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What happens when a childhood dream refuses to let go? In this episode, I sit down with cartoonist and Lum and Abner historian Donnie Pitchford to explore how old-time radio, comic strips, and a love for storytelling shaped his life. Donnie shares how he grew up inspired by classic radio shows like Lum and Abner, pursued art despite setbacks, and eventually brought the beloved Pine Ridge characters back to life through a modern comic strip and audio adaptations. We talk about creativity, persistence, radio history, and why imagination still matters in a visual world. If you care about classic radio, cartooning, or staying true to your calling, I believe you will find this conversation both inspiring and practical. Highlights: 00:10 Discover how a childhood love of Lum and Abner sparked a lifelong dream of becoming a cartoonist. 08:00 Hear how college radio and classic broadcasts deepened a passion for old time radio storytelling. 14:33 Understand how years of teaching broadcast journalism built the skills that later fueled creative success. 23:17 Learn how the Lum and Abner comic strip was revived with family approval and brought to modern audiences. 30:07 Explore how two actors created an entire town through voice and imagination alone. 1:00:16 Hear the vision for keeping Lum and Abner alive for new generations through comics and audio. Top of Form Bottom of Form About the Guest: Donnie Pitchford of Texas is a graduate of Kilgore College, Art Instruction Schools, Stephen F. Austin State University and the University of Texas at Tyler. He has worked in the graphic arts industry and in education, teaching at Hawkins High School, Panola College, and Carthage High School at which he spent 25 years directing CHS-TV, where student teams earned state honors, including state championships, for 20 consecutive years. In 2010, Donnie returned to the endeavor he began at age five: being a cartoonist! The weekly “Lum and Abner" comic strip began in 2011. It is available online and in print and includes an audio production for the blind which features the talents of actors and musicians who donate their time. Donnie has created comic book stories and art for Argo Press of Austin, illustrated children's books, written scripts for the "Dick Tracy" newspaper strip, and produced the science fiction comedy strip "Tib the Rocket Frog." He has collaborated with award-winning writers and cartoonists George Wildman, Nicola Cuti, John Rose, Mike Curtis, Joe Staton, and others. In 2017, Donnie began assisting renowned sculptor Bob Harness and currently sculpts the portraits for the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame plaques. Awards include the 1978 Kilgore College "Who's Who" in Art, an Outstanding Educator Award from the East Texas Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs in 1993, the CHS "Pine Burr" Dedicatee honor in 2010, and a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2018 from Spring Hill High School. In 2024, Donnie was inducted into the City of Carthage Main Street Arts Walk of Fame which included the placement of a bronze plaque in the sidewalk and the Key to the City. Donnie and his best friend/wife, Laura, are members of First Methodist Church Carthage, Texas. Donnie is a founding officer of the National Lum and Abner Society and a member of Texas Cartoonists, Ark-La-Tex Cartoonists, Christian Comic Arts Society, and the National Cartoonists Society. 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Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. Michael Hingson  01:21 Well, hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset. I've been looking forward to this one for a while. We have Donny Pitchford as our guest today. You're probably going, who's Donnie Pitchford? Well, let me tell you. So years ago, I started collecting old radio shows. And one of the first shows that I got was a half hour episode of a show called Lum and Abner, which is about a couple of characters, if you will, in Pine Ridge, Arkansas. And I had only heard the half hour show sponsored by frigid air. But then in 1971 when ksi, out here in Los Angeles, the 50,000 watt Clear Channel station, started celebrating its 50 year history, they started broadcasting as part of what they did, 15 minute episodes of lemon Abner. And I became very riveted to listening to lemon Abner every night, and that went on for quite a while. And so I've kept up with the boys, as it were. Well, a several years ago, some people formed a new Lum and Abner society, and Donnie Pitchford is part of that. I met Donnie through radio enthusiast of Puget Sound, and yesterday, USA. And so we clearly being interested in old radio and all that, had to have Donnie come on and and talk with us. So Donnie, or whatever character you're representing today, welcome to unstoppable mindset. Donnie Pitchford  02:58 Huh? I'm glad to be here. Michael Hingson  03:00 He does that very well, doesn't he? It's a Donnie Pitchford  03:04 little tough sometimes. Well, I'm really glad to be here. Thank you. Michael Hingson  03:10 Well, I appreciate the audio parts of lemon Abner that you you all create every week, and just the whole society. It's great to keep that whole thing going it's kind of fun. We're glad that that it is. But let's, let's talk about you a little bit. Why don't you start by telling us about the early Donnie, growing up and all that. I'm assuming you were born, and so we won't worry about that. But beyond that, think so, yeah. Well, there you are. Tell us about tell us about you and growing up and all that, and we'll go from there. Donnie Pitchford  03:42 Well, I was born in East Texas and left for a little while. We lived in my family lived in Memphis, Tennessee for about seven years, and then moved back to Texas in 1970 but ever since I was a kid this I hear this from cartoonists everywhere. Most of them say I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was five years old. So that's in fact, I had to do a speech for the Texas cartoonist chapter of the National Cartoonist Society. And that was my start. I was going to say the same thing, and the President said, Whatever you do, don't do that old bit about wanting to be a cartoonist at age five. Everybody does that, so I left that part out, but that's really what I wanted to do as a kid. And I would see animated cartoons. I would read the Sunday comics in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, and then at some point, my dad would talk about radio, and my mother would talk about listening to radio. We would have the reruns of the Lone Ranger television show and things like Sky King and other programs along those lines, and my parents would all. Way say, Well, I used to listen to that on the radio, or I would hear Superman on the radio, or Amos and Andy or whatever was being rerun at that time, and that fascinated me. And I had these vague memories of hearing what I thought were television programs coming over the radio when I was about two years old. I remember gunshots. I remember, you know, like a woman crying and just these little oddball things. I was about two years old, and I kept thinking, Well, why are we picking up television programs on my mother's radio? Turns out it was the dying gasps of what we now call old time radio. And so at least I remembered that. But when I was about, I guess eight or nine we were, my dad took me to lunch at alums restaurant in Memphis, and I saw that name, and I thought, What in the world? So what kind of name is that? And my dad told me about London Abner, and he said it reminds me. It reminded him of the Andy Griffith Show or the Beverly Hillbillies. I said, I'd love to hear that. He said, Ah, you'll never hear it. He said, those were live they don't exist, but years later, I got to hear them. So yeah, but that's how I grew up wanting to be a cartoonist and coming up with my own characters and drawing all the time and writing stories and that sort of thing. Michael Hingson  06:24 So when did you move back from Memphis to Texas? Donnie Pitchford  06:28 July 2, 1970 I just happened to look that up the other day. How old were you then? I was 12 when we came back. All right, so got into, I was in junior high, and trying to, I was trying to find an audience for these comic strips I was drawing on notebook paper. And finally, you know, some of the kids got into them, and I just continued with that goal. And I just, I knew that soon as possible, you know, I was going to start drawing comics professionally. So I thought, but kept, you know, I kept trying. Michael Hingson  07:06 So you, you went on into college. What did you do in college? Donnie Pitchford  07:11 Well, more of the same. I started listening to some old time radio shows even as far back as as high school. And I was interested in that went to college, first at a college called Kill Gore College, here in East Texas, and then to Stephen F Austin State University. And I was majoring in, first commercial art, and then art education. And I thought, well, if I can't go right into comics, you know, maybe I can just teach for a while. I thought I'll do that for a couple of years. I thought it wouldn't be that long. But while I was at Stephen F Austin State University, the campus radio station, I was so pleased to find out ran old time radio shows. This was in 1980 there was a professor named Dr Joe Oliver, who had a nightly program called theater of the air. And I would hear this voice come over the radio. He would run, he Well, one of the first, the very first 15 minute lemon Abner show I ever heard was played by Dr Oliver. He played Jack Benny. He played the whistler suspense, just a variety of them that he got from a syndicated package. And I would hear this voice afterwards, come on and say, It's jazz time. I'm Joe Oliver. And I thought, Where have I heard that voice? It was, it's just a magnificent radio voice. Years later, I found out, well, I heard that voice in Memphis when I was about 10 years old on W, R, E, C, radio and television. He was working there. He lived in Memphis about the same time we did. Heard him on the campus station at Nacogdoches, Texas. Didn't meet him in person until the late 90s, and it was just an amazing collection of coincidences. And now, of course, we're good friends. Now he's now the announcer for our audio comic strip. So it's amazing how all that came about. Well, I Michael Hingson  09:16 I remember listening to sort of the last few years of oval radio. I think it was, I don't remember the date now, whether it's 57 or 50 I think it's 57 the Kingston Trio had come out with the song Tom Dooley, and one day I was listening to K and X radio in Los Angeles. We lived in Palmdale, and I heard something about a show called suspense that was going to play the story of Tom Dooley. And I went, sounds interesting, and I wanted to know more about it, so I listened. And that started a weekly tradition with me every Sunday, listening to yours truly Johnny dollar and suspense, and they had a little bit of the FBI and peace and war. Then it's went into half and that that went off and Have Gun Will Travel came on, and then at 630 was Gun Smoke. So I listened to radio for a couple of hours every week, not every Sunday night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. And so that's how I really started getting interested in it. Then after radio went off the air a few stations out in California and on the LA area started playing old radio shows somebody started doing because they got the syndicated versions of the shadow and Sherlock Holmes with Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson. And I still maintain to this day that John Gielgud is the best Sherlock Holmes. No matter what people say about Basil Rathbone and I still think Sir John Gielgud was the best Sherlock Holmes. He was very, very good. Yeah, he was and so listen to those. But you know, radio offers so much. And even with, with, with what the whole lemon Abner shows today. My only problem with the lemon Abner shows today is they don't last nearly long enough. But that's another story. Donnie Pitchford  11:11 Are you talking about the comic strip adaptation? Okay, you know how long, how much art I would have to 11:21 do every week. Michael Hingson  11:25 Oh, I know, but they're, they're fun, and, you know, we, we enjoy them, but so you So you met Joe, and as you said, He's the announcer. Now, which is, which is great, but what were you doing then when you met him? What kind of work were you doing at the time? Donnie Pitchford  11:45 Well, of course, there was a gap there of about, I guess, 15 years after college, before I met him. And what ended up happening my first teaching job was an art job, a teaching art and graphic arts at a small high school in Hawkins, Texas, and that was a disaster. Wasn't a wasn't a very good year for me. And so I left that, and I had worked in the printing industry, I went back to that, and that was all during the time that the National London Abner society was being formed. And so I printed their earliest newsletters, which came out every other month. And we started having conventions in MENA, Arkansas and in the real Pine Ridge and the my fellow ossifers As we we call ourselves, and you hear these guys every week on the lemon Abner comic strip. Sam Brown, who lives in Illinois, Tim Hollis, from Alabama. Tim is now quite a published author who would might be a good guest for you one day, sure. And just two great guys. We had a third officer early on named Rex riffle, who had to leave due to various illnesses about 1991 but we started having our conventions every year, starting in 1985 we had some great guests. We brought in everybody we could find who worked with lemon Abner or who knew lemon Abner. We had their their head writer, Roswell Rogers. We had actors, I'm sure you've heard of Clarence Hartzell. He was Ben withers, of course, on the Old Vic and Sade show. He was Uncle Fletcher. We had Willard Waterman, parley Bayer, some of their announcers, Wendell Niles. And my memory is going to start failing me, because there were so many, but we had Bob's, Watson, Louise curry, who were in their first two movies. We had Kay Lineker, who was in their third movie. The list goes on and on, but we had some amazing when did Chester lock pass away? He passed away? Well, Tuffy passed away first, 1978, 78 and Chet died in 1980 sad. Neither of them, yeah, we didn't get to media. Yeah, we didn't meet either one of them. I've met Mrs. Lock I've met all of chet's children, several grandchildren. We spoke to Mrs. Goff on the phone a time or two, and also, tuffy's got toughie's daughter didn't get to meet them in person, but we met as many of the family as we could. Michael Hingson  14:32 Still quite an accomplishment all the way around. And so you you taught. You didn't have success. You felt really much at first, but then what you taught for quite a while, though, Donnie Pitchford  14:45 didn't you? Yes, I went back to the printing industry for about a year, and in the summer of 85 about two weeks before school started, I had got a call that they needed someone to teach Broadcast Journalism at. Carthage High School, and we had a department called CHS TV. I ran that for 25 years. I taught classes. We produced a weekly television program, weekly radio program. We did all kinds of broadcasts for the school district and promotional video. And then in the last I think it was the last 10 years or so that I worked there, we started an old time radio show, and we were trying to come up with a title for it, and just as a temporary placeholder, we called it the golden age of radio. Finally, we said, well, let's just use that, and I think it's been used by other people since, but, but that was the title we came up with. I think in 19 I think it was in 93 or 9495 somewhere in there. We started out. We just ran Old Time Radio, and the students, I would have them research and introduce, like, maybe 45 minutes of songs, of music, you know, from the 30s, 40s, maybe early 50s, big band and Sinatra and Judy Garland and you name it. Then, when the classes would change, we would always start some type of radio program that was pre recorded that would fill that time, so the next class could come in and get in place and and everybody participated, and they went out live over our cable television channel, and we would just run a graphic of a radio and maybe have some announcements or listing of what we were playing. And we did that for several years, usually maybe two or three times a year. And then in I think it was 2004 or so, we had an offer from a low power FM station, which was another another county over, and we started doing a Sunday night, one hour program each week. And I think we ended up doing close to 300 of those before I left. And so we got old time radio in there, one way or the other. Michael Hingson  17:03 Well, I remember. I remember, for me, I went to UC Irvine in the fall of 1968 and by the spring the last quarter of my freshman year, I had started getting some old radio shows. So started playing shows, and then in the fall, I started doing a three hour show on Sunday night called the Radio Hall of Fame, and we did radio every night. And what I didn't know until, actually, fairly recently, was our mutual friend Walden Hughes actually listened to my show on Sunday, and so did the gas means actually, but, but we had a low power station as well, but it made it up, and so people listened to it. And I've always been proud of the fact that during the fact that during the time I ran the Radio Hall of Fame, I'd heard of this show called 60 minutes with a guy named Mike Wallace, but never got to see it. And then it was only much later that I actually ended up starting to watch 60 Minutes. Course, I always loved to say I would have loved to have met, met Mike Wallace and never got to do it, but I always said he had criminal tendencies. I mean, my gosh, what do you think he was the announcer on radio for the Green Hornet, a criminal show, right? Sky King, a lot of criminals. Clearly the guy. Anyway, I would have been fun to meet him, but, Donnie Pitchford  18:31 and his name was Myron. Myron Wallach at the time. Wallach, you're right. I think that's right. Michael Hingson  18:37 But it was, it was fun and and so I've actually got some Sky King shows and green Hornets with him. So it's, it's kind of cool, but Right? You know, I still really do believe that the value of radio is it makes you imagine more. I've seen some movies that I really like for that the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers with Kevin McCarthy back in 1955 I thought was such a good movie because they didn't show the plants taking over the humans. It was all left to your imagination, which was so cool, and they changed all that in the later remake of it with Leonard Nimoy, which I didn't think was nearly as good, not nearly as suspenseful. But anyway, that's just my opinion. But radio, for me was always a and continues to be a part of what I like to do. And so I've been collecting shows and and enjoying and, of course, listening to lemon Abner, So what made you decide to finally end teaching? Donnie Pitchford  19:38 Well, you know, I could only do that so long. I was getting I was getting very tired, getting kind of burned out, and I had to have a change. There's something had to change. And I was able to take a few years early and retire, and I still the whole time I had a. That it was like a haunting feeling. I, you know, I wanted to be a cartoonist. I would pray, you know, you know, Lord, is there some way can I, can I get out of this? And can I do what I really want to do? And I had some mentors that was finally able to meet people that I would write letters to as a kid, a cartoonist and comic book editor named George Wildman was one of them. He was nice enough to answer my letters when I was a kid, and I'd send him drawings, and he would encourage me, or he would send little corrections on there, you know. And another one was a gentleman named high Eisemann, who passed away recently at age 98 on his birthday, but men like this inspired me, and that it kept at me through the years. I finally met George in 1994 at a convention of the the international Popeye fan club. And I'm I'm at high the same way, and also a writer named Nicola Cuddy, who wrote some Popeye comics. I met him the same way, same event, we all became friends, and I had a good friend named Michael Ambrose of Austin, Texas, who published a magazine devoted to the Charlton Comics company. Sadly, he's deceased now, but Mike and I were talking before I retired, and finally I got out of it. And he said, now that you're out of that job, how would you like to do some art? I said, That's what I want to do. So he gave me the opportunity to do my first published work, which was a portrait of artist George Wildman. It was on the cover of a magazine called Charlton spotlight, then I did some work for Ben Omar, who is bear Manor media publisher for some books that he was doing. One was Mel Blanc biography that Noel blank wrote, did some illustrations for that. This was all happening in 2010 and after that. So I was getting it was getting rolling, doing the kind of work I really wanted to do. And there's a gentleman named Ethan nobles in Benton, Arkansas, who wanted to interview me. I'd gotten, I don't know how he I forgot how he got in touch with me. Maybe he heard me on yesterday USA could be wanted to interview me about London Abner. And so he was starting a website called first Arkansas news. And somewhere in early 2011 we were talking, and I said, you know, you want this to be an online newspaper, right? He said, Yes. I said, What about comics? He said, I hadn't thought about that. So I said, Well, you know, you're a big Lum and Abner fan. What if we could we do a Lum and Abner comic strip? He said, Well, who would Where would I get? Who would do? And I said, Me. So I drew up some proposals, I drew some model sheets, and we did about four weeks of strips, and got approval from Chester lock Jr, and he suggested there's some things he didn't like. He said, The lum looks too sinister. He looks mean. Well, he's mad. He said he's mad at Abner. This won't happen every week. He said, Okay, I don't want LOM to be I said, Well, you know, they get mad at each other. That's part of the that's the conflict and the comedy Michael Hingson  23:30 at each other. Yeah. Donnie Pitchford  23:33 So we, we ironed it all out, and we came up with a financial agreement, and had to pay royalties and one thing and another, and we started publishing online in June 2011, and about six weeks later, the MENA newspaper, the MENA star in MENA, Arkansas, which was the birthplace of Lyman, Abner, Chet Locke and Norris Goff, they picked it up, and then we had a few other newspapers pick it up. And you know, we're not, we're not worldwide, syndicated in print, but we're getting it out there. And of course, we're always online, but and the first Arkansas news went under three or four years later, and so now we have our own website, which is Lum and Abner comics.com so that's where you can find us Michael Hingson  24:24 online. So where's Pine Ridge? Donnie Pitchford  24:28 Pine Ridge is about 18 miles from Mena, Arkansas. MENA is in western Arkansas, and Pine Ridge is about 18 miles east, I believe I'm trying to picture it in my mind, but it's it's down the road, and it actually exists. It was a little community originally named for a postmaster. It was named waters, waters, Arkansas, and in 1936 the real. At cuddleston. He was a real person who owned a store there in waters, and was friends with the locks and the golfs with their parents, as well as Chet and Tuffy. But he proposed a publicity stunt and an actual change of name to name the community Pine Ridge. So that's how that happened. Michael Hingson  25:24 Now, in the original 15 minute episodes, who is the narrator? Donnie Pitchford  25:28 Well, it depends what era their first one trying to remember. Now, Gene Hamilton was an early announcer in the Ford days, which was the early 30s. We don't have anything recorded before that. Charles Lyon was one of the early announcers, possibly for for Quaker Oats. I don't have any notes on this in front of me. I'm just going on memory here. Memory at the end of a long week. Gene Hamilton was their Ford announcer. Carlton brickert announced the Horlicks malt and milk did the commercials when they 1934 to 38 or so. Lou Crosby took over when they were sponsored by General Foods, by post them, the post them commercials, and Lou stayed with them on into the Alka Seltzer era. And his daughter, the celebrity daughter, is Kathie Lee Crosby, you may remember, right, and she and her sister Linda, Lou were a couple of our guests at the National lemon Avenue society convention in 1996 I think let's see. Crosby was Gene Baker came after Crosby, and then in the 30 minute days, was Wendell Niles. Wendell Niles, yeah, in the CBS the 30 minute series and Wendell. We also had him in Mina, super nice guy when it came, when it got into the later ones, 1953 54 I don't remember that announcer's name. That's when they got into the habit of having Dick Huddleston do the opening narration, which is why we now have Sam Brown as Dick Huddleston doing that every week. Michael Hingson  27:27 So was it actually Dick Huddleston? No, it Donnie Pitchford  27:30 was North golf, tough. He always played the part of Dick Huddleston. Okay, the only, the only time that, as far as I know, the only time the real dick Huddleston was on network radio, was at that ceremony in Little Rock Arkansas, when they changed the name of the town that the real dick Huddleston spoke at that event. And we actually, we discovered a recording of that. I was just gonna ask if there's a recording of that there is. Yeah, it's on 12 inch, 78 RPM discs. Wow. And they were probably the personal discs of lock and golf, and they weren't even labeled. And I remember spinning that thing when Sam Brown and I after we found it, it was down in Houston, and we brought them a batch of discs back, and I remember spinning that thing and hearing the theme song being played, I said, this sounds like a high school band. And suddenly we both got chills because we had heard that. I don't know if it was the Little Rock High School band or something, but it's like, Can this be? Yes, it was. It was. We thought it was long lost, but it was that ceremony. Wow. So that was a great find. Michael Hingson  28:45 Well, hopefully you'll, you'll play that sometime, or love to get a copy, but, Donnie Pitchford  28:50 yeah, we've, we have we played it on yesterday, USA. Oh, okay, so it's out there. Michael Hingson  28:57 Well, that's cool. Well, yeah, I wondered if Dick Huddleston actually ever was directly involved, but, but I can, can appreciate that. As you said, Tuffy Goff was the person who played him, which was, that's still that was pretty cool. They were very talented. Go ahead, Donnie Pitchford  29:19 I was gonna say that's basically tough. He's natural speaking voice, yeah, when you hear him as Dick Huddleston, Michael Hingson  29:24 they're very talented people. They played so many characters on the show. They did and and if you really listen, you could tell, but mostly the voices sounded enough different that they really sounded like different people all the time. Donnie Pitchford  29:41 Well, the fun thing are the episodes where, and it's carefully written, but they will, they will do an episode where there may be seven or eight people in the room and they get into an argument, or they're trying to all talk at the same time, and you completely forget that it's only two guys, because they will overlap. Those voices are just so perfectly overlapped and so different, and then you stop and you listen. So wait a minute, I'm only hearing two people at a time, but the effect is tremendous, the fact that they were able to pull that off and fool the audience. Michael Hingson  30:15 I don't know whether I'd say fool, but certainly entertained. Well, yeah, but they also did have other characters come on the show. I remember, yes, Diogenes was that was a lot of fun listening to those. Oh yeah, yeah, that was Frank Graham. Frank Graham, right, right, but, but definitely a lot of fun. So you eventually left teaching. You decided you accepted jobs, starting to do cartoons. What were some of the other or what, well, what were some of the first and early characters that you cartooned, or cartoons that you created, Donnie Pitchford  30:50 just, you mean, by myself or Well, or with people, either way, I did some things that were not published, you know, just just personal characters that I came up with it would mean nothing to anybody, but a little bit later on, I did a little bit of I did a cover for a Popeye comic book. Maybe 10 years ago, I finally got a chance to work with George Wildman, who was the fellow I talked about earlier, and it was some of the last work he did, and this was with Michael Ambrose of Argo press out of Austin, Texas. And we did some early characters that had been published by Charlton Comics. They had, they had characters, they were, they were rip offs. Let's be honest. You know Harvey had Casper the Friendly Ghost. Well, Charlton had Timmy, the timid ghost. There, there was Mighty Mouse. Well, Charlton Comics had atomic mouse, so and there was an atomic rabbit. And Warner Brothers had Porky Pig. Charlton had pudgy pig, but that was some of George's earliest work in the 1950s was drawing these characters, and George was just he was a master Bigfoot cartoonist. I mean, he was outstanding. And so Mike said, let's bring those characters back. They're public domain. We can use them. So I wrote the scripts. George did the pencil art. Well, he inked the first few, but Mike had me do hand lettering, which I don't do that much. So it was that was a challenge. And my friend high Iseman taught lettering for years and years, and so I was thinking, high is going to see this? This has to be good. So I probably re lettered it three times to get it right, but we did the very last story we did was atomic rabbit and pudgy pig was a guest star, and then George's character named brother George, who was a little monk who didn't speak, who lived, lived in a monastery, and did good deeds and all that sort of thing. He was in there, and this was the last thing we did together. And George said, you know, since I've got these other projects, he said, Do you think you can, you can ink this? So that was a great honor to actually apply the inks over George's pencil work. And I also did digital color, but those were some things I worked on, and, oh, at one point we even had Lum and Abner in the Dick Tracy Sunday comic strip, and that was because of a gentleman named Mike Curtis, who was the writer who lived in Arkansas, was very familiar with Lum and Abner, and he got in touch with me and asked, this was in 2014 said, Would it be possible for me to use Lum and Abner in a Sunday cameo? So I contacted the locks. First thing they first thing Chet said was how much I said, I don't think they're going to pay us. I felt like, Cedric, we hunt, no mom, you know. And I felt like he was squire skimp at the time, yeah, but I said, it's just going to be really good publicity. So he finally went for it, and Lum and Abner had a cameo in a Sunday Dick Tracy comic strip, and about four years later, they honored me. This was Mike Curtis, the writer, and Joe Staton, the artist, who was another guy that I grew up reading from as a teenager, just a tremendous artist, asked if they could base a character on me. And I thought, what kind of murderer is he going to be? You know, it was going to be idiot face or what's his name, you know. So no, he was going to be a cartoonist, and the name was Peter pitchblende. Off, and he was, he said his job was to illustrate a comic strip about a pair of old comedians. So, I mean, who couldn't be honored by that? Yeah, so I don't remember how long that story lasted, but it was an honor. I mean, it was just great fun. And then then I had a chance to write two weeks of Dick Tracy, which was fun. I wrote the scripts for it and and then there's some other things. I was able to work with John rose, a tremendously nice guy who is the current artist on Barney Google and Snuffy Smith. We did a story, a comic book story, on Barney Google on Snuffy Smith in a magazine called Charleton spotlight, and I did the colors, digital coloring for that. So just these are just great honors to me to get to work with people like that. And Nick Cuddy, I did some inking, lettering coloring on some of his work. So just great experience, and Michael Hingson  36:02 great people, going back to atomic rabbit and pudgy pig, no one ever got in trouble with, from Warner Brothers with that, huh? Donnie Pitchford  36:09 Well, not, not on atomic rabbit, however, pudgy pig created a problem because George was doing some art, and I think somebody from Warner Brothers said he looks too much like Porky, so the editor at the time said, make one of his ears hang down, make him look a little different. But pudgy didn't last long. Pudgy was only around maybe two or three issues of the comic book, so, but yeah, that's George. Said they did have some trouble with that. Michael Hingson  36:44 Oh, people, what do you do? Yeah, well, I know you sent us a bunch of photos, and we have some of the Dick Tracy ones and others that people can go see. But what? What finally got you all to start the whole lemon Abner society. Donnie Pitchford  37:07 Oh, well, that goes back to 1983 right, and I'll go back even farther than that. I told you that my dad had mentioned lemon Abner to me as a kid. Dr Joe Oliver played a 15 minute lemon Abner show on KSA you at Stephen F Austin State University. That got me. I was already into old time radio, but it was the next summer 1981 there's a radio station, an am station in Gilmer, Texas Christian radio station that started running Lum and Abner every day. First it was 530 in the evening, and then I think they switched it to 1215 or so. And I started listening, started setting up my recorder, recording it every day. And a friend of mine named David Miller, who was also a radio show collector, lived in the Dallas area, I would send them to him, and at first he wasn't impressed, but then suddenly he got hooked. And when he got hooked, he got enthusiastic. He started making phone calls. He called Mrs. Lock chet's widow and talked to her. He spoke to a fellow who had written a number of articles, George Lily, who was an early proponent or an early promoter of lemon Abner, as far as reruns in the 1960s and it was through George Lilly that I was put in touch with Sam Brown in Dongola, Illinois, and because he had contacted Mr. Lilly as well. And before long, we were talking, heard about this guy named Tim Hollis. Sam and I met in Pine Ridge for lemon Abner day in 1982 for the first time, and hit it off like long lost friends and became very good friends. And then in 84 I believe it was Sam and Tim and Rex riffle met again, or met for the first time together, I guess in Pine Ridge. And I wasn't there that time. But somehow, in all of that confusion, it was proposed to start the national lemon Abner society, and we started publishing the Jot them down journal in the summer of 1984 Michael Hingson  39:43 and for those who don't know the Jotham down journal, because the store that lemon Abner ran was the Jotham down store anyway, right? Donnie Pitchford  39:50 Go ahead, yes. And that was Tim's title. Tim created the title The Jotham down journal, and we started publishing and started seeking information. And it started as just a simple photocopy on paper publication. It became a very slick publication. In 1990 or 91 Sam started recording cassettes, reading the journals, because we were hearing from Blind fans that said, you know, I enjoy the journal. I have to have somebody read it to me. This is before screen readers. And of course, you know this technology better than I do, but before any type of technology was available, and Sam said, Well, I'll tell you. I'll just start reading it on tape and I'll make copies. Just started very simply, and from then on, until the last issue in in 2007 Sam would record a cassette every other month, or when we went quarterly, four times a year, and he would mail those to the the blind members, who would listen to those. And sometimes they would keep them, and sometimes they would return them for Sam to recycle. But incidentally, those are all online now, Michael Hingson  41:03 yeah, I've actually looked at a few of those. Those are kind of fun. So the London Avenue society got formed, and then you started having conventions. Donnie Pitchford  41:14 Yes, yes. First convention was in 1985 and we did a lot of things with we would do recreations. We would do a lot of new scripts, where, if we had someone that we got to the point where we would have people that hadn't worked with lemon Abner. So we would have lemon Abner meet the great Gildersleeve. Actually, Willard had worked on the lumen Abner half hour show at some point. I believe les Tremain had never worked directly with them, but he was well, he was in some Horlicks malted milk commercials in the 1930s and of course, the Lone Ranger was never on the London Abner show and vice versa, until we got hold of it. So we had Fred Foy in 1999 and he agreed to be the announcer, narrator and play the part of the Lone Ranger. So we did Lum and Abner meet the Lone Ranger, which was a lot of fun. We had parley bear, so Lum and Abner met Chester of Gun Smoke. And those were just a lot of fun to do. And Tim, Tim would write some of them, I would write some of them, or we would collaborate back and forth to come up with these scripts. Did love and amner, ever meet Superman? No, we never got to that. That would have been great. Yeah, if we could have come up with somebody who had played Superman, that would have been a lot of fun. We had lemon Abner meet Kathie Lee Crosby as herself. Yeah, they met Frank brazzi One time. That must be fun. It was a lot of fun. We had some people would recreate the characters. We had the lady who had played Abner's daughter, Mary Lee Rob replay. She played that character again, 50 years later, coming back home to see, you know, to see family. Several other things, we had London Abner meet Gumby one time. Of all things, we had Dow McKinnon as a guest. And we had Kay Lineker come back and reprise one of her roles, the role she played in the London Abner movie. Bob's Watson did that as well. Some years we didn't have a script, which I regret, but we had other things going on. We had anniversaries of London Abner movies that we would play. So whatever we did, we tailored it around our guest stars, like Dick Beals, Sam Edwards, Roby Lester, gee whiz. I know I'm leaving people out. Michael Hingson  43:52 Well, that's okay, but, but certainly a lot of fun. What? Yes, what? Cartoonist really influenced you as a child? Donnie Pitchford  44:01 Oh, wow. I would say the first thing I saw that got my attention was the Flintstones on on prime time television, you know, the Hanna Barbera prime time things certainly Walt Disney, the animation that they would run, that he would show, and the behind the scenes, things that would be on the Disney show, things like almost almost anything animated as a kid, got my attention. But Walter Lance, you know, on the Woody Woodpecker show used to have, he'd have little features about how animation was done, and that that inspired me, that that just thrilled me. And I read Fred lachel's Snuffy Smith Chester Gould's Dick Tracy. Tracy, which that was a that's why the Dick Tracy connection, later was such a big deal for me. Almost anything in the Sunday comics that was big. Foot. In other words, the cartoony, exaggerated characters are called, sometimes called Bigfoot, Bigfoot cartooning, or Bigfoot characters. Those were always the things I looked for, Bugs Bunny, any of the people that worked on those some were anonymous. And years later, I started learning the names of who drew Popeye, you know, like LZ seagar, the originator, or bud sagendorf or George Wildman, and later high eysman. But people like that were my heroes. Later on, I was interested in I would read the Batman comics, or I would see Tarzan in the newspaper. I admired the work of Russ Manning. Michael Hingson  45:49 Do you know the name Tom Hatton? Yes, I do. Yeah. Yes. Tom did Popeye shows on KTLA Channel Five when I was growing up, and he was famous for, as he described it, squiggles. He would make a squiggle and he would turn it into something. And he was right on TV, which was so much fun. Donnie Pitchford  46:09 We had a guy in Memphis who did the same thing. His name was, he's known as Captain Bill, C, A, P, you know, Captain Bill. And he did very much the same thing. He'd have a child come up, I think some, in some cases, they're called drools. Is one word for them. There was a yeah, in Tim hollis's area, there was cousin Cliff Holman who did that. And would he might have a kid draw a squiggle, and then he would create something from it right there on the spot, a very similar type of thing, or a letter of the alphabet, or your initials, that sort Michael Hingson  46:43 of thing. Yeah. Tom did that for years. It was fun. Of course, I couldn't see them, but he talked enough that I knew what was going on. It's kind of fun. My brother loved them, yeah? So later on, when you got to be a teenager and beyond what cartoonist maybe influenced you more? Donnie Pitchford  47:03 Well, I would have to say George, probably because I was corresponding with him, right? Also, I would see the work of Carl Barks, who created Uncle Scrooge McDuck and the Donald Duck comics and all that. His stuff was all in reprint at that time, he was still living, but I didn't know he could be contacted. I didn't try to write to it, right? Years later, years later, I did get an autograph, which was, was very nice. But those people, a lot of people, Neil Adams, who did Batman, the guys at Charlton Comics, Steve Ditko, who was the CO creator of spider man, but he had a disagreement with Stan Lee, and went back to Charlton Comics and just turned out 1000s of pages, but his work was was inspirational. Another was Joe Staton, who was working at Charleton comics, who I got to work with on several projects later on, and I would say just all of those guys that I was reading at the time. Pat Boyette was another Charlton artist. I tend to gravitate toward the Charlton company because their artists weren't contained in a house style. They were allowed to do their own style. They didn't pay as much. But a lot of them were either older guys that said, I'm tired of this, of the DC Marvel system. I want to just, you know, have creative freedom. Charlton said, come on. And so they would work there and less stress, less money, probably one guy named Don Newton started there and became a legend in the industry at other companies. So I found all of those guys inspiring, and I felt I could learn from all of them. Michael Hingson  48:59 Well, you always wanted to be a cartoonist. Did you have any other real career goals, like, was teaching a goal that you wanted to do, or was it just cartooning it? Donnie Pitchford  49:07 Well, it was just a secondary, you know, as I said, when I started, I thought, I'll just do that for a few years. You know, I didn't know it was going to be like 27 but I we had a lot of success. We had, I had some student groups that would enter video competitions. And for 20 straight years, we placed either first, second or third in state competition with one Summit, one entry, another or another every year. And that was notable. I mean, I give the kids the credit for that. But then about five or six of those years, we had what we call state championship wins, you know, we were like the number one project in the state of Texas. So, you know, we had some great success, I think, in that so a lot of years there, I really, you know, that was a blessing to me. Was that career, you. Well, it just, it just got to be too much time for change. After a while, Michael Hingson  50:05 was art just a talent that you had, and cartoon drawing a talent you had, or, I don't remember how much you said about did you have any real special training as such? Donnie Pitchford  50:14 Well, all of my training was, I just couldn't afford to go to a specialized school. You know, at one time, the Joe Kubert School opened just about the time I graduated high school, it was in New Jersey. I just couldn't make that happen, so I went to state colleges and universities and did the best I could. I took commercial art classes, drawing classes, design classes, even ceramics, which came in very handy when I did some sculpting here in the last eight or nine years and worked as an assistant to a sculptor named Bob harness who lives here in Carthage, but I never had any actual comic strip slash comic book training, so I learned as much of that as I could from guys like George wild. And then after I started the lemon Avenue comic strip, an artist named Joe, named Jim Amish, who worked for Marvel, did a lot of work for the Archie Comics. And tremendous anchor is his. He's really a tremendous anchor, and does a lot of ink work over other artists pencils. Jim would call and say, he said, I want to give you some advice. I'm like, okay, at 3am he's still giving me advice. So I'd go around for two or three days feeling like a failure, but then I would, I would think about all the lessons, you know, that he had told me. And so I learned a lot from Jim and tremendous, tremendous guy. And I would listen to what high, sometimes high would call up and say, Why did you use that purple beg your pardon. So it was fun. I mean, those fellows would share with me, and I learned a great deal from those guys. Michael Hingson  52:11 Are you in any way passing that knowledge on to others today? Donnie Pitchford  52:16 I don't know that I am. I've had an offer or two to do some teaching. I just don't know if I'm if I'm going to get back into that or not. Yeah, I'm so at this point, focused on, quote, unquote, being a cartoonist and trying to make that, that age five dream, a reality, that I'm not sure I'm ready to do that again. And you know, I'm not, I'm not 21 anymore. Michael Hingson  52:45 I didn't know whether you were giving advice to people and just sort of informally doing it, as opposed to doing formal teaching. Donnie Pitchford  52:51 Well, informally, yes, I mean, if anybody asks, you know, I'll be glad to share whatever I can. But yeah, I'm not teaching any classes at this point. Michael Hingson  53:01 Well, you have certainly taken lemon Abner to interesting places in New Heights. One, one thing that attracted me and we talked about it before, was in 2019, lemon Abner in Oz. That was fun. Donnie Pitchford  53:17 Well, the credit for that goes to Tim Hollis. Tim wrote that as a short story years ago when he was first interested in lemon Abner. And I don't know if he ever had that published through the International oz society or not. I don't remember, but Tim later turned that into a radio script when we had a batch of guests. This was in 2001 we had, let's see Sam Edwards, Dick Beals, Roby Lester and Rhoda Williams. And each of them had done something related to Oz, either the children's records or storybook records or animation or something. They were involved somewhere in some type of Oz adaptation. So Tim turned his short story into a radio script that we performed there at the convention. So that was a lot of fun. And then he suggested, Why don't I turn that into a comic strip story? So that's what we did. But that was fun, yeah, and we used the recordings of those people because they had given us permission, you know, to use a recording however we saw fit. The only problem is we had a mistake. The fellow that was running the sound had a dead mic and didn't know it. Oh, gosh. So some of them are bit Off mic in that audio, but we did the best. I did the best I could Michael Hingson  54:40 with it's it sounded good. I certainly have no complaints. 54:45 Thank you for that. Michael Hingson  54:47 I I said no complaints at all. I think it was really fun and very creative. And it's kind of really neat to see so much creativity in terms of all the stuff that that you do. As a cartoonist, me having never seen cartoons, but I learned intellectually to appreciate the talent that goes into it. And of course, you guys do put the scripts together every week, which is a lot of fun to be able to listen to them well. Donnie Pitchford  55:17 And that's what that was, the audience I hoped that we would would tap into right there and it, it was guys like you that would would talk to me and say, What am I going to do? You know, I can't see it. So that's why the audio idea came about. And it's taken on a life of its own, really. And we've got Mark Ridgway, who has created a lot of musical cues for us that we use and Michael Hingson  55:45 who plays the organ? Donnie Pitchford  55:47 That's Mark Ridgway. It is Mark, okay, yes, yes. And it's actually digital, I'm sure. I think it's a digital keyboard, Michael Hingson  55:55 yeah, but it is. It's a, it's a really good sounding one, though. Donnie Pitchford  55:59 Yes, yes. There are a few cues that I did, which probably are the ones that don't sound so good, like if we ever need really bad music. If you remember the story we did, and I don't remember the name of it, what do we call it anyway? Lum tries to start a soap opera. Think this was about a year ago. Yeah, and Cedric is going to play, I don't remember it was an organ or a piano, and I don't remember what he played, but whatever it was, I think was Mary Had Michael Hingson  56:32 a Little Lamb, Mary's, Mary Had a Little Lamb on the piano. Sort of kind played. Donnie Pitchford  56:35 It was played very badly, well that, yes, it was on purpose. When mom plays lum tries to play the saxophone. That was me, and I hadn't played this. I used to play the sax. In fact, I played in a swing orchestra here in Carthage, Texas for about five years back in from the early 90s. And so I had this idea, and I hadn't played the horn probably since, probably in 20 years, and his. So I got it out, and I thought, you know, it's gonna sound terrible because it needs maintenance, but it doesn't matter. It's lump playing it, so I got to play really badly. Michael Hingson  57:14 It was perfect. It was perfect, Donnie Pitchford  57:16 yeah, because it had to sound bad. Michael Hingson  57:19 How do y'all create all these different plots. I remember so many, like the buzzard, you know, and, oh yeah, that was fun. And so many. How do you come up with those? Donnie Pitchford  57:28 Well, I used to get some really good ideas while mowing the yard. Don't ask me, why? Or I get ideas. I get ideas in the weirdest thing, weirdest places. Sometimes I have ideas in the shower. You know, I said, I better write this down. Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night with an idea, but there the ideas just come to me. Yeah? The buzzard was fun. I'd had that one. Pretty creative. Yeah, the one about, the one about, let me see. Oh, there was one we did, where wasn't the buzzard? What was that other one? I called the Whisper? Yeah, there was a strange voice that was coming lum thought it was coming from his radio. And he turns his radio off, and He still hears it, and it was a villain who had somehow hypnotized everyone so that they wouldn't see him and he would use his voice only. And then there's a character I came up with, and let me see Larry Gasman played it, and I called him Larry John Walden, and he was the only guy he was blind. He was the only guy that wasn't hypnotized because he couldn't see the you know, I use the old thing about the watch in front of the eyes. I mean, he was the only guy that wasn't hypnotized, so he wasn't fooled by the whisper, and he could track him, because his hearing was so acute that he was able to find him. In fact, I think he could hear his watch ticking or something like that. So he was the hero of that piece. But, well, I just, I just think up ideas and write them down. Tim Hollis has written some of the scripts, maybe three or four for me, I've adapted some scripts that London Abner did that were never broadcast or that were never recorded. Rather, I've adapted a few, written several, and I keep saying, Well, when I completely run out of ideas, I'll just have to quit. Michael Hingson  59:32 Well, hopefully that never happens. What? What are your future plans? Donnie Pitchford  59:38 Well, right now, there's nothing major in the works other than just maintaining the strip, trying to continue it, trying to make it entertaining, and hopefully doing a little work on the website and getting it into the hands of more people. And I'd like to increase. Least newspaper coverage, if at all possible. And because this thing doesn't, you know, it's got to pay for itself somehow. So you know, I'm not getting rich by any means. But you know, I want to keep it fun. I want to keep having fun with it. Hopefully people will enjoy it. Hopefully we can reach younger readers, listeners, and hopefully lemon Abner can appeal to even younger audiences yet, so that we can keep those characters going. Michael Hingson  1:00:29 Yeah, there's so much entertainment there. I hope that happens now in the the life of Donnie Pitchford. Is there a wife and kids? Donnie Pitchford  1:00:40 Yes, there's a wife of almost 40 years. We unfortunately don't have any children. We've almost feel like we adopted several children all the years we were teaching. We we've adopted several cats along the way. And so, you know, we've had cats as pets for almost ever, since we were married. But that's she's, she's great, you know, she's, she's been my best friend and supporter all these years. And we were members of first Methodist Church here in Carthage, Texas, and doing some volunteer work there, and helping to teach Sunday school, and very involved and active in that church. Michael Hingson  1:01:19 So I have a cat, and I hear her outside, not outside the house, but outside the the office here, she wants me to go feed her, and we, we shaved her yesterday because her hair gets long and Matt's very easily. So she got shaved yesterday. So she's probably seeking a little vengeance from that too, but, but my wife and I were married 40 years. She passed away in November of 2022 so it's me and stitch the cat and Alamo the dog, and Karen is monitoring us somewhere. And as I tell everyone, I've got to continue to be a good kid, because if I'm not, I'm going to hear about it. So I got to be good. But it's a lot of fun. Well, I want to thank you for being with us today. This has been a lot of fun. I've learned a lot, but it's just been great to have another podcast talking about old radio shows. And you said again, if people want to reach out, they can go to lemon Abner comics.com if people want to talk to you about doing any kind of cartooning or anything like that. What's the best way they can do that? Donnie Pitchford  1:02:24 Well, they can go to the London Abner dot lumen, Abner comics.com website, and there's a contact a link right there at the top of the page. So yeah, they can contact me through that. Probably that's the easiest way to do it. Michael Hingson  1:02:37 Okay, well, I want to thank you again for being here, and I want to thank all y'all out there. That's how they talk in Texas, right? It's all y'all for everybody. Donnie Pitchford  1:02:46 Well, some of them do, and some of them in Arkansas do too. Well, yeah. Michael Hingson  1:02:49 And then there's some who don't, yeah, y'all means everything, and it Speaker 1  1:02:54 don't, yeah, I don't think squire skimp says it that way. Michael Hingson  1:02:58 Well, Squire, you know, whatever it takes. But I want to thank you all for being here, and please give us a five star rating wherever you're listening or watching the podcast. Donnie would appreciate it. I would appreciate it, and also give us a review. We'd love to get your reviews, so please do that. If you can think of anyone else who ought to be a guest, and I think Donnie has already suggested a few. So Donnie as well, anyone else who ought to come on the podcast, we'd love it. Appreciate you introducing us, and you know, we'll go from there. And I know at some point in the future, the Michael hingson Group Inc is going to be a sponsor, because we've started that process for lemon. Abner, yes, thank you. Thank you. So I want to, I want to thank love and Squire for that 1:03:45 years. Well, it's been my pleasure. Michael Hingson  1:03:50 Well, thank you all and again, really, seriously, Donnie, I really appreciate you being here. This has been a lot of fun. So thank you for coming. Donnie Pitchford  1:03:58 Thank you. 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In this episode, Bill Amadeo discusses the GPS and the hard times of Woody Woodpecker.

