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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.

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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.

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@SDPrinciple

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English


Episodes
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The Shadow

10/9/2022
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.

Duration:01:10:51

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The Rocketeer

5/12/2022
Another return from hiatus as Lee and Gilbert discuss the high flying Disney adventure The Rocketeer!!

Duration:01:22:06

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Mystery Men

1/26/2022
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?

Duration:01:12:42

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Conan The Barbarian

8/30/2021
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!

Duration:01:25:23

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Buck Rogers

3/22/2021
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.

Duration:01:19:54

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Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow

2/1/2021
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!

Duration:01:14:36

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Kingdom Come

10/12/2020
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.

Duration:01:35:15

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Last Action Hero

8/5/2020
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?

Duration:01:41:29

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The Mighty Hercules

6/24/2020
Greek Gods! Centaurs! Mythic beasts! Wizards! Sea Witches! Gil and Lee revisit the world of The Mighty Hercules!

Duration:01:30:42

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20 Questions!

5/17/2020
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.

Duration:01:58:40

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Needful Things

3/30/2020
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.

Duration:01:10:52

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit

2/19/2020
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?!

Duration:01:29:11

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Strange days

1/3/2020
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?

Duration:01:23:13

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The Ref

12/4/2019
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?

Duration:01:35:25

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In The Mouth of Madness

10/30/2019
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.

Duration:01:27:13

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Explorers

9/26/2019
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!

Duration:01:26:57

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The Dark Crystal

8/2/2019
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.

Duration:01:25:06

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UHF

7/5/2019
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?

Duration:01:28:25

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The Starlost

6/2/2019
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?

Duration:00:59:02

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Batman Graphic Novels

5/1/2019
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?

Duration:00:54:07