Breakfast Quest
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsEvery other week, Nick Amadeus and Lars Casteen sit down with a guest to watch a lost, strange, or forgotten piece of children's entertainment, eat a bowl of cereal, and have a conversation to figure out if they learned anything from the experience.
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The World of David the Gnome with Danielle Henderson - Breakfast Quest 100
August 12, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBWriter Danielle Henderson joins Nick and Lars to watch the final episode of The World of David the Gnome, a Spanish-animated adaptation of a Dutch children's book series about the adventures of a veterinarian gnome and his animal friends. In the episode we watched, all the main characters die! Enjoy! Send your emails to [email protected]! You can find the episode we watched, "The Mountains of Beyond," on youtube HERE! ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!
Ghostbusters with Tom O'Donnell - Breakfast Quest 99
July 22, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBAuthor and writer Tom O'Donnell returns to Breakfast Studios to join Nick and Lars for an episode of Ghostbusters, the mid-'80s cartoon classic featuring all your favorite characters from the movie of the same name. It's Egon Spengler, Peter Venkman, Slimer, and the rest, battling those ghoulish fiends, the "ghosts" in New York City. Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Ooze, Proton Packs! The whole shebang. This show is as iconic as it gets. Just kidding - we watched that shitty knock-off show with...
Clarissa Explains It All with Amanda Justice - Breakfast Quest 98
June 24, 2017 13:53 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBFilmmaker and comedian Amanda Justice joins Nick and Lars to watch early '90s Nickelodeon classic Clarissa Explains It All, a live-action sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart about a precocious teenage girl. The episode we watched is about Clarissa getting a crush on a weatherman and becoming obsessed with weather. Topics discussed within include Point Break, cereal influencing, and the good part of Donnie Darko. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can find the episode we wa...
The Mysterious Cities of Gold with Maggie Serota - Breakfast Quest 97
June 10, 2017 11:43 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBWriter Maggie Serota returns to join Nick and Lars for an episode of The Mysterious Cities of Gold, an early '80s Japanese / French animated series about 16th century South America that was broadcast on Nickelodeon through the '80s. The episode that we watched was about a Spanish vagabond named Mendoza stealing a cannon and then getting nearly executed. Topics discussed within include Twin Peaks, sports jokes, and the trustworthiness of birds. Send your emails to [email protected]...
Bionic Six with Geordie Broadwater - Breakfast Quest 96
May 27, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBWriter and director Geordie Broadwater comes back to Brakfast Quest to join Nick and Lars for an episode of Bionic Six, a mid-'80s boys' action cartoon about a "family" of technologically enhanced superheroes. We watched the series finale, "That's All Folks," which the story of some cartoon characters falling into a dimension filled with cartoon characters and suffering from existential dread. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can find the episode we watched HERE. ....
Mister T with Joe Berkowitz and Zoe Schwab - Breakfast Quest 95
May 13, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBWriters and comedians Joe Berkowitz and Zoe Schwab join Nick and Lars to enjoy a slice of true cartoon insanity: Mister T, the early '80s animated vehicle for actor and lifestyle brand-made-flesh Mr. T. This series is about the title character driving around the United States with a bus full of gymnasts to find crime and stop it in its tracks. The episode that we watched is about a bunch of New Mexican monks who steal TV's and murder children. HOLY HELL WAS THIS SHOW INTENSE. Send your ema...
Pusteblume with Fred Nicolaus - Breakfast Quest 94
April 29, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBFrontman of Golden Suits and podcaster Fred Nicolaus comes back for another go 'round in Breakfast Studios to join Nick and Lars for an episode of Pusteblume, a live action, German-language educational show from the late '70s. As a first, this is a foreign language show with no subtitles or sound-dubbing, so we basically had no idea what was happening. The episode we watched was about growing pumpkins, so take a listen if you want to hear three people not understanding how to grow pumpkins! ...
Dragon Ball Z with Patrick Monahan - Breakfast Quest 93
April 15, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBPatrick Monahan returns to join Nick and Lars for an episode of the action anime classic Dragon Ball Z (on the recommendation of Thomas, a listener who sent some suggestions to us in an email). If you don't know the show, it's an incredibly slow-moving and lore-rich show about dudes who fight each other by talking about fighting each other. The episode we watched is the one where series protagonist Goku gets so mad his hair changes color. Send your emails to [email protected]! Y...
Kids Incorporated with Faryl Amadeus - Breakfast Quest 92
April 01, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBComedian and actor (and Nick's spouse) Faryl Amadeus joins Nick and Lars to watch an episode of Kids Incorporated, a musically-driven live-action sitcom that originally aired on The Disney Channel from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. The episode we watched was somehow a meditation on the birth of modernity via the emergence of comedy as legitimate cinema, set during the early days of silent film. Weird. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we watched HERE. ...
Emu's Pink Windmill Show with Branson Reese - Breakfast Quest 91
March 18, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBComedian Branson Reese joins Nick and Lars to watch an episode of Emu's Pink Windmill Show, a live-action kids' variety show starring British comedian Rod Hull and his emu puppet, Emu. It's most famous for incredible dancing from its cast of child actors, but the episode that we watched also included witches, robots, and lots of confusing British geographical names. Topics discussed include mismatched socks, environmentalism, and motorcycle tragedies. Send your emails to letters@breakfastq...
Breakfast Bonus! - More Moomin with Lars and His Mom
March 11, 2017 07:00 - 57 minutes - 65.2 MBWe will be back next week with a new episode of Breakfast Quest with a brand new guest and a brand new kids' TV show, but in the meantime, maybe you'd like to listen to this special Breakfast Bonus. This podcast is a low-key conversation between Lars and his mom, discussing Moomin, Sweden, Japan, and all the things they have in common. Something a little different. Enjoy! Send your emails to [email protected]! ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!
Moomin (1990) with Mary Houlihan - Breakfast Quest 90
March 04, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBComedian Mary Houlihan returns to Breakfast Quest to join Nick and Lars for something... a little different. In a rare variation from the norm, the show featured on this podcast is one that your hosts have an actual connection and sentimentality toward. In this case, we watched Moomin, the 1990 anime adaptation of Tove Jansson's classic Scandinavian children's book series. The episode we watched is about the main character finding and befriending a cute little dragon and how all friendships ...
The Letter People with Connor Ratliff - Breakfast Quest 89
February 18, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBComedian and actor Connor Ratliff joins Nick and Lars for something... a little different. For the first time ever, our guest sourced the show for the podcast - in this case it was The Letter People, a mid-'70s puppet-driven educational series produced in St. Louis whose purpose is to teach children how to read. We watched two episodes - one about the letter R joining an avant garde rock band, and another about the letter R flying deep into space to rescue a captive vowel. It's a weird one. ...
Centurions with Jason Torres - Breakfast Quest 88
February 04, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBComedian Jason Torres returns to Breakfast Quest to join Nick and Lars for an episode of Centurions, a mid-'80s cartoon with a strong toy tie-in about a trio of military dudes that blow the hell out of everything with tons of weapons and whatnot. The episode we watched is about a bunch of plants that kill all of the life on earth and a dog that learns how to love... murder. Topics discussed within include wizardly vestments, the twist in Split, and the wisdom of exploiting weakness. Send y...
Wish Kid with Rachel Millman and Nate Lamagna - Breakfast Quest 87
January 21, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBFan favorite Rachel Millman and Breakfast newcomer Nate Lamagna join Nick and Lars to enjoy an episode of the 1991 animated Macauley Culkin vehicle Wish Kid. The show stars Mr. Culkin as a boy with a magical baseball glove that grants wishes and ruins innocents lives. The episode that we watched was about baseball getting ruined by one young man's wish. Topics discussed within include Donald Trump's sex stuff, frozen dinners, and shaving points. Send your emails to [email protected]...
You Can't Do That on Television with Halle Kiefer - Breakfast Quest 86
January 07, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBComedian and writer Halle Kiefer helps Nick and Lars kick off the new year by watching an episode the classic Nickelodeon sketch comedy series You Can't Do That on Television. We watched an episode from 1981 with a wide range of sketches about ripoffs and warranty fraud. Topics discussed within include wizardry, the twist in M. Night Shyamalan's Split, and Leslies. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we watched HERE. ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST ...
