17. Mr. Write with Matthew Drdek

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Matthew Drdek! Matthew was a writer and producer at 4Kids who worked on Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Mew Mew Power, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Incredible Crash Dummies, Viva Piñata, Ultimate Muscle and Funky Cops. Matthew has great stories about how Joey and other Yu-Gi-Oh! characters got their names. 4Kids Flashback is a behind-the-scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/ Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products Leave us a voice message at Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback and find our Autographs for Charity at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices