The Purple Stuff Podcast: Recent Episodes
Purple Stuff Podcast
Jay and Matt talk about toys, junk food, the holidays, movies and retro geek stuff. Sometimes a weird robot joins in.
The Purple Stuff Podcast kicks off the spooky season with a long look at an ancient pharmacy's Sunday newspaper ad from the 1990 Halloween season! This baby is loaded with haunted nostalgia, covering everything from pumpkin leaf bags to that old ghost-shaped Snickers candy pail!
We've also uploaded the gorgeous circular, if you wanna follow along: https://imgur.com/a/TkfBXy9
PS: If this sort of episode is up your alley, we also just covered the 1989 version of this Halloween ad on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/purplestuff
Enjoy, everyone!
Join us as we examine a 1988 network television broadcast of one of our all-time favorite movies, Halloween III! We'll tell you about the film, about how it was trimmed for regular television, and even dive into some of the commercials that aired during it! Grab your Silver Shamrock masks and lend us your ears!
For the second time in Purple Stuff history, we're dedicating an entire show to He-Man! Join us for a look back at eight weird and wonderful things from the halcyon days of Masters of the Universe -- the toys, the cartoon, live events, fast food promos and more! YOU have the power to listen to this pod!
This episode is over ten years in the making! We're finally dedicating an entire show to those lean, green fighting machines! Join us for a 90-minute discussion about all things NINJA TURTLES, covering the cartoon, junk foods, weird live-action appearances, and much more. Cowabunga!!
For the fourth time, the Purple Stuff Podcast tackles the classic TV series, UNSOLVED MYSTERIES! Join us for riveting reviews of six spooky segments, covering everything from angels to aliens to aphrodisiacs! This episode is (Robert) stacked!
Join us for a deep dive into a 1986 network television broadcast of Friday the 13th Part 2, complete with the original TV commercials! Nothing pairs with Jason Voorhees better than a thirty-second spot for Pizza Hut.
We'll be talking about the film's strengths, various bits of trivia, and more! PS, if you'd like to see the movie bumpers and commercials, we've uploaded them over here: https://youtu.be/6GFvNEGJNTU
We're celebrating the holidays by picking out our favorite toys from the 1987 Sears Wish Book! Pour a cup of eggnog and join us for a discussion of G.I. Joe figures, Spectra dolls and weird Cap'n Crunch storage lockers!
The Purple Stuff Podcast's annual tradition continues! Join us for a look back at the 1985 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, featuring He-Man, Rainbow Brite, the Cabbage Patch Kids, and a whole lotta Bert Convy.
With moments to spare, our big Halloween show is here! Join us on a trip to HADES as we celebrate eight dastardly devils from all walks of pop culture! Somehow, a show with this topic includes references to Care Bears and My Little Pony.
It's a show fit for the Halloween season! Join us for a deep dive into an October 1992 television broadcast of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 -- not a movie you'd expect to find on broadcast television, but there it was! We'll tell you about the film, how it was edited for TV, and also get into some of the cool commercials that aired during the broadcast!
Watch the commercials over here: https://youtu.be/oVlRqkJ7gck?si=3sw9Ks6kRLWsLmRr
And consider joining our Patreon to get exclusive monthly bonus shows that you won't hear anywhere else: https://www.patreon.com/purplestuff
Last month we covered the '80s, so now it's time to name eight great monsters from the 1990s! Grab your hacky sack and join us as we pay tribute to eight beautiful beasts from movies, toys, television -- even ice cream trucks!
Join us on a terrifying trek back to the '80s as we name eight of that decade's coolest and weirdest monsters, from movies, TV shows, toys and more!
Join us on a trip into McDonaldland as we celebrate eight great Happy Meals from the '80s, '90s and early 2000s! We're covering everything from McDonald's Changeables to the Food Fundamentals and beyond!
Remember, you can also grab an extra bonus show from us every month by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplestuff
Cue the spooky music and join us for our third trip into the eerie world of Unsolved Mysteries! We're tackling another six classic TV segments, covering everything from ghosts to miracles to space aliens!
