The Muppet Show with Christopher Reeve

Way back on KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #66: Make Life A Jamboree Ken and Dana chat a lot about Muppets. Ken even does some impressions.

The episode isn't online at the moment... but hey... Christopher Reeve on The Muppet Show is!

WATCH:

Ken's fainting tweets

KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #204: Meatlife Crisis has a discussion of Ken's fainting spell at Walt Disney World.

Here are the Tweets that he and Dana talked about:

Itch Sticks!

KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #204: Meatlife Crisis features a brief mention of "Itch Sticks."

Dana says he brings them with him when he travels.

I wondered what that was. It's a Benadryl stick:

I had assumed it was some kind of joint.

The Alamo Drafthouse on Slaughter Lane

KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #204: Meatlife Crisis the boys talk about the Alamo Drafthouse on Slaughter Lane in Austin Texas!

It's a beautiful theater, take a look:

Rudys!

KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #204: Meatlife Crisis Ken and Dana talk about Rudy's BBQ "sause."

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KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #204: Meatlife Crisis

KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #204: Meatlife Crisis is out!

Ken & Dana Ken & Dana return with rubs, meat hangovers, hamburger legs, and Fainty McGee.

Listen! Go: KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #204: Meatlife Crisis

Orange Bird

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #203: Trek-a-doodle Ken and talk about some Orange Bird cups from Walt Disney World.

From the Disney Wiki:
The Orange Bird was created in 1970 as a mascot for the Florida Citrus Commission in exchange for them sponsoring the Tropical Serenade attraction in the Magic Kingdom.
Accompanied by singer Anita Bryant, the two appeared in ads for Florida oranges and Bryant narrated a record album telling the character's story. Eventually, the bird would fade into obscurity when Disney and the FCC severed their ties in 1987.
Years later, at Tokyo Disneyland in 2004, the Orange Bird would experience a revival as the Japanese became infatuated with the character and the character received a lot of merchandising to coincide with Japan's annual Orange Day on April 14. The Orange Bird has since returned in merchandising to Walt Disney World in time for the 40th anniversary of the resort and the character. Eventually, on April 17, 2012, the Orange Bird made a proper return to the Sunshine Tree Terrace.

Here is the full story... with Anita Bryant:     

Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #203: Trek-a-doodle Ken and Dana can't recall the name of "Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges." They have all the words and cannot organize the words.

Ken also calls Bluto "Pluto" at one point.

Here is a video of the attraction:

Make your own Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice

After KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #203: Trek-a-doodle were you anxious to try these beverages but lacking the means to get to Orlando?

Here ya go:

From Yahoo answers:

Ingredients: 

5 cups apple juice 

1 cup pumpkin puree 

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 

Directions: 

1) Combine all in a large pitcher and stir well 

2) Let it sit for an hour in the refrigerator 

3) Strain it (if too thick) 

4) Chill or serve iced

From OrlandoInformer:
Butterbeer
2 liter cream soda
2 tablespoons Butter extract
2 teaspoons rum extract
*drop the extracts into the 2 liter bottle, put on cap and slowly rotate until combined.
Cream topping
1 7oz container of marshmallow creme
1 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon rum extract
*add all items together in an electric mixer and combine until smooth.
Pour the butterbeer into a glass,  drizzle with the cream topping, and enjoy!

Universal Studios Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice

KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #203: Trek-a-doodle Ken and Dana talk about Universal Studios Pumpkin Juice and Butterbeer.

The Harry Potter wiki says:

Butterbeer is a popular wizarding beverage described as tasting "a little bit like less-sickly butterscotch."

Butterbeer is served cold in bottles and hot in "foaming tankards".In Hogsmeade, it's sold at The Three Broomsticks and The Hog's Head, although the fact that the latter pub's stock was described as "very dusty" suggests that it was not sold there very often. In Diagon Alley, the drink has been known to be sold at the Leaky Cauldron.

At the Hog's Head, customers are charged two sickles per Butterbeer (£0.60 approximately), but it is not certain whether this is a universal price for the drink, or if the price of the drink varies from location to location.

Pumpkin juice is a beverage made from pumpkins. Manufactured since 1837 by London Pumpkins & Sons, it is extremely popular in the wizarding world, particularly among the students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is drunk at any occasion, such as breakfast, lunch, at feasts or on other occasions. It seems to have taken on the same role that orange juice has in the Muggle world, though orange juice is sometimes consumed in the wizarding world as well.

Pumpkin juice is readily available, and can be purchased on the Hogwarts Express. Severus Snape threatened Harry in his fourth year that he might slip Veritaserum in his evening pumpkin juice while believing that Harry stole his potion ingredients. Dolores Umbridge offered Harry Potter pumpkin juice in 1996 when she wanted to secretly administer Veritaserum to him, but he chose tea instead. Prior to a Quidditch match in his sixth year, Ron Weasley believed that Harry had slipped Felix Felicis into his morning juice to help him play perfectly.

In the podcast Ken says "pumpkins don't go bad" to which Dana replies "haven't you ever seen one a week after Halloween?"

The label does indicate it needs to be refrigerated, but only after opening.

Exciting!

What could this be?

Tom Kenny is the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants here is a photo of Ken with Tom (as well as Paul and Storm and DC Pierson) at a Bob's Big Boy in 2011:

I'm excited to see what becomes of this! You may remember this great Christmas treat from Ken and Stan Lee:

Star Tours 2.0

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #203: Trek-a-doodle Ken and Dana talk about Star Tours 2.0:



Ken also mention the AT-AT in front of the ride:

Teenager killed in remote-control helicopter accident

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #203: Trek-a-doodle Dana mentions the horrible accident where a man was partially decapitated by an RC helicopter.

Here are some details from The NY Post:

A Queens teenager’s obsession with high-powered model helicopters ended in gruesome death yesterday, when one of his beloved toy whirlybirds spun out of control in a Brooklyn park and scalped him, sources said.
Roman Pirozek, 19, — a chopper aficionado who bragged about his exploits on YouTube — was piloting the small machine at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend at around 3:40 p.m., when something went horribly wrong, cops said.
The toy aircraft turned toward the teen as he tried to pull off an unusual stunt. It hit him at high speed with the rotors spinning into his head and taking out “good chunk,” law enforcement sources said.
A handful of his friends watched in horror.

Read more here.

The high-end RC helicopter has a blade span of 62 inches, with a rotor that spins at more than 2,000rpm. It weighs a little over six pounds.

Jammie Dodgers

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #202: Too Hot To Tot Ken and Dana talk about Jammie Dodgers.

It's a popular cookie in the UK.

According to Wikipedia:
The biscuit has been mentioned several times in the British science fiction programme Doctor Who. Lead actor Matt Smith has described Jammie Dodgers as "The Eleventh Doctor's favourite snack".[citation needed] Most prominently, in the episode "Victory of the Daleks" (2010), The Doctor attempts to pass one off as a remote self-destruct button for his TARDIS. He also mentioned that he required a dozen Jammie Dodgers in his list of items needed to retrieve the child calling the president in the episode The Impossible Astronaut. In the episode The Bells of Saint John, he leaves a plate of Jammie Dodgers for his new companion.

Ken tweeted a photo of the bag:

A Bit of a Chat with James Urbaniak 3

Over on FRED Ken posted a new chat with actor James Urbaniak!

It's a good one! Check it out:
A Bit of a Chat with James Urbaniak 3.