Episode 0006, Part 5: By The Power Of Grayskull!

The Basement

After our fair share of stuffing and pie, Albert is back with special guests Mike Rondeau and James Halliday, aka Morgan Marshall! We're talking Stephen King, The Simpsons, Schoolhouse Rock!, Gamera, Stanley Kubrick, They Might Be Giants, Bill Hicks, and of course, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe! Grab your pink vests, fire up "The Bartman", and get ready to get down with these friends of all children!

Stephen King (1947 - )

• Favorite work
• "I'm gonna scare the hell out of you!"

Joe Haldeman (1943 - )

• The Forever War

Bruce Sterling (1954 - )

• Neologisms quiz

The Simpsons (1989 - current)

• Cast and guest stars
• Opening Sequences
• A look into the future?
• "Do the Bartman", Michael Jackson and Brad Bird!
• Greatest TV show of all time or nah?

Star Trek Enterprise (2001 – 2005)

• So we had every intention of talking about ST:E until someone brought up Quantum Leap and then it turned into Ziggy. Sorry, not sorry.

Schoolhouse Rock! (1973 - 1996)

• Education cartoon or just a singalong?
• "Three Is A Magic Number", "Conjunction Junction", and "I'm Just a Bill"
• Schoolhouse Rocks! Rocks (1996)

Gamera (1965)

• The definitive tusked turtle and friend to all the children!
• Gamera vs. Zigra
• Gamera vs. Godzilla
• Go watch the MST3K riffs...please.

Stanley Kubrick (1928 - 1999)

• Favorite film
• Full Metal Jack and our father's war

They Might Be Giants (1982 - Present)

• Band and band name origin
• Favorite songs
• Flood is the one the greatest albums ever
• Dial A Song: [phone]

Bill Hicks (1961 - 1994)

• He really hated Ronald Regan and Billy Ray Cyrus!
• Controversy and The David Letterman Show
• Russell Crowe connection

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983 - 1985)

• The good, the bad, and Filmation
• Amazing voice talents
• Faker is the worst
• Title song
• Episodes and PSA's
• WHY SO SUGGESTIVE ALL THE TIME??
• A cartoon about toys, or a cartoon to sell toys?
• Master of the Universe (1987) staring Ivan Drago
• Channing Tatum, Master of the Universe
• The Man-E-Faces of the MOTU is OUT NOW!

Shoutouts and reviews!

Hosts

• Albert "Comic Book Guy" Padilla
• Mike "Man-E-Faces" Rondeau
• Morgan "Ms. Tatum" Marshall (IG: @morganmcfly23)

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