December 4-12, 1982

This week Ken welcomes kindred spirt and man behind TheSodaJerk.net, Aaron Manahan.

Ken and Aaron discuss "howdy" and y'all, bragging about installing phones on the set of movies, reviewing sodas, Dr. Pepper, Dublin Soda Works, Texas, Galcos Old World Market, Green Sour Cherry, hating Stevia, the Women of Robotech, Natasha Leone, Ultraman, Voltron, Go Lion!, How Hollywood Sharks prey on Child Actors, Cigarettes, how expensive electronics used to be, Sears Wishbook, Ace Hardware, Sears Pac-man, 1973 Nova, timing guns, terrifying models, the cartoon Meatballs & Spaghetti, red check marks next to your picks, Fast Forward, Les Paul, Gimme a Break!, Love Boat, Month in the Country, Ian McShayne, strong rye, Circus of the Stars, The Jerk Too, Doctor Who, bowling, wrestling, Fairie Tale Theater, M*A*S*H, not having cable, staying up late, Three's Company, 9 to 5, Family Ties tacking gun control, Our Town, Growing Pains, Amish widows, Demonic Toys, Meet the Feebles, Livewire, Fred Newman, Pac-Man Fever, Tom Savini, Altered States, Don't Go To Sleep, Made For-TV movies, weird video games about dictators, how children love fiscal years, Frogger, Spider-Man for Atari, True Value hardware store last minute gifts, go to family vacations and the pros and cons of a Ripley's Believe it or Not!? Museum.