Month: August 2013

Some kids are raised by wolves. I was raised by 2 swingin’ hippy-chicks & a pink squirrel. #iturnedoutokay

Originally posted on Jonathan Kieran:
POP HAZMAT-RETRO presents CLASSIC CHILDREN’S TV ON-THE-CHEAP!by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S HONOREE: The Magic Garden (WPIX-TV 1972-1984) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GREATNESS: Carole Demas and Paula Janis Some kids are raised by wolves. I was raised by two hot hippy-chicks and a pink squirrel. I turned out okay. Right? RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: Think Joan Baez and Judy Collins abandoning Woodstock glory, passionate…

Some kids are raised by wolves. I was raised by 2 swingin’ hippy-chicks & a pink squirrel. #iturnedoutokay

Originally posted on Jonathan Kieran:
POP HAZMAT-RETRO presents CLASSIC CHILDREN’S TV ON-THE-CHEAP!by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S HONOREE: The Magic Garden (WPIX-TV 1972-1984) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GREATNESS: Carole Demas and Paula Janis Some kids are raised by wolves. I was raised by two hot hippy-chicks and a pink squirrel. I turned out okay. Right? RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: Think Joan Baez and Judy Collins abandoning Woodstock glory, passionate…

Classic Retro-Kids’ TV On-the-CHEAP! MR. DRESSUP #exposed

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Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ___________________________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF FAME: CHILDREN’S TV ON-THE-CHEAP! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: MR. DRESSUP (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1967-1996) A single adult man who kept a biologically unrelated little boy living in a tree in his backyard? Welcome to kids’ TV from the CBC! GUILTY OF VEHICULAR FANSLAUGHTER: Ernie Coombs (Canada’s…

Classic Retro-Kids’ TV On-the-CHEAP! MR. DRESSUP #exposed

Originally posted on Jonathan Kieran:
Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ___________________________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF FAME: CHILDREN’S TV ON-THE-CHEAP! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: MR. DRESSUP (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1967-1996) A single adult man who kept a biologically unrelated little boy living in a tree in his backyard? Welcome to kids’ TV from the CBC! GUILTY OF VEHICULAR FANSLAUGHTER: Ernie Coombs (Canada’s…

Classic Retro-Kids’ TV On-the-CHEAP! MR. DRESSUP #exposed

Originally posted on Jonathan Kieran:
Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ___________________________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF FAME: CHILDREN’S TV ON-THE-CHEAP! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: MR. DRESSUP (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1967-1996) A single adult man who kept a biologically unrelated little boy living in a tree in his backyard? Welcome to kids’ TV from the CBC! GUILTY OF VEHICULAR FANSLAUGHTER: Ernie Coombs (Canada’s…

POP HAZMAT … CANDY WE LOVED AS KIDS: BUBBLE YUM posted by Jonathan Kieran

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GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ______________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF FAME: CANDY WE LOVED AS KIDS! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: BUBBLE YUM BUBBLE GUM All Hail…

Sally Field cringes today at her Flying Nun career-choice, but it inspired Richard Branson’s Virgin Air. #NOT

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GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. __________________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF FAME presents LOVABLY TWEE TV! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: The Flying Nun (1967-1970 ABC) Oscar-winner Sally…

He-Man & She-Ra: Proudly fostering body dysmorphic disorders since 1983!

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POP HAZMAT RETRO HALL OF FAME presents Wonderfully Warped Children’s Television!by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: He-Man (1983-1985) and She-Ra (1985-1986) GUILTY OF VEHICULAR FANSLAUGHTER: He-Man, She-Ra, Skeletor, Battle Cat, Teela and all the elves working Mattel’s Everlasting Assembly-line of Dysfunctional Dreams. He-Man and She-Ra … Padding the bank accounts of psychologists specializing in Body Dysmorphic Disorders since the…

Pop HazMat: Someone’s in the kitchen with Dyna-Girl. #popculture #nostalgia

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HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF FAME presents CHILDREN’S TV ON-THE-CHEAP! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: Electra Woman and Dyna-Girl (1976. 16 Episodes. ABC) GUILTY OF VEHICULAR FANSLAUGHTER: Sid and Marty Krofft (as usual), Deidre Hall, Judy Strangis, ABC Someone’s in the kitchen with DYNA-Girl … RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: From the clusterflucked minds of Sid and Marty Krofft emerged Electra Woman and…

It could be worse. I hear Aquaman is selling #timeshares.

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EAVESDROPPING at the OUTSKIRTS of EXCESS: POP HAZMAT presents “CAPTURED MOMENTS” by JONATHAN KIERAN “So a desperate little paparazzo finally gets a shot of me, after all these years. Big freakin’ deal! You think this is gonna ruin my morning? Think again, asshole. Sure, things went downhill after the series got cancelled in 1978. Have you ever had the…

“It’s all in the wrist.” Just ask ‘Cammi’ from #Sideways. #beinmymovie

~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with (or dwell alongside) our own mortal sphere. Rowan’s existence is played-out across landscapes and dreamscapes that encompass “worlds within worlds,” providing the observant traveler ample opportunity to encounter creatures of dazzling magical qualities. Some of these beings are … Read More “It’s all in the wrist.” Just ask ‘Cammi’ from #Sideways. #beinmymovie

Thank God(zilla) for the Japanese. They can bring the #creepy like nobody else.

HOT GINGER AND DYNAMITE: THE JOYS of JAPANESE CULTURE and CREATIVITY by JONATHAN KIERAN How could I have missed this? Well, in all fairness, I have been so fascinated by the spectacularly warped eyeball-licking trend sweeping Japan (now sadly revealed to be a hoax) that some of my favorite island-nation’s most sublime foolery escaped my Weird Radar in recent months. Leave it to a … Read More Thank God(zilla) for the Japanese. They can bring the #creepy like nobody else.