The OST Party

Episode 40: Dispatches from Cartoon Planet

This week we're taking a break from Hellworld 2020 and returning to the comedy albums of our youth. Specifically, we're discussing Space Ghost's Musical Bar-B-Que and Space Ghost's Surf & Turf, the two soundtrack albums from Cartoon Network's Cartoon Planet.For the unfamiliar, Cartoon Planet was the sister show to Space Ghost Coast to Coast, in which Space Ghost and his pals Brak and Zorak sing silly songs, perform comedy skits and just generally be goofballs. If you were young in the mid-to-late 90s, you probably stumbled across this show late at night and wondered what the hell you were watching.On this episode, we cherrypick a few favorites from these albums, which is no small feat. Both albums together feature nearly fifty songs, so we're only scratching the surface! Believe it, buddy!
SHOW NOTES: 
Cartoon Planet lives on thanks to YouTube (see below)
Hear us on Secret of the Sailor Madness talking all things Space Ghost!
The lost Sesame Street short "Cracks"
INTRO: "Everybody Wants To Be Space Ghost" - Space Ghost
OUTRO: "Ordinary Guy" - Space Ghost"
SELECTED SHORTS:
Bad Bug
I Love Beans
Hoodleehoo
Never Trust a Monkey
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Episode 39: Dick Tracy

Calling all listeners! This week on the podcast, we're discussing the soundtrack to 1990's Dick Tracy! This was Disney's attempt to cash in on the sudden phenomenon that was Tim Burton's Batman. To do that, they hired Warren Beatty, Madonna and Al Pacino to bring the 1930s crimestopper comic to life. The result is...bizarre, to say the least.
But like Batman, Dick Tracy was a marketing bonanza. There were toys, comics, video games, and THREE soundtrack albums! Not only did we get an entire album of new material from Madonna and Stephen Sondheim, we also got a Danny Elfman score and an OST compilation of snappy 1930s soundalikes full of pep, vim and verve! And, just for good measure, Ice-T shows up to explain the plot to us in rap form! What more could you possibly want???
SHOW NOTES:
Dick Tracy is available to watch here
NY TIMES: "Batman? Bartman? Darkman? Elfman."
NEWSWEEK: "Tracymania"
Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy special for TCM
INTRO: "Dick Tracy" - Ice-T
OUTRO: "Dick Tracy" - The Chants
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Ridin' The Rails" - kd lang
"Vogue" - Madonna
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Episode 38: The Lost Boys

In honor of the late, great Joel Schumacher, this week we're headed back to the 80s to discuss Schumacher's teen goth vampire classic The Lost Boys!
Kiefer Sutherland and his gang of bleach blonde vampires seduce moody teen Jason Patric to their flock, while the latter's younger brother Corey Haim teams up with vampire hunter Corey Feldman to destroy them. It's all very silly, and the soundtrack is no different. This one introduces some future goth staples, and also brings us Echo and the Bunnymen covering The Doors, as well as Roger Daltrey covering Elton John. People are strange, and so is this album. Also in this episode, Joe and Libby reminisce about video stores, carnival rides, taxidermy and a whole lot more!
 
 
SHOW NOTES:
The Lost Boys is available to watch here
Alex Winter's Showbiz Kids now on HBO
The Atlantic: "The Lost Boys' Subtly Radical Vision of Family"
Joe's other podcast finally hits 100 episodes!
Catch us on Secret Of The Sailor Madness, talking about Clerks!
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Beauty Has Her Way" by Mummy Talks
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys)", Lou Gramm
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Episode 37: Flashdance

