Fear Level: Spoopy/SpookyTrigger Warnings:  Anti-Asian racism, xenophobia, violence to animals, elderly abuse, classism, capitalismA boy gets a pet that can talk, watches tv, and reproduces asexually and nobody even thinks it's weirdDirector: Joe DanteWriters: Chris ColumbusStars: Zack Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Corey Feldman, Dick Miller, and Hoyt AxtonTopics of Discussion:Joe Dante and Chris Columbus, what an odd coupleChinatown USAThe miracle juicerThe Spiel-verseHaving it both waysRacism and gremlinsBe a two knife momThat puppet has a real fucking gun!Kids' monsters with gunsWhile other people are opening their presents...Recommendations:HobgoblinsAlienPoltergeistBig Trouble in Little ChinaChuck Jones Looney TunesPet Shop of HorrorsAttack the BlockGhostbustersBeetlejuiceChild’s PlayMonster SquadThe ThingFollow our guest:Shawn PryorTwitter @shawnrpryorIgnition KickstarterFollow us on twitter @proghorrorpodFollow Emily on twitter @megamothEmily's Website: Megamoth.netFollow Ben on twitter @benthekahnPre-Order Ben's new book, Renegade Rule.Follow Jeremy on twitter @jrome58Visit his website at JeremyWhitley.comRSS Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/progressively-horrifiedWebsite: https://progressivelyhorrified.transistor.fm/Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/progressivelyhorrified to support the show, get bonus episodes, early access to upcoming episodes, and a cool Progressively Horrified t-shirt.Come back next week to hear about Better Watch Out ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Take our listener survey: http://bit.ly/progressivelyhorrified-surveySign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.