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We continue "Dark" month at The Tape Store by covering one of the most iconic episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark".  Tune in as we talk about the legend of Ol' Zeebo, the lore surrounding this great story, and how what we don't see is much more frightening than what we do.

It begins.  Spooky season has started and if you're part of The Tape Store family, you know we start in September.  This week is special as it begins a special month, as we're dedicating every episode in September to one of the best 90s shows of all time, Are You Afraid of the Dark?  Join us as we talk about The Tale of the Midnight Ride, which carries a big legacy with it, as it re...

This week on The Tape Store we cover 1995's The Indian in the Cupboard (based on the 1980 book of the same name).  We enjoyed this movie as kids, but now as adults returning to the film years later, found deep meaning and powerful messages of bravery and friendship in this incredible story.

This week we cover The X-Files S1 E7, "Ghost in the Machine" (October 29th, 1993) where Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of Benjamin Drake.  We talk about 90s fashion and aesthetics, the return of Deep Throat, another classic Scully moment, and the episode's allusions to Frankenstein.

Sorry for the episode being a day late everyone (regular job problems).  This week at The Tape Store we discuss 1998's star-studded Pixar classic A Bug's Life.  Join us as we talk about how an unlikely heroic ant Flik (Dave Foley) bands together with another group of unlikely heroes to save his ant colony from a group of villainous grasshoppers.  This story has a great message about true courage,...

With everyone going back to school around this time, it only makes sense to go back to Bayside.  This week we cover "Save The Max" (air date September 22, 1990), which is arguably one of the most important Saved By The Bell episodes.  We see the gang discover and re-launch the KKTY Bayside radio show, which soon presents them with crucial lessons of honesty and friendship.  Most imp...

This week at The Tape Store we're back home in Georgia (we miss you Jeff!) and covering the 1996 Disney animated masterpiece The Hunchback of Notre Dame.  We love this one because it has one of Disney's best heroes (Quasimodo) and worst villains (Frollo).  We also love this one because it's one of Brooke's favorites.  We talk about the great music, the powerful and timeless message,...

This week at The Tape Store we take the show on the road.  We are recording from Washington State for this episode while on vacation visiting our guest co-host Jeff Darden.  It's a monumental occasion, as Toby is reunited with his best friend for the first time in 10 years.  It also means we're going to do a monumental movie for us and all 80s / 90s kids:  The Princess Bride (1...

This week on The Tape Store we go back to Jurassic Park as we discuss 1997's The Lost World, directed by Stephen Spielberg.  In this sequel to the legendary film that started it all, we follow our favorite mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) as he returns to what he loves the least, the world of uh, dinosaurs.  We talk about how much we love Dr. Malcolm, but also how much we mi...

This week on The Tape Store, as we head into July 4th, we talk about the 1996 Roland Emmerich film Independence Day.  We talk about the film's amazing special effects and how we reacted to the movie as young 90s kids.  Also covered is the ridiculous "Welcome Wagon" scene (What were they thinking?), the dynamic duo of Captain Stephen Hiller (Will Smith) and David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum),...

We go from Bayside to Angel Grove this week at The Tape Store and cover the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episode "Food Fight" (S1 E6 - airdate September 4th, 1993).  This episode is widely known for featuring one of the more historically recognizable Finster-created monsters, Pudgy Pig.  However, the real villains (according to Toby and Brooke) are Bulk and Skull who, for no good reason,...

This week we return to the X-Files to talk about the Monster-of-the-Week episode "Shadows" (Season 1 Episode 6; airdate - October 22nd, 1993), where Mulder and Scully head to Philadelphia to investigate the mysterious death of two robbers, and uncover something much deeper and extraordinary. 

Due to technical difficulties we had to release this episode a day late.  We're so sorry guys.  This week we finish Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style.  Will our heroes from Bayside High (with the help of Big Bopper Belding) defeat the dastardly Worthingtons and the Royal Pacific Hotel and save the Hawaiian Hideaway?  Will Screech be able to save the land of the Pukuku Tribe? &n...

