CN vs Nick vs Disney: W/Special Guest Star Ryan Ruhls! - Ep. 33

Your two favorite silly hosts Sven and Dan open with a behind-the-scenes friendship story that starts at a board game night, then returning guest Ryan Ruhl jumps into a nostalgic debate about the TV networks that shaped their childhoods. Along the way, they get into grapes vs cheese, Irish goodbyes versus saying farewell to everyone, and home cooking versus delivery. Timestamps 00:00 - Friendship anniversary and the board game night origin story 01:33 - The first time the group met 02:28 - Why board game nights can be hard to organize 04:55 - The first games they played 07:07 - Transition from board games into the show intro 08:04 - Ryan Ruhl returns 09:29 - Side quest vs. main quest 10:42 - Grapes versus cheese 12:16 - Irish goodbye vs. saying goodbye to everyone 15:05 - Goodbye customs at family events 18:56 - Why goodbye rituals vary by family and culture 21:09 - Home cooking versus delivery 23:12 - Growing and cooking your own food 24:25 - Nona’s garden and old-country cooking 26:06 - The future tech everyone wants: food on demand 28:49 - Meal prep as time shifting 31:25 - Cartoon Network vs. Nickelodeon vs. Disney Channel 32:36 - Ryan makes the Nickelodeon case 33:18 - Nickelodeon as a lifestyle brand 34:26 - How the three channels shaped childhoods differently 35:13 - Disney Channel’s live-action shows and Cartoon Network’s cartoons 36:14 - Nickelodeon’s staying power 37:45 - Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and Toonami 38:13 - Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends 39:06 - The “hot in Topeka” vocal stim 40:11 - How childhood shows taught geography and language 41:59 - Genndy Tartakovsky’s influence 42:44 - Two Stupid Dogs and Secret Squirrel nostalgia 44:25 - The Amanda Show and Moody’s Point 45:24 - Are You Afraid of the Dark? 46:14 - Danny Phantom and The Fairly OddParents 46:37 - The Timmy and Jimmy Power Hour 47:53 - Crossover events on Nickelodeon and Disney 48:13 - Disney Channel Original Movies, Smart House, and Zenon 50:06 - Raven-Symoné’s impact across Disney Channel 51:10 - Good Burger, Keenan & Kel, and Nickelodeon comedy 52:11 - Disney XD and the channel split 52:55 - Avatar: The Last Airbender as a decisive Nickelodeon argument 53:17 - More classics: Hey Arnold!, Doug, The Powerpuff Girls, and Teen Titans 56:54 - Doug’s channel history 58:47 - The Angry Beavers theme song 59:31 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 60:30 - Mystic Force, Ninja Storm, and Power Rangers nostalgia 61:37 - Final rankings 66:33 - How the networks shaped a generation 70:57 - Critical Role vs. Dimension 20 71:53 - Weekly shoutout and a callback 72:42 - Golden Gavel, O'Fish! IG/Threads - Youvswhopod Tiktok - Youvswho1 Youtube - Youvswhopodcast Don’t forget to subscribe for more, follow to stay tuned, and leave a rating if you enjoyed the episode! Join us weekly for more discussions on everything nerdy, geeky, and offbeat.