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Penny Men

Penny Men is the podcast starring Ben, Tom, and Gregory: three experts on cartooning, storytelling, and having a good time! We give a penny for our thoughts, and throw in our two cents, as we tackle new topics and writing pitches every week!

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01:04:03

#87 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 10)...

Penny Men ·

2025/12/29

This week on The Penny Men, Ben, Tom, and Gregory pry open the carbonite-sealed vault of Star Wars Legends—because somebody had to suffer so you don’t have to! We start by debating the lost art of fight pacing, from kung fu cinema’s lightning kicks to wrestling’s slow-burn feuds, and how those ideas crash-land into the galaxy far, far away! Then we hit hyperspace into the weirdest corners of the Expanded Universe, where the rules of canon are made up and the names are blue!Topics:Grand Admiral

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00:58:02

#86 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 9)...

Penny Men ·

2025/12/22

Welcome one, welcome all, to What’s So Great About Star Wars?, the 64-bit avant-garde cast starring your Penny Men hosts in full obscure-character cosplay: Bib Fortuna, Salacious Crumb, and… Koopa? Sure, why not!The Penny Men—past, present, future; now and forever—are here for Episode 86, and yes, that number is totally on purpose (don’t fact-check us)! Why? Because this week, we’re diving into the most unexpected corners of the galaxy: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor!If you thought Caravan of Courage

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01:04:53

#85 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 8) ['The...

Penny Men ·

2025/12/15

“Ewoks, Droids, and the Forgotten Star Wars Cartoons”Before Baby Yoda, before Clone Wars, there was… a galaxy far, far away that woke up early on Saturday mornings! That’s right—we’re talking Ewoks and Droids, the animated sidequests of Star Wars that aired in the mid-’80s and somehow lived in the deep recesses of your VHS tapes!This week, The Penny Men grab a bowl of sugary cereal, kick back on the carpet, and dive into:The Nelvana Era: Why the animation looks so Canadian and what that says about

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01:06:15

#84 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 7)...

Penny Men ·

2025/12/08

The Penny Men are back—and this time, we’ve crash-landed on Endor (and maybe in a Kmart toy aisle circa 1985)! Join us as we dive headfirst into the Ewok era, that magical post-Return of the Jedi time when Lucasfilm said, “No lightsabers? No problem!” and gave us a pair of made-for-TV epics, an Ewok cartoon, and a reason to learn Ewokese without subtitles!This episode is a nostalgic hyperspace jump through the parts of Star Wars you probably forgot, featuring:Caravan of Courage and Battle for Endor

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01:03:59

#83 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 6)...

Penny Men ·

2025/12/01

Revenge? Return? The Jedi Finale and the Bear That Eats You!The Penny Men have reached the end of the original trilogy, and boy, does this one have everything:Luke Skywalker pulling the old “But what if I can redeem him?” moveObi-Wan serving half-truths and Force ghosts in equal measureTeddy bears winning a war with sticks, logs, and sheer audacityVader’s big redemption arc (and his big egg head reveal)John Williams flexing harder than a Wookiee on Life Day!We cover the good, the goofy, and the

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00:50:13

#82 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 5)...

Penny Men ·

2025/11/24

Welcome back to the galaxy that’s not so far, far away—because it’s happening right now on The Penny Men Podcast! This week, Greg, Ben, and Tom wrap up the Original Trilogy with Return of the Jedi (or should we say Revenge?)! We dive into everything: Jabba’s endless party of pig guardsBlue elephant bandsChains strong enough to strangle a slugLuke’s suspiciously dark new tricksAnd whether Lando is actually doing anything besides accessorizing!Expect tangents as always:What’s the deal with Waldo from

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00:55:24

#81 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 4)...

