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Let's Watch: Eeny, Meeny, Miney... Magic! & Ghosts of the Sargasso

by Mike
Jan. 15, 2011, 12:56pm | 15 Comments
I'm bringing back Let's Watch for this week to celebrate the airing of two of my favorite season one episodes, "Eeny, Meeny, Miney... Magic!" and "Ghosts of the Sargasso". The former introduced us to our favorite necromancer and the latter includes a scene where Brock beats up a guy with another guy who is giving him a cavity search. These air Sunday night at 9pm EST/PST and again later at 5am if you're a night owl and/or early bird. Use the comments to talk about them if you like! Enjoy!
  • by Donkiku
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These are two of the best episodes ever. Both favorites of mine.
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Jan. 16, 2011, 11:28am
  • by ZJS
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I remember watching the pockets of S1 episodes I hadn't seen after watching all of Seasons 2 and 3, and I distinctly remember (and a recent viewing with my girlfriend only confirmed this) absolutely hating "Eeny, Meeny, Miney...". I don't know what it is about this episode- the crushingly slow pace, the mediocre jokes... just my one of my least favorite episodes overall.

"Ghosts" on the other hand is definitely one of the series first transcendent episodes, and is rightly acknowledged for it. Plus, the smorgasbord of David Bowie references in the first three minutes helped sell the show to my dad, who is now a hardcore fan, so that's always a plus.
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Jan. 16, 2011, 6:15pm
  • by cpc65
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"Penquins have an organ above their eyes that converts seawater to fresh water."
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Jan. 19, 2011, 6:17pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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"It gets hot in that box my pop made."
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Jan. 19, 2011, 9:20pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Two great episodes. I've always enjoyed the earlier, more action oriented seasons.
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Jan. 17, 2011, 2:02am
  • by cpc65
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Same here.
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Jan. 17, 2011, 6:39pm
  • by Donkiku
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Me too.
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Jan. 18, 2011, 7:47am
  • by Noah
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Hank is the only one Brock would ever trust to guard his body. So perfect!
Oh, how I've missed watching this on tv, beer in hand and ingested.
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Jan. 17, 2011, 4:55am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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"Hank, if there were ever a time I needed you to not be Hank, it's right now."
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Jan. 17, 2011, 3:27pm
  • by cpc65
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Ah, yes. The episodes that first gave us Dr. O, the original Team Venture and the Pirate Captain. Fond memories! I might have missed it in some commentaries somewhere, but did they plan on making the ol' Captain a semi regular back then, or did JP just love doing his voice so much?
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Jan. 17, 2011, 6:39pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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I'm pretty sure it was the second one.
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Jan. 17, 2011, 7:09pm
  • by cpc65
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Oh, and let us not forget our first gander at Molotov. Albiet a joycan fantasy image of her.
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Jan. 19, 2011, 6:21pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Actually, that was in the Brisby episode.
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Jan. 19, 2011, 9:19pm
  • by cpc65
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They have Eeny Meeny before The Incredible Mr. Brisby on the season 1 DVD but when I checked the airdate order on imdb it shows Brisby was aired first. That's odd. The DVD must be in production order vs. Air date order.
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Jan. 20, 2011, 7:50pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Yep, Magic is 104 and Brisby's 105.
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Jan. 20, 2011, 8:15pm
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