“Didn’t Skull Ring already do this one on April 10th of 2025?” I hear you cry. No, this is a different one than that one. That was 25 Polka Greats Volume 1 (to which there was no Volume 2). This … Continue reading The 30 January Night Thread of “25 Polka & Waltz Greats” by K-Tel
This marks one of the rare times when K-Tel puts out a compilation of a single group and not just a cash grab of 20 popular songs. Don’t be dismayed– there’s still 20 songs. The Irish Rovers are a Canadian … Continue reading The 29 January Night Thread of “The Irish Rovers Special” by K-Tel
K-Tel released this gem in 1972 in Canada, and launched a billion rockabilly bands by accident. There’s only five here I don’t know, but maybe I would if I actually heard them. A1 Chuck Berry– MaybellineA2 Gene Vincent– Be Bop-A-LulaA3 … Continue reading The 28 January Night Thread of “25 Rock Revival Greats Vol. 2” by K-Tel
Forty, count ’em, FORTY songs! About 6 of them are good. 20 Electrifying HitsA1 Ray Stevens– Everything Is BeautifulA2 Tokens– Lion Sleeps Tonight A3 Beverly Bremers– Don’t Say You Don’t Remember A4 Stylistics– You Are EverythingA5 Ronnie Dyson– Why Can’t … Continue reading The 27 January Night Thread of “20 Electrifying Hits (Plus Bonus 20 Hits of the 60’s)” by K-Tel
K-Tel’s 20 Power Hits was released in Japan in 1972. Japanese teens used to love Glen Campbell. A1 Three Dog Night– Joy To The WorldA2 The Grass Roots– Two Divided By LoveA3 Marc Bolan, T. Rex– Telegram SamA4 The Mamas … Continue reading The 26 January Night Thread of “20 Power Hits” from K-Tel
K-Tel’s Gems of the 70’s was released in New Zealand in 1972. The title Gems of the First Couple Years of the 70’s is a little unwieldly, so I get why they did what they did. A1 Tony Christie– Is … Continue reading The 25 January Night Thread of “Gems of the 70’s” from K-Tel
32 years ago today, Alice In Chains released their EP, Jar of Flies. The EP, named after a third grade science experiment conducted by guitarist Jerry Cantrell, is certified quadruple platinum in the United States. Which track is your favorite? Continue reading The 25 January 2026 Day Thread of Jar of Flies
Today’s Gumball thread goes out to Season 3’s “The Saint,” the first focus episode for Alan, Gumball’s one-sided nemesis, whose only crime is being perfectly kind and sweet in a way that makes Gumball insecure about his own personality. Gumball … Continue reading The Day Thread Is Too Pure for This World
Today’s Gumball thread goes out to Season 3’s “The Question,” a high-concept installment that serves as one of the best examples of the show’s Calvin & Hobbes influence. After tripping hard on sugary cereal, Gumball and Darwin come to the … Continue reading The Day Thread Has a Big Question
Today’s Gumball thread is dedicated to one of the series’ most memorable, and surprisingly earnest, episodes: Season 3’s “The Shell.” Gumball has, in the series up to this point, had an intermittently-reciprocated crush on a peanut-antler-girl named Penny. After a … Continue reading Excuse my French, but this Day Thread is total BAGUETTE!
Today’s Gumball thread is dedicated to the series’s first real “mythos” episode: Season 3’s “The Void,” in which Gumball and Darwin investigate a missing and forgotten classmate whose disappearance left scars in reality itself. They dig up clues leading to … Continue reading The Day Thread Explores the Void
Today’s Gumball header is dedicated to season 3’s “The Gripes.” Gumball and Darwin complain so much one day that the townsfolk assume they must be poor and living in squalor, and so rally to save them from their horrible conditions. Continue reading The Day Thread Has Some Gripes
Today’s Gumball header goes out to Season 3’s “The Name,” in which Gumball—who has been going by the nickname “Gumball” as far back as he can remember—learns that his real name is Zach. This causes a total personality shift, with … Continue reading The Day Thread’s Real Name Is Zach.
Vampire movies. There are a lot of them. Believe me, your fellow commenter DourifLeMoko. That there are so many of them and I could think of so many that I liked got me thinking one day, “What am I missing?” … Continue reading Day Thread of One Hundred Vampire Movies
“Are you getting FRESH with me, dipstick?”Today’s Gumball OT goes to what I’d name as the single funniest episode of the series, and one of the funniest TV episodes I’ve ever seen, Season 2’s “The Sweaters.” Gumball and Darwin meet … Continue reading The Day Thread Has Two Sweaters On, and It’s Wearing Neither of Them.
Today’s Gumball header honors Season 2’s “The Tape,” one of the earliest of TAWOG’s great anthology-format episodes. This one has the overall conceit of a reel of Watterson family home movies—later episodes to take a similar format would use a … Continue reading The Day Thread Gets Muscles, and Scores Some Girls from… Brussels!
Another Gumball day thread, celebrating Season 2’s “The Sidekick,” in which Tobias procrastinates indefinitely on giving G&D back a borrowed video game, and Darwin, feeling insecure about living in Gumball’s shadow, demands to take point on a shenanigan for once. … Continue reading The Day Thread Steals a Mom
Once again, looking at a standout episode of The Amazing World of Gumball for today’s header. Season 2’s “The Job” features unemployable stay-at-home dad Richard Watterson doing the unthinkable and getting a job delivering pizza. Gumball and Darwin have to … Continue reading Pizza, pizza, DAY THREAD! Pizza, pizza, DAY THREAD!
comicalArchitect in the hizzle with another Gumball header. This one’s dedicated to Season 1’s “The Spoon,” in which Gumball and Darwin are sent to the corner store for some last-minute gift shopping, only to get caught up in a heist … Continue reading Oh no, the Day Thread’s got a SPOON!
Your best friend comicalArchitect here, with the first of a series of OT headers covering especially memorable episodes of The Amazing World of Gumball, my all-time favorite television series. Season 1 is definitely the worst season of Gumball, operating much … Continue reading The Day Thread Wants More Kids!
Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla are a duo of Puerto Rican artists. Ted Chiang is an author. He wrote “Story of Your Life,” which was adapted into the film Arrival. Chiang’s story “The Great Silence” was used as the text … Continue reading The 24 November 2025 Emergency Day Thread of The Great Silence
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