When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger

Are the boys going to go back in time and rent some videos from defunct rental store Blockbuster? Are they going to listen to the glam rock classic "Blockbuster" by the Sweet? Are they going to learn about the DC comics character Blockbuster? Are they going to learn about the Marvel comics character Blockbuster? Are they going to perform flying neckbreakers on each other, a move also known as a Blockbuster? Are they going to take part in the Anglo-Canadian military operation in the Netherlands during World War 2 known as Operation Blockbuster?

No, they're going to hand jive, make piss jokes and Martyn is going to shout a lot. Sorry.

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

It's part two of our "people-who-fought-Rocky-then-got-their-own-cartoon-ology." (It's a very specific series). This time we're watching Hulk Hogan's Rock N Wrestling, which surprisingly isn't the worst or most racist thing the Hulkster ever committed to video.

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

"First name Mister, second name Period, Last name T!"

When Mr T wasn't hanging around with the A Team, he was solving mysteries with a group of enthusiastic young gymnasts and a dog with a mohawk. Because of course he was.

I bet none of them ever spiked his milk either.

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

"Come on doooowwwn!"

Do you enjoy looking at things and guessing how much they would have cost in the 1980s? Then this is the episode for you!

Unless you said "no."

Which you probably did.

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Have we got The Right Stuff to watch this cartoon Tonight? Only if we take it Step By Step. We'll be Hangin' Tough until 2 In The Morning, so Please Don't Go Girl. Call It What You Want, but If You Go Away you won't Be My Girl. Definitely not My Favorite Girl. More like a Dirty Dawg. So Let's Try It Again, You Got It?

Cover Girl.

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

STOP! Hammertime!

No really, please, stop. Stop this Hammertime right now. Please Hammer, don't hurt 'em.

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"I 'ate that duck!" We all 'ate that duck.

Remember when Keith Harris and Orville had a chat show? Neither did we. But here we are anyway.

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

Happy Families is a traditional card game, usually with a specially made set of picture cards, featuring illustrations of fictional families of four, most often based on occupation types. The object of the game is to collect complete families. The player whose turn it is asks another player for a specific card from the same family as a card that the player already has. If the asked player has the card, he gives it to the requester and the requester can then ask any player for another card. If the asked player does not have the card, it becomes his turn and he asks another player for a specific card. Play continues in this way until no families are separated among different players. The player with the most cards wins. One of the rules states that a player cannot ask for a certain card to deceive any player if he does not have a card in the set he is asking for. The game can be adapted for use with an ordinary set of playing cards (see Go Fish).

This isn't that.

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What are we watching this week?

Has Spielberg made it? Have actors played it? In theatres too? Give Us A Clue!

Does TV show it? Do bookworms know it? One word or two? Give Us A Clue! Give Us A Clue! Give Us A Clue!

Seriously, give us a frigging clue!

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

"Look and Read,

Read and Look,

Eyes eyes eyes,

Books books books."

The boys watch Look and Read,and learn how to build words.Badly.

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.