Best Ray Stakenas Podcasts (2024)

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Battletech 1:10:29

3h ago1:10:29

1:10:29

Hey Everybody! This week Ray got to pick the episode and he went with Battletech! Battletech was a tabletop game where giant robots fought other giant robots. Also related: Mechwarrior. So yeah, this is what happens when Ray gets to pick... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalf…

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Beetlejuice - The Animated Series 1:09:23

7d ago1:09:23

1:09:23

Hey Everybody! This week we watched a cartoon that we all remembered enjoying the first time around...Beetlejuice! Wait, there's a movie coming out and we got this out on time? No shot...at least we all enjoyed it this time around right? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThe…

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Potato Head Kids 1:34:05

9d ago1:34:05

1:34:05

Hey Everybody! This week we watched Potato Head Kids. It went. Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcast President Serpentor - @PrezSerpentor Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/knowing-is…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Giant 1:03:13

21d ago1:03:13

1:03:13

Hey Everybody! This week we DO MORE GIJOE!!! Let's talk about how Sigma Six is starting up new plot threads with 3 more to go! I dunno, seems about right... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcast P…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Balance 56:09

1M ago56:09

56:09

Hey Everybody! This week we RETURN TO GIJOE!!! Well, Sigma Six. Who's ready for a High-Tech and Spirit adventure??? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcast President Serpentor - @PrezSerpentor Suppo…

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Neverending Story - The Tears of Sadness 1:27:30

1M ago1:27:30

1:27:30

Hey Everybody! This week we get away from one shot pilots based on toys to once again not talk about GIJoe! This time it's episode one of The Neverending Story! It's based on the....3rd one! There's a 3rd one??? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Faceboo…

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Episode 7 - Outsiders 50:38

1M ago50:38

50:38

Set in Detroit, 1996. Reclaimed Detroit tells the stories of several vampires striving to make a new life in a city newly retaken by the Camarilla from the Sabbat. Episode Seven features the voice talents of Rachel Kimsey, Ray Stakenas, Phillip Wilburn, Josh Marble, Jonathan Coop, Sam Proof, Ken Beorn Turner, Kiff Vandenhuevel, Gerald Hill, Shakyra…

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Battlevision 1:15:18

2M ago1:15:18

1:15:18

Hey Everybody! This week we complete our 5 part series of Pilots based on toys! This week...hoo boy we got a playset that works with your TV to make a battle game! Honestly...looks kinda fun. And what if we told you the cartoon for this was written by a friend of the show?? This one hits all the notes so... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/st…

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The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors 1:11:55

2M ago1:11:55

1:11:55

Hey Everybody! This week we hit PART FOUR of our 5 part series on toys that became failed cartoon pilots! Troll Dolls were a big deal in the 1990's. They made a show about that kind of. We watched it. Hijinx. Pure Hijinx. Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook…

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Children's Palace Part 2 with Eileen Mary O'Connell (Mayse) 1:42:36

2M ago1:42:36

1:42:36

Hey Everybody! This week we RETURN with everyone's favorite Stepmom EOC as we delve even deeper into the madness of 1990 Toy Commercials that is Children Palace... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePo…

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Children's Palace with Eileen Mary O'Connell 1:23:07

3M ago1:23:07

1:23:07

Hey Everybody! This week we do part 3 of our 5 part series on Toy Programs! This week, Chan found a Children's Palace Video Tape from 1990! Is it over 40 minutes long?...Yes! Is it mostly just toy ads with a few kid based bits thrown in?...Yes! Is Gina out this week so we have KIHTP's own Stepmom Eileen Mary O'Connell stepping in?...Yes! Might this…

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Yankee Doodle Cricket 1:08:28

3M ago1:08:28

1:08:28

Hey Everybody! This week we celebrate AMERICA with a cartoon special about AMERICA!! We got Chuck Jones Animation! We got Mel Blanc VO! We got a special that surely we all watched in school at one point, right? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook…

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The Crash Test Dummies 1:13:15

