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The Scrappy-Doo Principle is a podcast about that moment you watch a loved and much venerated film/TV show from your childhood and realize... not so much.

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    • May 12, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
    • 56 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Scrappy-Doo Principle

    The Rocketeer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 82:07


    Another return from hiatus as Lee and Gilbert discuss the high flying Disney adventure The Rocketeer!!

    Mystery Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 72:45


    It's been a while, but Gilbert and Lee are back to discuss another pulp inspired movie... MYSTERY MEN!! (1999)  Will these quirky Superheroes overcome the principle?

    Conan The Barbarian

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 85:24


    After a long hiatus, Gilbert and Lee are back to continue their Pulp Heroes series analysis.  This episode features none other than Conan The Barbarian!  Can even HE defeat the principle?  Tune in and find out!

    Buck Rogers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 79:55


    It's entry number two in our series about PULP HEROES!  Gilbert and Lee bring the SciFi "Classic" hero, Buck Rogers, into the lab to see if he will pass or fail the principle.  It's a barrel of 1970's goodness.

    Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 74:37


    We're BACK!!  After a long hiatus, Gilbert and Lee are back with a new series talking about pulp heroes.  Jon them in the lab as they discuss Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow!

    Kingdom Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 95:16


    Gilbert and Lee read an award winning graphic novel from DC Comics about the apocalypse involving metahumans.  Does it hold up to the Scrappy Doo scrutiny?  Have a listen and find out.

    Last Action Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 101:30


    Gilbert and Lee welcome special guest Adam Conway to discuss the box office flop Last Action Hero. Adam brings his warrior face to defend this film with his life.  Will it withstand the principle?

    The Mighty Hercules

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 90:43


    Greek Gods!  Centaurs! Mythic beasts! Wizards! Sea Witches!  Gil and Lee revisit the world of The Mighty Hercules!

    20 Questions!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 118:41


    Want to know a little more about what the hosts like?  Gilbert and Lee have a ZOOM call to quiz each other about their love of movies and other pop culture stuff.

    Needful Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 70:53


    Max Von Sydow is dead.  Time for a little retrospective with Gilbert and Lee's memories of the film "Needful Things" where the actor shines as Leland Gaunt aka The Devil.  CORRECTION:  Gil and Lee refer to the film "The Seventh Sign" when they mean to say "The Seventh Seal" during their discussion.

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 89:12


    Gilbert and Lee dive into one of the most ambitious films of the 1980's; Robert Zemekis' Who Framed Roger Rabbit! Will it withstand the principal or will it get DIPPED?!

    Strange days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 83:14


    Gilbert and Lee ring in the New Year with a film that takes place Dec. 31, 1999.  It's a strange one indeed.  Ready for a wire trip?

    The Ref

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 95:27


    It's the festive season and Lee and Gil are gonna watch a Christmas movie!  The Denis Leary classic, The Ref.  Is it still just as funny as they remember?  And can they get past the fact that it stars Kevin Spacey?

    In The Mouth of Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 87:14


    Happy Halloween!!  In this episode, Gil and Lee take a trip into fiction and try to determine what's real in this classic(?) John Carpenter film from 1995.

    Explorers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 86:58


    After a long hiatus, Gil and Lee sit down to with their close friend Doug Innes and watch his entry into the Scrappy Doo Labs, Joe Dante's Explorers.  Does it hold up for him?  Listen and find out!

    The Dark Crystal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 85:07


    It's 1982 and Jim Henson has released a new film and it's NOT The Muppets.  How does this 25 million dollar art film hold up?  Gilbert and Lee find out when they revisit this film from their childhood.

    UHF

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 88:26


    BY POPULAR REQUEST!  Gil and Lee celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the parody TV classic film, "Weird" Al Yankovic's UHF aka "The Vidiot from UHF".  Will this favorite from Lee's childhood withstand the Principle?

    The Starlost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 59:03


    Gilbert and Lee view the pilot to a forgotten Canadian produced Sci-Fi show called The Starlost.  Reputation says it's the worst science fiction show ever, but is it really?

    Batman Graphic Novels

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 36:14


    Gilbert and Lee delve into their long boxes and revisit some late 1980's Batman classics for the 80th anniversary of Batman.  First up is the Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli story, Batman Year One.

    Batman Graphic Novels

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 54:07


    Gilbert and Lee continue their Batman discussion with Grant Morrison and Dave McKean's artistic venture, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.  Will it withstand the Scrappy Doo Principle?

    Clerks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 81:56


    It's been 25 years since Kevin Smith's debut film, Clerks, came on the scene and Gilbert and Lee were there!  Join them as they revisit this indie classic and see if it withstands the Scrappy Doo Principle.

    Freejack

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2019 63:24


    Gilbert and Lee invite you into their mind to experience the 1992 Sci-Fi oddity that is Freejack!

    Max Headroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 81:22


    Gilbert and Lee take a trip 20 minutes into the future and 30 years into the past with the scifi TV cult show Max Headroom!

    Young Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 65:39


    The Brat Pack of the Eighties come together to make a Western!  Will it withstand the principle?  Join Gilbert and Lee to find out. Special appearance by The Cuban Lunch.

    BIG

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 69:53


    Gilbert and Lee take a look at Penny Marshall's smash hit from 1988, BIG starring Tom Hanks.  Will this treasure from the 80's stand up to the Scrappy Doo Principle?

    The Muppet Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018 81:38


    'Tis the season and it's time to revisit a Christmas classic!  Gilbert and Lee test The Muppet Christmas Carol in the Scrappy Doo Lab to see if it withstands the principle or if it's just a humbug.

