Captain Planet and the Planeteers

MiDDLiNG DeLiGHTS

Emil, leave those fish alone! It's time to relax, settle in, and enjoy the penultimate edition of MiDDLiNG DeLiGHTS.

00:00 COLD OPEN: The "Don't Leave Britton" song makes its debut with the rap stylings of special guest MC Open Mic.

001:31 THEME SONG: Bask in the song stylings of Lord Morgan Hall Phillips for less than a minute.

02:12 Sean worries about Britton and relays the pager message about Babs Blight.

03:07 EPISODE INTRO: Show must go on! Quick re-cap of the Planeteers cast.

04:20 Mike runs down the penultimate show itinerary, introducing Mark McCray, author and podcast host of The Best Saturday of Our Lives. Mike also teases a secret guest on our Very Special Correspondent Segment.

05:55 Welcome to our new listener Emil Sandvik from Seldovia, Alaska.

06:20 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! These pencil shavings aren't cleaning themselves, Britton. And last Friday was Earth Day, oops! Next year.

7:25 GUEST INTERVIEW: Premiere cartoon historian Mark McCray joins the program to discuss the original series Captain Planet & the Planeteers. #DIC, #Tom_Cruise, #Levar_Burton, #Whoopi_Goldberg, #Ed_Asner, #Dean_Stockwell, #Martin_Sheen, #Meg_Ryan, #Sting, etc.

Mark discusses "Pro-Social" programming in Saturday animation. #Elizabeth_Taylor, #Neil_Patrick_Harris, #DanicaMcKeller

20:24 Mark picks the Episode 6 publish date: Summer Solistice, Tuesday, June 21st, and agrees to come back as guest to celebrate.

21:15 VERY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SEGMENT: Matt introduces and welcomes THE Captain Planet to the show. It's a horribly depressing listen, honestly. So remorseful and hopeless. You will probably want a bath and a nap afterward. Also, get the inside dish on Linka and Wheeler!!!

26:10 LISTENER TWEET: Captain Planet apologies personally to our listener Emil Sandvik.

27:30 Matt breaks off the interview with Captain Planet as things take an emotional turn. Tune into MiDDLiNG DeLiGHTS Episode 6 The New Adventures of Captain Planet for the equally despairing conclusion.

28:20 NEXT EPISODE TEASE

28:33 #DONTLEAVEBRITTON Stay safe Britton, you beautiful boy!

28:38 "Don't Leave Britton" Reprise with Matt's spoken intro.

30:07 END

Photo: NATIONAL SECRETARY WEEK - DPLA - 54b459f97ca39dc9d8a8a107230b414e.jpg via Wikipedia:Public Domain.