MONSTER SQUAD MASHES AGAIN! – Dandy Fun House Halloween Special 2023 – episode 35
The Monster Squad was a Saturday morning tv series produced by D’Angeleo-Bullock-Allen Productions that aired on NBC from September 11, 1976 to September 3, 1977 and starred a young Fred Grandy who later went on to greater tv pop-culture fame playing the role of Gopher on The LOVE BOAT.
SHARK BITE GAME – Unboxing, Review, History and How to Play! – Dandy Fun House episode 34
I bought a more modernized game with the same basic premise and an overall better looking design that only cost 20 bucks. It’s called SHARK BITE and I’m going to unbox it, set it up, teach you how to play and give you some fun facts and history along the way!
The Legend of LENNY and SQUIGGY! – Dandy Fun House episode 33
Two amateur comedians working nightclubs for peanuts in the 70s ham-handedly and quite accidentally stumbled into the roles of a lifetime portraying what they felt were their least likeable characters but instead found themselves leaving an indelible mark on tv pop culture history for generations to come. Their names? David Lander and Michael McKean. But you might remember them better as… LENNY AND SQUIGGY. This is their legend. Let’s step into the Fun House!
GROUCH COUCH GAME – Unbox, Setup and Review! – Dandy Fun House episode 32
The object of GROUCH COUCH is: you get some game pieces, you put them on the couch, the couch eats some of the pieces, and if it likes what it ate, it spits coins at you! And at the end whomever’s got the most coins wins!
The Ballad of BASKIN ROBBINS! – Dandy Fun House episode 31
In this episode number “31”of the Dandy Fun House… how in the world could I help but tell the story of two brothers-in-law with a post World War II entrepreneurial spirit and how they joined forces to combine business ambition with their passion for all things ICE CREAM!
Together they built nothing short of a worldwide ice cream institution. For THIS is the story of BASKIN ROBBINS! Let’s step into the fun house!
Farewell SHA NA NA – Dandy Fun House episode 30
As of December 5th, 2022, the final live performing version of Sha Na Na have at long last announced that it is indeed time to sing “Goodnight Sweetheart” for the final time. BUT with their story now complete, WE can finally TELL the complete story of SHA NA NA!
OPERATION! Crazy History, Unboxing and Game Play! – Dandy Fun House episode 29
In this episode of the Dandy Fun House we’re going to unpack the tale of how a college student’s 1960’s class project based on surviving Death Valley on foot was sold for next to nothing to a company who redesigned it into everyone’s favorite surgery game trying to cure a guy named Cavity Sam! You and I have been trying to fix him for over 60 years in the game of… OPERATION! We’re also going to unbox, assemble and play the 2023 version of OPERATION while sharing fun facts and history along the way. Are you ready doctor? Let’s step into the Fun House!
The HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS Story! – Dandy Fun House episode 28
In this episode of the Dandy Fun House we’re clowning around on the basketball court to bring you the story of the Harlem Globetrotters! Where they came from (not Harlem), their many historic achievements, how they didn’t just just penetrate the color barrier of the NBA, they shattered it like a cheap glass backboard without ever even BEING an NBA team, what spawned their innovative act: part circus, part comedy, part sports, PURE ENTERTAINMENT, and what they’re up to now!
HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS 2023! Unboxing, History, Assembly and Review – Dandy Fun House episode 27
In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I’m going to unbox, assemble and show you 3 different ways to play the classic game Hungry Hungry Hippos. I’m also going to give you some history along the way about this pop culture classic!
Where Is Dr. Demento??? – Dandy Fun House episode 26
Dr. Demento, the man who brought comedic novelty music to the masses for 40 years disappeared from the airwaves in the year 2010 and has not been heard on terrestrial radio in over a decade since. Was he abducted by bloodthirsty clowns? Did he join a monastery? Did he move to the planet Meep Morp? In this episode of the Dandy Fun House I’m going to attempt to answer the question on nobody’s mind… WHERE IS DR. DEMENTO!!!!!?????
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