A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight

We're continuing our discussion of the Comic Strip with Street Frogs. Who can do hip hop better than a frog can? Who indeed.

Well, it's called "The Comic Strip," so even though it's not an actual comic strip, we're gonna count it! Today, we're looking at the TV series that killed Rankin Bass, "The Comic Strip." Actually, we talked so much that this is mostly about Mini Monsters, which is a summer camp where Dracula, Frankenstein, the mummy, and all your favorite monsters go to camp. A...

Well, it's called "The Comic Strip," so even though it's not an actual comic strip, we're gonna count it! Today, we're looking at the TV series that killed Rankin Bass, "The Comic Strip." Actually, we talked so much that this is mostly about Mini Monsters, which is a summer camp where Dracula, Frankenstein, the mummy, and all your favorite monsters go to camp. A...

This week, we look at some REAL obscure stuff: two of the 36 circa 1979 film strips commissioned by the US Department of Education to teach children about the importance of having a job, "People Have Different Skills, Charlie Brown" and "Schoolwork is Important, Charlie Brown," starring the Peanuts gang and their new latina friend Delores. We also look at "It's Dental...

This week, we look at some REAL obscure stuff: two of the 36 circa 1979 film strips commissioned by the US Department of Education to teach children about the importance of having a job, "People Have Different Skills, Charlie Brown" and "Schoolwork is Important, Charlie Brown," starring the Peanuts gang and their new latina friend Delores. We also look at "It's Dental...

It's the final Super Mario Brothers, in theaters as we speak -- in this one, Mario and Luigi save the whole galaxy! The big selling point of this one is that we get to see Yoshi, but Mike is real mad that Birdo got done dirty. Everyone should be asking, where is Birdo?

The month of MAYrio continues with our look at the first modern Super Mario Brothers Movie! It's got Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Seth Rogan, and all your favorite Mario characters, except Birdo. So everyone should be asking, where's Birdo? Anyway, this one is pretty solidly okay.

It's da Mario Brothers in their live action debut! This famous turkey, with an all-star cast including Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, and Dennis Hopper turkey is often called one of the worst movies of all time -- but is it actually bad? We posit that, in fact, it's good. Also, wow, that whole King Koopa thing really hits different in the reign of Trump. This ain't no game!

For the month of MAYrio, we're looking at various adaptations of the Mario Brothers video games! Next up: The Wizard. Is it a Mario Brothers movie? Well, it's got Mario and it's got some brothers. Fred Savage and Christian Slater star in this classic Nintendo commercial about family and also hustling traveling salesmen at video games.

For the month of MAYrio, we're looking at various adaptations of the Mario Brothers video games! Next up: The Wizard. Is it a Mario Brothers movie? Well, it's got Mario and it's got some brothers. Fred Savage and Christian Slater star in this classic Nintendo commercial about family and also hustling traveling salesmen at video games.

It's summer, so you know what that means: For the month of May, it's MAYrio! We're looking at a different Mario movie every week, because it's our podcast and we want to! We're starting off with the 1986 anime Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! , possibly the earliest ever adaptation of the video game characters to the screen. How does it compare? Pr...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Ranger Rick was not good and also not educational? Iggy Arbuckle is here to answer that question! It's a cartoon based on a single strip from National Geographic Kids, and it's... well, it's education-like material, I guess?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Ranger Rick was not good and also not educational? Iggy Arbuckle is here to answer that question! It's a cartoon based on a single strip from National Geographic Kids, and it's... well, it's education-like material, I guess?

What if the Shmoo from Lil' Abner was back for reasons? I don't know, just assume that the shmoo's circa 1940 popularity sustained it into the 70s and that's why we have THE NEW SHMOO, where the shmoo is teamed up with three mystery solving teens who run a comic book company. But is it just a Scooby Doo clone? Or is there more to the New Shmoo than meets the eye?

What if there was a planet that was so much like ours that it looped around into being strange? Such a planet would have to be intensely... relatable!

It's Alan Moore's favorite comic, Little Lulu! She's that wacky moppet who likes to cause trouble. What an adorable little bitch! We all love Little Lulu.

To commemorate missing both Valentine's Day and the Superbowl, we're looking at TWO Peanuts specials for the price of one! It's the one where Charlie Brown DOESN'T go to the Superbowl (Talk about false advertising!) but it's also the one where he really DOES get his first kiss. Snoopy is there too. Mike really hates Snoopy.

It's Kudzu, the comic that's not about the title character. You old people will remember this, it's the comic about the preacher and the parakeet. They made it into a TV special but only the preacher made it in. There's no parakeet. It is very southern, though.

For Ethan's birthday, we speak about Captain N the Gamemaster, the cartoon series that celebrates all things Nintendo and also has Levi Stubbs starring as Mother Brain! It's such a fun series that, for once, we don't get distracted and just talk about the commercials that got included with this particular ripped recording of the show.

For Ethan's birthday, we speak about Captain N the Gamemaster, the cartoon series that celebrates all things Nintendo and also has Levi Stubbs starring as Mother Brain! It's such a fun series that, for once, we don't get distracted and just talk about the commercials that got included with this particular ripped recording of the show.

For Ethan's birthday, we speak about Captain N the Gamemaster, the cartoon series that celebrates all things Nintendo and also has Levi Stubbs starring as Mother Brain! It's such a fun series that, for once, we don't get distracted and just talk about the commercials that got included with this particular ripped recording of the show.

FINALLY, we bite the bullet and talk about the 1930 film "Soup to Nuts," famous for being written by Rube Goldberg of the Rube Goldberg machine and for being the first ever appearance of the comedy trio who would later be known as the three stooges. If you're a real stooge head, you might like this. Normal people will find little amusement in this shambling mess, though. We didn'...

In theory, we were supposed to talk about the Rube Goldberg-penned 1930 film "Soup to Nuts," but we got distracted and instead went through the entire history of the Ruben Award. The important takeaway is that, for a podcast ostensibly dedicated to comic strips, we know remarkably little about comic strips. Mike gets really made about Rhymes with Orange in this episode.

In theory, we were supposed to talk about the Rube Goldberg-penned 1930 film "Soup to Nuts," but we got distracted and instead went through the entire history of the Ruben Award. The important takeaway is that, for a podcast ostensibly dedicated to comic strips, we know remarkably little about comic strips. Mike gets really made about Rhymes with Orange in this episode.

Betty Boop is in the public domain. Well, sort of. The original Betty Boop, where she's a dog, is in the public domain. To commemorate this momentous day, we look at three incarnations of the Boopster: her original appearance in"Dizzy Dishes," her appearance with Little Jimmy in "Betty Boop and Little Jimmy," and the Bill Melendez special "The Romance of Betty Boop.&qu...