Al & Val revisit the story that started it all - We get wrapped up in Under Wraps once again! Under Wraps (October 1, 2021)IMDB WikipediaDirected by Alex Zamm (My Date with the President's Daughter, A Christmas Prince, Under Wraps 2, The Baxters)Written by William Robertson & Alex Zamm (My Date with the President's Daughter, Little Rascals Save the Day, Jingle All the Way 2, Woody Woodpecker) and Don Rhymer (Valerie, Evening Shade, Under Wraps 1997, Big Momma's House 1-3, Santa Clause 2, Agent Cody Banks 2, Deck the Halls, Rio 1 & 2, Ferdinand)Starring: Malachi Barton as Marshall (Under Wraps 2, Stuck in the Middle, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Fancy Nancy, The Villains of Valley View, Zombies 4)Christian J. Simon as Gilbert (Under Wraps 2, The Amazing World of Gumball, Disney Animals, Sydney to the Max, T.O.T.S.)Sophia Hammons as Amy (Under Wraps 2, The Social Dilemma, Up Here, Freakier Friday)Phil Wright as Harold (Under Wraps 2)Melanie Brook as Buzzy (Under Wraps 2)Brent Stait as Kubot (character actor - Andromeda, Snowpiercer, Heartland)Jordana Largy as Diane (character actor - A Royal Christmas, A Royal Christmas Match)Jaime M. Callica as Ted (Upside Down Magic, Ruthless, Christmas movies)Karin Konoval as Ravensworth (Planet of the Apes, The Good Doctor, Snowpiercier, Wild Cards)Synopsis: Three friends accidentally bring a mummy back to life. Soon, they grow fond of the mummy and help him return to his original state before midnight on Halloween.Fun Facts: This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to debut on Disney+ in North America one week after premiering on Disney Channel in North America.This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to take place around the time of Halloween since Invisible Sister (2015) 6 years prior.This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie with since Let It Shine (2012) to have a solely male protagonist.Next Movie: Christmas... Again?! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Another week in physical media with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski and it is a loaded one. Criterion offers up some classic Errol Flynn and the final film of legend John Huston. You can also check out the first directorial effort of John Milius and one of the many men-in-a-car films of David Ayer. Speaking of vehicles, you can hear about one of the great chase sequences of the 1980s or the one that has some MF snakes in it. There's a history lesson in Ma and Pa Kettle plus the great Woody Woodpecker, a trio of Agatha Christie mysteries and a punk rock gem still worthy of discovery.Criterion (Captain Blood (4K), The Dead (4K))MGM (A Matter of Time, Dillinger)Universal (Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (1941-1972), Ma and Pa Kettle: Complete Comedy Collection)Fun City (Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (4K))Arrow (Snakes on a Plane (4K))Shout (End of Watch (4K))Kino (Man in a Cocked Hat, The Flesh and Blood Show, Diva (4K), Death on the Nile (1978) (4K), The Mirror Crack'd (4K), Evil Under the Sun (4K))TV (Doctor Who: Tom Baker (Season 2), Lucifer: The Complete Series)NEW (One Battle After Another (4K), Wicked: For Good (4K), Roofman (4K), Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Fackham Hall, Hunting Season, Keeper (4K))CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCASTUSE COUPON “MOVIEMADNESS” TO GET 10% OFF ALL DUBBY PRODUCTSSIGN UP FOR AUDIBLEBe sure to check outErik's Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten TomatoesCritics' Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, ILChicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streamingPhysical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.(Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.)Erik's Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit erikthemovieman.substack.com

