Back Through The Basement

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Tom Antonellis & Julee Antonellis (actors, comics, voiceover artists & siblings), children of the 80s, while "safer-at-home", must go through all their childhood toys and belongings in their parents' basement. Oh boy. ------ To be fair, while we talk about toys, we do so in grown-up language so our podcast would need the "explicit" distinction. Brought to you by T. J. INC., Thick Skin Creations and Tom Antonellis Productions ------ To financially support, visit: thickskincreations.com/store Tom and Julee will donate a portion of all your artistic support funds furnished through 2020 to COVID-19 / Coronavirus relief efforts through Hasbro's collaboration with savethechildren.org

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

May 22 2023 56 mins

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 a spit take from the other. T

Back Through The Basement Episode 68 (Special Edition) - Weebles and Uncle Dumps

May 08 2023 77 mins

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, tumbles down research rabbit hol

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

Apr 17 2023 42 mins

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 childhood toys as

Back Through The Basement Episode 66 - Atreyu's Horse and Star Wars Speeders

Apr 10 2023 75 mins

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 'Back Through The Basement&a

Back Through the Basement Episode 65 - Plumbers and Points

Mar 27 2023 54 mins

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 example: do you know who Barb

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

Mar 13 2023 79 mins

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 creati

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

Feb 27 2023 48 mins

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…press play!Now in their forti

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

Feb 13 2023 64 mins

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 through our

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

Jun 06 2022 56 mins

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 original animated project in tha

Back Through The Basement Episode 60 - Muffit the Daggit and Inspector Gadget

May 23 2022 63 mins

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…) BOOM!!!!Now in