However you celebrate, may your holiday season be gay and bright!
Love,
Moonbeam, Baby Grover, Uncle Jessie & Aunt Jessi!
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A nostalga podcast discussing Nickelodeon and '90s culture by Snick fans for Snick fans (With Moonbeam, Uncle Jessie and Aunt Jessi)
However you celebrate, may your holiday season be gay and bright!
Love,
Moonbeam, Baby Grover, Uncle Jessie & Aunt Jessi!
Listen to us sing songs with our friends to spread joy and raise money for charity! https://theradishfriends.bandcamp.com/
For the first time ever, we watched a show that was new to ALL of us! Perhaps for good reason? This episode we take on The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, an adolescent investigative whodunnit that we collectively loved to hate. The ’90s fashion was on point but the mumbling dialogue and loose plot line left a lot to be desired. Fear not though, even bad stuff makes for good banter. Grab your umbrellas for this shit storm, and watch out for the quicksand!
And, as always, our episodic group selfie (with special appearance by Zeke)!
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Yaaaay! Aunt Jessi, Uncle Jessie and Mama Moonbeam are back and ready to take you on a nostalgic adventure with The Muppet Show! Jim Henson’s birthday would have been this past Tuesday, so we decided to time travel back to the seventies and pay him homage. We examined a John Denver guest appearance from season 4 that kept us laughing and signing the whole time. And sure, The Muppet Show may not have started off on Nickelodeon, but it landed there eventually and influenced us all.
And, as always, our episodic group selfie (now with more baby)!
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“Hey everyone- who’s stuck in a nostalgia hole? We are!!!”
This week your rag-tag trio is doing something a little different- reviewing something BRAND NEW? Have we finally gone off the rails? Maybe even rocketed into space with nothing more than couch snacks and a VCR? Find out how your favorite raunchy cartoon has somehow become the wholesome content we all need!
And, as always, our episodic group selfie (now with more baby)!
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30 episodes already!? It’s been such a fun and nostalgic ride so far that we decided to pull over and celebrate #30 by peeking back at the rear-view, one theme song and diatribe at a time. Strap in with Jessi, Jessie and Moonbeam as we take you on a magical musical voyage down the V.I.P. memory lane!
Check out our selfie slideshow, featuring images from all 29 previous recordings:
And, as always, our episodic group selfie!
Episode 30 Selfie!
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Remember that awkward stage in life where you’d suddenly tremble and then shed all of your skin as a milestone for growing up? You don’t? Uh oh, maybe you’re the last to shed and destined to be cast out NEVER TO RETURN. You know, normal coming of age stuff… Anywho, let the festering begin! It’s time for some valuable life lessons on puberty and dealing with a stalker, and who better to instruct us on this vital information but a zany crew of adolescent monsters! Grab your twin baby dolls and stay clear of any dentists, it’s time for “Aaahh! Real Monsters” with your favorite queerdo trio!
And, as always, our episodic group selfie!
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Back 1997, it wasn’t creepy for adults to encourage children to keep secrets, as long as slime was involved. At least, that’s what we learned this week from watching classic Nickelodeon game show “Figure It Out”! Join us, as we join host Summer Sanders, as SHE joins an all star panel of contestants trying to learn the darkest secrets of random Orlando tweens. What will be Figured Out in today’s episode? All we can say is that it involves lizards, tongues, and Home Improvement’s Taran Noah Smith. Mmmmm, Beefy!
And, as always, our episodic group selfie!
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Have you ever wanted a puppet mayor? Do you like old timey cartoons and baby announcers? Then hop in the Weinerizer, bring you imaginary elephant friend, and get ready to hang with Captain Bob in Weinerville! You might just win the golden hotdog or meet Socko! Somehow it’s all supposed to tie in with a fitness theme, but we have no idea why or how… Don’t worry though, because glam rock Teddy Grahams are here to stay! We’re 27 episodes in and still going strong, so thanks for joining us on this wild ride!
And, as always, our episodic group selfie!
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Do you have feelings? Do your feelings have feelings? Do your feelings often coexist among other feelings and sometimes battle for dominance? Well, then this episode of the Vital Information for Everyday Life podcast might just be the soul soothing bowl of feelings soup that you’ve been searching for. In this 26th episode your favorite trio of weirdos explores Gulla Gulla Island, a ’90s show with a mellow vibe that tricks children into processing their emotions through song. Sometimes there’s live action, sometimes animation, sometimes a guy in a frog suit, but always plenty of doll making peer pressure and dolphin screen swipes for everyone!
And, as always, our episodic group selfie!