3M ago1:13:15

1:13:15

Hey Everybody! This week we are moving on to PART TWO of our series of failed pilots based on toys. We've got The Crash Test Dummies, characters from seat belt safety ads that somehow became the biggest thing ever in the early 90's. This is some early 90's cgi animation so buckle in...it might just be a bumpy ride.... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepu…

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 1:40:57

3M ago1:40:57

1:40:57

Hey Everybody! This week we immediately pivot from our 5 part series on failed pilots based on toys to do a Father's Day episode! Yes, we figured out calendars! It's Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and yes, there will be tangents!!! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Fac…

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Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers 1:16:40

4M ago1:16:40

1:16:40

Hey Everybody! This week Robert Clarke-Chan is curating for us all a 5 part series about toy based cartoons that never really got their footing. We open the Pilot Special Series with Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers...a POGS BASED CARTOON!!! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalf…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Awards 51:56

4M ago51:56

51:56

Hey Everybody! This week we got more Sigma Six! Next week we start a FIVE PART SERIES about toys in cartoons that Chan put together. Awards is a Sigma Six clips show that just repurposes animation from other episodes with different words over it. You'll remember DIC era GIJoe used this method on it's last 2 episodes when it ran out of money. But Si…

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Would the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down with Sam Weller 1:37:54

4M ago1:37:54

1:37:54

Hey Everybody! This week Gina is in Scotland but the show must go on and ooo boy did Chan get something out to torture us all with while Gina is away... Comedian Sam Weller joins us to talk about the 1970's Jerry Lewis cartoon that is small on plot but bigger on racist tropes! We thought we were watching an episode about space travel and instead go…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Duel 1:15:08

4M ago1:15:08

1:15:08

Hey Everybody! This week we FINALLY get back into some Sigma Six! Episode 21 marks the very last one shown on TV in the original run, as the show was cancelled before the final 5 eps ran! Was this episode a solid conclusion to the series for so many? Was it a good standalone ep, or even a decent part 2 of the current story? Will Chan try to avoid u…

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The Banana Splits Show 50:44

4M ago50:44

50:44

Hey Everybody! This week we wrap up the Mascot Show Trifecta with The Banana Splits Show! This might have been the worst of the three Mascot shows...but also, what if it wasn't? I really feel like in thios one you can feel each of the host's sould leave their bodies one after another.... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half…

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Great Space Coaster 1:13:47

4M ago1:13:47

1:13:47

Hey Everybody! This week we do the second of our 3 part Costumed Mascots Series! It's the Muppet Adjacent property The Great Space Coaster featuring Gary Gnu! This is the best one we're gonna watch...but does that make it worth watching at all?? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingI…

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H.R. Pufnstuf 57:34

5M ago57:34

57:34

Hey Everybody! This week we start our trio of Mascot Character Live Action Shows! HR Pufnstuf came first? Was it the best? What will Ray complain about now? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcast P…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Revelations 53:17

5M ago53:17

53:17

Hey Everybody! This week we get back to GIJoe! And Ray talks about that Winnie the Pooh horror movie. Yup, more of what you know and love... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcast President Serpent…

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Charlie Chan and the Amazing Chan Clan 1:09:53

5M ago1:09:53

1:09:53

Hey Everybody! This week we do a show that we really thought we would NEVER do... One of us for YEARS has denied this show on KIHTP. But that ends today!!! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcast Pr…

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Darkwing Duck - Hot Spells 1:25:32

6M ago1:25:32

1:25:32

Hey Everybody! This week we have no Gina as she is busy doing real Hollywood stuff. Buuut we do have fantastic writer and performer Andrea Listenberger (WWE) with us to discuss the BANNED episode of Darkwing Duck!!! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Fac…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Trap 57:39

6M ago57:39

57:39

Hey Everybody! This week we get back on the Sigma Six Horse with Trap! This one follows many familiar tropes but doesn't follow through on any of them, if that makes sense? But at least there is an actual trap so...we got that going for us. Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalf…

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Saturday Supercade Part One with Delvin Cox 1:40:20