This week on The Tape Store Podcast, we celebrate the beginning of the Summer months with Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style.  In this first part of a two-part series, we find our favorite 90s Bayside kids on a 2-week trip to Hawaii where adventure and shenanigans ensue.  We talk about the magic of Zack Morris that always works when he uses it for others, the wonderful Dean Jones, Mr. Bel...

We end Star Wars month at The Tape Store this week with the conclusion of Heir to the Empire (Timothy Zahn, 1991).  We get more of the brilliance of Grand Admiral Thrawn, discover the mystery of Mara Jade's obsession with Luke Skywalker, and Lando joins the party too.  Tune in as we bring the first chapter of The Thrawn Trilogy to a close with guest host Jeff Darden.

Star Wars month continues as we discuss Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel "Heir to the Empire", the first of a three-part epic story known famously as "The Thrawn Trilogy".  That's right Star Wars fans, Grand Admiral Thrawn, arguably one of the greatest Star Wars villains, was born in the 90s.  We dive into the story that takes place 5 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, where we join...

Shadows of the Empire (1996) concludes this week at The Tape Store as we continue to celebrate Star Wars month with the Expanded Universe.  We discuss an array of topics, including the peeling away of more complex layers of Darth Vader, Prince Xizor's attempted romance with Princess Leia, how our heroes fare without the magic of Han Solo, the dreaded and hilarious sewer scene, Luke and Lando'...

It's May, and that means we return to the world of Star Wars here at The Tape Store.  For Star Wars month this year, we decided to explore the Expanded Universe, beginning with the prolific 1996 novel Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry, which spawned a line of toys, a comic book series, and a Nintendo 64 video game.  In Part 1 of a two-part series with guest co-host Jeff Darden, we cov...

Thank you to all of our listeners who helped choose this week's episode!  This week we cover 1985's The Goonies.  In one of our favorite all-time adventure films, we follow Mikey Walsh and The Goonies as they search for the treasure of One-Eyed Willy, avoid the sinister Fratellis, and hope to save their homes in The Goon Docks of Astoria, Oregon.  We talk about Mikey Walsh (Sean Ast...

This week we go back to Bayside with "All in the Mall", the 16th episode from the 3rd season of Saved By The Bell (air date - November 9th, 1991).  In this episode we follow Zack and the gang (sans Jessie) in what starts as a trip to the mall to get concert tickets but soon devolves into a crazy caper involving a bag of money, two shady characters, a smooth shoe salesman, and a camping tent....

This week we conclude our three-part podcast series on Steven Spielberg's 1993 film, Jurassic Park.  We discuss the final act of the film, including the iconic kitchen-raptor scene, the enduring legacy of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the significance of the Hammond-Sattler discussion, and the meaning we took from the film's brief but impactful final moments on the helicopter as the survivors leave...

In Part 2 of what we've decided will be a 3-part series, we pick up where we left off last week with Jurassic Park (1993).  We discuss the park's sudden downward spiral from majestic and enchanting to chaotic and deadly, Dennis Nedry's change from foil to villain and his unfortunate encounter with the dilophosaurus, and of course, meeting the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

We're excited to finally get around to one of our favorite movies, Jurassic Park (1993).  We love this movie so much, and have been so impacted by it, we realized into recording this episode that we're going to have to make this a three-part series.  We talk about how the movie impacted us as kids and where we were in our respective lives when we first saw it.  We then get into the...

This week at The Tape Store we talk about 1999's Never Been Kissed, a classic 90s rom-com starring Drew Barrymore that is especially near and dear to Brooke's heart.  We discuss the great things about this film, like the all-star cast, not to mention the hilarious bit characters of Merkin (Sean Whalen) and Brett (Alex Solowitz).  Also covered are the duel story arcs presented, the powerf...

This week at The Tape Store we celebrate the 30th anniversary of 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, the direct sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and the film that birthed "Ninja Rap".  We talk at length about this film's sudden divergence from its predecessor, the problems this presented, the merits the film manages to have despite its significant shor...