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Season 3 Episode 2 Double Feature: Spider-Man/Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends (1981) Join us for a Spidey double feature as we revisit 1981's Spider-Man...AND 1981's Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends! Both cartoons debuted on the same day, both on NBC for their Saturday Morning Fall Line-Up, both had the same composer, nearly identical title cards, and the same character models...but different voi...

Season 3 Episode 1 Spider-Woman (1979) Welcome to Season 3! We are kicking things off with a sequel to last January's Make Mine Marvel Month with Make Mine Marvel Month 2: Electric Boogaloo. I love that Jason hates that reference. We will be revisiting Marvel's Animated offerings of the 70's and 80's, and we kick it off with 1979's Spider-Woman. A single season consisting of 13 episodes, and WILDL...

Season 2 Episode 53 The Gang's Favorite Christmas Specials We close out the month, and Season 2, with our good buddy Nostalgia Nate's pick which prompted us to discuss our favorite Christmas Specials. We are joined by our friend Grace from Radio Rewind, allowing our little Podcasting Group to join together for the season finale for Season 2. Join us as we put a bow on Producer Picked Christmas, an...

Season 2 Episode 52 The Story of The Long Kiss Goodnight  Greetings! It's week four of Producer Picked Christmas, and this week we're subverting expectations. Courtesy of friend and producer Allison Troy, we dive into an unlikely Christmas flick in the vein of Die Hard, but led by a LADY! Join us as we revisit the Geena Davis action thriller set during Christmas, The Long Kiss Goodnight! Be sure t...

Season 2 Episode 51 The Story of We Wish You a Turtle Christmas   This is starting to feel personal... It's Week 3 of Producers' Picks for Christmas. This week it's Quip's turn to bring the noise...and bring it he does. 1994 saw the release of the 22 minute affront to God called  We Wish You a Turtle Christmas . This makes any live action material related to the  Coming Out of Their Shells Tour  l...

Season 2 Episode 50 The Story of The Star Wars Holiday Special Oh...My...God...So, it's Week 2, and it's Patron Mike's pick. He inflicted the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special on us. I really don't know what else to say. We are joined by local artist Jeremy Berkley who was gracious enough to sit in the muck with us this week. Special shout out to friend of the show, and the Dragon to my Night Haw...

Season 2 Episode 49 The Story of Home Alone December is here, and this whole month is nothing but picks! We handed the reins over to our producers for a Producers' Pick Christmas. Each week in December features a subject chosen by one of our producers, and we kick it off with a holiday classic picked by our lovely Mo. This week, we revisit Home Alone and how it came to be, as well as the subsequen...

Season 2 Episode 48 The Story of Shirt Tales Join us as we close out November, and our Month of Gratefulness, with a Patron Pick! Jacob of Red Mountain Retro went with a bit of a deeper cut, a property that may not be immediately recalled by most...Shirt Tales! This 80's IP was but one of several properties from the 1980's that started life as a greeting card, only to go on to get the animated ser...

Season 2 Episode 47   The Story of The Bozo Show   This week's episode is RIDDLED WITH GRATEFULNESS!!! First and foremost, our subject this week is something near and dear to many, chosen specifically for someone I'm especially grateful for…SHAWNA! Being from Chicago, Shawna naturally grew up watching Bozo. She was even on an episode, too! Secondly, I'm so grateful for our intro and outro song tha...

Season 2 Episode 46 The Story of Monster in my Pocket   Like butter on toast, the gratefulness continues to be spread. This week we dive in to a subject hand picked just for Jason! A direct sequel to our M.U.S.C.L.E. episode, we once again explore a franchise that focused on pocket sized fun that leaned into weird, gross out aesthetics popularized in the 1980s…Monster in my Pocket. Come join the f...

Season 2 Episode 45 The Story of Freakazoid   It's November, a month for gratefulness! This week, in gratitude of Dustin, we cover a topic from his original list of suggestions, one we were  most certainly sure to cover…FREAKAZOID! A little ahead of its time, subject to poor scheduling, and marketed to the wrong demo…join us as we discuss this 90s cult classic from the WB that was gone too soon. A...

Season 2 Episode 44: The Story of Werewolf: The Series   Fox was the brash new up and coming station, poised to take on the big 3 established networks. But you don't make a name for yourself playing it safe, you have to take chances the other won't take. This approach explains how a fairly well done, and frightening, series not only made it in to Fox's early line up, but also managed to last for t...

Season 2 Episode 43: The Story of Silver Bullet   Week 3 of Howl-O-Ween sees the boys reviewing the perfectly imperfect cult classic Silver Bullet! Based on the novella Cycle of The Werewolf by Steven King, the film delivers an interesting take on the werewolf's curse, along with a quintessential framing device often used in the 80s…kids having an adventure/solving a problem the grown ups can't fi...