We're marching you through a 1987 network television broadcast of A Nightmare on Elm Street, complete with the original TV commercials! Join us for a discussion about Freddy Krueger, Burger King, and talking Sesame Street dolls.
You can view the commercials discussed on this episode on YouTube, too: https://youtu.be/ZCy0pnxXEyw?si=uUMnEREIVyYHtwbu
Join us for a soft and cuddly adventure as we dish about eight great STUFFED TOYS from the '80s and '90s, covering everything from Playskool's Glo Worm to WWF Wrestling Buddies! (And hear about even more of 'em over on our Patreon -- patreon.com/purplestuff)
Happy holidays, everyone! Join us on a merry trip through the back-to-back broadcasts on A Charlie Brown Christmas and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, from 1987 on CBS!
We're talking about the specials, and of course, the great old commercials! If you'd like to watch all of the ads that aired during the cartoons, we uploaded 'em over here: https://youtu.be/-ZN71wpvmV8
Thanks for supporting the show in 2024!
The Purple Stuff Podcast's annual tradition continues! This year, we're diving into the 1984 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, featuring everyone from Scooby-Doo to the Care Bears to evil space alien lizard people!
You can watch the whole parade on YouTube, over here: https://youtu.be/aphgFPsN5QI?si=1Nvxee4pL2O7DXgD
PS: We'll also be dropping a special bonus episode on Patreon, where we gush about several TV commercials that aired during this broadcast! Sign up over here: https://www.patreon.com/purplestuff
Join us as we march through the 1987 network television premiere of FRIGHT NIGHT! We'll talk about the movie, and also some of the commercials that aired during it!
You can view some of those commercials over here: https://youtu.be/XuYFwlnCzwk?si=OiJ3K9_DpTnQq23o
Enjoy the Halloween vibes, and thanks for listening!
The annual tradition continues! Join us for Spooky Songs: Volume XI, where we're suggesting another ten terrifying tracks that would be perfect for your Halloween playlist. Featured artists include Jon Mikl Thor and The Chipmunks.
We're howlin' into the Halloween season with a celebration of eight great werewolves and wolf creatures from pop culture! Highlights include Gorzak, WereBears, and Tim Dalton from Tales from the Crypt.
We're using our time-bending powers to visit Blockbuster Video in the summer of 1994! Join us on our bike ride to VHS heaven, as we figure out what to rent, and do a whole lotta people-watching. "What a difference!"
We're taking a trip back to an early '90s bowling alley to relive the glory of arcade games, french fries and weird shoes. And maybe a little actual bowling, too.
It's the long-awaited sequel to our classic Soda Show! We're naming another eight great sodas from the '80s, '90s and 2000s. Come for the Strawberry Burst Pepsi, stay for the Life Savers Soda.
Join us as we celebrate eight great Frankensteins from all walks of pop culture, from movies to toys to video games! There are Franks of all flavors in this one!
Join us for a deep dive into a 1990 network television broadcast of Little Shop of Horrors! We're celebrating the movie, and telling you about many of the awesome TV commercials that aired during it!
You can also watch this compilation of the commercials, before or after you listen. We're covering even more of the commercials over on Patreon, too!
We're making a splash with our first episode for 2024! It's THE SLIME SHOW, a tribute to all things gooey! From the Slime Pit playset to the Super Soaker Oozinator, join us for one of our messiest hours ever!
Pour some cocoa and find Dad’s old legal pad, because we’re making our Christmas lists from the 1985 Sears Wish Book! Get set for everything from Transformers to Masters of the Universe to Barbie!
The annual tradition continues! Join us for a deep dive into the 1986 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, featuring everything from He-Man to Barbie! This was one of the best ever, by far! After listening, you can watch the highlights on YouTube, too: https://youtu.be/MIqQUTCAS8o?si=MD_4J72Fu_-rPj4e
We're diving deep into the October 1987 television broadcast of Disney's DTV Monster Hits, a Halloween special that paired spooky Disney cartoons with assorted pop songs. We'll tell you about the broadcast, plus the commercials that aired during it! Nostalgia overload!
The annual tradition continues! We're giving your Halloween playlists a boost with Spooky Songs, Volume X! Ten more terrifying tracks to score your season!
