Best Julee Antonellis Podcasts (2025)

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Back Through The Basement Episode 69 - The Pivotal Presence and Spit Takes 56:15

2y ago56:15

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Season 6 comes to a close with laughter and treasures. This season finale has Tom and Julee pulling a Club out of the deck that's been governing the direction of this season. A Club has them going through a special area of the Basement, leading to consulting The Game Book, and looking Back at some great memories. Oh yeah -- and one of them elicits …

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Back Through The Basement Episode 68 (Special Edition) - Weebles and Uncle Dumps 1:17:34

2y ago1:17:34

1:17:34

Julee has a toy at-the-ready with which to kick off this episode. Over FaceTime, Tom catches the briefest glimpse of the tiniest corner of the toy and knows it instantly. From there, it’s...Index Card Games for points, Weebles that wobble (but don’t fall down), whether or not Tom cares for a see-saw, whether or not Julee cares for cartoon ducks, tu…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 67 - Playmobil and Marked 'Fragile' 42:11

2y ago42:11

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What conversation could possibly encompass extremely sentimental movie theme songs, the 1978 ‘Superman’ Kryptonian costume design style, Mark Twain, Puck from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘The Flight of the Bumblebees’ by Rimsky-Korsakov, Technotronic’s ‘Pump Up the Jam’, Christmas mornings, and a baby’s first blanket? Oh yes, and everpresent child…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 66 - Atreyu's Horse and Star Wars Speeders 1:15:44

2y ago1:15:44

1:15:44

What present did Julee get her brother Tom ? Who is Kenneth Sean Carson? What animal movie scarred young Julee? These are just SOME of the hard-hitting and penetrating questions tossed out in this week’s Episode. Learn the answers, play along, LAUGH along and enjoy! Oh, and we have mentioned this before but this time we DEFINITELY recommend it: a '…

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Back Through the Basement Episode 65 - Plumbers and Points 54:54

2y ago54:54

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We’re playing chicken with the plumber! With a leaky toilet on Tom’s side of the recording session, there’s a silent but ticking clock threatening Tom and Julee throughout today’s episode. But that doesn’t stop them from unlocking a new kind of trivia game, reviewing the overall point system of the podcast and discussing arcane notions -- for examp…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 64 - Scottish Dongles and Gizmo Caca (feat. Kirk R. Thatcher with Tom and Julee Antonellis) 1:19:15

2y ago1:19:15

1:19:15

Kirk R. Thatcher (director of "Muppet Treasure Island" and "Muppet Haunted Mansion", star of "Werewolf by Night" and the Punk on the Bus in "Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home AND "Star Trek Picard") joins “Back Through The Basement” podcast hosts Tom Antonellis and Julee Antonellis (fellow actors, fellow voiceover artists, fellow creatives) for a weir…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 63 - AirTamers and Tygra's Whip 48:23

2y ago48:23

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Alongside the sharing of an exciting BTTB announcement from hosts Tom Antonellis and Julee Antonellis , this episode is all about Shuffle the Deck! We are having a deck of cards dictate what we will be going Back Through in the Basement. What will we land on by luck of the draw? What childhood treasures will we unearth? There’s only one way to know…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 62 Uncle-Porkin’ Duloks and He-Man’s Frickin’ Shield 1:04:19

2+ y ago1:04:19

1:04:19

Season 6 is here! Tom and Julee Antonellis are Back! What can we say… the episode is entitled ‘Uncle-Porkin’ Duloks and He-Man’s Frickin’ Shield’ Haha! That’s a lot to unpack. It’s both what you would expect and not what you’d expect and we’re right where we left off in the Basement! We’re finding our old toys, being goofy, having fun and sifting t…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 61 - Gratitude and Riff Raff Farm ™ 56:10

3y ago56:10

56:10

Wow how time flies when you’re having fun in the Basement, going through old toys and memories! Tom and Julee play the final Season 5 Game of Chance in this season finale. This episode’s dice-roll brings forth a box of beloved treasures and a whole cast of characters whom the hilarious siblings create on the spot – there’s a potential future origin…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 60 - Muffit the Daggit and Inspector Gadget 1:03:45

3y ago1:03:45

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What do you get when Tom and Julee come across their vintage Battlestar Galactica, Transformers, Fisher Price circus characters and Inspector Gadget toys? “Wouldja belieeeeve...” you get the makings of an action- (figure) -packed 'Back Through The Basement' episode!! Go-Go-Gadget-Press-Play and enjoy! (This episode description will self-destruct in…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 59 - Instincts of a...Keeper and 'Rock Through The Basement' (feat. Marc Guss with Tom and Julee Antonellis) 1:09:03

