This week we're bringing you a story about the Buckman family and the many branches of its tree. Patriarch, Frank (Jason Robards) whos barely watched his family grow is now watching the trails of his children. Eldest son Gil (Steve Martin) is having a hard time at work and is trying his best to raise his 3 (for now) kids with his wife, Karen (Mary …

There are plenty of claims and stereotypes about parrots floating around and many of them just aren’t true! In our very first myth-busting episode, we had a great time tackling some of the most common misconceptions we hear at Parrot Stars. We covered a wide range of topics that impact your parrot’s daily life, from training and diet to caging, beh…

Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) is the nicest lady you'd ever hope to meet. She has a nice dentist husband, Eugene (Sam Waterson) and two lovely children, Chip (Matthew Lillard) and Misty (Ricki Lake), is friendly to all and she even recycles! Don't go stealing her parking spot like neighbor, Dottie Hinkle (Mink Stole) or Bev will make obscene ph…

High school can be tough, especially when your mom (Piper Laurie) is a religious fanatic and all the cool girls in school (Amy Irving, PJ Soles, Edie McClurg) think you eat shit. It helps when your telekinetic powers kick in with your period and and the PE teacher, Ms Collins (Betty Buckley) pities you and next thing you know, Tommy Ross (William K…

We’re diving into a critical and often controversial topic: parrot wing clipping (and why it’s something you shouldn’t do). While many people clip their bird’s wings with the best of intentions, the reality is that this practice can lead to potentially serious physical and mental consequences, some of which may even seem unnoticeable. Based on our …

Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) was a Movie Star, gracing the silver screen for decades but by her 30's her luster began to fade. In order to fill a void and maybe drum up a little publicity, she tries to adopt. When her application is rejected, she turns to lawyer and lover, Greg Savitt (Steve Forrest) who manages to get her a perfect daughter. Throu…

YEAH BABY! We're headed to the swinging 60's where secret agent, Austin Powers (Mike Myers) and partner, Mrs Kensington (Mimi Rogers) are hot on the trail of Dr. Evil (also Mike Myers) in his plan to take over the world. When Dr Evil fails in his attempt, he freezes himself, inserts himself into a Big Boy and launches into space with his cat Mr. Bi…

In this episode, sit down with Mike Rodgers—an amazing wildlife educator who works for the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center in Palm City, Florida. Conservation is a key piece of our business mission at Parrot Stars. And while we tend to focus our education and fundraising mostly on Parrots, we want to do what we can to support wildlife of all kinds. …

We chose something very special to celebrate our 200th episode, it's the show that defined our comedy to this day. The sketch comedy show, brought to us by Keenen Ivory Wayans, launched the careers of siblings, Damon, Sean and Marlon as well as Jim Carrey, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier and Jamie Foxx, featured some of the funniest women in the g…

Deep in space, an evil lurks - Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis), Col. Saunders (George Wyner) and his crew of assholes are plotting to kidnap the Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) in order to steal all of the air on Planet Druidia. During her wedding to Prince Valium (Jim J. Bullock), Vespa escapes with her droid Dot Matrix (Joan Rivers) and is quickly set …

Thinking about taking that much needed vacation but don’t know what to do about your Parrot while you’re gone? Or maybe you’ve been wondering about whether to get a beak trim? There can be a lot of risks and hazards to consider when it comes to these topics. Learn how to keep your bird safe and healthy through proper grooming and appropriate boardi…

Something is up at Joe Robbie stadium, beloved Dolphins mascot Snowflake has been kidnapped right before the Super Bowl! When representatives, Melissa Robinson (Courtney Cox) and Roger Podactor (Troy Evans) are tasked with trying to find him, they hire a professional - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Jim Carrey), a man who takes his job VERY seriously.…

