A brief content warning before we begin. This episode contains some of the darkest themes we've

ever covered on this show, and this story involves the victimization of children, CP, and cannibalism.

Viewer discretion is heavily advised. Before we begin today, I want you to think of a beloved

television show from your own childhood, the show you raced home to watch after school,

or eagerly searched for on a Saturday morning. Whether it was SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo, we all

have a show that kept us company as we grew up. The show made us laugh, comforted us, and maybe

even taught us an important lesson about friendship or sharing. For me, there were a number of shows that I enjoyed as a kid from Arthur to Cyber Chase, the Sweet Life of Zach and Cody, and when I was really young, shows like the Bear in the Big Blue House. Because the things that we love as kids tend to stay with us forever, oops, I forgot to add goosebumps. That was one of my favorite shows. We may even hope to share that same

show with our own children, but imagine that one day, that special show, disappears. Without

explanation, it's no longer aired on television. Imagine there was no trace of that show online,

or any way to rent it. It's as if the show never existed and everyone's acting like it never happened. After 20

years of delighting fans weekly, imagine that your favorite childhood show was just gone. Well, today,

we're going to cover the dramatic and disturbing story of Joy Junction, a once-loved show that,

after decades of popularity, is now nothing more than the beginning of a horror

story. This case is so unbelievably upsetting, it sounds like an internet creepypasta come to life.

But let me assure you, as horrific as this story is, it's all true. And I'm going to break it

down for you today on this episode of The Conspiracy Files.

As a warning, all parties are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

I don't want to go anywhere. I'm not planning on doing anything to myself.

If you want to see the resources that we used to write this story, please check the resources

document that I post in the description of this show every single week.

And everybody, please thank Amelia GP for helping to bring this story to life with her incredible

researching skills and storytelling. Without the writers and researchers that are working behind

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