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Things that are cool as hell: Ernest Borgnine crankin' it, Wings Hauser doing a big, fat, Texan accent, Roy Starkey (the Chamber of Commerce's Man of the Year, 1985), The Admiral, and of course an attack helicopter with all sort of buttons that say things like "sidewinder" and "chaff"Well guess what folks? This podcast episode features all of those things and all at once! That's because the BTBs are FINALLY covering the 80s espionage show Airwolf! But while all those things are cool in and of themselves, there's one thing you can add to make everything EVEN BETTER. Have you figured out what it is yet? No it's not a monkey shooting a bazooka (but close guess) it's a SECOND attack helicoper fighting the first attack helicopter!If you need more reasons to listen to this episode then you're a lost cause. So strap in, push the button which causes your helicopter to start the podcast, and get ready to be blown away

The BTBs wrap up their 2024 (but in 2025) Creepy Pasta adventure with three more stories written by the fellas themselves. There's no prompt this week so who knows what these stories could be about?!First Spencer takes a crack at Brian's mystery thriller Saddled with Suspicion, which features not only the debut of a beloved fake gumshoe from a recently covered Boob Tube Boys episod,e but also the return of one of the show's greatest villains (Kevin Sorbo). Will they solve the theft of Big Moses the horse? Only God above knows...Van then orates Spencer's heart-pounding horror story The Ricotta Room, a stirring addition to the Pete Lightning: Boy Architect universe. But before we find out about all sorts of architect stuff Spencer turns the tables on Van in a twist no one saw comingFinally Brian finishes up the year's stories by romping through yet another tale in the Death Race series with Van's Death Race 3000. Can our heroic Sean Penn impersonator win the race to save humanity? What is God Jr's deal? Will the bit about bringing his most prized posession come up again or did Van just forget that plot point? Listen to the show and find out, dummy!

Sure Halloween has come and gone but that doesn't mean January isn't also a frightening time of year! So in honor of the terror of a brand new year the BTBs have once again written their own Creepy Pasta stories and will be reading them to one another. And on this episode there's a writing prompt so all three stories share a theme! That theme? DoppelgängersFirst up, Van reads A Familiar Face, which was written by Brian and features the boys themselves trying to solve the myster of just why Van keeps talking about really horrible things. Next Spencer reads Van's tale The Battle of Felucia, which is about soldiers in a war but may contain certain secrets...And our final story features Brian reading Crash Brothers: A Creepy Pasta by Spencer Hendricks, which was written by Spencer, go figure. This is a tale of high school basketball team and the struggles of a young boy with a stupid nameAs always these things were a lot of fun to write and perform and we hope you check them out!

The gentlemen of the Bootu Inc. establishment would like to cordially invite you to their summer home for a candid viewing of the 1996 ocean rescue-themed television programme Baywatch. Wine and hors d'Oeuvres shall be served alongside a complimentary platter of the finest cheeses known to the regionDelight as you witness this beach-themed take on the classic tale of good versus evil. Thrill as one muscle bound champion from the farthest reaches of the WCW pantheon duels against his eccentric challenger, who is oh so skilled in the ways of the nafarious. And do your best to retain your composure as the whimsy of a cancerous B-plot festers before your very eyesKindly send back this répondez s'il vous plaît and our good man Sergio shall log a place for you at the event (or just listen to the podcast... it's great!)

The Boob Tube Boys already covered Columbo over 160 episodes ago... BUT THERE'S JUST ONE MORE THING! (Ooh that's the thing Columbo says!!!)That one thing is that the BTBs want to cover Columbo again. That's all. So they doIn this one our heroic detective has to figure out how a short, horny little man with a silver tongue killed his writing partner. The duo of course are the creators of the hit series of mystery novels featuring Mrs. Melville, and clearly there is strife between them. You can bet the boys make jokes about Columbo being a little garbage gremlin, but what you didn't know would happen in this podcast episode is... (Ahh! I was killed by a villain! You'll have to listen to find out! Ahh!)

