 This week, Mike and Sammy wax nostalgic with Jordan Kantola about the Nickelodeon cartoon show "Rocket Power".  This was a show that was definitely trying to appeal to the "extreme" trend featuring Otto Rocket, Reggie Rocket, Sam Dullard, Twister Rodriguez, and the rest of the crew in Ocean Shores, California. Episodes: Snow Day, Welcome to the Club, Enter the Hawk We discuss how every cartoon needs to have a "life lesson" about not playing hooky, having realistic aspirations, discuss our ambiguous online relationship with Jared Fogle, investment strategies for Beanie Babies, and more. Today's episode is sponsored by Subway once again.  Subway: "We Knew the Whole Time" Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website 

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Ep051 - Rocket Power (with Jordan Kantola)

This week, Mike and Sammy wax nostalgic with Julie Merica (yes, that's her real name) about the Nickelodeon sketch show "All That". This was a kid's version of SNL starring Amanda Bynes, Keenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Nick Cannon, that big girl everyone remembers and Danny Tamberelli.  Episodes: Doesn't matter We read Julie's OKCupid profile, judge her vegan lifestyle, discuss Subway sandwiches, Jared Fogle, and more! Today's episode is sponsored by Subway and their delicious Seafood Sensation sandwich.  Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website

Ep050 - All That (with Julie Merica)

This week, Mike and Sammy wax nostalgic about more Nickelodeon game shows with Justin Rosenberg!  Justin has worked as a journalist for ESPN, worked on the documentary "Jordan Rides the Bus", and as a PR director for the Birmingham Barons (much like Wayne Knight on Space Jam).  We reviewed Wrestlemania x-Seven. Wrestlemania x-Seven featured such bouts as "Big Show vs. Kane vs. Raven", "Vince McMahon vs. Shane McMahon", "The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian", and "The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin". We discuss Space Jam, inappropriate thoughts about the female wrestler Chyna, how professional wrestling is more upstanding than other sports, symbolism in the "Garfield" comic strip, and injuring yourself for the sake of entertainment. Today's episode is sponsored by J-Swipe.  I'm Sammy Zucker and I hate Mondays. Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website

Ep049 - Wrestlemania X-Seven featuring The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (with Justin Rosenberg)

This week, Mike and Sammy wax nostalgic about more Nickelodeon game shows with Matt and Kamerin! We reviewed "Figure It Out", "What Would You Do" and "Slime Time Live". You know what Nickelodeon is and are aware of what a game show consists of. There's no need to explain it, just listen.   Game Shows: Figure It Out (Summer Sanders), (What Would You Do (Marc Summers) and Slime Time Live (some guy you've never heard of)   We discuss a terrible excuse for an invention, shitty prizes, conning children into getting beat up by strangers, an unpaid intern's obsession with butts, and more!   Today's episode is sponsored by 3D Printers, Ravioli and Braille   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website

Ep048 - Nickelodeon Game Shows Part 2: Figure It Out, What Would You Do, Slime Time Live

Today, Mike and Sammy are joined by Chris to reminisce about the all-time great cartoon, "Looney Tunes". If you don't know what "Looney Tunes" is, then I'm assuming you were stillborn. I don't need to explain what the show was. Episodes: What's Up Opera, Man With Frog Kills Himself, Loonatics Unleashed   We compare Adam Sandler's "Jack & Jill" to Citizen Kane, Mike expresses his love for the film "Space Jam", political incorrectness of the 1940's, Slowpoke Rodriguez, and more!   My name is Michael Rapp and Space Jam is my Citizen Kane.   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website

Ep047 - Looney Tunes (with Chris)

Today, Mike and Sammy are joined by Chris Hanley to reminisce about Unsolved Mysteries and Rescue 911.  Unsolved Mysteries was originally an NBC series hosted by Robert Stack that presented unsolved crimes, missing persons cases, and paranormal events in an documentary format.  Rescue 911 was a reality television series hosted by William Shatner that featured real 911 calls and often re-enactments.  Looking back, these shows are still pretty terrifying. Unsolved Mysteries Episode "Jim Kimball Disappearance", Rescue 911 Episode "Pre-Teen Female vs. Intruders"   We discuss the creepy phone call to the Unsolved Mysteries 1-800 number, the creepy clown that hangs out in a Chicago cemetary, almost getting abducted, the pilot for the inaugural podcast "Mike and Sammy Know Women", a scary table, and more!   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website    

Ep046 - Unsolved Mysteries and Rescue 911 (with Chris Hanley)

Today, Mike and Sammy are joined by Adam and Dan from the All Work All Play Podcast (allworkallplaypodcast.com) to wax nostalgic about the middle school years of Boy Meets World.  This show was a classic ABC live action sitcom as part of their TGIF lineup.  Boy Meets World was about the coming of age of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) - and his friends and family - Shawn, Topanga, and Mr. Feeny.   Episodes: S1E6 "Boys 2 Mensa", S2E19 "Wrong Side of the Tracks" We discuss the struggles of having incredible successful podcasts, that one fat guy actor who is in every show ever, HBO shows, child stars that did not age well, Scientology / improv, how pornography is just like sports or the weather, and more! Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website      

