Season 1 Plot
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.
Alternate American Folklore Season 1 aired on October 5th, 2024.
Season 1 Episodes
1. THE THING COLUMBUS BROUGHT
Historian's Note: The Columbian Exchange greatly expanded the Ship Jester's range.
2. IT FOLLOWED LEWIS AND CLARK
Historian's Note: "Paper York" is not widely recognized as an official member of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
3. WHAT THE PILGRIMS BURIED
Historian's Note: Tisquantum, or Squanto, passed away on November 30, 1622.
4. IT CROSSED THE LAND BRIDGE
Historian's Note: As of 2025, most of the Bering Land Bridge remains underwater.
5. WHAT THE SEMINOLES FOUGHT
Historian's Note: "Andrew/Jackson" was the seventh president of the United States.
6. 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.
7. THE THING THAT DRAFTED MEN
Historian's Note: In 1777, President Jefferson regarded the draft as “the last of all oppressions.”
8. WHAT THE SHIP JESTER KNEW
Historian's Note: "Out of many, one" is a motto of the United States.
9. IT PUNISHED DRAFT DODGERS
Historian's Note: Radiation affected this film.
10. THE THING IN VIETNAM
Historian's Note: Less than one percent of the population has A.W.S. (American Wonderland Syndrome).
11. WHAT CAUSED THE MOON WAR
Historian's Note: Minutefauna are widely considered to be the first domesticated TFMDs (True Forces of Mass Destruction).
