
Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade: The Podcast - Nostalgic Stories and Pop Culture History Lessons From the 80s & 90s
Grant Fieldgrove·27 episodes
Enjoy the full audiobook of Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove, followed by all-new episodes featuring nostalgic stories and pop culture history lessons from the 80s and 90s.
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Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade is for listeners who want 80s and 90s nostalgia with jokes, personal memories, and oddball pop-culture history instead of polished trivia. Grant Fieldgrove moves from a serialized audiobook into standalone episodes about Nickelodeon game shows, TRL, urban legends, scams, sitcoms, pizza delivery, convenience stores, and Saturday morning cartoons. It is a good fit for anyone who likes retro entertainment deep cuts delivered by one enthusiastic storyteller with a goofy, self-aware streak.
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Grant takes a look at one of the most prominent and comforting voices of his childhood, Cubs Fan and Bud Man, Harry Caray.
In this edition of Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, Grant dives in to the forgotten '80s sitcom Small Wonder, as well as giving a play-by-play of the horribly awesome pilot episode... emphasis on horrible. WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW.
In this episode, Grant discusses some of the many fun, funny, and not-so-scary urban legends of the 80s and 90s, while not realizing someone set the gain on his microphone to 10, thus causing a slight amount of static when he gets loud... He appologises and blames it on a conspiracy involving Bill Gates and that lady from Tiger King... whatever her name is... Who cares. Enjoy the show!
After another very rough week, Grant somehow managed to put together an episode at the last minute. In the late 90s, Total Request Live was THE show to watch on MTV... in this episode, Grant will discuss how it came to be, then hold his very own countdown of his top songs of the decade.
After a week where everything that could go wrong, did, Grant discusses something he is an expert in... ridiculous scams from the 80s and 90s that no one could possibly fall for... but did...constantly.
Grant managed to escape the monster living in his attic and survive his bathroom flooding three seperate times this week in order to bring you this very special episode about his favorite songs of the 80s. He also realized he made a massive mistake in his previous full episode and hopes you'll forgive him.
After watching a million sitcoms from the 80's and 90's, Grant discovers one common factor among the shows featuring kids... a Sadie Hawkins Dance... But, who IS Sadie Hawkins and why does she have her own dance?! Come on, lets find out!
In part two of the Nickelodeon Special, Grant discusses how Nick at Nite was formed and what happened to a star of one of its most popular shows.
In part one of this Nickelodeon special, Grant dives into the awesome awfulness of Nick Game Shows of the late 80s and early 90s.
In honor of Valentine's Day, Grant takes a dive into the shallow end of the cesspool that is cheesy 80's and 90's porno.
This week, Grant dives into the history of Saturday Morning Cartoons with a brief detour through the infinite universe.
What the heck is a cigarette stiffener and how in the world does it tie in to the worst movie ever made? Grant will tell ya how this seemingly random product turned into one of the most popular items for kids in the 80s.
In the second episode of season 2, Grant discusses how pizza became so convenient...and fun!
In the season 2 premiere, and first proper episode of the series, Grant discusses a (not so) daring heist of a plastic cup, and the rise of the 80's best convenience store.
The finale of Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove. Game Over
Part 10 of the Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade audiobook, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove. The Accidental Hero
Part 9 of the Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade audiobook, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove. The Suspect
Part 7 of the Meet Me at Jimmy's audiobook, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove. Door to Door
Part 6 of the audiobook Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove. The Video Store
Part 5 of the audiobook Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove.
