Dan, Manny, & Billy put a list of 6 cartoon theme songs to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“Thundercats was my thing.”

Dan surprises Manny & Billy with a weird list of cartoon theme songs which all leads to the funniest reaction to M.C. Hammer’s “Pumps and a Bump” music video. You can watch the full episode on Substack. The list of theme songs include:

For an episode that started with a few technical difficulties, this has to be one of the best of 2025! It’s full of childhood memories, tangents, and hot takes, plus you get to see M.C. Hammer “dance” in a banana hammock. Who wouldn’t want to see that (on Substack). So get your friends together, put on your favorite cartoon themed pajamas, and set up those G.I. Joes to do battle, because this is going to blow your minds.

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Approximate Rundown

00:00 Introduction and Technical Difficulties

01:02 Meet the Hosts

02:07 Upcoming Guests and Episodes

06:19 Nostalgia Test: Batman The Animated Series

15:47 Nostalgia Test: Beetlejuice The Animated Series

24:15 Nostalgia Test: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

27:47 Captain Planet and the Fifth Element

28:34 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

29:54 Nostalgia and Cartoons

33:37 Hammerman: The MC Hammer Cartoon

42:40 GI Joe Theme Song Analysis

47:55 Filmation's Ghostbusters

56:39 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans

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The intro and outro music ('Neon Attack 80s') is by Emanmusic.

The Lithology Brewing ad music ("Red, White, Black, & Blue") is by PEG and the Rejected