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A podcast about the history of the cartoons from your childhood from the people who were there . . .
Have you ever wondered: what exactly happened to 4Kids Entertainment? What exactly happened at the company that originally localized Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece, Sonic X, and many more? For the first time ever, our podcast uncovers the true history of 4Kids, as told by the people who were actually there!
Hosted by Tara Sands and Steve Yurko, 4Kids Flashback will interview the producers, writers, directors, engineers, actors etc responsible for bringing you the shows of your childhood.
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New episodes every WEDNESDAY
LATEST EPISODES
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jordan Podos! Jordan worked as an Editor and Producer at 4Kids on shows like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokemon, Cubix, Ultimate Muscle, G.I. Joe, Sonic X, Funky Cops, Tama and Friends, Winx Club and Kirby. You can check out his business at https://seespotcut.tv/ and his TMNT video at https://vimeo.com/38611123
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Mike Pollock! Mike is best known for voicing Dr Eggman in Sonic, the Narrator in Pokémon and on tons of 4Kids promos!
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Brenda Dillon Cavette! Brenda worked as a producer, production supervisor as the the VP of Production at 4Kids and has some great behind the scenes stories.
Ever wondered what it was like to have a parent who worked at 4Kids? Here's some insight into 4Kids from a kid's point of view as Tara chats with Rena Taylor and Sampson Oppedisano. Both had a parent that worked at 4Kids in very different capacities.
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.
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.
Ever wondered what it was like to have a parent who worked at 4Kids? Here's some insight into 4Kids from a kid's point of view as Tara chats with Rena Taylor and Sampson Oppedisano. Both had a parent that worked at 4Kids in very different capacities.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Marc Thompson! Marc is best known for voicing Casey Jones in TMNT, Kid Muscle in Ultimate Muscle, Duke Devlin in Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Don Krieg in One Piece!
Ever wondered what it was like to have a parent who worked at 4Kids? Here's some insight into 4Kids from a kid's point of view as Tara chats with Rena Taylor and Sampson Oppedisano. Both had a parent that worked at 4Kids in very different capacities.
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.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Actor and Writer Ted Lewis! Ted is best known for voicing Giovanni, Gengar & Tracey in Pokémon, Escargoon & King Dedede in Kirby, Jack Atlas and Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh and so much more!! He also wrote scripts at 4Kids including Sonic X, Kirby and Yu-Gi-Oh!.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Chris Guido! Chris worked as an editor at 4Kids on Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, One Piece, Viva Piñata, Winx Club, Sonic X, Kirby, and Shaman King as well as the Pokémon and Yu-gi-oh! feature films.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Actor and Voice Director Darren Dunstan! Darren is best known for voicing Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pegasus in Yu-Gi-Oh!!
He also Voice Directed a ton of shows at 4Kids including Pokémon, Dinosaur King and Yu-Gi-Oh!.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview John Siegler! John had a hand in all the music at 4Kids including the beloved theme songs. The interview covers his time playing in bands like Hall and Oates and Todd Rundgren's Utopia, to writing jingles to working at the 4Kids offices.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Norman Grossfeld! Norman was the President of 4Kids Productions from 1994 til 2010 and he talks all about getting Pokemon off the ground, the adapting process, One Piece and so much more!
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Norman Grossfeld! Norman was the President of 4Kids Productions from 1994 til 2010 and he talks all about getting Pokemon off the ground, the adapting process, One Piece and so much more!
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Suzanne Goldish. Suzanne has had a long and prolific career working as an audio engineer, voice director, recordist and mixer and started her anime career working at 4Kids.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Sam Riegel! Sam is best known for voicing Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and several roles in Yu-Gi-Oh!. He is a prominent Voice Director and is part of the smash hit Critical Role.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Mike Pecoriello! Mike worked as a producer and writer on Ultraman Tiga and Yu-Gi-Oh! and has an extensive history working in childrens' television at places like Nickelodeon.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Veronica Taylor! Veronica is best known for voicing Ash in the first 8 seasons of Pokémon and April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Hear all about her time at 4Kids and her career - you might be surprised!
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Shawn Conrad! Shawn is best known for singing the One Piece rap, but you will be so impressed with all the work he did at 4Kids...not to mention all the great stuff he did before and after!
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Amy Birnbaum! Amy is best known for voicing Max in Pokémon, Kirby: Right Back At Ya, and Téa in Yu-Gi-Oh! and her career in children's television helps us gain great insights into the restrictions of making television for kids.
Jim Malone: The Man, The Music, The Mew Mew. In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jim Malone! Jim worked as a voice director, engineer, producer and writer as well as working on music at 4Kids.
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Michael Haigney - writer, director, actor & producer at 4Kids. He is best known for voicing Pokémon like Charmander, Snorlax, Psyduck and many more!
Why a podcast about 4Kids? 4Kids Flashback is a podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. In this episode Tara Sands and Steve Yurko talk about the who, what and why of the podcast.