Part 4 of the audiobook Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove Synopsis Bakersfield, California, 1990. Local high school student Bebe-Lynn Sanders is missing. Each day that passes causes more and more worry for the entire town. She was seen cutting through Quailwood Park on her way to rent a movie the morning she vanished. Her last appearance was later that night outside the popular hangout, Jimmy's Arcade. No one knows where she went. No one knows what happened. Join mildly-idiotic kids Grant Fieldgrove and Roxy Roxburgh as they stumble, scheme, and steamroll their way through Bakersfield in the late 80s and early 90s, desperately on the hunt for a Nintendo, fake earrings from Miller's Outpost, tickets to see Vanilla Ice at the Civic Auditorium, and the ever-elusive holy grail - a porno mag! And, of course, Bebe-Lynn. Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade is a hilarious and heartbreaking romp through a small California town way back when, filled with nostalgic stories, humor, mystery, arcades, and malls. You won't want to miss it! So sit back, grab a Jolt Cola and a three-foot-long licorice rope, and enjoy the ride. Bebe Forever & Long Live the Arcade!
Part 3 of Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade Synopsis Bakersfield, California, 1990. Local high school student Bebe-Lynn Sanders is missing. Each day that passes causes more and more worry for the entire town. She was seen cutting through Quailwood Park on her way to rent a movie the morning she vanished. Her last appearance was later that night outside the popular hangout, Jimmy's Arcade. No one knows where she went. No one knows what happened. Join mildly-idiotic kids Grant Fieldgrove and Roxy Roxburgh as they stumble, scheme, and steamroll their way through Bakersfield in the late 80s and early 90s, desperately on the hunt for a Nintendo, fake earrings from Miller's Outpost, tickets to see Vanilla Ice at the Civic Auditorium, and the ever-elusive holy grail - a porno mag! And, of course, Bebe-Lynn. Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade is a hilarious and heartbreaking romp through a small California town way back when, filled with nostalgic stories, humor, mystery, arcades, and malls. You won't want to miss it! So sit back, grab a Jolt Cola and a three-foot-long licorice rope, and enjoy the ride. Bebe Forever & Long Live the Arcade!
Part 2 of the audiobook Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade. writen and performed by Grant Fieldgrove. Synopsis Bakersfield, California, 1990. Local high school student Bebe-Lynn Sanders is missing. Each day that passes causes more and more worry for the entire town. She was seen cutting through Quailwood Park on her way to rent a movie the morning she vanished. Her last appearance was later that night outside the popular hangout, Jimmy's Arcade. No one knows where she went. No one knows what happened. Join mildly-idiotic kids Grant Fieldgrove and Roxy Roxburgh as they stumble, scheme, and steamroll their way through Bakersfield in the late 80s and early 90s, desperately on the hunt for a Nintendo, fake earrings from Miller's Outpost, tickets to see Vanilla Ice at the Civic Auditorium, and the ever-elusive holy grail - a porno mag! And, of course, Bebe-Lynn. Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade is a hilarious and heartbreaking romp through a small California town way back when, filled with nostalgic stories, humor, mystery, arcades, and malls. You won't want to miss it! So sit back, grab a Jolt Cola and a three-foot-long licorice rope, and enjoy the ride. Bebe Forever & Long Live the Arcade!
Part 1 of the audiobook Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, written and performed by Grant Fieldgrove. Synopsis Bakersfield, California, 1990. Local high school student Bebe-Lynn Sanders is missing. Each day that passes causes more and more worry for the entire town. She was seen cutting through Quailwood Park on her way to rent a movie the morning she vanished. Her last appearance was later that night outside the popular hangout, Jimmy's Arcade. No one knows where she went. No one knows what happened. Join mildly-idiotic kids Grant Fieldgrove and Roxy Roxburgh as they stumble, scheme, and steamroll their way through Bakersfield in the late 80s and early 90s, desperately on the hunt for a Nintendo, fake earrings from Miller's Outpost, tickets to see Vanilla Ice at the Civic Auditorium, and the ever-elusive holy grail - a porno mag! And, of course, Bebe-Lynn. Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade is a hilarious and heartbreaking romp through a small California town way back when, filled with nostalgic stories, humor, mystery, arcades, and malls. You won't want to miss it! So sit back, grab a Jolt Cola and a three-foot-long licorice rope, and enjoy the ride. Bebe Forever & Long Live the Arcade!
A brief preview of what's to come on the Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade Audiobook & Podcast, with Grant Fieldgrove
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