The Tape Store

Sorry again for the late post (more technical difficulties). We are back with a new SD card and we're ready to talk about "The Last Weekend", the final episode of The Malibu Sands Beach Club Saga from Saved By The Bell (Airdate - October 26th, 1991). We talk about the sadness of bidding the Malibu Sands goodbye, the end of Zack and Stacey as a couple, saying farewell to "Papa Be...

We're back after some technical difficulties with the 5th episode of the Malibu Sands Beach Club Saga, "Boss Lady". We talk about Zack's never-ending list of backup plans, Stacy as a competent leader, Slater doing the utmost when he doesn't have to, Jessie "helping" when she doesn't have to, and more...

This week on The Tape Store, we continue our stay at The Malibu Sands Beach Club and talk about the 4th episode in the saga, "My Boyfriend's Back". We talk about Stacey Carosi's big secret, Super Soaker water-guns, the exciting ATV race, and the sad realization that summer is preparing to come to a close at the Malibu Sands.

The Malibu Sands Beach Club saga continues with "Fourth of July", as the beach club holds its annual Fourth of July Celebration. We talk about Zack and Stacey's budding new relationship, AC Slater's disastrous run through an obstacle course, our own harrowing experience with tug-of-war, and more.

This week on The Tape Store, the Malibu Sands Beach Club saga continues with "The Game", where Zack and the gang end up in a high stakes volleyball game with a rival beach club. We talk about our daughter's hilariously cute mispronunciations (Norf Beach, Malicu Sams, and BOLLEYBALL), the problem of trying to set people up with each other, and our increasing appreciation for Stacey Ca...

This week on The Tape Store we begin a weekly series on the Saved By The Bell episodes where the gang worked summer jobs at the legendary Malibu Sands Beach Club. We begin with Zack's Birthday, where the gang begin their summer jobs. We talk about their heavy-handed boss Leon Carosi (Ernie Sabella), his daughter Stacey Carosi (Leah Remini), and Zack's surprisingly remarkable moments of maturity wh...

This week Toby and Brooke talk about the 1998 epic animated feature The Prince of Egypt, based on the story of the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt. Join us as we celebrate the beautiful animation, the powerful music, the incredible voice cast. We also take time to compare the movie to its origins in the Bible, as well as the cues it takes from other Exodus films, such as The Ten Commandments.

The Tape Store returns to the realm of Unsolved Mysteries as Brooke and Toby discuss three mythological segments from one of the 80s and 90s greatest shows. We talk about the mysteries surrounding the Mary Celeste, the Duchess Anastasia / Anna Anderson, and The Treasure of Victorio Peak.

This week on The Tape Store Podcast we wrap up Saved By The Bell - "Rockumentary". We talk about the terrible pairing of Zack and Mindy, more Zack Attack studio antics, and the epic conclusion. "Friends forever. It's a nice idea..."

This week on The Tape Store we talk Saved By The Bell's "Rockumentary" (Season 3 - Episode 22). There's so much we love about this episode that we had to break this one up into two parts. We chat about The Zack Attack, Jessie's whereabouts during this episode, studio recording etiquette, Lisa's on-point fashion, Slater's drumming, and of course the fantastic soundtrac...

This week on The Tape Store we cover The X-Files Season 1 Episode 9 - "Space", where Mulder and Scully head to Houston, Texas to investigate the possible sabotage of a space shuttle launch. Join us as we compare and contrast Mulder and Scully's respective "faiths" and how their unique worldviews impact their investigation of this intriguing case.

This week on The Tape Store Podcast we head back to Bayside High for Saved By The Bell Season 1 Episode 8 - "Cream For A Day". We talk about the actual locations of Bayside High and Valley High, what Homecoming actually was and now is, the blemish cream craze of the 80s and 90s, and more.

This week on The Tape Store we talk Unsolved Mysteries, the documentary TV show from the 80s / 90s that struck fear in the hearts of many but kept us coming back for more. We talk about what made the show so remarkable (Robert Stack, that music) and highlight some of the segments that really impacted us over the years. In the words of Robert Stack, "join us", as we talk about the show th...