Season 2 Episode 42: The Story of An American Werewolf in London   Its week 2 of Howl-O-Ween, and we keep this crazy train a rolling with the second Werewolf movie of 1981…the comedy horror An American Werewolf in London, by polarizing director John Landis. Odd choices, nudity galore, and pretty damn good creature effects…this movie had a lot to offer. Join the boys as they break it down, and spea...

Season 2 Episode 41: The Story of The Howling   Welcome to October and Halloween Month. Or, as we will be calling it, HOWL-O-WEEN Month! That's right, every episode this month centers on Werewolf horror media of the 80s! Sorry, Teen Wolf is being holstered for 2025! We kick things off with the film that ushered in the Werewolf renaissance of the 80s, Joe Dante's 1981 Classic The Howling! This will...

Season 2 Ep 40   The Story of Night Court   We close out September with a Patron Pick! Mike Affonso taps into EPWPS lore and picks the oft mentioned Night Court, an 80s Classic that turned things around for NBC and gave birth to the term "Must See TV!" We're "Posting up" for The Story of Night Court on Yesterdaze!    https://www.yesterdazemedia. com   patreon.com/YesterdazePodcast

Season 2 Ep 39   The Story of Knight Rider   Join three forty-somethings on a shadowy journey into the history of how a very unlikely premise managed to raise NBC from ratings perdition! This week the boys dive into this 80s prime time mainstay starring The Hoff, and the coolest damn car to ever grace the small screen. It's the story of Knight Rider on Yesterdaze! Enjoy!   https://www.yesterdazeme...

Season 2 Episode 38 The Story of Boglins   Yet another cherry picked property, that both Dustin and I had on our lists, and it's being done to specifically give Jason a hard reset after PJ Sparkles. BOGLINS!!!! These things are RAD, and we have a good time discussing them. Come join the fun as we discuss their history, and have slight FOMO over the fact that they are still on the market!!! Thanks,...

Season 2 Episode 37 The Story of PJ Sparkles   Little over seven years…Dustin, Jason, and I started our first podcast together. Ever since then, we've collectively had a one quiet goal…get my beloved Shawna behind the mic. Well, it took covering PJ Sparkles to get us here, BUT IT FINALLY HAPPENED! Join us as we discuss a treasured doll that Shawna owned and loved, listen to our loving banter, and...

Season 2 Episode 36 The Story of Centurions   A brand new month, summer is winding down, and I couldn't be happier that Fall is right around the corner. We kick off this month with an oft overlooked 80s classic The Centurions! This collaboration between Ruby Spears and Kenner toys delivered fun and adventure on the TV, as well as in the toy aisle. Check out our revisit of it, and marvel as Jason i...

Season 2 Episode 35   The Story of Blackstar   Sword and sorcery was on the cusp of becoming a go-to genre for the 80s, making its mark on television and film. Thanks to the success of Thundarr the Barbarian, Filmation decided to take a run at the fantasy genre by way of Blackstar! Would it work, or would it only lay the ground work for future Filmation projects? Find out today on Yesterdaze!    h...

Season 2 Episode 34   The Story of Popples   Snatching a suggestion from Dustin's list of properties, we pop back to the 80s for yet another offering from Those Characters From Cleveland. It's the Story of Popples! Cute toys, with a weird and oft forgotten cartoon, with a strange live action pilot…also, Jason obsesses over marsupial vaginas…it's Monday, make it fun! Enjoy!   https://www.yesterdaze...

Season 2 Episode 33   10 Iconic Cars of the 80s   We're talking about some of the coolest rides of the 80s, and we made damn sure we had the perfect guest for such an occasion. You can hear her every Friday with Jason and Dustin on Radio Rewind, it's the oft mention but previously unheard Grace! She's incredibly rad, knows a thing or two about cars, and deals with Dustin and Jason on my off weeks....

S2 Ep 32 The Story of Mattel's Secret Wars Eight episodes back, the boys and I discussed how the end of MEGO's World Greatest Super Heroes line allowed DC to take their characters in a new direction, partnering with Kenner for the beloved Super Powers Collection. How did things fare for Marvel? A lackluster effort from Mattel, a tie-in comic book that ONLY connected to the line by way of the name,...

S2 Ep 31 Summer Special: Favorite Summer Toys My, does summer get POWERFUL hot, and as a kid all you wanted was to beat the heat. Back in our day, mom and dad didn't truck too well with you planting your butt inside all day. When the midday sun beat down on you fiercely what were you to do? Join me and the boys, along with returning guest Best Friend Josh, as we discuss the many methods of deliver...