Send us a textAnimation historian Jerry Beck joins the podcast for a preview of the upcoming Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection Blu-ray. Our wide-ranging and entertaining discussion reveals his involvement with the Woody Woodpecker releases from Universal over the years. We trace how Woody Woodpecker and the Walter Lantz library moved from dormancy to restored Blu-rays, powered by curation, overseas masters, and the rise of MeTV Toons. Along the way, you'll hear insights and stories on Woody Woodpecker history as only Jerry can provide.Pre-order Woody Woodpecker And Friends: The Golden Age Collection Blu-ray Purchase links:Woody Woodpecker And Friends: Screwball Collection Blu-ray Woody Woodpecker And Friends: Classic Collection DVDWoody Woodpecker And Friends: Classic Collection Vol. 2 DVDPaul Whiteman King of Jazz - The Criterion Collection Blu-rayThe Extras Facebook page The Extras TV YouTube ChannelThe Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog Group Join our new public Facebook Group for Warner Archive Animation Fans and get the latest update on all the releases. As an Amazon Affiliate, The Extras may receive a commission for purchases through our purchase links. There is no additional cost to you, and every little bit helps us in the production of the podcast. Thanks in advance. Otaku Media produces podcasts, behind-the-scenes extras, and media that connect creatives with their fans and businesses with their consumers. Contact us today to see how we can work together to achieve your goals. tim@theextras.tv

