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Early Access: My Three Sons - Nick Knacks Episode #052
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A Shocker on Shock Street - The Goosebumps Monthly
Erin and Marty love horror movies, especially movies in the Shock Street series. When they get an opportunity to be the first ride the Shock Street theme park ride, they jump at the chance. What follows is R.L. Stine dumping all his unused ideas on the reader.
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The Donna Reed Show - Nick Knacks Episode #051
For eight weeks in the summer of 1986, Nick aired Nickelodeon Summer Camp, a ninety minute weekday block consisting of three of their biggest Nick at Nite shows, a little daytime preview of their evening offers. Today, we look at the first of these three, The Donna Reed Show, the quintessential 50s sitcom about the quintessential 50s housewife.
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The Big Finale - Dexter's Laboratory: Last But Not Beast
2019 was a big year for bloated, action-heavy franchise finales. To put things in perspective, let's take a look at a smaller finale for Cartoon Network original DEXTER'S LABORATORY. How does the episode "Last But Not Beast" compare to what we have now, and what happens when a finale no longer is a finale?
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Rated K: For Kids By Kids (& The Big Ballot) - Nick Knacks Episode #050
For episode FIFTY of Nick Knacks, we look at Rated K, a young person's film review show. Thirteen year old children give their opinions on films like Stand By Me, Soul Man, and That's Life. You know, that movie where Jack Lemmon feels really bad about being sixty? Kids love that stuff!Also, a look at the proto-Kids Choice Awards, The Big Ballot!
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Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes - The Goosebumps Monthly
Some lawn gnomes come to life and break stuff. *shrug* Look, sometimes these books just don't led themselves to snappy summaries.
Early Access: Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes - The Goosebumps Monthly
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Zoo Family - Nick Knacks Episode #049
Straight from Australia, it's Zoo Family, a good-but-not-great show about the inner workings of the very real Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens. Doctor David Mitchell and his children, Susie and Nick, will save animals, outsmart capitalists, fend off annoying kids and play Dungeons and Dragons.
Early Access: Zoo Family - Nick Knacks Episode #049
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VNA #21 - "The Left-Handed Hummingbird" by Kate Orman - Doctor Who Book Guide - CtW
Today we introduce ourselves to the Virgin New Adventure's one and only woman writer, Kate Orman! The Doctor, Ace and Professor Bernice Summerfield have gotten a letter from an old friend they haven't met yet. It seems an evil Aztec spirit is causing waves of violence across time. There's only one way for the Doctor to stop it. Drugs. Lots of drugs.
Early Access: VNA #21 - "The Left-Handed Hummingbird" by Kate Orman - Doctor Who Book Guide - CtW
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Curious George - Nick Knacks Episode #048
Welcome to 1986! With Nickelodeon now a twenty-four hour channel, there were going to be time slots that just needed to be filled, it didn't matter what you put there. Like 6 a.m., nobody's watching TV that early! May as well dump a bunch of Curious George shorts there!
Early Access: Curious George - Nick Knacks Episode #048
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Hocus Focus (Part Two) - Nick Knacks Episode #005.5
What once was lost, now is found. An episode of Hocus Focus has surfaced, and now we can finally see what Brad William's headline show was all about. Also, Jim Jinkins as a sleazy filmmaker!
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The Horror at Camp Jellyjam - The Goosebumps Monthly
After an accident involving a runaway trailor, Wendy and Eliiot find themselves at the Camp Jellyjam sports camp. It seems okay at first, but everyone is so intense about winning, and then kids start to disappear. There are small earthquakes every day, and that creepy cult torch ceremony sure is weird. What evils lurk at the heart of Camp Jellyjam?
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A Rugrats Chanukah - Nick Knacks SPECIAL
There aren't many Hanukkah specials out there, but out of what there is, Rugrats just may have the gold standard. We discuss the show's relationship with Judaism, how A Rugrats Chanukah came to be, and see to just what the Anti-Defamation League was objecting to.
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Krampus & The Christmas Ritual
2015's Krampus is an interesting, considering it's one of the few that seems to understand what the character from European folklore even is. We discuss Christmas, it's ritualistic, performative nature, and how the demon fits into all of it.
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Greg guests on the Talking Simpsons podcast!
I was a guest on Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert's super fun Simpsons podcast, Talking Simpsons! We discuss the season ten episode "The Old Man and the C Student" and discuss the Olympics, One Flew over the cuckoo's Nest, and nepotism!
Nick at Nite - Nick Knacks Episode #047
Nickelodeon needed to find something to air during their late night/early morning hours, when the little ones were in bed. They decided on reruns. But not just any reruns, cool, nostalgic retro reruns of show from the 50s and 60s! It's Nick at Nite, a Baby Boomer's paradise!
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Patreon Reward Roundup
It's been a while, perhaps too long, since I checked in on my patrons concerning Patreon rewards, specifically the ones for $1+ patrons that puts rotating advertisements of your work at the end of episodes of Nick Knacks, Goosebumps Monthly and Doctor Who Book Guide!So, if you have a thing, be it a Youtube channel, a book, some music, etc,* go ahead and leave a comment with the link to your work and the name you'd like to be credited under! If you're already participating in this reward, I'd still like to hear from you, want to ...
Cardcaptor Sakura - Volume Four Blind Review
We return to reading Cardcaptor Sakura and having no idea what we're talking about! This volume has mazes, monsters, and magical explanations for same-sex attraction! That's not super great, but otherwise, I think I like this manga!
