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| #102 - 'One Saturday Morning' (Part 2) | 02 mars 2026 | 00:55:32 | |
Grab your cereal, kids, because we’re taking a nostalgia-powered plunge into the chaotic, colorful world of Saturday morning cartoons! In this episode, Ben, Tom, and Gregory dissect, debate, and reminisce about the shows that defined a generation—both the hits and the weird, slightly forgotten ones! Here's what’s on the docket! The Big Three: Doug, Recess, Pepper Ann—who really deserved the crown?
Character deep dives:
Cartoon Network Classics:
Neo-era gems:
Disney Afternoon & Beyond:
Space and Beyond:
Magic, live-action, and teen drama:
Pop culture tangents:
From childhood memories to deep dives into character dynamics, voice actors, and network programming strategies, this episode is a loving (and occasionally hilarious) tribute to Saturday mornings of the ’90s and early ’00s! Expect wild tangents, obscure trivia, and the occasional debate about which show was really the best! | |||
| #101 - 'One Saturday Morning' (Part 1) | 27 févr. 2026 | 00:57:00 | |
Welcome to the Ultimate Donkey Kong Fan Cast… sorta! This week, we’ve traded barrels for backpacks and explored the magical, chaotic, totally legitimate world of Disney’s One Saturday Morning! Join Ben, Greg, and Tom as they take you on a nostalgia-fueled ride through:
Main shows:
Saturday mornings were a five-hour workout for your eyeballs, where kids in black-and-white photos said unfunny things that were somehow hilarious! Warning: Listening may cause sudden urges to yell “Grace!” or animate your own yearbook! | |||
| #100 - 100 Questions | 21 févr. 2026 | 01:52:45 | |
It’s the 100th episode spectacular! Ben, Gregory, Tom, and West Coast cousin Michael gather at last — the four heads of the Penny Men Mount Rushmore — for a centennial celebration of nonsense, nostalgia, and nerdom! The guys attempt to recall anything they’ve ever said across 99 episodes, but mostly end up reading lists, assigning points that don’t matter, and starting a 100-question quiz they’ll never finish! Topics include:
It’s chaos, it’s scholarship, it’s friendship — it’s 100 episodes of penny-sized philosophy culminating in one enormous mess of celebration! Tag it under: #TMNT #Batman #Comics #Literature #PodcastMilestone #ThePennyMen #Episode100 | |||
| #99 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 22) ['Star Wars: The Clone Wars'] | 13 févr. 2026 | 01:59:36 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve done it 98 times—and we’re doing it one more time! The Penny People are back in the galaxy far, far away for The Clone Wars, the animated fever dream where every Jedi gets a haircut and every clone gets feelings! Ben, Gregory, and Tom take the long way ‘round hyperspace, stopping to ponder the big question: what is Star Wars, anyway? Along the way, we meet:
There’s:
The boys debate:
Featuring:
It’s lightsabers, philosophy, and bad impressions—your classic Penny Men mix!
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| #98 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 21) [Star Wars Expanded Universe Continued cont. 3] | 09 févr. 2026 | 01:07:21 | |
The Penny Men are still trapped in Ben's apartment — or possibly Skywalker Ranch 2: Special Edition — and discover George Lucas has been hiding a Wookie jar, a Red Tails podcast, and several unproduced sequels to Strange Magic! Meanwhile, Ben, Tom, and Gregory try to remember the entire Star Wars Expanded Universe from memory, covering:
Along the way, the boys accidentally pitch:
Featuring guest appearances by George Lucas, Admiral Sushi Bar, and Yuck Yuck Binks! | |||
| #97 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 20) [Star Wars Expanded Universe Continued cont. 2] | 06 févr. 2026 | 01:03:22 | |
The Penny Men continue their 24-hour Star Wars binge and quickly lose track of time, space, and pizza delivery etiquette!
Along the way:
It’s the Star Wars Expanded Universe like you’ve never heard it before — live from the bar that never closes, with blue milk on tap and George Lucas picking toppings off your slice! | |||
| #96 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 19) [Star Wars Expanded Universe Continued cont.] | 02 févr. 2026 | 01:00:58 | |
The Penny Men return from their longest break yet and find the party at The Skywalker Ranch 2 hasn’t slowed down! Ben, Gregory, and Tom kick things off with a debate over Clueless and the great teen rom-com continuum before sliding back into their booth at the galaxy’s most chaotic cantina! Between dodging E.T.’s stares and Alf’s interruptions, they wrestle with the big question: what’s so great about Star Wars? This week, it’s the Legacy of the Force era:
Plus, appearances from George Lucas, Jar Jar's stand-up set, and a cat named KitKat who may or may not be Force-sensitive! | |||
| #95 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 18) [Star Wars Expanded Universe cont.] | 30 janv. 2026 | 00:51:28 | |
The Penny Men are back, this time broadcasting live from an alien dive bar where the comedy lineup is as unpredictable as the Star Wars Expanded Universe itself! Jar Jar Binks takes the stage as “Yuck Yuck Binks” with a new set of groaners, George Lucas lurks in the corner heckling his own continuity, and Seinfeld barely makes it past the wings! But in between spilled drinks and bad puns, the guys tackle:
It’s bird-Jedi philosophies, bio-organic war machines, Luke Skywalker fumbling through Jedi Council leadership, and the fall of Coruscant—all told with the energy of a roast battle gone off the rails! Grab your desserts (Chew-baklava, anyone?) and settle in for the chaos! | |||
| #94 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 17) [In-Universe, Chronological Recap] | 26 janv. 2026 | 00:52:54 | |
Welcome back to The Penny Men, live (sort of) from what used to be Ben’s apartment and is now apparently an alien supper club, nightclub, and George Lucas vanity project! There’s a line out the door, Jar Jar Binks is headlining under his new stage name Yuck Yuck Binks, and Dexter Jettster is threatening to spit in our drinks! In between ordering orange whips and dodging chandeliers themed after Alderaan, your three hosts try their best to recap the entire Star Wars saga in chronological order! Featuring:
Along the way we:
It’s history, it’s chaos, it’s a nightclub floor show! What’s so great about Star Wars? George might say “money,” but we’re here to figure out the rest! | |||
| #93 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 16) ['Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' cont.] | 23 janv. 2026 | 00:59:52 | |
It’s the Revenge of the Sith episode of The Penny Men, and somehow it’s also amateur night at the George Lucas Comedy Club! We came here to do a clean, straightforward lightning-round recap of Episode III, but between Yakko Warner singing Gilbert & Sullivan, surprise Animaniacs geography lessons, and Jar Jar Binks insisting on his own Gungan stand-up routine, we’re barely making it through the plot! Still, in between the bad puns and Ewok waiters pitching Dulok spinoffs, we actually do cover the big stuff:
It’s our Revenge of the Sith breakdown as only The Penny Men could do it: part recap, part roast, part variety show hosted by George himself! If we survive this night at the Lucas Lounge, maybe we’ll actually finish Star Wars! | |||
| #92 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 15) ['Star Wars: Clone Wars' and 'Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'] | 19 janv. 2026 | 00:53:10 | |
The Penny Men return for their 15th episode—this time with a live audience, three Orange Whips on the table, and a floor show courtesy of none other than Jar Jar Binks himself! George Lucas has turned Ben’s apartment into some kind of intergalactic supper club, complete with menus, Metro D security at the door, and a rotating cast of aliens, droids, and forgotten Expanded Universe icons drifting through the crowd! While Jabba tries to squeeze into a booth and Droopy McCool pretends he’s booked, our hosts press on with their ambitious mission: breaking down Revenge of the Sith, the sixth Star Wars film (eighth if you’re really counting), and the long-awaited turn of Anakin Skywalker! Along the way, they talk
They relive
And all the while, Jar Jar keeps barging back in with his own set of Gungan one-liners, trying to turn the podcast into a late-night show! Will our hosts make it through the first ten minutes of the movie before the floor show takes over completely? Or will George Lucas buy another apartment just to keep the party going? It’s chaos, it’s comedy, and it’s Star Wars history—served with extra Jawa-made java burgers! | |||
| #91 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 14) ['Episode II - Attack of the Clones' cont.] | 16 janv. 2026 | 00:56:32 | |
There are a lot of Star Wars movies, folks, and we’re doing them all! This is hour two of our deep-dive into Attack of the Clones, the alleged favorite of George Lucas himself (is that true? we may never know)! Your hosts — Wicket W. Warwick, Figurine Dan, and Droopy McCool — are joined, as always, by unexpected guests who somehow keep breaking into the studio! Lock the door, guys! In this installment, the Penny Men (or Penny Guys, or the Larry Fine Fan Club, depending on the moment) tackle everything from Anakin’s Tusken Raider massacre to Obi-Wan’s asteroid belt chase, from the Coliseum cat-fight to Yoda’s surprisingly spry lightsaber duel! Along the way, they:
Also on the docket:
It’s chaos, it’s canon, and it’s everything George never wanted you to hear — live from the 64-bit avant-garde cast! | |||
