Flopcast 735: Monkeeing Around in 1986

Flopcast 735: Monkeeing Around in 1986

Sixty years ago, The Monkees debuted as a TV show about a band, quickly grew into a real band, were wildly successful for just a few years, then faded away. Forty years ago, reruns on MTV inspired a new generation of Monkeemania, and so Micky, Davy, and Peter hit the road for the big 1986 Monkees reunion tour. Kevin saw them on that tour, and our guest this week did too! We're joined by Elaine, co-host of the fine podcast Monkeeing Around, which you'll find right here on the ESO Network. And our conversation includes: A breakdown of the whole Monkees set list (including their 80s hit "That Was Then, This Is Now"), the opening bands (a 60s nostalgia lineup of Herman's Hermits, Gary Puckett, and the Grass Roots), attending the show on a broken foot, getting lost in the parking lot, Micky's 80s synth drums, Davy's 80s mullet... and through it all, the nonstop screaming girls. Join us as we take the last train back to 1986, when the silly TV band from the 60s suddenly had the hottest tour of the summer. Alas, Mike Nesmith wasn't there, but we were. #monkees #monkeeingaround #mickydolenz #davyjones #petertork #hermanshermits #garypuckett #grassroots #esonetwork #eso #geektalk #geekpodcast #geek #nerdtalk #nerd #nerdpodcast #podcast #flopcast Check out Elaine's Monkees podcast, Monkeeing Around! [https://esonetwork.com/category/monkeeing_around/] Elaine & Matt Watch TV! [https://www.facebook.com/elaineandmatttv] Poor quality video of The Monkees in Rhode Island in 1986! [https://youtu.be/WMjlXjnFr40?si=2XwgD7YLVz_-WfY-] And our regular links... The Flopcast website! [https://flopcast.net/index.html] The ESO Network! [https://esonetwork.com/] The Flopcast on Facebook! [https://www.facebook.com/Flopcast] The Flopcast on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/the_flopcast/] The Flopcast on Bluesky! [https://bsky.app/profile/flopcast.bsky.social] The Flopcast on Mastadon! [https://universeodon.com/@flopcast] Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flopcast/id526877428] Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! [http://spongeawareness.com/] This week's promo: Have Coffee, Will Travel! [https://shows.acast.com/have-coffee-will-travel]

Flopcast 734: Monkey Muscle

In the early 80s, video games were so popular that they inspired a weird pack of Saturday morning cartoons. The Pac-Man cartoon was first, and was soon followed by Saturday Supercade, Dragon's Lair, and Pole Position. Saturday Supercade featured short segments based on several games: Donkey Kong (both original and Junior), Frogger, Kangaroo, Pitfall, Q*Bert, and Space Ace. And this week we're joined by Eclectic Lee, a longtime friend of the Flopcast, for a Top 4 1/2 List of characters from these goofy shows. Along the way, we'll discuss the voice actors, the games themselves, and the mystery of Quickclaw, Pitfall Harry's eyepatch-wearing pet lion. Maybe Frogger can help us, since according to his cartoon, he isn't just a frog who gets squished by trucks. He's also an investigative journalist. (Did we mention that these shows are weird?) Eclectic Lee on Bluesky! [https://bsky.app/profile/eclecticlee.bsky.social] Eclectic Lee's Pac-Man Fever blog! [https://52ofpmf.blogspot.com/] And our regular links... The Flopcast website! [https://flopcast.net/index.html] The ESO Network! [https://esonetwork.com/] The Flopcast on Facebook! [https://www.facebook.com/Flopcast] The Flopcast on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/the_flopcast/] The Flopcast on Bluesky! [https://bsky.app/profile/flopcast.bsky.social] The Flopcast on Mastadon! [https://universeodon.com/@flopcast] Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flopcast/id526877428] Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! [http://spongeawareness.com/] This week's promo: Earth Station Boo! [https://esonetwork.com/category/earth-station-boo/]

