Pelican Pod

Pelican Pod, Episode 55. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Almost Got 'Im (S1E46). Originally recorded 11/25/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E35 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: While hiding from the police, Batman's deadliest enemies exchange stories about their mutual nemesis -- Batman. Links: Wikipedia episode guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated U...

Pelican Pod, Episode 54. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Terror in the Sky (S1E45). Originally recorded 10/7/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E37 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: When a man-sized bat ransacks Gotham harbor, Batman suspects that Dr. Kirk Langstrom is drinking his Man-Bat formula again. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki...

Pelican Pod, Episode 53. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Day of the Samurai (S1E44). Originally recorded 9/30/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E55 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Bruce Wayne and Alfred travel to Japan to help Bruce's old martial arts teacher, Sensei Yoru. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki episode guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Batman: T...

Pelican Pod, Episode 52. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Moon of the Wolf (S1E43). Originally recorded 8/18/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E36 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Professor Milo tries to use an old friend of Bruce Wayne's, Anthony Romulus, to destroy him after Milo injects Romulus with a serum that changes him into a wolf....

Pelican Pod, Episode 51. Jeff and special guest Cecily regroup after the catastrophic election to lay bare the repercussions on American society and its pitiful, unenviable future. Originally recorded 11/11/2024. (Now...back to Batman TAS, right after these messages.)

Pelican Pod, Episode 50. Jeff and Patti recover from their post-election stupor to react to the unthinkable outcome and what the fuck it means about the USA (spoiler: not good things). Originally recorded 11/8/2024. (Podcast episodes discussing the greatness that is Batman: TAS will return shortly, we promise.)

Pelican Pod, Episode 49. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Tyger Tyger (S1E42). Originally recorded 7/25/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E30 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: When a genetic engineer produces a man-cat hybrid, he kidnaps Selina Kyle to provide his creation with a mate. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki episode guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

Pelican Pod, Episode 48. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Joker's Wild (S1E41). Originally recorded 7/16/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E42 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: When a billionaire builds a casino called the Joker's Wild, the Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum to destroy it. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki episode guide⁠⁠⁠...

Pelican Pod, Episode 47. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? (S1E40). Originally recorded 7/11/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E41 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: When Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires genius him, Nygma seeks revenge in a new guise -- as the Riddler! Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Un...

Pelican Pod, Episode 46. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Heart of Steel Part II (S1E39). Originally recorded 6/18/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E40 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Batman escapes from being attacked by his own Batcomputer, which was sabotaged by HARDAC. Links: ⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia episode guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki...

Pelican Pod, Episode 45. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Heart of Steel Part I (S1E38). Originally recorded 6/17/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E39 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Karl Rossum, owner of Cyberton Labs has been replacing important authority figures with robot look-alikes. Links: ⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia episode guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠DC Animat...

Pelican Pod, Episode 44. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne (S1E37). Originally recorded 6/15/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E29 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Dr. Hugo Strange's invention, a machine that reads people's thoughts, leads him to discover that Bruce is Batman. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe...

Pelican Pod, Episode 43. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Cat Scratch Fever (S1E36). Originally recorded 6/7/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E33 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Selina Kyle uncovers a plot to infect stray animals with a deadly disease that will be transmitted to the human population. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki e...

Pelican Pod, Episode 42. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Night of the Ninja (S1E35). Originally recorded 6/6/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E28 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: When Wayne Enterprises is robbed by a mysterious figure known as the Ninja, Batman and Robin discover that the Ninja is an old nemesis of Bruce Wayne. Links: ⁠⁠...

Pelican Pod, Episode 41. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, The Laughing Fish (S1E34). Originally recorded 6/3/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E46 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: The Joker becomes enraged when the Gotham copyright office rejects his demand for a copyright for his grinning Joker fish. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki ep...

Pelican Pod, Episode 40. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Robin's Reckoning Part II (S1E33). Originally recorded 6/2/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E52 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Despite Batman's orders not to, Robin pursues Tony Zucco, the criminal who was responsible for the death of Robin's parents. Links: Wikipedia episode gui...

Pelican Pod, Episode 39. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Robin's Reckoning Part I (S1E32). Originally recorded 5/31/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E51 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: After learning the name of an extortion ringleader, Batman mysteriously refuses to let Robin continue the investigation with him. Links: Wikipedia episod...

Pelican Pod, Episode 38. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy (S1E31). Originally recorded 5/24/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E25 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Batman investigates a theft of bearer bonds intended for the starving people of a poor country. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki episode guide⁠⁠⁠...

Pelican Pod, Episode 37. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Perchance to Dream (S1E30). Originally recorded 5/20/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E26 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Bruce Wayne wakes up to find that his parents are not dead, he is not Batman, and he's engaged to Selina Kyle! Links: ⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia episode guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠DC Anima...

Pelican Pod, Episode 36. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Eternal Youth (S1E29). Originally recorded 5/19/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E16 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Alfred and his friend, Maggie Paige, visit a health spa that is actually run by the nefarious Poison Ivy. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki episode guide⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Ba...

Pelican Pod, Episode 35. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Dreams in Darkness (S1E28). Originally recorded 5/14/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E31 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Batman must thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces hallucinations. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki episod...

Pelican Pod, Episode 34. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Mad as a Hatter (S1E27). Originally recorded 5/10/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E14 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: A maniacally punctilious man transforms into the devious Clock King and swears revenge on Hill, now the mayor of Gotham. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki episo...

Pelican Pod, Episode 33. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, Appointment in Crime Alley (S1E26). Originally recorded 5/9/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E12 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: Batman's friend, Dr. Leslie Thompkins, is taken prisoner by a ruthless land developer after she uncovers his devious plans. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Univer...

Pelican Pod, Episode 32. Jeff and Patti break down their ranking system and stack the first 25 episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. Originally recorded 5/4/2024. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Batman: The Animated Series Wiki⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠IMDB series page⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠HBO Max series page

Pelican Pod, Episode 31. Jeff and Patti discuss their first watch of Batman: The Animated Series, The Clock King (S1E25). Originally recorded 4/30/2024. (Note: This episode is S1E14 if watching via HBO Max.) HBO Max episode description: A maniacally punctilious man transforms into the devious Clock King and swears revenge on Hill, now the mayor of Gotham. Links: ⁠⁠⁠DC Animated Universe Wiki episod...