Sneaky Dragon

By Ian Boothby and David DedrickComedy TV & Film Music Improv

Sneaky Dragon episodes

September 12, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 458
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 458 of the podcast that will soon number Episode 459!
This week: separate yet equal; bumbling butler; easy doctoring; outer monologue; pegging; nerd reversal; development hell hell; the Golden Age of Blockbusters; French characters; date killer; Appleby’s is garbage; more bad slogans; road food; laundered sushi; so-so steakhouse; stone jail; another lost show; he’se the b’y that builds the boat; DIY robot; change his mind; all-time longest song; ghost mail; horny angels; ape shit; extraordinary garbage; proving the exception; so much older then; D.C. Hulk; hilarious commies; comic book movies vs. superhero movies; terrible Oz; colourful costume dramas; Dirty Harry fan-fic; and, finally, as in the word “vase”.
Thanks for listening.
Question of the week: What do you take pride in?
Sub-question of the week: Have you ever had a disappointing road meal? Or a bad experience eating on a trip?
Sub-sub-question of the week: What is the correct pronunciation of “Nazi”?
Despite Dave’s terrible sales job, would you like to listen to some fun Dirty Harry fan-fic? The correct answer is yes and you should go here!
Here is Ed Draganski’s nomination for worst adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz book series – made more bearable by Rifftrax japery!
2 hr 11 min
September 11, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Listening Party – Ep. 49

Hello, partygoers!

This week it’s déjà vu all over again as a “glitch in the Dedricks” resulted in us losing the original Episode 49! Yikes! So marvel at a sulky young lady and her maybe too eager dad hanging around the LP Rumpus Room and playing another set of cool tunes!

This episode we are spinning:

* Spiritualized – “Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space” – Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space, 1997 – 13:13* Judee Sill – “I’m Over” – Dreams Come True, 2005 – 39:08* Big Dipper – “All Going Out Together” – Heavens, 1987 – 1:01:16* Felt – “The Seventeenth Century” – Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death, 1986 – 1:18:28* Wilson Pickett – “I’m In Love” – I’m In Love, 1968 – 1:33:55* The Romantics – “Tell It to Carrie” – Bomp single version b/w “First in Line”, 1978 – 1:55:47* Boy – “Gentlemen” – Boy, 2002 – 2:08:08* Belle Adair – “Golden Days” – The Brave and the Blue, 2013 – 2:15:56* Masters of Reality – “Counting Horses” – Deep in the Hole, 2001 – 2:24:43* Jefferson Airplane – “We Can Be Together” – Volunteers, 1969 – 2:39:37

Also on the old Victrola:

* Ellie Janov – “Portabello Road” – Capitol single b/w “Theme”, 1967 – 1:45* Tommy Peltier – “Pocket Socket” – Chariot of Astral Light, 2005 – 51:26* Tommy Peltier – “Here Today” – Chariot of Astral Light, 2005 – 54:52* Bobby Womack – “Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)” – Fly Me to the Moon, 1968 – 1:45:56* Jefferson Airplane – “Mexico” – RCA Victor single b/w “Have You Seen the Saucers?”, 1970 – 3:18:24

Thanks for listening.

We were able to find – via the wonders of Googling – this interview with Stephen Kozmeniuk of Boy conducted by David Dedrick in 2005! Follow this link!
3 hr 30 min
September 06, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 457
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 457 of the show that gave you this.
This week: instant gratification; it’s murder; the gorilla’s butler did it; GQ, detective God; witty bears; mouse tales; more about Gilligan’s Island; fanged clam; little cowboy hats; Nazi bunny fuckers; hammy heart; the dead don’t mind; dumb president; essential swimming; bored carolling; fun adults; sports tantrums; dismissive adults; stuck at home; Ellen Janov trivia; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; adulting; bad comic book adaptation; and, finally, munchie box mania.
Thanks for listening.
Question of the week: Do you feel like a fully-grown adult? What does that mean for you?
Sub-question of the week: What is the worst book to movie or TV show adaptation?
Here is that Joe Ruby – co-creator of Scooby-Doo – obituary from Mark:
2 hr 10 min
September 02, 2020 The Fansplainers – Bill and Ted Face the Music

Ciao, cinemaphiles!

This week Ian and Dave tackle that most tricky and terrifying of filmic beasts: THE THIRD MOVIE!!!

That’s right. They talk about the latest installment of the Bill and Ted movie franchise: Bill and Ted Face the Music.

