Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 561 of Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that put the internet on the mat!

This week: germ-full adolescents; here comes the neighbourhood; have a nice trip this fall; it’s flightful; pinky and the break; feel my finger; hand model material; pumpkin breaker; royalty-free; castle role; crown cancel; give pizza a chance; sushi central; yelp revue; horse consultant; animated animals; astronomically correct; pig meet; the Tweety Birds; merry misdirection; Looney Tunes directors…RATED; twelve unfortunate cartoons; rockin’ grammar; a Dorough run through; podcast minus fun; bad sampling; fifth Beatles…RATED; the British media invasion; ch-ch-ch-changeless; Lord of the Ringos; 3000 Years of Longing rubs off on Ian; Dave’s in with a Bullet Train; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; scary doctors and superdogs; back to the garden; laser drag; song of secularism; chili con corny; the howl service; mood curdling; and, finally, shhhhhhhhh screeeeeeeee oooooooooooooooooooo…

Question of the Week: Have you ever broken a bone?Sub-question of the Week: What was your favourite cartoon as a kid?Sub-sub-question for Nerdlingers: How would you rate the great Looney Tunes directors?

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Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 561 of Sneaky Dragon – still the most disputatious podcast on the internet!

This week: top Brit; Brit pot; musical mirrors; tour of pizza; a digital hole; PNE express; ass to seat ratio; flume shot; they’re already superdogs; via duck; seven Chinese brothers; no emotional in; there is no prize like home; there goes the neighbourhood; pools rule; invisible dogs; their days are numbered too; revelatory; open to misinterpretation; the word of editor; church rules; bags on a bag; traditionally figurative; Adam and Eve-alanche; Dave goes too far; judge a tree by its fruit; the living definition of obtuse; terrible evangelist; crushing problems; the awful truth; the unanswerable question; the kind kind; Top 5 Songs – Bell Bottoms; triple threats; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; unlucky Luck, steam-driven fun; school failure; miseducation; turn out, tune out, drop out; ghost protocols; impulsive socks; and, finally, a trick shot.

Top 5 Songs – Bell Bottoms

* Derek and the Dominos – “Bell Bottom Blues” – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1971 – 2:05:02* Sonny Warner – “Bell Bottom Blue Jeans” – Checker Records single b/w “Been So Long”, 1966 – 2:14:24* The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – “Bellbottoms” – Orange, 1994 – 2:22:15* Iron Man Sam – “Original Funky Bell Bottom” – Rare Soul – Groove & Grind 1963-1973, 2015 – 2:29:23* Loudon Wainwright III – “Bell Bottom Pants” – Attempted Mustache, 1973 – 2:35:28

Question of the Week: What is scarier to you: physical danger or psychological danger?Sub-question of the Week: What are you doing to enjoy the last days of summer?

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And thanks to Louise for providing these two pictures of TV Week with two very similar programs on the covers. Pick your poison!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 560 of Sneaky Dragon – the most disputatious podcast on the internet!

This week: identity; kicking bubblegum; fifteen minute fight; self-series; big red rooster; justified beret; not too Shaw-dy; now you seaweed; why Hawaii; this is where they shit; time travel; disappointing birds; trivial knowledge; unhelpful first aid; what gall; flower power; suck it up; toting barges; unexpected job expectations; make the worst of it; our efficient bodies; teacher training; teens don’t care; think of the parents; hobo classes; school is a building; kids are people too; it takes a child to raze a village; you’ve got to hide your nerd away; the bad ol’good ol’days; the perception filter; open therapy; generational dysfunction; oh bother; drug takes; Dork Shadows – Jenny, Jenny; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; citizenship test; tattoo you; down under downtime; cowboy nuggets; thinks: school stinks; and, finally, monstrous conceit.

Question of the Week: What is your favourite thing to do at an amusement park?Sub-question of the Week: What’s scarier: going to the doctor or going to the dentist?

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Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 559 of Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that always tempts fate!

This week: can you believe it; unencharted; no stakes; time trouble; third class laundry; en espançais; daffy about taffy; extreme punishment; pony expression; Canuck doodle; nimble dicks; cunning crows; uptight fish and chaotic cats; wacky Wednesday; failing the test; Hollywood hates men; ripped dicks; semi-honourable; best time for nerds; ecstatic reaction; jut so boring stories; use only in emergencies; all ears; inequality street; permanent record; misrule follower; how do we know; trick answers; formula of blame; har ask; young adult fiction; fault lines; create love; in a rut; you’re better off dad; dangerous writers; Top 5 Songs – Extra-Terrestrials; the Bechdel amendment; when medieval worlds collide; imitation breeds flattery; prestigious opinions; and, finally, X-citement.

Top 5 Songs About Extra-Terrestrials

* NRBQ – “Rocket #9” – NRBQ, 1969 – 2:04:05* 34 Satellite – “Spaceman” – Stop, 2002 – 2:10:39* Jim Sullivan – “U.F.O.” – Jim Sullivan (aka U.F.O.), 1969 – 2:15:31* The Newcomers – “The Martian Hop” – Stax Records single b/w “Humpty Dumpty”, 1973 – 2:22:05* Billy Lee Riley & His Little Green Men – “Flying Saucer Rock’n’Roll” – The Sun Records Collection, 1994 – 2:27:17

bonus track

* The Byrds – “Mr. Spaceman” – 5D, 1966 – 2:32:15

Question of the Week: As a kid, did you look forward to school beginning?Sub-question of the Week (from Lezah): What’s your punk rock name?