3y ago1:09:03

1:09:03

It’s a Playdate with Marc Guss, co-founder of ACM Talent!! A true leader in the voiceover industry and fellow toy enthusiast, not to mention a colleague with a passion for tons of the franchises Tom and Julee hold dear. In this episode, there’s deep-dive toy talk, spot-on impressions, discussion of family and, of course, playing of games and uneart…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 58 - Master of the Mutants and Dr. Hexapus 44:17

3y ago44:17

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Tom rolled a die and got a "4" in the Season 5 Game of Chance and this Raggle Taggle Action Figure Bin DOES NOT disappoint! A bin of superheroes, animated show merchandise, a few head-scratchers, loads of fun! Tom and Julee “roll” down memory lane as treasure after treasure come “rolling” out…ok, ok enough "roll" jokes…better slow our “roll”… [come…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 57 - Tinker Box and Kata Belts 56:50

3y ago56:50

56:50

Time to open up a new box as Season 5’s Game of Chance continues its “roll” down Tom and Julee's memory lane! This week’s Episode is full of amazing treasures, vintage toys, childhood memories, spot-on impressions of artist heroes and one surprise toy! Here’s a hint Keepers… there was a piece/accessory of this toy found earlier in “The Bag of Shit”…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 56 - NCC-1701 and Trivial Pursuit 51:02

3y ago51:02

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Tom and Julee cover aaaaaa lot of ground in this episode. They start out with a bit on candy, then they slip into a handful of ON POINT impressions, Tom talks some major Star Trek, new game points are flying around and the oh-so-80s Trivial Pursuit is unearthed and launches a new set of in-show BTTB games and you can play along! It’s a good time! N…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 55 - Roll Again and Rini&TidiOpoly ™ 59:05

3y ago59:05

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Do you remember making up your own games? Julee throws a fun game of chance at Tom which will define the handing of the rest of Season Five! So far it includes dice, a list of possible childhood bins of treasures (which, of course, have been given hilarious titles). What will Tom roll? What bin will they go through? Will there be a "Roll Again"? Wh…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 54 - "De Neh DAAH"s and Dangling Chads 1:09:17

3y ago1:09:17

1:09:17

Tom and Julee are back in the basement revisiting the Kenner Glamour Gals, cracking each other up as Rini and Tidi ™, and enjoying listening to a few surprises from some beloved Keepers (listeners). The fun leads to uncovering memories surrounding a childhood made-up musical stinger they used to put on the end of their play! Sit back and enjoy! De …

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Back Through The Basement Episode 53 - "Be My Valentine" and Letters to Santa 1:06:11

3+ y ago1:06:11

1:06:11

Welcome Back…....Through The Basement for Season 5!!! Happy Valentine’s Day, * Keepers (listeners)! Tom and Julee are back to give you another season of uncovering toys, childhood memories and a whole lot of that inimitable Antonellis sibling banter! Grab a bag of candy hearts as Julee and Tom go through old school Valentine's Day cards and letters…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 52 (Special Edition) - Theme Songs and Miss Hannigan 1:20:31

3+ y ago1:20:31

1:20:31

Tom and Julee are really enjoying themselves today! How can they not?...They’re going Back Through The Basement! Lots of toys. Finishing up the Mish Mosh Bin. Going through the Pac-Man lunchbox. What a blast. And, as they wrap Season 4, they surprise themselves with a hilarious theme song made up on the spot! Today is the Season 4 finale so they wi…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 51 - T.R.O.O.P. People and Sleepovers (feat. Jeremy Gates with Tom and Julee Antonellis) 36:35

3+ y ago36:35

36:35

For the first time in Back Through The Basement history, a Playdate hasn’t been able to fit into one episode! New policy: when that happens, the second of the two-parter is a Sleepover! And thus, Jeremy Gates is still going “Back Through” with Tom and Julee. As soon as the three “wake up,” they fall right back into the Mish Mosh Bin and it continue…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 50 - Cadet 7 and The Mish Mosh Bin (feat. Jeremy Gates with Tom and Julee Antonellis) 1:07:28

3+ y ago1:07:28

1:07:28

It’s a Playdate with a legit Playmate! Co-hosts Tom and Julee are absolutely giddy to have their childhood friend and fellow artist -- a legit childhood friend -- Jeremy Gates in the Basement with them today! Jeremy is like an honorary brother and has actually played in this Basement many times. He has even portrayed a canonized character in the Ri…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 49 - Cap Guns and The Bag of Sh*t 1:13:54

