2022/09/12

In the early 90s, in the wake of The Simpsons, all the other networks decided that they also wanted some hot adult animated sitcoms. Capitol Critters was born out of that desire. It's about vermin living under the White House and, while it was never able to make the topical political jokes its premise demanded, it made up for that short-coming with BAFFLING RACISM.

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00:52:28

A Special Presentation 153: Mission Hill (2 of 2)

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2022/09/05

We compared Baby Blues to Mission Hill so much that we decided to just talk about Mission Hill, the cartoon that is NOT based on a comic but rather on a comic artist. Enjoy the fictionalized life of a young Matt Groening and also despair that we don't live in a cool loft in a cool city with cool roommates.

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01:01:18

A Special Presentation 152: Mission Hill (1 of 2)

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2022/08/29

We compared Baby Blues to Mission Hill so much that we decided to just talk about Mission Hill, the cartoon that is NOT based on a comic but rather on a comic artist. Enjoy the fictionalized life of a young Matt Groening and also despair that we don't live in a cool loft in a cool city with cool roommates.

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01:25:21

A Special Presentation 151: Baby Blues

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2022/08/22

What is Baby Blues about? Well, it's not about a baby. Or any blues. Really, it's about America's favorite sitcom family: The Bittermans! Join us as we unravel why The Bittermans, er, Baby Blues failed to resonate with the futuristic TV audience of 2000 and instead ended up relegated to the Adult Swim zombie revival bloc.

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01:06:02

Special Presentation 150: With McGruff The Crime Dog!

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2022/08/15

No, we’re not kidding— he’s HERE! Special Presentation is very proud to present the podcast debut of the one and only McGruff! But did you know, he almost wasn’t the one and only McGruff? He’s here with Paul DelPonte of the National Crime Prevention Council to share some amazing stories from his history (like the name he almost got stuck with!), preview his next exciting endeavor, and bring you up-to-date information about how you, too, can take a bite out of crime! (We’re told it doesn’t taste

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01:24:50

A Special Presentation 149: Snoopy's Reunion

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2022/08/08

It's Snoopy's Reunion! All the Snoopies are reuniting... that means Snoopy, Spike, Marbles, a bunch of other who-cares Snoopies, and Belle. Learn the dark secret of Snoopy's parentage and stay tuned for sexy sexy V O R E.

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01:15:14

A Special Presentation 148: Tamagotchi Toons

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2022/08/01

Our final stop in Video Armageddon...Tamagotchi Toons!! It's the 90s and the Tamagotchi are coming to Earth to learn about Earth culture! Learn how to draw a Tamagotchi with Handy Warhol (it'll make sense) and meet Bill -- the most 90s guy of all!! -- and his saxophone!

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01:13:21

A Special Presentation 147: Battletoads

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2022/07/25

Is this Battletoads? For once the answer is YES! Rash, Pimple, and Zitz were beloved as video game characters, but how do they fare as cartoons? Well, today we learned a very important lesson. Some games should stay as games.

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02:04:05

A Special Presentation 146: Revenge of Computer...

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2022/07/18

We had so much fun delving into the bizarre ways that video games get adapted into comics, we had to take another dive in! This time we’ve got more familiar faces like Mario and Zelda, some obscure ones like Plok and the Battletoads, and even REALLY obscure ones like Rad Gravity and Psycho Fox! Joining us to wax lyrical on Legend of Zelda is returning friend of the pod (and co-creator of Hyspace) Mike Westfall of Advent Calendar House— hear more of him at http://adventcalendar.house! This podcast is

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01:13:39

A Special Presentation 145: Defenders of Dynatron City

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2022/07/11

Video Armageddon, our month-long look at failed video games, continues with Defenders of Dynotron City, a rare misfire from those beloved Monkey Island scribes over at LucasArts! This city of mutants is protected by buzzsaw girl, a guy with a detachable head, a monkey, a dog, and more! You have to wonder why the kids didn't go for it.

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01:25:59

A Special Presentation 144 : Bubsy

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2022/07/04

For July, we're doing a Special Summer Spectacular!! A whole month NOT of comic strips turned into cartoons, but video games turned into FAILED cartoons. First up, we're looking at Bubsy, the game that was not Sonic but which, if the timeline was different, might have saved humanity.

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01:12:11

A Special Presentation 143: Nathan Mazri in Garfield...

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2022/06/27

Nathan Mazri, the infamous entergaging entrepreneur behind the Garfield Eats restaurant, Garfield Eats line of frozen foods, and the Garfield Eats NFT, is BACK with another venture... it's a reality show all about his time as the owner of Garfield Eats, which he apparently spent harassing his employees. Join us for a two hour discussion about the mind of Mazri, including questions about his cologne, his self-awareness, AI Garfield simulations, and an extremely dark dive into America's future

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01:15:57

A Special Presentation 142: Nathan Mazri in Garfield...

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2022/06/20

Nathan Mazri, the infamous entergaging entrepreneur behind the Garfield Eats restaurant, Garfield Eats line of frozen foods, and the Garfield Eats NFT, is BACK with another venture... it's a reality show all about his time as the owner of Garfield Eats, which he apparently spent harassing his employees. Join us for a two hour discussion about the mind of Mazri, including questions about his cologne, his self-awareness, AI Garfield simulations, and an extremely dark dive into America's future

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01:22:53

A Special Presentation 141: Andy Capp

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2022/06/13

Blimey, govna! We're returning to cross the pond to look at Reg Smythe's beloved wife-beating drunk... Andy Capp! This almost ridiculously faithful adaptation of the popular comic stars James Bolam of Grandpa in My Pocket and shows... maybe Andy Capp is better when it's not a comic strip!

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