Yesterdaze

Season 3 Ep 35 Micro Machines Time for some pocket sized fun! This week we hightail it back to 1987 to discuss a Producer Pick from Patron Mike, join us as we revisit Micro Machines! http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Ep 34 Alice in Wonderland (1985) Hell comes to Yesterdaze by way of a Patron Pick from our good buddy Fonzie. Come with us on an acid trip through the lens of a fever dream as we go down a rabbit hole and straight through the looking glass to discuss CBS's 1985 two night event...Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. We hated it... http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Ep 33 Ducktales   Life is like a Hurricane, so why not come laugh with your buddies! Join us as our good friend Atom Z comes to town and hops behind the mic to revisit Ducktales….ah-woo-hoo!    http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Ep 32   Pound Puppies   We've explored gross out toys, now it's time for some cuddly-wuddly goods! Courtesy of our Producer Mo, here comes a Producer Pick that pulls at your heartstrings…it's POUND PUPPIES! They want to go home with YOU! Enjoy!!!   http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast  

Season 3 Ep 31   Welcome to August, and a whole new month of Yesterdaze. Join us as we delve into the nightmare that is Artificial Intelligence when we revisit Short Circuit! Along for the ride is no stranger to podcasting with our terrific trio, but a newbie for the Yesterdaze audience, our good buddy Matt! Enjoy!   http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Episode 30: 1985: The Year that Made the 80s!   It's our 100th episode, and to celebrate we're keeping it loosey goosey! Join us as we discuss what is easily the watershed year for 80s pop culture as we dive into the movies, tv, music, and even notable events of 1985. And don't forget, it's the end of the month…IT'S HERBIE TIME!   http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Episode 29: The Goonies    Join us for 40 years of The Goonies! And as an added treat, we are joined by lovely Shawna. And what's this? More swearing from Henry? Tune in and find out!   http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Episode 28: The Secret of Monkey Island   Oh do we have a treat for YOU ALL! Not only is this week's episode a patron pick, courtesy of my man Jordan aka Chevitz…but we also have a special guest! Having journeyed our way for The Illinois Game Con, our dear friend Patron Mike joins us behind the mic for The Secret of Monkey Island…which also happens to be an absolute favorite of Mike's!!!...

Season 3 Episode 27: Back to The Future    Load up the plutonium, and gun it to 88 because this episode delivers 1.21 Gigawatts of ENTERTAINMENT! Just in time for its 40th anniversary, it's Back to The Future! Join us, won't you please, and kick off July PROPER!   http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Episode 26: Christopher Pike & The Young Adult Horror Genre   This week, Allison Troy's Producer Pick takes us off the beaten path. Come along with us as we touch upon the career of Christopher Pike, his contributions to YA Fixtion (particularly horror and thrillers), his competitor RL Stine, and who stands the test of time as the stronger writer. Bret Easton Ellis comes up a lot, too! An...

Season 3 Episode 25: Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Alpha, this is one extreme episode...get me four podcasters with ATTITUDE! Every decade, it would seem, has that one property that is a runaway hit or seems to be synonymous with the period. The 70's has Star Wars, the 80's has MANY to choose from so let's just say MOTU, and the 90s? Well, they had one that took the 'geist by STORM...which is craz...

Season 3 Episode 24: Dick Tracy (1990) Hot on the heels of 1989's Batman, Disney took a big swing at the classic comic character craze that was kicking off going into the 90s. After years in developmental Hell, Warren Beaty would emerge as the Director, Producer, and Star of this post Ishtar joint that ended up at Touchstone due to strong adult themes of action, as well as Madonna's nipples. Join...

Season 3 Episode 23: The Warriors Listeners...come out to Yester-daaaaaze...This week we have a patron pick that reaches right up and tickles Jason's balls. Courtesy of our boy Poncie, it a cult classic pick that made a definitive impact on film making, and continues to be a go to action thriller for many even to this day. Stay alert, Boppers ...because this week we're revisiting The Warriors on Y...

