The story of the young boy who didn't quite fit in, and the large metal man that brought him hope

and dreams of what laid beyond the stars.

Did this gentle giant come in peace or harm?

Fortunately, the timeless tale will finally be told,

a beloved children's classic that didn't quite get its due,

but finally made it as the cult classic we all love and know,

thanks to the efforts of one visionary man.

That man, of course, is English rocker Pete Townsend of the Who.

Everyone loves this story.

Of course, we're all familiar with this song.

This beloved song about the...

He's a friend and nothing can change that.

What you don't get, unfortunately, in a podcast, is visuals.

And I guess you're fortunate in this scenario because it is just pure, as you put it, Nightmare

Fuel Jake, is a very disturbing iron sort of creature and a little boy.

It's like this creepy claymation.

You know what it looks like?

It looks like a tool video.

Yeah, what if a tool video was also like the Phil Collins Tarzan soundtrack?

Which is actually kind of funny.

We brought up Tarzan because that's going to come into play later.

That is a clip from Pete Townsend's The Iron Man.

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