• 18 - A Boy, an Alien…and Also a Cat

  • Nov 7 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
  • Podcast

18 - A Boy, an Alien…and Also a Cat

  • Summary

  • Today we look to the stars, but not before we clean the lasagna out of the litter box. That’s right, we are covering two nostalgic throwbacks! One is widely considered a classic, and the other flies a little below the radar. See if you can guess which is which. But lucky for us, both feature some candy, candy, candy, candy.

    We’ll begin with a short, animated special that follows Garfield the cat on his very first trick-or-treating adventure. And he’s invited Odie, you and us along for the ride. After that animated appetizer, we revisit the Steven Spielberg + John Williams juggernaut, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He may be ugly, but he’s endearing. Also kids in the 80’s were crazy. The era did bring us some iconic, cinema soundtracks, so we also have an audio quiz to get us in the mood.

    We also mentioned a few links on the episode that we’ll include below. And if you scroll down a little further you can vote on the Spotify poll to let us know what you think. Do either of these hold up?! If you have suggestions for future episodes, we’d love to hear them at ideas@WDYT.show⁠.


    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Seasonal Activities

    06:47 Quiz on Movie Themes and John Williams

    13:50 Review of Garfield Halloween Special

    25:34 Introducing E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    34:43 What's more 'alien?' The alien, or a 1980's family?

    43:01 Stories about dissection and school pranks

    46:25 E.T.'s Influence on Elliott's Life

    52:50 The Quest to Phone Home

    56:15 The Climactic Home Invasion

    01:03:44 Understanding the Adult Perspective

    01:10:01 The Chase and the Iconic Flight Scene

    01:13:10 Emotional Goodbyes and Themes of Loss

    01:17:23 The Legacy of E.T. and Spielberg's Influence

    01:21:03 What Do We Think [of This]?!

    01:26:27 Closing the Loop on the Addams Family and Venom?

    01:33:50 What's Coming? (Jeff can't take a hint)


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    Lots of Links

    Move Theme Quiz Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4CE5OnkfIExop2Jx3EKRUa?si=1ef923cf2f9b4f71

    Garfield Halloween Special: https://youtu.be/X3FJePrGZb8?si=OQvUHLAqmzKNf2e4

    Looney Tunes | The Most Frightful Time of the Year: https://youtu.be/5TzZUjcydtE?si=yyxoFEF_RCjRi6eu

    The Addams Family Reunion [Trailer]: https://youtu.be/McfQO8HRriE?si=27ybwdNbpVcpvODf

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