Frank and Faye Riley (Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy pussy like candy) have been running a diner on the first floor of their apartment building for a long time. Theirs is actually the only building still standing and is home to an eclectic group of people - artist, Mason (Dennis Boutsikaris), semi single soon to be mother, Marisa (Elizabeth Peña) an…

In this episode, we'll talk about all of the details that you need to consider before bringing home a bird. We all know birds are cute—but taking home a Parrot companion is a huge commitment. Our Parrot Stars philosophy is to always prioritize the bird's health, safety, and overall well being. That means sitting down with every prospective bird own…

There's a party over at NOVA, Dr Marner (Austin Pendleton) is showing off the new line of military kill bots, the S.A.I.N.T.s, when a sudden storm shuts it all down. Before they can get the robots to the showroom, #5 is hit by a bolt of lightning and escapes, spurring their creator, Newton Crosby, PhD (Steve Guttenberg) and his partner, Ben (Fisher…

Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) has devoted his life to the study of virtual reality and in order to pursue his studies, he must work under a government contract at VSI alongside Timms (Mark Bringelson) and under the giant head of the mysterious Director (Dean Norris). Using a VR program, the Doc seeks to enhance the intelligence of a chimp wh…

In this episode, we dive into the topic of parrot biology. As biologists ourselves, this is our jam so prepare yourself as we cover Parrot geography, anatomy, physiology, intelligence, and more. Parrots are an absolutely fascinating group of birds with an abundance of unique characteristics. It’s fun to just learn about them, however for all the Pa…

In dystopian Old Detroit, officer Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is transferred to Metro West AKA Hell and is paired with officer Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen) and sent out into the mean streets. Meanwhile OPC, headed by the Old Man (Dan O'Herlihy), the company providing money to assholes like Dick Jones (Ronny Cox, really?!) and Bob Morton (Miguel Ferrer) …

When Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) calls up Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) to meet him at the Twin Pines mall parking lot after 1 am you think it might be to blow him, but Surprise! It's SCIENCE! Having turned a DeLorean that runs on plutonium into a time machine, Doc plans to travel through time, unfortunately the terrorists he got that plutonium fr…

To start off the much anticipated third season of our Parrot Stars Podcast, we wanted to give an overview of all the exciting things we have planned for the store in 2025! We are beyond excited to be starting our monthly educational classes, free to the public, to spread as much parrot information out there to anyone who will listen. Stay in touch …

From the creative minds of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Brian Froud and featuring the voice talents of Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, and more. Skeksi appear in the world of Thra and ravage the land while their peaceful counterparts, the Mystics, seek to bring about balance. They send Jen, a Gelfling whose people have been driven to…

Sculptor Molly and banker Sam (Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze) are in love. They're literally building a life together when asshole "best friend" Carl (Tony Goldwyn) ruins everything. In order to pay off mysterious debts to shady characters, Carl hires Willie (Rick Aviles) to rob Sam, but he fights back and he's killed in the struggle. With his spirit …

The city is under siege with a kid crime army led by the Foot Clan under their master Shredder (James Saito) and Master Tatsu (Toshishiro Obata). Newscaster April O'Neil (Judith Hoag) is trying to spread the news of the rise of this criminal empire while being suppressed by her boss Charles (Jay Patterson) under the direction of police chief Stearn…

Insurance investigator, John Trent (Sam Neill), checks himself into an asylum run by Dr. Saperstein (John Glover) as the fabric of society begins to tear. On the dark and stormy night he checks in, Dr. Wrenn (David Warner) arrives to hear the story of how he got there. When mysterious horror novelist, Sutter Cane (Jurgen Protchnow) goes missing in …

Semi respected scientist and fascinating bastard, Edward Jessup (William Hurt) embarks on a study into schizophrenia using isolation tanks and eventually psychedelics with the help of his cohorts Drs, Rosenberg (Bob Balaban) and Parrish (Charles Haid). His studies are put on the back burner when he meets anthropologist, Emily (Blair Brown). They ev…

