Flopcast episode 578! Let’s wrap up the weird tournament we started last week: Our latest FlopFight, featuring maids and butlers from sitcoms, cartoons, and beyond. We have TV characters from the 60s like Lurch (The Addams Family), Mr. French (Family Affair), and Rosie the Robot (The Jetsons). From the 80s
Flopcast episode 577! We grew up in a world where seemingly every sitcom included a maid or a butler. Even middle class TV households somehow afforded live-in servants. And this week all those maids and butlers shall do battle in a good old fashioned FlopFight! What would happen if Benson
Flopcast episode 576! Another quick and silly Flopcast, including: Way too much Scotch tape trivia from Kornflake; this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees (and how they ranked in the 80s); Dolly Parton’s new star-studded rock album (hey, where’s Tiffany?); Bernie Taupin vs. REO Speedwagon; the Love Boat musical; and
Flopcast episode 575! It’s a quick Sunday brunch edition of The Flopcast! Except we forgot to have brunch! Anyway, Kevin has tales from the cold and rainy Margarita Half Marathon (with margaritas and shiny blankets), and the hot and grueling Providence Marathon (with Mickey Mouse hands and Jeff Goldblum heads).
We’re back with But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy Episode 82! First it’s more Marvel mutant talk from Martha about those mysterious underground tunnel dwellers, the Morlocks! Then Brittany examines the history of cosplay, from its humble science fiction convention beginnings to the thriving cosplay community of today… But First, Let’s
Flopcast episode 574! For just the second time in three horrifying years, Kevin and Kornflake are together in the same place for the Flopcast! And that place is… a hotel room in New Hampshire! (This is Kornflake’s home state, and that explains A LOT.) To celebrate, we’re learning some weird
Flopcast episode 573! It’s another concert report, as we leave the house and creep down to Rhode Island to see Flopcast favorite Joan Osborne! And since Joan’s big hit album (and that song – you know the one) came out way back in 1995, we’re looking at the other albums
Flopcast episode 572! We’re just sipping Green Day coffee and yipping through a few miscellaneous subjects. Including: A reunion of Slipnutz (one of the greatest bands ever to specialize in slipping on nuts); Disney animator Ron Clements (we’re looking forward to his version of DC’s goofy robot team the Metal
Flopcast episode 571! 1978’s The Super Dictionary attempted to teach kids vocabulary using DC Comics superheroes. We don’t know if it succeeded as a learning tool, but it sure succeeded in being super weird. (If you’ve ever seen that silly image of Lex Luthor stealing forty cakes, it comes from this very
Flopcast episode 570! We haven’t reviewed a weird school book club magazine from the 80s since… oh wait, it was three weeks ago. Thanks for your patience. This time we’re looking at a 1984 issue of Maniac, a short-lived Dynamite-type magazine aimed at a slightly older audience, with an added twist of Mad-style
Flopcast episode 569! A quick springtime mixed bag of weirdness: April has arrived, and Kornflake is celebrating with a sugary holiday of her own making, Maple Fools Day. Speaking of sugar, National Whatever Day finds us wishing a Happy Birthday to the writer of The Archies’ greatest hit. Our impromptu
Flopcast episode 568! As suggested/threatened last week, we’re doing a Top 4 ½ List of 1980s dogs. (Kornflake is obsessed with dogs, Kevin is obsessed with the 80s… this had to happen.) Including: Several cartoon dogs, a Muppet dog, a WWF wrestling dog, a rock star dog, a certain beer-chugging