3+ y ago1:13:54

1:13:54

Be careful to NEVER confuse a trash bag in the basement for actual trash!! You might just find very important things in there! As Tom and Julee continue to go through childhood toy treasures from the “Dishes and Platters Box" (aka "Box 6") -- which is SO not at all filled with dishes -- they finally tackle a bag within that box: "The Bag of Shit”. …

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Back Through The Basement Episode 48 - Bake Sets and Mumm-Ra 50:28

3+ y ago50:28

50:28

“Thunder, thunder, thunder…Thundercats! Ho!!” Tom and Julee unearth some wonderful childhood treasures -- Thundercats, Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears. They also talk about the bittersweet memories of growing up and out of play: “putting the toys down” for the last time. Though, as the episode goes on, you’ll notice that the spirit of play never q…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 47 (Special Edition) - Manifest and Mirrors (feat. Joan Baker with Tom and Julee Antonellis) 1:17:03

3+ y ago1:17:03

1:17:03

As they go 'Back Through The Basement' this week, Tom and Julee Antonellis welcome as a Playdate, for a Special-Edition-length episode, inspiring guru, voiceover artist and coach -- VP of Society Of Voice Arts And Sciences -- Joan Baker! And wow does Joan deliver! She paints the picture of young Joan, looking into her childhood mirror and declaring…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 46 - Mystery Box and Baby Gee 47:57

4y ago47:57

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An episode of mystery, mirth and memories! Tom and Julee find -- inside the box marked ‘GLASS’ -- a mystery box. And you can bet The Mystery Box provided laughs and stories galore! Play along with an Index Card Game and laugh and listen as: Julee chafes at Tom’s insistence that they trot out a very obscure character from their past, while some arca…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 45 - Dangly Legs and Batmobiles 57:07

4y ago57:07

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Pow! Zammm! Biff!! And The Treasure-Hits keep on coming out of the box marked ‘GLASS’! Julee and Tom find some of their earliest toys ever recorded on Christmas morning and major nostalgia from some of the greats: Mattel, Remco, Mego, Kenner, Hasbro...AND...there’s one toy that STILL smells the same after all these years! Decades in fact! Which vin…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 44 - Batgirl and THUD! 58:16

4y ago58:16

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It’s amazing when one simple childhood toy is unearthed in the Basement and it proves capable of bringing back a life-changing childhood memory! Tom shares a milestone story prompted from treasures Julee pulls from a box marked “GLASS” -- there’s no glass in it at all -- it’s full of toys! This episode also features much discussion of the hit-or-mi…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 43 - Coming of Age and Give Great Voice (feat. Tasia Valenza with Tom and Julee Antonellis) 1:10:18

4y ago1:10:18

1:10:18

We promised you some special Playdates this season and Tasia Valenza is definitely someone special! Tom and Julee host the amazing and talented Tasia. Not only does she share stories of her time on Star Trek (both The Next Generation and Discovery), The Clone Wars (Tasia's a Jedi, you know) and voicing Poison Ivy, she also drops gems of great wisdo…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 42 - Probe Droids and Sensitive Creases 53:06

4y ago53:06

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Season 4 is in full swing and today’s episode kicks off with a classic Kenner Micro Collection! Of course, you can bet Tom takes it to the ‘Truth Corner’ a few times and laughs certainly abound but he and Julee do make some headway. Tom also got some mail! It could be a gift from Julee or......merely deodorant. Let’s hope it’s not deodorant!! (Haha…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 41 (EXTRA-Special Edition) - Craig & The Guys and Glamour Gals 1:42:43

4y ago1:42:43

1:42:43

Season 4 is here!! Julee and Tom are very excited to get back to the going through of their cherished childhood dollhouse! Before they can go through all the vintage furniture and myriad figures -- like LJN’s Dungeons and Dragons and Kenner’s Glamour Gals -- Tom needs to confess an embarrassing story, a truly low point that he suffered with an “As-…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 40 (Special Edition) - Neville the Mouse and the Dollhouse 1:09:38

4y ago1:09:38

1:09:38

Episode 40 is all wrapped up in "forty"ness. After “bangin’ a u-ey” into a new Basement area, Julee surprises Tom with a toy of Herculean childhood importance which the two just happened to receive FORTY years ago for Christmas: their cherished Dollhouse! (You know: the one behind Julee in the podcast logo illustration!) With some Game Book help, c…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 39 - PEZ and Fraggle Rock 1:00:26