We're kicking off the 2023 Halloween season with a celebration of spooky things from McDonald's! Everything from The Evil Grimace to The Real Ghostbusters Happy Meal!
It's breakfast time again on the Purple Stuff Podcast! Grab a spoon and join us as we celebrate another eight discontinued cereals, from G.I. Joe Action Stars to Morning Funnies!
Hit the lights and join us for a tribute to things that GLOW IN THE DARK! From Kryptonite Rocks to Dream Glow Barbie, this show will make you feel totally radioactive.
We're going back to Stack with another look at classic segments from Unsolved Mysteries! Come for the ghosts, stay for the sea monster.
The Purple Stuff Podcast's series of color-themed shows continues! From Strawberry Quik to The Blob, we're ready to THINK PINK!
It's another one of our famous VHS dives! Join us as we watch a July 1993 network television broadcast of Jaws 3! We'll tell you all about the infamous 3D movie, and a bunch of the commercials that aired during it! If you'd like to see the TV spots we're featuring, we also put them on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kIQUGIqnV7I
We're celebrating the holidays with a look back at Christmas-themed McDonald's stuff from the '80s and '90s! Everything from Happy Meals to TV commercials to special McNugget sauces. Enjoy!
Join us as we run through the highlights of the 1988 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, starring everyone from Garfield to Sandy Duncan! We've even got the original commercials that aired during it! We've uploaded the entire broadcast, if you'd like to watch along with us: https://youtu.be/WiC4x0Jz-Sc
It's the spooky sequel to last month's episode! This time, we're searching eBay for the best and weirdest Halloween & horror collectibles from the 1980s! Come for Beastur, stay for Count Creepyhead.
We're diving deep into eBay to pluck out the best and weirdest Halloween collectibles the 1990s had to offer! Join us if you dare!
We're diving deep into eBay to pluck out the best and weirdest Halloween collectibles the 1990s had to offer! Join us if you dare!
Our annual tradition continues! We're naming 10 more eerie & awesome tracks for your Halloween playlist -- from movie themes to something sung by Grimace!
Join us as we dive deep into a 1990 network television broadcast of Creepshow 2, with original commercials and all!
Grab your pajamas and join us for an hour-by-hour breakdown of SUMMER SLEEPOVERS in the '80s and '90s!
We had so much fun talking about old cereals last month, we decided to do it again! Join us as we celebrate everything from Cinnamon Mini Buns to Bill & Ted's Excellent Cereal!
We're naming eight of our all-time favorite breakfast cereals, from Oops All Berries to The Addams Family Cereal! Grab a spoon and dive in.
We unwrap the mysteries of eight great MUMMIES from all walks of pop culture. Join us if you dare!
Join us for a delicious dive into ALL THINGS CHOCOLATE, past and present! Everything from Striped Chips Ahoy to Superman Hot Cocoa, and beyond!
It's The Purple Stuff Podcast's BURGER KING show! Join us as we revisit the chain's best promos, lost menu items and more! All hail the king, baby.
For our special Christmas episode, we're naming eight of our favorite Santa Clauses from all walks of pop culture. (Even the one who met Pac-Man!)
Join us for a deep dive into the 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! This extra-special parade featured everyone from ALF to The Joker!
We're celebrating Halloween with a look at eight great SKELETONS from all walks of pop culture! Listen now, or we'll have a bone to pick with you.
Our annual Spooky Songs show is here! We're naming 10 more tracks that NEED to be on your Halloween playlist. Enjoy the tunes, and hopefully us too!
We dive deep into this famous TV special that featured everything from spiders winning statues to Chucky wearing a white tuxedo. The Horror Hall of Fame Awards rocked!
We're celebrating Count Chocula, Franken Berry and all of their pals with a whole show dedicated to the Monster Cereals! Listen... if you dare.
Since we can't beat the heat, we're joining it! This is our FIRE show, where everything we talk about has something to do with fire! This episode is HOT.
We're paying tribute to ten more discontinued foods, from PB Max to Paradise Punch Bubblicious! Get ready to be hungry.
