Dino Drac’s July Funpack is here, and actually, if you’re a subscriber, it’s already on its way to you! Many have already been delivered! (Better to ship early and post late than the other way around!)

Subscriptions are currently maxed out, but I have just a few extras that I can offer on an individual basis. The Funpacks are $25, and that (somehow) includes shipping to anywhere in the United States. Zip to the bottom if interested, and cross your fingers that I have any left!

This summery box is the last one before the Funpacks embark on their annual three-month all-spooky sojourn. The Halloween boxes ARE COMING, but for now, let’s enjoy these last rays of plastic sunshine. Here’s what’s inside:

As cool as this obviously is at first glance, trust me, it’s twice as special as you think! You’ll each receive a vintage McDonald’s Mayor McCheese Fast Macs car, from 1984!

Now, an important history lesson. The Fast Macs – pull-back cars featuring McDonaldland characters – were famously given a national release in 1985. Those are the versions most people remember. But they were also regionally test-marketed in 1984, with a different style of packaging.

This is one of the cars from that earlier regional release, and also the BEST one. See, three of the four cars from the ‘84 release – Ronald, the Hamburglar and Officer Big Mac – were repeated in 1985. But our hero Mayor McCheese was replaced by Birdie in ‘85. That means his Fast Mac was only available in 1984, and far fewer kids ever had one!

Because of that, Mayor McCheese is the rarest of the Fast Macs, and it’s not uncommon for eBayers to list one of these cars for more than you’re paying for this entire Funpack!

Your toy will arrive still sealed on its original card, pulled straight from an ancient factory case. The bubbles have yellowed with age, and the cards may have light storage wear, but overall, as far as Mayor McCheese Fast Macs go, these are as good as they get!

Since most of you will likely try to resist opening up that valuable Fast Macs car, I thought I’d give you a toy you could feel better about actually playing with.

You’ll each receive one of these 2.5” Super Mario mini-figures, released by Jakks in 2022. They may be on the smaller side compared to traditional action figures, but Mario really knows how to *work* this scale. Adorable figures!

I have three different styles, and you’ll get one at random. In the mix are Super Mario, Fire Mario, and Ice Mario. (I’m old enough to have no idea where Ice Mario comes from, but I love his revered color scheme all the same.)

These figures are bright, shiny, and capable of delivering immense joy to all who hold them. Prepare yourselves for marvelous Mario-fueled vibes.

For this month’s snacks, you’re getting a one-two punch. First is a four-pack of Dubble Bubble Cotton Candy Gumballs, which really DO taste (and smell) like cotton candy, for a Proustian hit of summer vacation nostalgia.

You’ll also receive a generously-sized pack of Blue Diamond’s “Mike’s Hot Honey” Almonds, which are delicious. I don’t know how or why “hot honey” became such a fad flavor, but you can’t disagree with the results. These are legitimately GOOD.

Oh, and for funsies, let’s throw in a vintage pack of ProSet MusiCards, from 1991! Featuring the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Vanilla Ice and Janet Jackson, it’s a set full of pop star rookie cards sure to delight and amaze.

NOTE: While all official subscribers will receive this pack, I’ve since run low, so if you buy one of the extras, just note that you might get a different vintage trading card pack, unrelated to anything that would’ve been on MTV.

Rounding things out, you’ll also get this month’s exclusive 5×7” cardstock mini-poster, featuring a scan of my ultra-rare box of Keebler’s Mini Middles, which were basically tiny-sized Magic Middles. Joining it is this month’s 2×2” sticker, starring an old Ninja Turtle popsicle.

Then there’s the July 2026 Funpack Newsletter, plus an exclusive essay that will never be reprinted on the site. (This month’s essay is about my old family vacations to Wildwood, New Jersey, and how I desperately tried to kill time before our evening visits to the boardwalk.)

So yep, you’ll get everything shown above for just $25 shipped, packed carefully in a super-sturdy box!

If you’re already a subscriber, you’re all set! Your Funpack is already on its way!

