<![CDATA[Normal Friends]]>03e35875-944e-515e-b278-9b2cba34978fMon, 14 Aug 2023 20:00:44 +0000Captivate.fmRoger Anderson and Michel Bigelowhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/9e5d6c60-dfc9-40dc-b724-c2f4867117ac/o9ZIlBiDGuFhq1vWu3y8HNEw.pngNormal FriendsRoger Anderson and Michel BigelowRoger Anderson and Michel BigelowPerfectly normal friends Roger Anderson and Michel Bigelow test the limits of both their fandom and friendship by watching every episode of Super Friends and discussing the madness they have witnessed.https://normal-friends.captivate.fmyesepisodicnopodcastThe WatermenThe WatermenIn a very special Normal Friends, we discuss the Super Friends Season 1 finale, and bid a fond farewell to the Junior Super Friends Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog, who, following this episode, disappear forever. Did they retire? Were they fired? Did they die? Listen for Michel and Roger's answers to these questions and more!

]]>In a very special Normal Friends, we discuss the Super Friends Season 1 finale, and bid a fond farewell to the Junior Super Friends Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog, who, following this episode, disappear forever. Did they retire? Were they fired? Did they die? Listen for Michel and Roger's answers to these questions and more!

]]>46bc2d15-8a5c-48a5-a784-0d305d05cb93Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:26:31yesfull1161161Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Planet SplitterThe Planet SplitterSpace Mining! Diamond Heists! Superman's full origin story! Roger and Michel jump into a Super Friends episode that mashes three partial episodes together while still managing to avoid any real stakes. It's an animated storytelling wonder!

]]>Space Mining! Diamond Heists! Superman's full origin story! Roger and Michel jump into a Super Friends episode that mashes three partial episodes together while still managing to avoid any real stakes. It's an animated storytelling wonder!

]]>1541723f-de38-4da3-ba9d-7b146dd8bbeeMon, 14 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:00:02yesfull1151151Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowGulliver's Gigantic GoofGulliver's Gigantic GoofMarvin on stilts! Shrunken Justice Leaguers! A Green Arrow guest appearance! This episode has it all! Listen as Michel and Roger break it all down in typically hilarious and insightful fashion.

]]>Marvin on stilts! Shrunken Justice Leaguers! A Green Arrow guest appearance! This episode has it all! Listen as Michel and Roger break it all down in typically hilarious and insightful fashion.

]]>b85114cb-caf0-4327-97aa-5cf11a05144aMon, 14 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:08:42yesfull1141141Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Mysterious MolesThe Mysterious MolesRoger and Michel speculate as to the nature of Colonel Wilcox's career freefall and mysterious de-aging before discussing a Super Friends episode that features everything: air conditioner heists, toxic marriages, bottomless caves, "walk water," tandem bikes, and more!

]]>Roger and Michel speculate as to the nature of Colonel Wilcox's career freefall and mysterious de-aging before discussing a Super Friends episode that features everything: air conditioner heists, toxic marriages, bottomless caves, "walk water," tandem bikes, and more!

]]>36f8e1d8-0de1-4ed9-a85d-a907b0d43e51Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050058:54yesfull1131131Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowMenace of the White DwarfMenace of the White DwarfMichel and Roger mistakenly identify this episode of Super Friends as containing the series' first use of kryptonite before exploring the nature of the Yeti and actually paying the show multiple compliments.

]]>Michel and Roger mistakenly identify this episode of Super Friends as containing the series' first use of kryptonite before exploring the nature of the Yeti and actually paying the show multiple compliments.

]]>429bf625-f30d-40da-b47e-5968d72b5ff5Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050055:33yesfull1121121Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Ultra BeamThe Ultra BeamIn an appeal to nostalgia, let's say, Roger and Michel harken back to earlier episodes by not sounding great. They also further explore villain types, Super Friends "science," overlong Aquaman scenes, and so much more.

]]>In an appeal to nostalgia, let's say, Roger and Michel harken back to earlier episodes by not sounding great. They also further explore villain types, Super Friends "science," overlong Aquaman scenes, and so much more.

]]>2d1cb2ac-eed0-493e-a1fd-af78129a5d36Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050047:22yesfull1111111Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Fantastic FrerpsThe Fantastic FrerpsMichel and Roger ward off any and all legal action regarding their status, or lack thereof, as "normal friends" before diving into a Super Friends episode featuring bizarre acronyms and the rare healthy relationship.

]]>Michel and Roger ward off any and all legal action regarding their status, or lack thereof, as "normal friends" before diving into a Super Friends episode featuring bizarre acronyms and the rare healthy relationship.

]]>987e99e3-98ef-4fd9-959b-7239ce8ef4c8Sat, 12 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050050:31yesfull1101101Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Balloon PeopleThe Balloon PeopleRoger and Michel return to their normal podcasting format and talk about a Super Friends episode they watched prior to recording. Instead of extended silences and poorly synchronized pausing, thrill to discussions of encyclopedias and what we expected the title "The Balloon People" to actually mean!

]]>Roger and Michel return to their normal podcasting format and talk about a Super Friends episode they watched prior to recording. Instead of extended silences and poorly synchronized pausing, thrill to discussions of encyclopedias and what we expected the title "The Balloon People" to actually mean!