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Friends, go to the medicine cabinet and pull out your Ritalin because you’re going to need it as the Triumphant Trio tackles the most ADD-inducing sketch comedy show for kids, You Can’t Do That On Television! It’s such a daunting task to review this 15 year (1979-1994) spanning show that your heroes call in the help of special guest, Bill, who lived through the whole thing. This “bad jackson” episode rings in at an hour long (our longest yet), as there is so much to break down. Strap in, make sure you have on clean underwear, and NEVER admit that you don’t know!
And, as always, our episodic group selfie!
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Because “life happens” we were unable to record a new episode for release this week. We are working on our upcoming 25th episode currently and should be back to our regularly scheduled programming for next time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Because even children need a boring news show in their lives, it’s time for Nick News! Join your favorite fearsome threesome as we travel down memory lane to uncover the hot topics of 1998. We’ll horrify you with misguided Underground Railroad reenactments, uncover a plea to save the Everglades, and explore the world of child drag racing (the kind with cars, not Queens sadly). Just like the Capri Sun commercial we discuss at length, it’s gonna be “Liquid Cool!”
And, as always, our episodic group selfie!
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The 1991 television remake of “Land of the Lost” featured a parallel prehistoric dimension with not one, not two, but three moons! Not to be outdone, we’ve added a fourth moon to the Vital Info studios for this weeks episode. Join Moonbeam, Aunt Jessi & Uncle Jessie, and special guest Sam for a wild ride through the subconscious as we take on the episode “Dream Makers.” There’s sentient furniture, there’s baby Sasquatches named “Stink,” and you’d better believe there are stop motion dinosaurs!
Episode 23’s team selfie, with our special guest Sam!!!
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Do you love sketch comedy? Large choreographed dance numbers? Songs with vague meanings? Well then look no further as your favorite team of queerdos over-analyze Nickelodeon’s half hour Hip Hop Comedy Stop, Round House!
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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There was once an ancient temple hidden deep in the jungles of Nickelodeon Studios. A temple full of priceless treasure, history lessons, and magic talking statues. Grab a vine and swing on over for our latest episode, where we watch everyone’s favorite grave robbing themed game show “Legends of the Hidden Temple”. Revisit this mystical place with Vital Information as your guide, but watch out! The path ahead is full of many dangers: pirates in drag, shady temple guards, booby traps and worst of all – UGLY FOOTWEAR!
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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What happens when a friendly dragon, a narcissistic bat, a muppet wizard, and Luther Vandross all get together on Nick Jr? Why, an important lesson in consent, of course! Join us for Episode 20 as we watch the Eureeka’s Castle special “Don’t Touch That Box!”, or Eureeka just might yell at you. We’ll also visit the futuristic nightmare world of Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball, where non consensual touching is the ONLY way to win!
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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Happy New Year!
We braved the cold and escaped holiday family time to bring you this 19th Episode of Vital Information for Your Everyday Life. This time we gathered over Doug’s Christmas Story and even explored the 90’s commercial for Willie Go Boom. Try to ignore the bulldog snores, those are merely a bonus feature. Enjoy and Happy Holidays from Moonbeam, Uncle Jessie and Aunt Jessi!
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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Merry Holidays!
Do you like terrible child acting, what about fake campfire stories and soap opera style moral tales? Well then you’re just in luck with “Are You Afraid Of The Dark!” For our 18th episode we learn about the Pinball Wizard, Ross Cambell, who finds himself stuck inside a game and has to complete a series of tasks to save the princess. With the help of a cheap headband, and an arsenal of super soaker guns, Russ actually might save the day (or at least the princess). Grab your umbrella, folks, it’s raining change from heaven!
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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So, instead of recording we all went to Disney World on vacation with our families, sorry not sorry. We’ll be back with Episode 18 in 2 weeks, stay tuned!
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Do you have what it takes to RUN and JUMP and BOUNCE, DO THE THING and SCORE the MOST POINTS before the time runs out?! This episode we put on our red, blue and purple team outfits (with matching safety equipment, of course) and bungee our way through GUTS! This high adrenaline, high octane sports game show raced middle schoolers through obstacles for a chance to win a fake piece of glowing mountain rock! For episode 17 we’ll tell you how to win and be aggressive, but don’t touch our Corn Pops!
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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Do you remember good old fashioned sugar rushes with friends? Hanging out at midnight and watching Nickelodeon while cracking into a delicious SURGE!? Neither do we, but for the sake of science we’ve done just that. Three times to be exact, at 54mg of caffeine per can, making an episodic total of 162mg fueling this venture (not that anyone is counting). For our sixteenth episode we visually surf the cartoon pages of KaBLam, a high energy and weird Nickelodeon relic that pairs perfectly with late night Surge binges! Be warned, it’s about to get silly up in here!
