However you celebrate, may your holiday season be gay and bright!

Love,
Moonbeam, Baby Grover, Uncle Jessie & Aunt Jessi!

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For the first time ever, we watched a show that was new to ALL of us!  Perhaps for good reason?  This episode we take on The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, an adolescent investigative whodunnit that we collectively loved to hate.  The ’90s fashion was on point but the mumbling dialogue and loose plot line left a lot to be desired.  Fear not though, even bad stuff makes for good banter.  Grab your umbrellas for this shit storm, and watch out for the quicksand!

• Episode Source:  The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo – Season 3, Episode 8: The Seminole Mystery (8/27/98)
• Recommendation:  Disney+ 

And, as always, our episodic group selfie (with special appearance by Zeke)!

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Yaaaay! Aunt Jessi, Uncle Jessie and Mama Moonbeam are  back and ready to take you on a nostalgic adventure with The Muppet Show! Jim Henson’s birthday would have been this past Tuesday, so we decided to time travel back to the seventies and pay him homage. We examined a John Denver guest appearance from season 4 that kept us laughing and signing the whole time. And sure, The Muppet Show may not have started off on Nickelodeon, but it landed there eventually and influenced us all.

• Episode Source:  The Muppet Show – John Denver (9/20/79)
• Recommendation:  Defunctland Trailer – Jim Henson (series)

And, as always, our episodic group selfie (now with more baby)!

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“Hey everyone- who’s stuck in a nostalgia hole? We are!!!”

This week your rag-tag trio is doing something a little different- reviewing something BRAND NEW? Have we finally gone off the rails? Maybe even rocketed into space with nothing more than couch snacks and a VCR? Find out how your favorite raunchy cartoon has somehow become the wholesome content we all need!

• Episode Source:  Rocko’s Modern Life (reboot special) – Static Cling (Aug. 9th 2019)

And, as always, our episodic group selfie (now with more baby)!

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30 episodes already!?  It’s been such a fun and nostalgic ride so far that we decided to pull over and celebrate #30 by peeking back at the rear-view, one theme song and diatribe at a time.  Strap in with Jessi, Jessie and Moonbeam as we take you on a magical musical voyage down the V.I.P. memory lane!

Check out our selfie slideshow, featuring images from all 29 previous recordings:

And, as always, our episodic group selfie!

Episode 30 Selfie!

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Remember that awkward stage in life where you’d suddenly tremble and then shed all of your skin as a milestone for growing up?  You don’t?  Uh oh, maybe you’re the last to shed and destined to be cast out NEVER TO RETURN.  You know, normal coming of age stuff…  Anywho, let the festering begin!  It’s time for some valuable life lessons on puberty and dealing with a stalker, and who better to instruct us on this vital information but a zany crew of adolescent monsters!  Grab your twin baby dolls and stay clear of any dentists, it’s time for “Aaahh!  Real Monsters” with your favorite queerdo trio!

• Episode Source:  Aaahh! Real Monsters – Season 3, Episode 1 “Festival of the Festering Moon” (9/7/96))

And, as always, our episodic group selfie!

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Back 1997, it wasn’t creepy for adults to encourage children to keep secrets, as long as slime was involved. At least, that’s what we learned this week from watching classic Nickelodeon game show “Figure It Out”! Join us, as we join host Summer Sanders, as SHE joins an all star panel of contestants trying to learn the darkest secrets of random Orlando tweens. What will be Figured Out in today’s episode? All we can say is that it involves lizards, tongues, and Home Improvement’s Taran Noah Smith. Mmmmm, Beefy!

• Episode Source:  Figure It Out – Season 1, Episode 4 (1997)

And, as always, our episodic group selfie!

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Have you ever wanted a puppet mayor?  Do you like old timey cartoons and baby announcers?  Then hop in the Weinerizer, bring you imaginary elephant friend, and get ready to hang with Captain Bob in Weinerville!  You might just win the golden hotdog or meet Socko!  Somehow it’s all supposed to tie in with a fitness theme, but we have no idea why or how…  Don’t worry though, because glam rock Teddy Grahams are here to stay!  We’re 27 episodes in and still going strong, so thanks for joining us on this wild ride!

