A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight

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A podcast where two obsessive lovers of 1980s newspaper comics discuss said comics and the 1980s animated specials based on them.

  1. A Special Presentation 332: Captain N the Game Master [1 of 3]

    1D AGO

    A Special Presentation 332: Captain N the Game Master [1 of 3]

    For Ethan's birthday, we speak about Captain N the Gamemaster, the cartoon series that celebrates all things Nintendo and also has Levi Stubbs starring as Mother Brain! It's such a fun series that, for once, we don't get distracted and just talk about the commercials that got included with this particular ripped recording of the show.

    1 hr
  2. A Special Presentation 331: Soup to Nuts

    FEB 9

    A Special Presentation 331: Soup to Nuts

    FINALLY, we bite the bullet and talk about the 1930 film "Soup to Nuts," famous for being written by Rube Goldberg of the Rube Goldberg machine and for being the first ever appearance of the comedy trio who would later be known as the three stooges. If you're a real stooge head, you might like this. Normal people will find little amusement in this shambling mess, though. We didn't.

    1h 10m
  3. A Special Presentation 330: The Ruben Award [2 of 2]

    FEB 2

    A Special Presentation 330: The Ruben Award [2 of 2]

    In theory, we were supposed to talk about the Rube Goldberg-penned 1930 film "Soup to Nuts," but we got distracted and instead went through the entire history of the Ruben Award. The important takeaway is that, for a podcast ostensibly dedicated to comic strips, we know remarkably little about comic strips. Mike gets really made about Rhymes with Orange in this episode.

    1h 15m
  4. A Special Presentation 329: The Ruben Award [1 of 2]

    JAN 26

    A Special Presentation 329: The Ruben Award [1 of 2]

    In theory, we were supposed to talk about the Rube Goldberg-penned 1930 film "Soup to Nuts," but we got distracted and instead went through the entire history of the Ruben Award. The important takeaway is that, for a podcast ostensibly dedicated to comic strips, we know remarkably little about comic strips. Mike gets really made about Rhymes with Orange in this episode.

    1h 1m
  5. A Special Presentation 328: The Romance of Betty Boop

    JAN 19

    A Special Presentation 328: The Romance of Betty Boop

    Betty Boop is in the public domain. Well, sort of. The original Betty Boop, where she's a dog, is in the public domain. To commemorate this momentous day, we look at three incarnations of the Boopster: her original appearance in"Dizzy Dishes," her appearance with Little Jimmy in "Betty Boop and Little Jimmy," and the Bill Melendez special "The Romance of Betty Boop."

    1h 19m
  6. A Special Presentation 327: ABC Preview Park [3 of 3]

    JAN 12

    A Special Presentation 327: ABC Preview Park [3 of 3]

    In 1984, Weird Al Yankovic teamed up with Scooby Doo to host a special preview of all the cool upcoming cartoons that kids could see on ABC Saturday mornings that season. For a long time, it seemed like no one had taped that special and it was doomed to be forever lost media. Well, someone finally uploaded it to the Internet, so now we can finally see... Saturday Morning Preview Park!

    1h 21m
  7. A Special Presentation 326: ABC Preview Park [2 of 3]

    JAN 5

    A Special Presentation 326: ABC Preview Park [2 of 3]

    In 1984, Weird Al Yankovic teamed up with Scooby Doo to host a special preview of all the cool upcoming cartoons that kids could see on ABC Saturday mornings that season. For a long time, it seemed like no one had taped that special and it was doomed to be forever lost media. Well, someone finally uploaded it to the Internet, so now we can finally see... Saturday Morning Preview Park!

    1h 13m
  8. A Special Presentation 325: ABC Preview Park [1 of 3]

    12/29/2025

    A Special Presentation 325: ABC Preview Park [1 of 3]

    In 1984, Weird Al Yankovic teamed up with Scooby Doo to host a special preview of all the cool upcoming cartoons that kids could see on ABC Saturday mornings that season. For a long time, it seemed like no one had taped that special and it was doomed to be forever lost media. Well, someone finally uploaded it to the Internet, so now we can finally see... Saturday Morning Preview Park!

    56 min
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A podcast where two obsessive lovers of 1980s newspaper comics discuss said comics and the 1980s animated specials based on them.

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