_thread.start_new_thread(episode_remind(phenny))

def episode_remind(phenny)
    uri = 'http://ponyapi.apps.xeserv.us/newest'

    while True:
        eptimemin = jsonstring['air_date'] - 3600
        cur_time = time.time()
        time.sleep(600)
        if cur_time >= eptimemin:
            try:
                jsonstring['episodes'][0]
            except:
                try:
                    jsonstring['episodes']['name']
                except:
                    try:
                        jsonstring['episode']['name']
                    except:
                        return 'nope$' + nl
            try:
                epname = jsonstring['episodes'][0]['name']
                eps = str(jsonstring['episodes'][0]['season'])
                epe = str(jsonstring['episodes'][0]['episode'])
                etimeun = jsonstring['episodes'][0]['air_date']
                movie = jsonstring['episodes'][0]['is_movie']
                epnumbered = True
            except:
                try:
                    epname = jsonstring['episodes']['name']
                    eps = str(jsonstring['episodes']['season'])
                    epe = str(jsonstring['episodes']['episode'])
                    etimeun = jsonstring['episodes']['air_date']
                    movie = jsonstring['episodes']['is_movie']
                    epnumbered = False
                except:
                    epname = jsonstring['episode']['name']
                    eps = str(jsonstring['episode']['season'])
                    epe = str(jsonstring['episode']['episode'])
                    etimeun = jsonstring['episode']['air_date']
                    movie = jsonstring['episode']['is_movie']
                    epnumbered = False
            for c in phenny.config.episode_reminder: