DANDY FUN HOUSE PODCAST

watch the video below!   listen to the podcast below!   The movie Jaws was released in 1975 and set the standard for the summer movie blockbuster as we know it today! Spawning sequels and quite bizarrely a kids game based on this horrific and bloody feature film known as the Game of JAWS . In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I wanted to bring you the Game of JAWS but not only is it n...

 watch the video below! listen to the podcast below! Two amateur comedians working nightclubs for peanuts in the 70s ham-handedly and quite accidentally stumbled into the roles of a lifetime portraying what they felt were their least likeable characters but instead found themselves leaving an indelible mark on tv pop culture history for generations to come. Their names? David Lander and Michael Mc...

watch the video below listen to the podcast below   (doorbell rings) (knocking on door) Neil Dandy: What the heck? It’s 6 in the morning. (more knocking on door) Neil Dandy: Who’s at my door? (more knocking on door, Neil opens door) Delivery Girl: Package for idiot! (shoves package into Neil’s stomach) Up yours! Neil Dandy: Ow! (Delivery Girl walks away in a huff and Neil lo...

watch the video below! listen to the podcast below!   In this episode number “31”of the Dandy Fun House… how in the world could I help but tell the story of two brothers-in-law with a post World War II entrepreneurial spirit and how they joined forces to combine business ambition with their passion for all things ICE CREAM! Together they built nothing short of a worldwide ic...

watch the video below! listen to the podcast below!                       Sha Na Na WAS an American rock and roll doo-wop cover group. Undoubtedly the singlemost SUCCESSFUL doo-wop cover group in the history of doo-wop cover groups! I might even go as far as to say they were the KINGS of all doo-wop cover groups ever in the history of like, ever! Formed in 1969, but performing a song-and-dance rou...

watch the video!   listen to the podcast!   In this episode of the Dandy Fun House we’re going to unpack the tale of how a college student’s 1960’s class project based on surviving Death Valley on foot was sold for next to nothing to a company who redesigned it into everyone’s favorite surgery game trying to cure a guy named Cavity Sam! You and I have been trying...

watch the video below!   listen to the podcast below! In this episode of the Dandy Fun House we’re clowning around on the basketball court to bring you the story of the Harlem Globetrotters! Where they came from (not Harlem), their many historic achievements, how they didn’t just just penetrate the color barrier of the NBA, they shattered it like a cheap glass backboard without ev...

watch the video below! listen to the podcast below! The amazing hippopotamus! The 2nd largest land animal on earth! They eat almost 80 pounds of grass per day! But there’s one certain type of hippo that eats nothing but marbles! And they’re always HUNGRY! HUNGRY! HIPPOS! In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I’m going to unbox, assemble and show you 3 different ways to play the...

(watch the video below) (listen to the podcast below) Dr. Demento, the man who brought comedic novelty music to the masses for 40 years disappeared from the airwaves in the year 2010 and has not been heard on terrestrial radio in over a decade since. Was he abducted by bloodthirsty clowns? Did he join a monastery? Did he move to the planet Meep Morp? In this episode of the Dandy Fun House I’...

watch the video below! listen to the podcast below! In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, we’re going to look ahead to the great new amusements coming in 2023 from the worlds of theme parks, pinball, toys, board games and movies! I’m also going to share my favorite episodes from 2022 and let you know what’s been going on going on behind the scenes over here and where things are...

watch the video below!   listen to the podcast below!   In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I’m taking Emma-Lou, the Dandy Dog to the dog wash! I’m also going to unbox, assemble and show you how to play the TOTY Award Winning game – SOGGY DOGGY! Let’s step into the Dandy Dog House! Hello and welcome to the Dandy Fun House Video show, podcast and blog – t...

watch the video below!   listen to the podcast below! Don’t adjust your dials! This IS the Dandy Fun House, but today my good friend, Neil Dandy asked me – COUNT DRAHOON to fill in and guest host this very special HALLOWEEN episode! This will not be your typical Dandy Fun House episode, but instead will be the Count’s SPOOPY, SPOOKY SPOOK SHACK! And on the Spook Shack today,...