• Episode Source:  Weinerville – Fitness (7/25/1993)
• Commercial Source:  Teddy Grahams Commercial (1990)

And, as always, our episodic group selfie!

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Do you have feelings?  Do your feelings have feelings?  Do your feelings often coexist among other feelings and sometimes battle for dominance?  Well, then this episode of the Vital Information for Everyday Life podcast might just be the soul soothing bowl of feelings soup that you’ve been searching for.  In this 26th episode your favorite trio of weirdos explores Gulla Gulla Island, a ’90s show with a mellow vibe that tricks children into processing their emotions through song.  Sometimes there’s live action, sometimes animation, sometimes a guy in a frog suit, but always plenty of doll making peer pressure and dolphin screen swipes for everyone!

• Episode Source:  Gullah Gullah Island – Feelings Soup (Nov. 1997)

And, as always, our episodic group selfie!

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Friends, go to the medicine cabinet and pull out your Ritalin because you’re going to need it as the Triumphant Trio tackles the most ADD-inducing sketch comedy show for kids, You Can’t Do That On Television! It’s such a daunting task to review this 15 year (1979-1994) spanning show that your heroes call in the help of special guest, Bill, who lived through the whole thing. This “bad jackson” episode rings in at an hour long (our longest yet), as there is so much to break down. Strap in, make sure you have on clean underwear, and NEVER admit that you don’t know!

• Episode Source:  You Can’t Do That on Television – Episode 111 (1987)

And, as always, our episodic group selfie!

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Because “life happens” we were unable to record a new episode for release this week.  We are working on our upcoming 25th episode currently and should be back to our regularly scheduled programming for next time.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Because even children need a boring news show in their lives, it’s time for Nick News!  Join your favorite fearsome threesome as we travel down memory lane to uncover the hot topics of 1998.  We’ll horrify you with misguided Underground Railroad reenactments, uncover a plea to save the Everglades, and explore the world of child drag racing (the kind with cars, not Queens sadly).  Just like the Capri Sun commercial we discuss at length, it’s gonna be “Liquid Cool!”

• Episode Source:  Nick News – 5/16/1998

And, as always, our episodic group selfie!

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The 1991 television remake of “Land of the Lost” featured a parallel prehistoric dimension with not one, not two, but three moons! Not to be outdone, we’ve added a fourth moon to the Vital Info studios for this weeks episode. Join Moonbeam, Aunt Jessi & Uncle Jessie, and special guest Sam for a wild ride through the subconscious as we take on the episode “Dream Makers.” There’s sentient furniture, there’s baby Sasquatches named “Stink,” and you’d better believe there are stop motion dinosaurs!

• Episode Source:  Land Of The Lost – Season 2, Episode 15 – “Day Dreamer” (9/19/91)

Episode 23’s team selfie, with our special guest Sam!!!

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Do you love sketch comedy? Large choreographed dance numbers? Songs with vague meanings? Well then look no further as your favorite team of queerdos over-analyze Nickelodeon’s half hour Hip Hop Comedy Stop, Round House!

• Episode Source:  Roundhouse Season 1, Episode 2 – “New Kid In Town” (Aug. 15, 1992)

And as always, a production selfie of our team!

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There was once an ancient temple hidden deep in the jungles of Nickelodeon Studios. A temple full of priceless treasure, history lessons, and magic talking statues. Grab a vine and swing on over for our latest episode, where we watch everyone’s favorite grave robbing themed game show “Legends of the Hidden Temple”. Revisit this mystical place with Vital Information as your guide, but watch out! The path ahead is full of many dangers: pirates in drag, shady temple guards, booby traps and worst of all – UGLY FOOTWEAR!

• Episode Source:  The Bifocal Monocle of One-Eyed Jack (10/10/94)

And as always, a production selfie of our team!

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