On today's episode, we welcome comedian Solomon Georgio to the show to go absolutely hamnuts in a conversation about Sailor Moon energy drinks, nipple concerns, Tyra's hot ice cream, and much more.*Follow Solomon on Instagram. *Celebrate 25 years of Bullseye!*Visit bit.ly/coolfight for the new comic series Predator Bloodshed, which drops Feb 25, 2026! *Order Jordan's Predator comic: Black, White & Blood!* Order Jordan's new Venom comic!* Donate to Al Otro Lado.* Purchase signed copies of *Youth Group* and *Bubble* from Mission: Comics And Art!JJGo MERCH ~Get Bronto Dino-Merch!Get our ‘Ack Tuah' shirt in the Max Fun store.Grab an ‘Ack Tuah' mug!The Maximum Fun Bookshop!Follow the podcast on Instagram and send us your dank memes!Check out Jesse's thrifted clothing store, Put This On, and use CODE JJGO for 10% off.Follow beloved former producer, Steven Ray Morris, on Instagram.Follow new producer, Jordan Kauwling, on Instagram.Visit Factormeals.com/JJGO50OFF for 50% off. Visit Auraframes.com and use Promo Code: GO

Way back when, in the first year of the Podcast back in 2019, we covered the 1983 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Episode 9, and we've done the following year's edition every year since. Given we've now had a set formula for covering these parades since, we decided this year to do a "Revisited" for the 1983 edition. We got Shirt Tales, Jon Bauman, Yogi Bear, Charley Pride, the Superman balloon that hides in the corner depressed, Woody Woodpecker, a drunken Bullwinkle, Leonard Frey, and Mr. Smith! Plus, we also get some hot Atari 2600 commercials and some early info on buying VCRs for Black Friday 1983 during the parade! The second part of our Thanksgiving Day Parade Extravaganza will be posted at 12 Noon later today when we discuss The 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Marine veteran Tony Crescenzo's life changed in six days after reading an article on quantum physics where he sampled a technology on brainwave entrainment. That discovery led him to create Peak Neuro LLC to help other veterans and first responders transform mental health challenges into resilience. The neuroscience and AI-driven platform harnesses proprietary neuroacoustic technology through a mobile app to enhance sleep, emotional resilience, and trauma recovery. It helps alleviate hypervigilance, PTSD and other effects of TBIs, brain fog, and other issues. Other topics include the infamous Woody Woodpecker, a heartfelt story that inspired the Peanuts comic and the USA 250 Challenge.

National play day with dad. Entertainment from 1994. Woody Woodpecker made his acting debut, Philadelphia held the 1st Thanksgiving parade, US imposed a nation wide 55MPH speed limit. Todays birthdays - Ricardo Montalban, Percy Sledge, John Larroquette, Amy Grant, Christina Applegate.Intro - Good did good - Dianna Corcoran     https://www.diannacorcoran.com/The best day - George StraitHuman - Human LeagueTouch me when we're dancing - AlabamaBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent     http://50cent.com/When a man loves a woman - Percy SledgeBaby Baby - Amy GrantExit - She got that - Wes Ryan    https://wesryan.pro/countryundergroundradio.comHistory & Factoids about today webpage

Mayor Kline starts us off by quoting Hammond from Jurassic Park and the nerve of this guy, you are not John Hammond, you a-hole. Karen is trying to force Ted into having fun and he calls it torture and she says that's what makes it fun considering my entire life is serving you and these kids, I deserve one fun DAY TED! Well she doesn't say that out loud but I know she's thinking it. The Ferris wheel stops at the top because Karen slipped Jimmy a 5 and that's hilarious to me for some reason. Holly sees the trees move and Karen tells her that we don't listen to the concerns of women in Hawkins and she needs to get used to it now because this will last her whole life... at the cabin they are discusing how they are all going to die because a male monster can't handle knowing a small girl is more powerful than him, and just like most weak ass males he overreacts to his bruised ego by wanting to do a genocide... and even though Hopper didn't say no parties, this party gets out of hand just a tad and there is hole in roof by the end of it. El is a badass but they still peace out because this thing is relentless and also just a pile of exploded flesh and how do you kill that? and so El got bit... The scoops troop escapes the underground lab and Steve and Robin are so stoned... but steve swears he doesn't DO drugs dad, it's only marijuana lol They watch a new movie about incest and Dustin tries to contact the others for a rideMike apologizes to El and skirts around telling her his feelings while she messes with his mind about it, it's cute honestly. But Dustin interrupts that moment to scream about how they are under attack or something Mike probably doesn't care about as much as his convo with El but needs must... Steve and Robin get lost and then get sick and Steve tells Robin he likes her and she says "but I'm a Lesbian" and he's like "I thought you were American?" (RIP Vine) Murray yells at Joyce and Hopper because they haven't gotten laid in a while and it's making them both (aka just Hopper really) insufferable They get pouty about him and Alexi laughing at them for it and for him saying it at all... They get to the fair and Hopper and Joyce run into Karen and Ted and they all have to go on a ride and Jopper holds hands aww and Ted looks miserable Karen is smiling like this is the best ride she's had since that dream she had about Billy that Ted will never hear about... Alexi has lots of fun while Murray gets corndogs and when Alexi wins a Woody Woodpecker toy, the terminator gets jealous because he tried to win that for hours and couldn't so he shoots him... (I'm trying to lighten it up but it's so freaking sad) Murray, Joyce and Hopper try to get out of there, Hopper has to fight a lot of men in black outfits and doesn't freaking shoot the guy in the head... bad move... The scoops troops is nearly caught at the mall until something amazing happens... Eleven! as usual, she saves the day But who will save her? her leg is killing her literally and there's something moving in there and it's so gross and awful but cliffhanger... we won't see what happens until next time because they always do this to us and that's how binge watching happens...

Eric Bauza (Bugs Bunny Builders, Woody Woodpecker) and Harry Shum Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) star in an Indonesian story about a bad egg who winds up in a real pickle when he tries having his cake and eating it too.

Jordan and Zac have finally convinced Kevin to play Untitled Goose Game and they all sit down to talk (and laugh) about it. They cover all of their favorite antics that the player can take part in as the goose wreaks havoc through this small “Sim-like” neighborhood. Zac makes a case for why this is a game that EVERYONE should at least try, and how it's the perfect length for what it is. If you know what you're doing, you could even finish it in the time it takes to listen to this podcast, but we recommend not ignoring the faultless sound design and music that adds so much character to this experience. There's another mischievous bird out there besides Woody Woodpecker causing just as much trouble. So watch out and thanks for listening.

Jordan and Zac have finally convinced Kevin to play Untitled Goose Game and they all sit down to talk (and laugh) about it. They cover all of their favorite antics that the player can take part in as the goose wreaks havoc through this small “Sim-like” neighborhood. Zac makes a case for why this is a game that EVERYONE should at least try, and how it's the perfect length for what kind of game it is. If you know what you're doing, you could even finish it in the time it takes to listen to this podcast, but we recommend not ignoring the faultless sound design and music that adds so much character to this experience. There's another mischievous bird out there besides Woody Woodpecker causing just as much trouble. So watch out and thanks for listening!

The next sequel we will discuss is "Inspector Gadget 2". For it, I chatted with the Director Alex Zamm. Alex talked about his journey up outside Woodstock, NY to Hollywood that involved winning free movie tickets for a year to a local theater after winning a contest, cartooning and going up to Mad Magazine, then some stage, then he starting doing interviews for 6 years, and then started working on movies with a friend which drove him to filmmaking.  We talked about getting something he made noticed by Monty Python, having Scorsese as his teacher, Sundance, Upright Citizens Brigade, writing on Green Lantern in the early 90s, Woody Woodpecker, Larry the Cable Guy, approach to directing sequels, and more. This is a fun one. Enjoy.Watch the unedited video interview at sequelsonly.com/AlexZammAlex's IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005618/Your homework is watching "Inspector Gadget 2" on Disney+.Follow us on all social media @sequelsonly, and our website is sequelsonly.com Review, rate, and share us with your friends, enemies, neighbors, exes, and even that annoying supermarket clerk!

This week we are discussing "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps", which is a sequel I remembered me a lot than it was. This one had us discussing how the DNA change happens, too much drama and not enough laughs, an Obi-Wan reference, the rules of being part dog, why Denise is putting up with the Klumps, leaving uncorked potions around, and more.Watch the unedited video review at sequelsonly.com/theklumpsThe next sequel up is "Inspector Gadget II" and for it, I chatted with the director Alex Zamm. Alex talked about his journey from Woodstock, NY to Hollywood to becoming a king of family sequels. We talked about my daughter's love for Woody Woodpecker, almost having Eddie as Hong Kong Fooey, and a ton more Great chat.Follow us on all social media @sequelsonly, and our website is sequelsonly.com Review, rate, and share us with your friends, enemies, neighbors, exes, and even that annoying supermarket clerk!

The Kraus brothers analyze The Soup and The Mom and Pop Store episodes of Seinfeld. They discuss what kind of soups constitute a meal. Would they take a suit from some one if it means they have to take an enemy out to dinner.They talk about what the plan was for Mom and Pop. Jonah and Jacob give their thoughts on the Thanksgiving day parade and Woody Woodpecker. Is George and Kramer's plan to get a dentist to compare the bite to the pencil a bad idea? Categories and Trivia at the end.

Hearing from the crew members on Full & Fuller House is one of our favorite things about this podcast, and this week we have the pleasure of talking to Steve Jarrard, the assistant prop master on Fuller House! Do you find yourself eyeing props on TV shows (i.e. the fried chicken on Full House) and wonder who sourced that and gave it to the actors in the first place?! Well, that's where the prop masters come in!! Steve tells us about his journey into the industry, going from Woody Woodpecker at Universal Studios to working in the art department on shows like Home Improvement and Fuller House! Plus, we hear one of the best Jodie Sweetin stories of all time... Hint: it has to do with props, signatures and prank wars. It's all right here on How Rude, Tanneritos! Follow us on Instagram @howrudepodcast & TikTok @howrudetanneritos See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is this trip really necessary? Or rather, is this podcast a little too of the moment?? Well, half of it, anyway. The animation industry became pitchmen for rationing, selling war bonds and other ways to help our men and women overseas during World War 2, while also taking every pot shot the Hayes Code would allow them to at the fascist powers we were opposed to. Can we bring that energy back? Please? Anyhow, we've got Donald Duck, Popeye, Woody Woodpecker and a batch of oddly familiar gremlins.

Lords: * Avery * Linker Topics: * Twin Peaks * Myxozoa * How storytelling is failing us * Bones and Shadows, by John Philip Johnson * https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56581/bones-and-shadows * Novelizing films that originated as novels Microtopics: * A spike of interest corresponding with every episode you're on. * How many hate listeners Topic Lords has. * Chiaroscuro. * Buying Linker's games so he doesn't die. * Watching Blue Velvet while high. * Finishing season two of Twin Peaks out of a sense of duty. * A protagonist who you want to be happy. * That time David Lynch bought five Woody Woodpecker dolls and named them Chucko, Buster, Pete, Bob and Dan, then had to cut them out of his life after their personalities changed. * Focusing the energy you have on the things you love: filmmaking, painting and smoking. * The David Lynch Foundation for the Human Mind. * David Lynch changing the subject back to transcendental meditation. * The permeable boundary between dreams and reality. * David Lynch putting sawmills in every movie because he just likes sawmills. * The disappearance of all-night diners. * What it takes to get Denny's In small-town New Brunswick. * Whether it's possible to mod the bad parts of Deadly Premonition. * Putting evolutionary pressure on jellyfish to get smaller until they evolve back into a single-called organism. * Mammals returning to the sea. * The mutation that allows Henrietta Lacks to live forever. * The cancerous organism that's been hitchhiking in dogs for over a thousand years. * What kind of tumors are blowing around in the Tasmanian Devil whirlwind. * Real and metaphorical spandrels. * Where the Panda's sharp thumb came from. * The kiwi egg-to-body-mass ratio. * Big Bird, the evolutionary pinnacle of all birds. * Introverted Darwinism. * Keeping your toilet paper on the bed. * It's an indie game, you have to put a dead wife in there somewhere. * Obama's presidency as the end of history. * That time everyone was terrified of superpredators. * Human beings organizing facts info stories. * One of the many human traits that cause problems. * Interpreting observed facts differently when you are depressed. * Virtue Ethics. * Deducing ethics via pure reason. * Whether it's true or false that Sherlock Holmes smoked a pipe. * Flash games where you drone strike terrorists. * Exploring a system by interacting with it. * A poem about a guy being beaten up for money. * Successfully talking. * Becoming the bones in the last case. * Pre-nostalgia. * Answering a question by just saying shit. * A video game adaption of a poem. * An atheist take on Tarot readings. * The opinions of someone who once read a lot of philosophy. * Sensing the passage of time in a film clip of a stationary object. * Splinter of the Mind's Eye and the Star Wars radio plays. * The Weird Al song that's just the whole plot of The Phantom Menace. * The Blade Runner and V for Vendetta novelizations. * Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, the novelization. * Kenneth Branagh rolling around in slime with a naked reanimated corpse because because Mary Shelley would've wanted it that way. * A social media platform that was designed to be mindful of mental health, going out of business almost immediately.

Another mind bending podcast. The day David Lynch passed, I felt like I heard him say "So why didn't you interview me?"  I kind of chuckled to myself - thinking, "Of people I know, who knew David that well?"  I haven't seen all his films - just a few, so I missed the many Harry Dean Stanton appearances. As fans of the podcast know, I knew Harry Dean, played guitar with him, he was close friends with Luana Anders (who passed in 1996) and when Harry Dean passed, we interviewed him.  He has shown up a number of times, also with Billy Paxton, whom I started me career with, and with whom Billy and Harry worked on "Big Love" together. So "any friend of Harry's is a friend of mine" - in terms of how we are able to communicate with people offstage.  In this instance, I started to ask Jennifer if David had been the person I heard saying "Why didn't you interview me?" and before I could ask it - she said "He is." It's on camera. I thought it, started to speak; she answered it. That's how this works. Jennifer and I have been doing this together for ten years - every week, if one can imagine. And this time, all this past week I've been hearing "messages" from Mr. Lynch. Some examples; my son suggested we go and see "Inland Empire" at the Egyptian.  Two people in the audience told me afterwards that they saw him "sitting off to the side" - exactly where he says he was, in the last ten minutes of the film. It's when Laura Dern's character merges with her "old self" in the film.  A bright light appears as they embrace.  That's when these two said they saw him in the theater. It's not my opinion they saw him - it's not my belief they saw him - I asked, and he said that "indeed, he was there at the theater, and that he was surprised more people didn't realize it." David was an early proponent of Transcendental Meditation - something he learned from Maharishis Mahesh Yogi - the same fellow from Rishikesh that the Beatles went to visit. In one of his interviews (that I watched this week after hearing from him) he said that he had met MMY and learned TM from him. And since then he would meditate twice a day. As he said in an interview, "once in the morning" and once during the lunch hour. Also, I learned that he went to Bob's Big Boy in Burbank (a fan favorite for my family) and every day at 2:30 would have a "malted and a cup of coffee."  Sometimes he'd add fries. So we went to Bob's and saw the huge display of memorabilia people have deposited in his honor - as well as saw there was an hour wait to sit at the counter. So we moseyed on down to Paty's - where we were able to sit at the counter and get our milkshakes, coffee and fries. We sat next to two David devotees - people who had met at Disneyland and become pals over David, and were doing the same thing we were doing. And we talked about David and we talked about this podcast... that I had yet to do. I told them to "tune in this week and we'll see if we can get him to come by."  So a shout out to Derek and Sharon who are fans of Mr. Lynch. It's an unusual event to be sure - people are spontaneously honoring him, not for any other reason than they were moved by him, or learned something from him. Also, Jennifer did not know David's work - as she notes in the podcast. So she didn't know - couldn't know - that David's nickname for Laura Dern was "tidbit" - his nickname for Naomi Watts was "buttercup" - nickname for Patricia Arquette was "Solid Gold" - his old pal Jack Fisk is married to Sissy Spacek, Isabella was the Oscar nominee - Ms. Rossellini - and his nickname for Kyle MacLachlan was "Kale" (because producer Dino de Laurentiis couldn't pronounce Kyle on "Dune") -I forgot to ask him if he'd seen Dino yet, but as he said "I've seen them all." He had a message for "Doug and Steve Martin" who directed his short promo for "Eraserhead"  and the Woody Woodpecker dolls... He mentioned talking to Dennis Hopper (Luana's pal) Dean Stockwell (whom I directed in the film LIMIT UP) and Bill Paxton (who I met while he was doing Aliens and we wrote a script together.) He had messages for Steven Spielberg and Mel Brooks - all pals of his, and for his family "I had the ride of my life and I can't wait to do it again!" - For those coming to this podcast for the first time, I recommend looking over the past three years of online podcasts, looking at the transcripts of the 7 years prior to that in the books TUNING INTO THE AFTERLIFE and BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE 1, 2 and 3.   Jennifer and I have been doing this weekly for ten years.  If one wants to book a session with Jennifer, find her at JenniferShaffer.com - and if one wants to book a meditation (visit to their council) with me, go to RichardMartini.com and follow the links.   But as David said; all you need is a shake, some fries and a coffee to talk to him.  Enjoy. He said something fun and 

National play day with dad. Entertainment from 1994.Woody Woodpecker made his acting debut, Philadelphia held the 1st Thanksgiving parade, US imposed a nation wide 55MPH speed limit. Todays birthdays - Ricardo Montalban, Percy Sledge, John Larroquette, Amy Grant, Christina Applegate.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/The best day - George StraitI'll make love to you - Boys II MenIf I could make a livin - Clay WalkerBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent     http://50cent.com/When a man loves a woman - Percy SledgeNight Court TV themeBaby Baby - Amy GrantMarried with children TV theme - Frank SinatraExit - It's not love - Dokken     http://dokken.net/Follow Jeff Stampka on facebook, linkedin and cooolmedia.com

Welcome to another episode Production Design Film Study where we dive deep into the art of Production Design in Oscar-nominated films. I'm your host, Kim Wannop, and today we have a special treat as we explore the cinematic landscapes of 1950 with my guest, assistant set decorator Ethan Goodwin. Join us as we critique films like “Sunset Boulevard,” “All About Eve,” “Annie Get Your Gun,” “Samson and Delilah,” and “Destination Moon.” analyzing everything from their narrative choices and visual effects to their set designs and costume details. This episode is packed with insights into the challenges of revisiting older films, comparing classic storytelling with modern standards, and appreciating the intricate craftsmanship that brought these stories to life. We'll dissect the eclectic mix of genres that shaped 1950's film landscape, from the sci-fi beginnings of "Destination Moon," supported by groundbreaking visual effects and a surprisingly educational Woody Woodpecker cartoon, to the lavish sets of "Sunset Boulevard" and "All About Eve," both hailed for their timeless production design. We'll also discuss memorable moments and surprising details, such as a balcony unnoticed in multiple viewings and a comedic character's impact on a serious plot. So, if you're a lover of classic Hollywood or passionate about the nuances of set decoration, this episode promises a fascinating journey through the golden era of film. Let's get started!

October 1, 1950 - The Maxwell is Stolen. Jack Benny and the gang have a meal at the drug store and Jack finds out his car has been stolen. References include ethyl Gasoline, the draft for the Korean war, Duncan Heins, Mad Man Muntz, gangsters Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd, the radio shows "People Are Funny" and "Hopalong Cassidy", the movie "Born To Be Bad", the song "Good Night Irene", the actor Ronald Colman, the costume designer Adrian, and Woody Woodpecker.

This is a delightful recording of a confident young Zep playing The Schaefer Music Festival, Central Park, NYC, on July 21, 1969. It's from a 1st gen reel and it sounds very good to these ears. The performance is, of course, glorious. I play a frenetic proto-funky Communication Breakdown, You Shook Me which is as much Robert's as it is Jimmy's with that awesome harp playing. This song shines brightly for me. Maybe you'll like it, too. Then of course we finish strong with How Many More Times. Until Whole Lotta Love took over, this song was the vehicle for the medleys in which our boys loved to indulge. In this performance we get a teeny taste of Woody Woodpecker, You Make Feel So Young, For What It's Worth, and a salacious and dirrrrrrrty Lemon Song. It's greasy greatness.

Today's cast: Mike, Chris, Billy, Jeremy, Lucy, Tony, and Roy. It's been a long week, but we're hyped up because it's Twisters weekend. Tony and Mike dive into the 1996 version of Twister as we learn more about the details of the new version, and it leads us down a path toward finding the original rides at Universal Studios in Orlando. Also, are we at the beginning of Glen Powell's ride to superstardom or will he be overexposed? Plus, we learn about Lucy's North Carolina amusement park, Carowinds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christopher and Scott have been in hiding for a few months, but we've got five movie reviews for you this weekend. We review two big summer tentpoles in 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' and 'The Fally Guy'. We also look at some streaming offerings in 'Sccop', 'Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp' and 'Unfrosted'. 

Missionary Wes Bartley introduces us to some of his "helpers" in his ministry in St. Lucia today.