If you’re NOT a subscriber but still want this box, I have a few left to sell on an individual basis. Click the button below to grab one, while you can! Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever.

Thanks so much, all! Looking forward to starting the trio of Halloween Funpacks next month. I have such sights to show you!

According to social media, the Halloween season officially began on July 5th! That’s probably a stretch for some, but we’ll take any excuse to gab about Halloween III: Season of the Witch for an hour.

The latest Purple Stuff Podcast is finally here, and this one is SO up our alley. With an assist from our pal Lincoln, we’re diving into a November 1988 television broadcast of Halloween III, exactly as it aired on our beloved local station, WPIX!

We’ll tell you about our favorite parts of the film, get into some trivia, compare the TV edit to the theatrical cut, and even discuss some of the old commercials that aired during the broadcast! It’s a terrifying tour de force!

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, and wherever else you listen to podcasts!

I can’t speak for Jay, but this episode is so special to me. Halloween III, on WPIX, in the late ‘80s? UNBELIEVABLE!

As a reminder, the Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month, and gain immediate access to our immense back catalog of nearly 100 bonus episodes! If you’ve only ever listened to our free shows, there’s SO much waiting for you in there!

Oh, and you can watch that video to get a sense of what it felt like to watch Halloween III on WPIX, and see all of the commercials we talk about on the show. Thanks again to Lincoln for donating his wonderful find, and we hope y’all enjoy hearing us dish about one of greatest threequels ever!

Dino Drac’s June Funpack is here, and I’m arguing that it’s summer in a box. Even if my idea of “summer” involves Jason Voorhees and the Ninja Turtles.

Here’s the deal! Subscriber boxes have already been shipped, and subscriptions are maxed out. I do have a very small number of spares left to sell on an individual basis, so if you’re not a subscriber but still want one, zip to the bottom to see if there are any remaining!

As always, the price is $25, and that includes shipping to anywhere in the United States. A pretty great price for what I consider a higher-end Funpack. Let’s see what’s inside…

Oh hell yeah, it’s another banger cassette from my friends over at Terror-Vision! You’re getting a sealed, factory-fresh score to Jason Lives, on audiocassette!

Friday the 13th Part VI came out in 1986, but these babies are brand new, perfectly playable, and just LOOK so cool. We had these made with a movie-appropriate purple cassette shell AND cassette case, which I believe is a color combo Terror-Vision has never released before!

With that slick Jason Lives art, these are gorgeous decorations even if you never play them…. but you probably should, because the movie has a killer OST. Each will be placed in a padded bubble bag for extra protection in transit!

Since we’re already hanging by Camp Crystal Lake, let’s gather around the campfire for my latest collab with the always-awesome House of Wax Melts!

This time, you’re getting a generous three-ounce Toasted Marshmallows Wax Melt Set, with six break-off cubes for multiple marshmallow marathons. House of Wax Melts never misses, and I can confirm that these smell exactly as they should – very marshmallowy.

(Even the coloring is correct. They really do look like toasted marshmallows!)

I’ve been saving these for a long while, and even though this Funpack certainly didn’t need the value boost, it just felt like the right time to use them. You’ll each receive ONE of these vintage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles prismatic stickers, from the very early ‘90s!

It’s a IYKYK thing, but I’ll clue you in. These were distributed in vending machines back then, but the artwork was very clearly cribbed from the old Hostess Ninja Turtle Pudding Pie wrappers. (In fact, these stickers were originally supposed to be packed WITH the pies.)

Now, these are true vintage stock, so not every sticker is in perfect shape – some have wear to the backs, or a light ding here and there. Still, given that it’s not uncommon for eBayers to charge $10 per sticker, it’s one hell of a bonus item for this Funpack!

You’ll get one of the four Turtles, picked at random. I’ve placed each sticker in a plastic top loader for protection, too.

I wanted this month’s snacks to match the box’s vaguely summery theme, and I think these fit the bill?

