In honor of Kevin's trip to the dentist and the Iceland soccer manager actually being a dentist, Mike, Tommy and Kevin examine possible nicknames for the Mighty Ducks based on their profession. Plus, they answer the question: blood, breath, or urine? Show Notes The guy who thinks Bitcoin will get to 250,000 by 2022 is Tim Draper a venture capital billionaire. Bitcoin price as of this show is $6,134. That's a long way to go to $200,000 in four years. Heimir "The Dentist" Hallgrimsson is a legend....
Jun 28, 2018•43 min
Mike, Tommy, and Kevin tackle another Mighty Ducks Minute. This time it's the scene in the alley where the Ducks find the Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions and have a run-in with the Hawks. Did the Hawks insults cross the line? How tall is Fulton? Show Notes The Hawks outfits: This is the is the cover featuring Ashley Montana (or Ashley Richardson). It came out in February 1991. Fulton towering over McGill and Larson: Jesse Hall's clothing: Karp's hat. I can't really make out what any of the ...
Jun 13, 2018•33 min
Mike, Tommy and Kevin are back together once again. They hear about Kevin's exploits in Japan and how he almost became a trillionaire before discussing the footage of a young Gordon Bombay. Was it from a documentary? Was it a home movie? Show Notes If you missed it last week: Quackolyte Sean created a Mighty Ducks edition of NHL 94 Mighty Ducks. Step by step instructions on how to download/play: Download the Gens Emulator. Download Sean's Mighty Ducks version on NHL 94. This thread then explains...
Jun 07, 2018•33 min
With Tommy and Kevin "honoring America", Mike rides solo for the first time in podcast history. With the help of the Quackolytes, Mike pinpoints exactly which North Stars game the Mighty Ducks went to and answers a few Quack Questions. Show Notes Thanks again to Quackolyte Sean for his creation of NHL 94 Mighty Ducks edition. Step by step instructions: Download the Gens Emulator. Download Sean's Mighty Ducks version on NHL 94. This thread then explains how to play online. (You'll need to downloa...
May 31, 2018•21 min
With Kevin still gone, actress Susan Chambers steps in as a replacement. Susan was a stand-in for Kathryn Erbe in D2. She talks about what that actually entailed, what she took from it, rejecting Emilio Estevez, and weird commercials she has been in. Show Notes Thanks to Susan for coming on. You can get more info on her at see her reel -- including the weird commercials -- at susanchambersactress.com. Also, here is her IMDB. Susan Chambers: Kathryn Erbe: Here is the trailer for In the Name of Go...
May 17, 2018•35 min
With Kevin in Japan, Mike and Tommy take a look at another Mighty Ducks minute. This time it's the staredown between the Hawks and the Ducks before the state championship game. Who has the best mean mug? Hair? Also, did Goldberg ever want to play hockey? Show Notes Why are they standing side-by-side? (Also, the NH stands for New Hope. It is this rink on Google Maps.) Karp's "Do something face": What is Terry mouthing? Jesse and Banks: Goldberg: Here is probably the best shot of the crowd. Full i...
May 10, 2018•27 min
We're switching it up this week and handing the reins over to NPR's Only A Game Podcast. Producer Martin Kessler interviewed Mike, Tommy, and Kevin for his story on how Iceland became the D2 villain. In this episode we play Martin's entire story. Show Notes Thanks to Only A Game, especially Martin, for letting us be a small piece of the story. Follow only a game on Twitter: @OnlyAGameNPR, and on the Facebook page. Also give our man Martin a follow at @MartinKessler91. The infamous beach ball cru...
Apr 26, 2018•14 min
Scott Whyte joins the podcast to talke about how he went from a Slim Jim commercial with Macho Man Randy Savage to playing both Gunnar Stahl and Scooter the goalie. He explains learning an Icelandic accent, what he said to Jesse Hall, how he almost added "Crazy Dave" the comic relief guy to his roles in D3 and much, much more. Show Notes Thanks to Scott Whyte for being a true scholar and a gentleman. Follow him on Twitter and on Instagram and his YouTube channel. Here's his IMDB. You've definite...
Apr 19, 2018•53 min
Mike and Kevin tackle the D3 novelization while Tommy celebrates his anniversary (allegedly). In the book they meet 'Gary Goldberg', find Charlie to be even worse than before, and ponder if anything was going on between Mendoza and Julie 'The Cat' Gaffney. Show Notes If you missed our interview with Ryan Wotherspoon, listen to it here. Our D1 novelization came in Episode 152. D2 came in Episode 153. You can read all the novelizations at queertet.net. No junior varsity championship banners up the...
Apr 12, 2018•42 min
Ryan Wotherspoon, also known as "Excited fan No. 8" (or No. 10, or No. 1), joins the pod to talk about life as an extra during Minnesota's film explosion. He dishes on Emilio Estevez's memory, sitting with dummies, Arnold Schwarzenegger cursing at him, and more. Show Notes Here is Ryan's IMDB. Check out his work at Speed Bump Intros. He's the male vocalist on the 80's, Country, and Oldies jingles on the site. This is him singing. He's effing good: Jingle All the Way with a 16 percent on Rotten T...
