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Exploring Fan Theories and Their Appeal
TLDR This podcast episode delves into the world of fan theories, discussing popular theories about TV shows such as "Murder, She Wrote," "Saved by the Bell," and "Gilligan's Island." The hosts also explore the origins of fan theories and their enduring appeal among fans.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
This podcast episode discusses various fan theories and their appeal, as well as the hosts' own fan theory about a character on their show.
05:22
In this section of the podcast, the hosts discuss a fan theory that suggests Jessica Fletcher from "Murder, She Wrote" is actually a serial killer, and they also mention the difficulty in pinpointing the origin of fan theories.
10:44
The fan theory suggests that "Saved by the Bell" is actually a daydream fantasy of Zach Morris, who is living in Indiana, and that the theme song reveals this by describing a different person than Zach.
16:00
The fan theory suggests that "Saved by the Bell" is all made up and is actually a daydream fantasy of Zach Morris, who is living in Indiana, and the evidence includes inconsistencies in the show and the theme song.
21:32
The fan theory suggests that the TV show "Gilligan's Island" takes place in hell, with each character representing one of the seven deadly sins, and Gilligan himself being Satan.
27:23
Garfield is dying alone in an abandoned house and everything that you've seen in all except, I believe, six of the Garfield strips is the hallucination of a dying starving cat in an abandoned house.
32:18
The Garfield strips in question were intended to be sad and different, and while Jim Davis laughed at the idea that they were all a hallucination, it's unclear what he actually thinks about it.
37:39
There is a theory that the blue meth from Breaking Bad caused the zombie outbreak in The Walking Dead, based on connections between the two shows.
43:08
The Flintstones and the Jetsons are divided by income, with the Jetsons living in the clouds and the Flintstones scraping by on Earth, but this theory is undermined by the fact that George Jetson remembers green grass from ancient history.
48:30
The theory is that the television hospital drama St. Elsewhere, and several other TV shows, all take place in the mind of a boy with autism named Tommy Westfall.
53:43
Firefly, Red Dwarf, and Doctor Who are all connected to St. Elsewhere and therefore exist in the mind of Tommy Westfall, along with over 400 other TV shows.
59:11
After months of research and speculation, the mystery of the missing Canadian whiskey remains unsolved, leaving us with no idea of its whereabouts.
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