You’ll get a small pouch of Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts, and a pack of Juicy Fruit gum. If you don’t agree that these treats scream “summer,” then at least admit that they scream “two-star hotel vending machine at 3AM.” Which is also one of my preferred vibes.

Then there’s this month’s exclusive 5×7” cardstock mini-poster, which beautifully replicates the vintage packaging for TMNT Crunchabungas, a mostly-forgotten junk food that was essentially pizza-flavored Honeycomb Cereal. Joining it is this month’s 2×2” sticker, featuring the hella obscure Good Humor Ghoulie popsicle!

You’ll also get this month’s Funpack Newsletter, an exclusive essay about the feral cat I’ve been feeding, AND a pack of Desert Storm trading cards from 1991. (If you weren’t paying attention when those came out, everyone was convinced they’d be worth a fortune someday. As it turned out, everyone was wrong.)

So yep, you’ll get all of the above, nearly packed into a crushproof box that I promise costs more than you think, shipped directly to your door for a flat $25!

If you’re already a subscriber and you wanna stay that way, do nothing! You’re all set, and your Funpack has already shipped!

If you’re not a subscriber but still want this Funpack, you can order one by clicking the button below, while supplies last. I only have a few left! It’s $25 shipped, and only available in the United States:

Thanks, all! (And remember, the triple dose of Halloween Funpacks begins in August!)

Okay, so this latest episode of the Purple Stuff Podcast is a few days late, but when you see what a monster is, I think you’ll forgive us. We’re headed back to Eternia!

Just before the new live-action movie hits theaters, we’re revisiting the halcyon days of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE! This is a sequel to an episode we published over ten years ago, but this time, the cuts are way deeper.

Join me and Jay from Sludge Central as we tackle eight weird and wonderful things from He-Man’s heyday in the ‘80s. Everything from the toys to the cartoon, to live events, fast food promos and more! There is SO MUCH HE-MAN in this episode, you’ll get tanner just by listening.

Click here to listen to the new episode!

…which is also on Apple, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, we’re also on Patreon, where you can grab exclusive bonus shows every month, and gain instant access to our immense library of past bonuses. (If you’re starting to get that Halloween itch, our latest one looks at spooky collectibles from 1996!)

We had a blast recording this one. Maybe even a Rio-Blast. If you’d like to learn more about the subjects discussed on this latest pilgrimage to Grayskull, follow the links below!

1) He-Man vs. Superman Comic Book!
2) Burger King Kids Meal from 1987!
3) Create-a-Character Action Figure Contest!
4) Nestle Quik MOTU Instant Winner Game!
5) The He-Man and She-Ra Power Tour!
6) Masters of the Universe Meteorbs!
7) Here, There, Skeletors Everywhere!
8) Insane Toy Display at a Mall in 1986!

Thanks so much for listening! If you’ve got any cool He-Man memories you feel like sharing, drop ‘em in the comments. You have the power!

Dino Drac’s May Funpack is finally here! Actually, all subscriber boxes have already been shipped, and many have already arrived!

Subscriptions are currently maxed out, but I have a few spares of the May Funpack left to sell on an individual basis. If interested, zip to the bottom of this post to see if there are any left! (As always, the price is $25, and that includes shipping to anywhere in the United States.)

This is one of the largest boxes I’ve ever used for the Funpacks, so if you were in the market for a spare shoebox, you can consider that a bonus. Let’s see what’s inside:

Leading the charge is a case-fresh SORCERESS action figure, from Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Origins collection in 2022! The pictures say it all, but to sum her up in one word: Gorgeous!

If you’re unfamiliar with the Origins line, it’s meant to closely resemble Mattel’s action figure collection from the ‘80s in size and vibe, but with some modern improvements. The Sorceress was one of my white whales as a kid, so it’s nice to see a modern figure that so thoroughly scratches that ancient itch.

