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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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01:32:41

A Special Presentation 21: MORE Dilbert

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

2020/02/10

We're talkin' Dilbert again, you know the cat! He's your favorite office drone written by a hypnosis magician who lives in a house shaped like Dilbert's head. We literally talked about Dilbert so much that we had to break it up into two episodes, so enjoy our SECOND Dilbert episode wherein we talk about the last episode of the Dilbert TV series and also about Scott Adams The Man.

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00:48:25

A Special Presentation 20: Dilbert Part 1

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

2020/02/03

We're talkin' Dilbert, you know the cat! He's your favorite office drone written by a hypnosis magician who lives in a house shaped like Dilbert's head. We literally talked about Dilbert so much that we had to break it up into two episodes, so enjoy our FIRST Dilbert episode wherein we talk about the first episode of the Dilbert TV series.

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01:45:18

A Special Presentation 19: Heathcliff the Movie

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

2020/01/13

Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) talk about a comic that you might remember more as a TV series but was also a theatrical movie: It's BEEFcliff the movie. Or possibly Meatcliff the movie. Listen as we talk about cats, CATS, and a brilliant plan to make sports interesting. PUT ON YOUR GRAVY HELMET AND DIVE IN! Music courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at http://www.thehungryreader.com or read his novel at: http://www.bogleech.com/creepy/creepy18joytraveler.html ! See more of Mike at

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01:27:23

A Special Presentation 18: Bad Baby

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

2020/01/06

Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) talk about another comic strip's misguided stab at animation. This week we look at the most obscure adaption ever, a cartoon with NO WIKIPEDIA ENTRY, it's Bad Baby. What's Bad Baby? That's exactly what we asked too. TOSSED SALAAAAAD AN SCRAMBLED EGGGGGGGS. Music courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at http://www.thehungryreader.com or read his novel at: http://www.bogleech.com/creepy/creepy18joytraveler.html ! See more of Mike at

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01:28:29

A Special Presentation 17: It's the Girl in the Red...

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

2019/12/30

We're back after having missed our Christmas week update for no other reason than that Mike's computer died. But now it's all better! So join Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) for another discussion about a comic strip's misguided stab at animation. This week we look at It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown. It's a thing that absolutely exists and we have no idea why, but if you want to see Charles Schultz' daughter interact with Snoopy's brother Spike ala Roger Rabbit, well, then

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01:16:17

A Special Presentation 16: A BC Thanksgiving and A BC...

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

2019/12/16

It's the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron)discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week, we're looking Johnny Hart's BC specials, because, believe it or not, there was a point in time when BC had enough cultural cache that people were willing to watch not just one but TWO terrible specials based on that property. But wait, how can there be a Christmas special when the title explains that it takes place in the BC era? WHAT THE?!?!? I hope someone got fired

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01:34:16

A Special Presentation 15: A SPECIAL Special...

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

2019/12/10

It's the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron)discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week, we discuss our OWN ideas for specials based on comic strips! What would you do if you had to make a ____ holiday special? Find out our wacky ideas in this very special episode! Also we must have been hungry while we were recording, cuz we also talk about food a whole lot. Music courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at http://www.thehungryreader.com or read his

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01:27:19

A Special Presentation 14: Popeye Meets the Man Who...

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

2019/12/02

It's the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron)discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week, we discuss a relic of the 70s, where Popeye and every terrible comic strip character that infested the awful funnies page of the 70s meets a man who hates laughter. By the time we're done, you'll agree... if the funniest thing in your world was Popeye and Snuffy Smith and the Katzenjammer Kids... well, YOU would hate laughter too! Also check outour new theme music,

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00:56:41

A Special Presentation 13: Thanksgiving!

