Sneaky Dragon

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 523 of the podcast that gives you feelin’s!

This week: co-sidekicks; Gilligan’s Island: Who’s to Blame?; schlub-a-likes; from naughty to nudey; teen-for-all; gentiles on the roof; high school betrayal; prank performance; the sound of disappointment; the last gasp of the Hollywood musical; unfunny Coens; walk outs; the disappearing past; expensive tastes; laughing cats; we’re funny; changeless; befuddled audience; back to Get back; interesting failures; mid-range jokes; visual storytelling; the perfect Pride and Prejudice; lead character actor; possible ghost; what weird ass segment is next?; meta-bad; cow butts; schmozzle up; Scooby-Doo controversy; ratzis; electronical pop; Question of the Week – Sneakers response; angling; Beatles watch party; choking nostalgia; ping-pong productions; ineffectual pseudonyms; rain cartoon dogs; and, finally, say hello to my little hoo-hah!

Top 5 Feelin’ Songs!

1. Little Junior Parker – “Feelin’ Good” – The Chronological Little Junior Parker 1952-1955, 2006 – 1:45:42
2. The Luv’d Ones – “Yeah, I’m Feelin’ Fine” – Truth Gotta Stand, 1999 – 1:52:12
3. The Archies – “Feelin’ So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.) – Everything’s Archie, 1969 – 1:56:31
4. The Mamas and the Papas – “Got a Feelin'” – If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, 1966 – 2:05:04
5. The Human League – “(Keep Feelin’) Fascination” – Fascination! EP, 1983 – 2:19:11

Question of the Week: What is something that wasn’t great, but was saved by a good ending?
Sub-question of the Week: What is a place that you loved, but has now disappeared.

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At least someone is keeping track of our anniversaries! Thanks so much to Chris Roberts for sending us this celebratory video marking ten years of sneaking!

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There was a bit of controversy this week over the origins of the name of everyone’s favourite ghost-chasing canine Scooby-Doo. It’s pretty universally recognized that the first use of “scooby-doo” was in the song “Denise” by Randy and the Rainbows – one of many groups that sprang up during the great doo-wop revival of the early ’60s.

The legendary story of Fred Silverman coming up with the name of Scooby-Doo based on Frank Sinatra’s scatting at the end of “Strangers in the Night” is often told. However, on “Strangers in the Night”, Sinatra scats “Doo-be-doo-be-doo”, which doesn’t explain how the name became Scooby-Doo.

It seemed likely that the show’s name is a combination of Silverman’s idea and The Archies’ song, which had come out in late 1968 at a time when the show was still titled Mysteries Five and featured a dog named Too Much. But here is the twist! “Everyday People” which also features the phrase “scooby-dooby-doo” came out in November 1968 – a month before The Archies’ song! So maybe we have to give Sly Stone the credit for inspiring Scooby’s name.

The great Sly Stone for the win! (By the way, the Scooby gang was based on characters from The Many Loves of Dobey Gillis!)

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome back to Sneaky Dragon, the only podcast on the internet that thinks too highly of itself!

This week: calling yourself; kill your phone; peed pants; exerservice; choir weirdo; the Book of Axe; good point; Hell’s gift shop; tough love; Dick Tracy watch; no excuse for The Spirit; unrequested rejection; bitchy times; he-man woman haters; toxic nostalgia; cheap thrills; escape goat; turn offs; why we late; shock to the heart; painful pain; temporary fixes; stressors; it couldn’t be easier; door prank; sad passings; hairy hands; kindness; getting back to Get Back; Beatle knock-offs; Dork Shadows – Time After Time; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; whichcraft; EDification; free flowing ideas; pulsing; meat poop; insecure; purposeless soul searching; and, finally, always behind.

Question of the Week: What is something that does nostalgia right?
Sub-question of the Week: Did you have a mentor who helped you find your path in life?

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Want to hear David imagine sequels to, make conjectures about, and get Christmassy over Dirty Harry? Well, go here!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 521 of the podcast that asks the easy questions!

This week: offiception; infrastructure destructured; after the flood; boxing clever; oh, black water; cheap ghosts; mind your own business; dumbrella; bear comments; magical thinking; positive and negative stereotypes; culture uncancelled; joke writers; frustrated rat; ethnic shorthand; invisible diversity; service cats; no apologies; brave rudeness; the volcano solo; be true to your cool; middle table guy; Y was it cancelled; Covid casualties; thin blood; not a good sign; health snores; foot bats; lightly used soy sauce; Top 5…er 6 songs; the slide whistle of approval; well-beaten; suspection; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; stepping on toes; dark history; generally only; hole in the wald; unEDified; unmemorable; uncredited, and, finally, wise wisdom.

Top 5 6 Interrogative Songs!

1. Who? – Fairport Convention – “Who Know Where the Time Goes?” – Unhalfbricking, 1969 – 1:49:07
2. What? – The Monkees – “What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round?” – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, 1967 – 1:58:20
3. Why? – Buzzcocks – “Why Can’t I Touch It” – Singles Going Steady, 1979 – 2:14:04
4. When? – The Staples Singers – “When Will We Paid (for the Work We Have Done)?” – We’ll Get Over, 1970 – 2:25:38
5. Where? – The Mekons – “Where Were You?” – Fast Product single b/w “I’ll Have to Dance Then (On My Own)”, 1978 – 2:30:50
6. How? – The Lovelites – “How Can I Tell My Mom and Dad (That I’ve Been Bad)?” – With Love from the Lovelites, 1969 – 2:35:01

Question of the Week: Tell us about a pop culture knock-off. Which do you you prefer? The original or the imitation?
Sub-question of the Week: What is some extreme weather that you’ve experienced?

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We mentioned it during Nina’s visit last week, but here it is: Twin Beaks

Speaking of Sesame Street parodies, well, so was Louise:

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome back to Sneaky Dragon, the bone-chillingest podcast on the internet!

Ian and David were pleased to welcome friend of the show and third dragon Nina Matsumoto into the dragon’s lair this week!

On the show: a mystery guest revealed; bone chilling fact; don’t celebrate good times; wedding bell blues; super Scorpio; morning trained; not driven to drive; the “fuck this” bus; cold, cold ground; he will survive; peaked interest; symbiote apologist; water cooler TV; cougar trapped; somebody’s mother; geographically fast and loose; temporal rainforest; shrunken burgers; honey traps; postal service murder; we forgot “ogopogo”; water world; hydro damned; hooray for dykes; uncommunicative; trivial trivia; it’s Japanese movie title guessing game time; slow boat; training wheels; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; vintage ice cream; so-so comedy; elusive Alanis; button versus zipper; not listening; people displeasers; smurf pants; lambchops; the seven masked bird; a special kindness; the Minnie Pearl connection; the old switcheroo; and, finally, existential dread.

Nina’s Question of the Week: Buttons or zippers? (Or Velcro?)
Nina’s Sub-question of the Week: Do you have a good story about a place name where you live?

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Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 519 of Sneaky Dragon, the podcast least likely to…

…end that sentence!

This week: proper names; wild accusations; neither rum nor raisin; respectful remembering; effective yelling; disrespectful pizza jokes; four-legged landlords; war journals; yes to tight lips; streaking Iron Man; sports flop; lightbulb moment; square entertainment; chopping block; bad feeds; bath time; Tile Tales; foul taste; a moment of stillness; recommended: Time; drunken calving; indestructible bon vivant; Yorkshire croissant; milk disease; cow gallery; doorception: practical heists; elaborate criminals; bad elements; no purpose; the value of death; declining ability; goodbye; gratitude; cast adrift; hard to accept; family secrets; Top 5 Songs Using Real People’s Names; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; jury’s out; shit for shit remake; tea bag; clearly Canadian; no room at the Dedrick inn; mummy issues; exploding dinnerware; good spoilers; honest ditherings; down the drain; comfort and joy; word praise; below the knee jerk; and, finally, mystery tease.

Top 5 Songs Using Real People’s Names (Part 1)!

1. Garland Jeffreys – “Lon Chaney” – Garland Jeffreys, 1973 – 2:05:37
2. Dana Gillespie – “Andy Warhol”, Peephole in My Brain: The Progressive Pop Sounds of 1971, 2020 – 2:13:04
3. Prefab Sprout – “Faron Young” – Steve McQueen, 1985 – 2:17:51
4. Blossom Dearie – “Dusty Springfield” – That’s the Way I Want to Be, 1970 – 2:33:25
5. John Grant – “Sigourney Weaver”” – Queen of Denmark, 2010 – 2:32:29

Question of the Week: As you have gotten older, have you found a new purpose in life?
Sub-question of the Week: If someone were to write a song about a famous person, about whom would you like that song to be?

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome back to Sneaky Dragon, the podcast that knows its place!

This week: still doing that thing; can’t take a compliment; full-time wolf; lake of skeletons; as Juan does; drowning bonus; robot bear; dangerous massage; calling frontsies; Shakespearean tunnels; monitored scams; assigning authorship; filthy mascot; grade six scientist; Eugene O’Neill-off; the wolfman’s bear massage; the least effective monster; vicinity of evil; chatty creature; non-loosey-goosey; organized randomness; the wrong Marsalis; the unpopular second one; Jeopardy in jeopardy; nerds united; Dave’s Apology Corner; overheard shenanigans; undercover Huck; recommended; The Card Counter; wounded ducks; forced shot; bedroom farce; Dork Shadows – Our House; Tile Tales update; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; unnecessary mattress jokes; big death; library playlists; cute tractor; unused jingles; killer nun; and, finally, we’re needy.

Question of the Week: What is something you’d recommend, but can’t explain for fear of spoiling it?
Sub-question of the Week: Tell us about a family meal that didn’t go so well.

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Crystal was kind enough to send in a sweet pic of her son sitting in his Halloween tractor!

Louise provided photographic proof of her excellent Halloween yard display: Man loses head drowning in leaves!

Great work, both of you!!!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 517 of the Internet’s favourite provider on non-dragon related content, Sneaky Dragon!

This week: late start; gym warts; small feet; neighbourhood creep; less-than-optimum Prime; too good for the Joes; unfortunate voice; hot dog bait; bad workmate; one of the Jones boys; performance art; self-incrimination; soap opera dummies; the Squad 51-cast; too much Dick Wolf; a case of the Munchies; ceramic frogs; indignant about Malignant; Chilliwackiness; Wes Anderson bingo card; boring gray movies; giving a fuck; I to the max; Dune lore; Midnight Massive; werewolves anonymous; zombie fatigue; crying over Cry Macho; a bag of bones rides a horse; scalp removal; Top 5 Halloween songs; goofy greatness; chipmunks trivia; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; international Halloween; self-improvement; the awful truth; whole lotta school; self-spoilers; fictional monsters; the sound of melon; locked into your comedy past; the wounded ego of Mort Sahl; and, finally, it’s okay to hurt our feelings.

Top 5 Halloween Songs!

1. Teddy Durant – “The Beast of Sunset Strip” – Impression Records single b/w “The Night Stalker”, 1965 – 2:15:20
2. The Ghouls – “The Little Old Lady from Transylvania”, Dracula’s Deuce,1964 – 2:21:06
3. Dave Edmunds – “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” – Repeat When Necessary, 1979 – 2:26:28
4. Lambert, Hendricks and Ross – “Halloween Spooks” – The Way Out Voices of…, 1960 – 2:33:25
5. Round Robin – “I’m the Wolfman” – Domain Records single b/w “Sit and Dance”, 1965 – 2:37:23

Question of the Week: Do you celebrate Halloween where you live? Is it a big whoop?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s the best Halloween costume you saw this year?
Sub-question of the Week: What, in your opinion, has been the most pointless remake of a beloved piece of fiction?