It's one of the biggest movie soundtracks of all time. It's the quintessential movie of the MTV generation. It's one of the most parodied dance sequences ever made. It's every 80s style and fad boiled down into one smoking hot package. It's FLASHDANCE!
Join us this week as we discuss the soundtrack, an album featuring tons of 80s synthpop, a song that sounds copyright infringingly close to "Call Me" by Blondie, and a song that may or may not have been originally written about a serial killer. We've got Irene Cara, Donna Summer, Joe Esposito, Giorgio Moroder, used hamburgers and a whole lot more!
SHOW NOTES:
Flashdance is available to stream here
For more Lee Ving, check out our episode on Repo Man
YouTube is littered with Flashdance parodies
OUTRO: "Love Theme from Flashdance" by Giorgio Moroder
MUSIC VIDEOS:
Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What A Feeling"
Michael Sembello, "Maniac"
Joe Esposito, "Lady Lady Lady"
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Episode 36: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Welcome back, our most excellent friends! If you're like us, you're desperate for words of wisdom and comfort in these trying times. Now seems like the perfect time to dive into Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure! These two may not be the sharpest knives in the drawer, but their dedication to being excellent to each other and partying on is something we can all aspire to right now.
As for the soundtrack, well, if you ever wondered why grunge killed off hair metal so quickly, you need look no further than this album. It's wall to wall hair metal bands in a stiff competition to see who could sound the most like Van Halen. We've got Extreme, Shark Island, Astral Crown, Tora Tora, Tower Pool, and more! (Can you pick out the names I just made up?)
So put on your wraparound shades, have a pudding cup, and let's get rocking!
 
SHOW NOTES: 
Bill & Ted is available to stream here
Check out the trailer for Bill & Ted Face The Music!
Bricklin: "Purple Cow Inspired Local Rock Band"
Photos from the film's deleted scenes
Vital Signs' official(?) website
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Not So Far Away" by Glen Burtnik
MUSIC VIDEO:
Big Pig, "Breakaway"
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Episode 35: Homestar Runner

This week we're taking a break from movies to discuss a cartoon series near and dear to our hearts. This week's episode is dedicated to the internet's own HOMESTAR RUNNER!
Created by Matt and Mike Chapman, Homestar Runner has been delighting viewers for twenty years and counting. If you went to college in the early 2000s, there's a good chance you're familiar with at least a couple of these tunes. We've chosen ten songs that highlight what the series does so well, from Weird Al-esque genre pastiches to catchy pop jingles to homespun techno beats. These guys can do it all. So grab yourself a cold one and join us as we salute The Brothers Chaps!
SHOW NOTES:
Visit HomestarRunner.com
Or check it out on YouTube
The full Homestar Spotify Playlist
"Uptown Fhqwghads" by Deep V
INTRO: "Everybody, Everybody" by The Brothers Chaps
OUTRO: "Trogdor" by Limozeen
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Episode 34: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

We return to the world of Kevin Smith this week with the soundtrack to 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back! In Jay and Silent Bob's "final" adventure, Smith called in all his favors and created a madcap Hollywood sendup featuring dozens of celebrity cameos, movie parodies and insults hurled directly at the audience.
This movie came out right before 9/11, and boy can you feel it. The soundtrack features 90s holdovers like Marcy Playground and Stroke 9, 80s hits from Bon Jovi, Run DMC and Morris Day & The Time, and some more modern songs that, quite frankly, have aged like shit.
If you're like Libby, you look back on these shenanigans fondly. And if you're anything like Joe, you look back at this and die of embarrassment. Either way, you're in for a wild ride. So go steal a monkey and come join us!
 
SHOW NOTES:
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is available to stream here
Kevin Smith Launches Mooby's Delivery Pop Up (via Deadline)
Kevin Smith vs. GLAAD
MoviePoopShoot.com lives on at Internet Archive
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Clerks" theme by James Venable
MUSIC VIDEO:
Afroman, "Because I Got High"
PJ Harvey, "This Is Love"
Thomas Rusiak, "Hiphopper"
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Episode 33: There's Something About Mary

This week we return to our series on the Farrelly Bros with the soundtrack to their 1998 smash hit There's Something About Mary! It's a big, bawdy grossout comedy masquerading as a rom-com, with lots of outdated gags and a mean streak a mile wide. It's also still holds up surprisingly well, with a soundtrack to match.On this episode we get into artists such as Joe Jackson, The Push Stars, The Lemonheads, Ivy, The Dandy Warhols, and more! And yes, we discuss that song. You know the one. You're humming it right now. Don't even try to hide it... Anyway, come join us!
SHOW NOTES:
There's Something About Mary is available to watch here
Sophisti-pop
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Is She Really Going Out With Him" by Joe Jackson
MUSIC VIDEOS:
The Foundations, "Build Me Up Buttercup"
The Propellerheads w/ Shirley Bassey, "History Repeating"
The Lemonheads, "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You"
Danny Wilson, "Mary's Prayer"
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