It was a different time but not THAT different when Richard Elfman decided to bring the wild things he saw on stage with his equally terrifying brother, Danny Elfman's band, The Mystic Knights of Oingo Boingo and marry their showmanship with the racist cartoons of the past to create the Forbidden Zone! The story of the family Hercules (Ugh-Fudge Ba…

L.A. is like...Nowhere The people that live here are just...lost. West coast bohemians, Dark (James Duval), his girlfriend Mel (Rachel True), her girlfriend, Lucifer (Kathleen Robertson), best friend Cowboy (Guillermo Diaz), his boyfriend Bart (Jeremy Jordan), dreamboy Montgomery (Nathan Bexton), trio of binge bunnies, Alyssa, Dingbat and Egg (Jord…

In this episode, we discuss some of our viewpoints and philosophies on both Animal Conservation and Parrot Conservation. At Parrot Stars, one of our main goals is to promote and impact Parrot Conservation as a whole, for the betterment and well-being of these amazing animals. As biologists, this is a huge topic we are especially passionate about, h…

In the small town of Deerfield WA, Theresa Banks (Pamela Gidley) is found, dead and wrapped in plastic. When the killer isn't found, the Gordon Cole (David Lynch) of the FBI, calls up Chester Diamond (Chris Isaak) and sends him, along with Sam Stanley (Kiefer Sutherland) to investigate. Meanwhile at headquarters, Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle Mac…

5 years after literally saving New York City and by extension the WORLD, the Ghostbusters are all but forgotten. Ray and Winston (Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson) are doing parties for privileged brats, Egon (Harold Ramis) is experimenting on human emotions and Venkman (Bill Murray) is hosting The World of the Psychic, a show Kreskin won't even do. Dana …

In this episode, we continue our discussion on clicker training, but also recap all the essential info for training in general! To cap off this initial saga of Positive Reinforcement Training, we wanted to lay it all out, point by point for ease of beginning this process. Helpful links: Buy our training clicker with wristlet Send us a text Learn mo…

Experience D-Generation as we take a trip down faulty-memory lane with approximately 1:08 minutes of the best bits of 2024 - that's right, it's a clip show ladies and gentleman! We'll be back next week with a fresh new episode and until then, later Doomers! Support this podcast at patreon.com/doomgeneration…

Losers, Harry (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd (Jim Carrey) lose their jobs when Harry has an unfortunate incident with show dogs and Lloyd, after falling in love at first sight with Mary (Lauren Holly), bungles her ransom drop and crashes his limo. With no prospects they decide to pack up the shaggin' wagon and follow Mary to Aspen to return her briefcase…

In the American Research Institute in the South Pole, several snow pirates are met with a wolf dog being chased by a Norwegian helicopter and if they understood WTF they were saying, they wouldn't be in this mess. After eyebrows Hoolihan, Garry (Donald Moffat) shoots the Norwegian, the team decides to check out what could have happened at the other…

In this episode, we continue our training saga and finally introduce the Clicker! How to introduce it during training, how to properly use it, why even use it—these are all questions we’ll address in our first Clicker Training episode. This little hand held tool can be the game changer that makes life bliss for both you and especially your bird, so…

Writer Paul Sheldon (James Caan) wants to break free from the series of novels he's built his career on so he goes to his usual hideaway to finish something new. He calls his agent, Marcia Sindel (Lauren Bacall) to tell her he's coming back with a manuscript, but drives straight into a blizzard. After a terrible crash, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), f…

Steven M Kovacs (that slut, Matthew Broderick) is going through a hard time. He's recently moved out of the apartment he shared with longtime girlfriend, Robin (Leslie Mann) and has moved into a new place. Naturally he needs his utilities hooked up so buddy, Rick (Jack Black) suggests to bribe an extra 50 bones to get free cable. Enter The Cable Gu…

