Scrappy-Doo Principle: Recent Episodes
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The Scrappy-Doo Principle is a podcast about that moment you watch a loved and much venerated film/TV show from your childhood and realize... not so much.
What evil lurks in the heart of the Scrappy Doo Labs? Only Gilbert and Lee know. Join your hosts as they revisit a film that nearly kicked them out of a theatre in 1994 and learn what The Shadow knows.
Another return from hiatus as Lee and Gilbert discuss the high flying Disney adventure The Rocketeer!!
It's been a while, but Gilbert and Lee are back to discuss another pulp inspired movie... MYSTERY MEN!! (1999) Will these quirky Superheroes overcome the principle?
After a long hiatus, Gilbert and Lee are back to continue their Pulp Heroes series analysis. This episode features none other than Conan The Barbarian! Can even HE defeat the principle? Tune in and find out!
It's entry number two in our series about PULP HEROES! Gilbert and Lee bring the SciFi "Classic" hero, Buck Rogers, into the lab to see if he will pass or fail the principle. It's a barrel of 1970's goodness.
We're BACK!! After a long hiatus, Gilbert and Lee are back with a new series talking about pulp heroes. Jon them in the lab as they discuss Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow!
Gilbert and Lee read an award winning graphic novel from DC Comics about the apocalypse involving metahumans. Does it hold up to the Scrappy Doo scrutiny? Have a listen and find out.
Gilbert and Lee welcome special guest Adam Conway to discuss the box office flop Last Action Hero. Adam brings his warrior face to defend this film with his life. Will it withstand the principle?
Greek Gods! Centaurs! Mythic beasts! Wizards! Sea Witches! Gil and Lee revisit the world of The Mighty Hercules!
Want to know a little more about what the hosts like? Gilbert and Lee have a ZOOM call to quiz each other about their love of movies and other pop culture stuff.
Max Von Sydow is dead. Time for a little retrospective with Gilbert and Lee's memories of the film "Needful Things" where the actor shines as Leland Gaunt aka The Devil. CORRECTION: Gil and Lee refer to the film "The Seventh Sign" when they mean to say "The Seventh Seal" during their discussion.
Gilbert and Lee dive into one of the most ambitious films of the 1980's; Robert Zemekis' Who Framed Roger Rabbit! Will it withstand the principal or will it get DIPPED?!
Gilbert and Lee ring in the New Year with a film that takes place Dec. 31, 1999. It's a strange one indeed. Ready for a wire trip?
It's the festive season and Lee and Gil are gonna watch a Christmas movie! The Denis Leary classic, The Ref. Is it still just as funny as they remember? And can they get past the fact that it stars Kevin Spacey?
Happy Halloween!! In this episode, Gil and Lee take a trip into fiction and try to determine what's real in this classic(?) John Carpenter film from 1995.
After a long hiatus, Gil and Lee sit down to with their close friend Doug Innes and watch his entry into the Scrappy Doo Labs, Joe Dante's Explorers. Does it hold up for him? Listen and find out!
It's 1982 and Jim Henson has released a new film and it's NOT The Muppets. How does this 25 million dollar art film hold up? Gilbert and Lee find out when they revisit this film from their childhood.
BY POPULAR REQUEST! Gil and Lee celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the parody TV classic film, "Weird" Al Yankovic's UHF aka "The Vidiot from UHF". Will this favorite from Lee's childhood withstand the Principle?
Gilbert and Lee view the pilot to a forgotten Canadian produced Sci-Fi show called The Starlost. Reputation says it's the worst science fiction show ever, but is it really?
Gilbert and Lee delve into their long boxes and revisit some late 1980's Batman classics for the 80th anniversary of Batman. First up is the Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli story, Batman Year One.
Gilbert and Lee continue their Batman discussion with Grant Morrison and Dave McKean's artistic venture, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. Will it withstand the Scrappy Doo Principle?
It's been 25 years since Kevin Smith's debut film, Clerks, came on the scene and Gilbert and Lee were there! Join them as they revisit this indie classic and see if it withstands the Scrappy Doo Principle.
Gilbert and Lee invite you into their mind to experience the 1992 Sci-Fi oddity that is Freejack!
Gilbert and Lee take a trip 20 minutes into the future and 30 years into the past with the scifi TV cult show Max Headroom!
The Brat Pack of the Eighties come together to make a Western! Will it withstand the principle? Join Gilbert and Lee to find out. Special appearance by The Cuban Lunch.
Gilbert and Lee take a look at Penny Marshall's smash hit from 1988, BIG starring Tom Hanks. Will this treasure from the 80's stand up to the Scrappy Doo Principle?
'Tis the season and it's time to revisit a Christmas classic! Gilbert and Lee test The Muppet Christmas Carol in the Scrappy Doo Lab to see if it withstands the principle or if it's just a humbug.
'Tis the season and it's time to revisit a Christmas classic! Gilbert and Lee test The Muppet Christmas Carol in the Scrappy Doo Lab to see if it withstands the principle or if it's just a humbug.
