Dinosaur Dracula!

With moments to spare, The Purple Stuff Podcast’s big Halloween show is here! Guys, you better brace yourselves, because we’re taking you straight to HADES.

For our full-length October show, we’re tacking EIGHT DASTARDLY DEVILS from all walks of pop culture! Movies, cartoons, weird decorations, video games and more!

If you think you can guess our picks, think again, because somehow, a show with this topic includes references to Care Bears and My Little Pony. It’s a jumbo-sized 90-minute celebration of evil, and brothers, it’s hotter than Hell.

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As a reminder, The Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month. The library is growing all the time, and when you join, you get instant access to our back catalog of dozens and dozens of bonus episodes… including our most recent, where we reviewed the 1988 Unsolved Mysteries Halloween special!

Wanna learn more about the eight dastardly devils we’re swearing allegiance to in this new episode? Follow the links below!

1) Dark Heart from The Care Bears Movie II!

Thanks so much for listening, and for spending yet another Halloween season with us. We’ve been at this for a long time, and many of you have been here since the beginning! Hope you’ve had a great Halloween season, and if you have no big plans tonight… well, now you do!

(And if you’re seeing this after October, don’t worry, devils are just as much fun to hear about in November. We promise.)

The latest episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast is here, and baby, we’re takin’ ya to Texas. It’s an episode that felt right for the Halloween season, and I’m not just saying that because it references a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial where Fred the Baker played Dr. Frankenstein.

In October of 1992, a FOX affiliate out of Boston implausibly decided to run The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 – a grisly, unrated movie loaded with blood and mayhem – right there on broadcast television, in prime time. What chutzpah!!

Join me and Jay from Sludge Central for an hourlong examination of this ancient television event. We’ll tell you about the film (which we love), how this FOX affiliate handled airing such a gnarly movie, and we’ll even get into some of the commercials that played during the broadcast. (Including some that were Halloween-themed!)

If you’ve seen the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre but never the sequel, boy, it’s a WAY different movie. Loud and over-the-top as a rule. It must be seen to be believed, but playing this episode is the next best thing.

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…which you can also find on Apple, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, The Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where we drop an exclusive bonus show every month. When you join, you instantly gain access to our entire back catalog, which goes back years. There are over 80 exclusive episodes waiting for you over there!

Oh, and here’s a little video we put together showing the film’s awesomely ominous television intro, plus all of the commercials we discuss on the show.

Enjoy! The Purple Stuff Podcast isn’t done Halloweening, so when you’re through listening to this, it won’t be long before we’re attacking you with chainsaws again. Stay tuned, stay vigilant.

Well, since we had so much fun covering a bunch of ‘80s monsters on the last episode of the Purple Stuff Podcast, we decided to jump right into the sequel. Grab a flannel and a hacky sack or whatever, because we’re about to name Eight Great Monsters from the 1990s!

From television, toys, movies and even ice cream trucks, join me and Jay from Sludge Central for an eighty-minute tribute to various vivacious beasts. Literally none of our picks could be termed as “predictable,” so if you like it when the PSP busts out the deep cuts, this Bud’s for you.

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…which is also on Apple, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, we’re also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month – and gain immediate access to our immense library of prior bonus shows as soon as you join! If you’ve never tried it before, there is a LOT of Purple Stuff left to listen to!

We hope you find this new episode to be the perfectly terrifying way to ease into the 2025 Halloween season. Naturally, from now though October 31st, everything we cover will tie in with the season.

If you’d like to learn more about the ‘90s monsters discussed on the show, follow the links below. Or, if you’d rather not be spoiled, frantically scroll up and pretend this part of the page doesn’t exist.

1) Flukeman from The X-Files! (1994)

Thank you all for your continued support, and especially for sharing the show around! We look forward to spending yet another Halloween season with ya. Hard to believe we’ve been at this for ten years now!

Yeah, we’re a bit late on delivering this latest episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast, but if it helps make up for the delay, this is one of our longest episodes in years.

