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It’s bracket time, baby! That’s right, we welcome back in our resident bracketician Drinks w/ Ron to break down some of the trickle down effect of TMNT and the success of the first cartoon show. As you can imagine, just like with any success story, many followed in their footsteps, attempting to replicate the formula.

So, we are going to look at 16 of these knockoffs… Everything from the direct competition of Battletoads to the more covert rip offs in Samurai Pizza Cats. There are many cartoons all with the aim at selling merchandise, and all of them are glorious in their own way…

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Today, we venture down a path that intersects with overrated desserts, corporate schlock, and the aesthetic of 90s pornography. But of course that is not all! We have a Limited Recall of the 1995 smash hit Batman Forever, as well as a Rob’s Review of the new Minecraft movie.

We also decided to probe into the history of the Netherlands, specifically one very interesting incident involving brothers Johan and Cornelius de Witt… If this strikes no memory bells for you, then stick around, cause this is a fun one.

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Today we adventure to the southern hemisphere! Scaling on down the Americas, we head to Peru to link up with our good friend Dax Edword! A Washington State native, Dax figured out that he can continue to do his graphic design and musical engineering from anywhere in the world… Smart man! 

So what does one do when you have a friend living in a foreign land?? They interview them about the cuisine, duh… And you know what that means… SNACK ATTACK, BABY. Get ready to learn about foods from lands that are not your own (unless you happen to be Peruvian, to which i apologize).

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It’s time to grab your snacks! All the sweets and saltys… Whatever gets your goat goin, really. Cause we’re poppin in a VHS and settling right back into the nineties. We welcome in guest Justin Stamer from the Outsiders Social Club and Tubi Determined podcasts today to help us break down what it’s like to be a VHS collector.

From the most expensive tapes out there, to the most sold, we discuss everything from obscure horror films to Disney classics. Plus! Justin goes to a certified drug front and tells us all about it! It’s crazy… All this and a bag of chips this week, on the Pit

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What do Matisyahu, Rasputin, and Krang from TMNT have in common? They’re all from Philly… Not really, but they are all in this episode. We decided to probe the undead corpse of the Russian holy man Grigory Rasputin, in all of his shrouds of mystery. 

We also discuss pregnant men, memory retention, and the animated film Anastasia. Plus, I final saw Top Gun… What did I think? Tune in…

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Today marks the beginning of something very special. A marriage of minds, bodies?, and podcasts. We welcome in the one and only Drinks w/ Ron! You should know him from a handful of appearances on this here pod as well as from the Half-Assed Podcast Network. But we’re not just bringing in Ron as a guest. He is now a part of the crew!

Call it a residency, call it a collaboration, call it what you will… Once a month, we got Ronno coming on to do a bracket of something Nostalgic. For the inaugural episode, Rob and I wanted to go in blind, just like y’all! 

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As you drive around any city in America, you are bound to lay your eyes on a multitude of different signages depicting the resurrection of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ… It’s almost an accepted fact at this point: he WILL return. We just don’t know when…

But what if he was already born? What if he’s a 26 year old man living in the Upper Westside as we speak?!? Maybe he looks exactly like Adam Levine with his shirt off… 

Besides wondering what aesthetics a modern day carpenter turned deity would go with, we also get in on a good old fashioned Song Spelunker on the 1998 hit song Life by Des’ree. 

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Today, the boys have some things to say… It’s a good thing they have a podcast… Why am I writing in third person? Regardless.. We go through a multitude of topics on this one. Everything from Portugese serial murder Diogo Alves, to the new Meta Rayban glasses, to Spiderman’s genitals. 

We also talk the glorification of the male criminal, the growing indifference towards comic book movies, and the map. What is the map? Well, you better stay tuned to find out, cause Rob will explain it all.

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Now folks, I need you to meet me half way with this one… Yes, some could say life’s a bit of a log jam right now, but we’re here to help. Get ready to relax and illuminate that heartlight. I bet that plantar fasciitis is loosening up as I utter these words… You’re feeling better. You look into the sky and exclaim, “I’m alright!” to anyone in shouting distance. This is it. I’m speaking from heart to heart. Welcome to the danger zone…

Now if all my ramblings upset you, cool those angry eyes. I’ll be done shortly… All I need is a large bottle of baby oil, two volleyballs, and a group of boys… Cause nothing’s more fun than play time, or so says Everett Washington’s crown jewel Kenny Loggins… So let’s spelunk this eyebrow raiser and try to figure out if the goose is actually loose… 

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I’ve heard it said before that the journey is the destination…In this case I think we can affirm this as true. Debuting a new segment today, folks, It’s Probin’ Time!! On this cat-scratch fever dream of an episode, we dive into the 1981 film Roar.

Produced and directed by Noel Marshall, who also starred in the film, alongside Tippy Hedron and Melanie Griffith. This gaping maw of content is stuffed with everything from the original story of Pinnochio, to soup lozenges, to coping mechanisms. 

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