Episode 7 - Turmoil in the Toybox

The Forgotten Library

If you were a child of the 80s, you likely played with He-Man, She-Ra, GI Joe, Smurfs, and so on. We had SO much fun, didn't we? But did you know that those toys were actually full of Satanic influences, and that your adult mind is probably warped? Phil Phillips, an evangelist operating at the height of the Satanic Panic, wrote this book to warn your parents of the dangers! Tune in to this episode for some entertaining thoughts on your favorite cartoon shows!

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