We're naming eight of our favorite BLUE things, from Casey the Robot to that weird zombie from The Video Dead.
Join us as we revisit our all-time favorite mall stores, from Kay-Bee Toys to Waldenbooks and beyond!
We dive deep into the original UNSOLVED MYSTERIES series to name six of our favorite creepy segments.
Travel with us to the future! We're looking at things that were either set in the future, or that just seemed futuristic in their time!
Our annual tradition continues! We're naming another 10 of our favorite Christmas songs, with artists ranging from Kylie Minogue to Alpha 5!
Originally released as an exclusive for Salem Horror Fest 2020, our tribute to all things Gremlins is now available to ALL Purple Stuff listeners. Enjoy!
We're revisiting the 2001 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade -- and checking in with everyone from Tim Curry to Cheesasaurus Rex along the way!
We're taste-testing Brach's Turkey Dinner Candy Corn -- a whole Thanksgiving meal in candy corn form! It's as gross as it sounds.
We're diving into the 1985 broadcasts of Garfield's Halloween Adventure and It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
We're naming another ten tracks that you totally NEED to put on your Halloween playlists!
Spooky time! We're naming eight great vampires -- from Count Koopula to Dracula himself!
We're naming eight great sodas from the past and present -- everything from Pepsi Blue to Apple Slice!
We're diving into a 1988 episode of Friday the 13th: The Series -- and all of the old TV commercials that came with it!
We dive into the depths and report back on eight great sea monsters from all walks of pop culture!
From spooky fruit snacks to driving lessons from the Gremlins, we're naming eight of our favorite spooky TV commercials in the latest Purple Stuff Podcast!
We dive into WPIX's Shocktober '92 broadcast of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, and relive the thrill of watching horror movies on broadcast TV!
For us, the summer of 1990 was all about Dick Tracy. In this extra-long ep, we sort through our memories of monster mobsters and Breathless Mahoney.
We're tackling eight great robots from all walks of pop culture. Everything from Metroplex to the Killbots from Chopping Mall!
Our holiday tradition continues! We're naming 10 more tracks that would be perfect on your holiday playlists!
We dive deep into the 1990 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on this very special episode of the Purple Stuff Podcast!
We're kicking off the holiday season with a look at 10 awesome Christmas commercials. Nostalgia overload!
We pay tribute to the Universal Monsters as only we can -- with references to Power Rangers and The Real Ghostbusters.
We're naming another ten tracks that you need to add to your Halloween playlist. It's the sixth volume of Spooky Songs!
We're kicking off the Purple Stuff's 2019 Halloween season with a tribute to EVIL CLOWNS from all walks of pop culture!
We're ending Summer Saturdays with a celebration of all things PIZZA! From Pizza the Hutt to Freddy Krueger's soul pizza, it's our cheesiest episode ever.
Summer Saturdays continues! This week, Jay and Matt answer summer-themed questions from Purple Stuff listeners.
The Purple Stuff Podcast begins its SUMMER SATURDAYS event with 10 awesome summertime tunes!
New minisode! It's more Stranger Things madness as Jay and Matt hunt down an "Upside Down Whopper" from a NYC Burger King!
Jay and Matt enter THE UPSIDE DOWN to sample cans of NEW COKE. We're telling the whole weird story in this special Purple Stuff minisode!
From Hocus Pocus to Troll 2, we're naming 10 of our favorite witches! Pour some tea and hit the lights.
We're naming 10 pro-wrestlers who gave acting a shot. Get set for Bane, Zeus, Captain Freedom and more!
Jay and Matt name another ten of their favorite TV theme songs -- everything from Jem to Cheers!
We're naming ten awesome RED things, from Lydia's wedding dress to cherry Starburst. It's our RED show!
This week, we're tackling ten space aliens from all walks of pop culture. It's our tribute to beings from another world!
We're celebrating the new year with a look at some new OLD stuff -- like New Coke and New Kids on the Block!
The Purple Stuff Podcast returns with 10 more holiday tunes that need to be on your Christmas playlist!
Jay and Matt pay tribute to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation -- perhaps the greatest Christmas movie ever!
