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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2024 · 29 MIN

Flash Gordon Parody: Chapter 5 - Flash Jaunts Off! (Sci-Fi Audio Drama)

from An Audio Podcast of Questionable Distinction · host Mindstream Players

Comedy - In a heroic blur of questionable management skills, Flash Gordon somehow ends up crowned King of the Caves—an honor apparently bestowed by the local Platypus Men, who are not nearly as adorable as their name suggests. Naturally, they celebrate by launching a surprise attack, presumably under the impression that a regal coup is a lovely ice-breaker. Once he’s done dusting off a few webbed footprints, Flash jaunts off and, in a wild turn of events, becomes King of Kira as well—only to face the equally inhospitable Lizard Men, who seem more interested in dethroning him than exchanging gecko care tips.Before anyone has a moment to question Flash’s rapidly ballooning monarchy portfolio, Queen Azura and her Magic Men swoop in, capturing Flash and Dale with all the flair of dramatic stage magicians. Azura doses Flash with the drug of forgetfulness, which promptly erases his memory and convinces him he’s destined to be Azura’s consort—a revelation Dale finds rather off-putting. Will Flash ever remember he’s supposed to be saving planets, rather than wooing slightly suspicious monarchs? Or is he doomed to remain the helpless leading man of Azura’s ironically named Magic Men? Only time—and a strong dose of anti-Whatever She Gave Him—will tell.Flash Gordon was played by Tom Konkle, later famous for nothing in particular. The cast also includes Rhiannon McAfee as Dale Arden, Gino C. Vianelli as Captain Thune,  Stephanie Stearns Dulli as the Witch Queen Azora, Pete Lutz as Sal.  Pete Lutz  heads the Narada Radio Company.  Also starring  Kurtis Bedford as Zug and starring Pete Handelman as the announcer and Hawkman with a hose.  The original  radio series broke with the strip continuity in the last two episodes, when Flash, Dale and Zarkov returned to Earth. We broke it completely after we did a faithful version of episode one.  Edit and  Sound effects by Tom Konkle Directed by Tom Konkle.  .   Music by Bryan Arata.   The show comedy version script by Tom Konkle.  Producers Kurtis Bedford and Tom Konkle started the Mindstream Players.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TomKonkle) A silly take on the original radio series Flash Gordon. #FlashGordon #vintageradio Starting April 22, 1935, and again in May 2022  the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26-episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run. Write us we would like to hear from you Support the show Lumen Actus Productions, Inc. 

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