It’s been almost thirty years in the making. Was it worth it? Well, let Ian and David fansplain it for you.

Thanks for listening.

2 hr 14 min
August 29, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 456
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 456 of our penal servitude!
This week: deja dum-dum episode; super spanking; woeful ignorance; surprise career; likeably dead; terrible or meh; Short career; Talking Talking Talking Simpsons; hey, boss; condescending; bucket of smallpox; surprise wins; Rippey tales; let’s talk Lovecraft Country; let’s talk Dr. Sleep; redemption vs. corruption; under-utilized R-rating; DJ blather; too much for shorts; self-interested; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; GALAP!; hula hoopsters; facsimile themes; now he gets it; evil psychiatrists; more about exorbitant pizza; deep-fried don’ts; Diners, Drive Inns, and Pubs; terrible clue; famous background worker; apprehensive; and, finally, eaten by orcas.
Thanks for listening.
Question of the week: What made your summers for you as a kid? Did you have a favourite summer activity or destination?
Sub-question of the week: What is your favourite book to movie or TV show adaptation?
Sub-sub-question of the week: How are you doing right now? Have you learned to live in our new now or are you still apprehensive about leaving the house?
2 hr 9 min
August 27, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Listening Party Ep. 48

Hello, partygoers! Come on into the Listening party rumpus room for another fun trawl through some mixtapes.

This week, we tackle side two of Bob Evans’ mix and hear some familiar Cancon, some angular rock, protest punk, emotionless new wave, dramatic power pop, and a couple of perfect little jewels of a song.

Come on into the Listening Party rumpus room. We have disinfected the cool plastic dome on our retro phonograph player so you can throw on a few records too if you’d like.

This episode we are spinning:

* Field Music – “Working to Work” – Tones of Town, 2007 – 19:49* Elvis Costello and the Attractions – “New Amsterdam” – Get Happy!!, 1980 – 27:18* The Ballroom – “Baby Please Don’t Go” – Magic Time, 2001 – 50:59* The Friends of Distinction – “Great Day” – Whatever, 1970 – 1:09:33* Jason Falkner – “Revelation” – Can You Still Feel?, 1999 – 1:21:32* Sloan – “Snowsuit Sound” – Twice Removed, 1994 – 1:42:41* Gene Clark – “With Tomorrow” – White Light (aka Gene Clark), 1971 – 1:57:14* Greg Sage – “Straight Ahead” – Straight Ahead, 1985 – 2:09:54* Lullaby Baxter – “What’s Wrong with You?” – Garden Cities of Tomorrow, 2006 – 2:32:07* Belle and Sebastian – “Stay Loose” – Dear Catastrophe Waitress, 2003 – 2:43:47

Also on the old Victrola:

* Elvis Costello – “New Amsterdam (Alternate Version)” – Get Happy!! (Expanded Edition), 1980 – 39:53* Them – “Baby, Please Don’t Go” – The Angry Young Them, 1964 – 47:34* The Flying Lizards – “Money (It’s What I Want)” – The Flying Lizards, 1979 – 1:04:40* The Friends of Distinction – “Grazing in the Grass” – Grazin’, 1969 – 1:14:39* The Wipers – “So Young” – Over the Edge, 1983 – 2:26:53

Thanks for listening.

There’s a really great documentary about The Turtles that Rhino released in the 90s (we think) that is currently available on the YouTubes. We highly recommend you check it out:

3 hr 14 min
August 24, 2020 The Fansplainers – The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

Ciao, cinemaphiles!

Sorry we’re late we our newest episode! It’s kind of a long story and you’ll have to listen to Sneaky Dragon Episode 455 to hear all the gory details. Suffice to say, our most recent episode was lost

Unfortunately, Ian’s busy schedule prevented us from re-recording the episode, but fortunately, Dave’s wife Lezah volunteered to step in and discuss one of her favourite movies, Walt Disney’s The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit.

SO, be prepared for lots of horse talk on this week’s episode of Fansplainers as Dave’s [whisper it] “horse crazy” wife takes us through all the ins and outs of horses, riding, coaching and making movies about horses!

Thanks for listening.