watch the video below! listen to the podcast below! In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, we’re braving the tundra to bring you the TOTY-award-winning game, YETI IN MY SPAGHETTI! Let’s step into the Dandy Warming Lodge before we freeze! Today’s mission is to unbox and show you how to play this modern classic from PlayMonster . PlayMonster has also been charged with continuing t...

watch the video below! listen to the podcast below! In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, we’re gonna pop it, lock it, drop it in the oven! No pushin’, no shovin’, gonna bake a little lovin’ ’cause we’re gonna make one of those strange desserts that could only come from the south… SODA CAKE! Let’s step into the Fun House! Head chef, Neil Dandy here...

This show's all about... The FLINTSTONES! How one of the most loved animated series in television was born, interesting history, fun facts, star-studded guest appearances, near death experiences, merchandising fever, reasons to fear the Flintstones Kids, jumping the shark and to top it all off I'm going to conduct a head-to-head taste test of the Flintstones cereals Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles! Are y...

Watch the video below! Listen to the podcast below! Rube Goldberg was an American author, sculptor, inventor and cartoonist who lived from the late 1800s through 1970. He was perhaps best known for his very elaborate drawings and cartoons of very convoluted machines doing very simple tasks such as operating a napkin or striking a match. These drawings were the inspiration for the world’s fir...

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, we're going to melt down the history of MAD Magazine! How it all started, the back stories of some of their most iconic contributors, battles with J Edgar Hoover, corporate takeovers and how a lawsuit against MAD Magazine filed by Irving Berlin set in place the legal protections for parody and satire that we take for granted today!

Watch the video below! Listen to the podcast below! Hi! I’m Emma-Lou the Dandy Dog! I bet you’re wondering how a dog can write an article. It’s simple! I just use bark-to-type! Anyway, in this extra special installment of the Dandy Fun House we’re gonna pull out some new tricks, roll over and invite you into the DANDY DOG HOUSE instead where we’re going to explore the...

watch video below! listen to the podcast below! In this episode, we’re going to explore the storied history of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus and break the story on its imminent comeback! P hineas Taylor Barnum, or as he’s better known… P.T. BARNUM! If you’ve seen The Greatest Showman, you already know it was an amazing movie! It was based on the life of...

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW!   LISTEN TO THE PODCAST BELOW! RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS IS DEAD! … OR IS IT!??? Hello my favorite frivolitizers! ‘Tis I, Neil Dandy, host of the Dandy Fun House – the home of your favorite frivolities. And I’m sitting here doing a little research for my next episode which is going to be about the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus whi...

 watch the video below! listen to the podcast below! In this installment of the Dandy Fun House, we’re going to unpackage and taste test the iconic Stuckey’s Pecan Log Roll which I picked up from a roadside stand while driving through Alabama. You may be saying to yourself, what’s the big deal about some candied nut roll from the side of the road? Well… this particular pecan log roll is from the b...

In this installment of the Dandy Fun House, instead of coming to you from our usual haunts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, we figured we'd go inster-state-ular to the great state of Florida! We're taking a family day-trip to Busch Gardens Tampa and you're invited!

Neil Dandy takes you on a trip through the ages and explores the amazing origins and history of the legendary Kenner Toys! *** SUPPORT FUTURE PRODUCTIONS OF THE DANDY FUN HOUSE! Please visit our patronage page at our website http://www.dandyfunhouse.com for ways to support and gain access to exclusive bonus material!

Neil goes undercover at his local Halloween Spirit Store to see what's new for 2021 and also reviews the new Venom movie, LET THERE BE CARNAGE!

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW!   LISTEN TO THE PODCAST BELOW! I hope you’re strapped in  because today we’re going to get into the nuts and bolts of one of the most enduring action-packed games with over 50 years of metal skull-punching mayhem! I’m talking about none other than ROCK EM SOCK EM ROBOTS! And I did procure the 2021 version by Mattel Games just for this review. Now if you&#821...