Penny Men ·

2025/11/17

Somehow, The Penny Men returned… to talk about the one Star War that changed everything: The Empire Strikes Back!This week, we go deep—like “Wampa cave-deep”—into the greatest sequel of all time and all the weirdness orbiting it!We’re talking:The Twist Heard ‘Round the Galaxy – How Vader broke Luke’s heart, why the line on set was way different, and which actors were actually told the truth!Empire’s Cliffhanger Chaos – Did George Lucas invent the post-credits sting without even knowing it?Marvel’s

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00:55:37

#80 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 3) ['The...

Penny Men ·

2025/11/10

The Penny Men dive headfirst into the galaxy far, far away—again! This time, Greg, Tom, and Ben chart the weird, wild gap between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back! Ever wonder what happened between blowing up the Death Star and Luke freezing his face off on Hoth? Marvel comics, green space rabbits, bizarre British stories (some by Alan Moore?!), and a Life Day celebration you’ll never forget—or forgive!We cover:The Star Wars Holiday Special in all its two-hour glory (Bea Arthur! Boba Fett

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00:52:13

#79 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 2)...

Penny Men ·

2025/11/03

The Penny Men blast off for a Star Wars: A New Hope breakdown… and promptly crash into a pile of weird trivia, bad action figures, and an uncomfortable amount of Jar Jar content!Highlights include:Why Biggs Darklighter is the best character who never matteredThe tragedy of Porkins (and his cursed name)Chewbacca’s medal snub: speciesism or simple oversight?Deleted scenes you didn’t know existed (Luke had friends??)Special Editions: who asked for more dewbacks?That horrifying Jar Jar Binks candy with

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00:51:07

#78 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 1)...

Penny Men ·

2025/10/27

Welcome back to The Penny Men, the podcast that never actually starts, it just keeps testing! This week we promise we’re talking about Star Wars… but first we have to talk about:French NikesSegwaysGeorge W. Bush falling off a SegwayJ.R.R. Tolkien’s middle initialsJennifer Coolidge RowlingThe Notorious B.F.G.A Spielberg fever dreamBen’s cat committing acts of warGem and the Holograms action figuresFlea marketsand the philosophical definition of “whiny!” Somewhere in there, we actually watch Star

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01:13:07

#77 - You Can't Have These Comics (Part 7)

Penny Men ·

2025/10/20

You Can’t Have These Comics – From Paul Blart to Pep ComicsPaul Blart Mall Cop! Ralph Snart! Henry Winkler! Escalators vs. Elevators! Toy penguins climbing fake mountains! The Fonz jumps sharks, wrestles in The One and Only, and somehow we end up at You Can’t Have These Comics! Independent blob demons (Yets!)X-Men “Negative One” month (Thunderbird, Warpath, Rachel Summers, Bolivar Trask’s mutant son)Transformers’ worst bot ever — Ballpoint the evil pen — and why every villain lineup needs a

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00:44:47

#76 - The Last Return (Part 2)

Penny Men ·

2025/10/13

The Penny Men are back with another title-only movie pitch, and this week it’s the mysteriously ominous “The Last Return!” Nobody knows what it means, but that’s never stopped us before!In this episode you’ll get:At least three completely different movies with the same name!One tragic revenge saga, one unhinged noir fever dream, and one… well, let’s just say Tom brought something weird to the table!A heartfelt goodbye to Blockbuster (or possibly a lawsuit waiting to happen)!Too many theories about

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00:44:02

#75 - The Last Return (Part 1)

Penny Men ·

2025/10/06

The Penny Men are back, and this time they’re armed with nothing but a title: The Last Return! That’s it! No notes, no outlines, no budget — just three guys and a microphone trying to spin cinematic gold out of a vague, Blockbuster-sounding phrase!Gregory pitches a Mad Max–by-way-of-the-library epic, where one man must carry the most overdue book in history across a wasteland of burnt trees, weird McDonaldland warlords, and Christopher Lloyd’s gang of Foot Clan rejects!Will the library accept the

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00:54:28

#74 - Superhero Pitch (Part 4)