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! May everyone be devoid of osteoarthritis!The BTBs have a bit of an abbreviated holiday schedule this year but they knew if there's one thing all BTB-heads out there needed, it's more David Boreanaz and more Bones. So Van takes the helm and leads everyone through the bone-dust infected halls of the Jeffersonian institute once againThis time around most of the cast is trapped in quarantine thanks to an eggnog related incident. This causes Booth to miss Christmas with his dumb little boy son, Parker, and as long time Bones fans might know, that's a big deal to the block shaped man. But while stuck in the institute the crew have a murder to solve! Sure it's from over 50 years ago, but maybe, just maybe everyone will learn to love each other in the endDon't forget to check out our new friends at the Oh Crap! Our Fecal Misfortunes and Foibles podcast on Spotify!https://open.spotify.com/show/1WChL23RFp0PtSOm2qsPBJ?si=5c64ede598084fba

Bright lights, big stars, and big dreams all lie ahead dear listeners, and all because Brian, Van, and Spencer are taking a trip back to the very beginning of Boob Tube Boys history and discussing another episode of California Dreams!This time around the band recieves a bunch of fortune cookies from Sam's Uncle Tse-Tse, and for a few of them it doesn't turn out well. I mean it's nothing horrible, like no one dies in this episode or has an abortion or anything, but it's pretty uncomfortable for Tony, at least. However the racism-laden B-plot pales in comparison to the glorious A-plot which sees Jake running into his lifelong idol: rock superstar Zane WalkerThe band auditions for Walker who immediately wants to show them to his producer/manager who says a bunch of stuff that's clearly intended to be about the Chuck Berry song Roll Over Beethoven and there's simply no other way to interpret that dialogue. But is Zane really looking out for the California Dreams' best interests? You'll have to listen in to find out...

Think of the tallest person you know. No, no. Taller than that. OK are you thinking of Emmy Award wiining actor and activist James Cromwell? You know, the farmer from Babe (and presumably Babe: Pig in the City)? No it's someone else you say? Well then perhaps I could interest you in this extremely bizarre episode of the bounty hunter show Renegade?!You see Cromwell decided that he was no longer content to be known as the star of Babe, he also wanted to stretch his acting legs and take on other, more sinister roles. But why get bogged down by the pressures of plying your craft in a prestige drama when you can instead head over to syndicated 90s TV and not only chew up the scenery but also set the stage on fire? Look you just need to listen to this episode. If you weren't already sold how about this tidbit: Lorenzo Lamas directed it. Wait, no come back!

The Boob Tube Boys' favorite little bulldozer (and Hall of Famer!) Kathy Anderson is back and on the feed for the FOURTH time as the fellas once again head back to a time of wealth, prosperity, and peak American life (provided you fit into the very small niche of white people that the country was built for). It truly is a wonderful place to be!This time around Kathy has acquired a magic set including a cool hat, magic wand, and "magic dust" among other questionable objects which she uses to wreak havoc upon her family. First she tries to turn her mother into a prey animal, then she has a paperboy hit her sister Betty in the head before finally settling on destroying her brother Bud utterly. Also she waves a breaded pork chop at a cat/bird... it'll make more sense when you listen to the show, which you better do or else Kathy's wand might find itself trained upon YOU

"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity" - Albert Einstein It's time for the Boob Tube Boys to talk about another Knight Rider episode where two cars fight each other. It's the same cars as the last time: one of them's a boring dork, the other one whoops ass

Last week when we first checked out SeaQuest DSV we learned about a man named The Regulator who had an ape friend named Verne (whom The Regulator tried to surgically install gills onto) and sold parts on the ocean's black market. He tried to steal a dolphin so that the mammal could solve the theory of spherical evolution for himNow if you just read that you probably figured there was no way this show could get weirder. Well it turns out you're wrong. DEAD WRONG. And that's because of today's episode of SeaQuest, season one's Hide and Seek, which among other weird things includes William Shatner playing a Saddam Hussein-esque dictator who believes the same dolphin The Regulator tried to steal can heal his son, who may or may not have autism. And by the way, he ends up being right about that last thingAnyway this thing is insane. I suggest you all listen in if for no other reason than for William Shatner talk about weaponized war dolphins

It's the faraway year of 2018 and man has colonized every place on Earth... except for the sea! This means the BTBs head into the damp, deep, fish home that is the Ocean where they encounter the crew of the legendary Deep Sea Vehicle the Seaquest. But as Captian Nathan Bridger discovers not all is well on the massive submarine as everyone's old enemy bureaucracy has raised its ugly head causing a backlog on a very important control chipThe crew turns to less savory ways of procuring the piece and suddenly the SeaQuest and her  resident talking dolphin (yes, you read that right) are in danger!Van takes Brian and Spencer on this journey through a show that the latter two didn't really know existed outside of Van's personal memories of it. And they watch as the coolest guy of 'the future' kind of turns out to be a moron. But eventually we'll all return to the circle in the end (it's from the show, just listen in, okay?)!

With a return to the rich and powerful west where tech reigns supreme the Boob Tube Boys flash forward one year from last week's episode to check in with the guys at Pied Piper and it's going fine, right? Wrong. It turns out the nefarious Gavin Belson, billionaire owner of Hooli and Zuckerberg/Musk stand-in has decided despite having an inferior product to our heroes he's going to destroy them with his infinite resources and wealth. Pied Piper's only hope lies with Lloyd Braun from Seinfeld, and the BTBs watch and discuss with bated breath

Computers! Typing! The World Wide Web! Pork Futures!The Boob Tube Boys are dialing it up to 11 as they down some Red Bulls and take some poppers all to make it big in the shark infested waters that is the tech industry. Err, well... the guys are doing the thing that'll get them as close to Big Tech as they'll ever get as they cover Silicon Valley! Numbers and data!The fellas watch the season 1 finale of the hit Mike Judge show and react to probably the most famous moment the program provided to the world- a bunch of jerk-off jokes. But can Pied Piper save itself in the eleventh hour? Also which character from the show is Brian most like? Listen in to find out!

The Tubers hop back into Taxi once more to round out their coverage of one of network TV's saddest and dirtiest sitcoms. This week, Alex and Louie engage in a cab battle for the ages, one that threatens to shred the fabric of life itself (for Elaine, at least)Brian quizzes Spencer and Van about their knowledge of taxi-based entertainments in between bouts of admiring Danny DeVito. Van provides some less-than-thrilling examples of comedian Jan Murray's work. Spencer brings the BTBs much closer to the present day with his new show pick. It's an episode so good you might not even notice if your cab driver circles your destination twice while you're listening!

With the Motion Picture Men safely locked away in their gross movie cellar for another year, the Boob Tube Boys return to talk about the classic '70s sitcom Taxi, a show stuffed with comedy legends playing lovable losersWhile Taxi was a staple of Brian's childhood viewing diet, Spencer and Van were unfamiliar until this very week. The trio talk about the show's historic fingerprint, the allure of grimy old New York, and the episode that cemented Christopher Lloyd as a cast member. Hail a cab and tell the driver your destination is Boob Tube Boys! They'll figure out what you mean eventually

The Motion Picture Men return for the final half of Neil Breen's masterpiece hit Fateful Findings, and one might say it's fate that you're hear listening right now...At the end of Part 1 we found out that Dylan, the magical man who is not at all writing his second hit novel and is instead working on stealing secret government and corporate secrets. Unfortunatly for him it seems like everyone in his life is currently having personal problems. Amy and Jim, the best friends, are busy hating each other in a loveless marriage, and Emily his girlfriend is stuck with a terrible pill addiction!It's up to Dylan to solve all of these issues, or what actually happens which is he ignores them as everything crumbles around him. But don't worry, here's his old love interest! Just in time to replace his dead girlfriend! Seriously, listen to this episode because this movie is WILD

The Motion Picture Men wrap up their 2024 with a look at Neil Breen's Fateful Findings, the movie that boldly takes a stand against secret government and corporate secretsVan's choice for MPM film is one of the darlings of the "so bad it's good" B-movie industry and it starts off with a literal bang as Dylan (played by Breen himself) is mowed down by a Rolls Royce in the middle of a crosswalk. But mystical powers that aren't ever actually explained allow Dylan to heal almost immediately and he winds up doing the deed while covered in bloody bandages in the shower. Let's just say there's a lot to unpack here, and you'd better put on some gloves before doing so

Raise your hand if you're a tough guy. Ok... good, good. Now everyone who didn't raise thier hand, please leave the podcast (we're kidding, please don't ever leave us) because today we're wrapping up coverage of the delicious wad of 1980s cheese that is Miami Connection!When we last left off there was a vague conflict between band and group of ninjas (you know, that old chestnut), and today there's going to be even more vague conflict between band and ninjas. Things come to a head when Jeff, the bearded bad guy, finally has enough of Dragon Sound's antics and demands the group of college-going orphan musicians meet his gang in the old abandoned railroad yard to settle this once and for all...

Oops!Van lost a hard drive and many hours worth of work this week so Miami Connection: Part 2 is not ready for release! But to make up for it, we're putting our Patreon bonus video involving the TMNTs up for free on our regular channel!In this episode Van quizzes Brian and Spencer on various villains from throughout the nearly 40 year run of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, asking them if the villain presented is a real TMNT character or something Van made up. You can even play along! For example, is The Axe-olotl a real villain? Do you at least get the joke? Cause it's "axe" combined with "axolotl" the weird Australian salamander thingWhatever. Just listen in

Ninjas! Bikers! Orphans! Hit songs!Most movies give you only one, two, or possibly three of the above, but only one film created in human history has the chutzpah to cram all FOUR of them in plus a lot of other meaningless stuff. That film is the subject of today's Motion Picture Men episode, the hit 1980s action flick Miami ConnectionIn part 1 of 2 the former BTBs go through the cast of this film, none of which have ever worked in Hollywood before or since its release. They also talk the cult hit's rediscovery in the aughts, producer/director/actor/Taekwondo black belt Y.K. Kim's unintelligible but heartfelt dialogue, and of course dive into the first half of the movie, which is a delightful romp through Florida

This week, the Motion Picture Men bring you the breathtaking conclusion of Online (2013), a film that boasts an empty kitchen island as one of its main set pieces. Will John's deceitful ways come back to haunt him, or will he right the ship in time to rescue the marriage he doesn't care about? Brian, Van, and Spencer talk about the movie's wild misunderstanding of human life, the world's weirdest business meeting, and a private investigator who should have been the main character. Later, Spencer introduces a much different movie for the podcast's next round as the Motion Picture Men!

The Boob Tube Boys have again stumbled into a magical abandoned movie theater and emerged as the Motion Picture Men! Van, Brian, and Spencer often watch films of questionable quality together; why not join them? Up first is Online (2013), an evangelical tale of temptation, technology, and fake accentsJohn's ex-girlfriend Adrianna is back in town, and when she messages him on something called socialfriendpages.com, he immediately struggles to remain faithful in his marriage. Will John honor his marriage? Will he land a big cosmetics client despite a total lack of business acumen? The fellas have fun with this one, and they'll be back for part two next week!

The BTBs make a return trip to the world of their childhood as they cover two more episodes of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. They'll encounter several notable characters along the way including the return of Leatherhead, the wisecracking, cajun stereotype of an alligator. But there's more than that as we also find hockey mask wearing vigilante Casey Jones (who just likes to break things) and the mysterious (and filthy) Rat King!So put on your colorful bandana, whip out your various weapons, eat a whole pizza, and tune in for a wild green ride

It's a monumental moment in the history of the Boob Tube Boys as the one and only Leatherhead, the gator who knows a good jambalya when he sees it, makes an actual appearance on the show the boys are covering. That's right it's not just Van or Brian bringing him up for no reason, he's actually here!That's all because Van has selected the animated 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, one of the few shows that captivated all three tubers as children. These are the pizza slingin', sass having, turtle teens that catapulted the franchise into the stratosphere. We learn about the humble origins of the reptiles, how every voice actor in the show was also a voice actor in Metal Gear Solid, and just how much fun it is to do both a Cajun accent and make alligator jokes

Robin Williams may have been a talented performer with a long career full of highlights, but this Happy Days episode (which was one his first Hollywood appearances) leaves a bit to be desiredApparently Ritchie is convinced he saw a flying saucer but no one will believe him! The good news is he was ultimately right, and the pilot of that saucer just so happens to be looking for him. Of course the pilot is revealed to be Mork from Ork (of Mork and Mindy fame), who is an alien with a weird sense of humor and a lot of zany energyThe story takes a turn for the worse when Mork reveals he'll be taking Ritchie back to Ork to experiment on, but fortunately for our hero he's got a fighting ace up his sleeve... THE FONZ

It's time to put on your coolest leather jacket and join the Boob Tube Boys in the swingin' 1970s! Err… the 50s rather… whatever, it's a show about Happy DaysThat's right, Happy Days. Not Sad Days, not Favorable Days, not Jocular Days, and certainly not Infuriated Days, it's Happy Days! That's show where Henry Winkler plays a young cool guy who says cool things and hangs out in a public bathroom a bunch. Of course it's not just that, there's also Ron Howard, a different red-headed guy with a big monster face, Scott Baio before all the weird stuff, and Tom Bosley's big floppy face!Today's episode features a cameo from Laverne and Shirley of Laverne and Shirley fame as Fonzie decides to set Ron Howard up on a double date since he's been struggling to get laid recently only wackiness ensues and some minor issues crop up. Happy Days!

The BTBs finish talking about Family Matters with an episode chock full of hunks, low-stakes deception, and wholesome parenting. That's not all, though, because it's time for the second annual Boob Tube Boys Hall of Fame Ceremony! Laura is tired of her friends sassing her for following the rules, so she decides to join the cheerleading team at Club Buff, a male strip club that turns out to be a frequent stop for Mother Winslow. Steve tries to warn Laura she might get caught, while Carl remains secure in his wife's devotion to himLater, Spencer introduces the next show the podcast will tackle. Then the boys reveal the 2024 Boob Tube Boys Hall of Fame nominees, introduce a special new wing, and vote on winners. Put on your finest eveningwear and press play!

It's finally time for the Boob Tube Boys to cover the only sitcom that once had all of America asking, "did I do that?!" Family Matters coverage begins with a bang, as Steve Urkel infiltrates a local gang with a surprisingly talented artist in its midstBrian, Spencer, and Van discuss their childhood hours spent with Family Matters, how Urkel's antics hijacked a show that was supposed to be centered around Reginald Vel Johnson, and what sorts of magazines Mother Winslow was reading in 1991. It's a rare condition, this day and age, for a podcast to be this good!

Quantum Leap leaps right back into your ears as the BTBs take one more trip into the past alongside hologram man Al and handsome Frankenstein man Sam. This time around Sam finds himself stuck not in the body of a glam rocker, nor in the body of one of those women, nor in the fleshy meat tomb of a gangster or something. No this time around he's in the body of one of man's closest relatives... a chimpanzee!Sam's mission is to save the chimp he's inside of (eww that sounded gross) by making the chimp the best astronaut it can be. And yes, that's the real plot of this episode. So quit monkeying around and listen in!

The story of Quantum Leap is simple, well no it isn't but let's say it is. Sam (Scott Dracula) goes back in time and inhabits the bodies of random people while his friend Al (Dean Stockwell) helps him out using a computer that's real good at probabilities. This time around Sam finds himself inside the body of a guy called Tonic, a 'glitter rocker' in the vein of KISS who is due to be stabbed in a few days if Sam and Al can't figure out who the stabber isThe episode includes a whole bunch of awesome fake music, weird guys with largely fake British accents, and of course a sex, drugs and rock and roll**Note: Scott Dracula is actually not cool like his name implies and is instead very much against the ideas of sex and drugs. Rock and Roll, however, may remain provided it doesn't get too intense

Batman Begins is on the docket once more as Spencer guides Van and Brian through the mean streets of Gotham City. This time around there's a mad bomber who is way cooler than Batman, but problems arise when instead of just stopping the villain Batman bludgeons him to death with a nuclear bombThe guys talk their new love Mad Stan and Brian quizzes the other two about other Batman villains!

It's a cold day in Gotham as the Boob Tube Boys arrive just in time to see a sexy sultry voiced doctor show up and do some quasi-necromancy to give noted Batman villain Mr. Freeze a new lease on life!The BTBs show up to watch a show that all three thought was beneath them when it came out in the late 90s. Also there's mention of a Batman villain called Dr. Phosphorus? It turns out he was actually the inspiration for this show's big bad- Blight. A glowy skeleton man whose name is far less interesting than 'Dr. Phosphorus'

The BTBs are back to talk more about True Detective: Night Country, a show about Jodie Foster yelling at her loved ones, Kali Reis whooping ass, and John Hawkes having a cool faceThe fellas last left their Alaskan character friends at the outset of a grotesque crime scene, but things are about to get even creepier. Brian, Spencer, and Van talk about fun character interactions, the intermingling of ambitious storylines, and hanging out with ghosts. Spencer steers the podcast in a very different direction with his next show choiceAnd don't forget to follow us on Patreon! All bonus content is available for free, and coming soon will be a full True Detective season 4 review so keep an eye out for that!patreon.com/bootuinc

The frozen expanse of the podcasting universe holds many secrets, but don't worry, the Boob Tube Boys are here to guide you across the icy ground. It's time to talk True Detective: Night Country, the latest installment in HBO's long-running anthology series! Jodie Foster and Kali Reis are detectives tasked with solving an impossible and terrifying mystery in Alaska's dark season, and they might even be up against forces bigger than they imagine. Brian picked this one due to his fondness for True Detective's landmark first season, but will Issa Lopez's iteration hold up? Spencer offers his thoughts as a longtime fan, while Van experiences the show's universe for the first time

Where's the Beef? Right here you dumb old lady!That's right the Boob Tube Boys have returned to the spiteful world of Netflix' Beef where Steven Yeun as Danny pees all over the place and Ali Wong as Amy plots her revenge. We're picking back up right where we left off last week and despite being given the opportunity to take the high road Amy has chosen instead... for vengeanceThe tubers marvel at some of the background jokes in the show as well as all of the actor's performances. They take a moment to appreciate the truly human stories being told, and of course finish off the episode discussing their favorite meats, which may surprise youDon't forget to follow our FREE Patreon feed where we'll be discussing the entire season of Beef as a whole - patreon.com/BootuIncThe intro/outro/bumper music is Gimme More by BEEF, a song I've heard a billion times thanks to this but still enjoy!Check them out here: https://youtu.be/U-z_s3swj64?si=PmrnKhz1ztsQ5QlGAfter listening to our Beef episodes head over ot patreon.com/bootuinc where the boys put together their thoughts on the series as a whole in a full bonus show! It's all free so what are you waiting for? Get to downloading!https://www.patreon.com/posts/beef-overview-98188924?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

It has been a hot minute since the Boob Tube Boys watched a show that wasn't hot garbage, so no matter what the critically acclaimed 2023 first season of Netflix' Beef should be a change of pace for the fellasThe show isn't about choice cuts and it's not about a family who own and operate a small town meat packing plant but the son doesn't want to follow in the father's footsteps and take over the plant, instead choosing a career in optometry while the matriarch of the family opines for better times and openly despises her husband after he cheated on her with another meat family's daughter whose name is like Sally Rey or Deborah Anne Parsons or whatever. It's not about that at all!Instead it's about a 'beef' between two motorists who are having a really tough time in life, and believe it or not that's an excellent topic for a television show

This is going to be a good one, folks. And it doesn't even have a magician!You see this time in the cinematic universe of Touched by an Angel your everyday Y2K family seems to be all smiles and love, but deep inside something sinister is brewing. One night, daughter Evan Rachel Wood decides to climb on her state-of-the-art computing device and do some research about Hawaii so that she could finish her school report. But unfortunately for the Radcliffe family she's not shown the sandy beaches and wonderful people of our 50th state…This leads to a chain reaction of events where father Charlie (played by Harvey Birdman himself Gary Cole) gets fired from his job for looking at porn, his wife declares the Eiffel Tower is wonderful, and their youngest daughter says something weird about bunnies landing on cabbage when their born. But perhaps most sinister of all (not perhaps, definitely the most sinister), Evan Rachel Wood is then targeted by a pedophileI'm not joking when I say that this is one of the best, so you don't wanna miss this episode!

Do you believe in magic? Have you come here merely to hear the Boob Tube Boys DIE?! Well you're in for a treat as the fellas take a dive into the 1990s Christian television show Touched by an Angel, a program in which several benevolent angels kind of screw around and occasionally yell at a man with serious mental problemsThat man is noted actual actor and religious weirdo Corbin Bernsen playing a nutso magician named Eric Weiss, or not really, but whatever... you'll see. The magician must try to overcome guilt brought upon by his failure to 'save' his younger brother Petey from a deadly refridgerator attack when they were kids, so Monica, Tess, and new angel Callisto from Xena: Warrior Princess are here to help him along the way

The BTBs are relieved to be near the end of their Hanna Barbera run, but they still have plenty more to say about The Jetsons. This week, a lawyer turns up at the Jetson home asserting that Astro (the family dog) has a secret past under a much cooler nameBrian, Spencer, and Van discuss what The Jetsons believes court systems will be like in the 2060s, why Astro is among the least appealing cartoon animals in history, and the dangers of conveyor belts. Later on, the guys talk about the most popular TV of 2023 and Van outlines Spencer's next hosting duties

The holidays are over, which means Boob Tube Hot Potato is back! Spencer tasked Van with covering The Flintstones a few weeks back, and now he's decided Brian's should lead the '60s Hanna Barbera discussion, so it's time for The Jetsons whether anyone likes it or not!The Jetson family hosts their 110 year-old grandfather/great-grandfather thinking it will be a relaxing visit, but ol' Montague has other plans. Is the ancient scoundrel involved in two romantic entanglements at the same time, or will he be arrested before any of that matters? The BTBs have plenty to say about this particularly wild senior, forgotten Hanna Barbera characters, and a whole lot more!

For their final holiday episode of 2023 the Boob Tube Boys are rocketing way back in time to the 1950s where the wassail is thick and no ones pipes could ever burst. Well maybe that last one isn't accurate, because just that happens at the Anderson household and wouldn't you know it, that old spinster Aunt Neva is in town so she can't even take a warm bath!The boys discuss how young wrecking ball Kathy really doesn't get along with Aunt Neva since the older woman is a mean old hag (Father Knows Best's words, not ours), and they wonder how any of this familial drama could possibly be resolved. Enter an immigrant! That's right Mr. Fix-It arrives just in time to repair a leaky pipe and possibly tell Kathy a weird parable that just might set things rightSo grab a fistful of tinsel and check out this Christmas-tastic episode of the BTBs!

Spencer takes us all on a trip back to the Barone household as the Tubers cover a special Christmas themed episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. You're not going to believe this, but everyone in the show is a complete jerk!Ray wants to go golfing and rather than just simply talk to his wife about it, he's got a whole malicious plan laid out involving his Christmas gift to her. Robert is real big, however, and that throws a giant wrench into the whole plan (not really, I just wanted to talk about how big Robert is). There's some good ol' fashioned marital hate in this episode so leave it to the BTBs to try and make you smile rather than fall into a sad, sad holiday slump like this mean show wants

The weather outside may be frightful, but the Boob Tube Boys are so delightful! It's the holiday season again, which means the Tubers are picking seasonal episodes of shows they previously covered. Unable to restrain himself, Brian leads things off with a truly bonkers episode of Bones for the second year in a rowSantas are not safe in the Bones universe, a truth "The Goop on the Girl" doubles down on by blowing one up in the cold open. Was this Santa a terrorist, or was he coerced by a more sinister villain? Will Bones go to El Salvador for Christmas, or will she listen to her cousin (a guest-starring Zooey Deschanel) endlessly repeat Benjamin Franklin quotes? What's that goop doing on that girl? Brian, Spencer, and Van answer these questions and more as they struggle to hide their burgeoning affection for this silly crime procedural

The BTBs hoped their second trip to Bedrock would be more entertaining than their first, and while they will agree it's better... that's not exactly high praise. This time around Fred's rich uncle has died and is leaving his estate to the rectangular caveman. There's only one catch- Fred must stay an evening in a haunted mansion!Tune in to listen to all the homo-erotic caveman talk that you could possible handle!

The BTBs are taking a trip back into the stone age as they cover the very well known show from the 1960s which is about cave people and dinosaurs being used as appliances. In today's episode the guys are covering the season one episode "The Drive-In," in which Fred and Barney, aka the decision making MEN of the show, decide to up and quit their jobs to open a drive-in restaurant. They also don't tell their wives about this major decisionThere's misogny, a song that takes up a significant amount of the show's runtime, a bunch of "bonk" noises, and a host of dinosaurs being used in novel ways so that means this show has to be good, right? Guess you'll have to tune in to find out!

The Boob Tube Boys bring The Office week to a close by looking at one of the first episodes after Steve Carell's departure. Dwight thinks he's in prime position to become manager, but a terrifying mishap brings his candidacy into questionSpencer talks about seeing this episode for the first time, while Van and Brian offer a reappraisal years removed from their disappointment in the show's final couple seasons. What are all these characters doing years later in the series' run? How do Erin and Gabe work as new additions to an established cast? This is a podcast that asks all the burning questions

The Office week continues for the Boob Tube Boys with "Dinner Party," a season four episode that ranks among the funniest (and most cringe-inducing) in the series. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll smash ice cream into the side of your partner's carVan takes the reins to tell the story of how the writers, cast, and crew of The Office came up with "Dinner Party" and executed it around a writers' strike. Brian and Spencer remember their first reactions to this episode and explain why it holds up for them all these years later. You can practically feel how relieved everyone is not to be talking about Kirk Cameron any more. But this isn't all! Check the feed tomorrow as Office week concludes with season seven's "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager"!

The Boob Tube Boys' slate of Office week episodes kicks off with "Casino Night," the season two finale that left Jim and Pam's status in limbo, Michael in a rare romantic position, and Creed winning big. Don't let Toby listen, because this one might get explicitBrian explains why he chose this episode for Office week, while Van and Spencer recount their memories watching it the first time. The BTBs talk about where The Office was headed when this episode aired, which scenes made the biggest impact, and which characters shone brightest. Get right back here tomorrow, because Office week continues with the season four classic "Dinner Party"!

It's Thanksgiving week, which means the Boob Tube Boys get a brief reprieve from the usual barrage of burping sitcom dads and giant perms from the past. Van, Spencer, and Brian cover a show they actually know and enjoy each November, and 2023's selection is the American version of The Office!The Tubers discuss The Office's port from the U.K. to America, how Steve Carell tweaked his character, casting choices, and plenty more show history. Find out how the BTBs first got into The Office, how they think it has aged, and what characters or moments remain memorable to them all these years later. Stick around until the end to learn which three Office episodes will get the special Tube treatment later this week!

The boys return to the very milquetoast 1980s and the hit show Growing Pains featuring Kirk Cameron. The man himself has now found God and is doing his best to ostracize everyone around him, but how will that effect his performance? The good news is this isn't even a Mike-centric episode so Cameron's smug face isn't seen quite as muchIt is however a Matthew Perry-centric episode (RIP) so buckle up and see what the nine and a half fingered star looks like in his younger years, where he already looks like a grizzled old man. You see Carol bumps into the future Chandler in the library and despite her being a child in high school and him being an adult in college, she seduces him with talk of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Hilarity ensues when the family gets home early so Carol has to hide Mr. The Whole Nine Yards!Sour balls!