Bonus Credit 53 - Deep, Confusing Stuff for Certain People (Patreon)

In these uncertain times, the Insert Credit Bonus Credit just might be the most reliable and delightful thing to exist across all realities. This one features Frank’s opinions on recent Batman and Ren & Stimpy cartoons, exercises in greatfulness that bring the whole panel together, and Swampfeld. Plus, the triumphant return of the Jaffe & Esper Comix Games and Cards Zone for Cool Kids!

A SMALL DESCRIPTION OF EPISODES PULLED FROM:

• (Ep. 370) Pre-show. Frank and Jaffe exchange thoughts on Batman: Caped Crusader, the new animated series on Amazon, and the difficulties of standing in the shadow of the original Animated Series. YOU get to take a listen BEHIND THE SCENES as we EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL that we recorded episodes 369 and 370 in the same session for scheduling purposes. Brandon changes clothes to maintain that illusion. That one episode of Seinfeld with a different theme song gets brought up again. Taylor Swift’s podcast is all about sports betting. Beyonce was playing Rhythm Heaven in that Nintendo DS commercial.

• (Ep. 370) Post-show. Ash has more to say about hope. Brandon clarifies his feelings on hope. Jaffe thinks the Avatar skins in Fortnite are ugly! An attractive podcast editor wonders aloud if any early Fortnite diehards got upset when they started adding Jango Fett and Captain America. Bluesky is still figuring itself out, but you should block liberally.

• (Ep. 371) Pre-show. Ash explains which monster movies to watch while high. Frank got those little Mario Karts with cameras built in as a present for himself and for his cats. Brandon is forced to play games he is unsure about.

• (Ep. 371) Extended break. The panel reconsiders their remaining choices for Insert Credit Annual #6.

• (Ep. 372) Pre-show. Frank discovers an entire new season of Ren & Stimpy on an internet. Special guest merritt k doesn’t need the link to it, but Ash does. Paramount is just sittin’ on that Popeye license.

• (Ep. 372) Post-show. Brandon turned it into Yahoo Wippie. Luigi is dominating the incentives. The Video Game History Foundation has the first ever prize awarded by GDQ.

• The J&ECGaCZfCK Returns! Jaffe undergoes an unburdening exercise by revealing his Game of the Year pick, Esper assigns Magic: the Gathering color identity to the Insert Credit panelists, and the two discuss FAR SECTOR, the Green Lantern space noir mystery with sex and drugs and great art and kind of a busted plot.