Season One Cast and Credits

Recorded at Eleusyve Studios, Tacoma, WA

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Episode 1: Our Esteemed Employer.

1. "O mickle is thy powerful grace." adapted from Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 3, by William Shakespeare. Public domain
2. "Dogs and cats chatting together" parody of Ghostbusters
   Copyright 1984, Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
3. "By nightfall these hills…" parody of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.
   Copyright 2001, Warner Brothers.

Episode 2: Borc, Ook, Spelunk

1. "Walk the earth" parody of Pulp Fiction
   Copyright 1993, Quentin Tarantino and/or 1994 Miramax LLC
2. "I don’t mind stealing bread" (a very loving) parody of "Hunger Strike"
   Copyright 1991, Chris Cornell (RIP) and Temple of the Dog.
3. "This is some bullshit." parody of "Resident Alien"
   Copyright 2021, SyFy Network and Jocko Productions.
4. "The entrance door to the sanctuary…"
   Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi (aka Rumi), public domain
5. "Ouija board" is technically a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. The same folks who own WotC and Dungeons and Dragons.
6. Inspired by: www.mymodernmet.com/hua-chi-prayer-footprints/

Episode 3: Speak of the Dead

1. "It is possible to commit no errors and still lose." parody of Star Trek: The Next Generation "Peak Performance (Season 2, Episode 21). Copyright 1989, Paramount Pictures.
2. "Only point a weapon at something you want to destroy." Second rule of firearms safety in the "round world."
3. "One day, I will stop asking questions…" loving homage to Order of the Stick (www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0188.html) Copyright 2005, Rich Burlew.
4. "O mickle is thy powerful grace." adapted from Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 3, by William Shakespeare. Public domain
5. "You have my sword, and my bow." parody of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. Copyright 2001, Warner Brothers.

Episode 4: Don’t Split the Party

• No, I’m not citing Star Wars for "I’ve got a bad feeling about this." That is FAR too generic a phrase. But I’ve got a bad feeling the Mouse might have feelings otherwise.

1. "O mickle is thy powerful grace." adapted from Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 3, by William Shakespeare. Public domain
2. "Hell is empty and all the devils are here." adapted from The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 2 by William Shakespeare. Public domain.
3. "when the battle’s lost and won." adapted from MacBeth,  Act 1, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare. Public domain.
4. "do mine eyes best see…" adapted from Sonnet 43 by William Shakespeare. Public domain. (Anyone notice a pattern here?)

Episode 5: Stuck in the Middle with You

1. "With heaven’s bright hand I smite at thee" was modeled on Herman Melville’s line in Moby Dick, "from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee." Public Domain.
   AND
   "There is no lawn."  Seriously, Warner Brothers?  This is a parody of "There is no spoon." from "The Matrix." Copyright 1999, Warner Brothers and two kick-ass women: Lily and Lana Wachowski.

Episode 6: This One Time at Bandit Camp

1. The name "Growltiger" is adopted from "Growltiger’s Last Stand" in "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats" by T. S. Eliot. Copyright 1939, which has expired in the UK, but in the US is currently held by Faber and Faber.
2. "daughter of Oblivion."  "Hi, Oblivion! How’s the wife and Kids? Your wife, my kids." callback to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Public domain.