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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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01:07:30

A Special Presentation 61: I'm Zippy, Who Are You?

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

2020/11/23

This week, we were GOING to look at some more comic-themed commercials, but then we watched... a music video?... about Zippy the Pinhead. And it turns out that we have A LOT to say about Zippy the Pinhead. Join us for a discussion of this weird music video and also all things Zippy from the Zippy the Pinhead stage play to the secret history of San Francisco's Doggy Diner.

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00:59:46

A Special Presentation 60: Pontoffel Pock Where Are You?

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2020/11/16

Welcome back to the podcast where Mike and Ethan talk about adaptations of newspaper comics into other mediums. Did you know that before he was a children's author Dr. Seuss was a newspaper cartoonist? A political cartoonist, technically, but it still counts for our mandate! Because we declare it to be so! We thought to look at one of two Seuss cartoons that wasn't based on a pre-existing property, Pontoffel Pock, Where are You? It's about this guy and his flying piano.

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01:08:50

A Special Presentation 59: The Hoober Bloob Highway

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2020/11/09

Welcome back to the podcast where Mike and Ethan talk about adaptations of newspaper comics into other mediums. Did you know that before he was a children's author Dr. Seuss was a newspaper cartoonist? A political cartoonist, technically, but it still counts for our mandate! Because we declare it to be so! We thought to look at one of two Seuss cartoons that wasn't based on a pre-existing property, it's the Hoober Bloob Highway. Join Mr. Hoober Bloob and his robot lute sidekick as they try to

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02:12:59

A Special Presentation 58: MORE Halloween Shenanigans

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2020/11/01

We're taking a break from our usual format for an EXTRA special Halloween episode, on THIS most holy of nights HALLOWEEN, a day earlier than our usual posting time, to invite all our BEST pals to watch some beloved classic Halloween specials with us! We're joined by friends of the pod vorejokesdotjpg, poundforpoundcake, atomicfattymutant, and dungeonmaster11 to watch The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t, The Last Halloween, The Wickedest Witch, and Mr. Boogedy. Get ready to be spooOOOooOoOooOOoked

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01:49:02

A Special Presentation 57: Halloween Special...

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2020/10/26

We're taking a break from our usual format for an EXTRA special Halloween episode, wherein we invited all our BEST pals to watch some beloved classic Halloween specials with us! We're joined by friends of the pod Moodyferret, vorejokesdotjpg, poundforpoundcake, and Morbiose to watch Lumpkin the Pumpkin, Raggedy Ann & Andy in: The Pumpkin that Couldn't Smile, Halloween is Grinch Night, and Witch's Night Out. Get ready to be spooOOOooOoOooOOoked! Special thanks to Morbiose for adding the scares to

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01:37:32

A Special Presentation 56: Halloween with the New...

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2020/10/19

It's the Addams Family! They're creepy AND they're kooky and altogether ooky. Ten years after the 1960s series ended, the original cast got back together for this special Halloween reunion that involves a Great Pumpkin analogue, a long-lost twin brother, a pair of super oiled up body builders (it doesn't really make sense in context), and (of course) some criminals trying to steal the Addams fortune. Is it a low point for the Addams as a media franchise? Well.Maybe. Join us as Mike and Ethan

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01:17:29

A Special Presentation 55: It's the Great Pumpkin,...

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2020/10/12

Mike and Ethan continue a month of Halloween coverage with the classic Peanuts special that has defined Halloween for generations, with all the great bits that you know and love -- the Great Pumpkin, the jerkfaces who give Charlie Brown rocks during trick or treat (???) and Snoopy's WW I flying ace delusions. What a weird special. In retrospect, Peanuts is bizarre.

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01:55:43

A Special Presentation 54: More Tales from the Far Side

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2020/10/05

This week, our Halloween coverage continues with More Tales from the Far Side, the never-seen-in-America sequel to Tales from the Far Side. It's Tales from the FARTHER Side, you might say! It's got to be Halloween cuz what other holiday would this represent?

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01:28:55

A Special Presentation 53: Tales from the Far Side

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2020/09/28

This week, Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) kick off the Halloween season with a look at the surprisingly obscure Tales from the Far Side, the Far Side adaptation that is ostensibly a Halloween special because, really, what other holiday could you possibly expect to make an appropriately apt Far Side adaptation for?

