Not-Stalgia

Mr. Ernst's descent into madness.

What will you be: a mermaid or a bride?

"Remember, we're making a cartoon!" - Joel Schumacher

His best gadget is his Brillo Pad hair.

Way too many characters.

Holy rediscovering-the-joy-in-podcasting, Batman!

Katie almost quits the podcast.

Dare to swing over the bar.

You are Lisa Simpson. Part 4 of our Simpsons deep dive.

You know the song is stuck in your head.

Feenylicious

"I hate to admit it... but I had a great time." - Katie watching this movie

This was more violent than we remembered.

What movie has more screaming: The Land Before Time or UHF?

(You probably won't want to, but jump to 23:08 to skip the intro)

"Donnez-moi le crag!"

Somehow we set a new record for bleeps-per-Not-Stalgia-episode in this one.

Blast him!

Never buy an arcade cabinet without consulting your spouse first. Unless it's on clearance. 

Part 3 of our Simpsons deep dive.

It really had us in the first half

RIP Natalie Wood, 1938 - 1981.

RIP Angela Lansbury, 1925 - 2022.

Have you ever made a snowman with legs?

Watch The Muppets instead.

Winnie Cooper, get out of there!

Binyah Binyah is not okay.

Genndy Tartakovsky strikes back

The only show to use transforming into a puddle of Capri Sun as an allegory for puberty.

Eddie Munster's widow's peak is to die for.

What did they do to Egon?!

Run away, Lydia!

The Internet is an upsetting place.

Hi, Bob!

"Here's this streetwise kid from Queens about to show these dinosaurs how to love."

Timmy isn't okay.

So. Much. Screaming.

The big egg has landed.

Are you more of a Laverne or more of a Shirley?

Is the Fonz an extra-terrestrial being???

Long live the cornrow mullet

Blueberry Hound doesn't have a good ring to it.

Take all your bad feelings and push them down, all the way down past your knees, until you're almost walking on them.

Part 2 of our Simpsons deep dive.

What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind.

Part 1 of our Simpsons deep dive.

It was the '70s 🤷

A throwback to the days when you'd get home from school, eat a snack, do your homework, and watch a harem anime.

The Potato Head Kids need to be disciplined.

Take a look. It's in a book.

R.I.P. Chuckles

They are ThunderCats doing their thing!

Part two of our two-parter on the origins of Hanna-Barbera.

Don't go with Captain Bob to a second location.

Part one of our two-parter on the origins of Hanna-Barbera.

Jerry is so cute.

Katie gets confused by anime.

Watch out for ottomans

Let's debate the nature of God, Bub.

Go Joe!

Women? In the military?

"And Jeannie always means well,
but they get in wacky trouble.
She folds her arms and blinks her eyes,
it's kind of like Bewitched."

Transformers? More like Deregulators!

Watch out for female drivers.

It's a living.

It's totally normal to have a puppet as your first crush, right?

Bewitched tackles sexism, racism, and magic. Also, which Darrin do you prefer?

Lace up your puffy skater shoes.

Too cool to be twelve

You're listening to us watch them watch music videos

If Katie doesn't love I Love Lucy, she'll have some 'splaining to do

A little robot desperate for human contact

Great theme song, mediocre show.

Hello out there from Podcast Land

But really, whatever happened to Robot Jones?

Rudy's got the chalk

Just stay with the astronaut, Mary Jane!

"Why do we have to have all these kids?"

Starring Neal's pita

A One-Percent Christmas

What happened to Jon Arbuckle's nose?

Rum pum pum pum

Daddy Norman

Go ahead - try not to sing along.

Greetings, fellow formerly-gifted NPR listeners

"This isn't a blanket, it's a rag! I carry it around just in case I have to wipe up something." - Leonard

Beware the Franken Berry stool

A soft, rotting pumpkin is your host for this clip show.

Who's your favorite Ghostbuster and why is it Egon?

Casper the Little Creep™

Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse: hot or not?

Some podcast episode.

Part 12 or our 12-episode Paramount Family Favorites season.

In which a family of simple raisin farmers discover tiny dinosaurs.

Part 11 in our 12-episode Paramount Family Favorites season.

This is a boring movie, Charlie Brown!

Episode 10 in our 12-part Paramount Family Favorites season.

A heartwarming story about a milk orphan and his dog.

Part 9 of our 12-part Paramount Family Favorites season.

The film Bobby Fischer called "a monumental swindle."

Part 8 in our 12-episode Paramount Family Favorites season.

You're never too _______ to do your chores.

Part 7 of our 12-episode Paramount Family Favorites season.

Brought to you by Wahlburgers.

Part 6 of our 12-episode Paramount Family Favorites season.

When in doubt, blame Back to the Future.

Part 5 of our 12-episode Paramount Family Favorites season.

It should have been called T.U.R.T.L.E.

Episode 4 of our 12 episode Paramount Family Favorites season.

Get your 90s trope checklist ready.

Episode 3 in our 12-part Paramount Family Favorites season.

More unsettling than Midsommar.

Episode 2 in our 12-part Paramount Family Favorites season.

Little 1920s gansters driving little 1920s cars.

Episode 1 in our 12-part Paramount Family Favorites season.

"Make all your days happy."  - The 1996 Paramount Home Video marketing department

On July 7th, we're launching a very special Not-Stalgia mini-series/season. We'll be watching all 12 movies from the 1996 preview for the Paramount Family Favorites VHS collection. You probably remember the preview; it showed clips from the 12 movies set to the tune of the Happy Days theme song.

We'll cover one movie each week, beginning with Bugsy Malone on July 7th. If you want to watch along with us, here's the complete list:

Bugsy Malone (1976)
Popeye (1980)
Lassie (1994)
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Explorers (1985)
Andre (1994)
Dragon World (1994)
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
A Dog of Flanders (1960)
Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (1980)
Charlotte's Web (1973)
Pre-Hysteria (1993)

I said come on, fhqwhgads
I said come on, fhqwhgads
Everybody to the limit
Everybody to the limit
Everybody, come on, fhqwhgads

TOO MANY SNACK CAKES

Remember those commercials where kids ate Gushers and then their heads turned into fruits?

Justice for Fuji

Justice for Hydrox

A pizza casino for children run by a rat

Warning: there's a lot of crunching in this episode.

Trust the fungus

A modern stone age sherbet treat

Whitney is a helicopter fairy godparent

1994 = Jim Carrey's Big Year™

Don't put laxatives in anyone's brownies!

Obtuse, rubber goose, green moose, guava juice, giant snake, birthday cake, large fries, chocolate shake!

Too much butt humor

Warning: this episode will give you a brain blast

Which cartoon is most economically viable?

Brought to you by Colgate Dental Cream

Orange cat #2

Orange cat #1

Listen to hear Katie's surprisingly strong feelings about Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Heinous.

Excellent.

Toxic bearsculinity

Dare to be stupid.

We love Cloris Leachman

This episode is dedicated to Katie's unicorn poster.

Santa's faking.

The worst thing Katie's watched for this podcast (so far)

"What are you talking about?"

Look into Steve Martin's crinkly, trustworthy eyes.

Chocolate pizza holds up

Archaeology is not this exciting.

Dunk your cares away

Get a life, Sally!

Does Fred know how to read?

Make sure to take several breaks if you decide to watch The Mask.

Katie faces her childhood fear: Gloopy Gus.

"Ronald McDonald e-mailed me."

Our deep dive on the history of McDonalds, Ronald McDonald, McDonaldland, trick-or-treating at McDonalds, The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald VHS cartoons, and our interview with Jack Doepke, the actor who played Ronald McDonald from 1991 to 1999.

That's Doctor Chase Meridian to you.

Also, is Jim Carrey okay?

No one knows how to use the LaserDisc player!

Stay inside and watch TV all summer

Does anyone else think Piccolo's arms look like ham? 

Is Tyler equals Lexington?