Ever wondered how you can work with parrots, even if you can’t work with parrots? Sheryl Robinson is the epitome of a “Bird Lover”. She has spent her life sharing her love of parrots with the public. From her time spent at Lincoln Park Zoo, volunteering in Costa Rica, and eventually, helping us at Parrot Stars, Sheryl has had many different volunte…

Wes Craven once heard a story about people who avoided sleep for fear of dying in their nightmares; along with a childhood bully and a step-father, it inspired him to create an iconic character who's haunted us all for 40 years. Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), child murderer, comes to thin lipped Tina (Amanda Wyss) with his wet face and knife glov…

We continue our Positive Reinforcement saga, diving into the next steps you can take to further build your relationship with your companion Parrot. In Part 1 we talked about simply introducing yourself to your Parrot, but now in Part 2 we give you advice on actually getting your hands involved. Scary! Just kidding, it’s not scary at all and we’ll t…

Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) fits in, he's engaged to Evelyn (Reese Witherspoon), he's sleeping with Courtney (Samantha Mathis), keeps himself to a rigorous routine of self care, works on Wall St. with his fawning secretary, Jean (Chloe Sevigny). Along with his associates Bryce (Justin Theroux), McDermott (Josh Lucas), VanPatten (Bill Sage) and…

Are you struggling to simply start training with your Parrot companion? Join us as we dive into the world of Parrot Training and discuss how it is essential to establish a training routine with your companion bird. We start our Positive Reinforcement Training saga off with the absolute basics so everyone in the Parrot community, whether you just to…

The nightmare begins when Max Cady (Robert De Niro) is released from prison and follows his former defense attorney, Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) to a small town and begins to stalk him, his wife, Leigh (Jessica Lange) and teenage daughter, Danielle (Juliette Lewis). After a poisoned dog, a beaten girlfriend (Ileana Douglas), and a break-in that results…

Happy Halloween and beware the Parrots that scare! In this bone chilling episode, we creep into the shadows of the gothic New Guinea mountain rainforests, where lurks the Parrot that makes Dracula himself lock the doors! With ghoulish screams in the night, these harbingers of death for figs are quite the eerie sight. Join us if you dare as we dive …

Legendary music producer, the mysterious Swan (Paul Williams) is searching high and low for the perfect sound to open up his ultimate Rock Palace. While holding auditions he hears it, Winslow Leach (William Finley) presents his epic cantata, Faust. With the help of his right hand man, Philbin (George Memmoli) Swan plots to steal the music away and …

In our previous episode, we dove into the actual natural history of biting behavior in Parrots, along with the first two main reasons why you could possibly experience a bite at home. We continue today discussing the third and fourth main reasons, along with strategies to prevent such biting behavior in the home. It’s always important to remember p…

The year is 1999 and we were all experiencing a moment and a little bit of motion sickness when the found footage of three missing documentarians was shown in theaters across the country. Get in the corner; it's the The Blair Witch Project, this week on Doom Generation. Support this podcast at patreon.com/doomgeneration…

Have you ever wondered exactly why your parrot is biting? In today’s episode we describe how we can better understand our parrot’s behavior. We talk about parrot evolution, domestication and their instinctual responses to stimuli. We then dive into the four main reasons a parrot may bite in captivity. We offer advice on how to change your perceptio…

In a dark and very French world, mad scientist Krank (Daniel Emilfork) aided by his 6 clones (Dominique Pinon), tiny woman nurse (Mireille Mosse) and brain in a tank, Uncle Irvin (Jean-Louis Trintignant) sneaks into the dreams of children in order to steal them and stop his unhappy aging. While this is going on, at the docks a side show features st…

Charles Brady (Brian Krause) is the new kid in town and he seems to have it all; good looks, a nice car, and a close relationship with his mother, Mary (Alice Krige). These qualities are what draw Tanya (Mädchen Amick) to him, but unfortunately for her those looks are a lie and the relationship with his mother is so not what it seems. Prying school…