Heartwarming / The Pop Arena

• His review of Castaway on the Moon, which is equally a love letter to his father, who commissioned it.
• Nick Knacks Episode #005, Hocus Focus, a show for which he could only find the intro, the end credits, and a commercial, turns into a very comprehensive biography of its host, puppeteer Brad Williams. Greg bookends the retrospective by discussing entertainers who deserve a lot more respect than they actually receive.
  Brad Williams deserves to be remembered, deserves to be rediscovered by the world. His talent in his crafts were undeniable. His role in trying to keep puppetry as an art for all ages, not just for kids, was important in a time when puppetry was changing, being made into a children's commodity. For the purpose of Nick Knacks, Brad played a significant role in Nickelodeon's keystone program, and helped support it in its first year. But more than that, Brad Williams deserves to be remembered because he increased the value of our lives on Earth. He put back more than he took. He was someone I aspire to be. Maybe he never escaped the hierarchy of arts. There are hundreds, thousands of Brad Williamses in so many fields, those whose works will be lost because we decided as a society that those types of art were not worth remembering. We should do better. Share the artists you love. But especially share the obscure artists, the lost artists, the forgotten artists, the unloved artists. And next time you see a live puppet show or a magic act or a juggling performance, let them know how much you enjoyed it, tell other people about it, and please. Try to remember their names.
• He later on was able to do a full review of Hocus Focus after a full episode was found but still kept the huge respect for Brad Williams in the review.
• Insisting on bringing attention to Spook, the third dog to play Lassie who didn’t last long due to his lack of screen presence and is typically left out of official cast lists, because “he’s a good boy who did his best.”
• Doing his part to combat the public image of Donna Reed as a regressive housewife figure thanks to her eponymous sitcom, revealing she was actually an outspoken feminist trapped in such a show by the tyrannical grip of their biggest sponsor Campbell’s Soup, and even had some much wilder ideas that unfortunately never came to pass.
• In the middle of his furious tirade about how much he hates Mr. Ed, he notes that Alan Young was a genuinely talented actor, who he's very glad was able to get another beloved TV role on Ducktales 1987 so this show didn't have to stand as his biggest legacy. Right before the tirade, Greg tells those watching that had fond memories of Mr. Ed to stop the video right then and there, warning them that they wouldn't like his opinions on the show and he didn't want to ruin their memories of a show that they enjoyed.
• The video on The Shari Show goes from a look into a show that Nickelodeon only aired less than a year into a full-blown celebration/mini biography of ventriloquist Shari Lewis, who he sees as unfairly forgotten since her untimely passing with no major attempts to bring her characters back, which he hopes to do his part to correct.
• He announces up front that The Elephant Show is by far the one he has the most personal nostalgic feelings for so far on Nick Knacks, and even when discussing the cold reality that it was first and foremost a commercial for Sharon, Lois, and Bram, he makes sure to stress this does nothing to temper his love for it.
• He actually feels a bit guilty criticizing Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp, as it was clearly a huge labor of love for everyone involved. And in what's surely a big relief to just about everyone going into the episode, as far as his extensive research shows, none of the chimps suffered any abuse while making the show. The worst thing to happen to them was one of them escaping, but being found and returned relatively quickly.
• In his review for Ghost Camp, he admits that, as much as he dislikes Goosebumps, it works as a safe space for kids who want to get into horror but aren't ready for the more intense stuff.
  • It's also satisfying in those rare instances where he actually likes a Goosebumps book. His bright enthusiasm in discussing the twist to Welcome to Camp Nightmare is actually pretty sweet.
• After half an hour of discussing the sheer oddity of Kids Court, with numerous different intentions for the show thrown together and totally contradicting each other, he ends up admitting that for reasons he absolutely can't figure out himself, he ended up liking the show, and says there's definitely value in kids having a show to watch which is basically like screaming into a pillow about the injustices of the world.
• Although a great deal of the episode on The Patty Duke Show focuses on the abuse and exploitation Patty Duke suffered at the hands of her managers and guardians, it also makes note Duke got along splendidly with the cast and crew of the show. She would happily reunite with them for Patty Duke specials and promos, making the best of a bad part of her life.
• In July 2023, Greg had a total hard drive failure and causing his computer to brick. Effectively destroying his means of earning a living. He posted a Gofundme with a goal of $5,000.00. Fans poured in and he was able to make his goal in only 4 days.

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