A Cosmic Christmas with Joe Rumrill - Breakfast Quest 85
December 24, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBComedian Joe Rumrill joins Nick and Lars to watch a somewhat obscure, somewhat forgotten, mostly Canadian animated kids' special from the mid-'70s, called A Cosmic Christmas. In it, three aliens land in the frozen north and guilt trip a kid into feeling about how all the adults in town are total a-holes. Enjoy the holidays, everyone! We'll see y'all again in the new year. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch A Cosmic Christmas on youtube here. ...and SUBSCRIBE...
HEXSTRAVAGANZA 2016 - Breakfast Quest 84
December 10, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBIt's our year-end report on all things XXXXX in kids' TV and movies. This year, Nick and Lars focus on all things scary with HEXSTRAVAGANZA, our celebration / condemnation of all things scary from years past. Stuff gets serious, so please, we advise you to strap in. Send your emails to [email protected]! Follow along with our unrelenting clip-viewing by checking out our SCARY STUFF playlist on youtube! ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!
Star vs the Forces of Evil with Jo Firestone - Breakfast Quest 83
November 26, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBComedian Jo Firestone comes by Breakfast Studios to join Nick and Lars for the final week of NOWvember, our month-long investigation into all things CURRENT and HIP and COOL FOR THE KIDS. We watched a Disney XD cartoon called Star vs the Forces of Evil, and guess what? It was pretty good! Topics discussed include yogurt, body pockets, and being open about your insecurities. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch "NAYSAYA," the episode we watched, on the digital med...
K.C. Undercover with Jill Twiss - Breakfast Quest 82
November 19, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 98 MBJill Twiss, comedian and writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, joins Nick and Lars for week 3 of NOWvember, our month-long journey into all that is current and topical in the ceaseless world of children's television. We watched K.C. Undercover, a live-action Disney Channel sitcom starring supposed famous person Zendaya, in which typical family comedy plots are smashed together with over-the-top tactical espionage action. In the episode we watched, the main character belts a teacher ...
Kuu Kuu Harajuku with Rebecca Schiffman - Breakfast Quest 81
November 12, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBNOWvember, our month-long celebration of all things current and relevant and exciting continues with musician Rebecca Schiffman joining Nick and Lars for an episode of Kuu Kuu Harajuku. What's Kuu Kuu Harajuku, you ask? Well, it's Gwen Stefani's vanity cartoon about shallow assholes being shallow assholes to each other. Enjoy! Send your emails to [email protected]! We watched the first episode, "Totally Teen Genie." You can find it and more about this show at Nickelodeon's offic...
Teen Titans Go with Pat Baer - Breakfast Quest 80
November 05, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBComedian Pat Baer joins Nick and Lars for the first week of NOWvember, our month-long delve into only the freshest and most current children's television. We kick things off with a look at Teen Titans Go, a comedy cartoon with a bunch of DC Comics characters being very fast at each other. The episode we watched is about pro wrestling and is the most densely packed thing we have ever seen in our entire lives. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we wat...
Breakfast Rest 2 - NOWvember THAT'S What I Call Kids' TV
October 29, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBBONUS EPISODE! With NOWvember (our special theme month featuring episodes covering only CURRENT and NEW kids' shows) right around the corner, join Nick and Lars as they figure out what the hell is happening with current children's entertainment and lock in the episodes for the coming month. It's a fly-on-the-wall look at the most rigorous process in all of podcasting. Send your emails to [email protected]! ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!
The Inside Story with Slim Goodbody witih Scott Hoffer - Breakfast Quest 79
October 15, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBVideo games producer Scott Hoffer stops by to join Nick and Lars for an episode of The Inside Story with Slim Goodbody, a 1980s live-action educational series that teaches children about the power of their bodies. And also the power of song and dance. Don't do anything with your endocrine system before you listen to this episode! Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we watched HERE. ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!
Zoobilee Zoo with Alan Wilkis - Breakfast Quest 78
October 01, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBAlan Wilkis, frontman for Big Data, joins Nick and Lars to watch an episode of Zoobilee Zoo, a mid-'80s live action show for VERY young children and starring Broadway luminary Ben Vereen about a bunch of animals who live together and sing and dance and stuff. In this episode, Bill Der Beaver invents a glue, and then all these stupid animals glue themselves to each other and sing about it. It's better than it sounds! Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episod...
