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00:42:00

#135 - 'Marvel Animated Universe' (Part 1)

Penny Men ·

2026/09/29

The Penny Men dive into the interconnected world of Marvel’s 1990s animated universe! We’re talking X-Men, Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man Unlimited, and apparently enough Captain America appearances to make you wonder why there was never a Captain America cartoon!We discuss how all these shows connect, where the continuity gets weird, and why sometimes the best way to adapt 30 years of comics is to just take a bunch of different stories, shake them up, and hope

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01:09:16

#134 - Fantasy Draft Lineup: 'The Magnificent 7' of...

Penny Men ·

2026/09/21

The Fantasy Draft Lineup Podcast returns as Ben, Greg, and Tom tackle one of their most ambitious fantasy drafts yet: building the ultimate Magnificent Seven... using only video game characters!Inspired by The Magnificent Seven, Seven Samurai, A Bug's Life, and every great "assemble the team" story ever told, the guys break down the classic character archetypes before drafting seven heroes from across gaming history! There's only one catch: each team can only use one character from each video game

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00:45:54

#133 - Fantasy Draft Lineup: 'The Magnificent 7' of...

Penny Men ·

2026/09/14

This week, the Penny Men saddle up for a special Fantasy Draft Lineup episode inspired by one of the greatest ensemble stories ever told! Starting with Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and its legendary Western remake, The Magnificent Seven, the guys break down what makes the perfect seven-person team!Greg walks through each member of the Magnificent Seven, exploring the unique role every hero fills—from the calm strategist and loyal second-in-command to the muscle, the sharpshooter, the reluctant

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00:49:30

#132 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: The Fantastic Four...

Penny Men ·

2026/09/07

The Penny Men continue their Fantastic Four Rogues Gallery Roll Call and things immediately spiral out of control!The boys discuss the Wizard and the Frightful Four, debate whether Paste-Pot Pete is the greatest supervillain name of all time, and somehow end up comparing Medusa to Godiva!Along the way:Rama-Tut, Kang, Immortus, and Doctor Doom all become the same guy somehowGalactus arrives to eat the planetSilver Surfer discovers feelingsAnd Alicia Masters accidentally saves humanity!Elsewhere:The

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00:53:43

#131 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: The Fantastic Four...

Penny Men ·

2026/08/31

The Penny Men blast off into the cosmic chaos of the Fantastic Four’s legendary rogues gallery!Tom guides Ben and Gregory through the history of Marvel’s First Family, from cosmic rays and family dysfunction to Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and the birth of the Marvel Universe itself!Along the way they break down:Reed Richards’ galaxy-brain detachmentJohnny Storm’s cartoon-level impulsivenessSue Storm holding the entire team togetherAnd why Ben Grimm is somehow more unhinged than Wolverine!Then it’s villain

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00:41:14

#130 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: Iron Man (Part 2) /...

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2026/08/24

The Penny Men complete their descent into the armored madness of Iron Man’s rogues gallery with a journey through communist unicorns, mafia counts, microwave men, giant robots in loincloths, and dragons from space wearing pants!Naturally, this somehow leads to discussions about:Bomber jacketsHawkeye’s fake movie familyGalactus’ skirt situationAnd whether Stilt-Man could defeat Kite-Man in honorable combat!Featuring: Count Nefaria stealing powers like he’s building a custom characterMadame Masque

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00:44:10

#129 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: Iron Man (Part 1)

Penny Men ·

2026/08/17

This week's Rogues' Gallery Roll Call crashes into the armored world of Iron Man, and the Penny Men immediately derail into catchphrases, Smurf psychology, Rankin-Bass discourse, and the eternal mystery of why Tony Stark ever needed a nose!Ben, Gregory, and Tom dig through the tangled continuity of 90s Marvel cartoons, debate whether the Spider-Man Unlimited future counts as “the future,” and somehow connect MODOK to a floating science war against communism!Along the way: The tragic

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00:50:18

#128 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: X-Men (Part 2)

Penny Men ·

2026/08/10

In the second hour of Rogues Gallery Roll Call, the Penny Men descend even deeper into the X-Men villain ecosystem—where powers are less “cool super abilities” and more “how annoying would this be in a fight if you actually had to animate it properly”!We return to the Mystique-era Brotherhood of Evil Mutants:Re-evaluating Pyro’s extremely conditional fire management jobAvalanche’s controversial “I guess I cause earthquakes?” combat philosophyBlob’s unsettling status as either an immovable man or a

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00:49:46

#127 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: X-Men (Part 1)

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2026/08/03

Welcome to The Penny Men: Cracking open the adamantium vault and immediately getting sidetracked inside it!In this episode, Ben, Gregory, and Tom kick off a “Rogues Gallery Roll Call” focusing on the world of the X-Men—specifically the villains who define the franchise as much as the heroes do! What starts as a structured breakdown of iconic antagonists quickly turns into a free-associative mutant philosophy seminar with jokes, detours, and occasional comic book accuracy!The crew dives deep into

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00:45:43

#126 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: Superman (Part 2)

Penny Men ·

2026/07/27

The Penny Men continue their journey through the bizarre depths of Superman’s rogues gallery, leaving behind the famous villains and diving headfirst into radioactive weirdos, magical nuisances, and whatever exactly Lobo is supposed to be!This episode covers the physical powerhouse villains like Parasite, Metallo, and Doomsday, while also somehow finding time to discuss evil Phantom Zone cats, a kryptonite-powered dog, and a cowboy outlaw with a robot horse and alien laser guns!The gang breaks

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00:44:01

#125 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: Superman (Part 1)

Penny Men ·

2026/07/20

The Penny Men finally tackle the impossible question: does Superman actually have a good rogues gallery, or are people just thinking of Lex Luthor and calling it a day? Ben, Gregory, and Tom spiral through decades of comic history discussing why Batman and Spider-Man villains get all the love while Superman’s enemies quietly hide giant robot skull ships in the background!Topics include: The psychology of Lex LuthorWhy baldness is the ultimate comic book evilThe Silver Age tendency to solve emotional

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00:44:58

#124 - You Can't Have These Comics (Part 9) [Classic...

