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The Blob Show!

Hey Blobheads! Charley and Tony discuss all things Blob in THE BLOB SHOW! Charley is an 8-year-old punching above her weight in discussion on classic monsters, regional horror, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, retro Nintendo systems, genre fare, and the long arc of how The Blob has infiltrated popular culture. Tony-- her dad-- curates the programming, holds an MAS in Film Studies and is a firm believer that movies play an important part in our cumulative cultural development as a species.

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00:18:36

#059 The Muppet Movie (1979) + Muppet Babies:...

The Blob Show! ·

2021/01/25

Tony gets emotional in the time of COVID-19 talking The Muppets with Charley who, despite Tony's protests, has shown little affection for the felt troupe. We also make a triumphant return to the format discussing Muppet Babies in a Blob Bites segment of episode "Invasion of the Muppet Snackers."

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00:23:50

#058 Charlie Chaplin's The Circus (1928) + Circus...

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2021/01/19

In this latest installment of Charley-On-Charlie, we cover the the 1928 Chaplin film THE CIRCUS and its similarities to the 1984 Konami action arcade game CIRCUS CHARLIE (サーカスチャーリー, Sākasu Chārī) as ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System (1986). We haven't watched the kid one yet.

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00:04:46

#057 Talking 'Bout Charlie For A While: The Gold Rush...

The Blob Show! ·

2021/01/12

A special Charley-on-Charlie episode of The Blob Show in which Charley discusses Charlie Chaplin's 1925 film The Gold Rush and the potential of a Charlie Chaplin-themed birthday party next month.

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00:26:37

#056 2020 Animation Round-Up

The Blob Show! ·

2021/01/08

Happy New Year from The Blob Show! This week Charley and Tony give the full scoop on some of the important animated features of 2020. We're talking Aardman; we're talking Pixar; we're talking WolfWalkers; we're drafting Lupin's crew. Films discussed: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019), Shaun the Sheep (2014), Soul (2020), Inside Out (2015), Onward (2020), Over the Moon (2020), Up (2009), Gnome Alone (2017), Lupin III: The First (2019), WolfWalkers (2020), The Secret of Kells (2009), Song

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00:22:55

#055 Good Cheer (1926) + The Little Rascals'...

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2020/12/30

On this sixth day of Christmas, Charley and Tony cover the 1926 Robert F. McGowan Our Gang short Good Cheer and NBC's animated The Little Rascals' Christmas Special directed by Charles Swenson and Fred Wolf in 1979. This is followed, at Charley's suggestion, by a completely impromptu countdown of our six favorite Christmas films which turns out much smoother than expected. Films discussed: Good Cheer (1926), Gremlins (1984), The Little Rascals' Christmas Special (1979), "The Little Rascals"

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00:03:25

#054 Talking 'Bout Kevin for A While: Home Alone, Alone

The Blob Show! ·

2020/12/26

From all of us to all of you

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00:16:44

#053 The Bird Show: John Gould's Birds of Christmas

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2020/12/23

The Bird Show returns with a look at the 19th Century lithographs produced/commissioned by British ornithologist John Gould of birds featured in the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". Pieces discussed include: ·Mute Swan, Birds of Great Britain Pl. 289 by Joseph Wolf, 1862 ·Red-breasted Goose, Birds of Europe Pl. 351 by Edward Lear, 1832-1837 ·Black Ouzel, or Blackbird, Birds of Europe Pl. 72 by Elizabeth Gould, 1832-1837 ·Grey Junglefowl, Birds of Asia Vol. 7 Pl. 66 by William Matthew

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00:18:26

#052 Gremlins (1984) w/ Uncle Marky

The Blob Show! ·

2020/12/21

Charley and Tony are joined by special guest and frequently-referenced member of the Blob Show family, Uncle Marky to discuss one of his childhood Yuletide fears: Joe Dante's GREMLINS. This is a rare film that scratches every Blob Show itch: it is structured like THE BLOB, references THE WIZARD OF OZ, is full of practical effect creatures with a strong in-world mythology, and is seasonally appropriate to boot!

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00:16:47

#051 Babes In Toyland (1934)

The Blob Show! ·

2020/12/18

Charley gets introduced to the comedic power duo Laurel and Hardy through their 1934 Christmas feature BABES IN TOYLAND aka MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS. Charley has some very strong feelings as to whether this qualifies as a Christmas film, and Tony waxes nostalgic for his introduction to Stan and Ollie at a young age. We also draft nursery rhyme characters, sort of.

