Anthony picks Gravity Falls. He gives us some background on the show's creator, Alex Hirsch, then argues with Lev about Dipper and their preferred types of heroes (13:00), then Uncle Steve ranks his top Gravity Falls Monsters (25:30).  

Uncle Steve picks DuckTales for this week's topic. He takes us through the history of the animated show, Lev gives us background on Donald Duck (17:19), Anthony discusses the life of Carl Barks (30:20) and we play a game guessing movie titles based off 1 star Amazon reviews (40:30). Count how many times we say the word "duck"!  

Lev chooses Lion King Broadway for this week's pop culture discussion with special guest Aunt Natalie! Lev takes us through the costume and set design (10:49), Aunt Nat talks about Julie Taymor and the puppets (26:02), and Anthony ranks Lion King music (42:02). Hakuna Matata! [Originally recorded on 6/13/20]

We discuss The Office - Gabe tells us why he loves it, Uncle Steve talks about the cast (8:16), and Anthony & Lev rank their favorite cold opens  (17:37). We originally recorded this on 6.6.20, when the nation was actively protesting against police brutality, so the group wanted to take a moment to talk about supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. 

We discuss how the LGBTQ+ community has been represented & censored in pop culture. Anthony takes us through some history of film censorship, Uncle Steve touches on censorship in comic books (22:35), and Lev sparks a good roundtable discussion featuring special guests Uncle Ross & Aunt Anita (34:54). Love is love! Happy Pride Month! xoxo  

Wocka Wocka! We're talking about Muppets! Uncle Steve takes the crew through some Muppet history, Anthony gives us some background on Jim Henson himself (20:12), and Lev & Gabe rank their top 10 Muppets and Sesame Street characters (35:10). 

We cover one of the most popular villains of all time, DARTH VADER. Lev walks us through the character history, Anthony gives us a little background on the costume (21:34), and we have a special guest family member, Dr. Anita Hund, join us to discuss the psychology of Anakin/Vader (38:50).

Gabe gives us his superfan take on The Amazing World of Gumball. Lev & Anthony go on a tangent about cliffhangers resulting in a Star Wars debate. Uncle Steve walks the crew through Cartoon Network history (27:23).  Lev & Anthony close the show out by ranking the best animation in Cartoon Network shows (41:33).  

We kick this pop culture show off exploring a little D&D (specifically on 5e). Anthony takes us through some history of how it came to be, Uncle Steve discusses how it's influenced pop culture (19:34), and Lev & Gabe share their "Most Poppin' Beasts of D&D" (32:09). Roll for Initiative!