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October 5, 2024

Season 1

Historian's Note: No one is gone forever. Like The House in the Ocean, Alternate American Folklore is a collection of American myths. Regards, Extronaut A.

01. THE THING COLUMBUS BROUGHT

Historian's Note: The Columbian Exchange greatly expanded the Ship Jester's range.

October 5, 2024

02. IT FOLLOWED LEWIS AND CLARK

Historian's Note: "Paper York" is not widely recognized as an official member of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

November 10, 2024

03. WHAT THE PILGRIMS BURIED

Historian's Note: Tisquantum, or Squanto, passed away on November 30, 1622.

December 1, 2024

04. IT CROSSED THE LAND BRIDGE

Historian's Note: As of 2025, most of the Bering Land Bridge remains underwater.

January 5, 2025

05. WHAT THE SEMINOLES FOUGHT

Historian's Note: "Andrew/Jackson" was the seventh president of the United States.

January 19, 2025

06. IT HORRIFIED ABE LINCOLN

Historian's Note: Accessing "The Sublime" cost Abe Lincoln everything. Whether in the nineteenth century or the twenty-first, moderation is key.

February 2, 2025

07. THE THING THAT DRAFTED MEN

Historian's Note: In 1777, President Jefferson regarded the draft as “the last of all oppressions.”

February 23, 2025

08. WHAT THE SHIP JESTER KNEW

Historian's Note: "Out of many, one" is a motto of the United States.

March 23, 2025

09. IT PUNISHED DRAFT DODGERS

Historian's Note: Radiation affected this film.

May 4, 2025

10. THE THING IN VIETNAM

Historian's Note: Less than one percent of the population has A.W.S. (American Wonderland Syndrome).

May 24, 2025

11. WHAT CAUSED THE MOON WAR

Historian's Note: Minutefauna are widely considered to be the first domesticated TFMDs (True Forces of Mass Destruction).

June 15, 2025