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Tag: Cartoons

#CouchWorthy: Creature Commandos: Season 1 Verdict?

Posted on January 9, 2025January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Creature Commandos: Season 1 Verdict?
#CouchWorthy: Creature Commandos: Season 1 Verdict?

“A secret team of incarcerated monsters is the last resort for black ops missions deemed too dangerous for humans…”

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – January 2025

Posted on December 20, 2024February 5, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – January 2025
#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – January 2025

#SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

#SetTheVCR: July 29-August 04, 2024

Posted on July 29, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: July 29-August 04, 2024
#SetTheVCR: July 29-August 04, 2024

You want dynamic TV recommendations? This week’s #SetTheVCR has something for everyone. From blockbusters to Batman to documentaries and director’s cuts. Big week!

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#SetTheVCR: February 26-March 03, 2024

Posted on February 26, 2024October 19, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: February 26-March 03, 2024
#SetTheVCR: February 26-March 03, 2024

Before we road trip into this week’s TV recommendations be sure to yell out Shōgun! From Code 8 to a Spaceman to Napoleon this week’s #SetTheVCR is brimming with stranger characters.

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#CouchWorthy: Retro – The X-Files

Posted on September 10, 2023December 16, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Retro – The X-Files
#CouchWorthy: Retro – The X-Files

30 years ago on September 10, 1993 The X-Files premiered on Fox. Did you watch it? What are your X-Files highlights?

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: Retro – The Spider-Man 67 Cartoon

Posted on September 9, 2023December 16, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Retro – The Spider-Man 67 Cartoon
#CouchWorthy: Retro – The Spider-Man 67 Cartoon

The iconic Spider-Man cartoon ran for September 9, 1967 – June 14, 1970. 3 seasons; 52 inferior episodes.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: Retro – Terminator 2 Teaser

Posted on July 3, 2023December 16, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Retro – Terminator 2 Teaser
#CouchWorthy: Retro – Terminator 2 Teaser

“Skynet goes online August 4th, 1997. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th.”

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TBT: Spider Senses Tingling

Posted on August 18, 2016 By Sammy Younan
TBT: Spider Senses Tingling

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

The greatest life lesson I picked up as a kid…always listen to when your Spider Senses are tingling…

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TBT: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Posted on July 14, 2016 By Sammy Younan
TBT: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Yo…Joe!

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  • #SetTheVCR June 2–8, 2025 TV recommendations image from My Summer Lair, featuring a retro-style television graphic promoting a weekly pop culture column by podcast host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: June 02-08, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Your Presence is required for these TV Recommendations which range from Power Moves to a Resident Alien. #SetTheVCR for Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • #SetTheVCR TV recommendations cover for May 26 – June 1, 2025, from My Summer Lair podcast, highlighting curated weekly streaming and television picks by Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 26 – June 01, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here stories from Birbiglia to Bono: it’s a Brave New World filled with TV Recommendations. Wanna Live The Good Life? Enjoy this week’s #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR cover for May 19–25, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, featuring weekly streaming and TV recommendations curated by host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From Pee-wee Herman to Sherlock Holmes this week’s TV Recommendations are loaded with comedy, angst and drama. Plus for this week’s #SetTheVCR you get to shake it like a Polaroid picture.
  • #SetTheVCR TV guide cover for May 12–18, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, with curated streaming and broadcast recommendations by Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 12-18, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Do you have Heart Eyes for fresh TV Recommendations without all the Overcompensating puns? The puns are here to stay that’s what makes it #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 05-11, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Even with your Poker Face I can tell you’re seeking TV Recommendations for your Safe House. No worries with this week’s #SetTheVCR I got it in The Black Bag.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 28 – May 04, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    April showers bring May TV listings: these TV recommendations cover all Four Seasons. It’s #SetTheVCR where I put the On in Conan.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations can be Havoc; You need help. Well Babygirl: I got you; it's your TV Companion: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I hope you're a light Nightsleeper because the NBA Playoffs start this week. Will a new champion be Minted? Only way to know is to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 07-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    For this week's TV Recommendations we stare into The Abyss and a Black Mirror stares back. Welcome to #SetTheVCR which is about as comfortable and as cool as Morningside.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 31 – April 06, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Secrets and Serial Killers pepper this week’s TV Recommendations. A combo like that can only mean it’s #SetTheVCR.
  • #CouchWorthy: Bono: Stories of SurrenderMay 29, 2025
    Bono: Stories of Surrender is a vivid reimagining of his one-man stage show Stories of Surrender now streaming on Apple TV.
  • #CouchWorthy: Super Team CanadaMay 16, 2025
    Super Team Canada follows six lesser known and underrated Canadian superheroes, tasked with saving the world.
  • #CouchWorthy: Murderbot: Season 1 May 15, 2025
    Murderbot a private security cyborg hides its acquired autonomy, while completing dangerous assignments is simultaneously drawn to humans.
  • #CouchWorthy: Ernest Cole: Lost and Found April 29, 2025
    Raoul Peck's portrait of South African photographer Ernest Cole offers a harrowing history of Apartheid and chronicles an artist in exile.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – April 2025March 28, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – March 2025February 28, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.

  • Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
  • New Book Alert: California Bear
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Music Was Just Getting Good
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Ascent
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: Fantastic Four by Ryan North Volume 2
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?

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