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Exploring Fan Theories: From Saved by the Bell to Scooby-Doo
TLDR This podcast episode delves into various fan theories surrounding popular TV shows, including Saved by the Bell being a daydream fantasy, Gilligan's Island set in hell, Garfield hallucinating, The Flintstones and The Jetsons taking place at the same time, Scooby-Doo in a post-apocalyptic world, and the Tommy Westfall universe.
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05:12
In this section, the hosts discuss the criteria for a good fan theory and give an example of a fan theory about the TV show "Murder, She Wrote."
10:20
The fan theory is that the TV show "Saved by the Bell" is actually a daydream fantasy of the main character, Zach Morris, who is living in Indiana.
15:27
The fan theory is that the TV show "Saved by the Bell" is a daydream fantasy of the main character, Zach Morris, who has the power to stop time and move around within frozen time, and other characters disappear or pop in and out with no explanation.
20:52
Gilligan's Island is theorized to be set in hell, with each character representing one of the seven deadly sins, and Gilligan potentially being Satan himself.
26:32
Garfield is theorized to be dying alone in an abandoned house, with all of the comic strips since 1977 being the hallucination of a starving cat.
31:24
The Garfield comic strip that abruptly ends with Garfield disappearing and then returning to normal in the next strip may have been inspired by an animated movie segment about a ghost cat, and there is also a theory that John, not Garfield, is the one hallucinating in the strip.
36:50
The theory is that the TV shows "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons" actually take place at the same time, with "The Flintstones" set in a post-apocalyptic future and "The Jetsons" living above the smog line in Orbit City.
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The theory is that the TV show "Scooby-Doo" takes place after the world economy has shattered, with the abandoned and run-down locations they visit being populated by people who are squatting and carrying out crimes for monetary gain.
47:24
The theory is that the TV show "St. Elsewhere" and a significant amount of other NBC shows, as well as over 400 other TV shows, all take place in the mind of a character named Tommy Westfall who has autism.
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John Munch, a character from the TV show "Homicide Life on the Street," is considered the all-star character from the Tommy Westfall universe and has appeared in multiple shows, indicating that they all exist within Tommy Westfall's mind.
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