Tonight, we’re heading back to the ‘80s to name eight of that decade’s best and weirdest MONSTERS!

Join me and Jay from Sludge Central as we spend ninety minutes gushing about Eight Great ‘80s Monsters, from all walks of pop culture. Movies, TV shows, cartoons, toys – everything is fair game, so long as it’s a monster and from the ‘80s!

We had a blast with this one, which is probably why the episode ended up being so much longer than usual. Whether you’re into furry kaiju or airplane gremlins, there’s something in here for you!

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which is also on Apple, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, The Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show each and every month. Also, when you sign up, you gain immediate access to our immense back catalog of bonus episodes, which now number more than 60!

If you’d like to learn more about the monsters covered in the new episode, follow the links below!

1) Karg from Masters of the Universe!

Thanks so much for listening, and for sharing the show around! We’re coming up on the ten year anniversary of The Purple Stuff Pod, and we can’t thank you enough for your tremendous support. Here’s to another decade!

The Purple Stuff Podcast is back, and we’re taking you on a trip to McDonaldland! Join us as we celebrate Eight Great Happy Meals from the ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s!

It’s an episode we’ve wanted to do for years! If you’ve a regular listener, you know that old Happy Meals come up pretty often, so the hardest part was picking a bunch that we haven’t already talked about. It all worked out, though, because this was a chance to tackle some Happy Meals that don’t get a lot of love in the online nostalgia circuit.

Join me and Jay from Sludge Central as we discuss classics like the McDonald’s Changeables, obscurities like McDonaldland Junction, and complete oddballs like Stretch Screamers!

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, the Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month, plus gain immediate access to our immense library of past bonus shows. If you’re into our podcast and never sampled us over there, you’re gonna get a lot to listen to!

Shown above is a sampling of the Happy Meals we’re covering on the show. To learn more about ‘em, visit the links below!

1. Spaceships & Glo Trons!

Thanks so much for listening, and for sharing the show around! Have a favorite Happy Meal we missed, or a random Happy Meal memory? Feel free to talk about it in the comments!

The Purple Stuff Podcast is back with its third trip into the unforgettably eerie world of UNSOLVED MYSTERIES. Hit the music!

Even after all these years, this show is the gift that keeps on giving. I stream it regularly… even if I need to pause often because Unsolved Mysteries remains fully capable of wreaking havoc on my psyche. I guess it’s just baked in.

Join me and Jay from Sludge Central as we tackle six more segments from the classic television series, covering everything from ghosts to miracles to space aliens. There’s even a haunted chair!

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, The Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab exclusive bonus shows that aren’t published anywhere else. There’s a massive library of past bonus shows over there now, and we add a new one every month!

As for Unsolved Mysteries, if you’d like to watch the segments we’re covering on this episode, follow the links below!

1. Florida Ghost House!

Thanks so much for listening, and for sharing the show around! If you wanna listen to our previous Unsolved Mysteries episodes, they’re here and here.

Stay tuned – more Purple Stuff is on the way! This is technically March’s show, so we’re hoping to throw you another before April’s over!

The Purple Stuff Podcast is back, and we’ve brought the big man with us. Fred Krueger, Mom, FRED KRUEGER.

Grab a ratty blanket and find a spot on the berber carpet, because we’re about to march you through a 1987 network television broadcast of A Nightmare on Elm Street!

From an era when movies running on “plain” TV were still big events, we’re celebrating an all-time great horror classic with observations, trivia and a closer look at Freddy himself. We’re also diving into many of the TV commercials that aired during this broadcast, covering everything from Pizza Hut to Sesame Street dolls!

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…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

This broadcast really had it all, and we’re thrilled to share the highlights with you!

As a reminder, The Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where we add an exclusive bonus show every month. If you’ve never sampled us over there, joining gets you immediate access to all prior bonus shows. Thanks to all of our patrons for their extra support!

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Oh, and if you’d like to see the commercials covered on this episode, we batched ‘em all together in this handy YouTube video. (With special thanks to The Nostalgia Society, for hooking us up with the recording to begin with!)

