In 1982, Tom Hanks took on a rare dramatic role as Robbie Wheeling, a college student who gets a little too wrapped up in role playing games and starts having trouble distinguishing the game from real life. Podcasting spelunkers Zachariah and Nathan take you deep into the caverns of TV movie history to bring you this story told in the grand tradition of Satanic Panic entertainment.

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This week the Too Legit to Quit crew (Zachariah and Nathan) discuss 2001’s Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story which chronicles the rise and fall of Stanley Burrell, better known as MC Hammer. Tune in as the 2L2Q crew discuss MC Hammer’s career and what he meant to them as young boys from the suburbs.

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Hey Vern! It’s Zachariah and Nathan and this time they are headed to sunny California to discuss the time that Ernest P. Worrell conquered Splash Mountain at Disneyland. Airing on the Disney Channel on July 7, 1989, this TV special follows Ernest as he prepares to make splashtory as the first ever Splash Mountain rider in Disneyland history.

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Zachariah and Nathan take you into the crawlspace of the Wood household where Ronald Wilby has been living in secret ever since he went into hiding after accidentally murdering a local neighborhood girl. Follow along as the “bad boys” of podcasting take you back to 1974; a time when family television was edgy and very brown.

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Zach and the Saved by the Bell gang get sucked into their TV and have to find a way out before the school dean marks them tardy. Aired only once on September 13, 1989, this TV special was created to promote NBC’s Saturday morning lineup. Listen as Zachariah and the Network Special gang (Nathan) rundown the incredibly thin plot and discuss some of the shows that ran every weekend during the 89-90 television season.

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Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

Alf Tales

Camp Candy

The Karate Kid

The Smurfs

Captain N: The Game Master

Alvin & the Chipmunks

Saved by the Bell