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The Jungle

Trevor Kelly & David "Dr. Skipper" Marley

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Frequency: 1 episode/17d. Total Eps: 71

Two former Jungle Skips talk Disney, Theme Parks, & Pop Culture. However in true Skipper fashion, the conversation frequently heads into uncharted waters. Hosted by David "Dr. Skipper" Marley (Author, Disney Historian) & Trevor Kelly (Crooner, Senior Art Director)

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🇨🇦 Canada - Places & Travel
19/12/2025
#43
🇺🇸 USA - Places & Travel
20/08/2025
#98
🇨🇦 Canada - Places & Travel
16/06/2025
#97
🇺🇸 USA - Places & Travel
03/10/2024
#80

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Mousin’ around Kansas City, Mario Kart sabotage, & Uncle Walt's Bench Collection

Episode 61

Sunday, June 15, 2025 • Duration 47:01

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Join the lads as they discuss: BBQ in gas stations, hungover grading sessions, and accidentally stalking Walt Disney’s old houses. Jess makes a noble Mario Kart sacrifice at a brewery where a live jazz band plays the soundtrack in real-time.

They also pay tribute to Brian Wilson, break down Disney films badly and dive into early Walt Disney history—including a visit to the legendary Laugh-O-Gram Studio and Walt’s last Kansas City home. Plus: Mr. Beast rents Disneyland, the truth about Katzenberg and The Lion King, and so much more.

This episode sponsored by the fantastic WDW & DLR Magazines

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E.T. Gets Thirsty, Taking chairs from Toons, & Discount Jungle Seafood Stew

Episode 60

Monday, June 2, 2025 • Duration 43:23

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From baby river ducks to self-driving taxis and forgotten E.T. subplots, this episode takes more twists than the Nile.

Join the lads as they dive into:

Ancestry.com rabbit holes (spoiler: everyone was a farmer)
Tiki Room bathrooms
Groucho Marx’s swingin' grave neighbor
The lost subplot where E.T. tries to date Elliot’s mom (no, really)
Disney break room mis-haps
A Disney movie ending that no social worker signed off on
Philosophical musings on the Cars universe

And so much more

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Doc’s DeLorean Deductible, The Macarena Awakens, & Super-Money-Abu-Dhabi-Disney-alidocious

Episode 59

Thursday, May 15, 2025 • Duration 49:50

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This episode, the lads tackle: College finals, Three theme parks in one month, the painful realization that Knott’s Berry Farm might actually be Earth’s closest point to the sun, and much more.

Along the way:

Universal Fan Fest may have out-Disneyed Disney.
The Macarena beats out John Williams for the first time ever.
Meeting C-3PO in person absolutely undoes years of childhood trauma. Almost.

It’s Heat Islands, Hill Valleys. and existential chaos — just another Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride of an episode.

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Solid Gold Babies, Punched in your Dark Universe, & The Haunting of Post Malone

Episode 58

Thursday, May 1, 2025 • Duration 33:05

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This week, we sip from the Holy Grail (okay, it’s a Japanese beer cup), explore theme park trauma (Universal’s nut-busting coaster design, we’re looking at you), and go deep on cursed objects—like the time Post Malone got possibly haunted via shoulder contact.
We also ride the Hogwarts Express, review Hagrid’s rollercoaster, debate who really deserves the Millennium Falcon pilot seat, and relive Disneyland ghost stories involving, projectors, and maybe a Shop-Vac full of grandma. All this and so much more

🎢 Follow, subscribe, and maybe wear a cup next time you visit Universal

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The BengHELL BBQ, Hot Sauce Challenge

Episode 57

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 • Duration 34:27

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So, funny story, Dr. Skipper and I recorded a real fun episode and when i went to edit it, I found i didn't select our microphones! So no useable audio was recorded. Rookie move on my part. But all is not lost! We didn't want to leave you hip skips and shriners empty-handed. So we're releasing edited audio from last years Hot Ones hot sauce challenge as todays episode. Listen to Jesstasmic ask us awesome Patreon supporter questions as we try our best to answer them through hot sauce induced pain and hallucinations. Hit it Skip!

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Jungle Methane Monsters, Mind Elves Make Me Happy, & Release the Mechanical Ellen

Episode 56

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 • Duration 38:12

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Join the lads as they discuss: The Methane monster, Top Disney snacks, and Marvel’s stacked Doomsday cast. Plus: Tiki travels, Snow White Whiners, Dave's Disneyland magazine debut, Fun Disney Movie Translations, and the eternal question—fix the bathroom or buy Lady Gaga tickets? All this and much much more.

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Fireworks or Fuggedaboutit, Temple Dives, & I Kali Maa’d in San Francisco

Episode 55

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 • Duration 01:14:39

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Join us for a super-sized 55th episode! The lads chat about everything from:
Dangerous Florida Jungle Cruise traditions, Disneyland fireworks team fun, and why Disney managers fear making decisions. We dive into Indiana Jones Adventure’s 30th anniversary, featuring an epic fan-run event with Tony Baxter & John Rhys-Davies (Sala!)—plus, did Indy once break people’s bones?! 🤯

We also adventure through:
🔥 Disneyland’s $78K-a-night fireworks operation (and why they ditched gunpowder!)
🚢 Why Jungle Cruise skippers in Florida do things differently
🎢 Star Wars Land’s future—is Disney secretly bringing back the original trilogy?!
🎤 The one thing Robert Downey Jr. said that nearly sent Disney execs into panic mode

Also: Universal’s Epic Universe is about to destroy Disney and where 90's TGIF sitcoms always sent their characters.

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Orca flavored ice cream, Doctor Skippers Jungle Adventure, and Hair o' the dog at Tail o' the Pup

Episode 54

Saturday, March 1, 2025 • Duration 43:26

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Join the lads as they discuss: Beach Bum Barry's app, Popeye's chicken and the return of the double down, Letting our magic keys expire, Dr. Skippers favorite day at Jungle Cruise, Jungle Justice, and much much more!

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Listener questions, Heckling the hecklers, & It's a small snap after all.

Episode 53

Sunday, February 2, 2025 • Duration 54:24

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Join the lads as they answer your questions! Everything from "Do you have podcasts for other jobs?" to "Best Comeback to a Rude Guest" becomes starters to some real fun trips down memory lane. If you thought the show bounced around from topic to topic before, hunker down grandma this listener question episode is comin' your way!

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Ska band knife fights, Near-sighted Rebel Spies, & I Like Big Boats and I Cannot Lie. With special guest Mike Robles

Episode 52

Wednesday, January 1, 2025 • Duration 58:24

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Join the lads as they welcome guest Mike Robles and discuss: His time at Disneyland working everything from Star Tours, Jungle Cruise to the Mark Twain and Columbia, Storybook land silliness, Pirating during Fantasmic, interviewing Stan Lee, Kitschy Horror Films, his Video Game Industry Career, and much much much more.

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