Video games started fifty years ago, when pinball wizards first learned about Pong. Jeff profiles the 50 most influential games of all time, one per year. Take a stroll down memory card lane to find out how early '70s games laid the foundation, why the 8-bit '80s are so fondly remembered, how the Nintendo-fied '90s games brought gaming to the mainstream, how the '00s made gaming the dominant media form in the world, and how the '10s made it an art. Gaming trivia and history will be thrown by the flaming barrelful. 

In 1928, two very different best friends invented Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks’s friendship is a story of betrayal, love, war, money, power, tragedy, intrigue, humor, despair, and hope. Join Jeff as he talks cartoons, Disney, and the creations of the most important mouse of the 20th century. Discover the men behind the mouse, and the mystery behind the magic.

In 1962, a radioactive spider bit a nerd. His life, and all of ours, has never been the same! Join Spider-Man-ologist Jeff Ryan as he chronicles six DECADES of Peter Parker, the Amazing, Spectacular, Ultimate, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! See clips from the movies, learn behind-the-scenes trivia, hear about Spidey's high points and low points! Name the villain: sure you know Doctor Octopus, but do you know Swarm, the Nazi made of bees, or Hypno-Hustler the disco thief? Maybe if you're lucky, you'll even be bitten by a radioactive animal yourself! (Animal may be a dung beetle.) 

Even wonder how Princess Leia was able to be a senator, diplomat, rebel, AND teenager? Join Carrie Fisher biographer Jeff Ryan, who's NOT a little short to be a Stormtrooper, for an hour of Leia-ganza, featuring everyone's favorite Star Wars heroine. Jeff shares a selection of videos, stories, trivia, cosplay, dances and singalongs all about Leia of Alderaan, her adventures, and her Skywalker family saga. Earmuff station for photos! Plus Legos and coloring for the kids! Scratch that: Legos and coloring for everyone! Warning: features obscure Leia footage so cheesy it makes the Star Wars Holiday Special look like Chariots of Fire!