6M ago1:40:20

1:40:20

Hey Everybody! This week we invited Delvin Cox to join us since Gina was too busy. She's real real busy y'all. Delvin suggested we watch the HOUR LONG Saturday Supercade show from 1984. Saturday Supercade in 4 different cartoons based on popular video games of the era. These games are; Q-Bert, Space Ace, Kangaroo, and Donkey Kong. This episode got …

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Kids Incorporated - The Leprechaun 1:18:40

6M ago1:18:40

1:18:40

Hey Everybody! This week we actually do a St. Patrick's Day ep on time! Chan found us this episode of Kids Incorporated featuring a Leprechaun. Yeah, that counts I guess? The only question is, who is going to break first? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Challenge 1:13:31

7M ago1:13:31

1:13:31

Hey Everybody! This week we go BACK to GIJOE Sigma Six!!! Gina is here, we're talking about Willy Wonka, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, and another installment of 'What didn't Ray understand?" This one comes in HOT! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - F…

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Dragon Warrior with Marshall Givens 1:09:48

7M ago1:09:48

1:09:48

Hey Everybody! This week we have NO GINA!! This is a bonus episode Chan and Ray did with Marshall Givens to get us back on schedule! As suggested by Patreon Patron Vincent Florio, it's Dragon Warrior with My Three Dads!!! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Showdown 1:05:16

7M ago1:05:16

1:05:16

Hey Everybody! This week we BACK talking about GIJoe Sigma Six! Invasion! We have thoughts! Patrons - Check the Patreon Feed! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcast President Serpentor - @PrezSerpe…

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Veggie Tales - Duke and the Pie War 1:00:32

7M ago1:00:32

1:00:32

Hey Everybody! In what was billed to us as a Valentines Day cartoon... The Veggie Tales explore the love between royals during the time of knights and dragons in the form of a fable. This ep caused a rift as we all expected to hate our first experience with Veggietales...but some of our hearts may have changed along the way... Also, come on Chan, t…

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Cathy's Valentine 1:15:47

7M ago1:15:47

1:15:47

Hey Everybody! This week we talk about Cathy, America's 19th favorite comic strip. This is a mostly unpleasant and forgettable Valentines Day cartoon special...but...one of us is ready to go to bat and defend it. Can you guess which of us it is? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingI…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Search 1:15:06

8M ago1:15:06

1:15:06

Hey Everybody! This week we hop back on board with more Season 2 Sigma Six! This is an episode called Search that barely involves any searching. Also, who's the traitor? Are they gonna go obvious or swerve us? Did Chan hate this one? How's Gina feeling today? How will Ray be contained if the Lions keep winning big football game? All this and more c…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Invasion 1:02:15

8M ago1:02:15

1:02:15

Hey Everybody! This week we head back out into the magical world of GIJoe Sigma Six! The one word episode titles are great, but why don't they seem to relate to what happens on the episode? Will this episode hit us as well as the first one of Sigma Six Season 2 did? One way to find out..... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-h…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Hidden 1:01:32

8M ago1:01:32

1:01:32

Hey Everybody! This week we BEGIN SEASON EIGHT (Logo WIP) We are BACK with more GIJoe Sigma Six as we begin the 2nd season of the anime inspired series. You may be surprised at how some members of the crew felt about this episode... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodca…

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Dinner For One 55:20

9M ago55:20

55:20

Hey Everybody! This week we go for something a little different to start the new year... Dinner For One in a very famous long form comedy sketch that is about the biggest thing possible in Germany. Chan sprung this on the rest of us without any info at all before we watched it and...Ray doesn't like surprises... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.c…

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Annie's Christmas Special with Eve Esquire 1:12:59

9M ago1:12:59

1:12:59

Hey Everybody! This week we don't have Gina cause she's gone for the holidays! That's not going to stop us from watching one of the wildest things ever brought to our doorstep. It's Little Orphan Annie updated for the 90's with new attitude and style! We were not prepared for what Eve Esquire brought us this time... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepubl…

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Benji's Very Own Christmas Story 1:10:51