We're back! This episode marks the grand (re)opening of The Tape Store. What the heck happened to us two years ago? Why did we drop off the face of the earth? This episode answers the questions of where we've been and more importantly, where we're going now that we've returned. We also chat about our recent binges of classic episodes of Unsolved Mysteries (fitting).

This week we travel back to Angel Grove and cover "Different Drum" the sixth(?) episode of Season 1 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (air date September 10th, 1993).  We talk about Kimberly's fluency in sign language, the Bulk vs. Zack dance-off, how the plot revolves around Melissa, an unassuming supporting heroine in the episode, and more.

This week we go back to Bayside to talk about "1-900-CRUSHED" (airdate: November 17th, 1990), the eleventh episode of the 2nd Season (3rd Season if you count the Good Morning Miss Bliss season as Season 1) of Saved By The Bell.  In this episode we follow Zack as he hatches a get rich quick scheme that lands him in a chaotic situation involving Nicki Kapowski (Laura Mooney), Kelly's little sis...

After a few weeks of accidental but much needed hiatus, we're back for the new year and opening our 3rd season with the 8th episode of The X-Files, "Ice", which takes Mulder and Scully to Alaska to investigate the mysterious death of a group of geoscientists.  We talk about the stellar supporting cast, the homage this episode pays to John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982), how the episode highli...

It's December so it's time to delve into our favorite classic holiday stuff.  This week we discuss National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).  Tune in as we talk about the holiday misadventures of the Griswold family, Todd and Margo, the wise fool Eddie Johnson, the survival abilities of cats, and more.

After a brief hiatus, we're back!  This week we talk about "Night of the Living Dummy II" (air date - January 12, 1996), the tenth episode from the first season of Goosebumps (from the books by R.L. Stine).  We cover the Kramer family and their "Family Nights", the virtues of Mr. and Mrs. Kramer as parents, the importance of completely destroying evil dolls and not just throwing them awa...

This week we release our newest episode on Halloween Night as we celebrate our podcast's two year anniversary.  The subject is The Addams Family (1991).  We talk about the film itself and why we love this peculiar and spooky family.  This episode also coincides with Brooke's performance as Morticia Addams in a local theatre production this weekend that just wrapped up last night (Sa...

This week on The Tape Store we revisit one of our favorite Halloween movies, and arguably one of our favorite 90s movies, Hocus Pocus.  We talk about Brooke's theory about the Sanderson Sisters' origins, the history surrounding the time they lived in, the magic of Bette Midler, the brilliant direction of Kenny Ortega, and more.  It's good to be back after 2 weeks.  We missed you guy...

This week we cover the iconic 1984 film Ghostbusters.  As we go through the story, we talk about growing up as 80s/90s kids in the midst of the Ghostbusters phenomena, the incredible cast, the cast that almost was, the strengths and weaknesses of the Ghostbusters themselves, and behind-the-scenes production details.  Shout out to our good friend Steve for providing us with a lot of the n...

#100!  We are excited about our "centennial episode" which falls on October eve and equally excited about covering Silver Bullet, the 1985 horror film based on the Stephen King novella Cycle of the Werewolf.  Along with guest host Jeff Darden, we cover what is, in our humble opinion, the best werewolf film out there.  We talk about the young unlikely heroes Jane and Marty Coslaw (Co...

This week at The Tape Store we are joined by our friend, 90s artist, and "Dark" fire-keeper Brett Wilson as we cover The Tale of the Midnight Madness.  We talk about Frank (Jason Alisharan) as an excellent storyteller, Gary and Betty Ann's connection as senior Society members, Dr. Vink at his finest, Christopher Heyerdahl's unforgettable portrayal of Nosferatu, Pete and Katie as one of our fa...

This week on The Tape Store we talk about The Tale of the Twisted Claw, one of our favorite episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark?  It's a special one because it's the first episode Toby every saw when he was a kid, and also because it was actually a pilot episode before the show got an official order of episodes for its first season.  As we go through the episode, we talk about its ins...