Episode 244: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, What In the World Was Gumby?, Funniest Weekly World News Stories(5-13-2026)

Send us Fan MailThe story behind the 'Heroes In A Half-Shell.' What in the world was Gumby? Some of the funniest Weekly World News stories.Episode 244 is bringing you a fresh batch of GenX nostalgia.It starts in the sewers and the story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 40 years ago this month, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello first graced the pages of a comic book. Since then they have become pop culture icons with TV shows, movies, toys, and more.From mutant ninjas to a pioneer of claymation. Gumby burst onto the scene, in and out of books, and into pop culture in the 1950s and 1960s. What was he? Why was he so popular? Learn the story and how Gumby blazed the trail for claymation.Laughs abound in a new Top 5. We will be taking our first (likely of several) looks at the funniest stories to ever grace the pages of Weekly World News. Bigfoot, mutant insects, half human half animals, and more.There is as always a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule centered around the debut of the waltz dance and the controversy that came from it.To support me and the show you become a member on Patreon. Or you can support my work and Buy Me A Coffee!Helpful Links from this EpisodeBuy My New Book, In Their Footsteps!Searching For the Lady of the Dunes True Crime BookHooked By Kiwi - Etsy.comDJ Williams MusicKeeKee's Cape Cod KitchenMSFTS CommunityChristopher Setterlund.comCape Cod Living - Zazzle StoreSubscribe on YouTube!Initial Impressions 2.0 BlogCJSetterlundPhotos on EtsyWeekly World News ArchivesListen to Episode 243 hereSupport the show