Superweird: A Quest for the Absurd in Children's Television with Ben & Dexter
Ben and Dexter review the absurdity in children's television programming, and how mischaracterizations in early childhood media serve to confuse young minds as they learn about society around them.Email: superweirdpod@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/superweirdpod
Episodes
Welcome to the last episode of Superweird.
Last meaning the most recent, not the end of the series. Was this episode recorded 3 months before it was ever edited and uploaded? Who can really tell?
In this installment, Ben and Dexter discuss a local legend, the recasting of T.U. Tutwater, and why law enforcement officers are almost always assholes.
Joy to the weird! The lads are back at Joy Junction learning about the "heavenly menu" whatever that means. Has the crew at Joy Junction upped their game since last we visited? Let's write our answers on a hotdog bun and find out together.
The lads are rusty and almost completely wasted a recording session. However, they were able to course correct and save the episode. Probably. I don't know. I just edit this crap. You have to listen to it.
Velocity: No-ing God
We recorded this episode in 2009. I'm just getting around to it.
It's game night at Superweird HQ. The lads play along with a game show that's less game and more Sunday school. Put your hands over your buzzers and join the fun at Joy Junction. Though, we promise the fun is at a minimum.
Bird, as a wiseman once said, is the word. That's right. We're celebrating Thanksgiving in the only place we can call a home(in that we hate it there), the small town of Odyssey. Now, who's ready to ripoff some Dickens?
Today, we introduce a new character in to our Superweird tapestry. Say hi to Bob Larson as he attempts to suck all the joy from this most spooky of holidays.
The Horrors of Halloween
More Odyssey! YAY! This one is about lies. Tiny lies. Microscopic lies that grow in to gargantuan monster lies!
When you take that long of a break, then you should ease back in to your normal routine. Unfortunately, our version of normal is a rockbottom quality anti-drug puppet show. We're back, baby!
When Will We Learn Who To Trust?
Harddrives!
Worms!
America!
This is the episode where they talk about chairs.
The lads endure a theatrical production put on by the characters of Odyssey. Things get predictably heavy-handed.
Our cursed lads make the most of it with a particularly irritating episode of Adventures in Odyssey.
Upon reaching episode 50, Ben and Dexter are confronted by a demon claiming to hold the future of Superweird in his grasp. The boys discuss Native American curses, critical thinking, and why you’d name a fictional character after the KKK. Will the podcast survive past episode 50?!
So it's come to this...
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Galileo.
Neil Armstrong.
Snake and Frog.
The American Trinity.
Benjamin Franklin.
CONTENT WARNING
This is easily the most horrid piece of media the lads have covered. From dead ducks to lady robots, Life With Grandpa is an emotional rollercoaster for which they were not prepared.
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HEY KIDS! I'M A SCREAMING FROG PUPPET! WON'T YOU LET ME TELL YOU HOW YOU'RE ONLY A PART IN THE JESUS MACHINE?!
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The lads return to AiO. Listen as Dexter drags Ben kicking and screaming through a fumbled episode about stealing and the importance of WHO is teaching the Bible.
The lads return to Odyssey to see how Focus on the Family addresses the subject of child beauty pageants. Are they for or against objectifying children? Should kids be involved in pageants or is it easier to blame the parents?
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