Brother my brother

Don't smell the ooze!

This episode whomps

Can I drive?

Beware Mark's cooling gas

Is Clark Kent the world's greatest journalist?

When's the last time you made macaroni art?

Carlin > Starr

Listen up, sheeple!

Steve is alive

#JusticeForBulma

Mortimer and Bella Goth just won't leave our house.

Can ducks be feral?

Have we found a Cartoon Cartoon that Katie can tolerate?

An unnecessary spin-off

How does CatDog go to the bathroom?

Amanda, no thank you.

More like An Extremely Disappointing Goofy Movie

Is Katie equals Roxanne?

Hyuck.

A show Katie actually watched and liked as a kid.

We settle the age-old debate: Shrek 1 or Shrek 2?

Princess Fiona = photo-realistic

Artemisia Gentileschi joins the team. Turtle power!

Also, an important message about how to get FREE Not-Stalgia stickers.

B1 and B2 face jail time for impersonating doctors

Did you know during the 16th century the Catholic church classified beavers as fish so they could be eaten during Lent? Listen to this episode for more beaver facts!

Why won't they stop singing?

Our 100th episode!

Do think Joe Pesci is cute and small? Join the club.

Is Pete the James Gandolfini of Disney?

Welcome to the General Electric Fantasy Hour.

#releasethekermitcut

Come for the giant robot battles.  Stay for the sideburns.

(In this episode, we cover both Zoids: Chaotic Century and Zoids: New Century)

Is Big Pard okay?

The Fraggles confront their existential dread.

Katie has never liked a show this much before.

Things Katie likes about this movie:

1. Debbie Reynolds

If anyone had told me I'd be listening to a podcast on Halloween night, I'd have said they were crazy.

Why did I watch this VHS so many times?

What a horrible night to have a podcast

Katie hates this show. A lot.

Macy Gray is a treasure.

If you want to know, ask

RIP Fox Family Channel.

When you hear the secret word(s), scream real loud.

#LeaveSquidwardAlone

The true story behind Katie's colonial corncob doll.

Who loves nostalgic podcasts?

In this episode, we taste-test several varieties of fizzy, brown water.

Katie mostly just wants to know if Weird Al has a perm or not.

Let's try this again (originally uploaded on 7/17/19,  but the episode was not playing past the most minute on most pod-catchers)

This episode is very expensive.

DIC added Public Service Announcements to all their shows, apparently. 

Masked podcasters working overtime. m-m-m-m-MASK!

R.I.P. Pappouli

"I would make you folks a several course dinner which would consist of recipes based upon the mass-produced/overly-processed foods of the 1990s, as well as those foods themselves, which you would eat blindfolded and attempt to guess which is which."

Katie gets sucked in by RollerCoaster Tycoon's managerial detail.

This week, tune in to Not-Stalgia using the metal plate in your head.

How can you go wrong with puppets and cartoons? Ask Marc Weiner.

Katie rises from her grave to play this Sega Genesis classic.

Katie reveals the top 3 cutest actors from Spider-Man movies. You'll never guess who number 3 is! 

Katie has never been more disturbed.

"The single most ambitious and important drug education program ever attempted." - Joe Biden

Another day, another cartoon about poorly supervised babies

Go go Gadget Podcast!

Did your elementary school principal confiscate your Crazy Bones? If so, you may be entitled to compensation.

Was Lizzie McGuire just a half-hour-long commercial for Limited Too and hair gel? 

Is Shia LaBeouf okay?

What do a psychic horse, an aggressive driver, a superhero, a kid who can communicate with the dead, and a ghost student have in common?

It's dangerous to pod alone. Take this!

On the island where nobody should ever go...

Fox Family Channel strikes out (again)

The Rocko Debacle

A duo where one partner is much more popular and successful than the other (Grim & Evil, not Katie & Tyler).

The most important election in the year 2000

Check on your Neopets - they're probably starving.

These podcasts are making me thirsty.

Phil Moore whips an audience full of kids into a frenzy

This episode pairs well with panettone