While Dateline is on a heartbreaking hiatus, K & K are going for gold by swan diving back into the wild waters of ID Network shows! This week it's Canada mountain men gone wild with the classic series FEAR THEY NEIGHBOR! Picture Wilford Brimley as a hoarder, then add a touch of Woody Woodpecker, and you've got George Parent, the most unapologetic resident of 3.14159 Circle Highway Village. Was a rusted tractor the inciting incident of this neighborly feud between George and Ron? Was it a torrid love affair that might just be in Kimberly and Katie's minds? Or was it an embarrassing yet adorable nickname? Hop on your four wheeler, puddin', it's time to run that bed and breakfast out of business! Join us for OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY, eh! Series: Fear Thy Neighbor Season 8, Episode 5, Other People's Property A big thank you to @AnxietyFriesKim for suggesting this artistic masterpiece!  Official Description from INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: The mountain road between them fails to keep two long-time neighbours from tormenting each other; seemingly small events bring their decades-long hostility to a bloody boil, and property lines become battle lines in a fight to the death. If you're looking for an easy way to support our podcast, shop with our wonderful sponsors! You get a great deal and it makes a big difference in keeping the lights on and the mics on! Block out those terrifying neighbors trying to steal your poutine with 3 Day Blinds! Right now you can get 3 Day Blinds buy one get one 50% off deal on custom blinds, shades. shutters, and drapery. For a FREE, NO charge, NO obligation consultation just head to 3DayBlinds.com/DATEDATELINE. Apostrophe has put the period at the end of our skin woes! Get your first visit for only five dollars at apostrophe.com/DATEDATELINE when you use our code DATEDATELINE! Feel confident in your summer skin with Apostrophe! Spend your summer eating Fresh with America's #1 meal kit! Go to HelloFresh.com/datelineapps for FREE appetizers for life! One appetizer item per box while subscription is active! A subscription to Newspapers.com makes a great gift for hometown true crime lore lovers, family tree builders, or history buffs! Use the code DatewithDateline for an exclusive 20% discount on your subscription at Newspapers.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Been some BTS issues, but here we are FINALLY with the episode from last week!We are talking about some interesting developments between streaming services and traditional TV providers.Free Comic Book Day is about to receive a sad blow.Casting rumors for the Mano and Grogu movie...And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.   MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsRonald - They did it at Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach. https://youtu.be/nq8jQXLb_Ck Slipknot - a closer/professionally shot look at the first 2 performances and the new masks. https://youtu.be/l7oXx4Ob5og New Music/VideoBad Wolves - Hungry for Life (feat Daughtry) https://youtu.be/vDORJr7Dl6M To be expected. VERY well produced, almost to a fault. Coheed and Cambria - The Joke https://youtu.be/-E7gNsy-OoI Why can't we get more bass work like this in modern popular music?Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - Thrush https://youtu.be/AXJpl9Mn_5o some southern charm, some tasty licks, but is it enough to change minds? Maybe…BackWordz - WhitePilled https://youtu.be/fvFutveTfak Rippaverse anthem. Pretty solid metalcore from the Rippa himself. Eric JulyKittie - Vultures https://youtu.be/VYxOhZVt-n4 I just could never get behind Morgan and Mercedes… Baest - Imp of the Perverse https://youtu.be/MNsl_xtMYE4 I don't even know what sub-genre this would be… but i DIG it! And watching this video I can smell that pit.Tours/FestivalsDavid Gilmour - been 8 years since he has toured the States. This will be in support of his new record, Luck and Strange, due out in sept. the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 29 and 30 and Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4 and 5.King 810 - support from Last Ten Seconds of Life, and Extortionist. Aug 1 in Rochester NY through Sept 1 Indianapolis IN.https://king810.com/pages/tour Sisters of Mercy - Support from Blaqk Audio. Sept 14 in Detroit, through  Oct 26 in Toronto.https://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/ Reg ‘ol NewsSteve Albini - passed due to heart attack last week at the age of 61. Nirvana, Bush, Neurosis, The Stooges, Helmet, Zao etc.Blue Ridge Rock Festival - in a move surprising no one, the festival is canceled for 2024. Said to be returning again in 2025.https://metalinjection.net/news/blue-ridge-rock-festival-2024-is-cancelled SuggestsGaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsTrailersReg ‘ol NewsDisney X Max - Disney and WBD are now offering a joint bundle in both ad-supported and non ad-supported options. You can now bundle the 2 services (and Hulu) together starting this summer. Price TBD.Comcast - Not to be out done, Comcast has announced a streaming bundle of their own. It will include Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+.. No details just yet as to when this will launch or how much it will cost. https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/peacock-netflix-apple-tv-plus-bundle-streaming-comcast-1236002375 Microsoft - In an ironic turn, Microsoft head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, declares that the Microsoft Gaming division is seeking to turn development attention towards “smaller games that give us prestige and awards.” This after shuttering 2 of their smaller game studios, Arkane Studios and Tango Gameworks. The studios responsible for Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush, the later of which was a studio that won them awards and earned them prestige.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/05/10/after-closing-dev-studio-behind-highly-acclaimed-hi-fi-rush-and-reportedly-cancelling-sequel-xbox-boss-declares-we-need-smaller-games-that-give-us-prestige-and-awards/ MeTV TOONS - MeTV is starting a cartoon based channel. The channel will feature old Hannah-Barbara and Looney Tunes cartoons along with Rocky & Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop, Speed Racer, The REAL Ghostbusters, The Mask, Police Academy, Beetlejuice and possibly Freakazoid! New channel launches June 25th, and will also be offered on any streaming service that offers MeTV, which should include Philo and Frndly.https://youtu.be/X5dTPLWnKtk https://youtu.be/6LtgqmeTx9s Canon - Canon has confirmed the release of its long-rumored flagship EOS R1 camera, expected later this year. The full-frame mirrorless camera will feature an RF mount, an upgraded image processing system combining a new CMOS sensor with the existing Digic X processor, and Canon's new Digic Accelerator. The EOS R1 will focus on high-speed, high-accuracy subject recognition and enhanced autofocus, particularly useful for sports photography. Additional features include advanced image noise reduction, aimed at improving overall image quality. Pricing details have not yet been disclosed.https://www.engadget.com/canon-confirms-its-long-rumored-flagship-eos-r1-is-coming-later-this-year-142838188.html SuggestsComic Books/BooksFollow-ups/CorrectionsTrailersReg ‘ol NewsFlying Colors Comics - The shop where FCBD was born will be shuttering its doors in Jan of 2025.https://bleedingfool.com/blogs/no-more-free-comic-book-day-for-its-original-comicbook-shop/ Dazzler - Marvel is launching a new Dazzler solo series as part of the X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch, set to debut in September. Written by Jason Loo with art by Rafael Loureiro, the four-issue miniseries will follow the mutant songstress on a world tour, emphasizing themes of love and acceptance. The series will also feature appearances from other mutants like Domino and Multiple Man. Additionally, there are rumors of Dazzler appearing in the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine movie, possibly portrayed by Taylor Swift, although these rumors remain unconfirmed.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dazzler-marvel-x-men-series-deadpool-and-wolverine-mcu/ SuggestsTV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsQuantum Leap - Canceled after 2 seasons.Spider-Man: Noir - Coming to MGM+ and Prime officially. With Nicolas Cage returning to do the voice. https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1790351413350142299 Ironheart - To officially release on Disney+ in 20253 Body Problem - Netflix has renewed the series for a second season. Surprising no one.TrailersDune: Prophecy - https://youtu.be/EEoQAoEGLhw Prequel series based on the Dune: Sisterhood book. Set to premiere this fall.That 90s Show - https://youtu.be/TaHsgeFxDOA Part 2 June 27 Part 3 Oct 24Reg ‘ol NewsSuggestsMoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsFantastic Four - Ralph Ineson cast as Galactus. Killing the Javier Bardem and Antonio Banderas rumors. Joining the recent announcement of John Malkovich and Paul Walter Hauser in undisclosed roles. https://cosmicbook.news/fantastic-four-ralph-ineson-galactus ~ALSO~Natasha Lyonne also announced for the cast.Road House - getting a sequel on Prime. Jake Gyllenhaal to return. https://cosmicbook.news/road-house-sequel-jake-gyllenhaal-prime-video Release Dates - Supergirl June 26 2026Mortal Kombat 2 Oct 24 2025John Wick - Spin off movie announced focusing on Caine from episode 4. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/donnie-yen-john-wick-4-caine-spin-off-quentin-tarantino-bruce-lee-1235565269/ TrailersMegalopolis - https://youtu.be/RU1QyAYa60g proper teaser trailer… looks even better than I had imagined. Also Francis Ford Coppola ALSO did Dracula, Apocalypse Now, etc…Reg ‘ol NewsLord of the Rings - WBD has announced that Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis are returning to the JRR Tolkien fold. Serkis will direct this time with Jackson producing. The first movie is said to be subtitled Hunt for Gollum. Will be 2 films.https://cosmicbook.news/peter-jackson-andy-serkis-new-lord-rings-movies Roger Corman - LEGENDARY director has passed at the age of 98. Told Joe-Bob that he wanted to remake his version of Little Shop of Horrors.https://variety.com/2024/film/news/roger-corman-dead-producer-independent-b-movie-1235999591/ SuggestsRumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsREFUTE - Javier Bardem and Antonio Banderas are NOT playing Galactus.REFUTE - Ben Affleck NOT joining the MCU.New SourcesNew RumorsMando and Grogu - Sigourney Weaver is said to be joining the cast. Spider-Man 4 - James Wan is the latest director rumored for the spot behind the camera. X-Men - Ryan Coogler now rumored to be directing the X-Men, AS WELL AS Black Panther 3.Doom - New game is being rumored to be revealed by Bethesda this June at Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase. Developer id Software has been awfully quiet. And they just registered a trademark for “IDFKA” which was a cheat code for the first 2 games.SPECULATIONVenom 3 - Lasher seems to be the villain, judging by the now revealed parting gifts for the cast and crew. Lasher is a green symbiote who bonded with mercenary Ramón Hernández and who is one of the five symbiotes forcibly spawned from the Venom symbiote by the Life Foundation.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Been some BTS issues, but here we are FINALLY with the episode from last week!We are talking about some interesting developments between streaming services and traditional TV providers.Free Comic Book Day is about to receive a sad blow.Casting rumors for the Mano and Grogu movie...And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.   MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsRonald - They did it at Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach. https://youtu.be/nq8jQXLb_Ck Slipknot - a closer/professionally shot look at the first 2 performances and the new masks. https://youtu.be/l7oXx4Ob5og New Music/VideoBad Wolves - Hungry for Life (feat Daughtry) https://youtu.be/vDORJr7Dl6M To be expected. VERY well produced, almost to a fault. Coheed and Cambria - The Joke https://youtu.be/-E7gNsy-OoI Why can't we get more bass work like this in modern popular music?Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - Thrush https://youtu.be/AXJpl9Mn_5o some southern charm, some tasty licks, but is it enough to change minds? Maybe…BackWordz - WhitePilled https://youtu.be/fvFutveTfak Rippaverse anthem. Pretty solid metalcore from the Rippa himself. Eric JulyKittie - Vultures https://youtu.be/VYxOhZVt-n4 I just could never get behind Morgan and Mercedes… Baest - Imp of the Perverse https://youtu.be/MNsl_xtMYE4 I don't even know what sub-genre this would be… but i DIG it! And watching this video I can smell that pit.Tours/FestivalsDavid Gilmour - been 8 years since he has toured the States. This will be in support of his new record, Luck and Strange, due out in sept. the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 29 and 30 and Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4 and 5.King 810 - support from Last Ten Seconds of Life, and Extortionist. Aug 1 in Rochester NY through Sept 1 Indianapolis IN.https://king810.com/pages/tour Sisters of Mercy - Support from Blaqk Audio. Sept 14 in Detroit, through  Oct 26 in Toronto.https://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/ Reg ‘ol NewsSteve Albini - passed due to heart attack last week at the age of 61. Nirvana, Bush, Neurosis, The Stooges, Helmet, Zao etc.Blue Ridge Rock Festival - in a move surprising no one, the festival is canceled for 2024. Said to be returning again in 2025.https://metalinjection.net/news/blue-ridge-rock-festival-2024-is-cancelled SuggestsGaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsTrailersReg ‘ol NewsDisney X Max - Disney and WBD are now offering a joint bundle in both ad-supported and non ad-supported options. You can now bundle the 2 services (and Hulu) together starting this summer. Price TBD.Comcast - Not to be out done, Comcast has announced a streaming bundle of their own. It will include Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+.. No details just yet as to when this will launch or how much it will cost. https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/peacock-netflix-apple-tv-plus-bundle-streaming-comcast-1236002375 Microsoft - In an ironic turn, Microsoft head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, declares that the Microsoft Gaming division is seeking to turn development attention towards “smaller games that give us prestige and awards.” This after shuttering 2 of their smaller game studios, Arkane Studios and Tango Gameworks. The studios responsible for Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush, the later of which was a studio that won them awards and earned them prestige.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/05/10/after-closing-dev-studio-behind-highly-acclaimed-hi-fi-rush-and-reportedly-cancelling-sequel-xbox-boss-declares-we-need-smaller-games-that-give-us-prestige-and-awards/ MeTV TOONS - MeTV is starting a cartoon based channel. The channel will feature old Hannah-Barbara and Looney Tunes cartoons along with Rocky & Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop, Speed Racer, The REAL Ghostbusters, The Mask, Police Academy, Beetlejuice and possibly Freakazoid! New channel launches June 25th, and will also be offered on any streaming service that offers MeTV, which should include Philo and Frndly.https://youtu.be/X5dTPLWnKtk https://youtu.be/6LtgqmeTx9s Canon - Canon has confirmed the release of its long-rumored flagship EOS R1 camera, expected later this year. The full-frame mirrorless camera will feature an RF mount, an upgraded image processing system combining a new CMOS sensor with the existing Digic X processor, and Canon's new Digic Accelerator. The EOS R1 will focus on high-speed, high-accuracy subject recognition and enhanced autofocus, particularly useful for sports photography. Additional features include advanced image noise reduction, aimed at improving overall image quality. Pricing details have not yet been disclosed.https://www.engadget.com/canon-confirms-its-long-rumored-flagship-eos-r1-is-coming-later-this-year-142838188.html SuggestsComic Books/BooksFollow-ups/CorrectionsTrailersReg ‘ol NewsFlying Colors Comics - The shop where FCBD was born will be shuttering its doors in Jan of 2025.https://bleedingfool.com/blogs/no-more-free-comic-book-day-for-its-original-comicbook-shop/ Dazzler - Marvel is launching a new Dazzler solo series as part of the X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch, set to debut in September. Written by Jason Loo with art by Rafael Loureiro, the four-issue miniseries will follow the mutant songstress on a world tour, emphasizing themes of love and acceptance. The series will also feature appearances from other mutants like Domino and Multiple Man. Additionally, there are rumors of Dazzler appearing in the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine movie, possibly portrayed by Taylor Swift, although these rumors remain unconfirmed.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dazzler-marvel-x-men-series-deadpool-and-wolverine-mcu/ SuggestsTV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsQuantum Leap - Canceled after 2 seasons.Spider-Man: Noir - Coming to MGM+ and Prime officially. With Nicolas Cage returning to do the voice. https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1790351413350142299 Ironheart - To officially release on Disney+ in 20253 Body Problem - Netflix has renewed the series for a second season. Surprising no one.TrailersDune: Prophecy - https://youtu.be/EEoQAoEGLhw Prequel series based on the Dune: Sisterhood book. Set to premiere this fall.That 90s Show - https://youtu.be/TaHsgeFxDOA Part 2 June 27 Part 3 Oct 24Reg ‘ol NewsSuggestsMoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsFantastic Four - Ralph Ineson cast as Galactus. Killing the Javier Bardem and Antonio Banderas rumors. Joining the recent announcement of John Malkovich and Paul Walter Hauser in undisclosed roles. https://cosmicbook.news/fantastic-four-ralph-ineson-galactus ~ALSO~Natasha Lyonne also announced for the cast.Road House - getting a sequel on Prime. Jake Gyllenhaal to return. https://cosmicbook.news/road-house-sequel-jake-gyllenhaal-prime-video Release Dates - Supergirl June 26 2026Mortal Kombat 2 Oct 24 2025John Wick - Spin off movie announced focusing on Caine from episode 4. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/donnie-yen-john-wick-4-caine-spin-off-quentin-tarantino-bruce-lee-1235565269/ TrailersMegalopolis - https://youtu.be/RU1QyAYa60g proper teaser trailer… looks even better than I had imagined. Also Francis Ford Coppola ALSO did Dracula, Apocalypse Now, etc…Reg ‘ol NewsLord of the Rings - WBD has announced that Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis are returning to the JRR Tolkien fold. Serkis will direct this time with Jackson producing. The first movie is said to be subtitled Hunt for Gollum. Will be 2 films.https://cosmicbook.news/peter-jackson-andy-serkis-new-lord-rings-movies Roger Corman - LEGENDARY director has passed at the age of 98. Told Joe-Bob that he wanted to remake his version of Little Shop of Horrors.https://variety.com/2024/film/news/roger-corman-dead-producer-independent-b-movie-1235999591/ SuggestsRumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsREFUTE - Javier Bardem and Antonio Banderas are NOT playing Galactus.REFUTE - Ben Affleck NOT joining the MCU.New SourcesNew RumorsMando and Grogu - Sigourney Weaver is said to be joining the cast. Spider-Man 4 - James Wan is the latest director rumored for the spot behind the camera. X-Men - Ryan Coogler now rumored to be directing the X-Men, AS WELL AS Black Panther 3.Doom - New game is being rumored to be revealed by Bethesda this June at Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase. Developer id Software has been awfully quiet. And they just registered a trademark for “IDFKA” which was a cheat code for the first 2 games.SPECULATIONVenom 3 - Lasher seems to be the villain, judging by the now revealed parting gifts for the cast and crew. Lasher is a green symbiote who bonded with mercenary Ramón Hernández and who is one of the five symbiotes forcibly spawned from the Venom symbiote by the Life Foundation.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

As professional talkers both Nicole and Rich have been suffering from the Art of Small Talk recently. Rich cannot believe the words that are coming out of his mouth in various awkward encounters this week. Meanwhile, Nicole's son has been up to mischief and her housecleaner shaming her bedroom antics. We hate cake pops, lice and Woody Woodpecker this week and you will laugh/cry too.  Oh! And Nicole & Rich will be reunited soon and celebrate 20 years of friendship! Have Kids, They Said... is a SiriusXM Network Podcast made by Nicole Ryan and Rich Davis.Follow on social media:Instagram @havekidstheysaidpodNicole @mashupnicoleRich @richdavisand @siriusxm

Quel est le principal atout de son deuxième film derrière la caméra, « The dead don't hurt » ? Quel univers peu exploité au cinéma explore le film « Le tableau volé » avec Alex Lutz ? Comment un film live tente de donner une nouvelle vie à Woody Woodpecker ? Les découvertes musicales : Natalie Madigan - 6 Strings Lexie Carroll - it's been a while Jane Bell - Mother Ate Veronica Von – Party Florrie - Kissing in the Cold Peggy Gou - 1+1=11 Merci pour votre écoute La semaine des 5 Heures, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 19h à 20h00 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes de La semaine des 5 Heures avec les choix musicaux de Rudy dans leur intégralité sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/1451 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

On this episode of What's New to Netflix, we are joined by a previous guest of the show, Savannah, when we talk about all the new stuff coming to Netflix in April 2024. Then we witness Adam Sandler befriending a giant alien spider, voiced by Paul Dano, as he explores the mysteries of the universe and his life in Spaceman from 2024. Next, Millie Bobby Brown is betrayed by her new in-laws and sacrificed to a monster in Damsel, also from 2024. And finally, Lindsay Lohan wants to marry this one guy, but then this other guy shows up, and she wants to be with him, but she's going to marry the first guy in Irish Wish from 2024 as well. All of this plus movies based on board games, movies with alternate titles, the return of the talented Mr. Ripley, the worst reality competition shows we've ever heard, the return of the talented Woody Woodpecker, pirates, Duran Duran, and how we all go from excited to disappointed over an iconic MTV series. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflix@gmail.com

This week, Will, Ian & Nora roll into town, Chinatown, on the Porkchop Express. They're there to get paid, gamble and drink! But NOPE, Sex trafficking and mysticism lead to- BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: Kurt Russell, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Kim Cattrall, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Donald Li, Carter Wong, Peter Kwong, James Pax, Suzee Pai, Al Leong and Many Other Talented People! 00:02:00- First Thoughts 00:06:30- Completing the Carpenter/Russell action Team ups (*not including Elvis) 00:08:00- Whatcha Been Watchin'? (Nora- Fallout, Vanderpump Villa, The Valley. Ian- Bodies, The Bad Batch, Woody Woodpecker 2. Will- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Fallout) 00:15:00- BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) 00:58:00- Totals 01:01:00- Next Week Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/THELastActionCritics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @TheLastActionCritics Twitter:     @THE_Lastcritics email:   Thelastactioncritics@gmail.com Next Week: Civil War

33-year-old, Spanish Certified Freediver, & SCUBA Diver, Irene Escuer, is a Professional 3D Character Animator. Her work has been featured in motion pictures like the Spanish film, Tadeo Jones 3, the motion picture, Luck which can be seen on Apple TV, as well as movies like, Woody Woodpecker and Spellbound, on Netflix. Irene, also an accomplished veteran gymnast, will be competing in her first championship later this month. Irene's creative nature inspired her to combine Gymnastics & FreedivingOutdoors People is broadcast live Wednesdays at 6PM ET.Outdoors People TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Outdoors People Radio Show is broadcast on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Outdoors People Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.

