About this episode
🦃 It’s 1983, and we’re spending Thanksgiving in July at the Saturday Supercade. Join us as we take a cue from Q*bert and pals and try to stay on topic as they learn how to build a Q home in a Q land. **** 🎙 Guests: Chad Young ( The Horror Movie BBQ , TPIF: Thank Pod It’s Funny , @horrormoviebbq ). Tom Coombs ( The Pop Daddy , @thepopdaddy ). Jayme Kilsby ( @brainexploderrr ). **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. We all tried to remember who brought up the Q*bert special last year while talking about A Thanksgiving Tale , and we were all wrong. 2. Even Kangaroo got a Saturday Supercade segment eventually. 3. Peter Cullen was the first voice of Mario in the Donkey Kong segment. 4. The Kingdom Chums: Little David’s Adventure , an animated retelling of David and Goliath featuring Billy Bowles (Q*bert) as a stuffed lion come to life. 5. Pauline and her return in Super Mario Odyssey . 6. We accidentally introduce Chad to Spookley, the Square Pumpkin . 7. They gave the snakes arms ! 8. Viper has a Mae West voice, which leads into a tangent about Quasi at the Quackadero . 9. Chief Q*Eagle reminded me of Randall Cunningham’s name in Tecmo Super Bowl . 10. Saturday Supercade’s extensive use of the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library . 11. Home Movies : “ Don’t Put Marbles in Your Nose .” 12. Mike guests on TPIF: Thank Pod It’s Funny to discuss the Perfect Strangers Thanksgiving episode , Wild Turkey . **** 📼 Retro Commercial Break: John Wanamaker’s 1988 Thanksgiving Sale . **** 🎤 And Now, These Messages: Tis the Podcast . “Saturday Supercade,” “Q*bert,” and “Thanksgiving for the Memories” © 1983 Ruby-Spears Productions. Say hi on Twitter and Instagram . Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house . Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house .