Standing around 5.5 inches tall, Sorceress comes with her trademark staff and a full mini-comic, just as she did way back when. These are factory-fresh examples, completely untouched, and free of unsightly price tags. A pretty hoity-toity toy by Funpack standards, and you’re getting it just in time for the new live-action movie!

Continuing on with the nostalgia bombs, you’ll each get THREE packs of Reyauca’s Transformers “stickers” from the ‘80s. I’m putting “stickers” in quotes because they aren’t adhesive. Made in Venezuela and never available in the States, you were meant to glue or tape them into Panini-style albums.

Based on the original cartoon, each pack contains just a few stickers/cards/whatever, but with three to rip open, you’re sure to find some decent shots. (Of course, that assumes you’re okay with shredding these rare packs from forty years ago!)

I know some of you are going to flip over this! Using a miraculously-accurate scan of my classic Doritos/Pepsi Dracula promo standee from the 1990s, you’ll each receive one of these beautiful die-cut reproductions, which are smaller than the original standee, obviously, but still stand in at an impressive nine inches tall!

(Why now, you ask? Well, I don’t often ship Funpacks in boxes as large as this month’s, so if I was ever gonna send a big cardboard Dracula, now was the time!)

Genuinely might be the best slice of art ever included in a Funpack, and it’s printed on extra-thick cardstock for added durability. These are truly exquisite, and given that the original standee rarely pops up and is hella expensive when it does, I think this smaller decoration makes for an excellent consolation prize! The photo does NOT do it justice!

You’ll also get one of these full-sized Gumby bumper stickers, which are all true ‘80s deadstock! I believe these were mainly distributed through the Gumby Fan Club, though they were probably sold in stores like Spencer Gifts, too.

There are many styles in the mix, including ones not shown here. You’ll get one at random, totally unused, and presumably still-sticky!

(Sadly, no Prickle-specific bumper stickers. I always liked that guy.)

For this month’s snack, you’ll get ONE little bag of these delicious Kettle Chips. It’s not often that a Funpack allows me to safely include a bag of chips, and I’m weirdly excited to finally have the chance again!

In the mix are four possible flavors: Sea Salt, Jalapeno, Salt & Vinegar, and Barbecue. All are delicious, and you’ll find one in this month’s Funpack!

Rounding things out, you’ll also get this month’s Funpack Newsletter, an exclusive essay about my recent trip to pick up Halloween blow molds from a total stranger, a 5×7” mini-poster starring the vintage Gizmo plush doll, and a 2×2” sticker featuring Leonardo eating yogurt. (Yes.)

So yep, you’re getting all of the above, for just $25 shipped!

Subscribers: You’re all set, and your Funpack is on the way!

Non-subscribers: While subscriptions are closed, I have just a few spares of the May Funpack left for individual purchases. Click the button below to buy one, while supplies last!

Thanks, everyone!

Well guys, it’s finally time. This episode of the Purple Stuff Podcast is more than ten years in the making. For the first time ever, it’s an entire show about the lean, green fighting machines. It’s time to talk TURTLES!

Yes indeed, a whole show about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! And a huge one, at that. This baby clocks in at 90 minutes, and we’re covering everything — the cartoon, the junk food, the weird live-action appearances, and so much more!

There will be more fully-dedicated Ninja Turtles shows in the future, but for our first at-bat, you’re getting a BIG dose of ‘em!

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which is also on Spotify, Apple, and wherever else you listen to podcasts!

As a reminder, we’re also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month, and gain immediate access to our giant back catalog of nearly 100 bonus shows. The next one is on its way soon, and trust me, it’s a good one!

If you’d like to learn more about the subjects discussed on our TMNT extravaganza, follow the links below!

1. The TMNT Anti-Pot PSA!
2. TMNT Light ‘n Lively Commercial!
3. The Ninja Turtles on Oprah!
4. Thank Goodness for Chef Boyardee!
5. The WWF Toxic Turtles!
6. Nightmare in the Lair!
7. TMNT Delicious Cookies!
8. Turtle Tunes on VHS!

