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When it comes to the "three Disney 2010s Y7 animated series," most choose either "Gravity Falls" or "The Owl House." On YouTube, it's a ratio of 2:1 between "Gravity Falls" vs. "The Owl House." Press PLAY to take a very deep dive back into the middle school Heaven/Hell of "Amphibia," seen by three very different girls navigating three different realms. I wasn't the target audience, so it took a while to visit these swampy realms. "Amphibia," though, is a fine place to visit, even though hidden motives and treachery are just below the surface.;)

Every video I've seen of Jose Feliciano performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before game 5 of the 1968 World Series has been in monochrome. A chance find in a dumpster full of old broadcast TV tapes has changed all that. Press PLAY to see and hear a "profile in courage.";)

What does 900-1300 Pounds Sterling buy in the Projection TV market? Press PLAY to find out what Matt thinks of his refurbished Anker Nebula Cosmos 4K Projection TV unit. Do automatic adjustment features work? How near or far can you go and still see something?

Here's a banger of an ending song for "Bob's Burgers." Briefly, Tina is assigned to trail Thundergirl Troop 257 to catch them cheating during an "Orienteering-in-the-woods" activity that has a "Pizza for the Troop at Family Funtime" reward. Tina and two Troop 257 girls get lost and come across a "molding girls into proper young ladies" house in the woods. Press PLAY for the song; you want lyrics?: The Manners Song Please and Thank You Please and Thank You Be polite and they won't spank you We cannot do any wrong If we learn the Manners Song Please get off my back, thank you Tell me to smile and I'll shank you Posture Chairs we think they suck And your Quiet Stones can kiss my butt Thundergirls for life Please, no thank you Thundergirls, Thundergirls Thundergirls Please, no thank you

Here's a look at a talented fellow who made R2D2 of "Star Wars" a reliable movie robot. Press PLAY to find out how important this electrical engineer was to THX, LucasFilm, and "Mythbusters."

It's Baseball season, so our sheltered Millennial, Ashleigh Burton, is about to visit the 1970's. Press PLAY to see this "don't know much about Baseball" reactor run into "Tanner Boyle.";)

Something to "make your day": 30 minutes with 'Weird Al" Yankovic. Press PLAY to (not) see the 23 hours and 30 minutes Billboard spent with the nicest Pop musician of today.;)

Submitted for undersea explorers, not-the-usual-suspects places in "Subnautica." Press PLAY to find enough Urananite to build a nuclear reactor at each of your branch bases. Some locations are dangerous, while others a beautiful.;)

'Elo, 'Elo, it's "Techmoan time" again. Press PLAY for a visual tour of Matt's "garden studio and electronics overflow space." As a bonus, find out about Techmoan's tussles with projection TV: A short throw 1080p (BenQ W1080ST) replaced by an LGBF1000U unit and why "old is better than new."!?;)

Selected to get the weekend off to a weird/funny/bizarre start, The Master of Insults! Press PLAY to see and hear the reactions of first time viewers to: "I fart in your general direction." No cows or domestic animals suffered greatly before bring consumed.;)

I recall reading about Akira Kurosawa's problems and eventual firing as the Japanese half of "Tora! Tora! Tora!," then forgetting him completely until "Dersu Uzala" (1975), "Kagemusha" (1980), "Ran" (1985) and "Dreams" (1990) made me take notice. Press PLAY to find out about Akira Kurosawa's meticulous working style and how "The Emperor" returned to form.

Have you noticed that there is a pattern of when "good movies" are released by movie studio compared to when "below sea level/Dumpster Fires" arrive? Press PLAY to find out when it's safe to go to the movies, and when it's time to put a DVD on, instead. ("Streaming video"? There's so much junk available 24/7 that the volume of such dreck constitutes an environmental disaster.;)

Phineas & Ferb might have to wait a while for the "104 Days of Summer," so here's how it was done "in the old days." Press PLAY to celebrate the impending heat wave of summer.;)

What should the idiots at Jaguar Automobiles have done to actually sell cars? Press PLAY to find out if a dancer/songwriter can create a better link to racing cars, dance and music. (BTW, Tate McRae sounded like a real singer before "electronic tricks" were applied.) Tate McRae, from dancer to singer-songwriter to autotune success?

YouTube has videos of youngsters and Rap fans discovering Old Rock. Press PLAY to find out what these youngsters think of what was on their older cousins' playlist...