You know their scary faces from the tops of buildings, but did you know that gargoyles are actually creatures that turn to stone in the day but emerge at night as living beings?
JediShua and shazbazzar watch Gargoyles, a made-for-television movie from 1972 before watching Gargoyles, a Disney cartoon from 1994.
Gargoyles, Gargoyles, and Hardened Hallowe’en Candy
Learn the origin of Gargoyles. Discover the amazing cartoon from 1994. Taste the hardened taffy goodness (?) of peanut-butter “chews” from the Hallowe’en pillowcase. Try to determine why Stretch Armstrong may actually be a gargoyle. It’s all here in this Hallowe’en Eve edition of TechnoRetro Dads.
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Hallowe’en Candy
Every decade has its own flavor of candies, especially when Trick-or-Treaters come to your door. JediShua and shazbazzar recall some of the best and worst candy memories from around 1977. Which ones would you keep and which ones did you always trade away?
Gargoyles (1972)
Swamp Angel’s suggestion for a Hallowe’en movie earns an Emmy as well as the appreciation of the ‘Dads as shazbazzar and JediShua watch the really weird but cool made-for-TV movie, Gargoyles. The effects are certainly pre-Star Wars, but the story, music, and other aspects make this a retrotastic movie worth checking out — and it’s on YouTube!
Gargoyles (1994)
Although uncredited as creator for Gargoyles in its first few episodes, Greg Weisman created and wrote this inventive serial style cartoon while working for Disney in the mid-nineties. Although this series all but escaped the ‘Dads’ notice back then, a rewatch of the first season reminds shazbazzar and JediShua that this series earns its position in the modernization of cartoons during the ‘90s.
Aftershocks of 1977
We know him as Wesley Crusher, but did you know that Will Wheaton was a Star Wars fan before he ever knew about Star Trek? At age five, he donned a Ben Cooper Darth Vader costume for Hallowe’en and his geekiness began in earnest.
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Join shazbazzar and JediShua each week for a look back at the ’70s and ’80s as they share the fun and also fandom of their youth with their families, friends, and EarBuds. Topics include TV, film, music, toys, and games of the ’70s and ’80s as well as franchises which have continued into the 21st Century, like Star Wars, TRON, and Buck Rogers. TechnoRetro Dads is a blend of new stories as old legends are then passed down from one generation to the next.
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