Feb. 2, 2026

Time Machine with Dave Hughes

Show Notes

If I had a time machine, I'd go right back to the start of this recording session just to experience it again. Joining us is "Time Machine" editor Dave Hughes, one of the last remaining original employees at Adult Swim. When he isn't curating Adult Swim Smalls, producing the instant classic Haha, You Clowns, or running the long-standing Off the Air, Dave is building a legendary resume that includes Beavis and Butt-Head, Celebrity Deathmatch, and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. I bet if he had a time machine, he'd go back and do something like invest in Apple in the 90's. But not me, man. Not me. Dave also gave me a rough cut of "Time Machine", which I then blab to you about. Other topics discussed include the limited - yet impactful - vocabulary of calculators, the forgotten history of MTV's groundbreaking animation, and why Bret Michaels is gonna sue my ass back to the stone ages. Talk about a time machine!

R E F E R E N C E S

• Time Machine Rough Cut Screenshots: https://www.dancingisforbidden.com/blog/time-machine-rough-cut-stills/

• Lowe Country (2007): https://www.adultswim.com/videos/specials/lowe-country

• Adult Swim Smalls (new every week!): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQl8zBB7bPvJEW7pwb1wYawqBdFPLf_TP

G U E S T S

🧀Dave Hughes - ATHF editor and producer, head of Adult Swim Smalls

• Website: https://linktr.ee/cheesepapa

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chzppa/

H O S T

🎙️Ronnie Neeley

• Instagram: @ronnievneeley

• Ronnie & Matt Maiellaro's Cartoon, Those Cats: https://www.thosecats.org/