Those thrilling days of yesteryear...

January 18, 2008 2:12 PM

Decoder Ring Theatre! Follow the pulpy audiodrama adventures of Black Jack Justice (& girl detective Trixie Dixon) and Canadian superhero The Red Panda with his trusty sidekick The Flying Squirrel.

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posted by juv3nal (7 comments total)

FIRST...to post the following joke:

"R-e-m-e-m-b-e-r-t-o-d-r-i-n-k-y-o-u-r-o-v-a-l-t-i-n-e"
posted by TechnoLustLuddite at 2:29 PM on January 18, 2008

I LOVE Decoder Ring Theatre! These series are so well-written/produced/acted. They're like modern versions of The Shadow and Dragnet but cheekier and with better female characters.

I have a crush on The Red Panda. I'd get into a flying squirrel suit for him!

/naughty
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 2:33 PM on January 18, 2008

hurdy gurdy girl...
...behave yourself.
posted by juv3nal at 2:43 PM on January 18, 2008

juv3nal:

:-)
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 2:45 PM on January 18, 2008

As someone who is crazy for "The Shadow", I'm going to click on those links, but there dang well better be a decoder ring involved. Just sayin'.
posted by willmize at 4:02 PM on January 18, 2008

While I'm at it, a plug for another cartoon-y audiodrama podcast I love: How to Succeed in Evil.
posted by juv3nal at 4:56 PM on January 18, 2008

I just discovered internet archive has some old school Philip Marlow, Sam Spade and Nero Wolfe stuff. Yay!
posted by juv3nal at 12:55 PM on January 21, 2008