Flopcast 733: Angry Green Elephants

Our ongoing series of Wizard of Oz adaptation reviews reaches Journey Back to Oz, an animated movie that Filmation started producing in 1962. However, they ran out of money, and the movie sat around unfinished for a full decade, until Filmation had some cash rolling in from their cheapo Saturday morning cartoons. Was Journey Back to Oz worth the wait? Yeah, sort of. It boasts an all-star cast led by Liza Minnelli as Dorothy, the role her mom played in the classic 1939 movie. Also in the cast: Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch back in 1939, now playing Aunt Em), Ethel Merman, Danny Thomas, Mickey Rooney, Larry Storch, Mel Blanc, Milton Berle... and Paul Lynde. (Yikes, with Paul on board, they could have skipped the movie and just played a round of Hollywood Squares.) And yes, Journey Back to Oz also features a talking signpost, a wooden horse, Jack Pumpkinhead, evil trees, gay trees, and plenty of chickens. Watch it just once, and inside your brain, the angry green elephants will never stop screaming. Plus: Kevin is on another American Sci-Fi Classics online panel all about Supergirl, just in time for the new movie! (But we still love the old movie.) The Amercian Sci-Fi Classics Supergirl panel! [https://www.youtube.com/live/-VqGyJs7vYA?si=VYckcdgvborZKeJC] And our regular links... The Flopcast website! [https://flopcast.net/index.html] The ESO Network! [https://esonetwork.com/] The Flopcast on Facebook! [https://www.facebook.com/Flopcast] The Flopcast on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/the_flopcast/] The Flopcast on Bluesky! [https://bsky.app/profile/flopcast.bsky.social] The Flopcast on Mastadon! [https://universeodon.com/@flopcast] Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flopcast/id526877428] Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! [http://spongeawareness.com/] This week's promo: Modern Musicology! [https://esonetwork.com/category/modern-musicology/]

Flopcast 732: Happy Days Are Weird Again

Inspired by last week's Happy Days cast reunion event (which we attended as part of our court-ordered community service), we're finally taking a deep dive into this classic goofy sitcom of the 70s and 80s. Including: How Happy Days and American Graffiti sort of created each other! The Happy Days pilot episode of Love, American Style! Tom Bosley on Wait Till Your Father Gets Home! The mystery of Chuck Cunningham! The dreaded arrival of Ted McGinley! Those wacky Tuscadero sisters, Pinky and Leather! A visit from The Amazing Randi! Potsie sings "Pump Your Blood"! Ralph Malph vs. Captain America! Fonzie vs. Karate Tom Hanks! Fonzie dates a nun! Joanie dates Steve Trevor! Marcia Brady dates Kaptain Kool! And some other stuff that's too ridiculous to mention! And yikes, we're not even done yet. A follow-up episode (exploring all those Happy Days spin-off shows) is coming soon. Meanwhile, to hear this episode, just walk up to any jukebox and give it a good whack. The Flopcast website! [https://flopcast.net/index.html] The ESO Network! [https://esonetwork.com/] The Flopcast on Facebook! [https://www.facebook.com/Flopcast] The Flopcast on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/the_flopcast/] The Flopcast on Bluesky! [https://bsky.app/profile/flopcast.bsky.social] The Flopcast on Mastadon! [https://universeodon.com/@flopcast] Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flopcast/id526877428] Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! [http://spongeawareness.com/] This week's promo: Luke Ski's Animation & Stuff Podcast! [https://esonetwork.com/category/luke-ski/]

Flopcast 731: Holding Out for a Tractor Fight

We actually left the studio a few times this week, so this show is just a quick recap of our various silly activities. Including: Beloved folk singer-songwriter Dar Williams live in concert! The Footloose musical live from New Hampshire! Losing at trivia to Britney Spears's lower back tattoo! And a live Happy Days cast reunion with Henry Winkler, Anson Williams, and Donny Most! This is The Flopcast's big chance to jump the shark, and we shall not disappoint. And our regular links... The Flopcast website! [https://flopcast.net/index.html] The ESO Network! [https://esonetwork.com/] The Flopcast on Facebook! [https://www.facebook.com/Flopcast] The Flopcast on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/the_flopcast/] The Flopcast on Bluesky! [https://bsky.app/profile/flopcast.bsky.social] The Flopcast on Mastadon! [https://universeodon.com/@flopcast] Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flopcast/id526877428] Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! [http://spongeawareness.com/] This week's promo: Earth Station Who! [https://esonetwork.com/category/earth-station-who/]