| #90 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 13) ['Episode II - Attack of the Clones'] | 12 janv. 2026 | 00:53:41 | |
🎙️ The Penny Men are back in a galaxy far, far away, but this time it’s the prequels — brighter, clunkier, and full of baffling Jedi logic! Gregory, Tom, and Ben dive into The Phantom Menace, where podracing rules, Sith reveal themselves with double-bladed sabers, and young Anakin is either the Chosen One or just a kid with a Slipknot-style slave bomb in his neck! Then it’s on to Attack of the Clones, featuring awkward romance, Obi-Wan playing hardboiled space detective, and an entire clone army signed off without a single Jedi reading the fine print! And of course, George Lucas himself drops by the studio to defend battle droids, sleep on the couch, and remind everyone that Jar Jar was essential to his “vision!” | |||
| #89 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 12) ['Episode I - The Phantom Menace' cont.] | 09 janv. 2026 | 00:59:43 | |
The Penny Men return to Tatooine, where things are as sandy, strange, and slave-collared as ever! Qui-Gon Jinn is out here negotiating with Watto like he’s on Pawn Stars, waving Republic credits around while the Toydarian tells him to take a hike! Padmé, meanwhile, is doing her best “shocked princess” impression straight out of The Hidden Fortress as Shmi lays out how slavery works on this backwater desert planet! We get the grand tour of Anakin’s life:
You’ve never truly lived until you’ve seen Anthony Daniels without his golden shell! Then it’s time for the main event: the podrace! Part Ben-Hur, part Nintendo 64 loading screen, part live-action Wacky Races with Sebulba throwing banana peels and fireballs at a ten-year-old! Greg Proops is there as a two-headed announcer, Jabba the Hutt is briefly conscious long enough to wave at the crowd, and George Lucas is off-screen mumbling, “This will make the kids scream!” Between laps, Qui-Gon is running blood tests and muttering about midichlorians, casually dropping the bomb that Anakin’s got a higher power level than anyone—including Yoda! Is it Dragon Ball Z? Is it dog police? Is it the immaculate conception subplot nobody asked for? All of the above! Meanwhile, on Coruscant, the Galactic Senate is revealed to be the least cinematic thing possible:
Jar Jar accidentally sets himself on the road to political office, and the word “democracy” has never sounded shakier! But we’re not done—because the movie’s not done:
It’s a podrace, it’s a senate hearing, it’s a prophecy, it’s a red velvet cake of bad decisions: this is The Phantom Menace, Penny Men style! | |||
| #88 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 11) ['Episode I - The Phantom Menace'] | 05 janv. 2026 | 00:59:36 | |
The Penny Men return, but they’re not alone! George Lucas has crashed the recording yet again, dragging Jabba, Seinfeld, and half of the extended muppet-verse into Ben’s apartment! They swear this time it’s going to be an “official” episode, but between Ewoks in the guest room, Christopher Walken wandering the halls, and Jar Jar trying to grab the mic, it’s hard to tell where the party ends and the podcast begins! Somehow, though, Tom and Greg actually dive into The Phantom Menace! They break down:
George offers “notes” from the kitchen while frosting a nine-layer cake, Jar Jar insists he’s the best part of the movie, and Chris for sure has some strong feelings about toasters! Topics covered include:
It’s the prequel trilogy kickoff you never asked for but definitely deserve! Naboo is under attack, the Penny Men are under siege, and the only thing more confusing than trade negotiations is why George keeps bringing up Patch Adams! | |||
| #87 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 10) [Star Wars Expanded Universe] | 29 déc. 2025 | 01:04:03 | |
This week on The Penny Men, Ben, Tom, and Gregory pry open the carbonite-sealed vault of Star Wars Legends—because somebody had to suffer so you don’t have to! We start by debating the lost art of fight pacing, from kung fu cinema’s lightning kicks to wrestling’s slow-burn feuds, and how those ideas crash-land into the galaxy far, far away! Then we hit hyperspace into the weirdest corners of the Expanded Universe, where the rules of canon are made up and the names are blue! Topics:
We talk about:
Expect tangents about
It’s lore overload, but we’re doing it for you! Buckle up as the Penny Men wrestle with the wildest Expanded Universe stories ever printed—because once you’ve stared into the abyss of Legends, the abyss starts quoting Timothy Zahn back at you! | |||
| #86 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 9) ['Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'] | 22 déc. 2025 | 00:58:02 | |
Welcome one, welcome all, to What’s So Great About Star Wars?, the 64-bit avant-garde cast starring your Penny Men hosts in full obscure-character cosplay: Bib Fortuna, Salacious Crumb, and… Koopa? Sure, why not! The Penny Men—past, present, future; now and forever—are here for Episode 86, and yes, that number is totally on purpose (don’t fact-check us)! Why? Because this week, we’re diving into the most unexpected corners of the galaxy: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor! If you thought Caravan of Courage was wild, buckle up! We’ve got it all:
Plus, we ask the hard questions:
Grab your slingshot, prep your hang glider, and join us as we decide once and for all: Is Ewoks II better than Caravan of Courage, or just a fever dream sponsored by oatmeal? | |||
| #85 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 8) ['The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour'] | 15 déc. 2025 | 01:04:53 | |
