Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland In the Season 3 Premiere, Kevin and company go all the way back to the 19th century to explore the origins of World’s Fairs, the Ferris Wheel, and much much more. Selected or Major Sources: America at the Great Exhibition of 1851 […]
Start your Squarespace free trial today at http://www.squarespace.com/defunctland and use code DEFUNCTLAND to get 10% off your first purchase. In this episode, Kevin looks at the beginning of the Disney Channel and one of their original series, Welcome to Pooh Corner, a live-action full-body character iteration of A.A. Milne’s classic […]
Start your Squarespace free trial today at http://www.squarespace.com/defunctland and use code DEFUNCTLAND to get 10% off your first purchase. In this extra spooky Halloween episode of DefunctTV, Kevin takes a look at the original Ghost Busters sitcom created by Filmation, predating the popular 1984 comedy. Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate […]
Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland Check Out Historian Diane Euston’s Work Here: https://newsantafetrailer.blogspot.com/2018/08/ In this episode, Kevin discusses the history of Walt Disney’s childhood amusement park, Kansas City’s Electric Park and all of its attractions, including Hale’s Tours of the World, the Loop the Loop Coaster, and […]
Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland In this episode, Kevin travels back to the tail end of the Roaring Twenties to look at the development of the Century of Progress fair in Chicago and how the World’s Exposition changed the United States and its view of progress Facebook […]
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Start your Squarespace free trial today at http://www.squarespace.com/defunctland and use code DEFUNCTLAND to get 10% off your first purchase. In this episode of DefunctTV, Kevin takes a trip back to the inception of Nickelodeon and the Children Television Workshop’s joint venture, the all-educational channel, Noggin, and the barehanded puppetry of […]
One of the single most important stories in theme park history has nothing to do with a theme park. This is Walt’s Field Day, the Craziest Party Walt Disney Ever Threw. An Editorial Note on This Production: This video features many quotes from Walt Disney and his staff, read in […]
This is a remaster and extension of the original Season 1 video. To watch the original, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqgJ0N99eGg Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland In this episode of Defunctland, Kevin dives deep into the 80’s and discusses perhaps the most decade-defining phenomenon: teen nightclubs. Specifically, Knott’s Berry […]
Check Out Jay Jennings Book on Beverly Park: https://www.amazon.com/Jay-Jennings/e/B00E6FD6UG?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 Check Out More Music from Shane Smith: https://clickerrecords.bandcamp.com/track/little-wings In this episode of Defunctland, Kevin follows Walt Disney to a small Kiddieland in Los Angeles named Beverly Park, run by the savvy and multi-talented David Bradley. Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on […]
