The Tape Store

This week on The Tape Store we cover The X-Files Season 1 Episode 9 - "Space", where Mulder and Scully head to Houston, Texas to investigate the possible sabotage of a space shuttle launch. Join us as we compare and contrast Mulder and Scully's respective "faiths" and how their unique worldviews impact their investigation of this intriguing case.

This week on The Tape Store we talk Unsolved Mysteries, the documentary TV show from the 80s / 90s that struck fear in the hearts of many but kept us coming back for more. We talk about what made the show so remarkable (Robert Stack, that music) and highlight some of the segments that really impacted us over the years. In the words of Robert Stack, "join us", as we talk about the show that helped solve mysteries.

We're back! This episode marks the grand (re)opening of The Tape Store. What the heck happened to us two years ago? Why did we drop off the face of the earth? This episode answers the questions of where we've been and more importantly, where we're going now that we've returned. We also chat about our recent binges of classic episodes of Unsolved Mysteries (fitting).

This week we travel back to Angel Grove and cover "Different Drum" the sixth(?) episode of Season 1 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (air date September 10th, 1993).  We talk about Kimberly's fluency in sign language, the Bulk vs. Zack dance-off, how the plot revolves around Melissa, an unassuming supporting heroine in the episode, and more.

This week we go back to Bayside to talk about "1-900-CRUSHED" (airdate: November 17th, 1990), the eleventh episode of the 2nd Season (3rd Season if you count the Good Morning Miss Bliss season as Season 1) of Saved By The Bell.  In this episode we follow Zack as he hatches a get rich quick scheme that lands him in a chaotic situation involving Nicki Kapowski (Laura Mooney), Kelly's little sister.  We also talk about Lisa as the hero of the story, Mr. Belding's top-notch principal skills, our experiences as teachers with students with entrepreneurial spirits as well as students who like to eat in class, and more.

After a few weeks of accidental but much needed hiatus, we're back for the new year and opening our 3rd season with the 8th episode of The X-Files, "Ice", which takes Mulder and Scully to Alaska to investigate the mysterious death of a group of geoscientists.  We talk about the stellar supporting cast, the homage this episode pays to John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982), how the episode highlights Mulder and Scully's necessary differences, and more.  Also, to all our friends and listeners, we truly missed you.

It's December so it's time to delve into our favorite classic holiday stuff.  This week we discuss National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).  Tune in as we talk about the holiday misadventures of the Griswold family, Todd and Margo, the wise fool Eddie Johnson, the survival abilities of cats, and more.

After a brief hiatus, we're back!  This week we talk about "Night of the Living Dummy II" (air date - January 12, 1996), the tenth episode from the first season of Goosebumps (from the books by R.L. Stine).  We cover the Kramer family and their "Family Nights", the virtues of Mr. and Mrs. Kramer as parents, the importance of completely destroying evil dolls and not just throwing them away when they start doing evil stuff, and the magic that makes Slappy a living dummy.

This week we release our newest episode on Halloween Night as we celebrate our podcast's two year anniversary.  The subject is The Addams Family (1991).  We talk about the film itself and why we love this peculiar and spooky family.  This episode also coincides with Brooke's performance as Morticia Addams in a local theatre production this weekend that just wrapped up last night (Saturday) so obviously we talk about that too (she was FANTASTIC).  Thanks to all of our listeners who have stuck with us these past two years and here's to more!