Sunday, April 12, 2026

Flopcast 727: Hard Knock Flop

We've been poking through our stack of old Dynamite magazines again, and we fished out a good one. This issue is from 1982, and the cover features Aileen Quinn, star of Annie. Inside we learn that Annie auditions were held in Boston! We should have slipped into a curly red wig and tried out. Also: Weird sherbet recipes! The Mayor at the Baseball Hall of Fame! The Dynamite Duo at summer camp! A futuristic flying monkey known as the Flunkey! How to eat a taco! The secret history of the popsicle! Darth Vader's birthday! Facts of Life underwear! Styx vs. Air Supply! An angry Star Trek fan! Dynamite Bummers! And lots more early 80s silliness. Dynamite was the best. It hasn't been published since the early 90s, but we're still trying to renew our subscription.

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Show Notes

You heard Aileen Quinn at the top of this episode. Check out her band!

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Alas, the Dynamite Duo did not have the power to fight bears, and so all the campers were eaten that night.

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The flunkey and rabbuck come from After Man: A Zoology of the Future by Dougal Dixon. (Did you know there was a Speculative Evolution Wiki? The internet really does have everything.)

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Quick, which one is Air Supply? No cheating!