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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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00:59:52

A Special Presentation 101: The Great Comics...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/08/30

On April Fools Day 1997, the great (and other) comics on the funny pages decided to pull the ultimate gag: The Great Comic Switcheroonie. Cartoonists switched strips -- so if you ever wanted to see Jim Davis draw Blondie or Jim Toomey draw On the Fast Track... this was it! This week, we look at all the switched comics and rate them on a scale of Far Side to Marvin. Which are good? Which are bad? Which are Fusco? You can follow along as

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02:15:14

A Special Presentation 100: Garfield's Judgement Day...

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2021/08/23

Wow!!!!! Can you believe we've been doing this show for 100 episodes? To celebrate, we're mixing it up by looking at a comic property that NEVER got adapted. It's Garfield's Judgement Day, the story that Jim Davis hoped Disney would turn into a theatrical film! Spoiler: They didn't. But Dungeonmaster11, Rocketshark & Poundforpoundcake join us for a live reading of the associated picture book and this is the closest you'll probably ever get.

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01:14:31

A Special Presentation 99: Shinbone Alley

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2021/08/16

You know Archy the cockroach from all those old Scholastic books about 'Insects Do the Strangest Things' where they were desperate to think of a famous cockroach to name check. Archy and his pal Mehitabel, the slutty cat, were characters created by newspaper columnist Don Marquis in 1906. Many collections of Archy and Mehitabel stories were illustrated by George Herriman, the creator of Krazy Kat. And that's enough excuse to watch the very 70s Archy and Mehitabel adaptation, Shinbone Alley!

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01:03:39

A Special Presentation 98: Snuffy Smith (2 of 2)

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2021/08/09

This week, we take a deep dive into the world of Snuffy Smith, that beloved hillbilly who ganked his comic from Barney Google. You remember Barney Google, right? He's got them goo-goo-googley eyes. Anyway, Snuffy Smith starred in not one but TWO movies in 1942, Private Snuffy Smith and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg. You remember those, right?

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01:01:56

A Special Presentation 97: Snuffy Smith (1 of 2)

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/08/02

This week, we take a deep dive into the world of Snuffy Smith, that beloved hillbilly who ganked his comic from Barney Google. You remember Barney Google, right? He's got them goo-goo-googley eyes. Anyway, Snuffy Smith starred in not one but TWO movies in 1942, Privtae Snuffy Smith and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg. You remember those, right?

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01:17:47

A Special Presentation 96: Mother Goose Rock and...

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2021/07/26

Not a lot of rocking or a lot of rhyming going on in this all-star extravaganza about the adventures of Mother Goose's son Gordon (ok) trying to save his mother who was kidnapped by... aliens? Sort of? The important thing is that this surprisingly music-free film stars Cyndy Lauper, Debbie Harry, ZZ Top, Little Richard, Bobby Brown, Paul Simon, and Art Garfunkel.

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01:03:24

A Special Presentation 95: Mother Goose Rock n' Rhyme...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/07/19

Not a lot of rocking or a lot of rhyming going on in this all-star extravaganza about the adventures of Mother Goose's son Gordon (ok) trying to save his mother who was kidnapped by... aliens? Sort of? The important thing is that this surprisingly music-free film stars Cyndy Lauper, Debbie Harry, ZZ Top, Little Richard, Bobby Brown, Paul Simon, and Art Garfunkel.

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01:31:07

A Special Presentation 94: In Search of Dr. Seuss (2...

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2021/07/12

The Seuss is loose! This week, we return to the life of that famous cartoonist (and possibly less famous children's author) Dr Seuss. But instead of an adaptation of his work, we're looking at "In Search of Dr. Seuss," a 1994 made-for-TV documentary extravaganza about the life and times of Dr. Seuss, starring Kathy Najimy, Patrick Stewart, Robin Williams, Christopher Lloyd, and Max Headroom himself -- Matt Frewer -- as the cat in the hat.

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00:57:33

A Special Presentation 93: In Search of Dr. Seuss (1...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/07/05

The Seuss is loose! This week, we return to the life of that famous cartoonist (and possibly less famous children's author) Dr Seuss. But instead of an adaptation of his work, we're looking at "In Search of Dr. Seuss," a 1994 made-for-TV documentary extravaganza about the life and times of Dr. Seuss, starring Kathy Najimy, Patrick Stewart, Robin Williams, Christopher Lloyd, and Max Headroom himself -- Matt Frewer -- as the cat in the hat.

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01:34:28

A Special Presentation 92: Snoopy the Musical with...

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2021/06/28

Don't be the moo when you can be the cow! Ahhh such words of wisdom from everyone's favorite blockhead in this, the animated adaptation of the stage musical about Snoopy. Special guest star Mike Westfall of Advent Calendar House joins us to discuss the Peanuts special where Snoppy... talks?!?! A talking beagle!?!?!?