Thanks so much for listening, and for sharing the show around! We had a blast diving into the sewers for this one, and we hope you enjoy hearing about everyone from Creepy Eddie to Oprah Winfrey. Cowabunga!

Okay, I’m finally ready to show you Dino Drac’s April Funpack! It’s the moment a modest percentage of you have been waiting for!

Stuffed with collectibles, toys, trading cards and Nutella, this one has everything you’ll need to turn a boring Friday night into the single most exhilarating experience of your entire life. I can’t guarantee that, but I feel it in my bones.

All subscriber boxes have already shipped. I do have a couple of spares leftover to sell, but since there are so few, it’s gotta be email-only. If you’re not a subscriber but still want this box, send me an email – dinosaurdracula on gmail – and if I have any left, I’ll hook you up with the details. First come, first serve! (UPDATE: SOLD OUT!)

Now, let’s see what’s inside!

Leading the charge this month is a HOT one, if I do say so myself. From 1984, you’ll each receive a never-used, still-packaged McDonald’s Fast Macs car, featuring either The Hamburglar or Ronald McDonald!

These were famously sold at McDonald’s in 1985, but these specific cars are from their lesser-known regional release in 1984! (The same exact toys from ‘85, but in different packaging.)

I adored these tiny-sized pull-back cars as a kid. You’ll either get Hamburglar or Ronald, pulled at random, but I should mention that I have way more of the former in stock, so Ronald’s a rarer pull.

These are totally unused, but expect some package wear to the cards from their 40+ years in storage. (Yes, these are more than four decades old. What a score!)

You know, I’d originally planned to save these for one of the Halloween Funpacks, but they fit so well into this month’s box, I just couldn’t wait.

You’ll each get a sealed Scooby-Doo Tiny Mights figure pack, originally released by CultureFly in… what was it, 2023? Something like that. They’re modern by Funpack standards, but still absolutely off the retail market, now with ever-increasing prices.

These are just too cool. You get a plastic, split-apart Mystery Machine van containing three random Scooby-Doo Tiny Mights figures, featuring the expected characters, along with a slew of monstrous villains. There are tons of colors in the mix, including rarer variants, like glow-in-the-dark and “sparkle” figures.

If you grew up on things like M.U.S.C.L.E. or Monster in My Pocket, these are in the same vein, but totally Scoobified. There are twelve different figures in the set, but with so many colors and variants, it stands to reason that none of you will get the exact same mix!

Some of you love Nutella, and then there’s a portion of you who have no idea what it even tastes like. Well, consider this your test run.

You’ll each get an adorable package of Nutella & Go, featuring separate compartments for the sinfully silky hazelnut cocoa spread, and tiny-sized breadsticks to dip into it.

These are pretty generously-sized, all things considered, and will probably deliver a sugar coma on the same level as a giant slice of cake.

Hey, how about a couple of trading card packs from the early ‘90s? Why not, right? You’ll get a pack of Dick Tracy movie cards from 1990, and then a pack of Terminator 2 stickers from 1991. (Imagine those two having a crossover. Maybe Arnold could’ve saved Lips Manlist from that cement bath.)

I’ll also toss in a fresh pouch of mint-flavored Mini Mini Chicles gum, which will be useful in eradicating the olfactory evidence of your Nutella feast.

Rounding things out, you’ll also get this month’s Funpack Newsletter, plus an exclusive essay about how I restored a busted Telco Halloween Ghost Motionette, because I’m psychotic about those things, and was willing to take full advantage of a captive audience to blather on about them.

Then there’s this month’s exclusive 5×7” cardstock mini-poster, featuring a classic McDonald’s breakfast from the ‘80s, and a 2×2” sticker, starring an old Ninja Turtles cookie. How joyous.

So yep, you’ll get all of the above for just $25, and that somehow includes shipping to anywhere in the United States!

Subscribers: You’re all set, and your Funpacks are on the way!

If you’re not a subscriber but still want this box, send me an email – dinosaurdracula at gmail – and if I have any left, I’ll send you a link with the info you’ll need to buy one. (UPDATE: SOLD OUT!)

Thanks, all!

Okay, I’m finally ready to show you Dino Drac’s March Funpack! It’s a box of stuff! Old, cool stuff! And new gum!

All subscriber boxes have already been shipped, and many have already been delivered! If you’re on the list and don’t have yours yet, look for it any day now!

While subscriptions are currently closed, I have a small number of spares that I can offer on an individual basis. As always, the price is $25, and that includes shipping to anywhere in the United States. If interested, zip to the bottom to see if there are any left!

Now, let’s dive in and see what y’all are getting…

Leading the charge this month, you’ll each receive ONE of these very vintage Star Wars book-and-record sets!

Both are from 1983. You’ll either get Return of the Jedi *or* Droid World, in unused condition, with the cellophane wrapper still intact. (Do note that the cellophane wrapper may have some tears! I’m showing you both without them, but yours will be untouched.)

Whichever one you end up with, each set comes with a little record album plus a gorgeous picture-filled storybook. The idea was that you could read along while listening to the album. While I cannot 100% guarantee that the records will still play perfectly – warping is sometimes an issue with these old sets – I tested a bunch, and all worked fine!

These sets are over forty years old and take me back to my earliest visits to Toys “R” Us. Thrilled to be sharing these with you!

Next, you’ll each get a beautiful pack of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles puffy stickers, from 1989! What a score! These are actually imports from the Netherlands, but I believe we got the same sets in the States back then, too.

I included a different pack of TMNT puffy stickers in one of last year’s Funpacks, but IMO, this one tops it. Aside from a good dose of Ninja Turtle representation, this set also features Shredder, April and Bebop!

All packs are sealed and unused. How well puffy stickers “work” after so many decades… well, I can’t make any guarantees there, but all stickers are firmly on the backing sheets, and as far as I can tell, none have lost their adhesive powers.

For this month’s snack, you’re getting a generous 10-piece pack of Cotton Candy Bubble Yum! This one has flitted in and out of production since its debut in the 1990s, but it’s currently in production, and clocks as a “forever nostalgic” flavor.

And you sure are getting a lot of it, here. Ten pieces! That’s double the size of an ordinary pack, and enough for a week’s worth of sugary bliss. And, knock on wood, the weather is still chilly enough for these to make it to you without getting all sweaty.

My answer wavers depending on my mood, but if pressed, more often than not I’ll call Gremlins 2 my all-time favorite movie. And it certainly never falls out of the Top 3. When I say that I’ve seen it over 200 times, it’s without a drop of hyperbole. Hell, back in the ‘90s after I made a tape-to-tape dub, I probably watched it 200 times in a single year.

With that, you’ll each get one of these custom-packaged Gremlins 2 35mm trailer frames, cut by yours truly from a genuine trailer reel. Whichever frame you end up with, it’ll be something from the classic trailer, which absolutely floored all of us old school Gremlins fans back in 1990.

Do note that while I’m being careful to cut the frames out cleanly, I am not a professional, and these are just for fun. If you want something more refined, go spend $100 on someone who mounts the things to laminated wood and gets COAs signed by Gizmo.

Man, there’s still more? What VALUES I bestow upon you. You’ll ALSO get three packs of these My Little Pony album “stickers,” from the mid ‘80s.

These were produced by Reyauca, I believe in Venezuela, and were never available in the States. While they look like the same little stickers common with Panini-style albums, these actually aren’t adhesive, and were meant to be taped or glued into albums instead. (Which is actually fortuitous, because without adhesive backings, the individual sheets have survived the years without sticking together!)

A wonderful oddity, and I believe this marks the first time My Little Pony has had any representation in a Dino Drac Funpack. How historic.

Okay, let’s wrap this up!

Rounding things out, you’ll also get this month’s Funpack Newsletter, an exclusive essay about how I love driving to horror conventions, a random set of three Mario Quiz Cards from 1995 (which are awesome), a 5×7” cardstock mini-poster featuring RC Cola, and a 2×2” sticker starring some old M.U.S.C.L.E. toys.

Whew. And all of this packed into a sturdy box that you can later reuse if you want a microwave pizza to look like it was delivered from the joint up the block.

So yep, you’re getting all of the above for $25, and that includes shipping!

If you’re already a subscriber and you wanna stay that way… do nothing! You’re all set, and your Funpack has already shipped.

If you’re NOT a current subscriber but still want this box, I have just a few left to offer on an individual basis. Click the button below to order. United States only, please! Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever!

Thanks so much, and I’ll be back with more of the good stuff in April!

The latest Purple Stuff Podcast is here, and this episode is (Robert) stacked. Join us for our fourth trip into the wild world of UNSOLVED MYSTERIES!

If you’re familiar with our prior episodes about the classic TV series, you know the drill. Me and Jay plucked six segments out from the show’s seventeen thousand seasons, this time covering everything from angels to aliens to… aphrodisiacs? Yes, really.

These Unsolved Mysteries pods are absolute monsters to complete, but we always love to do ‘em. Whether you’re in the mood for something creepy, cheesy, or both at the same time, we’ve got you covered.

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which you can also find on Apple, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Thank the lawd that Unsolved Mysteries has fully embraced the streaming era, and is so easy to watch on so many platforms. I remember a time when there was a hot market for unofficial DVDs, which generally looked terrible, if they even played at all. We’ve come a long way, baby.

The podcast is loaded with clips, but if you actually wanna see the segments we’re discussing, follow the links below!

1) The Belgian UFO!
2) Resurrection Mary!
3) The Minnesota Iceman!
4) Aphrodisiacs!
5) The Las Vegas Fraudster!
6) Do Angels Really Exist?

Thanks so much for your ears, and for sharing the show around! We’re over ten years deep into doing this podcast, and we so appreciate your continued support!

Oh, and as a reminder, the Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month, plus gain immediate access to our immense back catalog of prior bonus shows. (We’ve done nearly 100 of them so far!)

Our latest bonus is a deep dive into an old broadcast of Tales from the Darkside, complete with TV commercials from the ‘80s. If our 70-minute tribute to Unsolved Mysteries doesn’t freak you out enough, that one oughta do it.

Enjoy, everyone! Perhaps you can solve a mystery.

The latest episode of the Purple Stuff Podcast just dropped, and we think it’s a suitably cozy one for the dead of winter. (Emphasis on “dead.”)

Join me and Jay from Sludge Central as we dive into a 1986 network television broadcast of Friday the 13th Part 2! Edited for time *and* content!

Even without the gore and bad words, Part 2 remains my favorite film in the franchise. While it lacks the “party movie pizazz” of later installments, the more grounded approach really suits it. (I say “grounded” as if a severed head isn’t a major plot point in the movie, and arguably its third most important character.)

We’re looking at a complete network broadcast from November of 1986, exactly as it aired on WFLD 32 out in Chicago. Complete with commercials, for those who prefer their Friday the 13th discussions with sidebars about Pizza Hut.

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which is also on Spotify, Apple, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

It was so great to see Friday the 13th Part 2 the way it was meant to be seen – with ads for Dimetapp and Wrigley’s Spearmint gum sandwiched between the killings.

As a reminder, the Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month, and get instant access to our immense library of past bonus episodes. There are around ninety of them in there, waiting for your ears!

Oh, and here’s a video collecting the intro, commercials and bumpers from this 1986 broadcast of Friday the 13th Part 2. This gem of a find was donated by The Nostalgia Society over on IG, who correctly assumed that we’d wanna drop everything to cover it. Thanks, friend!

Enjoy our first episode for 2026, everyone! Feel free to share thoughts about this wonderful rom-com in the comments. Did you like seeing Jason with long, stringy hair? Did the movie give you a better appreciation for antiquated handheld video games? The public (or maybe just me) wants to know!