In this installment, Jason and Brain wax nostalgic over the days when we didn't get spoiled by three Superhero movies a Summer. The time when Captain America had a van, Spider-Man was a Von Trap child and Sinestro used to open for Sinatra.
"Where are you coming from Spider-Man" explores what a Superhero loving child had to choose from in the 70's, reruns of Batman, a decent series about the Incredible Hulk and a strangely disco Doctor Strange.
All that and a particularly powerful flub by Brain, enjoy!
Show Links:
- Jason really wants this Superman The Movie figure by Madel Man of Spain. Somebody sell him one.
- The Japanese Spider-Man doll that is based off the Toei series.
- The book "Age of TV Heroes" about TV Superheroes that we mention and you really should buy.
- You can get "Legends of the Superheroes" and the Reb Brown Captain America films on DVD.
- This episode of Rocket Robin Hood was recycled into an episode of Spider-Man.
- A list of some of the goofier Spider-Man Electric Company segments..
- Mego's Wonder Woman line originally featured Linda Carters face on the box & not the other way around!
- The 1978 REImagined Catalog features a selection of "What If' Mego TV superhero toys.
This is a subject near and dear to me, i watched a lot of the shows/movies you talked about and yes, felt that each one was a major event (esp if it was Marvel). When you mentioned how great it was that Marvel Universe characters popped up on "Spiderman and his Amazing Friends", I was fully expecting you'd touch on the XMen appearance in the episode "A Firestar is Born". At the time, XMen was the best comicbook on the market (imo), but the world at large knew nothing about them. I still remember the thrill of finally seeing them in animated form . . . and the utter confusion of hearing Wolverine speak with an Australian (or South African?) accent!
ReplyDeleteps - great job by the way, the podcast was great fun and nostalgia!
ReplyDeleteThanks man!
ReplyDeleteBTW we'll probably touch on Amazing Friends in another podcast as Jason and myself are both fans of the series.