]]>8ab8e291-0fe2-4e90-bddf-d4d223af772fSat, 12 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050055:04yesfull19191Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe AndroidsThe AndroidsIn this installment, Michel and Roger (who both sound great, by the way) change things up. Rather than discussing a Super Friends episode they've already watched, they watch the episode together WHILE RECORDING and make comments along the way. That's right! This is a watch-along podcast for Super Friends, Season 1, Episode 8, "The Androids." If you have access to Super Friends (which, at present, isn't streaming anywhere), please watch with us. If you don't have access to Super Friends, you are more than welcome to listen, but much of what you hear won't make any sense. Then again, we're very charming, so it should still be an enjoyable listen.

]]>In this installment, Michel and Roger (who both sound great, by the way) change things up. Rather than discussing a Super Friends episode they've already watched, they watch the episode together WHILE RECORDING and make comments along the way. That's right! This is a watch-along podcast for Super Friends, Season 1, Episode 8, "The Androids." If you have access to Super Friends (which, at present, isn't streaming anywhere), please watch with us. If you don't have access to Super Friends, you are more than welcome to listen, but much of what you hear won't make any sense. Then again, we're very charming, so it should still be an enjoyable listen.

]]>112c035a-e23e-4c38-9ee4-d1ad0514f813Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:20:17yesfull18181Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowToo Hot to HandleToo Hot to HandleRoger and Michel (sounding pretty good) discuss the use of numbers as words, the darkness at Wendy's core, and the wisdom of terraforming your own backyard before committing planetwide genocide elsewhere.

]]>Roger and Michel (sounding pretty good) discuss the use of numbers as words, the darkness at Wendy's core, and the wisdom of terraforming your own backyard before committing planetwide genocide elsewhere.

]]>d46dbef7-418c-4fa2-99a5-a9495fcb8ef5Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:17:57yesfull17171Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Shamon UThe Shamon UWith pristine sound quality, Michel and Roger discuss magnets, impossibly fast travel, and everything in between. And, in a possibly recurring segment, Michel vamps while Roger moves clothes from the washer to the dryer. Will the action never cease?

]]>With pristine sound quality, Michel and Roger discuss magnets, impossibly fast travel, and everything in between. And, in a possibly recurring segment, Michel vamps while Roger moves clothes from the washer to the dryer. Will the action never cease?

]]>cdc41083-4e85-42e5-8b91-8b4f4e1dd4dcThu, 10 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:04:13yesfull16161Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowDr. Palagian's WarDr. Palagian's WarJoin Roger and Michel as they side with an eco-terrorist and explore a Super Friends episode that imagines a world in which only three industrialists don't care about stopping pollution. Apologies for Michel's sound quality. He recorded this episode from SPAAAAAAAAACE!!!! (We'll get consistently good sound quality eventually. We promise.)

]]>Join Roger and Michel as they side with an eco-terrorist and explore a Super Friends episode that imagines a world in which only three industrialists don't care about stopping pollution. Apologies for Michel's sound quality. He recorded this episode from SPAAAAAAAAACE!!!! (We'll get consistently good sound quality eventually. We promise.)

]]>d12da943-7d23-40bc-8459-6219fb546475Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:11:58yesfull15151Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Weather MakerThe Weather MakerMiracle of miracles, Michel and Roger both sound great as they speculate on Wendy and Marvin's ages and explore the class dynamics of supervillains.

The interstitial music in this episode is "Bounce Season" by Kirk Osamayo

]]>Miracle of miracles, Michel and Roger both sound great as they speculate on Wendy and Marvin's ages and explore the class dynamics of supervillains.

The interstitial music in this episode is "Bounce Season" by Kirk Osamayo

]]>a039145f-8efb-4aaa-9da5-d9e6e66fb4ceWed, 09 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050055:32yesfull14141Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowProfessor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.Roger and Michel dive into a bonkers Super Friends episode that's chock-full of internalized misogyny, pro-capitalist talking points, and suspicious vans. And this time, Roger has the sound quality issues. Michel actually sounds pretty good.

]]>Roger and Michel dive into a bonkers Super Friends episode that's chock-full of internalized misogyny, pro-capitalist talking points, and suspicious vans. And this time, Roger has the sound quality issues. Michel actually sounds pretty good.

]]>f20658df-f499-4a0d-9599-ad9f052db227Wed, 09 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:02:13yesfull13131Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Baffles PuzzleThe Baffles PuzzleIn this episode, Roger and Michel explore the toxic hierarchy of the Justice League, and Superman engages in some convoluted wordplay. Also, Michel's sound quality marginally improves over episode 1.

]]>In this episode, Roger and Michel explore the toxic hierarchy of the Justice League, and Superman engages in some convoluted wordplay. Also, Michel's sound quality marginally improves over episode 1.

]]>8c42cc77-c0ed-4a91-ba0e-0e931376a4bfWed, 09 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:07:15yesfull12121Roger Anderson and Michel BigelowThe Power PirateThe Power PirateMichel and Roger start their foolhardy quest to watch and discuss all of Super Friends with Season 1, Episode 1 "The Power Pirate." Come for the insightful commentary; stay for Michel's terrible sound quality.

]]>Michel and Roger start their foolhardy quest to watch and discuss all of Super Friends with Season 1, Episode 1 "The Power Pirate." Come for the insightful commentary; stay for Michel's terrible sound quality.

]]>5799a312-7739-4263-a876-5f0f8f40b15bTue, 08 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -050001:17:11yesfull11111Roger Anderson and Michel Bigelow