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Rory had this to say about this week's Friday Banger:
"When I think about Orbots, I think about Frank Herbert's Dune. Just look at all those dunes in this song and tell me you can't figure out how this is super dune-y.
This is just like when Duncan Idaho taught Muad'Dib how to use his laser shield."
Whoa look it's a special Saturday Friday Banger! It's getting posted today, instead of yesterday, is what's special about it. On purpose, not a mistake. Definitely not because I was up too late on Thursday night seeing Star Wars and forgot.
This week Kyle has chosen "Rude Dog and the Dweebs" (1989), a show he says was "truly the peak of the cool 'tude movement."
Today's Friday Banger is potentially the SMT crew's favorite cartoon intro of all time: Pandamonium (1982).
Austin picked it, but he was, quote, "on a mountain in Maui" when I asked him for a comment. So, all I got was "Something something Mondraggor , ummmm, something about a steaming pile of infodump, I'm on a mountain right now," followed by a selfie of him on a mountain.
Hey, Andy here, hijacking this week's Friday Banger to keep my Hey Arnold! good times rollin. Have you watched The Jungle Movie yet? NO? WHAT ARE YOU DOING. Go buy it on iTunes or YouTube or wherever you like buying things. If there's interest, we might get a 6th season out of Craig...
But for real, "Hey Arnold!" (1996) has one of the best theme songs of all time. Jim Lang is a magician.
Oh yes, it's another Friday Banger. This week's cartoon intro: Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1999)
"I think everything here is rather straightforward, above-board, and not requiring any further explanation." - podcast dad, Kyle Levien
This week's cartoon intro: Pokémon - Orange Islands Arc (1999)
Rory says: "Everyone knows the original Pokémon theme song, but did you know that it got even hotter and wetter the second time around?"
This week's cartoon intro: Lazer Tag Academy (1986)
Austin says: "At the Lazer Tag Academy, you can get a doctorate in BEAMS"
This week's cartoon intro: Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars (1991)
Andy says: "I have a weakness for sick licks, pointless acronyms, and the phrase 'funky fresh'"
This week, our Friday Banger just has to be our own podcast's theme song that Kyle and Andy wrote. EXCEPT...our very special Hallowe'en episode is coming up next week, so Kyle put together an EXTRA SPOOKY version for us!
Get in the mood with our H'all'owe'en spookums:
This week's cartoon intro: The Bots Master (1993)
Kyle says: "This jewel of a tune is bursting at the seams with all that was cool in the 90s: robots, roller blades, ninjas, synth, lasers, 3D shades, and so much more."
This week's cartoon intro: Street Sharks (1994)
Rory says: "From the dirtiest drum of toon sludge we could scrape up, comes a theme song so gritty and grimy I promise you'll be cleaning your ears for weeks."
This week's cartoon intro: Spiral Zone (1993)
Austin says: "Just fuckin listen to it. It's gonna shred."
This week's cartoon intro: SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
Andy says: "If you don't immediately get pumped listening to these sick guitar riffs, I have no words for you."
This week's cartoon intro: Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (1992)
Kyle says: "I am secretly a real cowboy living by the code of the west."
This week's theme song: Spider Riders (2006)
Picked by: Rory
Rory says: "This week's banging theme song is heavily steeped in arachnid...another word for riders"
