About this episode

Dave Hughes, an editor at Adult Swim, discusses his experiences and insights into animation and media production.

If I had a time machine, I'd go right back to the start of this recording session just to experience it again. Joining us is "Time Machine" editor Dave Hughes , one of the last remaining original employees at Adult Swim. When he isn't curating Adult Swim Smalls , producing the instant classic Haha, You Clowns , or running the long-standing Off the Air , Dave is building a legendary resume that includes Beavis and Butt-Head , Celebrity Deathmatch , and Space Ghost Coast to Coast . I bet if he had a time machine, he'd go back and do something like invest in Apple in the 90's. But not me, man. Not me. Dave also gave me a rough cut of "Time Machine", which I then blab to you about. Other topics discussed include the limited - yet impactful - vocabulary of calculators, the forgotten history of MTV's groundbreaking animation, and why Bret Michaels is gonna sue my ass back to the stone ages. Talk about a time machine! R E F E R E N C E S • Time Machine Rough Cut Screenshots: https://www.dancingisforbidden.com/blog/time-machine-rough-cut-stills/ • Lowe Country (2007): https://www.adultswim.com/videos/specials/lowe-country • Adult Swim Smalls ( new every week! )…

People in this episode

Host: Ronnie Neeley

Guest: Dave Hughes

Topics covered

• time travel
• animation history
• Adult Swim
• interviews
• media production
• pop culture

Keywords

• Adult Swim
• Dave Hughes
• time machine
• animation
• Beavis and Butt-Head
• Celebrity Deathmatch
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
• Lowe Country
• media production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adult Swim, Adult Swim Smalls, Beavis and Butt-Head, Celebrity Deathmatch, Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Books & works: Haha, You Clowns, Time Machine, Lowe Country

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