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A podcast where two obsessive lovers of 1980s newspaper comics discuss said comics and the 1980s animated specials based on them.... more
FAQs about A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight:How many episodes does A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight have?The podcast currently has 299 episodes available.
April 07, 2025A Special Presentation 287: The Freak Brothers [1 of 2]We're continuing out look at adaptations of 1960s Underground comix with a look at this attempt to update Gilbert Shelton's Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers to this modern, cell-phone-having world of 2020. The brothers are no longer furry or fabulous, they're just the Freak Brothers. Wow, I guess you can't even be fabulous or furry anymore because of WOKE. Makes you think. ...more1h 2minPlay
March 31, 2025A Special Presentation 286: The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat [2 of 2]They made a sequel to Fritz the Cat and it doesn't involve either Robert Crumb or Ralph Bakshi, and, boy, you can really tell! They added more farts and racism, but somehow the old magic just isn't there!...more1h 3minPlay
March 24, 2025A Special Presentation 285: The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat [1 of 2]They made a sequel to Fritz the Cat and it doesn't involve either Robert Crumb or Ralph Bakshi, and, boy, you can really tell! They added more farts and racism, but somehow the old magic just isn't there!...more1h 2minPlay
March 17, 2025A Special Presentation 284: Fritz the Cat [2 of 2]Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat is p much synonymous with underground comix and the 60s counterculture. Ralph Bakshi's interpretation is extremely Ralph Bakshi, and Crumb hated it. But Crumb hates everything cuz he's a CRUMugeon. We look at an adult cartoon that is extremely good at being a Ralph Bakshi joint. It beats Fire and Ice, that's for sure!...more1h 8minPlay
March 10, 2025A Special Presentation 283: Fritz the Cat [1 of 2]Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat is p much synonymous with underground comix and the 60s counterculture. Ralph Bakshi's interpretation is extremely Ralph Bakshi, and Crumb hated it. But Crumb hates everything cuz he's a CRUMugeon. We look at an adult cartoon that is extremely good at being a Ralph Bakshi joint. It beats Fire and Ice, that's for sure!...more1h 1minPlay
March 03, 2025A Special Presentation 282: The Boondocks [2 of 2]We look at The Boondocks,the Adult Swim TV series adaptation of Aaron MacGruder's comic strip of the same name. In today's media environment, it may surprise you that a comic and TV show with such an unapologetic Black viewpoint (and so much George W Bush era satire) was able to get past all the old media gatekeepers. We discuss the comic strip that made all the little old ladies write scandalized letters to the editors to complain about that comic about the "kid with the angry eyes."...more55minPlay
February 24, 2025A Special Presentation 281: The Boondocks [1 of 2]We look at The Boondocks,the Adult Swim TV series adaptation of Aaron MacGruder's comic strip of the same name. In today's media environment, it may surprise you that a comic and TV show with such an unapologetic Black viewpoint (and so much George W Bush era satire) was able to get past all the old media gatekeepers. We discuss the comic strip that made all the little old ladies write scandalized letters to the editors to complain about that comic about the "kid with the angry eyes."...more1h 3minPlay
February 17, 2025A Special Presentation 280: Over the Hedge (2 of 2)It's finally here... after 279 episodes, we're finally doing Over the Hedge, probably the biggest comic strip adaptation of all time until Garfield the Movie. It's based on the comic strip of the same name, but, since the original strip is the biggest nothingburger on the comics page, they had to give it a major glow-up... into a star-studded extravaganza!...more1h 23minPlay
February 10, 2025A Special Presentation 279: Over the Hedge (1 of 2)It's finally here... after 279 episodes, we're finally doing Over the Hedge, probably the biggest comic strip adaptation of all time until Garfield the Movie. It's based on the comic strip of the same name, but, since the original strip is the biggest nothingburger on the comics page, they had to give it a major glow-up... into a star-studded extravaganza!...more1h 1minPlay
February 03, 2025A Special Presentation 278: The Brave Little Toaster [2 of 2]For Ethan's birthday, we're looking at the NOT QUITE DISNEY classic, The Brave Little Toaster, based on the Thomas Disch story of the same name. It's about five brave appliances who go out in search of the boy who loves them. It's a weird one, but it's fun!...more1h 18minPlay
FAQs about A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight:How many episodes does A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight have?The podcast currently has 299 episodes available.