“Ewoks, Droids, and the Forgotten Star Wars Cartoons” Before Baby Yoda, before Clone Wars, there was… a galaxy far, far away that woke up early on Saturday mornings! That’s right—we’re talking Ewoks and Droids, the animated sidequests of Star Wars that aired in the mid-’80s and somehow lived in the deep recesses of your VHS tapes! This week, The Penny Men grab a bowl of sugary cereal, kick back on the carpet, and dive into:
Deep Cuts & Fun Facts:
The Big Question: Were these cartoons charming Star Wars world-building or a fever dream Lucas had during a sugar crash? Plus:
Strap in for a nostalgia trip through a corner of the galaxy most fans pretend doesn’t exist—but we went there, and we brought receipts! | |||
| #84 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 7) ['Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure'] | 08 déc. 2025 | 01:06:15 | |
The Penny Men are back—and this time, we’ve crash-landed on Endor (and maybe in a Kmart toy aisle circa 1985)! Join us as we dive headfirst into the Ewok era, that magical post-Return of the Jedi time when Lucasfilm said, “No lightsabers? No problem!” and gave us a pair of made-for-TV epics, an Ewok cartoon, and a reason to learn Ewokese without subtitles! This episode is a nostalgic hyperspace jump through the parts of Star Wars you probably forgot, featuring:
Also featuring:
It’s equal parts nostalgia trip, canon chaos, and absurd trivia showdown—all wrapped in a cozy Ewok blanket! So press play, grab your favorite vintage action figure, and join us as we celebrate a time when the galaxy far, far away got very, very weird… and wonderful! Yub Nub forever! | |||
| #83 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 6) ['Episode VI - Return of the Jedi' cont.] | 01 déc. 2025 | 01:03:59 | |
Revenge? Return? The Jedi Finale and the Bear That Eats You! The Penny Men have reached the end of the original trilogy, and boy, does this one have everything:
We cover the good, the goofy, and the galaxy-sized stakes:
All that plus tangents about:
Grab your medals, bang on some stormtrooper helmets, and join us for the galaxy’s most yub-nub-tastic party! | |||
| #82 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 5) ['Episode VI - Return of the Jedi'] | 24 nov. 2025 | 00:50:13 | |
Welcome back to the galaxy that’s not so far, far away—because it’s happening right now on The Penny Men Podcast! This week, Greg, Ben, and Tom wrap up the Original Trilogy with Return of the Jedi (or should we say Revenge?)! We dive into everything:
Expect tangents as always:
Plus, a heartfelt farewell to the greatest puppet death scene of all time! Bring your grappling hook, your Max Rebo playlist, and maybe a rankor snack—because we’re going out to Jabba’s barge in style! | |||
| #81 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 4) ['Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back' cont.] | 17 nov. 2025 | 00:55:24 | |
Somehow, The Penny Men returned… to talk about the one Star War that changed everything: The Empire Strikes Back! This week, we go deep—like “Wampa cave-deep”—into the greatest sequel of all time and all the weirdness orbiting it! We’re talking:
Bonus Round: RoboCop 3’s Robot Ninjas – We explain why this was both amazing and terrible, and why a jetpack doesn’t always save a franchise! All that, plus:
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| #80 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 3) ['The Star Wars Holiday Special' and 'Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back'] | 10 nov. 2025 | 00:55:37 | |
The Penny Men dive headfirst into the galaxy far, far away—again! This time, Greg, Tom, and Ben chart the weird, wild gap between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back! Ever wonder what happened between blowing up the Death Star and Luke freezing his face off on Hoth? Marvel comics, green space rabbits, bizarre British stories (some by Alan Moore?!), and a Life Day celebration you’ll never forget—or forgive! We cover:
Then it’s on to Empire Strikes Back:
Plus, Greg explains why skeleton warriors made him quit cartoons, Tom defends Bea Arthur’s place in the Star Wars canon, and Greg does his best impression of the song “R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas!” Spoiler: it’s wonderful! | |||
| #79 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 2) ['Episode IV - A New Hope' cont.] | 03 nov. 2025 | 00:52:13 | |
The Penny Men blast off for a Star Wars: A New Hope breakdown… and promptly crash into a pile of weird trivia, bad action figures, and an uncomfortable amount of Jar Jar content! Highlights include:
Come for the commentary, stay for the chaos! Punch it, Chewie! 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! | |||
| #78 - What's So Great About Star Wars? (Part 1) ['Episode IV - A New Hope'] | 27 oct. 2025 | 00:51:07 | |
Welcome back to The Penny Men, the podcast that never actually starts, it just keeps testing! This week we promise we’re talking about Star Wars… but first we have to talk about:
Somewhere in there, we actually watch Star Wars: A New Hope in release order and try to explain the plot from memory, which means you’ll hear hot takes like:
It’s a thousand-hour conversation with three old friends (currently at hour 78), but don’t worry—we’ll make it to episode 1,000, even if we have to whiz-pop-whiz-bang our way there! | |||
| #77 - You Can't Have These Comics (Part 7) | 20 oct. 2025 | 01:10:34 | |
You Can’t Have These Comics – From Paul Blart to Pep Comics Paul Blart Mall Cop! Ralph Snart! Henry Winkler! Escalators vs. Elevators! Toy penguins climbing fake mountains! The Fonz jumps sharks, wrestles in The One and Only, and somehow we end up at You Can’t Have These Comics!
