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Famous Cats, Cat Food Commercials & More — PR057
An entire episode about cats? Sign us up! This week, you’re in for a hiss-tory lesson about some of the famous cats of the ’70s and ’80s. Buckle up, Toonces, we’re going for a ride! Also featured: retro cat food commercials (and one dog food one), the art of saying “no”, and ghost-seeing cats. Remember…
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Father’s Day (Pa-ther’s Day), Cats, and More — PR057
This week, we’re featuring one of the most memorable dads of the ’70s and ’80s: Charles “Pa” Ingalls of Little House on the Prairie. We muse over what kinds of treats would be gifted upon him if the holiday existed during his lifetime. For starters, he’d get to sleep in until 4:00 AM. It only…
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Famous Weddings, Cats, and More — PR056
In honor of Angie’s upcoming wedding, we remember some of the biggest and wildest famous weddings of the ’70s and ’80s — everything from the rock-n-roll-ness of Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear to the majesty (and giant sleeves) of Charles and Di. Also featured: wedding fashions of the day, staying calm during chaos, and kitty…
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Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret and More — PR055
As the first of our ongoing reviews of the 70s/80s classics, we take on the quintessential coming-of-age book, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by the literary goddess of puberty, Ms. Judy Blume. Also included: vintage sanitary products, gratitude, and snuggly kitties.
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Novelty Songs, Wacky Hairstyles,Cats, and More — PR054
Remember those wacky songs from the 70s and 80s that made us laugh and/or annoyed the crap out of us? How about the haunting ones that gave us totally creepy feelings? We sure do, and are sharing some of our favorites on this week’s episode. Also included: Do your pets sleep in your bed? Do…
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Daniel Quagliozzi: The Karate Kid, Cats, and More — PR053
We wax on with cat consultant, Daniel “DQ” Quagliozzi, about the 1984 “kid moves from New Jersey to California and learns the Miyagi karate method to protect himself from bullies and basically feel awesome” classic, The Karate Kid. We also test Daniel’s 70s and 80s pop culture skillz and challenge him in a Paws Rewind…
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Mother’s Day Showdown: Carol Brady or Shirley Partridge — PR052
We’re celebrating Mother’s Day by putting two quintessential TV moms in the “ring” to see who comes up grooviest. Yes, we’re discussing Carol’s famous shag hairdo. Then we close out the episode recalling our childhood pets and wondering why Fluffy the cat disappeared after The Brady Bunch’s pilot episode. Sounds pretty fishy to us. Please…
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My Tutor, Weird ’70s Ads, Cats, and More — PR051
This week, we tackle what one reviewer referred to as, “… the worst falling in love with my hot tutor’ movie I’ve ever seen.” That’s right, friends, we studied the 1983 coming-of-age film, My Tutor just for YOU. Also featured in this episode are: really bad Joe Namath commercials from the ’70s and weird cat…
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Cory Shubert: Willy Wonka, Cats, and More — PR050
Cory Shubert of Shubert Media joins us on a visit to the crazy world of 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Did you know the Oompa Loompas were huge partiers? We had no idea. You won’t want to miss that, plus the pop quiz, Rad Libs, and — or course — a bit of…
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The Facts of Life “Dope” Episode and Cats — PR049
This week, Susie and I dissect the “Dope” episode of The Facts of Life, season one. Do you remember that one? The one where Sue Ellen smokes weed and Tootie and Natalie buy bongs? It really happened, folks. Plus, Suz reminds us of a weird 70s hygiene product that will totally tickle your fancy. And…