Penny Men ·

2025/09/29

Saturday mornings were a lawless frontier! If it existed, it had a cartoon! Sneakers, cereal, California raisins — heck, even Chuck Norris had his own animated kids’ show, and the man barely needed dialogue in real life! This week, the Penny Men dig into that strange golden age and rediscover the forgotten relic known as Laser Tag Academy (1986), a series so committed to selling you a toy gun that it casually rewrote all of human history!Naturally, this leads the boys down a rabbit hole of “was that

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00:53:55

#73 - Superhero Pitch (Part 3)

Penny Men ·

2025/09/22

The Penny Men take a swing at world-building with the launch of their own comic universe: Hookshot & Brickman!What starts as two goofball heroes quickly spirals into a full-blown rogues’ gallery, supporting cast, love interests, and crossover event potential! Along the way, Gregory, Ben, and Tom debate:The logistics of a grappling hook gimmickWhether a guy made of bricks is intimidating or just masonry cosplayAnd how many catchphrases one superhero is legally allowed to have!From tragic

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00:51:23

#72 - Superhero Pitch (Part 2) / Monster Mash Smackdown!

Penny Men ·

2025/09/15

This week on The Penny Men, we dive headfirst into the wild spectrum of superhero storytelling—starting with the corniest of corners: a Super Friends-style team-up! We’re talking:One-note heroesInternational diversity And powers that make zero sense but look great in a coloring book!Then, we slam the tone dial all the way down to gritty reboot territory, where the same characters are reimagined as brooding vigilantes with deep scars, moral compromises, and citywide conspiracy boards!It’s spandex vs

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01:01:35

#71 - You Can't Have These Comics (Part 6) /...

Penny Men ·

2025/09/08

Hookshot’s rolling through town on skates with a grappling hook and brass knuckles, while Yo-Yo the Moon Monkey bounces in with his moon boots and trusty yo-yo! The Shabby Cabbie pulls up as a part-time ally, and the chalkboard-screeching Disciplinarian keeps everyone in line!But looming over them all is Hookshot’s Superman-type brother, flawless in every way except for a strange weakness to imitation leather! And in the shadows, The Butler quietly runs crime through fake rehabilitation charities,

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01:23:38

#70 - 'The Princess Bride'

Penny Men ·

2025/09/01

The Penny Men boot up their Commodore 64-bit Draft Lineup for episode seventy — which, naturally, means derailing into Sean shout-outs, ocean water hygiene debates, SpongeBob references, and whether Ween belongs in Crazy Taxi! Gregory pitches Batman water-skiing, Ben accidentally rebrands the Justice League, and Tom tries to list Pixar movies but keeps getting sidetracked by Dick Tracy villains (Big Boy, Mumbles, Pruneface, Flattop, and yes, Littleface)! Somehow, The Princess Bride makes it

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01:08:40

#69 - Retro PC Games

Penny Men ·

2025/08/25

We didn’t want to say the funny number, so we flipped it upside down and called it 64! That spiraled into:Commodore 64 nostalgia (the games, the loading screens, the beige plastic smell)Oregon Trail dysentery trauma (plus: cholera, snakebites, broken wagon axles, and a suspicious number of “you have died” screens)Sled dogs with broken legs (and whether oxen can row if you shout at them through a megaphone)From there, we take a long detour into the pixelated backroads of:RollerCoaster Tycoon (and the

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00:48:08

#68 - Non-Disney Animated Films (Part 2)

Penny Men ·

2025/08/18

Welcome back to the 64-Bit Podcast, where the film reels are melted, the facts are suspect, and the Saturday mornings never ended!It’s part two of our deep dive into non-Disney animation, and things are getting even weirder! We’re plumbing the bargain bins of memory for every knockoff, fever dream, and forgotten toon that never quite cracked the vault!This time, the Penny Men and friends wade through psychedelic fairy tales, European oddities, and a parade of cartoons that feel legally inadvisable

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