When culture gets overinflated, yet refuses to pop, I want to be there with the needle. Enlightened cynics of the world unite! Express your love or hatred of things from the sacred to the mundane.
"Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster."
Couldn't get to double digits without a weekly institution as I was growing up. This show was responsible for five spin-offs and coined one of the most popular phrases of the last 10 years. Sunday, Monday, Happy Days!
All American Hero, Yank Doodle Dan and Dee, Solenoid Robots, Noodles Romanoff, Redbeard the Pirate, General G.I. Brassbottom, satire aplenty, crazy narration, and a kickass theme song loved by children everywhere... 45 years ago... long before I started ever watching TV - but that's what syndication is all about.
Okay boys and girls, if you've listened to previous episodes of Best Episode Ever, you'll know that I trip the light fanboy-o down the nostalgic lanes of memory to recall some of the most stirring memories of my television childhood. This episode is almost the Grail to me. I know many of you may have never heard of the The Krofft Supershow, but have a listen, give it a shot. If the theme song doesn't make you want to get up and boogie, you're made of stone.
Reminiscing on Joe Rockhead, The Wayouts, Weirdly Gruesome, Uncle Giggles, Goggles Paesano... remember any of these? Listen to Episode Four of the podcast NOW!
A sitcom with an incredibly high level of "rewatchability": Gilligan's Island. With a great theme song, some totally bizarre plot lines, and a concept ripped off from classic novels of Romance and swashbuckling, the characters were fun, stupid and engaging at the same time. Some fantastic episodes and a really fun show to grow up with.
Hope you like the new podcast. Simple concept; me riffing on some retro television I loved while growing up. This week - the mighty WKRP!