4y ago1:00:26

1:00:26

After Tom and Julee run the list of sugar cereals that WEREN’T allowed to eat growing up and Julee reveals her hatred for milk, they actually DO get to work! When Julee shows Tom his old Star Wars tin school lunchbox, he quickly grabs one of the classic lunchboxes he’d taken out to LA…and there are Basement treasures in it!! The customary Back Thro…

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Back Through The Basement "N'Episode" 38 - All-Nighters and Duck 44:15

4y ago44:15

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Today’s recording comes right on the heels of dropping last week’s epic episode -- Tom has pulled an artistic All-Nighter doing the final edits! Julee is feeling the guilt of the well-rested, and punch-drunk Tom summons his best attempt at staying awake and finding his words -- so much so that he starts questioning all the concepts of a tried-and-t…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 37 (Special Edition) - Steven Spielberg and The Beloved Sock Monkey 1:28:00

4y ago1:28:00

1:28:00

After a quick jonesing for some steak fries -- ARRRGGHH! Steak Fries!! -- and coming to grips with a lot of moving parts to the episode including Keeper (listener) feedback and stories...not to mention some "School Island gems", Julee and Tom Tom start plugging through the Basement to find fun and heartwarming treasures! Do you remember doing book …

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Back Through The Basement Episode 36 - Poop and Abe Vigoda 59:27

4y ago59:27

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Tom and Julee laughed quite a bit when they sat down to write this episode description, because... well it’s definitely a quirky one to describe. Here goes! They.....consult The Game Book (their childhood imagination “log”), talk about poop, sing a bit of CATS, reveal the true, canonical names of their Sock Monkeys and -- oh yeah -- unearth a class…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 35 - Roger Rabbit and The Random Dalmatian 57:39

4y ago57:39

57:39

A secret spot in the basement is revealed!! Another “treasure trove” of childhood memories Tom and Julee didn’t know existed! “School Island!” And yes that means there’s more to go through than they thought!! How are these two nostalgic, pack-rat, super softies, kids-at-heart to manage it all?!!! And the Keeps just keep on coming!! A sweet General …

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Back Through The Basement Episode 34 (Special Edition) - The Repurpose Porpoise and Tub Toys 1:14:09

4y ago1:14:09

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We’re out of the Editing Bay and Tom and Julee are Back in the Basement! Julee is so excited to go through what she named the “Mish Mosh Bin”! Don’t hold your breath though because, true to form, she gets distracted by another box – this one labeled “tub toys”. Well with that, any hopes of the treasure trove that was the Mish Mosh Bin sink immediat…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 33 - Lite Brite and Falkor 50:03

4+ y ago50:03

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Today’s episode was supposed to take place in the Yellow Room/Editing Bay but Julee surprises Tom by starting off in the Basement!! Why?!! Because when you come across a classic vintage toy you haven’t seen in decades, you just can’t sit on that! As a challenge, Julee whistles the commercial jingle before showing Tom – it’s for a point!! Do you thi…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 32 ("Back Through" Edition) - Dropped Calls and Dr. Bearson 50:22

4+ y ago50:22

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Still in the edit bay (the Yellow Room), Tom and Julee continue going back through “Back Through The Basement” earlier footage (material from back near the beginning of our launch that has not yet found its way into the podcast). "WHEN LAST WE LEFT THEM..." they were listening to footage of finding the “Tin of Teeth”!!! Now we kick off with Julee a…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 31 ("Back Through" Edition) - Spoiler Alerts and Teeth 1:07:13

4+ y ago1:07:13

1:07:13

Julee is NOT in the Basement today! Ever been curious about what ends up on Tom and Julee's 'BTTB' cutting room floor? Well, today we’re inviting our Keepers into the editing bay to be privy to the editing process as we listen back through “Back Through The Basement” early footage (material we recorded near our podcast launch) that has not yet foun…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 30 (Special Edition) - Silver Spoons and Schadenfreude (feat. Kari Wahlgren with Tom and Julee Antonellis) 1:27:08

4+ y ago1:27:08

1:27:08

This episode is long Keepers -- though it’s ALL PURE JOY! We have such a special Playdate for you to feast your ears upon... (ummm, that’s not a saying). Tom and Julee host the amazing and talented Kari Wahlgren (voiceover artist in nearly everything you love) in the Basement with them today!! You’ll see that it only takes seconds before the three …

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Back Through The Basement Episode 29 - Superheroes and GoBots 45:03

4+ y ago45:03

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The Matchbox and Hotwheels cases continue to reveal, among many treasures, some awesome superhero cars (and cars based on other “good ole” famous franchises) from Corgi Juniors! These finds, of course, lead to a lot of Superhero talk and an “Index Card” game for Tom and Julee to guess each other’s favorite superhero. Julee and Tom inevitably get a …

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Back Through The Basement Episode 28 - Secret Santa and Matchbox Cars 47:01

4+ y ago47:01

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Tom and Julee start off getting excited about potential future Playdates, sharing memories of community pools and Water Country before they crack into a surprise gift!! Thank you, Secret Santa! Don’t worry they DO get to old toys when they go Back Through “Door Number 1”. Harkening back to the Game Show which concluded in an arc of episodes from Se…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 27 - Parseltongue and Nice Cakes 46:42

4+ y ago46:42

46:42

The Season 3 premiere is here!! Did you miss us Keepers?!! ‘Cuz we missed you! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are enjoying the start to a Happy New Year! We kick off 2021 and our own Season 3 by: Tom and Julee talking Seasons 3 of favorite TV shows, by recognizing we still have a TON of stuff to continue unearthing in the Basement a…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 26 (Special Edition) - Dairy Joy and The Third Penguin 1:03:39

4+ y ago1:03:39

1:03:39

It’s Season Finale time!! We’re sad to end the arc of episodes that were our Hodgepodge Bin Game Show but all good things must come to an end. In this episode, Tom and Julee close out the bin with memories of childhood friends (playing in their houses and yards), Dad’s favorite things (including less-than-thrilling candies) and the greatest onion r…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 25 - "Rubber Fred Flintstone" and Asthma Attacks 54:30

4+ y ago54:30

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“The random nature of the Hodgepodge Bin” continues and…wait for it...they found a box WITHIN the bin of… you guessed it...PINS!! Oh Brother. Yes: BROTHER!! Brother Tom, really!! Enough with the pins! The bin also unearths: a funny plumber fox/cat toy thing that Julee can’t help but voice, and a rubber toy she thinks is perhaps the most boring and …

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Back Through The Basement Episode 24 - Baseball Cards and Bakthru 53:25

4+ y ago53:25

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[This blurb is best read in your best over-the-top Announcer Voice] “Welcome to 'Back Through The Basement' - The Hodgepodge Gameshow Edition!! Yes! The game show continues!” Tom and Julee stumble upon old baseball cards leading Julee to share a song she composed about a random Yankee fan -- sorry NY Keepers, we grew up on the Red Sox [wink]! Tom a…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 23 - Finger Puppets and Playdates (feat. Tracee Chimo Pallero with Tom and Julee Antonellis) 1:03:10

4+ y ago1:03:10

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This episode captures lightning in a bottle! (Or, technically, lighting...in a bin). It was such a special and wonderful day of surprises!! Not only does the Hodgepodge Bin continue to be the most random assortment EVER of hilarious and touching childhood whatnots – “Back Through The Basement” is joined by a Surprise Guest who becomes the first off…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 22 - Neil Diamond and a Hand-Puppet Interview 44:19

4+ y ago44:19

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Tom and Julee are officially playing in their basement like a couple of kids and their imagination of a “Back Through The Basement” Game Show has become a reality! The Hodgepodge Bin keeps “catfishing”-up childhood treasures – books, toys, songs, Shrinky Dinks aplenty – and it continues to make Julee and Tom “larf” all over the place!! Listen as th…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 21 - Dreams and Castillos 44:06

4+ y ago44:06

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The Plastic Sorted Organizer Trays are behind Tom and Julee and what's now in front of them as they continue 'Back Through The Basement' is a fun new game conceived by Julee! To determine where they head next, Tom must pick a “door” -- very much like a game show! Door Number One: two small boxes. Door Number 2: four to six bins of like-items. And D…

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Back Through The Basement Episode 20 (Special Edition) - Stinky Slinkys and Shrinky Dinks 1:03:21

4+ y ago1:03:21

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It's late on the East Coast and it looks like a bomb went off in the basement -- Julee is refueling for the last leg of the marathon through the plastic slotted organizer trays with some hot coffee from her “Hug me I’m Almost Famous” mug (which Tom loves). So strap in, Keepers, for a Special Edition: Julee surprises Tom with a musical gift and some…

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