Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Kayfabe Twitter Battle of the Week: Arnold Schwarzenegger vs Dolph Ziggler

File this one under “Verbal Sparring that Could Only Happen on Twitter”… ..and slot it right ahead of John Stamos vs. Deadpool. Yesterday, WWE wrestler Dolph Ziggler sent a seemingly innocuous tweet about picking up Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book. Arnold responded, and from there it got a bit tense.. and awesome. See for yourself: […]

National Lampoon’s ‘Vacation’ Cast Reunion

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

By now you probably know that all of us at UnderScoopFire are huge fans of the Vacation franchise – evidenced by our Christmas Vacation podcast, and our ranking of Vacation amongst the 50 funniest movies of all time. Naturally, we were excited to learn that the cast of Vacation was among those that would reunite […]

UnderScoopFire LOST Request & Dedications II

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The Long Distance Dedication made its debut on the August 26, 1978 broadcast of the American Top 40. To read more about the history of the Request and Dedication, check out the first installment in this series, where we heard from K.I.T.T. and Optimus Prime. As the story goes, UnderScoopFire was able to uncover some […]

Toy Review – Marvel Grab Zags

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Grab Zags are the largest variety of licensed, blind-packaged, novelty toys available in the U.S. Clocking in at an impressive 100+ toys to collect, the Grab Zag line is expanding monthly. Blind bags have become all the rage as of late, with many popular manufacturers capitalizing on their popularity. Zag Toys has partnered with Marvel […]

UnderScoopFire Competes in the Pop Culture Playoffs

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

A winner-take-all tournament to determine whose pop culture knowledge is supreme. Sounds awesome right? It does, and it is. Surfing Aliens is a very entertaining weekly podcast, as part of the BoboBroadcasting Network. While normally “Surfing the Galaxy for all things Fun and Geek-Worthy”, they stop once monthly to bring us the Pop Culture Playoffs! […]

Where Are They Now? The Silverhawks (HUMOR)

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

See which rental car company Quicksilver works for now (HINT: They’ll pick you up!).

Toy Review – Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

In today’s toy collecting world, sculpt and articulation go a long way toward creating a popular action figure. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic Collection succeeds in both categories, and many more. Inspired by the 1988 TMNT series and Playmates toy line, these figures hit shelves (briefly!) in August 2012. The package touts these figures […]

The UnderScoopFire Brigade Hall of Fame – Class of September 2012

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

These folks are the best – they shamelessly share every one of our links on Facebook and Twitter, regardless of how silly the headline is. They recall their favorite topics from our podcasts and mention them via their social networks. They regularly leave comments on our site, even when the discussion is about things like […]

UnderScoopFire LOST Requests & Dedications

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The Long Distance Dedication made its debut on the August 26, 1978 broadcast of the American Top 40. During Shadoe Stevens’ run as host of the AT40, the feature became known as “Request & Dedication”, but upon Casey Kasem’s return in 1998, it went back to its original name. The first ever dedication was to […]

PSY – Gangnam Style Lyrics Translated (and Over-Analyzed)

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Over the last few weeks, Korean rapper Psy has traversed the U.S., making appearances on the Today show, MTV’s VMAs, Ellen (with Britney Spears), Saturday Night Live, and even doing an impromptu dance at his seat at an L.A. Dodgers game (if anyone has audio of Vin Scully’s reaction, please forward to me). He’s back […]

Deadpool’s new arch enemy is John Stamos

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Today’s example of why Twitter is awesome: Where else would a conversation between Marvel’s Deadpool and John Stamos happen… AND we all get to see it? Ryan Penagos, Marvel editorial director, recently tweeted about an odd (but rad) dream he had. Each involved party responded, and well, it ends with Deadpool openly threatening John […]

Wife Pretty Hall of Fame September 2012: Sarah Beattie

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Known to her 60,000+ Twitter and Instagram followers as nachosarah, Sarah Beattie has become a new-age luminary for comedy geeks. Sarah initially captured our attention with her witty, punctuation-free tweets about everything from strippers to Christina Aguilera. If you’ve been on the fence about joining Twitter- sign up, follow her, and thank us later. Beattie’s deadly […]

YEAH I SAID IT: 5 Reasons Fantasy Baseball is Better than Fantasy Football

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Crammed in an undersized booth in the dimly lit basement of an old building, I had the best lasagna I’ve ever tasted. I’m speaking, of course, of the currently-defunct Rathskeller in Chapel Hill, NC – “The Rat”, for short. It’s the beloved memories of these ‘hidden gems’ that give us pause when we consider letting […]

Nick Fury recruits agents of S.C.H.O.O.L. for high school-based super team

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

From 2008 – 2011, moviegoers didn’t dare leave a Marvel superhero film before the credits finished. Everyone stayed put to see if Nick Fury would show up and give his customary ten-second pitch to the titular hero, foreshadowing the assembly of The Avengers. Fury successfully gathered his superteam, and of course, there came a day, […]

5 More M.A.S.K. Cameos We Want to See

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

In 2008, fans of M.A.S.K. and G.I. Joe received a treat when Hasbro released Specialist Trakker, a rare crossover action figure. Specialist Trakker took the main character from M.A.S.K., and re-imagined him as a G.I. Joe operative. This collaboration made for a must-have item for fans and collectors of both properties. In August, the awesome […]

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