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2026/07/13

The Penny Men return from the wilderness to discuss comics... probably!Along the way they: Uncover the TRUE meaning of the Larry Bird RulePitch a McDonaldland battle tournamentAccidentally map the multiverse of Captain N (again!)And contemplate the psychological damage required to watch every single Looney Tunes cartoon in chronological order!Eventually, the conversation actually reaches its intended destination: a deep dive into The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics — the massive

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00:46:24

#123 - Fantasy Draft Lineup: Saturday Morning Cartoon...

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2026/07/06

The Penny Men continue their Saturday morning cartoon programming war—and Ben unveils the full master plan behind his Alien Animal ‘90s Alternative Action Block! 🛸🐭🦈Starting with a lineup of deep cuts and cult favorites like: Men in BlackRude Dog and the DweebsSpace GhostBanana SplitsWildcatsSheep in the Big CityBiker Mice from MarsAnd Wacky Races!Ben doesn’t just program a single morning—he engineers a six-season broadcast strategy! Shows rotate in and out as their runs end, bringing in

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00:45:15

#122 - Fantasy Draft Lineup: Saturday Morning Cartoon...

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2026/06/29

Welcome back to The Penny Men’s Saturday Morning Cartoon Programming War! 📺🥣 Last week Tom threw down the gauntlet with his dream cartoon lineup—but now Ben and Greg step up to the network executive desk to pitch their own blocks of animated glory!Greg spins up “Gumby’s Wheel of Cartoons,” a four-hour journey through animation history hosted by Gumby and Pokey themselves! The wheel lands on everything from early theatrical classics like Out of the Inkwell to Jay Ward favorites, Hanna-Barbera

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00:48:53

#121 - Fantasy Draft Lineup: Saturday Morning Cartoon...

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2026/06/22

This week, Ben, Gregory, and Tom travel back to the golden age of cereal-fueled television to build their dream Saturday morning cartoon blocks!Remember when cartoons only existed between 8 AM and noon? When you had to wake up early, guard the remote, and pray your show wasn’t up against something better on another channel?Armed with the entire history of animation, the guys each draft eight cartoons to fill a four-hour block—from vintage classics to ‘90s powerhouses and beyond! Strategy matters:

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01:00:37

#120 - Forward-Thinking Retrospective

Penny Men ·

2026/06/15

We made it! 120 episodes of The Penny People Podcast—and to celebrate, we immediately forget to do a retrospective and instead spiral into cartoon voices, deep-cut Hanna-Barbera lore, and whether any animated character has ever had an original voice!Is Yogi Bear just doing Art Carney? Is Fred Flintstone just Jackie Gleason yelling at a rock TV? And how many characters are secretly just doing Bert Lahr?From there, things escalate (as they do) into a passionate defense of Men in Black: The Series as

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00:52:43

#119 - The History of Comics (Part 2) [Character...

Penny Men ·

2026/06/08

Part two of The Penny People Explain the History of Comics somehow begins with Andy Griffith, detours through Rebecca, and ends up mapping the entire DNA of superhero archetypes! Ben, Tom, and Greg set out to break down the Justice Society… and instead spiral into a loving, exhaustive taxonomy of comic book heroes: Alien strongmenLab-made science guysMagic artifactsAncient godsSpooky mystery menRobotsPulp vigilantesAnd everything in between!Along the way: John Carter vs. SupermanGreen Lantern’s “is

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00:46:22

#118 - The History of Comics (Part 1) [The Ages]

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2026/06/01

It starts with a gripe! Ben doesn’t like variant covers—but connected covers? Those he can get behind! That complaint spirals into a full-blown comics epic as Tom, Greg, and Ben crack open Justice League Spectacular #1 (1992), debate the morality of selling the same issue five times, and relive the excesses of foil covers, second printings, randomized posters, and peak-’90s X-Men nonsense!From there, the conversation swerves into: Robins!Tim Drake vs. Dick GraysonTraining with Lady ShivaMiniseries

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00:40:39

#117 - You Can't Have These Comics (Part 8) [Justice...

Penny Men ·

2026/05/25

The guys go full comic-shop mode and trace the tangled history of the Justice League—from the original core lineup to Detroit-era experiments, International weirdos, and the underrated 2006 'Justice League of America run that finally nailed the balance between icons and cult favorites!Along the way, they debate who really belongs on the A-list, defend B- and C-listers like Vixen, Red Tornado, Black Lightning, and Speedy, and get lost in villain teams with confusingly similar names!Expect deep

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01:03:45

#116 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Light!)

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2026/05/18

Welcome to the only game show brave enough to be powered by an Excel spreadsheet!Ben hosts Gregory and Tom in the DC Super Quiz of Light, Peace, and the Quickening, a hyper-competitive trivia showdown built around one bizarre discovery: the Justice Society, Justice League, and Super Friends each have exactly 23 pre-Crisis core members. Coincidence? Destiny? Spreadsheet magic?The rules are simple and ruthless. Name a hero correctly and score points based on how exclusive they are:One team only? Big

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