Just Jiggle the Handle
Wisecracking pals Sheri and Marty got tired of being bombarded by bad news everywhere they turned and started amusing each other with stories about their childhoods of simpler times. Forget your worries for a few minutes and join them for some funny memories that’ll get you laughing along on the joy ride, pitstops and potholes of their trip down nostalgia alley. And please support our tomfoolery through our Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/JustJiggletheHandle And share YOUR stories with us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082522461501
Episodes
31 episodes
#31 - Jingle THIS!
SOOOOO many memorable jingles and ads from our childhoods and Marty and Sheri are right here ready to remind you of them!
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37:46
#30 - Bad Fashions from Our Past
Sheri and Marty are thankful this is an audio podcast and not a video podcast. It might be too tempting to pull out the polyester.
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25:55
#29 - More Things We Take for Granted Today
You thought Marty and Sheri would get through ALL the things we take for granted today that we wouldn’t have imagined possible when we were kids? Au contraire! Here's more!
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25:38
#28 - Things We Didn’t Have that Kids Take for Granted Today
Ah, kids these days! You have NO IDEA!!!! But we do! Sheri and Marty laugh about our childhood versions of the modern conveniences we take for granted today.
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23:32
#27 - Things We Wish We Had Learned (or Done) When We Were Kids
If only we’d known then what we know now. Am I right?
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21:31
#26 - Pure Joy Memories
What happened to those pure joy moments we had as kids? Can we find them again now as adults? Marty and Sheri sure hope so!
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26:40
#25 - Biggest Childhood Fears
Marty and Sheri reveal, for the first time ever, their greatest fears as kids. Have they been able to let go? Or are they still afraid? Only one way to find out!
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22:56
#24 - Pranks
Long before “Jackass,” Sheri and Marty did pranks that were (mostly) good, clean, harmless fun. And they were still funny. Ain’t nuthin’ wrong with that.
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27:42
#23 - Parties
Some of the best parties are the ones not given. Sheri and Marty know all about that…
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32:41
#22 - Pet Peeves (and Grammar Grimaces)
Marty and Sheri reveal some childhood pet peeves that have haunted them through the years. Is there any wonder that the conversation devolves into grammar grates and mispronunciation malfunctions?
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16:17
#21 - Bad! Bad, Foods!
Things that we ate that were bad for us. It’s amazing Sheri and Marty lived to tell about this episode.
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22:05
#20 - Watching TV Shows Back Then
Three channels! THREE CHANNELS! That’s all we had. So stop whining and hear what Marty and Sheri called entertainment back then.
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13:54
#19 - Learning to Cook
Marty and Sheri share some memorable efforts in learning to cook, but managed not to starve anyway.
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13:10
#18 - What I Wanted to Be When I Grew Up
As kids, we all imagine life as a grownup, and Marty and Sheri had some big dreams. Find out which dreams came true and which goals were better off not getting fulfilled.
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24:12
#16 - Getting Braces (with a detour to Up With People)
Sheri and Marty were prime candidates for braces, but Marty suspects hers led to a trip around the world with Up With People
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16:01
#15 - Home Ec and other Electives
Marty and Sheri learned so much in Home Ec class. Or did they…?
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17:55
#14 - Learning to Drive
Was there anything more traumatizing (for all parties involved) than learning to drive as teenager? Well, other than dating…and getting braces…and…ah but we digress.
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11:30
#13 - Teachers Who Made an Impact
If some of Marty’s and Sheri’s teachers knew that they’d be talking about them on a public podcast many years later, they might have thought twice.
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16:06
#12 - Cool Things that Happened in Your Neighborhood
Marty and Sheri never had to leave their neighborhoods to have all the fun they needed.
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23:59
#11 - Christmas Gifts
The most highly anticipated gifts of each year. Did they live up to the suspense? Sheri and Marty toss around their opinions. But you be the judge.
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20:33
#10 - Strange Ideas/Beliefs We Had as Kids
Don’t tell Marty and Sheri they’re the only kids who had strange ideas about things! You had strange beliefs too, right? Right???
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24:33
#9 Lessons Learned from our Mothers - interrupted by other musings
You can’t have a mother and not learn some lessons from her that live with you forever. Some, no doubt, inspired us. But in retrospect, some make no sense at all
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26:17