Show Notes
This week Tom and Julie accidentally deep dive into the history of the band Double, and remix their song "Rangoon Moon" live on the show. Plus they take a look at some disturbing clips just in time for Halloween, including a new Halloween decoration debuted at TransWorld 2026, Mickey Rooney's One-Man Band, a disturbing Fudgie The Whale, a 1971 McDonald's commercial in which Ronald McDonald kills Evil Grimace, and an terrifying Twinkies ad from 1979.
CLIPS FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: -Double "The Captain of Her Heart" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX-Ru1XkNZc -New Halloween decoration debuted at TransWorld 2026 Halloween & Attractions Show https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWeZYTQAAJY/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== -Vintage Mickey Rooney's One-Man Band Toy https://shopgoodwill.com/item/279744706 -Disturbing Fudgie The Whale https://www.reddit.com/r/peanutbutterisoneword/comments/1x4z3u3/found_on_fudgie_the_whale/?share_id=F0AxschDo9No7GtLxpsYP&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1 -Ronald McDonald kills Evil Grimace https://youtu.be/I0PhHa0JldI?is=Vn2rQbCSv3vD6J58 -Terrifying Twinkies Commercial from 1979 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUn3vj7jtP4/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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00:00 Intro 02:08 Digger 03:25 Billy Bob Thornton The Boxmasters 10:50 Double 26:12 New Halloween decoration debuted at TransWorld 2026 37:36 Mickey Rooney's One-Man Band 44:45 Disturbing Fudgie The Whale 53:20 Ronald McDonald kills Evil Grimace 01:07:52 Terrifying Twinkies Commercial from 1979 01:15:14 Outro See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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