You dirty rat! On our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) episode with @trannawintour.bsky.social we celebrate the beautiful work of Jim Henson's Creature Shop including the wise mentor Splinter.
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malfunctioning animatronic faces, Pleasure Island, the questionable presence of Casey Jones, dad feelings, Shredder’s sparkly jumpsuit, video nasties, and an emotive giant rat puppet await.
Who’s our favourite Turtle? Listen and find out!
April O’Neil’s yellow raincoat, soft masculinity, the grounding effect of pop culture references, Krang, Henson family dynamics, kung fu, Tranna’s frozen pizza tips…
Fun fact - in the UK we originally knew them as “Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles”!
We’re joined by comedian, writer, broadcaster, Faithful and all-round icon Tranna Wintour to discuss the totally tubular TMNT phenomenon - from comics to cartoons to tons of toys - focusing in on the Turtles’ 1990 big screen debut.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles UK VHS cover
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VHS cover
New episode: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) with @trannawintour.bsky.social
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“Help each other, draw upon one another, and always remember the power that binds you.”
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Moments from Beetlejuice (1988).
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Thank you!!!
Catherine O'Hara brought layers of characterisation to the role of Delia Deetz with her brilliant comedic instincts.
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spontaneous human combustion, Sammy Davis Jr, a sweet love story, the camp of Miss Argentina, the Cathouse rock club, Alec Baldwin’s chinos, ghost photography, the many careers and gay supernatural talents of Otho, and a truly memorable lipsync extravaganza await.
An outsider’s found family, nods to B-movie horror, Michael Keaton’s bonkers energy, some delightfully absurd special effects, the Usborne Book of Ghosts, queer film lighting, Winona Ryder as goth icon Lydia Deetz…
“Paranormal? Is that what they’re calling your kind these days?”
In honour of the late, great Catherine O’Hara and her brilliant turn as Delia Deetz, we’re finally covering a Tim Burton film - and it’s a goofy, ghoulish game changer that will rattle your funny bones.
Beetlejuice VHS cover
New episode: Beetlejuice (1988)
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Moving into this ghost train right away!
You can send your audio recording to onceuponavhs AT gmail DOT com, or just leave us a voice note on Instagram!
Please note that we may make some edits to audio submissions for the sake of time or clarity. We look forward to hearing from you!
1. Nostalgia Nook: what are the memories or feelings Labyrinth conjures up for you?
2. Nightmare Nail: what are the frightening moments that most affected you?
3. Treasures: what are the best bits?
4. Just tell us what Labyrinth means to you!
If you’d like to take part, please make an audio recording (with the best quality audio you are able to) briefly introducing yourself and answering at least one of the three following questions:
So we’re looking to do the same with mini-contributions to this new special episode about Labyrinth - submissions deadline is 31st May.
Two of our best and most popular episodes - The Dark Crystal and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - are built around clips from listeners and friends of the pod sharing their thoughts. We love being able to react to these and incorporate them into our discussion.
After seeing the gorgeous 4k remaster in the cinema this year, we knew we needed to give it another go, reworking elements from our previous conversation into a new standalone episode - Labyrinth: Special Edition.
We already covered Labyrinth in our first season, but to be honest we don’t think we did the film justice by squashing it into a double bill with The Princess and the Goblin. The pacing and sound quality of that old episode is a little crunchy too!
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We want to hear from YOU about Labyrinth (1986)!
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this classic, we want to do a special episode with mini-contributions from listeners and friends of the pod.
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Moments from FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992).
We didn’t mention this bit in the episode but one of the cut lyrics was about pollution making Hexxus feeling “a special kind of horny”
Toxic love - Tim Curry's terrifying turn as Hexxus, the spirit of destruction in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
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Cher in Burlesque
Hexxus said “Welcome to Burlesque”
Steve Irwin, a Walkman, romance, a Sheena Easton performance debacle, the influence of The Little Mermaid, the power of collective action and some wild deleted lyrics await.
Exactly how much of the Batty Rap do we feature? Listen and find out!
Robin Williams improvising for 14 hours, Kath and Kim, a cyborg artist's antenna, Magi Lune serving so hard she crystallizes, a goanna voiced by Tone Loc, climate anxiety…
We're going down under to dance with some fairies who conspicuously lack Australian accents in this gorgeously green animated eco-fable.
Tim Curry as a malevolent spirit singing about acid rain pouring down like egg chow mein, Crocodile Dundee, changing sociocultural perceptions of enviromentalism…