    The Muppet Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018 81:38


    'Tis the season and it's time to revisit a Christmas classic!  Gilbert and Lee test The Muppet Christmas Carol in the Scrappy Doo Lab to see if it withstands the principle or if it's just a humbug.

    Spider-man '67

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 85:27


    In tribute to Spider-man co-creator Stan Lee, Gilbert and Lee invite fellow webhead Peter Daly into the lab to view their favorite episodes and see if the nostalgia of discovering this character still resonates or falls prey to the Scrappy Doo Principle.

    The Journey of Natty Gann

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2018 80:33


    Gilbert invites his partner Anna to revisit a classic from her childhood and the Disney library; The Journey of Natty Gann.  Who knew John Cusack was in this movie from 1985?

    Highway 61

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 70:47


    Gilbert and Lee take a trip from Thunder Bay to New Orleans in the Bruce McDonald film Highway 61.  Will this quirky piece of Canadiana survive the Scrappy Doo Principle?

    Nightbreed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 84:32


    What is lurking in the outskirts of Alberta?  Clive Barker seems to know.  Gilbert and Lee revisit the cult horror film Nightbreed and put it in the lab to see if it can withstand the Scrappy Doo Principle!

    The Crow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018 83:57


    The subject that started this podcast!  Gilbert and Lee revisit the 1994 film classic, The Crow.  Will it stand up to the principle?

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 75:51


    Join Gilbert and Lee as they visit a film from the year they were born to see if the feelings of hilarity remain from The Pink Panther Strikes Again!

    Hard Boiled

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 87:31


    Gilbert serves up one of his favorite action movies to Lee to see if John Woo's classic can withstand the Scrappy Doo Principle.

    The Last Starfighter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 85:53


    Greetings Starfighter!!  Gilbert and Lee have been recruited by the Star League to defend The Frontier against Scrappy Doo and his nostalgic principle.  

    Episode 20 - Greatest American Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 71:06


    Lee and Gilbert find a supersuit in the desert and promptly lose the instruction manual.  Can the Greatest American Hero fly pass the Scrappy-Doo Principle?

    Episode 19 - Kraven's Last Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 91:49


    Gilbert and Lee revisit a defining story from their childhood that changed how they viewed comics as a whole and how a hero like Spider-man can be explored.  This is their discussion about the 1987 Spider-man crossover, Kraven's Last Hunt.

    Strange Brew

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 64:48


    Happy Canada Day, eh? Gilbert and Lee celebrate being Canadian by watching a classic movie about two Canadian icons of the 1980's. Take OFF, eh?

    Episode 17 - True Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 77:39


    Does James Cameron have a stinker in his filmography? Gilbert and Lee find out when they watch this "gem" from 1994.

    Jim Henson's The Storyteller

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 61:46


    Gilbert & Lee sit down close to the fire with Jim Henson's the Storyteller (and his dog) to see if the stories of their past, present and future can still pass the Scrappy-Doo Principle.  

    Episode 15 - The Incredible Hulk Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 76:06


    Gilbert and Lee expose themselves to a high dose of gamma radiation and encounter a norse god tethered to a nebbish dork when they visit the "classic" television event The Incredible Hulk Returns!

    Episode 14 - Music Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 70:17


    Gilbert and Lee invite Diego Ibarra into the lab to listen to the first albums he ever purchased; R.E.M.'s Out Of Time and Crash Test Dummies' The Ghosts that Haunt Me. How will they stack up against the principle?

    Episode 13 - Eerie Indiana

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2018 68:11


    What is going on in the this town?! Gil knows but Lee isn't so sure. Leave the norm behind and get ready for the weird that is Eerie Indiana!

    Episode 12 - 2001: A Space Odyssey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 92:38


    Gilbert and Lee take a trip to Jupiter and contemplate if the Scrappy Doo Principle applies to Stanley Kubrick's science fiction opus.

    Episode 11 - Rocket Robin Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 61:22


    Send a joyous shout throughout the land!! Gilbert and Lee journey to the year 3000 to see if the interplanetary outlaw, Rocket Robin Hood, can withstand the Scrappy Doo Principle.

    Episode 10 - The Breakfast Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2018 61:32


    It's Saturday and we have Detention. Gilbert and Lee examine the 80's classic, The Breakfast Club with John Hughes fan Tanya Hemmings. Should we forget about this movie? Let's find out.

    Episode 9 - Highlander (1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 78:25


    There can be only one!! Does this immortal classic have the power to defy the Scrappy Doo Principle?? Gilbert and Lee put it in the lab to find out.

    Episode 8: Jem and The Holograms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 74:46


    Time to put an 80's icon through the lab. Gilbert and Lee invite Mary to share her love of Jem and the Holograms and see if it still resonates today or if it suffers the principle.

    Episode 7 - MacGyver (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 67:26


    Pull out all the knick knacks in your house and build something out of nothing as Gil and Lee discuss the 80's action show MacGyver!!

    Episode 6: Dick Tracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2018 76:11


    Gilbert and Lee dig out the lost Walt Disney treasure of Dick Tracy from 1990. This four color comic book trip is certainly one for the eyes. But does it hold up to the rigorous testing in the Scrappy Doo lab? Grab your radio wristwatch and have a listen.

    Episode 5 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 38:43


    Gil and Lee celebrate Christmas with a viewing of the Chuck Jones classic special narrated by Boris Karloff. But is it still as magical as they remember? Tune in on your wiffle snark blatt to find out!

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