Peter and the Magic Egg

🐰 It’s 1983, and despite replacing our entire body with robot parts, we still can’t plow faster than a rapidly growing magic forest baby. 

🎙 Chad Young and Sammy Hain join us as we get things rolling with the mascots of Paas Easter egg coloring kits in a secret hit piece on landlords disguised as a wacky Easter story. On the way, we’ll meet the ever-looming shadow of the Easter Bunny and teach animals to talk by giving them clothes. 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

The History of Paas. 

Patton Oswalt on Paas and its short-lived competitors. 

This special was written by Rankin/Bass legend Romeo Muller, with songs composed by Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of The Turtles. 

Charles Woolf (Terrence) in “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.” 

The origin of a farmer’s “South 40” and the Homestead Act of 1862. 

Paas replaced their mascot characters. The only original one left is Feathers — if that’s even the same Feathers. 

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📼 Commercials: 

Paas Easter Egg Coloring Kit (1984) 

Holidays After Dark. 

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“Peter and the Magic Egg” © 1983 RLR Associates, Ltd. / Romeo Productions, Inc. 

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. 
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