1 hr 57 min
August 22, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 455
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 455 of the neverendingest podcast that never ended!
This week: professional; egg-sploded; fruit tomb; brown bananas; Miranda rights; universal translator; deep nerd; replacement heaven; Addams Family rules; Scoobie-Doo celebs; animated determinism; a potted history of bubblegum music; Scoobie-Doo knock-offs; French actors; Shmoo-plosion; solving mysteries in Hell; Shazam-ophiles; but which Elliot Maggin?; Fifties iconography; great villains; the Monster Sociey of Evil; Mary Marvel’s mix-up; Minimalist Mouse; inevitable blather; disaster!; creative destruction; Dave’s hubris; fire festival; a tour of the Okanagan; kidfeet; terrible American roads; unCanadian; cartoon eroticism; exorbitant pizza; new vegetables (and fruit); and, finally, go-to demon names.
Thanks for listening.
Demand of the week: Recommend an under-appreciated movie with a short blurb to convince people it’s worth seeing.
Question of the week: What’s your favourite TV theme song?
Sub-question of the week: Which of the many namesakes in the Marvel Family universe is your favourite?
Jonathan Bampton’s favourite bumper sticker:
Louise’s ichthys infographic:
That sexy Race Bannon with his homoerotic shirt:
Follow this link for a gay re-appraisal of Saturday morning cartoons – “Race Bannon Made Me Gay”.
2 hr 21 min
August 15, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 454
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 254 of the podcast with the golden arm.
This week: apologies for a quick start; Canadian boasting; why so much marrow; deep memory; forgetting; tricking old people; cruel science; bad management; desert demands; disappointing re-read; mediocre movie marathon; surprisingly gloomy; sad rap; old YouTube; enjoying enjoyment; cat visit; observing Griffiths Observatory; new allergy; a bee in the mouth; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; B.C. ratios; gifts in the mail; indifferent to the law; and, finally, trained by a cat.
Question of the Week: Do you have any allergies? Do you require an Epi-pen?
Sub-question: What’s a favourite bumper sticker you may have seen?
Thanks for listening.
Delicious cookies from Louise:
A cool book from Mark:
Worse rapping than David’s!
1 hr 50 min
August 13, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Listening Party – Ep. 47

Hello, party-goers! Welcome to another fabulous episode of the Sneaky Dragon Listening Party

On this episode, we get back on track after our popular Top 5 intermission episodes and listen to Side 1 of a mixtape made for Bob Evans. However, there’s always time for a Top 5 list and Dave gives us his Top 5 Alternate Partridge Family Songs. We know you’ve been waiting for that one!

Come on into the Listening Party rumpus room. We just picked up a new beanbag chair so don’t miss out on your chance to perch awkwardly while attempting a look of aloof coolness.

This episode we are spinning:

* The dBs – “Ask for Jill” – Repercussion, 1982 – 19:13* Tommy Hoehm – “Blow Yourself Up” – Losing You to Sleep, 1978 – 26:16* XTC – “Ten Feet Tall” – Drums and Wires, 1980 – 36:13* The Purple Gang – “Granny Takes a Trip” – The Purple Gang Strikes, 1968 – 59:10* The Go! Team – “My World” – Proof of Youth, 2007 – 1:09:46* Whitney – “No Woman” – Light from the Lake. 2016 – – 1:18:14* The Partridge Family – “Morning Rider on the Road” – Up to Date, 1971 – 1:26:20* Local Rabbits – “Lowdown on the Download” – Basic Concept, 1998 – 1:58:36* Jeffrey Frederick and the Clamtones – “Oh Me, Oh My” – Spiders in the Moonlight, 1977 – 2:06:47* Neil Young – “Tired Eyes” – Tonight’s the Night, 1975 – 2:22:40* The Feelies – “Slipping (Into Something)” – The Good Earth, 1986 – 2:37:58

Also on the old Victrola:

* Bob Evans – “Norwegian Wood” – 4 on 6, 2007 – 4:24

If you’d like to know more about Bob’s music and maybe support his work, follow this link.

* XTC – “Ten Feet Tall” – US Single version, 1980 – 51:35* The Go! Team – “Everyone’s a VIP to Someone” – Thunder, Lightning, Strike, 2004 – 1:31:15

Dave’s Alternate Top 5 Partridge Family Songs (for Louise):

* “Morning Rider on the Road”, Up to Date, 1971 – 1:26:20* “Brand New Me”, The Partridge Family Album, 1970, 1:36:57* “Looking Through the Eyes of Love”, The Partridge Family Notebook, 1972 – 1:40:00* “I Got Your Love All Over Me”, Crossword Puzzle, 1973 – 1:43:39* “If You Ever Go”, Shopping Bag, 1972 – 1:47:52

Thanks for listening.
2 hr 54 min