Apr 05, 2018•42 min
On Tuesday, Deadspin released a blasphemous video that called the Mighty Ducks "mediocre." Mike, Tommy, and Kevin examine the break down the video point by point, to show just how off the mark the video is. Show Notes Here is the link the Deadspin review of the Mighty Ducks. There are multiple podcasts about The Simpsons out there, including The Simpsons Show , Talking Simpsons, and Four Finger Discount. The Simpsons are on season No. 29. Duck call to Hannah's husband for having the movie and po...
Mar 29, 2018•35 min
Mike, Tommy, and Kevin talk way too long about young Gordon Bombay's cryptocurrency operation and Kevin's cratering investments before getting into the conclusion of the D2 novelization. Once they get there they discover a love triangle and a brutal crime. Show Notes Here is John Oliver going after Brock Pierce: An open letter on Medium from EOS mentioned that Brock Pierce was no longer with the company. Apparently Pierce was no longer with the company by the time Oliver's episode aired. Duck ca...
Mar 15, 2018•45 min
Mike, Tommy, and Kevin are back discussing the Mighty Ducks novelizations. The D2 version is so good it had to be split into two different podcasts. In part one they discover a feud over Connie between Guy Germaine and Luis Mendoza. Elsewhere Portman loses his Nirvana tape. Show Notes Go to the shop. Use SHIP18 for free shipping. We talked about the novelization of D1 in Episode 151. Did Bombay pass out from his knee injury? Hans' has removed Jan's name from the sport shop: Winnipeg has a popula...
Mar 08, 2018•40 min
Mike, Tommy and Kevin dive deep into the rarely talked about novelization of the Mighty Ducks. They learn a number of new background facts, spot some contradictions and question why author Jordan Horowitz hated Karp as much as they do. Show Notes If you haven't filled out the listener survey yet, you can fill it out here. As for the affiliate links, we've been approved by iTunes. Will work on getting Amazon. How it works: we provide our link and a small portion of the cost of what you buy is red...
Feb 27, 2018•39 min
Mike, Tommy, and Kevin tackle another Mighty Ducks minute. This time they look at the Hawks' attempt to foil the Ducks' roundup, how Fulton Reed assaulted three Hawks players at the same the time, and whether there was some product promotion hidden in D2. Show Notes Mighty Ducks quote of the day: "They won't know what hit them." Please click this link and fill out this survey Thanks again to Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) for answering our question. Kevin was wrong and right: It was NBC, not ABC, th...
Feb 01, 2018•39 min
Mike, Tommy, and Kevin convene for the first time since the biggest news story since Watergate broke: There is a Mighty Ducks TV series in the works. The crew shares what they know, reveals some rumors and discusses what they'd like to see out of the series. Show Notes Mighty Ducks quote of the week: "The Quack Attack is back, Jack!" Good work by Lesley Goldberg to break this story. Follow her on Twitter: @Snoodit. You can read the full Hollywood Reporter story here. Disney's SVOD service is ten...
Jan 25, 2018•41 min
Mike, Tommy, and Kevin welcome in 2017 #QuackQuestion of the year winner Zach to talk about how he got so many votes so quickly, his Angels in the Outfield/Mighty Ducks crossover and life as a traveling salesman in Iowa. They then pass the torch and take on a #QuackQuestion. Show Notes Mighty Ducks quote of the day: “You’ve got the fast glove.” Thanks to Zach for joining the program. He won #QuackQuestion of the year with 72 percent of the vote. Zach's #QuackQuestion came during the Turkey Leg c...
Jan 18, 2018•35 min
In their first podcast of 2018, Mike, Tommy, and Kevin break down exactly what happened in OT of the 1973 Minnesota Peewee state championship game after Gordon Bombay missed his penalty shot. They also reveal the winner of 2017 #QuackQuestion of the Year. Show Notes The article by @joyceeng61 was Which TV Kevin had the best 2016? The Oscars are March 8. JAC Redford, from Episode 139, arranged and orchestrated Skyfall, which won the Oscar for best original song in 2013. Don't thing he technically...
Jan 11, 2018•34 min
We've reached the end of the year. That means it's time to decide the #QuackQuestion of the year. Meet the five nominees and vote determine the 2017 winner. Also, thanks for another great year. Show Notes The #QuackQuestion of the year nominees: Zach Grouwinkel: "Did Roger see an angel with Julie the Cat and is that the real reason Bombay put her in goal to stop Gunnar?" (Episode 113) Altin: "Whatever happened to Terri the cocktail waitress in D2? Did she ever become head of production for a maj...
Dec 28, 2017•30 min
Mike, Tommy and Kevin welcome Marsh and Brian back for one final round of Mighty Ducks trivia. This time though, it takes on a whole different format. Both worthy competitors battle it out but only one can go home with the coveted No. 1 Quackolyte mug. (Unless the other just buys it from our shop.) Show Notes Here's an episode of Win Ben Stein's Money. We were kind of/sort of replicating the final round: "Whoomp! There it is" was the soundtrack of the 90s: Here's Hans' cash register with the tot...