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00:20:52

#050 Snap The Gingerbread Man (1927-1930)

The Blob Show! ·

2020/12/14

Charley and Tony cover the nearly-forgotten stop-motion animation films of Snap The Gingerbread Man created by John Burton at Kinex Studios for distribution to in-home subscribers to the Kodak Cinegraph service. It's likely these pictures never screened theatrically or on television, but that can't snap the Blob Show from its comprehensive gingerbread coverage. Films covered in the program: IN WILDEST AFRICA or WILDEST AFRICA THE MOON SPECIAL MUSH ON THE WITCH'S CAT CLIMBING THE ALPS THE CANNIBAL

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00:23:15

#049 Hansels and Gretels

The Blob Show! ·

2020/12/09

Charley and Tony creep up on the holiday season with versions of Hansel and Gretel by three different masters of stop-motion animation. We compare and contrast Ray Harryhausen's THE STORY OF 'HANSEL AND GRETEL' from 1951, Lotte Reiniger's HÄNSEL AND GRETEL from 1954, and Tim Burton's Disney Channel Halloween special HANSEL AND GRETEL from 1983.

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00:11:29

#048 The Gingerbread Man

The Blob Show! ·

2020/12/06

Charley kicks off the Christmas season with a telling of the classic folktale The Gingerbread Man. Consider this a teaser for an episode about the much-maligned Robert Altman legal thriller that we'll hopefully cover in 2030. We also discuss L. Frank Baum's JOHN DOUGH AND THE CHERUB and the different--now lost-- film iterations of the tale. John Dough may be cinema's first Gingerbread Man, tying it all back into our comprehensive Oz coverage here at The Blob Show. What I wouldn't give to have seen

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00:20:15

#047 Monster House (2006)

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2020/11/30

Charley and Tony enjoy Thanksgiving weekend with some anthropomorphic houses. We compare Vladimir Popov's animated short from 1976, GNOME LEFT HOME (O tom, kak gnom pokinul dom, О том, как гном покинул дом) with Gil Kenan's 2006 animated feature MONSTER HOUSE. We also introduce a few new games to the world including family favorites STEP ON and GET OFF MY LAWN.

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00:13:36

#046 Cats (2019) w/ Auntie Kara

The Blob Show! ·

2020/11/16

Charley and Tony are visited by very special guest and musical connoisseur Auntie Kara to discuss Tom Hooper's Andrew Lloyd Webber's T.S. Eliot's CATS. Apropos of the subject matter, we apologize for being plagued by dogs during the recording. This movie stars Francesca Hayward, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, James Corden, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, Rebel Wilson and anyone else you want to hashtag here for potential search results. They play Jellicle cats.

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00:10:48

#045 The Bird Show: John James Audubon's The Birds of...

The Blob Show! ·

2020/11/12

Charley wanted to mix it up with some special coverage of the watercolor paintings of John James Audubon. In this episode we discuss the following birds within plates 271-277, primarily water fowl. 271. Frigate Pelican, or Man-of-War 272. Richardson's Jager, or Parasitic Jager 273. Cayenne Tern, or Royal Tern 274. Semipalmated Snipe, or Willet 275. Noddy Tern 276. King Duck, or King Eider 277. Hutchins's Barnacle Goose

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00:19:31

#044 The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)

The Blob Show! ·

2020/11/10

A double-dose of dem bones! This week Charley and Tony discuss shared community in the 2001 b-movie parody THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA (d. Larry Blamire) and tip our hats to our Irish audience by covering the 2018 short film THE THING AT 2:37 (d. Ray Sullivan).

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00:20:37

#043 Under Wraps (1997) + The Mummy (1999)

The Blob Show! ·

2020/11/02

Welcome to MUMMY TALK. It's Imhotep v. Harold as Charley and Tony compare and contrast the O.G. DCOM Under Wraps (d. Greg Beeman) with Stephen Sommers's adventure reboot, The Mummy. While it's not explicitly stated, there is a strong, repeated suggestion that a refrigerator makes the best sarcophagus. Disney Channel Original Movie, Brandan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Ghost, Mummy Dust, Universal Monsters

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00:18:28

#042 The Shining (1980)

The Blob Show! ·

2020/10/26

It's our most fast-and-loose episode yet: Irresponsible to our listeners because we had no gameplan, irresponsible to my family because my 4-year-old watched Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING! In my defense, it was a cable television edit. Also in my defense it was 100% my wife's responsibility. We also get closer than ever to having an actual episode about THE MUMMY (1999).

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00:04:41

#041 Talking 'Bout Nosferatu For A While

The Blob Show! ·

2020/10/22

Charley watches the 1922 silent F.W. Murnau vampire epic NOSFERATU and requests dad be silent as well. That's right: Charley takes the reins for this unscripted/unrehearsed/mostly-unedited (sorry!) Halloween extra. Silent German cinema not your thing? Hopefully eating Fun Dip into the microphone is!

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00:26:31

#040 The Addams Family (1991) + Nintendo Addamses

The Blob Show! ·

2020/10/19

We hope you enjoy this extended Addams Family episode where Charley and Tony discuss the 1991 Barry Sonnenfeld film (starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd and Christina Ricci) as well as the three Nintendo Entertainment System games that feature the family: FESTER'S QUEST (1989), THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1992), and THE ADDAMS FAMILY: PUGSLEY'S SCAVENGER HUNT (1993). Say what you want to say and let us know who you think won the Addams Family Draft!

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