The dynamic CG version of beloved cartoon character Woody Woodpecker returns in the new live-action / animated family comedy Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp. It premieres Friday April 12th on Netflix. On this LCJ Q&A Podcast episode I'm joined by... Guess Who?... the film's Emmy nominated director, Jon Rosenbaum.

Cage Rage: Revisited RETURNS with episode 4, as the returning PODCAST THAT WOULDN'T DIE joins to talk all things RAISING ARIZONA!We talk about our perceptions of Arizona based on this movie, 1980's Cage hair, Woody Woodpecker tattoos and more!THE PODCAST THAT WOULDN'T DIE on TWITTER!FIND ALL LINKS TO THE PODCAST THAT WOULDN'T DIE HERE!CAGE RAGE on TWITTERCAGE RAGE on TIKTOKCAGE RAGE on INSTAGRAMFollow me on LETTERBOXDLISTEN + LEAVE A RATING on APPLELISTEN + LEAVE A RATING on SPOTIFYLISTEN + LEAVE A RATING on PODCHASERSUPPORT THE SHOW on KOFIIf you enjoy the show, please give it a 5 star rating on your platform of choice - it really helps the podcast grow!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/cage-rage-a-nicolas-cage-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mrs. Curiosity, yes Mrs., Woody Woodpecker, Underdog cancel culture, Florida flatness, endless repeat song frustrations, Wham Cam woes and The Morning Crew's real love of NEPA, including Mindi's first pierogi? All this and more, smushed into this special Brown Bag episode with Mindi, Jon, Tim and Joe answering your questions! You'll also experience a rare group Woody Woodpecker synchronized laugh? Press play, or live forever with regret and dismay!

Mrs. Curiosity, yes Mrs., Woody Woodpecker, Underdog cancel culture, Florida flatness, endless repeat song frustrations, Wham Cam woes and The Morning Crew's real love of NEPA, including Mindi's first pierogi?  All this and more, smushed into this special Brown Bag episode with Mindi, Jon, Tim and Joe answering your questions! You'll also experience a rare group Woody Woodpecker synchronized laugh? Press play, or live forever with regret and dismay!

This week on "The Friars Club Podcast," Joe chats with Noel Blanc, the son of legendary voice actor and Friar Mel Blanc about the 1961 California Friars tribute to Mel following a near-fatal car accident, his father's friendship and collaboration with Friars Jack Benny and George Burns, and his legendary career as the voice behind cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, Yosemite Sam, Barney Rubble, and Porky Pig. Plus, Noel talks about the politics of cigarettes during the Golden Age of Radio, attending the Burns & Allen radio show as a kid, his father's friendship with Friar Johnny Carson, the eccentricity of Paul Frees (the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy), and his own near-death experience with Kirk Douglas.

Episode 215: 1940  William Johansen, Toni Jo Henry & The Ghosts of Alcatraz.  Amy & Joe jump into season 6 of American Timelines, the 1940's!  This episode: 1940.  Amy tells us about Serial Killer William Johansen.  Joe tells Amy about the Christian Front, Ghosts on Alcatraz, The Murder of Laura Law, Female Murderer:  Toni Jo Henry, The lynchings of Elbert Williams, Jesse Thornton & Austin Callaway and the first appearances of Elmer Fudd, Batman's sidekick Robin, The Green Lantern, Woody Woodpecker, Bugs  Bunny, & The Copacabana night club.  Plus:  Shirley Temple Retires, Two Beatles are born, and much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: Billboard Magazine, https://trouptogether.wordpress.com/austin-callaway/ & More.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

What's up, dudes?The 61st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26, 1987, in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC and CBS that same day from 9 a.m. to 12 noon EST, with the NBC broadcast being hosted by Willard Scott and Mary Hart. The participating celebrities included the likes of Rita Coolidge, The Oak Ridge Boys, Bobby Vinton, Phylicia Rashad, Judy Kaye and Jill Schulz. The weather for the 1987 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade proved to be picture perfect for the several thousand participants that brought the 61st "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" to life. The 2.1-million spectators that lined the streets took a course in balloon watching as 10 giant balloons flew above them, four of which were new - Spider-Man, Ronald McDonald, Snoopy, and Snuggle. The debutants joined the balloon versions of Garfield, Woody Woodpecker, Superman, and a myriad of other helium giants. Following the Albertville High School Aggie Band's entrance into the concrete canyons was a cavalcade of merry marchers, fantasy floats and comical clowns. The hit musical, Les Misérables, performed a number for the NBC telecast, and Rita Coolidge sang "Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher" from high atop the Turkeyfloat. Jim Henson and Willard Scott were also honored with a Macy's-sanctioned Rollie Award - Henson for 11 years of Muppet participation in the Parade, with Willard's Rollie for seven years of Parade participation. Patrick Swayze trotted down Broadway on his very own Arabian stallion, and Bobby Vinton rode--or flew, rather--an airplane float from Trans World Airlines. Capping off the morning of fantasy-filled fun was Santa Claus, as always, who wished everyone a happy holiday season from his snow goose sleigh to start the 1987 holiday seasonCheck us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

We're dropping an episode every weekday this week to send off November's theme of COMFORT FOOD and coast right into our Christmas selections. We start the week with Bob's last nostalgia selection and there is truly none more nostalgic for a young Bob Sham than this ode to cartoon history in the form of a noir romp in the 1988 Robert Zemeckis film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” starring Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd with the vocal talents of Charles Fleischer and Kathleen Turner featuring animation by Richard Williams. Big credit goes to Steven Spielberg as well who used his weight to actually get Warner Bros characters, as well as a few other cartoon properties, onto a Disney production. Seeing characters like Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop and Woody Woodpecker on the same project together was mind blowing to our young minds. The original character of Roger Rabbit was pretty great too but no cartoon character stood out of the pack quite like Jessica Rabbit. We were all horned up for this cartoon character at the time and she has never quite left our brains. Much of our nostalgia picks have been interpreted a little bit different in our adult minds but there's something about “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” that still hits us as strong as it ever did. That poor shoe. Goddamn, Judge Doom was scary as fuck. Subscribe to us on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJf3lkRI-BLUTsLI_ehOsg Contact us here: MOVIEHUMPERS@gmail.com Hear us on podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6o6PSNJFGXJeENgqtPY4h7 Our OG podcast “Documenteers”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/documenteers-the-documentary-podcast/id1321652249 Soundcloud feed: https://soundcloud.com/documenteers Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/culturewrought

Reginald Dixon Un-reissued (on his '119th birthday', albeit belated) With thanks to Ross McNeillie for sharing his transfers and to Peter Ashman for his Dixon shellac discography. Start Name Artist Album Year Comments Wherever You Are Reginald Dixon Sterno 1033 (from Wayne Ivany) 1932 2-10 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3:30 Blackpool Song Mixture - No 6 Part 1: Night And Day; I'll Take An Option On You; You're An Old Smoothie Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1933 2-10 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 7:41 Tangoland - Part 1: Tonight; Oh! Donna Clara; I'll Keep You In My Heart Always Larry Brennan and The Winter Gardens Dance Band, Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1934 2-10 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 11:07 Dixontime - No 5 Part 1: The Woodpecker Song; When Our Dreams Grow Old; Indian Summer Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1940 3-13 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 15:03 Dixontime - No 6 Part 2: Only Forever; You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again; Ferry Boat Serenade Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1940 3-8 Compton, EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road, London 17:57 Strict Tempo - No 1 - Quicksteps: Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me; Alexander's Ragtime Band; The Japanese Sandman Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1940 3-13 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 21:49 Dream of the Waltz - Part 1: The Pink Lady; Bohemia; The Count Of Luxembourg Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1941 3-8 Compton, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London 25:26 Yankee Doodle Dandy Film Selection - Part 1: Over There; Mary's A Grand Old Name; Forty Five Minutes From Broadway Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1943 3-8 Compton, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London 29:01 Melody Moments - No 1 Part 2: Bless You; Down In The Valley; Primrose Hill Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1947 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool; March 1948 32:25 Melody Moments - No 4 Part 1: Dance, Ballerina, Dance; You Can't Be True, Dear; Galway Bay Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1948 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool; March 1948 36:01 Melody Moments - No 4 Part 2: Woody Woodpecker; After All; Little White Lies Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1948 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool; March 1948 39:15 Buzzing Bees Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1951 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Balloom, Blackpool; with rhythm accompaniment 42:33 Jungle Fantasy Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1951 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Balloom, Blackpool; with rhythm accompaniment 45:55 Dancing At The Tower - No 4 Part 1: Mary Rose; Life's Desires; Mockin' Bird Hill Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1951 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 49:35 Dancing At The Tower - No 14 Part 2 - Quicksteps: Never Never Land; Third Little Turning; A Sky Blue Shirt And Rainbow Tie Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1954 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 52:33 Desert Song Selection - Part 1: Azuri's Dance Of Triumph; Song Of The Brass Key; One Flower Grows Alone In Your Garden; The Riff Song; Romance Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1954 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 56:19 Desert Song Selection - Part 2: One Alone; It; The Desert Song; French Military Marching Song Reginald Dixon Transfers by Ross McNeillie 1954 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool

Get in the ring, listeners! We're going toe-to-toe with MILLION DOLLAR BABY, Clint Eastwood's 2004 Best Picture winning boxing drama, and we're joined by producer and Hollywood big-wig Jarrod Murray! It's all here, baby: race and class in boxing and the boxing film, the response from voices for disability rights, Hilary Swank's career since her Oscar, the whole Paul Haggis thing, Irish terms of endearment, whatever Jay Baruchel is doing. Listen to this one or we won't tell you how they get the ice in the water bottle! Topics include: real life nice boxing women, Paul Haggis's self-mythologizing, Clint showing his ass re: accessibility ramps, Fry's Electronics, Taylor Swift, when Woody Woodpecker was Universal Studios's Mickey Mouse, and Jake gets revenge on TMZ. Follow Jarrod Murray: https://twitter.com/theofficialword   https://www.podcastyforme.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart  

Episode 167 of That Was Disappointing is Live.“All hope abandon ye who enter here.”Today's Topic: Rule 34.Bet you never wanted to know that about Ralphie (from A Christmas Story), huh?Join Art and Lex, along with their friend Miranda, as they chat about One of the official rules of the internet…if it exists, there is porn of it. Calvin and Hobbes? Yep! Woody Woodpecker? You betcha! Wayne's World? Schwing! Rugrats? Go directly to Jail. Do not pass GO, do not collect $200! #confusedbonerTWD Tip of the Week: Godzilla is THICC!

Eric Bauza (Bugs Bunny Builders, Woody Woodpecker) and Harry Shum Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) star in an Indonesian story about a bad egg who winds up in a real pickle when he tries having his cake and eating it too.

On this episode we pay tribute to the now closed Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone at Universal Studios Florida, by discussing its history and our thoughts on the land as well as being joined by the  designer of Fievel's Playland, Larry Wyatt. The Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast. You can listen to us on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts  LIBSYN  STITCHER SPOTIFY Book your next trip to Universal through PortKey Vacations Check out our sister podcast Rush of Fear for all your Halloween Horror Nights content Also go and give our podcast partners a listen The Theme Park Duo for all your West Coast info FOLLOW US ON :  FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM TWITTER PINTEREST  

01/19/23 - In this episode, Craig and Ryno spend too much time talking about Madagascar before going over the 2023 Mardi Gras concert lineup, food details, and more. We end the show saying goodbye to Woody Woodpecker's KidZone and deciding if it would be worthy of entering a Universal Hall of Fame. Get a FREE No-Obligation Quote on a Universal vacation from Dreams Unlimited Travel today!

Mel Blanc was known as “the man of 1,000 voices,” but, to hear his son tell it, the actual number was closer to 1,500. Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Barney Rubble, Woody Woodpecker, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn — all Mel. These characters made him one of the most beloved men in the United States. In this episode from 2012, Mel Blanc's son Noel tells Producer Sean Cole how his father's entire body would transform to bring life to these characters. But on a fateful day of 1961, after a crash left Mel in a lengthy coma, it was the characters who brought life to him.Episode Credits:Reported by Sean Cole Our newsletter comes out every Wednesday. It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)! Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org Leadership support for Radiolab's science programming is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation Initiative, and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.