In tribute to Spider-man co-creator Stan Lee, Gilbert and Lee invite fellow webhead Peter Daly into the lab to view their favorite episodes and see if the nostalgia of discovering this character still resonates or falls prey to the Scrappy Doo Principle.
Gilbert invites his partner Anna to revisit a classic from her childhood and the Disney library; The Journey of Natty Gann. Who knew John Cusack was in this movie from 1985?
Gilbert and Lee take a trip from Thunder Bay to New Orleans in the Bruce McDonald film Highway 61. Will this quirky piece of Canadiana survive the Scrappy Doo Principle?
What is lurking in the outskirts of Alberta? Clive Barker seems to know. Gilbert and Lee revisit the cult horror film Nightbreed and put it in the lab to see if it can withstand the Scrappy Doo Principle!
The subject that started this podcast! Gilbert and Lee revisit the 1994 film classic, The Crow. Will it stand up to the principle?
Join Gilbert and Lee as they visit a film from the year they were born to see if the feelings of hilarity remain from The Pink Panther Strikes Again!
Gilbert serves up one of his favorite action movies to Lee to see if John Woo's classic can withstand the Scrappy Doo Principle.
Greetings Starfighter!! Gilbert and Lee have been recruited by the Star League to defend The Frontier against Scrappy Doo and his nostalgic principle.
Lee and Gilbert find a supersuit in the desert and promptly lose the instruction manual. Can the Greatest American Hero fly pass the Scrappy-Doo Principle?
Gilbert and Lee revisit a defining story from their childhood that changed how they viewed comics as a whole and how a hero like Spider-man can be explored. This is their discussion about the 1987 Spider-man crossover, Kraven's Last Hunt.
Happy Canada Day, eh? Gilbert and Lee celebrate being Canadian by watching a classic movie about two Canadian icons of the 1980's. Take OFF, eh?
Does James Cameron have a stinker in his filmography? Gilbert and Lee find out when they watch this "gem" from 1994.
Gilbert & Lee sit down close to the fire with Jim Henson's the Storyteller (and his dog) to see if the stories of their past, present and future can still pass the Scrappy-Doo Principle.
Gilbert and Lee expose themselves to a high dose of gamma radiation and encounter a norse god tethered to a nebbish dork when they visit the "classic" television event The Incredible Hulk Returns!
Gilbert and Lee invite Diego Ibarra into the lab to listen to the first albums he ever purchased; R.E.M.'s Out Of Time and Crash Test Dummies' The Ghosts that Haunt Me. How will they stack up against the principle?
What is going on in the this town?! Gil knows but Lee isn't so sure. Leave the norm behind and get ready for the weird that is Eerie Indiana!
Gilbert and Lee take a trip to Jupiter and contemplate if the Scrappy Doo Principle applies to Stanley Kubrick's science fiction opus.
Send a joyous shout throughout the land!! Gilbert and Lee journey to the year 3000 to see if the interplanetary outlaw, Rocket Robin Hood, can withstand the Scrappy Doo Principle.
It's Saturday and we have Detention. Gilbert and Lee examine the 80's classic, The Breakfast Club with John Hughes fan Tanya Hemmings. Should we forget about this movie? Let's find out.
There can be only one!! Does this immortal classic have the power to defy the Scrappy Doo Principle?? Gilbert and Lee put it in the lab to find out.
Time to put an 80's icon through the lab. Gilbert and Lee invite Mary to share her love of Jem and the Holograms and see if it still resonates today or if it suffers the principle.
Pull out all the knick knacks in your house and build something out of nothing as Gil and Lee discuss the 80's action show MacGyver!!
Gilbert and Lee dig out the lost Walt Disney treasure of Dick Tracy from 1990. This four color comic book trip is certainly one for the eyes. But does it hold up to the rigorous testing in the Scrappy Doo lab? Grab your radio wristwatch and have a listen.
Gil and Lee celebrate Christmas with a viewing of the Chuck Jones classic special narrated by Boris Karloff. But is it still as magical as they remember? Tune in on your wiffle snark blatt to find out!
Gilbert and Lee sit down to view a holiday classic that has endured for fifty years and make some startling discoveries. Grab a cup of cocoa or eggnog, curl up in a warm blanket and revisit this piece of nostalgia with our hosts as the snow falls outside.
Lee and Gilbert take a ride on a giant airship and revisit the world of Grundo and all it has to offer from Talking Bears to scary monsters and the crystals that bring them together. This is Teddy Ruxpin.
Lee and Gilbert venture into Frankenstone for some of Grizelda's fine dining, The Oracle's oversight, Maharishi's mysteriums, Grammar Slammer whammer bammers, and eventually get rejected by the Sloth. They also discuss the glory of Vincent Price, the educational coolness of the Professor, and the pros and cons of a laugh track... mostly cons.
Lee & Gilbert drop the first official episode with the classic Tim Burton Batman. We talk toys, classic t-shirts, and try to understand what "I'm of a mind to make some mookie" actually means.
The Scrappy-Doo Principle is a podcast about that moment you watch a loved and much venerated film/TV show from your childhood and realize... not so much.