Elwood City Limits Podcast

On this 50th edition of the show, it's time to talk about the one that started it all and the show practically everyone has seen: Sesame Street! It's so big, the guys have to split it in two, so Will starts by taking Lucas through a potted history of the granddaddy of all PBS Kids shows. Get the full history episode, and every other episode of FTK, by subscribing to our Patreon!

Former GBH producer and Arthur social media manager Deb Frank sits down with Will! Deb discusses her road to working in children's public television and all the cool shows and projects she's gotten to work on, including Arthur itself. Deb has great insight into some of the behind-the-scenes workings as part of "the Arthur family," as well as her perspective on the show's end and the future of the brand. Deb also tees up her cool new PBS projects coming soon, as well as her favorite Arthur character and episodes... Look for City Island coming to PBS on December 26 from Augenblick Studios, and Work It Out Wombats in early 2023! Follow Deb on Twitter: @FranklyDeb 

Happy (post) Halloween, or is it pre-Christmas? Grab a case of Sprite Cranberry and join Will & Lucas as they unravel a candy bar mystery in "To Eat Or Not To Eat" before desperately trying to un-tense in "S.W.E.A.T." Plus, this year's Halloween costume, Bump In The Night, the Nature Boy, noisy websites, MLK(?!), and more...

Now available for free indefinitely, it’s Will and Lucas chatting over the 2017 Arthur special! This is a commentary track meant to sync up with any copy of the special. Instructions on how to sync up the audio are at the beginning of the commentary track.

Will and Lucas return from their travels to see Muffy learn her worth in "Cents-less" and see Papa Bear get more coffee in "Buster The Lounge Lizard." Along the way, the guys check in on their experiences seeing All Elite Wrestling live in Toronto and discuss both the announcement of the new official Arthur podcast and the Mario movie trailer. Plus, listener emails, Leisure Suit Larry, and Lucas meets the Voros Twins!

A busy week at ECL HQ means that you get another look behind the Patreon paywall! Will and Lucas break from conventional format to discuss both iterations of the classic PBS staple, The Electric Company, from the 1970s and the late 2000's! They first go way back in time to explore "the One Piece of children's TV" and all of the fashion and chaos of the 70's, before looking back barely a decade to the more hip-hop-inspired and CGI-powered reboot. Along the way, they see some familiar faces on both casts, try and figure out exactly what's happening in the reboot, and determine if the show should make a comeback. Plus, Lucas met Spider-Man?!

Lucas takes a pit-stop on his tour of America to join Will in discovering the phenomenon that is Wild Kratts! Will takes Lucas through a potted history of the Kratt brothers' media empire before settling on their latest, and most successful, animated venture. Want the full episode and dozens more hours of content? Join our Patreon today!

With Lucas away, Will channels Rage (from Podcast 69!) and the two discuss sandwiches by mail in "Buster's Secret Admirer," and preferred hiccup removal techniques in "The Last King of Lambland." Plus, hit Canadian teen sitcom Radio Active, and the geography of Elwood City is thrown into question... Check out Podcast 69 here: https://podcast69.buzzsprout.com/ Follow Rage on Twitter here: @Re_accent_aigu

All aboard, as your conductors take a time tunnel to the land of Dinosaur Train! This is a preview of the full episode; get the whole thing, plus dozens and dozens of hours of extra podcasts, reviews, videos and more at patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits! 

They're back! Lucas and Will return to chat Binky's anxieties in "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," and the odd imagery on display in "Whistling In The Wind." It's been a while between episodes, so a lot of email has cropped up, and Will can't contain his excitement about new Teletubbies; plus, Arthur's treehouse, juice bars, ties, and an ECL mystery to solve...

Will and Lucas break from conventional format to discuss both iterations of the classic PBS staple, The Electric Company, from the 1970s and the late 2000's! For the full episode, along with the complete For The Kids series, join our Patreon today, and pay what you want for nearly 100 hours of exclusive content...

We've heard from Arthur fans and people who have worked on the show, but now, let's talk to some (former) kids! Will sits down in two separate interviews with Catherine Dore and Holly Holland to find out what it was like to film the classic Arthur interstitial segments and their memories of their respective shooting days. Catherine has cool insight on how kids were originally selected for the show, and Holly goes in-depth on how being a small-town girl on one of the biggest cartoons in the world affected her life. Catherine Dore appeared in Season 1, episode 12, "Arthur Writes A Story" Holly Holland appeared in Season 4, episode 4, "The Contest"

Lucas and Will get the chance to talk to a Halifax YouTube legend, The Betamax King! His channel collects old commercials, station IDs, promos, and even full specials and local music albums from the 1980s - early 2000's, including Arthur and PBS Kids content. The guys talk to the King about how he got started and why media preservation is important to him, the process of taking footage from VHS and Betamax, some of the wild clips he's collected over the years, and just how much advertising and television has changed since then. The Betamax King on YouTube  Betamax King on GoFundMe (support his efforts to archive old media!) Check out a 5-minute video documentary on the King, including a look at his set-up!

Time to squad up with the Super Readers, as Will and Lucas explore a program from the creator of Blue's Clues and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, it's Super Why! This is a free preview of the full episode; to listen to the whole thing and dozens upon dozens of hours of content, sign up at our Patreon for as little as $1 a month!

Come celebrate the 6th year of Elwood City Limits with Will and Lucas talking about the premiere of Arthur season 15! The guys break out the wood candy for "Fifteen," as they juggle three storylines of wildly different repute. Plus, the Best of Halifax Awards, emails about Degrassi and the worst Arthur episodes, and a schedule update for the next few weeks...

Will and Lucas link up (separately) to discuss a surprising season of Arthur in many ways, as they both give their top 5 episodes of the seasons, and Lucas fills in the gaps with mini-reviews of the episodes he missed this season!

It's been a long road, gettin' from there to here...but Lucas and Will are ready to cover the final episode of Season 14! The two get into model kits and a famous astronaut in "Buster Spaces Out," then wrap up the saga of El Boomerang and entertain a weird aside by Will in "The Long Road Home." Plus, Lucas' yard sale, the real BINKY lyrics, a couple of fit checks, crappy regional beers, and a case of mistaken identity...

After another narrow Patron's poll, the winner is DT. Daniel Tiger...'s Neighborhood, that is! Will and Lucas discover the show's deep connection to the world of Fred Rogers and the ways in which it looks to honor his legacy, as well as the many companies that made it happen and the connections to other popular kid's shows along the way. The full episode is available now on our pay-what-you-want Patreon, along with dozens of hours more extra content!

Hot time, summer in the city! The guys beat the heat by chatting about childhood insults and bullying in "DW, Queen of the Comeback" before exploring different parts of a beautiful continent through song with "In My Africa." Lucas further bemoans the lack of good Italian representation on the show, and he and Will pitch the music that the Arthur characters listen to, and much more...

Lucas and Will go exploring in La Maison de Ouimzie, or if you watched in North America, Wimzie's House! The guys take time to poke into the show's history, including the many channels it aired on and its legal brush with Jim Henson Studios, before getting into the production itself, which offers unique takes on the puppet show genre and some very familiar voices... Pay what you want at patreon.com/elwoodcitylimits and gain access to the full episode, plus dozens and dozens of hours of exclusive ECL audio content!