A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight
A podcast where two obsessive lovers of 1980s newspaper comics discuss said comics and the 1980s animated specials based on them.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 311
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
A Special Presentation 91: Garfield's Fun Fest
After the insanity of Garfield Gets Real, Garfield's Fun Fest seems relatively subdued... assuming that you've seen Garfield Gets Real and remember that this direct sequel -- because it is, in fact, …
A Special Presentation 90: Garfield Gets Real
Join us for the most deranged thing we've ever watched, Garfield Gets Real. You think you're prepared. You are not prepared. What happens when Garfield stops being polite and starts being real? You'r…
A Special Presentation 89: Saturday Morning Cartoons (3 of 3)
This week, we take a little detour (mostly) away from comics to look at a bizarre 90s artifact, Greatest Hits: Saturday Morning Cartoons, a compilation of covers of beloved Gen-X Saturday morning…
A Special Presentation 88: Saturday Morning Cartoons (2 of 3)
This week, we take a little detour (mostly) away from comics to look at a bizarre 90s artifact, Greatest Hits: Saturday Morning Cartoons, a compilation of covers of beloved Gen-X Saturday morning c…
A Special Presentation 87: Saturday Morning Cartoons (1 of 3)
This week, we take a little detour (mostly) away from comics to look at a bizarre 90s artifact, Greatest Hits: Saturday Morning Cartoons, a compilation of covers of beloved Gen-X Saturday morning car…
A Special Presentation 86: Li’l Abner (with Lyndsey and Ethan!)
A Special Presentation 85: Totally Awesome Video Games! w/ Rocket Shark
A Special Presentation 84: A Doonesbury Special
A Special Presentation 83: A Boy Named Charlie Brown (2 of 2)
A Special Presentation 82: A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1 of 2)
A Special Presentation 81: Woke
A Special Presentation 80: Jugman with Steph Cherrywell
A Special Presentation 79: The Adventures of Mark Twain (2 of 2)
The newspaper connection here is small but significant (wait til the end to discover!), but that's enough justification we nee to do this viewer request: It's The Adventures of Mark Twain, Will Vinto…
A Special Presentation 78: The Adventures of Mark Twain (1 of 2)
The newspaper connection here is small but significant (wait til the end to discover!), but that's enough justification we nee to do this viewer request: It's The Adventures of Mark Twain, Will Vinto…
A Special Presentation 77: Annie (1982) (2 of 2)
In the early 80s, there was a very popular Broadway musical adaptation of the old comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, everyone's favorite serial about an orphan and her war profiteering sugar daddy. Th…
A Special Presentation 76: Annie (1982) (1 of 2)
In the early 80s, there was a very popular Broadway musical adaptation of the old comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, everyone's favorite serial about an orphan and her war profiteering sugar daddy. Th…
A Special Presentation 75: Animated Sit Coms with Mike Vago
It's not just comics that get their own TV adaptations. Sometimes sit coms become cartoons because... reasons? Mike Vago of Why Isn't This a Movie, author and Onion AV Club contributor, joins us this…
A Special Presentation 74: Garfield Coloring Books
Garfield was so popular, is it any wonder that he wasn't just adapted into cartoons but into other mediums as well? There are Garfield books, Garfield movies, Garfield... coloring books!? In this ep…
A Special Presentation 73: Little Nemo in Slumberland (2 of 2)
Little Nemo in Slumberland is a comic from the way, way, way back times of the old days, but in 1989 they tried to adapt it into this anime movie. They really, really wanted to do something great. …
A Special Presentation 72: Little Nemo in Slumberland (1 of 2)
Little Nemo in Slumberland is a comic from the way, way, way back times of the old days, but in 1989 they tried to adapt it into this anime movie. They really, really wanted to do something great. Th…