Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Summary: <p>Emil, leave those fish alone! It's time to relax, settle in, and enjoy the penultimate edition of MiDDLiNG DeLiGHTS.</p> <p>00:00 COLD OPEN: The "Don't Leave Britton" song makes its debut with the rap stylings of special guest MC Open Mic.</p> <p>001:31 THEME SONG: Bask in the song stylings of Lord Morgan Hall Phillips for less than a minute.</p> <p>02:12 Sean worries about Britton and relays the pager message about Babs Blight.</p> <p>03:07 EPISODE INTRO: Show must go on! Quick re-cap of the Planeteers cast. </p> <p>04:20 Mike runs down the penultimate show itinerary, introducing Mark McCray, author and podcast host of The Best Saturday of Our Lives. Mike also teases a secret guest on our Very Special Correspondent Segment.</p> <p>05:55 Welcome to our new listener Emil Sandvik from Seldovia, Alaska.</p> <p>06:20 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! These pencil shavings aren't cleaning themselves, Britton. And last Friday was Earth Day, oops! Next year.</p> <p>7:25 GUEST INTERVIEW: Premiere cartoon historian Mark McCray joins the program to discuss the original series C<em>aptain Planet & the Planeteers</em>. #DIC, #Tom_Cruise, #Levar_Burton, #Whoopi_Goldberg, #Ed_Asner, #Dean_Stockwell, #Martin_Sheen, #Meg_Ryan, #Sting, etc. </p> <p>Mark discusses "Pro-Social" programming in Saturday animation. #Elizabeth_Taylor, #Neil_Patrick_Harris, #DanicaMcKeller </p> <p>20:24 Mark picks the Episode 6 publish date: Summer Solistice, Tuesday, June 21st, and agrees to come back as guest to celebrate. </p> <p>21:15 VERY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SEGMENT: Matt introduces and welcomes <em>THE </em>Captain Planet to the show. It's a horribly depressing listen, honestly. So remorseful and hopeless. You will probably want a bath and a nap afterward. Also, get the inside dish on Linka and Wheeler!!!</p> <p>26:10 LISTENER TWEET: Captain Planet apologies personally to our listener Emil Sandvik.</p> <p>27:30 Matt breaks off the interview with Captain Planet as things take an emotional turn. Tune into MiDDLiNG DeLiGHTS Episode 6 <em>The New Adventures of Captain Planet </em>for the equally despairing conclusion.</p> <p>28:20 NEXT EPISODE TEASE</p> <p>28:33 #DONTLEAVEBRITTON Stay safe Britton, you beautiful boy!</p> <p>28:38 "Don't Leave Britton" Reprise with Matt's spoken intro.</p> <p>30:07 END</p> <p>Photo: NATIONAL SECRETARY WEEK - DPLA - 54b459f97ca39dc9d8a8a107230b414e.jpg via Wikipedia:Public Domain.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>