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Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 558 of Sneaky Dragon – the podcast with the luminous nose!

This week: throwing voices; monogamy, not monotony; imaginary histories; three days of peace and money; savoury British flavours; big nonsense; the keys to our hearts; back to the garden; take a Bowser; can’t be too obvious; identical films; terrible people doing awful things; the times they are a danger; notes for Jesus; dualing heroes; Hamill communication; gang with the wind; full moon fever; science needs nerds; time travel nostalgia; third act dog problems; a heck of an almost great movie; you have to earn your ending; weird stance; Avatar amnesia; outsold by Boxcar Willie; Uma gonna miss a disaster; revisionist Westerns; pig tales; ex-stinks; Crystal careers; mind fuckery; Mars needs money; popular penguins; one note parties; tenuous streaming; American activities; and, finally, attention deficit.

Question of the Week: Did we miss one? Do you have a favourite near identical film to one that was released in the same year? Do you prefer the lesser known twin?Sub-question of the Week (from Ed): Which comic book or newspaper strip character – thus far unrecognized – deserves its own movie or TV adaptation?

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Department of Corections:So embarrassing to listen to one’s blatherings in the cold light of day, but Buddy Miles played drums and Billy Cox played bass in Hendrix’s post-Experience group The Band of Gypsies.

Ferg has suggested an addition to a previous Top 5 list – another song for Louise!

During the show, Dave mentioned Ben Affleck’s notoriously snotty commentary tracks. Here’s a little taste of his Armaggedon comments:

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 557 of Sneaky Dragon – you like us, you really, really like us!

This week: why try harder; your own personal Sneaky; droopy tools; flamboyant outlaws; alien sex fiends; stretching it out; oral foods; wrong nostalgia; the right level of fame; the taming of the Streep; awards season; method vs. spontaneity; the write off stuff; the fantastic flop; Scooby doo-doos; celebrity ghost chasers; disturbing talkiing heads; creative envy; the autobio trinity; reflected glory; swamped by polemics; a rubber-stamped life; unhappy clown fans; still recording, unfortunately; trick yourself; the price of monomania; the curse of facility; Top 5 Songs with False Endings; too much praise; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; ugh to live music; sparse crowds; hooray for printing; the comforting sounds of munching; raccoon squad; actual tube size; naked yard work; missed opportunities; forced fun; and, finally, the pan and scan generation.

Top 5 Songs with False Endings!

* King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – “The Fourth Colour” – Polygondwanaland, 2017 – 1:46:23* La Peste – “Better Off Dead” – Black Records single b/w “Black”, 1978 – 1:49:13* Naima Bock – “Campervan” – Giant Palm, 2022 – 1:53:56* The Monochrome Set – “The Etcetera Stroll” – Strange Boutique, 1980 – 2:01:06* Modern Lovers – “Ice Cream Man” – Live, 1977 – 2:09:13

Question of the Week: Who is your favourite outlaw/outcast artist?Sub-question of the Week: What is your favourite time of year?

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Pictures!

We had listeners send in some sweet pics this week!

First, we have Brent with a picture of a very useful set of fencing pliers. They’ve been around forever and no one had improved on them yet!

Next, Louise weighs in with some amusing packaging seen at a local grocery store:

One is so rarely honest about one’s actual tube size.

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to the Episode 556 of Sneaky Dragon – the podcast with the nicest smile!

This week: a lot of hot air; neck sweat; funny boned; the price is wrong, bitch; music cornered; public service; air-conditioned options; Dave recommends Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris; good by-the numbers; Hobbitrail; keep on trekkin’; gorilla wars; middling middle-aged mid-level kids show actors; descriptive TV themes; emasculating powers; first season nudity; the Burt Reynolds scam; good pie; reverse racism; giant spider problems; yep to Nope; learning the tropes; nope to The Grey Man; convincing peril; ineptly inconceivable; the hero’s way; characters first; give a fuck fans; kill your father; robot comedians; security money; unexpected outcomes; mental plans; personal problems; we still like Only Murders In the Building; fit to cast; pay to play; Dave recommends the audio drama Arden; complain to the weather; toilet talk; bidet by day; vampire faux pas; subtle layers of Hell; Dork Shadows – Pretties for You; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; football plays; Fosse remains; chicken shit; dance revolution; high school comedy club; the needle and the damage done; do ya wanna fucka; mountain spectacles; Sartre night fever; and, finally, scary kids.

Question of the Week: What are you doing to keep cool?Sub-question of the Week: What is the best invention?

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Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to the pleasantly numbered Episode 555 of Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that brought the repetition that brought the repetition that brought the repetition…

This week: witless protection; heat treatment; the messy decade; phoning it in; spanking material; three befores; clerks works; opting for smaller; blood in an elevator; strange problems; the multiverse of post-traumatic stress; further down the nerdhole; air on a jet plane; Chimp Lincoln; hot Kris; hot box; hot nuts; faux-bias; actors cannot do stand-up; deflecting obsessions; everything is showbiz; don’t believe your hype; evolving jokes; a house is not a home reno; to err is David; even The Who sold out; the Highland fling; the same old song; Top 5 Sports Songs – Pt. 2; just the tip; we lost Ian; stretched analogies; weird career moment; don’t buy the nonsense; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; hot man meetings; cold thoughts for Texas; a Canterbury fail; unpersuaded; a sidecast proposal; a letter from a cat; and, finally, hamburger head.

Top 5 Sports Songs – Pt. 2

* Prefab Sprout – “I Never Play Basketball Now” – Swoon, 1984 – 1:45:12* No Fun – “Football” – Old, 1984 – 1:52:54* The Intruders – (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game – Cowboys to Girls, 1968 – 1:58:56* Jane Siberry – “Hockey” – Bound by the Beauty, 1989 – 2:04:21* Morrissey – “Boxers” – Parlophone Records single b/w “Have-A-Go Merchant” and “Whatever Happens I Love You”, 1995 – 2:11:45

Question of the Week: Has there ever been a convincing stand-up performance on TV or in the movies?Sub-question of the Week: What film do you think is a successful biopic?

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David mentioned an episode of Maniac Mansion with a great parody of Cape Fear. Well, here it is:

We also talked about an electronic football game from David’s past. Ian was fascinated:

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome back to Sneaky Dragon, the podcast that time remembered!

This week: slipping and sliding; goggle view; pinched nose; all about the Benjamin; the martian biographer; gout enthusiast; vitamin deficiency; too many Snoopys; pervasive comic strips; Capp guns; echo chambers; old hats; thoughts on Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis; biographical arc; gambler’s choice; Colonel Panda; im-Presley; the king’s throne; upgestanden; the boys in the band; the lost tapes; benevolent nudity; jail break; disappointing Woody; now you don’t see it; strange accent; the mouse will rise again; hot animals; historical furries; thrown in the deep end; emergency pitch; surrogate daddy; his name isn’t Dolemite; foreign shit shows; dangerous business; Dork Shadows – I Call Your Name; jug banned; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; gone to the bees; anal probe; Chuck nuts; Betty Davis ayes; just as Dave planned it; permanent objections; what happened to us; and, finally, the noblest profession.

Question of the Week: What is the best movie monster?Sub-question of the Week: Which is the sexiest animated character?

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A snippet of Fearless Fosdick can be seen in this assortment of vintage puppet shows:

Stupefyin’ Jones from the Lil’ Abner movie (played by the lovely Julie Newmar):

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 553 of Sneaky Dragon – the podcast too cool for school!

This week: bee tee dubs; sexy tweeters; adult liars; notorious lightning; sarcastic pitch; let’s visit the telephone museum; joke spectrum; follow that music; groan up with dad; phone varieties; museum quality food; changing booth; Webb of songs; unknown TV; SCTV is pretty great; regional hosts; unprofessional eater; get to work, Scorsese; Tubi baby; Dave enjoyed Cloud Atlas; Hugh Grant’s fun period; ineffective mentors; physical metaphors; guarded praise; irresponsible creators; boobsploitation; triple ten-rated historical drama; what the butler saw; twist ending; cowboys and zombies; the dead baby dilemma; killing kids; movie makers; streamers; tuba time; evil laughter etiquette; swimming hole; it takes a village; Top 5 Songs Celebrating Music; teen brothel; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; mental Balok; bombers away; league of extraordinary opinions; Toto recall; rain, rain, mow away; my Corona; and, finally, don’t save us the aisle seat.

Top 5 Songs Celebrating Music

* Dyke and the Blazers – “We Got More Soul” – Original Sound Records single b/w “Shotgum Slim”, 1969 – 2:00:06* Peter, Paul and Mary – “I Dig Rock and Roll Music” – Album 1700, 1967 – 2:03:44* Jayne (Wayne) County and the Backstreet Boys – “Max’s Kansas City ’76 Pt. 1” – Max Records single b/w “Max’s Kansas City ’76 Pt. 2”, 1976* The Rock and Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co. of Philadelphia 19141 – “Bubble Gum Music” – Buddah Records single b/w “On a Summer’s Night”, 1968 – 2:18:43* Betty Davis – “They Say I’m Different” – They Say I’m Different, 1971 – 2:28:52

Question of the Week: What is one of your favourite continuity errors?Sub-question of the Week: Have you ever made an inopportune – or ill-timed – purchase?

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If you would like to see some footage of the fabulous Betty Davis performing, please check out this excerpt from the Mike Judge series Tales from the Bus:

THE ALDERGROVE TELEPHONE MUSEUM

We know the Sneakers were excited to hear that David and Lezah visited the fabulous telephone museum in beautiful Alderhole…er, Aldergrove. AS promised, here is some video of the switching system for rotary telephones. (Pretty exciting stuff.)

Is this kind of content that only brings us closer to winning the Poddies!