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

2019/11/26

It's the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron)discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week, we discuss TWO specials, both related to the holiday that we are encountering this week: THANKSGIVING! We're looking at Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving and Garfield's Thanksgiving. Also check outour new theme music, courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at http://www.thehungryreader.com or read his novel at: http://www.bogleech.com/creepy/creepy18joytraveler.html

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01:34:13

A Special Presentation 12: A Wish For Wings That Work

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

2019/11/19

It's the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron)discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week, we discuss a cartoon and a comic that are both very near and dear to us and to every person who enjoyed comics while growing up during a certain period of history: It's Bloom County or possibly Outland or possibly Opus... but the important thing is it's A Wish For Wings that Work! Also check outour new theme music, courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at

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01:29:48

A Special Presentation 11: A Family Circus Easter

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2019/11/13

Ok this episode is late but for once it's NOT my fault. Apparently there was some sort of bug in the website upload system or something that prevented it from working... but now it's FINALLY working! So join us for the extremely timely EASTER special just in time for Thanksgiving. It's Bil Keane's terrible little pun-making tykes! They're doing their thing! Mike and Ethan have lots to say about those little bastards.

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01:39:49

A Special Presentation 10: Cartoon All-Stars to the...

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

2019/11/05

Welcome to episode 9 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week, we have a warning about drugs. Drugs, as it turns out, are bad. Please enjoy this podcast where we watch a video wherein your favorite cartoon all-stars tell you why drugs are bad. It stars Garfield, thus making it thematic for our purposes. You should listen because, even though every youtube

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01:04:11

A Special Presentation 9: Garfield's Halloween Adventure

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

2019/10/28

Welcome to episode 9 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week, we've got a SPECIAL thematic episode: Because it's Garfield's Halloween special!! And it's up in time for Halloween! This one is a little different than usual... listen and see! Or, rather, listen and hear. Also check outour new theme music, courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at

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01:25:46

A Special Presentation 8: Sabrina Online

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

2019/10/22

Welcome to episode 8 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. Except it's not a newspaper strip this time!! And it's not an animated special!! This time we're talking about a WEBCOMIC adapted into a RADIO PLAY! It's the Sabrina Online radio play, all about a skunk girl who doesn't wear pants. Also check outour new theme music, courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of

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01:16:34

A Special Presentation 7: It's an Adventure, Charlie...

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

2019/10/14

Welcome to episode 7 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This weekwe discuss It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown - it's depressing and you like it that way cuz it's Charlie Brown! Also check outour new theme music, courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at http://www.thehungryreader.com or read his novel at:

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01:06:57

A Special Presentation 6: Flashbeagle

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

2019/10/08

Welcome to episode 5 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week we discuss Flashbeagle, Charles Shultz's disastrous attempt to cash in on the zeitgeist and a special so completely devoid of substance that we can't help but get derailed into talking about Crock. Also check out our new theme music, courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at

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01:18:01

A Special Presentation 5: Paradise!

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

2019/10/01

Welcome to episode 5 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week we discuss not one but TWO specials, both focused around beautiful tropical getaways. Who enjoys their tropical dream vacation more, Garfield or Cathy? This week we compare Garfield in Paradise and Cathy's Last Resort. Also check out our new theme music, courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of

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01:13:58

A Special Presentation 4: Robotman

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

2019/09/23

Welcome to episode 3 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This week we discuss Robotman, a musical concept album that became an animated special as well as a comic strip. WATCH OUT FOR ROBERON! Also check out our new theme music, courtesy of @morbiomatic! See more of Ethan at http://www.thehungryreader.com or read his novel at:

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01:02:49

A Special Presentation 3: Miss Peach of the Kelly School

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

2019/09/16

Welcome to episode 3 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. But wait!! This isn't an animated thing at all! It's...a thing... with puppets! Join as we discuss the hydrocephalic horror of the big headed munchins of that darn Kelly School. See more of Ethan at http://www.thehungryreader.com or read his novel at:

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01:14:11

A Special Presentation 2: Cathy

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

2019/09/10

Welcome to episode 2 of A Special Presentation or Alf will Not be Seen Tonight, the podcast where Mike (@bitterkarella) and Ethan (@Gtron) discuss animated specials based on newspaper comic strips. This time we're talkin' that hip new 80s comic-ago-go CATHY and all its extremely second wave feminist sensibilities. Yeet on Cathy with her chocolate, shoes, and yaoi. ACCCCCCCKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more of Ethan at http://www.thehungryreader.com or read his novel at:

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