Episode 362: I Did Not Sea Monkey That Coming
What the HELL Were You Thinking?
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Show Notes Episode 362: I Did Not SeaMonkey That Coming
This week Host Dave Bledsoe keeps checking the mailbox for his pair of X-Ray Goggles only to be disappointed again. (Honestly, you can just look at porn on the internet, dude) On the show this week we tell you the truly messed up tale of the guy who invented Sea-Monkeys. (No spoilers, but he was a Jewish Nazi!)
Along the way we learn that Dave gets drunk and falls victim to Facebook scams on the regular. (No surprise there!) Then we dive right into the history of how a guy committed fraud against children by selling cheap crap in the back pages of a comic book. Then we discuss the twisted tale of Harold Von Braunhunt, the creator of SeaMonkeys, X-Ray Specs, and ardent Nazi! (Who is also Jewish) We trace the tale of his rise to child scam fame and fall because he sold a weapon he invented to raise money for seditionists. (No one tell Don Jr.) Finally we explain how even after the Nazi part came out, they still did a Saturday morning cartoon about Sea Monkeys.
Our Sponsor this week is X-O Specs, which are not intended for prurient uses and we MEAN it! We open with an ad for Brine Shrimp and close with Jez Quayle who just wants to Monkey around!
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Citations Needed:
Comic Book Rip-Off Ads: Sea Monkeys, X-Ray Specs, And More
https://groovyhistory.com/comic-book-ads-sea-monkeys-x-ray
The Shocking True Tale Of The Mad Genius Who Invented Sea-Monkeys
https://www.theawl.com/2011/06/the-shocking-true-tale-of-the-mad-genius-who-invented-sea-monkeys/
A Brief History of Sea-Monkeys
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642405/sea-monkeys-history
CONTRASTS OF A PRIVATE PERSONA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1988/04/25/contrasts-of-a-private-persona/de3976fc-c0b0-4448-8e22-3c6d2edf593e/
HITLER AND THE SEA-MONKEYS
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2004/hitler-and-sea-monkeys
Uncited Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-Monkeys
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-01-tm-29473-story.html
https://junkee.com/sea-monkeys-brine-shrimp/210801
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/magazine/the-battle-over-the-sea-monkey-fortune.html
https://goat.com.au/pop-culture/the-guy-who-invented-sea-monkeys-was-a-literal-nazi/
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Show Notes Episode 362: I Did Not SeaMonkey That Coming
This week Host Dave Bledsoe keeps checking the mailbox for his pair of X-Ray Goggles only to be disappointed again. (Honestly, you can just look at porn on the internet, dude) On the show this week we tell you the truly messed up tale of the guy who invented Sea-Monkeys. (No spoilers, but he was a Jewish Nazi!)
Along the way we learn that Dave gets drunk and falls victim to Facebook scams on the regular. (No surprise there!) Then we dive right into the history of how a guy committed fraud against children by selling cheap crap in the back pages of a comic book. Then we discuss the twisted tale of Harold Von Braunhunt, the creator of SeaMonkeys, X-Ray Specs, and ardent Nazi! (Who is also Jewish) We trace the tale of his rise to child scam fame and fall because he sold a weapon he invented to raise money for seditionists. (No one tell Don Jr.) Finally we explain how even after the Nazi part came out, they still did a Saturday morning cartoon about Sea Monkeys.
Our Sponsor this week is X-O Specs, which are not intended for prurient uses and we MEAN it! We open with an ad for Brine Shrimp and close with Jez Quayle who just wants to Monkey around!
Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense
The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast
The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/
Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast
The Show Line: 347 687 9601
Closing Music:https://youtu.be/lOf5AeFAXaw
We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/
Citations Needed:
Comic Book Rip-Off Ads: Sea Monkeys, X-Ray Specs, And More
https://groovyhistory.com/comic-book-ads-sea-monkeys-x-ray
The Shocking True Tale Of The Mad Genius Who Invented Sea-Monkeys
https://www.theawl.com/2011/06/the-shocking-true-tale-of-the-mad-genius-who-invented-sea-monkeys/
A Brief History of Sea-Monkeys
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642405/sea-monkeys-history
CONTRASTS OF A PRIVATE PERSONA
HITLER AND THE SEA-MONKEYS
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2004/hitler-and-sea-monkeys
Uncited Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-Monkeys
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-01-tm-29473-story.html
https://junkee.com/sea-monkeys-brine-shrimp/210801
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/magazine/the-battle-over-the-sea-monkey-fortune.html
https://goat.com.au/pop-culture/the-guy-who-invented-sea-monkeys-was-a-literal-nazi/
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