Random Raps of Kindness

It’s our debut episode and a pair of “Tom Green Show” flea market finds have me nostalgic for the days of binging TGS reruns on MTV!! Learn a bit about the history of the “Tom Green Show”, Tom’s era as a successful rapper, his early days as a radio host and how he set the table for the next decade of MTV shows piggy backing his concepts!! It’s a strange first of many right here on our debut episode!! Music: “Check the O.R.” by Organized Rhyme.

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By 2002, Korn was the top selling nu metal band of the last decade with hits like “freak on a leash”, “got the life” and “make me bad”. Having moved millions of units while selling out arenas worldwide, it only made sense for labels to cash in on any korn related side projects knowing full well albums would move based on Korn’s name value alone. Bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arizvu took full advantage by creating one of the worst albums to ever hit shelves, a supposed rap project entitled “Fieldy’s Dreams”. This side project not only bastardized the word “music”, it flat out told it to bite the curb before stomping it into oblivion. From the tacky generic rapper artwork to lyrics that read like a horny, delusional teenager wrote them about his delusions of fame and fortune, Fieldy’s Dreams is an album without a redeemable quality. Because of it’s painfully bad flow, it’s rain puddle depth and lyrics so revolting you’ll blush, it makes for an amazing piece of pop culture history and a fun story to tell. It’s the story of the “little bassist that couldn’t” as we dig for survivors in the train wreck that was compact disc disaster known as “Fieldy’s Dreams”.

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Who says farts aren’t funny? In the 1990’s SRM toys released a battery powered box of filthy phrases known as “The Grossinator” to capitalize on children’s infatuations with disgusting things like burps and boogers. Hear the story behind maybe the most pointless toy in history and it’s rise to being what the Chicago Tribune dubbed the “#1 worst play thing of the 1996 holiday season.” Gear up for what promises to be a “lonnnng, stinnnnnky, disgustinggggg, putridddddd” episode of Strange Retro!!! Music: “The Grossinator Song” by Andy Rehfeldt.

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It’s a special “book it!” edition of the podcast devoted to examining a specific vintage children’s book. Today’s book is entitled “Doug Gets His Wish” and teaches us the importance of having a good teacher and the merits of reading and absorbing information. Based on the “Doug” series created by Jim Jinkins, this book was published in 1999 after “Doug” left Nickelodeon and became “Disney’s Doug” on ABC’s block of cartoons dubbed “1 Saturday Morning”. Sit back, relax and enjoy the magic of reading and using your imagination on this maiden voyage of “book it” editions right here on Strange Retro!!!

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Animated characters were a prominent force in the 80’s and 90’s in teaching kids to “Just Say No!” to drugs. Were these ads effective or just sugar coated propaganda? We focus on two PSA’s from “McGruff and Scruff” and one from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which raise more questions rather than providing an single answer. What ever happened to Joey? Is being a turkey truly worse than being a chicken? What is McGruff’s actual physical address? How many times did you find drugs on the playground as a kid like I did? Tune in now for lessons galore! Get a pizza and just say YES on clicking play as we examine our first (of many) strange public service announcements! Music: “Cocaine and Crack” by McGruff the Crime Dog

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In the 1980’s and 90’s read along books accompanied by vinyl records or cassette tapes were the peak of achieving an interactive reading experience. Through these formats you could unlock your imagination as you read along, seemingly becoming part of the adventure. This week’s selection is one such book; a movie based read along from the 80’s classic movie “The Goonies”. Why this book you ask? The Goonies represented what you could accomplish through deep friendship and teamwork. They were a group of kids from all walks of life brought together with the goal of saving something important. Narrated by a young Jeff Cohen (chunk), the book deviates away from the movie a bit in order to give the listener a shortened read along adventure that both appealed and lightened up on the teen humor. This book is a must for any movie aficionado interested in giving their child a fun listening experience full of valuable lessons. And remember listeners...our Book It! Episodes are 100 percent clean and safe for listeners of all ages! Find out why “The Goonies” never day die right here on Strange Retro! Special thanks to Kyle and Moni Riddell for their contributions to this episode. (Music: “Goonies R Good Enough” by Radical Face.)

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The 90’s brought upon a wide spectrum of short lived cartoon heroes, but none were more mind boggling than the selection of rap artist MC Hammer receiving his own cartoon series dubbed “Hammerman”, in which Hammer is known as normal guy Stanley Burrell until he puts on a pair of talking, magical shoes and becomes the quick dancing super hero, Hammerman! He literally thwarts crime with dance moves you cannot (and won’t want to) touch. Chock full of poor animation, terribly off timed lyrics and rhymes and riddled in bad 90’s cliches, it’s easy to see why “Hammerman” only made it 13 episodes before the ABC network pulled the plug. It’s an episode that’s “2 Legit 2 Quit” as we take a fun look back at “Hammerman” and the plot of a wonderfully terrible episode dubbed “Defeated Graffiti”. (Music: “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt Em” by Evergreen Terrace)

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The 90’s brought upon a wide spectrum of short lived cartoon heroes, but none were more mind boggling than the selection of rap artist MC Hammer receiving his own cartoon series dubbed “Hammerman”, in which Hammer is known as normal guy Stanley Burrell until he puts on a pair of talking, magical shoes and becomes the quick dancing super hero, Hammerman! He literally thwarts crime with dance moves you cannot (and won’t want to) touch. Chock full of poor animation, terribly off timed lyrics and rhymes and riddled in bad 90’s cliches, it’s easy to see why “Hammerman” only made it 13 episodes before the ABC network pulled the plug. It’s an episode that’s “2 Legit 2 Quit” as we take a fun look back at “Hammerman” and the plot of a wonderfully terrible episode dubbed “Defeated Graffiti”. (Music: “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt Em” by Evergreen Terrace)

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In the 1980’s and 90’s read along books accompanied by vinyl records or cassette tapes were the peak of achieving an interactive reading experience. Through these formats you could unlock your imagination as you read along, seemingly becoming part of the adventure. This week’s selection is one such book; a movie based read along from the 80’s classic movie “The Goonies”. Why this book you ask? The Goonies represented what you could accomplish through deep friendship and teamwork. They were a group of kids from all walks of life brought together with the goal of saving something important. Narrated by a young Jeff Cohen (chunk), the book deviates away from the movie a bit in order to give the listener a shortened read along adventure that both appealed and lightened up on the teen humor. This book is a must for any movie aficionado interested in giving their child a fun listening experience full of valuable lessons. And remember listeners...our Book It! Episodes are 100 percent clean and safe for listeners of all ages! Find out why “The Goonies” never day die right here on Strange Retro! Special thanks to Kyle and Moni Riddell for their contributions to this episode. (Music: “Goonies R Good Enough” by Radical Face.)

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October is here and nostalgia is on the air waves!! This week we are taking it back to 1995 and those chilly trick or treat nights that ended with a happy meal and a fun sized candy bar induced sugar crash. One of my fondest personal memories of childhood was trick or treating while listening to various Halloween themed cassette tapes. One of the best I can remember came from a series of cassettes given away with your happy meals at McDonald’s in a series dubbed “Scary Sound Effects”. This is a nostalgic full length listen safe for all ages and perfect for kids looking for a bit of Halloween fun now that Covid 19 has ruined trick or treating. Gather your pumpkin pails and get set for a treat so grand that you may need a 20 pc McNugget and a 32 ounce soda after it’s all said and done. Please enjoy McDonald’s Scary Sound Effects #4!