Dec 14, 2017•32 min
[powerpress} Mike, Tommy and Kevin recorded a normal podcast, but decided after that it could use a little more work. Because of that, this abbreviated pod is solely the trivia semifinals between Marsh and Nick. Who will win and be one step away from the No. 1 Quackolyte mug? Show Notes The shop promo code is: CHEERf5b49d. Here is the Washington Post story Tommy talked about at the top of the show. Thanks in advanced for understanding. If we can the right people it should be good. Thanks to @Con...
Nov 30, 2017•14 min
In this special Thanksgiving episode, Mike, Tommy (remotely), and Kevin discuss what a Mighty Ducks Thanksgiving table would look like. Charlie seems like he can cook. Is that true or a mirage based on limited sample size? Which Duck brings what dish? Happy Thanksgiving! Show Notes Addams Family Values: surprisingly good move. It has a 73 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Charlie's cooking abilities: Jan's Hasenpfeffer and Eggs: Here's the fateful Hey Arnold pizza puff explosion. The Turkey Leg Challe...
Nov 23, 2017•34 min
Mike and Kevin -- Tommy is absent -- take a look at the original Mighty Ducks and how, despite saying they're from different places in D2, they end up in the same school. Are they just saying where they were born or is there a more complicated solution? Also, the semifinals of trivia finally commences. Show Notes Just a reminder, free shipping in the shop with promo code CHEERf5b49d. Shoutout to Kevin's sister Megan for covering our travel expenses to Europe to meet Andy. Thanks to Sara (@avice0...
Nov 16, 2017•37 min
Mike, Tommy, and Kevin go back to giving different Mighty Ducks characters spinoffs. This time they focus on Adam Banks and pick up his story as he stuggles to stay in the professional ranks while being addicted to painkillers. Also an internet outage derails trivia but the trio discovers some new internet mysteries. Show Notes FREE SHIPPING IN THE SHOP: Use CHEERf5b49d to get free shipping (U.S. AND International) through Dec. 15. Thanks to Andy for the email. We talked to Steve Brill in Episod...
Nov 02, 2017•35 min
Mike, Tommy and Kevin return to talk about another Mighty Ducks minute. This time they examine Fulton and Charlie vomiting into the same trash can, why Charlie thinks he can play hockey his whole life, and Conway's jewelry choices. Show Notes The website with all the minute podcasts is moviesbyminutes.com. We talked about the minute right before this in Episode 103. Charlie and Fulton puking in the same trash can. To the juniors point. Ryan Francis is 15 years old and is playing for the Cape Bre...
Oct 26, 2017•37 min
Emmy and Oscar nominated composer/orchestrator J.A.C. Redford decided it to slum it with the no-award winning Mike, Tommy, and Kevin. Redford talks his illustrious career, composing D2 and D3, how Melissa Etheridge got cut out of D2, orchestrating and arranging an Adele song, and much more. Show Notes Thanks to J.A.C. for coming on. Check out his website at jacredford.com. He also has his own Wikipedia page. We didn't really give him enough credit. You've definitely heard his work at some point ...
Oct 12, 2017•39 min
Mike and Kevin (Tommy is absent) take a #QuackQuestion from Brendan on just how exactly Wolf Stansson even reached the NHL. How does a player from Iceland even get discovered? They then stumble into how Wolf's recruiting of dual nationals led the the quick rise and fall of Icelandic hockey. Show Notes Thanks to Brendan (@bkshaughn) for the #QuackQuestion. Full text of the question: I know you guys have said on the pod that Russ's star turn in D2 was perhaps the greatest story in sports, but the ...
Sep 28, 2017•31 min
Rob Lieberman, director of D3, joins Mike, Tommy, and Kevin to talk about how he went from Buffalo to Los Angeles, making iconic commercials, inheriting D3, making hockey scenes look realistic, and why they had to cut windows into an ice rink. Show Notes Here is the Oreo cookie commercial that Rob made that became a smashing success: And here is the China version: No word on what those original two kids are doing now. There are plenty of other versions on YouTube. You can see the McDonald's Supe...
Sep 21, 2017•37 min
Mike, Tommy, and Kevin recount the chain of events that led to Gordon Bombay becoming Team USA's Junior Goodwill Games head coach. Why was Jan pitching Bombay to be the coach while he was still in the minors? Did Hans and Jan pay Norbert for the hit?
Sep 14, 2017•33 min
Mike, Tommy and Kevin get back to their roots and back to some Quack Questions. They discuss how Gordon Bombay would fare as a prosecutor instead of a defense attorney and what high school superlatives the Mighty Ducks would win. Plus, the trivia quarterfinals get underway. Show Notes Send us your thoughts for the Hasenpfeffer Challenge. Thanks to @ForzaMilanx1899 for the #QuackQuestion: @QuackAttackPod#quackquestionpic.twitter.com/DsvSBIitHr — Nikolas Makaratzis (@ForzaMilanx1899) August 17, 20...
Sep 07, 2017•38 min