Plus:
It’s a full-stack platter of mall cops, mutant cops, talking animals, sentient office supplies, and comics you definitely can’t have! | |||
| #76 - The Last Return (Part 2) | 13 oct. 2025 | 00:44:48 | |
The Penny Men are back with another title-only movie pitch, and this week it’s the mysteriously ominous “The Last Return!” Nobody knows what it means, but that’s never stopped us before! In this episode you’ll get:
So is The Last Return a gritty reboot, a cosmic finale, or just what happens when you forget to rewind your rental? Tune in to find out! | |||
| #75 - The Last Return (Part 1) | 06 oct. 2025 | 00:44:02 | |
The Penny Men are back, and this time they’re armed with nothing but a title: The Last Return! That’s it! No notes, no outlines, no budget — just three guys and a microphone trying to spin cinematic gold out of a vague, Blockbuster-sounding phrase! Gregory pitches a Mad Max–by-way-of-the-library epic, where one man must carry the most overdue book in history across a wasteland of burnt trees, weird McDonaldland warlords, and Christopher Lloyd’s gang of Foot Clan rejects! Will the library accept the last return? Or will Judge Doom himself burn the Dewey Decimal System to the ground? Then Ben takes it to space — literally! His version is an intergalactic city-station where the last contact with Earth happened a century ago, known only as “the last return!” Pirates, refugees, and descendants of every Earth nation live in a drifting New York–sized station, trying to survive without governments, supplies, or alien attacks (that never showed up in the first place)! Tom… may or may not have a pitch! But he’s got a notepad, a few sarcastic asides, and an encyclopedic knowledge of movies the other two keep accidentally plagiarizing! Along the way:
It’s the ultimate crossover of post-apocalyptic trash heaps and space-station politics! Grab your overdue fines and strap in — it’s The Last Return! | |||
| #74 - Superhero Pitch (Part 4) | 29 sept. 2025 | 00:54:28 | |
Saturday mornings were a lawless frontier! If it existed, it had a cartoon! Sneakers, cereal, California raisins — heck, even Chuck Norris had his own animated kids’ show, and the man barely needed dialogue in real life! This week, the Penny Men dig into that strange golden age and rediscover the forgotten relic known as Laser Tag Academy (1986), a series so committed to selling you a toy gun that it casually rewrote all of human history! Naturally, this leads the boys down a rabbit hole of “was that real or just a dream I had at 3 a.m. after too much chocolate milk?” Did MC Hammer really fight crime with magic shoes (Hammerman, yes)? Did Damon Wayans really make a cartoon about himself (Waynehead, yes)? Did Rubik the Amazing Cube actually exist (tragically, yes)? And why didn’t Hammer Pants get their own spin-off series where the pants themselves solved mysteries? From there, it’s only a short leap to building out a new contender in the Hookshot & Brickman universe: Laser Tag Guy! Is he:
By the end, one thing is clear: the line between real Saturday morning nostalgia and collective hallucination is extremely thin, and the Penny Men are determined to cross it, laser vests glowing in the dark! | |||
| #73 - Superhero Pitch (Part 3) | 22 sept. 2025 | 00:53:55 | |
The Penny Men take a swing at world-building with the launch of their own comic universe: Hookshot & Brickman! What starts as two goofball heroes quickly spirals into a full-blown rogues’ gallery, supporting cast, love interests, and crossover event potential! Along the way, Gregory, Ben, and Tom debate:
From tragic backstories to Saturday-morning-cartoon vibes, the gang designs a superhero line that would either dominate the 90s toy aisle or get cancelled after two issues! | |||
| #72 - Superhero Pitch (Part 2) / Monster Mash Smackdown! | 15 sept. 2025 | 00:51:23 | |
This week on The Penny Men, we dive headfirst into the wild spectrum of superhero storytelling—starting with the corniest of corners: a Super Friends-style team-up! We’re talking:
Then, we slam the tone dial all the way down to gritty reboot territory, where the same characters are reimagined as brooding vigilantes with deep scars, moral compromises, and citywide conspiracy boards! It’s spandex vs. leather, catchphrases vs. trauma arcs, and the eternal question: which version do we secretly want to watch more? | |||
| #71 - You Can't Have These Comics (Part 6) / Superhero Pitch (Part 1) | 08 sept. 2025 | 01:01:34 | |
