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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...

S2 Ep 30 The Story of Salute Your Shorts We're keeping the summer time vibes going as we jump to another summer camp gem from the 90s! Salute Your Shorts is the matter at hand today, and you better believe it had all three of us reminiscing about our own summer camp adventures. Join Dustin, Jason, and me as we look back at this fondly remembered offering from Nickelodeon's early foray into origina...

The Story of Camp Candy The number of celebrity based cartoons Gen-Xers and early Millenials had to choose from was certainly astounding. Some enjoyed a great measure of success, while others were just bizarre choices (lookin' at you, Laveren & Shirley in the Army!). It seemed hard to make them land, but when they did we took to them well. One managed to last 3 seasons, with nearly zero supporting...

Season 2 Ep 28 The Story of M.U.S.C.L.E. Men Hand picked from Dustin's list, with Jason in mind, it's time to discuss MUSCLE from Mattel. This Japanese import made quite the splash during one of the biggest years for pop culture in the 1980s. So simple, so small, so very sought after. So much so that Jason sealed the deal on a MUSCLE Man auction during recording! Will his gambit pay off? Time will...

Season 2 Ep 27 Shawna's WWF Cream of the Crop It's a brand new month, and we are kicking it off with a birthday celebration! Today is not only the first day of July, and the start of a new crop of episodes...it's also Shawna's birthday! In honor of this, she got to pick the subject matter, and she came out swinging! We will be touching upon some of her favorite parts of the golden age of WWF, Dust...

Season 2 Episode 26: The Story of Rainbow Brite    We close out June celebrating 40 years of Rainbow Brite! We manage to find some time to give a glaring indictment of JoJo Siwa, Jason nearly has a stroke due to Tickled Pink, I declare my love for Jason, and we make a major announcement regarding the Patreon! Hey, buy some Rainbow Brite gear while you're at with the link below! Enjoy!!!   https://...

Season 2 Episode 25: The Story of Batman 89   Oh baby…this movie is brought up ROUTINELY, we all know what it means to me…celebrate 35 years of Batman 89 with me, the boys, AND VERY SPECIAL GUEST…Ben White, aka The 4th Man! He picked a hell of an episode to make his podcasting debut, and he came prepared! Check out friends of the show Allison Troy and Chris of Shiny Plastic People as they will be...

Season 2 Episode 24: The Story of Kenner Super Powers   It's week 2 of Awesome Anniversary Month, and we are covering my all time favorite toy line of the 80s…SUPER POWERS COLLECTION! This iconic toy line from Kenner celebrates its 40th anniversary, and boy was I excited to finally talk about! Hey, can YOU clock when my allergy meds wear off in this episode? Please enjoy! And grab some JLA threads...

Season 2 Episode 23: The Story of Ghostbusters   Welcome to June, a month of Awesome Anniversaries! We're kicking it off with a keystone property of the 80s, Ghostbusters! The iconic film celebrates its 40th anniversary this week, and we really get into it! Please excuse how awful I sound, as my allergies were in full swing, just like those damn cicadas! Enjoy the show, and if you're looking for s...

Season 2 Ep 22: The Story of My Pet Monster Week 4 for Picks 'n 'Preciation has arrived, and boy did I pick out something special, JUST for Jason. Today we discuss the story of My Pet Monster, covering the toy, pilot movie/special, and cartoon! Born from an unlikely realization, delivered by a company more known for their cuddly offerings, My Pet Monster burst onto the scene in the 1980s, and gave...

Season 2 Ep 21: The Story of The Blues Brothers Week 3 of PnP Month brings us our final Patron Pick for now, and it's from our good buddy Johnny-Boy! An old soul at heart, JB has a taste for the classics, and he picked a staple of iconic 80's comedy...The Blues Brothers! An interesting topic to cover, this marks the first Jason has EVER seen it, and we discuss whether or not this comedy from over...

Season 2 Ep 20: The Story of Mousercise Week 2 of PnP month sees us diving into an unlikely topic! Courtesy of patron and friend of the show Quip, the boys and I discuss the genesis of Mousercise during the launch of The Disney Channel, as well as the finer points of stolen cable. Look, our parents weren't perfect people, they were humans like you or me...and sometimes that means you slip your bud...

Season 2 Ep 19: The Story of SNICK Welcome to May, and a whole new round of episodes handpicked with love. Speaking of picks, that's just what this month is all about as we get our last two Patron Picks (for now) in, as well as two from Dustin's personal list as a token of my 'preciation (that's a sweet abreve for alliteration's sake!). It's Picks 'n 'Preciation Month, and we kick it off with the ...

