In this episode:

• George Harrison impersonator Glen Knowler’s version of “Something”,
• Paul McCartney impersonator Neil Tudor singing “Jet”,
• Beatles impersonators together on You Tube,
• Mike Masse singing U2,
• the death of rock and roll music,
• country music vs. rap,
• Jack Nicholson taking donations for Haiti,
• Nicolas Cage,
• From Paris with Love (2010) starring John Travolta,
• rock band OAR cover of Led Zeppelin’s Fool in the Rain,
• the upcoming movie Jurassic Park IV,
• the death of toy cartoon shows,
• Lego Arcade by Michael Hickox,
• our review of Sherlock Holmes (2009) starring Robert Downey Jr.,
• the upcoming movie The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) starring Nicolas Cage,
• a Rip Torn update and Rip Taylor on The Monkees,
• Tom Green,
• a celebrity death (J. D. Salinger),
• Gallagher,
• the 2009 Golden Raspberry Awards (the Razzies),
• Al Pacino,
• Jeff Bridges nominated for an Oscar,
• and Beverly Hills Cop (1984) vs. 48 Hours (1982).

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In this episode:

• the new Cobra Commander toy,
• an in-depth discussion of the original G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero mini-series in episode 19 of the Saturday Supercast podcast,
• the evolution of Chris Latta’s Cobra Commander voice,
• Orson Welles’s Unicron voice from The Transformers: The Movie (movie speed vs. normal speed),
• Eric Idle’s incomprehensible Wreck-Gar voice,
• 1980s cartoon insults,
• cliched cartoon plots and video game themes,
• the decline of the Star Wars franchise,
• our review of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 with MotionPlus for the Nintendo Wii,
• and Famicom vs. NES video games.

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In this episode:

• special guest Joe in KY,
• the digitally remastered episodes of Star Trek,
• the Star Wars movies,
• After Hours (1985) starring Griffin Dunne,
• video games vs. action figures,
• board games (Mouse Trap, Electronic Battleship, etc.),
• old video game consoles (Atari 2600, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Nintendo Entertainment System, etc.),
• the horrendous state of arcades,
• Zork and text adventure video games,
• children’s TV shows in the 1970s vs. today (Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Battle of the Planets, Pokemon, etc.)
• Empire Records (1995) starring Liv Tyler,
• Rob being bored by The Dark Knight (2008),
• Bruno (2009) starring Sacha Baron Cohen,
• celebrity birthdays (Bill Cosby and Ringo Starr),
• a celebrity death (Billy Mays),
• Steve Martin’s filmography,
• our movie review of Henry Poole Is Here (2008) starring Luke Wilson,
• and Short Time (1990) starring Dabney Coleman.

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Don’t forget: nominate your Lame Idiot of 2008!

In this episode:

• Burger King’s meat-scented cologne,
• Jeff Gagliardi’s Etch-a-Sketch art,
• The Old Jingle of the Episode (Mr. Belvedere, coming to DVD in March 2009),
• the 5 1/4″ Floppy Disk Sleeve Archive,
• 1980s gross out toys (Skateboard Smack-Ups and Madballs),
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe slime,
• Bruce Springsteen,
• a Saturday Night Live skit about blind NY governor David Paterson,
• “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” by Dr. Elmo,
• Coldplay being sued by Creaky Boards and Joe Satriani for “Viva la Vida,”
• the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2009 nominees (Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Metallica, Run-D.M.C., The Stooges, War, and Bobby Womack),
• a birthday cake for three-year-old Adolph Hitler Campbell,
• the Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and M2 home video game consoles,
• the horrendous Sony PlayStation 3 video game Home,
• and every episode of the TV show Get a Life online.

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In this episode:

• Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling on CMT,
• potential celebrity wrestlers (Bill Cosby, Louie Anderson, Dr. Phil, etc.),
• Slim Goodbody,
• I’m with Busey starring Gary Busey,
• Branded in the 80s (www.brandedinthe80s.com),
• issues of TV Guide from the late 1970s and early 1980s,
• Vivarin caffeine tablets,
• Colorforms Lazer Blazers 3-D holographic stickers,
• The New Body Boutique’s Second Skin space age slenderizer,
• Once Upon a Spy (1980) starring Ted Danson,
• an $800 Sears Beta VCR,
• an old photo of Larry David,
• Transformers Classics 2.0,
• the horrible original Ironhide and Ratchet Transformers,
• and a cool computer animated Transformers video on Transformers Universe (www.hasbro.com/transformers/universe).

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In this episode:

• the end of the Writers Guild of America strike,
• technical difficulties while recording last week,
• an old VCR with instructions on a VHS tape,
• our video tour of the Fun N Games arcade a week before it shut down,
• new listeners (Manny the Mailman and Neal from www.intoyourhead.com),
• new comments by Esteban (Iron Man, War Machine, and stupid sizes of Star Wars toys),
• the upcoming movie G.I. Joe (2009) starring Dennis Quaid and Marlon Wayans,
• The 7th Portal and Stan Lee’s bankruptcy in 2001,
• Ringo Starr starring in Stan Lee’s new superhero show,
• the most useless object a Transformer could change into,
• celebrity deaths (Roy Scheider),
• celebrities’ real names,
• and Dirty Work (1998) starring Norm MacDonald, Artie Lange, and Jack Warden.

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