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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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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)

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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)

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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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00:49:38

#67 - Non-Disney Animated Films (Part 1)

Penny Men ·

2025/08/11

Welcome back to the 64-Bit Podcast, where the facts are fuzzy, the cartoons are forgotten, and the nostalgia spirals out of control!We’re neck-deep in non-Disney animation this hour, wading through forgotten features, rotoscoped nightmares, and flea-bitten flops! From Mr. Bug Goes to Town to Rock-a-Doodle, from Ferngully to Wizards, the Penny Men and co. dust off the animated underdogs and ask: “Was this real, or did we dream it on beta tape?”In this cinematic safari, we talk Rumpus McFowl-level

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00:55:32

#66 - Name That Duck! (Part 2)

Penny Men ·

2025/08/04

Welcome back to Name That Duck, where the feathers fly and the facts get foggy! It's hour two of the greatest duck-based quiz show in podcast history! We're talking McDucks, Coots, Quackleys, Gearlooses, and more—fifty ducks deep and counting!In this installment, we barrel through DuckTales deep cuts, European comic canon, and questionable family trees! Did you know Scrooge has a cousin named Rumpus McFowl? We didn’t either, until now! From Magica Dispel’s crow-brother Poe to Darkwing Duck’s

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00:56:58

#65 - Name That Duck! (Part 1)

Penny Men ·

2025/07/28

Welcome to the pond, pals! It's the debut of Name That Duck! Tom hosts a quiz that’s less about right answers and more about unearthing forgotten lore, as Greg, John, and Ben scramble to remember who’s a McDuck, who’s a Coot, and who just honks! From Grandma Elvira to Sir Quackly, from Gladstone's ridiculous luck to Daisy’s questionable relationship status — it's all on the table! We also pay tribute to Carl Barks and Don Rosa, the true architects of Duckburg history! Did we mention

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00:24:53

#64 - Avant-Gardecast (Name That Duck!) [Part 0]

Penny Men ·

2025/07/21

Episode 64

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01:21:23

#63 - Goblin Gate

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2025/07/14

Episode 63

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01:17:53

#62 - Name That Kong! (Part 2)

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2025/07/07

Episode 62

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#61 - Name That Kong! (Part 1)

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2025/06/30

Episode 61

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#60 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 10]

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2025/06/23

Episode 60

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#59 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 9]

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2025/06/16

Episode 59

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