Episode 555 - Vintage Action Figure Adverts: The Real Ghostbusters
Release Date: 04/06/2026
Episode 578 - Punchlines!
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
Why did Lennie Bennett host this gameshow where a bunch of washed-up comedians (and Gary Wilmot) have to provide the ending to a joke? To get to the other side! IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE:...
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Episode 577 - Cheggers Plays Pop
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
Keith Chegwin was mostly known for Cheggers Plays Pop, although he was also famous for one other small part a few decades later... IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme...
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Episode 576 - Four Feather Falls
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
More terrifying puppet nightmares in Four Feather Falls, where Nicholas Parsons plays a singing cowboy with magic guns. Talk about typecasting... IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com...
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Episode 575 - The Secret Service
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
Puppet spy priest Stanley Unwin speaks gibberish at people for Queen and Country, in insane Supermarionation nonsense The Secret Service. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme...
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Episode 574 - Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
Wattoo Wattoo is a shapehifting alien bird who tries to teach space geese about saving the environment. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme...
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Episode 573 - The Adventures of Twizzle
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
A doll with extending arms and legs lives in a toy shop where the real humans are also puppets except they're not meant to be puppets. Kids used to be easily pleased, didn't they? IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts...
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Episode 572 - Toys We Wished We Had
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
When we were awful spoiled children we got pretty much everything we ever wanted, but somehow a few toys remained outside of our screaming privileged grasp. In this episode, we sit together to talk about the ones that got away. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK:...
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CLASSIC Episode 352 - It's A Royal Knockout part 3
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
We finally get to the end of the worst thing the royal family has ever done. Forget all the other bad things. Especially that one you're still thinking about. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE:...
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CLASSIC Episode 351 - It's A Royal Knockout part 2
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
We're not saying George R R Martin was inspired by It's A Royal Knockout, but there's an evil prince and most of the main players are dead. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE:...
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CLASSIC Episode 350 - It's A Royal Knockout part 1
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
A special episode deserves a special subject, a royal subject, the subject of an investigation perhaps? It's A Royal Knockout is like a massive fever dream, minus breaking into a sweat of course. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK:...
info_outlineThe Real Ghostbusters was the perfect toy line for those 3am drawing board ideas nobody else wanted. A binman who turned into a fly? Sure! An old lady with a hidden crocodilian jaw? Why not? If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, it's probably a toy from GHOSTBUSTERS!
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W4B theme composed by John Croudy
W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling
Additional musical contributions by R Gill