Cocaine Bear & SuperTed

Reegs starts things off with some embarrassingly poor puns this week proving just how out of material he was as we discuss the Top 5 Bears. From Gentle Ben to The Revenant we've probably got your favourite ursine actor covered, and if not you should let us know, call us morons etc via any of our channels below but probably email and Twitter.
 
Believe it or not but the story behind COCAINE BEAR is that it was the subject of a minor disagreement over intellectual property rights in our Bad Dads podcast WhatsApp group a few weeks back and also it was inspired by some actual events in that there really was a drug smuggler called Andrew C. Thornton II who died jumping out of a plane that crashed before distributing its cocaine across northern Georgia and a bear did indeed ingest a duffel bag full of it before dying. Writer Jimmy Warden uses these facts as a jumping off point to create an entertaining comedy horror with some funny lines, amusing characters and memorable moments which largely delivers on its instant memelike title and premise. I was a little bit disappointed though and felt the idea promises more than the ultimately a bit forgettable film can deliver.
 
SUPERTED was a Welsh animated series which ran in the early 80's on BBC1 or BBC2 or perhaps ITV you know it probably would have been easier to look that up than type this sentence but here we are. Every week SuperTed and his sidekick Spotty would save the world from minor peril brought about by gigantic chinned, moustachioed villain Texas Pete and his henchmen, the obese moron Bulk and a gay skeleton whose name escapes me. With a dramatic scene setting introduction and unexpectedly smooth disco outro music, its brevity alone would have ensured it was a strong recommend from us but also strong nostalgia for the skin ripping superhero ensured Pete and I at least were glad to revisit it.

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