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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Sick of the crowded city full of nasty humans and their noisy guns? Come with us to the magic picturesque land of the gnomes, where animals are your friends and your doctor is a tiny telepathic santa. Catch the next Express Goose flight in and don’t forget your Flexiblocks, it’s time for another Vital Information for your Everyday Life podcast!
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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Last episode your fearsome threesome took you on a jaunt down memory lane with the Nickelodeon sketch comedy classic, All That. This time around we’re logically following up with a look at the spin-off series, Keenan and Kel! We’ll discuss manliness and gender stereotypes-a-plenty from this ’90s buddy sitcom, and even watch Keenan and Kel(ly) get married!? But wait, there’s more… You’ll also learn which drink is more feminine between orange Pop and root beer, and whether or not Kindergarden Babies™ have souls. These puzzling mysteries and more, but you’ll have to come out of the closet and join the book club!
Episode Source: Keenan and Kel – Season 4, Episode 2 (The Honeymoon is Over)
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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We’re back from a bit of summer time off and ready to get sketchy! Sketch comedy, that is. It’s time for All That! Your favorite platonic queer lady threesome is back and ready to regale you with tales of comedy past. Watch out for giant corn and don’t forget to look for a prize inside!
Episode Source: All That – Season 1, Episode 8 (Coolio)
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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Your regularly scheduled episode of Vital Information for Your Everyday Life has been postponed for some much needed summer down time. We will return with all new episodes in August, stay tuned!
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On your mark, get set, GO! Slap on those goggles and strap a bowl on your head, then try not to dump too much Gak® down your mom’s blouse while you beat the clock! The prizes are crap and the challenges are rigged, but who cares when you’re elbow deep in neon colored slime?! Join Moonbeam and your two favorite Jessi/es for this episode of Vital Information for Your Everyday Life, plunging into the messiest childhood favorite of all: (Family) Double Dare!
Episode Source: Family Double Dare: Goop Busters Vs. The Avengers
And as always, a production selfie of our team!
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Your favorite fearsome threesome is back, but with our first ever show guest! It’s Austin: Proven Hey Arnold! aficionado, vegetable enthusiast, and lofi supergroup leader of The Radish Friends. Together we soar back to 1996 and urban life with Arnold to learn about the Pigeon Man, the creature on the roof of the 88th St. building. Make sure you take 3 berries every 4 hours and drink lots of milk, because we need you in top health for this one! And whatever you do, don’t get carried away (unless the birds give explicit consent).
Episode Source: Hey Arnold! Season 1 – “Pigeon Man”
Austin’s doodles:
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We’re in double digits, folks! It’s time for episode 10 of the Vital Information for Everyday Life Podcast with your favorite best friend trio; Aunt Jessi, Uncle Jessie and Moonbeam! Today we explore a show that Detroit kids probably know best from the CBC, but was also broadcasted on Nickelodeon in the ’90s. Wholesome Canadian sing along show or an isolated man’s emotional cry for help? You decide while we talk about Fred Penner’s Place! Word Bird is dropping some “confidence” on your head and we’re ready to psychoanalyze each and every song Fred sings to his weird blue puppet friend. Strap on your Blade Runner Roller Blades and get ready for the Frog Show!
Want to watch before you listen? Check out the source material here: Fred Penner’s Place – “Confidence” (from 1994)
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Musical Excerpt Credit: Fred Penner’s Theme Song
Is your life painfully average? Ever screamed into your mirror “I’m so boring!” while ferociously searching for the right outfit? Then the Secret World of Alex Mack might be useful viewing for you. You see, Alex was destined for a life of inconsequence and boredom until one fateful day when she got hit by a chemical truck and developed super powers. How did she keep her secret, especially when an evil corporation that was controlling her town was out to find her? Find out with Moonbeam and your two favorite Jessi/ie’s on this week’s episode!
Source for discussion: The Secret World of Alex Mack – “The Accident” (aired 10/8/94)
Musical Excerpt Credit: XelonEntertainment (on behalf of 8-Bit Arcade)
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Pull out your scrunchies, nerd pie, it’s time for Clarissa to explain herself! Is she really THAT into fashion or are her constant clothing changes really just an incontinent cry for help? Why has she given the neighborhood peeping Tom full access to her bedroom? Just how low will she stoop to win a free car and CD player? Oh hey, and while we’re at it, what the hell are “Flirt Squirts” and how should you best ambush your crush without consent? Find out these mysteries and more on this episode of Vital Information for Your Everyday Life with Uncle Jessie, Aunt Jessi, and Moonbeam.
Source for discussion: Clarissa Explains It All – “She Drives Me Crazy” (aired 2/23/92)
And it wouldn’t be great without a selfie for episode 8!