Season 2: Ep. 18: An Evening with Larry Kenney   If you would have told me a year ago that I'd be fulfilling a boyhood dream of talking with one of my heroes… I'd have likely said you were beyond crazy. Well, for this week's episode, I went crazy and set up an interview with the one and only Larry Kenney. This was just tremendous, Larry was a class act, and truly great to talk to. Please, enjoy!!...

Season 2 Ep 17:   A MID-2000's PIECE OF MEDIA? AS A STAND ALONE EPISODE?! ON A NOSTALGIA PODCAST FOCUSING ON THE 80s & 90s? MADNESS, I TELL YOU!! If you're confused, that's fine and understandable. It did seem relevant to cover the 2011 iteration of Thundercats as it is a piece of legacy media, features Larry Kenney, and would act as the last animated collaboration between Arthur Rankin & Jules Ba...

Season 2 Ep 16: TigerSharks   Third time is NOT always the charm…in 1987, Rankin/Bass took one more shot at the space faring human/animal hybrid formula with their third effort…TigerSharks. Part of the Comic Strip syndicated cartoon block, TigerSharks would once again feature Larry Kenney and his Thundercats costars. Would this show make a splash like its predecessors? Find out on Yesterdaze!   ht...

Season 2 Ep 15: Silverhawks    Our month long celebration continues as we take flight to discuss Silverhawks! This 1986 series by Rankin/Bass saw several Thundercats actors (namely, Larry Kenney) giving life to a second roster of characters that seemed to be in a similar vein to the already successful Thundercats. Join the fun with Yesterdaze!   https://www.yesterdazemedia. com/ patreon.com/Yester...

Season 2 Ep 14: Thundercats 1985   Welcome to an all new month jammed packed with so much action you won't even know what to do! Today we kick off a celebration of hometown boy made good Larry Kenney, and his relationship with Rankin/Bass with a cornerstone of iconic 80's properties…Thundercats! It all leads up to our epic 5th week event! It's all here, on Yesterdaze!   https://www.yesterdazemedia...

Season 2 Ep 13: Weird Al Yankovic   A special treat for all three of us, and specifically picked for Jason and Dustin to have a grand time…today, Yesterdaze celebrates Weird Al! From his humble beginnings, to a bit of a low, to resurgence that saw his place in pop culture cemented moving forward, we truly show our love for the weird one. We talk favorite albums, parodies, and originals, as well as...

Season 2 Ep 12   Week Three of Music Mayhem Month rocks the HELL out as we discuss an animated cult classic that has something for all three of us! For Dustin, there's Cheap Trick. Jason? Well you know he loves classic & quality animation. Me? Hell, if it's obscure and from the depths of my memory, I am SO in! Nelvana's Rock & Rule is on the docket today. Special thanks to patron and friend Johnny...

Season 2 Ep 11: Heavy Metal   Oooh, it's your one way ticket to midnight, and you better believe you can call it…HEAVY METAL! Me & the boys keep on rockin' as we slide into week two of Music Mayhem Month, and we decide to get a bit animated. That's right, we dive into the history of the animated classic Heavy Metal. We're joined once more by our good buddy Marty Wombacher, we learn how this film s...

Season 2 Ep 10: This is Spinal Tap   Welcome to March, and a brand new theme baby! It's Music Mayhem Month, and we're kicking it off by taking things to 11! Today, we celebrate 40 years of This is Spinal Tap. The boys and I are joined by one Marty Wombacher, a local legend with a rock-n-roll past of his own! Best known for his blog "Meanwhile, Back in Peoria," Marty shares his own experiences of h...

Season 2 Episode 9: King Arthur & The Knights of Justice   Not a patron pick this week, but a listener suggestion instead! In my search for the obscure, odd, and even overlooked, I took to the interwebs for a little help to round out and end The Odd & Obscure Month. Thankfully, friend of the show Matt aka Quip came to our aid, and suggested this oft forgotten gem of the 90s. Close out February as...

Season 2 Ep 8: Madballs!   A slightly different approach to this week's Patron Pick for The Odd & The Obscure month. Our dear Patron Maddy wasn't quite sure what to pick so she left it up to me. Friend of the show Eric of Hey Internet, Eric Here has been holding out hope that we'd cover Madballs. Well, my friend…welcome to flavor country! It's Madballs on Yesterdaze!!! And won't you please check o...

Season 2 Ep 7: Golden Girl & The Guardians of the Gemstones   Today, on a very special episode of Yesterdaze…Jason is kind enough to teach Derek the magic of having fun by way of gassiness. We take a deep dive into a VERY obscure line from Galoob called Golden Girl & The Guardians of the Gemstone, and The American Dream Dusty Rhodes does supervillain hype once again! Today's Odd & Obscure entry co...