Ghost Writer with Eve Peyser - Breakfast Quest 77
September 17, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBWriter and comedian Eve Peyser joins Nick and Lars to watch an episode of Ghost Writer, a mid-'90s PBS show starring a team of New York schoolchildren who learn about reading and all sorts of other things from a crime-fighting word ghost. In the episode that we watched, Julia Stiles plays a l33t hax0r0rererer who totally pwns ur a55. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we watched HERE. ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons with Tommy Heleringer - Breakfast Quest 76
September 03, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBActor Tommy Heleringer joins Nick and Lars to watch something a little different! It's Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, a late-'60s spy / action drama featuring uncanny marionettes as a team of super-secret agents fighting a secret war against a race of Martian shape-shifters. Yep! On this episode, the Martians infiltrate the fashion industry, and our heroes have to dress incredibly well to stop them. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we watched...
ReBoot with Will McCutcheon - Breakfast Quest 75
August 20, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBFriend of the show and co-host of the Record Company podcast, Will McCutcheon, drops by to enjoy the cutting edge of 1991's technology with ReBoot, a computer-animated show about how many people can fit inside of a computer. This episode is about dungeons and dragons - you know, nerd stuff. ReBoot seems to be a much beloved show. Not by us, though! Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we watched on the digital media service of your choosing or by goin...
Gilligan's Planet with Lizzie Redner - Breakfast Quest 74
August 06, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBComedian, writer, and actor Lizzie Redner joins Nick and Lars to watch Gilligan's Planet, an ill-conceived early-'80s sci-fi cartoon spin-off of an ill-conceived mid-'60s sitcom. On the episode we watched, "I Dream of Genie," Gilligan and the other castaways enslave a race of omnipotent robots. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we watched on the digital media service of your choosing. ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!
Pokémon with Jason Torres - Breakfast Quest 73
July 23, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBComedian Jason Torres joins Nick and Lars for an uncharacteristically topical choice of shows - an episode of the cartoon based on the resurgent animal-trapping video game series, Pokémon. We watched episode 3, "Ash Catches a Pokémon." In it, Ash, the show's main character, catches a Pokémon. One wonders what happens in other episodes. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we watched on youtube! Or purchase it on the digital media service of your choic...
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue with Joe Berkowitz - Breakfast Quest 72
July 09, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBJoe Berkowitz, co-author of You Blew It: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life, joins Nick and Lars to watch Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, an anti-drug cartoon special from 1990. In the cartoon, a kid does drugs when George C. Scott tells him to and then gets eaten by all of his favorite fictional characters. Topics discussed within include drugs, just saying no, and drugs. Send your emails to [email protected]! You can watch the episode we...
Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaire's Club with Tim Duffy - Breakfast Quest 71
June 25, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBComedian Tim Duffy returns to Breakfast Quest to enjoy an episode of perhaps the most recent show we have ever watched. It's Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaire's Club, a quasi-educational, quasi-entertaining show about a humble billionaire who somehow convinced some craven branding experts to make a cartoon starring him. The episode we watched is about four kids who sell popsicles and get to meet Jay-Z and skateboard around the Statue of Liberty. It's a little weird. Send your emails to l...
Inspector Gadget with Kate Neely - Breakfast Quest 70
June 11, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBDesigner and podcast producer Kate Neely joins Nick and Lars to watch Inspector Gadget, the iconic early '80s French-Canadian-Japanese-American co-production about how the stupidest, most irritating man was transformed into a robotic police officer and programmed to irritate his niece. In the episode that we watched, "Race to the Finish," Inspector Gadget gets totally drunk and drives a race car. Send your emails to [email protected]! The episode we watched is available legally ...
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) with Faryl Amadeus - Breakfast Quest 69
May 28, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBBatMayn comes to a nice ending when Nick and Lars sit down with Faryl Amadeus, actor and creator of Fancy Nancy's funny hour (who is also married to Nick), to watch an episode of 1992's Batman: The Animated Series, a cartoon about a man who dresses like a bat to fight crime in a fictionalized version of New York City. We reach many bat-themed conclusions. Send your emails to [email protected]! The episode we watched, "The Joker's Favor," is available for purchase on digital medi...
The New Adventures of Batman (1977) with Tom O'Donnell - Breakfast Quest 68
May 21, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBBATMAYN RETURNS. And so does Tom O'Donnell. Tom, a writer known for such things as Space Rocks!, Comedy Central's TripTank, and the forthcoming Jeff and Some Aliens, comes back to Breakfast Studios to partake in the third week of our month-long celebration / study of all things involving that irascible crusader with his famous cape, Batman. This time, we watched the 1977 Batman cartoon starring Adam West and Burt Ward, and holy shit is it bad. Send your emails to [email protected]...
Batman (1966) with Sovereign Syre - Breakfast Quest 67
May 14, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBWriter, stand-up, and adult performer Sovereign Syre joins Nick and Lars to talk about a man. A BAT man. This time, the Bat Man was appearing in a campy, live-action show from the '60s and was played by Adam West. The episode that we watched is called "The Joker is Wild," and it's about the Joker! And how wild he is! (spoiler alert: dude is wild) It's the second week of our month-long journey into the dark heart of Gotham City, BATMAYN! Send your emails to [email protected]! Wat...
Batman (1943) with Daniel Kibblesmith - Breakfast Quest 66
May 07, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBComedian and writer Daniel Kibblesmith joins Nick and Lars to discuss his new comic book, The Doorman, his experience writing for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and Batman. That's right, it's the first week of our month-long caped crusader-themed event, BatMayn. We watched one of the episodes of the 1943 Batman theatrical serial, and boy was it racist. Send your emails to [email protected]! Watch the show we watched on youtube HERE! ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON...
Breakfast Rest - BatMayn Begins
April 30, 2016 05:30 - 12 minutes - 14.4 MBNick and Lars discuss and come up with a gameplan for our month-long Batman-themed adventure, BatMayn. We've got four new podcasts coming out during May, so get the news here! Send your batman stories to [email protected]! AND SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!
Beverly Hills Teens with Maura Quint - Breakfast Quest 65
April 16, 2016 06:30 - 1 hour - 104 MBWriter, humorist, and co-host of the Styks and Stones podcast, Maura Quint, joins Nick and Lars to watch an episode of the mid-'80s Californiasploitation cartoon Beverly Hills Teens. The episode that we watched is about a group of four horny teenagers who publicly compete for the affections of a maybe-robot babe and it ends with a nine-year-old winning, thanks to the help of a one-man-band-bot built in the name of Albert Einstein. Yeah, it's weird. Topics discussed within include Haim Saban'...
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers with Patrick Monahan - Breakfast Quest 64
April 02, 2016 06:30 - 1 hour - 101 MBComedian Patrick Monahan returns to watch an episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers with Nick and Lars. In case you're unfamiliar, MMPR is a mid-'90s and onwards Japanese/American co-production and a group of teenagers locked in a Forever War with a witch who lives in a dumpster on the moon. The episode that we watched is all about the hard political struggles of Californian high schoolers. Topics discussed within include zoetropes, Tom DeLonge, and not having a body. Send your emails to l...
LazyTown with Katie Quinn - Breakfast Quest 63
March 19, 2016 06:30 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBYoutuber and video journalist Katie Quinn joins Nick and Lars to watch an episode of the sickly sweet, mid-2000s piece of Icelandic confection, LazyTown. On the episode we watched, a guy who looks like Jim Carrey steals a cake that looks like it was designed by Doctor Seuss, and then tries to frame a guy who looks like Icelandic gymnastics luminary Magnus Scheving as the culprit. Topics discussed within include the Burger King Kid's Club, high-maintenance relationships, and why parents just ...
Square One Television with Sonny von Gutfeld - Breakfast Quest 62
March 05, 2016 07:30 - 1 hour - 95.6 MBIt's a special arithmetic-themed episode when math teacher and raconteur Sonny von Gutfeld (also Lars's wife) joins Nick and Lars to watch an episode of Square One Television, PBS's mid-'80s to early-'90s mathematically focused sketch comedy show. The episode that we watched featured a math mystery focused around stolen dirt. Topics discussed within include Uncle Juice, SNL title sequence interpretations, and Perfect Strangers. Send your emails to [email protected]! Watch the show...
Today's Special with Jake Flores - Breakfast Quest 61
February 20, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBComedian Jake Flores joins Nick and Lars to watch an episode of Today's Special, a Canadian-produced live action show about a group of humans, half-mannequins, and puppets who work the graveyard shift at an Ontario department store. The episode we watched, "A Visit to the Opera" features a full-length opera. It was weird. Topics discussed within include MK Ultra, Hobby Lobby, and the Harry Potter Sorting Hat. Send your emails to [email protected]! Watch the show we watched on yout...
ALF with Rachel Millman - Breakfast Quest 60
February 06, 2016 07:30 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBComedian Rachel Millman returns to Breakfast Quest to watch ALF, the late '80s live action sitcom about a resentful family who harbor a wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac. The episode that we watched, "Consider Me Gone," is the final episode of the series, and ALF may or may not die in it. Topics discussed within include caucus drinking plans, the Blues Traveler of puppet creators, and great acting. Send your emails to [email protected]! Watch the show we watched on iTunes...
The Tomorrow People with Dave Itzkoff - Breakfast Quest 59
January 23, 2016 07:30 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBDave Itzkoff, culture reporter for the New York Times and author of Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies, joins Nick and Lars for another trip across the pond for one of the finest treats the British Isles has to offer, '70s sci-fi series The Tomorrow People. The episode we watched, "The Blue and Green Part 1: An Apple for the Teacher" tells the story of Stephen and John, two hunky psychics who help an impressionable young art teacher get in...
Super Mario Bros. Super Show! with Mary Houlihan and Joe Rumrill - Breakfast Quest 58
January 09, 2016 07:30 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBMary Houlihan and Joe Rumrill, stars of live comedy show Cartoon Monsoon, join Nick and Lars to watch the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, a Nintendo-licensed live-action / animated thing from the mid-'80s, featuring two famous plumbers. In this episode, "Karate Koopa," Mario and Luigi find themselves in a land inhabited entirely by ninja stars and avoid being sold into slavery. Topics discussed within include New Jack Swing, moist Yoshi, and barf breaks. Send your emails to letters@breakfast...
SADSTRAVAGANZA 2015 - Bread 'n Soup Quest 57
December 26, 2015 07:30 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBNick and Lars cap off a truly miserable TRAGE-DECEMBER with a special event: SADSTRAVANGAZA 2015! We've chosen 12 of the saddest moments across children's TV and movies, and are using a 12-sided die to choose which to watch. We roll the die, watch the thing, react, and then roll again until we just can't take it no more. Here are the clips we possibly watched in this. Play along with us! Be sad! 1) This clip from the final episode of The World of David the Gnome 2) The Giving Tree 3) Charl...
The Animals of Farthing Wood with Marshall York - Bread 'N Soup Quest 56
December 19, 2015 07:30 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBWriter, director, and actor Marshall York returns to Bread 'N Soup quest to watch an episode of The Animals of Farthing Wood with Nick and Lars as part of our month-long indulgence in all things sad, TRAGE-DECEMBER. What is The Animals of Farthing Wood, you ask? Well, it's a British series from the early '90s about a group of wild animals who one-by-one face their tragic and gruesome ends. And it's for kids! Topics discussed within include dream stories, when murder is okay, and signing up t...
Avatar: The Last Airbender with Maggie Serota - Bread 'n Soup Quest 55
December 12, 2015 07:30 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBMaggie Serota, writer and managing editor of Death and Taxes, joins Nick and Lars for the second week of our month-long descent into sad children's shows, Trage-December. In this podcast, we react to "Tales of Ba Sing Se," an episode of the mid-2000s Ancient China-sploitation series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which features a sextet of pointless and confusing vignettes. People on the internet like this, apparently. Topics discussed within include unwanted twitter explanations, Chloe Sevigny...
Punky Brewster with Wayne Gladstone - Bread 'n Soup Quest 54
December 05, 2015 07:30 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBTrage-December begins! Our month-long exploration of the saddest, most heart-breaking children's television kicks off when author Wayne Gladstone joins Nick and Lars for an episode of Punky Brewster, one of many '80s-era live action kids' sitcoms about a wealthy white guy who adopts an impoverish scamp from some marginalized group or another. In this episode, young Punky's dog dies and then is brought back to life through the power of children's tears. Topics discussed within include death, ...