Here are the details on our new Patreon page, where you can score monthly bonus shows. This is just a promo; don't get too excited!
Jay and Matt review the 1994 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, featuring everything from Skeleton Warriors to Kenny G!
From scary movies to strange cheeseburgers, we're naming the best parts of the 2018 Halloween season!
SPOILER WARNING! We've seen the new Halloween movie, so naturally, we had to talk about that.
Jay and Matt tackle the Halloween franchise with memories of the movies, toys, games and more!
Jay and Matt kick off the 2018 Halloween season with 12 more SPOOKY SONGS for your playlist!
Jay and Matt return with their huge tribute to ICE CREAM! We're covering 16 of our favorite frozen treats in this special summer episode!
It's our annual WrestleMania show! We're tackling 10 "minor" moments WrestleMania history!
Jay and Matt name 10 of their all-time favorite Super Bowl commercials, featuring everything from Bugle Boy jeans to Crystal Pepsi!
Jay and Matt prepare for The Last Jedi by trying two strange Star Wars-themed cocktails, now available at AMC Theatres!
Jay and Matt return with another 12 Christmas songs to give your holiday playlists a shot of adrenaline!
Jay and Matt return just in time for Halloween to answer a bunch of creepy questions sent in by Purple Stuff listeners!
Jay and Matt got up at 5AM for a crack at Krispy Kreme's pumpkin spice doughnuts, which were available for one day only!
Jay and Matt visit a "escape room" attraction in Philly, where things feel... eerily familiar.
Jay and Matt barely survive a wicked thunderstorm all so they can buy some overpriced candles.
The Purple Stuff Podcast returns with a one-hour SHARKSTRAVAGANZA, covering everything from Jaws to Street Sharks!
Get into the Halloween spirit with another list of things that are way scarier than they should be!
We're kicking off the 2016 Halloween season with a look at 12 seriously scary movie scenes!
From sharks to Super Soakers, Jay and Matt rattle off 10 of their favorite summer memories!
Jay and Matt celebrate the very best things about 1990 -- from Gremlins 2 to Vanilla Ice!
Jay and Matt celebrate 12 of their favorite TV theme songs -- from Charles in Charge to Game of Thrones!
Not your average scares! Jay and Matt discuss 12 things that are way spookier than they should be.
Jay and Matt reminisce about 1992, covering the year's biggest movies, geek fads and more!
Who ya gonna call? Jay and Matt revisit their greatest Ghostbusters memories in this special one hour episode!
Jay and Matt celebrate 11 of the best things that came out in 1986, from My Pet Monster to Lazer Tag!
This week, Jay and Matt cover THE NEWS. (Don't worry, we mean stuff like soda, toys and movies.)
Jay and Matt talk about their favorite pop culture mascots, from Geoffrey the Giraffe to the Cadbury Bunny!
It's our special Christmas episode! Jay and Matt talk about twelve of their favorite holiday tunes!
It's our special STAR WARS episode! Join us for an hour of Star Wars memories as we await the debut of The Force Awakens!
Jay and Matt wax nostalgic about childhood board games, from Fireball Island to Electronic Talking Battleship!
The Purple Stuff Podcast CONTINUES with a tribute to discontinued snacks that we want back! From Pizzarias to Crystal Pepsi, there are few finer junk foods than these!
To celebrate the end of the spooky season, Jay and Matt determine the ABCs of Halloween!
Matt and Jay cover ANOTHER 13 spooky songs that would be perfect for anyone's Halloween playlist!
Jay and Matt talk about PUMPKIN MONSTERS from all walks of pop culture in another special Halloween episode!
It's a Halloween Q&A session! Several listeners sent in spooky questions... now it's Matt and Jay's turn to answer them!
Jay and Matt design their idealized Halloween television marathon, filled with movies, toons and mayhem!
Matt and Jay talk about what old Halloween things they'd bring back if they had the powers of Dr. Frankenstein!
Jay and Matt play a little game of HALLOWEEN WORD ASSOCIATION on this edition of The Purple Stuff Podcast.
Jay and Matt talk about their biggest CHILDHOOD FEARS in the second episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast!