Best Fictional Friends

Your three best friends talk all things tropes and women in rom-coms. From the "Cool Girls" to those who give up their jobs for love, Brittany, Casey and Sarah dive deep into what makes a trope and trope and why we love (or hate) them!  Plot Discussed:The Princess SwitchHow to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysMs. CongenialityBridesmaidsThey Came TogetherSpoiled:FrozenMentioned:The HolidayValentines DayHe's Just Not That Into YouYou Got MailSleepless in SeattlePride and Prejudice13 Going on 30Legally BlondeLittle Black BookLast ChristmasAvengersGone GirlHow I Met Your MotherVeronica MarsNew GirlTransformersThere's Something About MaryCrazy Ex GirlfriendAdam Ruins EverythingPretty Woman27 DressesConfessions of a ShopaholicHitchWhat Happens in VegasThe Other WomanThe Perfect ManAlways Be My MaybeSleeping BeautySnow WhiteThe Swan PrincessBeauty and the BeastGame of Thrones500 Days of Summer30 RockParks and Recreation

This one's for the fellas, or at least, for the male protagonists of rom-coms. But which of them would make the best friend?Potential SpoilersMajor: The Big Sick, Clueless, Always Be My MaybeMinor: Hitch, 13 Going on 30, You've Got Mail, While You Were Sleeping, Crazy Stupid Love, All the Boys I've Loved Before, Easy A, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Pitch Perfect, Moxie  

We love to love these leading ladies! The BFFs discuss romantic comedies, how some are kinda creepy on a rewatch, and which women we're smitten with from our favorite movies.Potential SpoilersMajor: 13 Going on 30, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Holiday Minor: You've Got Mail, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Friends, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Crazy Stupid Love, Someone Great, Julie & Julia, She's All That, 10 Things I Hate About You, Clueless, Love, Actually, The Wedding Singer, He's Just Not That Into You, Valentine's Day, Little Black Book, Bridesmaids, The Love Birds

There's a new space friendship trio in town, and we revisit some old friends, too, while discussing the last three movies of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga. Our key takeaway: everyone in Star Wars could benefit from therapy.

The sand! The younglings! The uncomfortable depictions of aliens! This is the second of three of our Star Wars/Skywalker Saga episodes. Join the BFF squad debate which main character from the prequel trilogy (Padme, Anakin and Obi Wan) would be the best friend.Potential SpoilersMajor: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Revenge of the SithMinor: rest of the entire Star Wars Universe, The Vampire Diaries (surprisingly enough)

We’ve made it to 20 whole episodes, and to celebrate we’re going on a long trip to a galaxy far, far away. This is the first of our Star Wars & Skywalker Saga episodes, focusing on who among the OG Star Wars squad would make the best friend.Potential SpoilersMajor: Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the JediMinor: rest of the entire Star Wars Universe

So quirky and fun, your three BFFs Sarah, Casey and Brittany dive into the trope and characters that exemplify the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.Potential SpoilersMajor: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 500 Days of Summer, Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars, StargirlMinor: Roman Holiday, Parks and Recreation, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Elizabethtown, Garden State

A super fun, super thirsty episode where we talk about which superhero we’d most want to be friends with, what superheroes we ship and who fucks in the MCU. Potential SpoilersMajor: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Wonder Woman, Spider-man: Into the SpiderverseMinor: iZombie, Batman and Robin, Teen Titans, Watchmen, Black Panther, NightWing, Shazam!, Avengers, Captain America: Civil War, The Incredibles, Powerpuff Girls, Archie Comics, Riverdale, Doug, My Hero Academia, One Punch Man, The Adventure Zone: CommitmentBarely: Heroes, Flash, Supergirl, Captain Marvel

This podcast is a day late, but worth the wait because it’s out of this worldddd. Potential SpoilersMajor: Lilo & Stitch, Steven Universe, Thor: RagnarokMinor: Marvel’s MCU, Roswell, Doctor Who, The Mandalorian, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Men in Black, Ratatouille, Starship Troopers, 13 Going on 30Barely: Slaughterhouse-Five, Alf, Roswell, Star Wars, Superman, ET, Spongebob Squarepants

You don't need to know binary to find out which fictional characters make the best robot friends. The squad experiences some technical difficulties or "bugs" early on, but then powers through to discuss the big questions like what is sentience, life, the soul , is Alan Thicke still alive or if Buzz Lightyear is a robot?SpoilersMajor: Iron Giant, Big Hero 6, Solo: a Star Wars StoryMinor: Toy Story, Toy Story, Borderlands video game series, Westworld series,  Terminator 2, Short Circuit, Not Quite HumanBarely:Flintstones, Jetsons, Wizard of Oz, Wall-E,  Overwatch, D.A.R.Y.L., Transformers, Fallout 4, Flight of the Conchords, Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Jokes on you, you're getting April Fool's Day early with the BFF squad discussing Best Trickster Friends.SpoilersMajor:Brooklyn 99New GirlThe OfficeMinor:Tom & JerryOcean’s 11Barely:Dolly Parton’s JoleneWeasley Twins PranksThe SimpsonsNimonaLord of the RingsParks and RecLooney ToonsCommunity

Casey's sick but the show must go on, especially when we're crowning some of our favorite fictional characters. Not to be confused with a "Disney Princess" category, this episode we discuss royal princesses in media and which ones seem like they'd be royally fun to hang with.Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: Roman Holiday, The Princess Diaries, AnastasiaOther Potential Spoilers and/or Media Mentioned: Mario Party, Beauty and the Beast, The Princess and the Frog, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Wonder Woman 1984, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Princess Bride, Mario Tennis, Pan's Labyrinth, Sailor Moon, different kinds of pies, Shrek

In this episode we mourn some of the fictional friends we wish we had more time with, as well as discuss anime tropes, The CW's failings and why Scrubs is a harder watch without nostalgia goggles. Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: The Vampire Diaries, Big Hero 6, ScrubsOther Spoilers: Puella Magi Madoka Magicka, Predator, The Matrix, Indiana Jones, Lion King, Up, Black Widow and Catwoman can get it, The Haunting of Hill House, Lord of the Rings, Fullmetal Alchemist, Attack on Titan

We’re setting the bar rock bottom on friendship with this week's topic of “Best Deadbeat Friend.” Guest BFF of the show Joey Held from “Parks and Wrecked” podcast joins the squad where we chat about losers, gifted dildos, animation, dead squirrels, and of course, which deadbeat we’d be friends with.Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: Friends, Broad City, New GirlOther Spoilers: Parks and Recreation, Cool Runnings, Shaun of the Dead, The Office, Silicon Valley, Bojack Horseman, Rick & Morty, Big Mouth (not Bighead), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Seinfeld

It's all Jeremy Bearimy over here with round 2 our The Good Place-themed episodes. Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: The Good Place (obviously)

We’re taking it sleazy with a few firsts for the BFF squad — first episode of 2021, our first themed episode AND our first 2-parter. Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: The Good Place (obviously)Other Spoilers: Parks and Recreation, The Gilmore Guys Podcast

As we kick 2020 to the curb, Brittany, Casey and Sarah reflect on all their other favorite friendly villains. Casey shows off her own inner Ravenclaw by sourcing her facts. Sarah doesn’t break from her typecasting as a Pixar fangirl. And Brittany might identify too much with some of Disney’s baddies.Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: Black Panther (movie), Up!, The Simpsons “You Only Move Twice”Other Spoilers: Vampire Diaries, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, The Emperor’s New Groove, Thor: Ragnarok, Pokemon, Austin Powers, Doctor Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Powerpuff Girls, Phineas and Ferb, What We Do in the Shadows, Seinfeld

The mittens are off because the jolly old elf himself is throwing down. It's the Rumble & Roll in the North Pole: Battle of the Santas! Casey mediates while Sarah and Brittany duke this one out. But only one Santa can come out of this chimney on top—so who will it be?!Potential Spoilers: Santa & Christmas movies, whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie, whether Die Hard is Braveheart.

This episode we debate some of the big questions like what makes one old? How much should we be saving for retirement? Why was Firefly cancelled? And what did we actually name this episode?Potential Spoilers: The Mandalorian, Three Men and a Baby, Sarah & Casey’s retirement plans, UP!, A Man Called Ove, Britt Marie Was Here, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, A Gentleman in Moscow, Back to the Future, Mulan, Boy Meets World, The Karate Kid, The New Karate Kid, Cobra Kai, X-Men, Firefly, Boston Legal, Legally Blonde, Schitt’s Creek, Brooklyn 99, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Moana, Grace & Frankie, Kings of the Wyld, Avatar: the Last Airbender.  

We have a spanking awesome new intro song, and we ask you to don your finest spandex—we’re talking sidekicks! Potential Spoilers: New Theme Song by Dylan Madigan, Ironman, Batman, Harry Potter, Moana, Doctor Who, Veronica Mars, I Love Lucy, Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Angel, Star Wars, Boggle, Psych, Lord of the Rings, Shrek, Ratatouille, The Witcher, She-Ra, Gilmore Girls, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Nimona, Kim Possible, The Magnus Archives, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist, iZombie, What We Do in the Shadows (show), What We Do in the Shadows (movie), Sarah not identifying with her fellow Scorpios.

We’ve tallied the votes, and we’re sure there’s at least a handful of fake elected officials we’d want to be friends with...probably anyway. Also, Casey is in Texas and is getting in touch with her inner cowgirl, y'all.Potential Spoilers: Portlandia, Parks and Recreation, election news, Harry Potter, Designated Survivor, animals who have been elected to office, The West Wing, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Idiocracy, The Powerpuff Girls, 24, Independence Day, Air Force One, Casey’s Chinese Zodiac sign, Veronica Mars, The Andy Griffith Show, Moana, Texas’ weather, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, My Brother, My Brother and Me, The Adventure Zone, My Dad Wrote a Porno

It’s the spookiest time of the year, and we gathered all our favorite ghosts, ghasts and ghouls as well as friendly specters and spirits before Halloween to discuss which fictional character would be the best deceased comrade. Potential Spoilers: iZombie, Brittany’s search history, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Bambi, Moana, Kings of the Wyld series, Harry Potter, The Book Thief, Casper, Meet Joe Black, Field of Dreams, The Sixth Sense, Coraline, Dante’s Inferno, Final Fantasy X, Avatar: the Last Airbender, The Good Place, The Legend of Zelda series, Star Wars, various songs with singing ghosts by The Decemberists, Coco, The Umbrella Academy, Mystic Pop-up Bar

October brings out the competitive beasts in us all. Sarah, Casey and Brittany discuss German monster songs, keeping Tamagotchis alive and, of course, who would make the Best Monster Friend.Potential Spoilers: iZombie, Monsterparty by Die Ärzte, The Grudge, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Death Note, X-Files, how to pronounce ‘portmanteau,’ The Good Place, Harry & the Hendersons, His Dark Materials, getting in touch with Casey’s inner monster, Harry Potter, My Neighbor Totoro, Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire series), Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Pokémon, Tamagochis & Giga Pet, Jurassic Park, Monsters Inc, Sesame Street, Guardians of the Galaxy, Adventure Time, Homestar Runner and Teen Girl Squad, Digimon, Fallout 4 & Fallout: New Vegas, Spinal Tap jokes no one gets, Star Wars.

Magic is in the air (and maybe murder hornets?) as Sarah, Casey and Brittany talk about who would be the best spell-casting friend.Potential Spoilers: Merlin, Doctor Strange, Weird American Accents, Vampire Diaries, Cardcaptor Sakura, Ice Cream vs. Macarons, The Dragon Prince, Avatar the Last Airbender, Avatar the Legend of Korra, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Cursed, Kings of the Wyld (The Band #1), Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Charmed, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Feminism, The Little Mermaid, Wicked, Practical Fashion for Fighting Evil, The Adventure Zone - Balance, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, late 90s heart-throbs.

Three friends come together to chat about what fictional animated character would be the best friend. Sarah and Brittany debate their friendship champions while Casey needs a supportive hug.Potential Spoilers: The Incredibles, Moana, Coco, Bob’s Burgers, Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls, Sailor Moon, Sylvan Learning Center and Publix Thanksgiving Commercials, Steven Universe, UP!, Meet the Robinsons, Inside Out, Adventure Time, Studio Ghibli, Flight of the Conchords, Matilda, Toy Story, Finding Nemo.

Coming soon, check out the Best Fictional Friends podcast, where we talk stories, what makes a good friend, and who are the best characters from books, television, movies, video games and more.