Hookshot’s rolling through town on skates with a grappling hook and brass knuckles, while Yo-Yo the Moon Monkey bounces in with his moon boots and trusty yo-yo! The Shabby Cabbie pulls up as a part-time ally, and the chalkboard-screeching Disciplinarian keeps everyone in line! But looming over them all is Hookshot’s Superman-type brother, flawless in every way except for a strange weakness to imitation leather! And in the shadows, The Butler quietly runs crime through fake rehabilitation charities, serving as a meek servant by day and a mastermind by night! It’s a lineup of oddball heroes, bitter rivalries, and one very sinister butler! | |||
| #70 - 'The Princess Bride' | 01 sept. 2025 | 01:23:38 | |
The Penny Men boot up their Commodore 64-bit Draft Lineup for episode seventy — which, naturally, means derailing into Sean shout-outs, ocean water hygiene debates, SpongeBob references, and whether Ween belongs in Crazy Taxi! Gregory pitches Batman water-skiing, Ben accidentally rebrands the Justice League, and Tom tries to list Pixar movies but keeps getting sidetracked by Dick Tracy villains (Big Boy, Mumbles, Pruneface, Flattop, and yes, Littleface)! Somehow, The Princess Bride makes it in:
Meanwhile, the tangents are relentless:
All that, plus:
To the list, to the zinger, to the pain! | |||
| #69 - Retro PC Games | 25 août 2025 | 01:08:40 | |
We didn’t want to say the funny number, so we flipped it upside down and called it 64! That spiraled into:
From there, we take a long detour into the pixelated backroads of:
We debate whether Guybrush Threepwood is immortal, whether the three-headed monkey is real, and whether Carmen Sandiego is secretly just a geography tutor with bad PR! Also featuring:
Zinger count for this episode: at least 12, depending on whether you count “scurvy jokes” as zingers! | |||
| #68 - Non-Disney Animated Films (Part 2) | 18 août 2025 | 00:48:08 | |
Welcome back to the 64-Bit Podcast, where the film reels are melted, the facts are suspect, and the Saturday mornings never ended! It’s part two of our deep dive into non-Disney animation, and things are getting even weirder! We’re plumbing the bargain bins of memory for every knockoff, fever dream, and forgotten toon that never quite cracked the vault! This time, the Penny Men and friends wade through psychedelic fairy tales, European oddities, and a parade of cartoons that feel legally inadvisable! We’ve got rotoscoped freak-outs and communist gnomes! Is this media archaeology or a sleepover hallucination? Yes! We hit:
Plus:
Blow the dust off your bootleg DVDs and join us for another trip through animation’s forgotten fringes! You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll ask, “Wait, who let this go to air?” 🎞️ Featuring:
Roll tape! Hit play! Get re-booted! | |||
| #67 - Non-Disney Animated Films (Part 1) | 11 août 2025 | 00:49:38 | |
Welcome back to the 64-Bit Podcast, where the facts are fuzzy, the cartoons are forgotten, and the nostalgia spirals out of control! We’re neck-deep in non-Disney animation this hour, wading through forgotten features, rotoscoped nightmares, and flea-bitten flops! From Mr. Bug Goes to Town to Rock-a-Doodle, from Ferngully to Wizards, the Penny Men and co. dust off the animated underdogs and ask: “Was this real, or did we dream it on beta tape?” In this cinematic safari, we talk Rumpus McFowl-level deep cuts like Pinocchio in Outer Space, uncover cursed Hanna-Barbera disco tapestries (Galaxy Goof-Ups, anyone?), and revisit the glitchy grandeur of Bakshi rotoscope epics! Bonus: we solve Goofy’s genealogy! Kind of! Also featuring:
History? Art? Therapy session? All of the above! Grab your VHS tape, rewind the CRT, and settle in for the definitive guide to everything not made by Walt! 🎬 Featuring:
Listen! Watch! Get Bluth’d! | |||
| #66 - Name That Duck! (Part 2) | 04 août 2025 | 00:55:32 | |
Welcome back to Name That Duck, where the feathers fly and the facts get foggy! It's hour two of the greatest duck-based quiz show in podcast history! We're talking McDucks, Coots, Quackleys, Gearlooses, and more—fifty ducks deep and counting! In this installment, we barrel through DuckTales deep cuts, European comic canon, and questionable family trees! Did you know Scrooge has a cousin named Rumpus McFowl? We didn’t either, until now! From Magica Dispel’s crow-brother Poe to Darkwing Duck’s shadowy nemesis Negaduck, it’s all here! Bonus: a visual quiz—so if you're listening on a platform that supports video, switch to watch mode! You won’t want to miss the visual clues and chaos. Duck fatigue? Never heard of it! Most listened-to duck episode? We're calling it! Missed Simon McDuck? We didn’t! 🦆 Featuring:
Listen! Watch! Quack! | |||
| #65 - Name That Duck! (Part 1) | 28 juil. 2025 | 00:56:58 | |