As always, thanks for your ears, and for sharing the show around! Sorry this one was a few days late, but we hope it was worth the wait.

The latest Purple Stuff Podcast is here, and it’s soft and squishy. Join us as we embark on a magical adventure through the world of STUFFED TOYS from the ‘80s and ‘90s!

Yep, me and Jay from Sludge Central are tackling dolls, plushies and Pillow People, in an hour-long tribute to some of the best, weirdest, and softest toys from yesteryear.

Think you can guess our picks? Maybe not! Since we already covered so many classic dolls and plushies on prior shows, we had to pull out some seriously deep cuts for this one. Don’t worry, though — there are still some classics in the mix, like Playskool’s Glo Worm and Talking Baby Sinclair!

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, the Purple Stuff Pod is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month. Our latest is live, and it’s a continuation of this month’s main show with a look at four MORE stuffed toys from the ‘80s and ‘90s!

Stop reading here if you’d prefer to avoid spoilers, but if not, follow the links below to learn more about our picks!

1. Zugly Dolls!

Thanks so much for listening, and for sharing the show around! I should mention that this show actually went up last night, and we’re counting it as our January episode. Which means that there’s still more Purple Stuff to come in February. Stay tuned, and stay stuffed.

Just in the (saint) nick of time, the latest Purple Stuff Podcast is here! Let us be your soundtrack as you wrap gifts, bake cookies, and practice your “hoarse voice” so you can fake a flu to get out of the holiday party.

It’s a ho ho hot one this month, guys. Me and Jay from Sludge Central are diving into the back-to-back broadcasts of A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, exactly as they aired on CBS on December 11th, 1987!

We’re discussing both specials, obviously, but the bulk of the show goes to several of the awesome television commercials that aired during them. Everything from Quackers to that old 7UP commercial with the creepy elves!

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, the Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month. December’s is already live, and it’s about a Kay-Bee Toys holiday catalog from 1989!

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Bonus points: We put together this YouTube video featuring ALL of the commercials that aired on that chilly December night.

1987 might have been the most outstanding year of my lifetime as far as Christmas specials went. There were soooo many on television that year, including major debuts like A Garfield Christmas and A Muppet Family Christmas. Still, Snoopy was always the top dog, so this podcast is about the biggest television event of that whole season!

Thanks so much for listening, and for sharing the show around! We’re coming up on TEN YEARS of the Purple Stuff Podcast, and the best is yet to come. Happy holidays to all of our wonderful listeners!

PS: If this is your first visit to the site in a while, I’d like to direct you to Dino Drac’s 25 Days of Christmas – a multi-page blog event that will be completed on Christmas morning. Lots to read and look at!

Well, it’s finally time for The Purple Stuff Podcast’s annual review of an old Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! And we’ve picked a truly stellar example. Let’s head back to 1984!

Yes, it’s the 58th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which aired live on November 22nd, 1984. This year marks that parade’s 40th anniversary, so it was only fitting that we’d spend an hour going completely berserk about it.

This is the oldest parade we’ve covered on the show, and it was a reminder of how much looser the event used to be. They run a tight ship nowadays, but back then, things could get a little wonky – but usually in a good way!

Join me and Jay from Sludge Central as we marvel at everything and everyone from Scooby-Doo to the Care Bears to evil space alien lizard people. Even John Ratzenberger makes the cut!

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It’s honestly one of the most jam-packed Macy’s Parades I’ve seen. Even with this jumbo-sized episode, we barely scratched the surface! If you want to see the whole thing, it’s on YouTube in all of its grainy 480p glory. (Well, maybe more like 360p, but it’ll get the job done.)

PS: For those who subscribe to our Patreon, we’re going to be dropping a special bonus episode where we gush about a bunch of the TV commercials that aired during this broadcast. Look for it tomorrow!

Thanks so much to everyone who listens to the show, and especially to those who share it around! This is our seventh annual Macy’s Parade review, and it’s one of our favorite podcast traditions. Here’s to many more! Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone!