The Magic School Bus

I was never a huge fan of The Magic School Bus because it was totally implausible. And its main purpose was to help kids learn. So unnecessary. I’d learn enough at school. Why would I want to come home, turn on the TV and learn some more? My fourth grade teacher used to put in […]

My Favorite Overweight Child Stars

Growing up as a fat kid it was always tough to find role models. I tried idolizing people like Mikey from the Life Cereal commercials. Then I found out he was long dead from cocaine. Something happened in the 1990s though. Video games got better which meant kids stopped exercising as much. Suddenly there were […]

The Mighty Ducks

Few film franchises have spawned their own cartoon shows and even fewer have stolen tax dollars to put a new hockey arena in a city. The Mighty Ducks managed to do them both. (Emilio Estevez in a denim shirt, Dockers, and a pose that says “Look what I have to deal with!” I also like you […]