Definitely not Peter Rabbit: PETER AND THE ACID KING podcast

Hello, and happy true crime spooky season from the DOGGONE CRIME gals (Blanche and Marlene)! This is an urgent interruption to post New York Toy Fair deal making news and entertainment industry-wide, WGA strike after-parties. Or in this case, the after-‘Party on, dude!’ (Apologies to Mike Myers.) Joking aside, get ready to behold the most memorable, biographical, murder-themed diversion that comes from a couple of comedy greats.

Starring WAYNE’S WORLD director Penelope Spheeris as silky-voiced, sophisticated, narrator/host, PETER AND THE ACID KING is a new, narrative, non-fiction 10-episode podcast with surprising ties to kids merch-driven entertainment. One clue lies within the pilot’s sole ‘special thanks’ closing credit: children’s media super-agent Annette Van Duren. Annette, who reps top, toy-based TV show runners, filmmakers, and writers — such as Doreen Spicer (MOTOWN MAGIC, JUMP IN!), Ann Austen (BARBIE: A TOUCH OF MAGIC), John Derevlany (LEGO CHIMA), and Martin Olson (PHINEAS & FERB) — is married to PETER AND THE ACID KING architect Alan Sacks (WELCOME BACK, KOTTER and Disney’s Demi Lovato-led CAMP ROCK franchise). Citizen sleuth Sacks portrays himself on the pod in question; in addition to service as outspoken pursuer of vigilante justice, Sacks also contributes credibility as primary source material. He is homicide victim Peter…