Welcome to the pond, pals! It's the debut of Name That Duck! Tom hosts a quiz that’s less about right answers and more about unearthing forgotten lore, as Greg, John, and Ben scramble to remember who’s a McDuck, who’s a Coot, and who just honks! From Grandma Elvira to Sir Quackly, from Gladstone's ridiculous luck to Daisy’s questionable relationship status — it's all on the table! We also pay tribute to Carl Barks and Don Rosa, the true architects of Duckburg history! Did we mention interdimensional nephews? This first hour covers the early canon: Scrooge’s medieval ancestors, Donald’s confusing cousins, and all the forgotten relatives who appeared once and never came back! Is that Donna Duck on a unicycle? Did Grandma Duck marry a guy named Humperdink? Who gave Donald a pet falcon and why? We attempt to answer these questions with 50% certainty and 100% confidence! Bonus: We name multiple ducks that may or may not have been Donald in disguise! You decide! | |||
| #64 - Avant-Gardecast (Name That Duck!) [Part 0] | 21 juil. 2025 | 00:24:53 | |
Before there was duck lore, there was duck confusion! Welcome to Hour Zero — the unhinged prelude to the greatest avian quiz show in podcast history! The mics are hot, the rules are unclear, and the title is still up for debate! In this episode, we set the stage with some light bickering, a lot of shouting, and one host desperately trying to maintain order! Is this a game? A bracket? A Disney deep dive? Who can say! No ducks are named, but a lot of names are dropped! Expect heated debates about what counts as a "duck", who's wearing pants, and how many Goofys is too many Goofys! 🦆 Featuring:
This is Hour Zero! The quiz hasn’t even started! The nonsense is already in full flight! | |||
| #63 - Goblin Gate | 14 juil. 2025 | 01:21:23 | |
Welcome to the gate! It’s locked! It's glowing! It's humming something that sounds suspiciously like the DuckTales theme backwards! And behind it? Goblins! So many goblins! In this storytelling gauntlet, each Penny Man delivers their take on a tale with just one prompt: Goblin Gate. Gregory pitches a slapstick medieval fantasy where pizza delivery scrolls are sacred texts and dumb guys get stuck doing dumber things! Ben goes off the rails into a late-night VHS noir about a washed-up DJ/cop whose trauma is animated—and goblin-shaped! And Tom? Tom’s Goblin Gate is still buffering… but when it hits, it hits weird! It’s worldbuilding without a net. Canon-breaking, genre-fusing, goblin-spawning nonsense! And somehow, it almost makes sense! 🌀 Featuring:
Open the gate! Or don’t! It’s already too late! We pitch! We derail! We goblin! Welcome back to The Penny Men! | |||
| #62 - Name That Kong! (Part 2) | 07 juil. 2025 | 01:17:53 | |
The Penny Men return to the barrel-busting quiz of destiny, and things get even weirder in the mid-90s French CGI jungle! Gregory and Tom face off against Ben’s relentless Kong slideshow, trying to remember: is that a baby, a clone, or just Bluster with hair gel? We get:
Along the way, the boys derail into Rude Dog and the Dweebs, Fraggle Rock, Mutt and Jeff’s violence juice, Sunset Boulevard, and the eternal mystery of what the “double trouble” in Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble was supposed to be! Can you name that Kong? Or are you just here for Goblin Gate, Baby Kong jokes, and Urkel dance callbacks? | |||
| #61 - Name That Kong! (Part 1) | 30 juin 2025 | 01:01:38 | |
🎙️ The Penny Men are back and they’ve traded their capes for barrels — it’s time for the Donkey Kong Quiz of Doom! Gregory insists on sketching gorillas instead of answering questions, Tom bravely guesses the existence of “Ping Pong Kong,” and Ben won’t rest until the mystery of whether Donkey Kong Jr. ever grew up is solved once and for all! Expect:
Will our heroes finally separate their Donkeys from their Diddys, or is the whole family tree just one big barrel roll of confusion? | |||
| #60 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 10] | 23 juin 2025 | 00:42:56 | |
The boys go full Who’s Who as Tom hosts the ultimate DC Comics lightning gauntlet! Gregory and Ben are tested on:
It’s a marathon of deep cuts, encyclopedic tangents, and Crisis-on-Infinite-Rules-lawyering — capped with the eternal question: Pre-Crisis or Post-Crisis? | |||
| #59 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 9] | 16 juin 2025 | 00:45:08 | |
Catman struts, Scat Cat scats, and somebody brings up MC Pee Pants before the mic is even on! From there it’s a whirlwind of Ultra-Humanite brain swaps, Hitler’s head in a jar, and a mini-series that might just be the Watchmen of the Justice Society! New Frontier, Iron Munroe, and the endless question: which Garth are we talking about this time? Tom once again dons the Quizmaster cape, forcing Ben and Gregory to wrestle with the secret identities of:
Along the way:
It’s part nine of the most overcomplicated DC Comics trivia showdown ever — where the points are fake and the Brainiacs are numbered weird! | |||
| #58 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 8] | 09 juin 2025 | 01:00:47 | |
The Penny Men return for Part Eight of the never-ending DC Super Character Quiz of Doom™—and somehow it only gets stranger from here! Crash Test Dummies confusion? Check! A tangent on the Tasmania cartoon? Naturally! Half a dozen heroes who were definitely raised by condors? You better believe it! This round features: 🦎 Chameleon Boy vs. Chameleon (and the Marvel one too, kinda)! 🧪 Metamorpho, the Element Man (not the Elephant Man, sorry)! ⏳ Hourman! Or Our Man, depending on how possessive you’re feeling! 🐝 The Red Bee, with his belt-buckle bees! 🌌 Space Ranger and his little buddy Krill, aka the Pink Lightbulb! 🥋 Judo Master and his sidekick Tiger (not Punchy, not Hatcha)! 🐲 Lady Shiva, Richard Dragon, and a Bronze Tiger cameo! 🔮 Psycho-Pirate No. 2, because of course he had to show up! 🎭 Selina Kyle roll call: Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, Eartha Kitt—plus everyone from Michelle Pfeiffer to Halle Berry to Anne Hathaway! 🦅 Midway City mix-ups with Hawkman & Hawkgirl! 🧵 Ragman, the hero literally stitched together from his neighborhood! 🎨 Rainbow Raider, aka Roy G. Bivolo (yes, that’s his real name)! ⚙️ Two different Robotmen, because why not! 🌌 Scott Free, Oberon, and the escape act of Mr. Miracle! Also featuring:
Quizmaster Tom throws curveballs, Gregory and Ben flail wildly, and yet—every so often—they actually get one right! | |||
| #57 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 7] | 02 juin 2025 | 01:05:52 | |
The Penny Men return to the DC Super Quiz — but first, detours! Gregory, Ben, and Tom attempt to:
Once the dust settles, Tom tests the gang with a round of “Secret Identity Showdown,” matching real names to DC alter-egos! Expect triumphs, near-misses, and the occasional “who was that guy again?” Highlights include:
It’s chaos, it’s comedy, it’s canon (at least for now)! | |||
| #56 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 6] | 26 mai 2025 | 00:44:45 | |
Frankie Valli! Seinfeld answering machines! Wrong lyrics! Before the quiz even starts, the Penny Men derail into December 1963 vs Summer of ’69 vs Believe It or Not, George Isn’t at Home! Then it’s straight into the DC Comics Super Quiz of Doom: Lightning Round Edition, where Tom takes up the Quizmaster mantle, Gregory flexes his encyclopedic brain, and Ben keeps writing Superwoman over and over! Expect:
It’s chaotic, it’s rapid-fire, and it’s the only comic book quiz show where the invisible kid might actually be John Cena! “The most fun you can have without a Lady Cop on call!” | |||
| #55 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 5] | 19 mai 2025 | 01:03:28 | |
The quiz saga continues! Tom takes over as quizmaster, Gregory leans into his Superman complex, and Ben… well, Ben tries not to fall too far behind! Along the way, the Penny Men tackle the truly important questions, such as:
Expect wild tangents, questionable trivia knowledge, and a quiz so “super” it might just destroy Metropolis! Because when the Penny Men do trivia, you don’t just get answers… …you get three grown men arguing about them until the multiverse collapses! | |||
| #54 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 4] | 12 mai 2025 | 00:52:18 | |
The Penny Men are back with part four of the DC Super Quiz of Doom! Tom tightens the stopwatch, Gregory gets the Superman blues, and Ben swoops in as Gotham’s moody guardian! From Captain Boomerang’s double shifts to colossal mix-ups with Legionnaires, the gang dives into secret origins, Infinity, Inc. headaches, and every obscure corner of DC Comics you forgot existed! Which Green Lantern cousin roller-skates across power lines? Who threw acid at Harvey Dent? And will Greg ever escape “Greg doesn’t know what it is”? Tune in for Doiby Dickles, Ambush Bug, red kryptonite monkey trouble, and more as the quiz grinds on toward a six-part epic! | |||
| #53 - The DC Comics Super Quiz (of Doom!) [Part 3] | 05 mai 2025 | 01:02:22 | |
The DC Comics Quiz continues! Tom is the Quizmaster, Gregory and Ben are locked in combat, and things get very nerdy. In this episode we cover:
All that plus bonus questions, side tangents, and a cat attack! 🐈 | |||