Ep045 - Boy Meets World, The Middle School Years (with Adam and Dan McCarthy of All Work All Play Podcast)

 Today, Mike and Sammy are joined by fellow model Aaron Taylor to reminisce about Recess.  Recess was the classic ABC One Saturday morning cartoon about a group of six fourth graders led by TJ Detweiler and their adventures on the playground at Third Street Elementary School. Episodes: S1E21 The Great Jungle Gym Standoff, S4E09 The Madness of King Bob, S4E41 Chez Vince We discuss Richard Nixon conspiracies, the word "whomps", doing sex to a person, sabotaging your friends, vocal fry, the struggles of being a rad Baghdad dad bod model, and more! Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website 

Ep044 - Recess (with Aaron Taylor)

Jed Levine (our new favorite Californian) joins Mike and Sammy to discuss Family Matters.  Family Matters was a show about the Winslow family, mainly Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson), and their nerdy neighnor Steve Urkel (Jaleel White).  This was a long running show on ABC that was actually a spinoff of "Perfect Strangers" and was part of the TGIF lineup.   Episodes: High Hopes, Jailhouse Blues   We discuss morals in sitcoms, Mike learns what the true meaning of "sitcom" is, socio-economic issues, Lifetime movies, Enron vs. Comcast, murdering Nick Cage to resurrect Robin Williams, and more!   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website

Ep043 - Family Matters (with Jed Levine)

 Hunter (aka “Sweet Treat”) came up to visit Mike and Sammy at the Nostalgianauts Compound in Chicago! We discuss the classic Nickelodeon live-action sitcom Kenan and Kel starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Episodes: Duh Bomb, Natural Born Kenan We discuss orange soda (who loves it?), Coolio, how electrocity works, creating our own laugh tracks, finding birth certificates, Dustin Diamond (once again, somehow), and more! Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.     Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website

Ep042 - Kenan and Kel (with Hunter)

Today, Mike and Sammy are joined, once again, by Cody to discuss the 90's SNICK show "The Secret World of Alex Mack". This was a show about a teenage girl who gets drenched in a top-secret chemical that gives her superpowers.   Mike tallies how many times he says a certain word, we use "Capri Sun" as a verb, talk about early 90's fads, Mike's use of tragedies to measure time and more!   Today's Podcast is sponsored by Backspace   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website  

Ep041 - The Secret World of Alex Mack (with Cody)

Today, Sammy and White Mike are joined, once again, by Big Mike and Boston. On this episode, which was recorded on a totally different day than the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episode, we discuss what Saban refers to as "Power Rangers Mega Force", but what the rest of us refer to as Shitty Power Rangers. This is a show that doesn't know when to call it quits.   We discuss Tom Brady's irreversable suspension, the return of Tommy, Boston Mike's terrible taste in television, Big Mike's hunger pains and more!   Today's Podcast is sponsored by Backspace   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website  

Ep040 - Power Rangers Megaforce (with Big Mike & Boston Mike)

 Today, Sammy Zucker (Newsworthy standup comedian!  Has an IMDB profile) and Mike Rapp (the other guy!) are joined by Stacia Stitt to discuss Rugrats.  Rugrats, was an animated show on Nickelodeon in the 90s.  It was about the babies Tommy, Chucky, Phil, Lil, and Angelica and the adventures they go on. We discuss what the Rugrats would be like as adults, Stu losing all control of his life, that demonic baby from Angelica’s nightmare, mouth blood, pretending to be handicapped so you can cut lines, how podcasting is just sad radio, and more!   Episodes: Chuckie’s Wonderful Life, Angelica Breaks a Leg, Angelica’s Worst Nightmare   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on  The Nostalgianauts Website

Ep039 - Rugrats (with Stacia Stitt)

This week Mike and Sammy wax nostalgic with Chrissy Bruzek about Beavis and Butthead.  This was an animated comedy on MTV created by Mike Judge.  It centered around two burnout teenagers, Beavis and Butthead, who tormented everyone else and enjoyed watching music videos. We discuss pitching a tent, leaving room for the Holy Spirit, mouth blood (again!), rap soundboards, and Flava Flav makes a surprise appearance!   Episodes: At The Sideshow, Good Credit, Premature Evacuation   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website

Ep038 - Beavis and Butthead (with Chrissy Bruzek)

This week Mike and Sammy are joined by return guest, Justin. We discuss the Nickelodeon cartoon "Doug". Never to be confused with Disney's Doug. Never. This is a coming-of-age that follows Doug Funnie as he deals with bullies, authority figures and finding out what Patti Mayonnaise's mouth is about.   We talk about "Doug: The Disney Musical", how doing the right thing is never good, Doug's correlation to Family Guy, and we get plain dumb towards the end.   This Podcast is sponsored by Backspace   Listen to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS.   Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or on The Nostalgianauts Website  

Ep037 - Doug (with Justin)

Mike and Sammy take a look at old TV Shows from your childhood and see if they still hold up. What we want to know is – were these shows any good, or were we just too young to know any better? So join us on our trip down memory lane on Nostalgianauts!

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