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Episode 244: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, What In the World Was Gumby?, Funniest Weekly World News Stories(5-13-2026)

May 13, 2026 • Christopher Setterlund • Season 1 • Episode 244

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The story behind the 'Heroes In A Half-Shell.' What in the world was Gumby? Some of the funniest Weekly World News stories.

Episode 244 is bringing you a fresh batch of GenX nostalgia.

It starts in the sewers and the story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 40 years ago this month, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello first graced the pages of a comic book. Since then they have become pop culture icons with TV shows, movies, toys, and more.

From mutant ninjas to a pioneer of claymation. Gumby burst onto the scene, in and out of books, and into pop culture in the 1950s and 1960s. What was he? Why was he so popular? Learn the story and how Gumby blazed the trail for claymation.

Laughs abound in a new Top 5. We will be taking our first (likely of several) looks at the funniest stories to ever grace the pages of Weekly World News. Bigfoot, mutant insects, half human half animals, and more.

There is as always a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule centered around the debut of the waltz dance and the controversy that came from it.

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