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Here is the bingo card Mary and Dave created with guesses of what they might see in Wes Anderson’s very good new film, The French Dispatch:

If you want to see a once respected comedian humiliate himself, watch this:

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome back to Sneaky Dragon, the podcast that is still walking on sunshine.

This week: king com; uncredited; speechifying; free frame policy; some college; some Catholic; catechissing; the lines you amend; modern love; tasteful jokes; too helpful; selling service; restaurant bullies; customer torment; too much monkey bus-ness; bicyclical; the fart tank; animal poots; pet training; too smart for college; new neighbour; ELO, ELO; no cancel culture; you can’t do that; comedy cars; money matters; the test of time; too much Kong; too much synergy; opinions about Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows; Dork Shadows – This Old House; zines; Question of the Week – Sneakers reply; reached the peak; comedy in the shadows; spybrarians; in praise of neuro-diversity; unfunny Fifties; and, finally, asking why about Y.

Question of the Week: What is your schooling? Is there more schooling you’d like to do?
Sub-question of the Week: What is the scariest monster?
Sub-sub-question of the Week: What are you dressing as this Halloween?

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Brent Tannehill was kind enough to provide a link to the great and very funny Bob and Ray. Please check them out here!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 515 of the 1,565, 373rd most listened to podcast on the internet!

This week: poor quality; a couple of dummies; what a family; hacks; a short one; regional humour; swallowed up; time lost all meaning; who is fast and who is furious; gory opener; spoilers at the movies; the king of leftovers; ineffectual chicken soup; melting pot; sweet chilli sauce; Red Robin trivia; scary Muppets; disappointed nostalgia; creative nostalgia; creative gambles; history of animation guesswork; evolving characters; don’t make her over; when Daffy wasn’t daffy; the ’50s sucked out the fun; pro-tramp; it’s back – the Top 5 Songs segment is back with Dave’s picks for favourite “Lady” songs; Questions of the Week – Sneakers respond: and much, much more (only I had to go to the movies so I had to post the show quickly!).

Top 5 “Lady” Songs!

1. The Popcorn Rebellion – “Sugar Lady” – RCA Victor b/w “Gina”, 1969 – 1:40:25
2. Judee Sill – “Lady-O” – Judee Sill, 1971 – 1:47:05
3. Nancy Priddy – “Mystic Lady” – You’ve Come This Way Before, 1968 – 1:53:45
4. The Grass Roots – “Lady Pleasure” – Golden Grass, 1968 – 2:03:33
5. The Byrds – “Lady Friend” – Columbia Records single b/w “Old John Robertson”, 1968 – 2:11:10

and Bonus Song:

Dennis Wilson – “Lady (Fallin’ In Love) (1970 Stereo Mix)” – Feel Flows, 2021 – 2:17:58

Question of the Week: What was funny in the 1950s – a decade known for its buttoned-down sensibilities?
Sub-question of the Week: Who is a cartoonist you like?

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Please note: Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage spoilers from 0:46:00 to around 0:56:00.

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 514 of the popular medical drama Sneaky Dragon!

This week: badly situated; incompetent vacuuming; sleep troubles; controlled dreams; waking up surprised; yesterday’s papers; forensic results; murderer’s Pinterest page; so many Dales; radom Bond titles; our Bondian cold open; deep thoughts on Venom 2: Let There Ne Carnage; cookie symbiote; saved the world clause; random Bond thoughts; more random Bond titles; random aspect ratio; laserdisc vs. DVD; TV trivia; Dave is stumped; Hollywood muppets; jazz doctors; natural immunity to cancer; music douche; Google docs; Dork Shadows – What’s in the Box?; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; a wife writes; getting through it; emotionally messy; history of messkind; limited B.D.; even more random Bond titles; and, finally, driving with Drac.

Question of the Week: Have you ever had work done around your home by someone who was clearly incompetent?
Sub-question of the Week: Celebrate the release of No Time to Die by generating your own Bondian film title!

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