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01:36:09

A Special Presentation 91: Garfield's Fun Fest

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2021/06/21

After the insanity of Garfield Gets Real, Garfield's Fun Fest seems relatively subdued... assuming that you've seen Garfield Gets Real and remember that this direct sequel -- because it is, in fact, a direct sequel -- takes place in a very specific Garfield AU. Also important? It's not really about a Fun Fest. Like, at all. We can only assume that Jim Davis has never been to a fest. But the more important thing? We have a Twitter now and you can follow us at @No_Alf_Tonight !!!

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02:00:27

A Special Presentation 90: Garfield Gets Real

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/06/14

Join us for the most deranged thing we've ever watched, Garfield Gets Real. You think you're prepared. You are not prepared. What happens when Garfield stops being polite and starts being real? You're gonna lose your goddamn mind, that's what. Come for Garfield's hotdog fantasy, stay for a deep dive into the Garfield Eats menu and our pitch for the great British Bendy Bus Prime heist film, Optimus' 11

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01:38:35

A Special Presentation 89: Saturday Morning Cartoons...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/06/07

This week, we take a little detour (mostly) away from comics to look at a bizarre 90s artifact, Greatest Hits: Saturday Morning Cartoons, a compilation of covers of beloved Gen-X Saturday morning cartoon shows by beloved Gen-X grunge bands and the associated music video marathon hosted by Drew Barrymore! Stick around for that PLUS lots of digressions about how anime sucks, the Jetsons hate children, and Fat Albert's white voice. (It'll all make sense when you hear it)

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01:00:27

A Special Presentation 88: Saturday Morning Cartoons...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/05/31

This week, we take a little detour (mostly) away from comics to look at a bizarre 90s artifact, Greatest Hits: Saturday Morning Cartoons, a compilation of covers of beloved Gen-X Saturday morning cartoon shows by beloved Gen-X grunge bands and the associated music video marathon hosted by Drew Barrymore! Stick around for that PLUS lots of digressions about how anime sucks, the Jetsons hate children, and Fat Albert's white voice. (It'll all make sense when you hear it)

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01:04:39

A Special Presentation 87: Saturday Morning Cartoons...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/05/24

This week, we take a little detour (mostly) away from comics to look at a bizarre 90s artifact, Greatest Hits: Saturday Morning Cartoons, a compilation of covers of beloved Gen-X Saturday morning cartoon shows by beloved Gen-X grunge bands and the associated music video marathon hosted by Drew Barrymore! Stick around for that PLUS lots of digressions about how anime sucks, the Jetsons hate children, and Fat Albert's white voice. (It'll all make sense when you hear it)

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01:56:30

A Special Presentation 86: Li’l Abner (with Lyndsey...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/05/17

Li’l Abner, the comic that codified all the hillbilly tropes, shaped the culture your grandparents knew from whole cloth and then vanished from sight! Speaking of which, Mike has also vanished due to technical difficulties, so Ethan managed to nab friend of the show “Morbiose” Lyndsey to share her experiences as a longtime Li’l Abner fan, including the crushingly sad story of the feud between Al Capp and Ham Fisher. Stick around for the enthusiastic approval of Al Nesor, and maaaybe some

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01:57:12

A Special Presentation 85: Totally Awesome Video...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/05/10

This week, we're taking a break from talking about comics to play some video games... some video games ABOUT COMICS!! Our good pal Rocket Shark joins us as we look at games about Popeye, the Addams Family, and Mickey Mouse... and then get really mad about Blippi for some reason.

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01:57:33

A Special Presentation 84: A Doonesbury Special

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/05/03

It's the comic that the cowards at your local paper run on the editorial page, Doonesbury! Join Mike, BD, Joanie, and that lovable goofus Zonker as they sort of, maybe, kinda grapple with the challenges of growing up and being, what, like, 30? Gary Trudeau's boomer life journey receives its only small screen treatment and uhhhh probably not an improvement.

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01:00:31

A Special Presentation 83: A Boy Named Charlie Brown...

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2021/04/26

It's the very first Peanuts theatrical movie, A Boy Named Charlie Brown... the movie that broke Walt Disney's stranglehold on the animated feature business. Charles Schultz and Bill Melendez totally took down the mouse and Disney has never recovered! That's why no one ever talks about Disney anymore. It's done. That's it. We especially don't need to worry about any sort of Disney monopoly slurping up all human creativity and shitting it through their blood money machine. Anyway, Peanuts!!

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01:00:21

A Special Presentation 82: A Boy Named Charlie Brown...

A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight ·

2021/04/19

It's the very first Peanuts theatrical movie, A Boy Named Charlie Brown... the movie that broke Walt Disney's stranglehold on the animated feature business. Charles Schultz and Bill Melendez totally took down the mouse and Disney has never recovered! That's why no one ever talks about Disney anymore. It's done. That's it. We especially don't need to worry about any sort of Disney monopoly slurping up all human creativity and shitting it through their blood money machine. Anyway, Peanuts!!

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