Season 3 Episode 22: The Smurfs Start your week off great with a smurfy new episode of Yesterdaze! This week we revisit one of the pinnacle franchises of the 1980s (that somehow doesn't have a Secret Galaxy episode, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?), and find out the depths of Dutch's appreciation as we revisit The Smurfs! This brainchild of a misogynistic Belgian made a HUGE cultural impact here in the States...

S3 Ep 21: The Gang's Favorite Video Games It's your classic list episode. This also manages to double as Nostalgia Nate's second pick! Joining us is Jason's oft mentioned little brother Ryan, co-owner of The Item Shop in Bloomington, as well as the creator of The RAPIDLY approaching Game Con! It's our favorite classic video games; From the days of arcades to playing our Sega Genesis, we dive into...

S3 Ep 20: The Rocketeer Oh the best laid plans of mice and men... This week features a pick from Patron Mike, and it really speaks to the cult classic status of certain properties, the perils of heavy handed studio interference, and how even the best efforts toward a film does not always lead to success. It's The Rocketeer, of course. Join us as we try to crack the code for what went wrong with th...

S3 Ep 19: UltraMan in the 80s! Coming to you by way of Busirus aka Corey, the boys take a swing at the UltraMan franchise. Beginning in the 60s, this franchise is far too extensive to cover everything about the subject...but thanks to some discussions with Corey, we landed on focusing on UltraMan in the 1980s. Special thanks again to Corey for this pick, as well as working with me to find the righ...

Season 3 Episode 18: The Raccoons We are kicking off a Patron Pick heavy May with one from our brother to the north, Nostalgia Nate, and it's one I've really been looking forward to covering! This week, we get whisked away to the world of The Evergreen Forest and Burt Raccoon when we revisit The Raccoons! We even get some musings about the series from some of our favorite Canadians as well. Join u...

Season 3 Ep 17 - The Police Academy Franchise   We close out April STRONG as we revisit Police Academy! The films, the cartoon, the tv series, and you better believe the toys are discussed, too. PLUS, we're joined a real life police sergeant! My old friend Brian joins us for laughter and libations! Enjoy!   http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Ep 16 - Mighty Max   Our compliments to Mo for this tremendous pick! This week we visit the world of Mighty Max. Inspired by Polly Pocket, the property produced a slew of toys, a cartoon, and even a video game. Enjoy!   http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Ep 15 - The California Raisins   This week we revisit The California Raisins, a patron pick courtesy of our buddy Jacob aka Red Mountain Retro. Not only was this IP a real fave of Jason and Dustin's, it also has quite the back story. Enjoy!   http://patreon.com/ YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Ep 14 - ProStars   We're kicking off April with a pick from our man Quip! Join us as we revisit DiC's ProStars. Originally proposed as a cartoon for ESPN, the show found its way to NBC's final season of Saturday Morning Cartoons. Enjoy!   http://patreon.com/YesterdazePodcast

Season 3 Ep 13: Food Fighters   Forget all the manners and etiquette you may have been brow beaten with as a kid, because today we're playing with our food! It's been referenced, it's been asked for, even begged for…it was the third record of the night, so you know the energy is going to be completely batshit crazy. Knife, fork, tuck in shirt…because it's time for Food Fighters! Enjoy!   http://pa...

Season 3 Ep 12: C.O.P.S.   A cool concept, sweet play gimmicks, sci-fi slickness, and cartoon with a banger of an opening, COPS was primed to be the next big property from Hasbro in the 80s. Having a little GI Joe DNA in it couldn't hurt either, right? One season, two waves, no lady figures…what happened? Tune in and find out as the boys revisit COPS aka Cyber COPS! Enjoy!   http://patreon.com/ Ye...

Season 3 Ep 11: Dinosaucers   It's time to prove to Jason that this insane idea was in fact a show. Brought to you by Batman's cinematic daddy and Coca-Cola, and ultimately done in thanks to that DICK of a Tracy hoarder Warren Beaty…Dinosaucers came and went in the US with little fanfare, but managed to make a huge mark in South America, ultimately becoming one of the rarest and most expensive toy...