In this episode:

• the Mayan apocalypse of 2012,
• infamous medieval fortune teller Nostradamus,
• 1980s housekeeper sitcoms (Benson, Mr. Belvedere, Charles in Charge, Who’s the Boss?),
• “Ranger Joe” Dave Coulier from Full House,
• the 50th anniversary reunion tour of The Beach Boys,
• a Politically Incorrect skit starring Louie Anderson as Newt Gingrich and Bill Maher as the Godfather,
• Bored to Death gets canceled,
• our movie review of Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison (2010),
• William Campbell,
• Paul McCartney’s new 2012 album Kisses on the Bottom (1930s era songs),
• Keith Richards fighting off a fan on stage with his guitar,
• the Give My Regards to Broadstreet video game on the Commodore 64,
• Robin Williams naming his children after video game characters,
• CCG (collectible card game) stores and players,
• giant board games (Axis and Allies, X-Men Under Siege),
• Twitter follower @spacemandavid asking us to refer to him as Mrs. Paunch Stevenson,
• donate to Eliza Dushku’s Tharce-Gulu charity,
• and the dumb new DC Comics logo.

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In this episode:

• a celebrity death (Paul Newman, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
• Westerns,
• Jack Tramiel,
• Spaceballs: The Animated Series on G4,
• Comcast’s video web site Fancast (www.fancast.com),
• Jason Priestly on the new 90210,
• MacGyver,
• Sam Donaldson vs. Sam the Eagle,
• listeners Paul and Juan in Missouri,
• a listener’s podcast (www.sparetimeradio.com by Wayne),
• Tom Brokaw’s voice,
• John McCain’s robotic arms,
• Chuck Norris,
• the upcoming movie Indiana Jones 5,
• WILDsound FALL Feature Screenplay Contest finalist Scott C. Clements (scarletavenger.blogspot.com),
• Charles in Charge season 2 on DVD,
• Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006) starring Jaleel White,
• and The Wonder Years and Saturday Supercade never being released on DVD.

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In this episode:

• custom ring-back tones,
• Arbor Day,
• the JumpSnap ropeless jump rope,
• the U-Force by Broderbund,
• legal action against the Chi Iota Colony fraternity for refusing to let a woman join,
• the upcoming Charles in Charge season 2 DVD boxed set,
• the upcoming movie Transformers 2 (2009),
• Transformers (2007) released in IMAX with two bonus minutes of footage,
• the cartoon series Voltron: Defender of the Universe,
• the Voltron: Revelations DVD,
• a get-rich-quick scheme,
• William Shatner narrating audio books,
• and chain letters.

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In this episode:

• our review of The Simpsons Movie (2007),
• bad animation in early episodes of The Simpsons,
• getting in trouble for wearing Simpsons T-shirts to school in 1989 and 1990,
• the shift in main character from Bart to Homer,
• TV shows Rob wants on DVD (Family Matters, Charles in Charge season 2, and Get a Life),
• the Paunch bad luck (Frank Welker and Harry Shearer),
• British humor,
• the upcoming movie Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007) starring Rowan Atkinson,
• Jason Lee as the voice of Underdog,
• The Old Jingle of the Episode (“Talking Softball” by Terry Cashman, from “Homer at the Bat”),
• Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron’s career home run record of 755,
• celebrity deaths (Tom Snyder and Bill Walsh, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
• gigantic wooden console TVs,
• Suburban Cablevision’s wooden remote control in the 1980s (Jerrold box),
• and Joe Montana.

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In this episode:

• our Ghost Rider (2007) movie review with live guest Adam in SC,
• Stan Lee’s cameo on Heroes,
• the upcoming movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) starring Laurence Fishburne and Jessica Alba,
• Stephen Hawking’s comments regarding the future of humanity,
• Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd,
• Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner,
• William Shatner’s performance of “Rocket Man” at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards,
• The Blanks performing the Charles in Charge theme song (www.theblankswebsite.com),
• and The Top Ten Things I’m not Looking Forward to about Winter.

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In this episode:

• a Sonya Thomas update (the GoldenPalace.com Grilled Cheese Finals and World Chili Cheese Fries Eating Championship),
• celebrity deaths (“Grandpa” Al Lewis and Chris Penn),
• remote control hunting web sites,
• the differences between Charles in Charge season 1 and 2,
• Larry King,
• Get a Life starring Chris Elliott,
• and a skit featuring the Paunch Stevenson Show reporter.

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