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Welcome back, campers, to Camp Anawanna! This week we travel back in time to June 10th, 1991 for episode 4 of the first season of Salute Your Shorts! Here we meet a ragtag group of stylish 90’s kids exploring nature, playing ping pong and binge eating egg rolls. Everything seems great until Mikey sits on Thud Mackey’s hidden brownies and becomes a dead man walking. With a little help from his friends (and Grammy and Pop Pop), our dear “Moosh Moosh” finds a way to take on his bully. Meanwhile, camp counselor Ug Lee’s lofty dreams of joining the Hundred Shrub Club land him instead in an oatmeal bath. Join your favorite threesome as we explore camp life, and toy store shopping spree dreams!
Episode 7 selfie, y’all!
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Welcome back, friends! We are officially counting our episodes on two hands now, exciting stuff! This time around we gather to discuss everyone’s favorite deranged cat and dog duo, Ren and Sitmpy! Your beloved hosts, Moonbeam, Uncle Jessie and Aunt Jessi, travel back to February 23rd of 1992 for the season 1 finale entitled “Stimpy’s Invention” (not to be confused with the video game by the same name that follows in 1993). We kick in the door with our own take on “Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy,” so hope you like kazoos and ukuleles! Of course you do, what’s not to love?! Stimpy’s got some funky gadgets to share and we’re wearing our Levi’s Loose Fit jeans. So, strap on your Happy Helmet and pull out your Log from Blammo, because there’s no time for EEDIOTS!
Disclaimer: This episode of Vital Informaiton for Your Everyday Life featured the show Ren and Stimpy. Since the recording of this show some information has been released about John Kricfalusi that we find utterly reprehensible. We at V.I.P. in no way support his behavior. We also want to acknowledge the work that was done on this series by people that aren’t douchebags or abusers. So, that being said, we hope you still enjoy the show.
And as always, we end every session with a selfie!
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Yee haw and welcome back pardners! This 5th Episode of the Vital Information for Everyday Life podcast takes you down the nostalgia trail with Hey Dude! Join us as we randomly take a gander at Season 3, Episode 12, entitled “The Bad Seed.” We’ll meet Angie, a vicious trouble starter, and learn valuable lessons about child trafficking at the Bar None Dude Ranch. Anything to avoid Jakeroo’s frisbee lessons, am I right? We’ll also examine a 1990 Encyclopedia Britannica commercial from a time before smart phones and instant information, hosted by a JTT wannabe and a disembodied god voice. Start your horse and come along, hippy-ti-yi-ya!
Another episode, another selfie!
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Our 4th episode is out of this world, featuring the forgotten sci-fi relic Space Cases and a ’90’s commercial for Space Camp! We start our journey with a leap back to March 2, 1996 for the pilot episode of Space Cases, Nickelodeon’s kid-friendly answer to Star Trek. Our V.I.P. trio opens the episode with our take on the theme song and a jog down memory lane to discuss adolescent crushes and hair style life goals. We then take a good hard look at “We Gotta Get Outta This Place!,” which introduces us to a motley crew of misfits, known as the “space cases” of Star Academy. Led by a flat-top wearing trouble maker, the group explores an unknown ship and gets tricked into an unforeseen adventure. There’s zany comedy, creepy phallic symbolism, and misplaced aggression – fun for the whole family! And finally, scientists say by 2019 we’ll go to Mars… Tune in to find out how you can prepare!
And as always, another episode selfie!
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This better late than never third episode had some Michigan winter scheduling delays but nonetheless was finally recorded on 2/12/18, our apologies for the delay. This time the fearsome threesome examines Angry Beavers, Season 3 – Episode 1, entitled ” What’s Eating You?” from 3/14/99. The episode presents a grim adventure into the center of the Earth that really emphasizes the dangers “spee-lunking” while hangry and the ever present control one must conjure in order to not to eat their friends. We also review a “Wild Magic Burst” Pop Tart commercial, also from 1999, that may or may not have ties to the Heaven’s Gate cult and address issues of white privilege. Buckle up and enjoy!
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Your favorite gal pals examine the “Pipe Dreams” and “Tickled Pinky” episodes from Season 2, episode 2 of Rocko’s Modern Life, which aired on October 2nd 1994. You’ll hear cautionary tales of toilet clogging and organ removal, and a commercial dissection of the “craziest taste you’ll ever put in your face!”
Another show, another selfie!
Recorded 1/7/18 – Our inaugural episode wherein Moonbeam with Uncle Jesse and Aunt Jessi explore the moral quandary that is Season 1, Episode 2 of Pete and Pete a.k.a. “Nightcrawlers.”