9M ago1:10:51

1:10:51

Hey Everybody! This week we do more Christmas! Benji is a canine actor that got really big back in the 1970's. Here's his Christmas Story...and one of us really really liked it? Oh boy, here we go again... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/…

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Cabbage Patch Kids First Christmas 1:39:36

10M ago1:39:36

1:39:36

Hey Everybody! This week we talk about The Cabbage Patch Kids! It was a hit toy of the 1980's turned weird animated special for the holidays. We have thoughts! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcas…

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A Merry Mirthworm Christmas 1:08:42

10M ago1:08:42

1:08:42

Hey Everybody! This week we break open a very odd animated holiday special...A Merry Mirthworm Christmas. We revel is the skill of one man to put on so many hats to make his dreams come true. But also, like, THIS was the dream? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Fa…

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Episode 6 - Choices 40:15

10M ago40:15

40:15

Listener Discretion Advised - Language and Violence Welcome to Reclaimed Detroit: A Vampire the Masquerade Audio Drama! Set in Detroit, 1996. Reclaimed Detroit tells the stories of several vampires striving to make a new life in a city newly retaken by the Camarilla from the Sabbat. Episode Six is the first of 8 new episodes that will complete Seas…

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Garfield Thanksgiving with Joey Clift 1:35:42

10M ago1:35:42

1:35:42

Hey Everybody! This week we get to our last (Fast month!) Thanksgiving Day episode for 2023! But we got a good one as resident Garfield expert (And recent Emmy nominee!) Joey Clift is with us to first break down the new Garfield Trailer, then discuss Garfield Thanksgiving. Hint: If you want to jump straight to the Garfield Thanksgiving part start t…

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Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving 1:02:56

10M ago1:02:56

1:02:56

Hey Everybody! This week we dive straight into some hot hot Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving Day content! Be ready for a show that's gonna go places and ask the question...Are these Winnie the Pooh songs Bangers? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.c…

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Reclaimed Detroit - Episode 6 Teaser Trailer 1:30

11M ago1:30

1:30

We will be back with a new episode soon. Here is a teaser for Episode 6...By Ray Stakenas

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Archie's Weird Mysteries 1:19:03

11M ago1:19:03

1:19:03

Hey Everybody! This week we watched Archie's Weird Mysteries! Also, we fought about why we did this show during Halloween, and also why this was the episode picked! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoeP…

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Fat Albert Halloween Special 1:17:00

11M ago1:17:00

1:17:00

Hey Everybody! This week we go back to a time when everyone respected the comic genius of Bill Cosby and he was not known for ANYTHING ELSE. Fat Albert Halloween tells the story of a group of inner city kids who use the night to have fun but also terrorize old people. Double Win?? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-po…

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Funky Phantom 1:23:27

11M ago1:23:27

1:23:27

Hey Everybody! This week we are finally delving into spooky Halloween episodes! We are starting off with a scary...well ok not really...hold on. Funky Phantom is a Scooby Doo rip off from Hanna Barbara that clearly was trying to ape the success of the Great Dane and his friends. This one was...less... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/k…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Zeus Part Two 1:12:00

12M ago1:12:00

1:12:00

Hey Everybody! This week we put a wrap on Season One of Sigma Six! We've got 3 months straight of Seasonal Stuff coming up! So all you Patrons get to suggesting Halloween/Thanksgiving/Xmas material for us to watch!!! Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Fa…

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Zeus Part One 1:12:21

12M ago1:12:21

1:12:21

Hey Everybody! This week we are in the final descent of Season One of GIJoe Sigma Six! Cobra has itself a giant fighting robot and the Joes must suit up and stop it! But can they??? Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast …

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GIJoe Sigma Six - Space 1:21:46

12M ago1:21:46

1:21:46

Hey Everybody! This week we get back on the GIJoe train!! We about to go to Space! The Final Frontier!! I mean...a little bit allegedly... Enjoy! MERCH STORE - www.teepublic.com/stores/knowing-is-half-the-podcast Patreon - Patreon.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Facebook - Facebook.com/KnowingIsHalfThePodcast Twitter - @GijoePodcast President Serpentor…

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