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01:12:37

A Special Presentation 52: Totally Awesome Video Games!

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2020/09/21

This week, Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) look at video games based on comic strips, including... well, you know what, just listen to the episode. Be surprised.

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01:09:27

A Special Presentation 51: Carlton Your Doorman

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2020/09/14

This week, Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) look at a fogotten cartoon series pilot, Carlton Your Doorman. WTF??? What does this have to do with comics? Well, Carlton Your Doorman is based on the character of Carlton the doorman from Rhoda, the phenomenally popular unseen character who was the first ever role of Lorenzo Music, the man who would eventually portray Garfield. See? There's a connection.

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01:30:42

A Special Presentation 50: Happy Birthday Garfield! 2

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2020/09/07

This week, Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) look at Garfield's 10 Anniversary special. Can you believe that Garfield is 10 years old today? It's a celebration of all things Garfield with this special that looks behind the scenes of Paws Inc to learn the awful, terrifying secrets of Garfield's production.

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00:58:13

A Special Presentation 49: Happy Birthday Garfield! 1

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2020/08/31

This week, Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) look at Garfield's 10 Anniversary special. Can you believe that Garfield is 10 years old today? It's a celebration of all things Garfield with this special that looks behind the scenes of Paws Inc to learn the awful, terrifying secrets of Garfield's production.

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01:17:02

A Special Presentation 48: Goin' Commercial! 3

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2020/08/24

This week, Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) look at all your favorite cartoon characters selling out and shilling a whole lot of stupid garbage! Thaaaaat's capitalism! Join BC, Garfield, Peanuts and more as they tell you what consumer goods or services you need in your life!

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01:02:51

A Special Presentation 47: Goin' Commercial! 2

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2020/08/17

This week, Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) look at all your favorite cartoon characters selling out and shilling a whole lot of stupid garbage! Thaaaaat's capitalism! Join BC, Garfield, Peanuts and more as they tell you what consumer goods or services you need in your life!

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00:56:34

A Special Presentation 46: Goin' Commercial! 1

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2020/08/10

This week, Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) look at all your favorite cartoon characters selling out and shilling a whole lot of stupid garbage! Thaaaaat's capitalism! Join BC, Garfield, Peanuts and more as they tell you what consumer goods or services you need in your life!

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01:03:16

A Special Presentation 45: Beetle Bailey

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2020/08/03

Heeeey it's life in the army with Beetle Bailey, the soldier who's been enlisted for 50 years yet never seen a day of combat in America's eternal forever war. What happens when Beetle Bailey has to represent Camp Swampy in front of some Pentagon Brass and then Plato makes a flying chair helicopter that shoots things? It's madness when Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@gtron) look at this animated adaptation of everyone's favorite soldier boy.

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00:58:19

A Special Presentation 44: Hagar Knows Best

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2020/07/27

In this episode Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@gtron) discuss the animated adaptation of Hagar the Horrible, Hagar Knows Best, where Dik Browne takes all three of the (questionable) facts that he knows about vikings to make this hilarious tale of traditional viking Hagar dealing with his wacky modern-timesy kids. When exactly was the age of the vikings? We're still not sure.

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01:07:34

A Special Presentation 43: I Go Pogo & The Special...

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2020/07/20

Hey it's Pogo, that lovable possum that doesn't really look like a possum but does make cutting political commentary! Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) welcome a very special guest Lyndsey (@morbiomatic), whom you might know best for creating our theme song but is ALSO a certified, licensed, bonded Pogo expert. She knows way more about Pogo than either of us! Mike as usual hasn't seen one of the specials so instead he's falling back on Irish jokes about that lovable drunk philanderer Walt

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01:04:42

A Special Presentation 42: I Go Pogo and The Pogo...

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2020/07/13

Hey it's Pogo, that lovable possum that doesn't really look like a possum but does make cutting political commentary! Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) welcome a very special guest Lyndsey (@morbiomatic), whom you might know best for creating our theme song but is ALSO a certified, licensed, bonded Pogo expert. She knows way more about Pogo than either of us! Mike as usual hasn't seen one of the specials so instead he's falling back on Irish jokes about that lovable drunk philanderer Walt

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