Death to Smoochy

About this episode

The episode explores the dark side of children's programming through the lens of the film 'Death to Smoochy' and discusses Robin Williams' impact on the hosts' childhoods.

Our exit today has us learning about the dark, seedy underbelly of children’s programming. This week, we are talking about Death to Smoochy , written by Adam Resnick and directed by Danny DeVito. Since this is our first chance to talk about Robin Williams, we spend a lot of time focusing on his career and importance in Tripp and Ross' childhoods. But we also talk Fast Times at Ridgemont High , Edward Norton, children's television, the directing career of Danny DeVito, Hoffa , Scream , The Sopranos , our favorite Robin riffs, and a lot of confusion as to when the new Cat in the Hat movie actually comes out. Robin Williams Wins the Oscar Robin Williams on Ellen in Chicago Thememusic by Jonworthymusic. Powered by RiversideFM. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CFF Films⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Ross and friends. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Movies We've Covered on the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Letterboxd. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Movies Recommended on the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Letterboxd.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tripp Burton, Ross Bratin

Topics covered

• children's programming
• Robin Williams
• Danny DeVito
• comedy films
• television history

Keywords

• Death to Smoochy
• Robin Williams
• Danny DeVito
• children's television
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Death to Smoochy, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Hoffa, Scream, The Sopranos, Cat in the Hat

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