There was a time when audiences had no idea who Cliff and Norm were. Join Gretchen and James as they explore the first episodes of Television history.
Monkeys in dresses, the plural of Cyclops, an improbable glass bus, space incest, and gender inequality all emerge as themes in the unaired pilot for "Lost in Space"! Join us as we dive into the awesome future world of 1997 as seen through the lens of 1965's "Master of Disaster", Irwin Allen. Before the flailing robot existed, before Dr. Zachary Smith was a character, before "Danger Will Robinson" was ever uttered, CBS launched the Robinsons into the outer worlds and flew the Gemini 12 directly into a field of asteroids, promptly losing the most expensive science experiment ever created by Man.The Booze Raccoons (James, Gretchen, Alex, Dave, and Judith) reassemble to review the awful unaired pilot of the seminal TV show and discuss the ridiculous episode in our living room on Alex's birthday. Alex announces his new podcast, "Nuking Aliens", a still unreleased project he's been working on for 83 episodes, without releasing a single show. Dave assassinates the engineering choices of the Robinson Family's space car boat. Judith hates all over the space monkey. Gretchen keeps talking about crinkly avocado boobs for some reason, and James stumbles over words normal humans can utter with perfection.Strap your jetpacks on, Penny rode a space turtle into the jungle again!
2020. It was the worst of times and also the worst of times. Like many others out there, Gretchen and James decided it would be a good idea to start a podcast about something no one cares about so that no one would listen to us. Several beers later, they produced 13 episodes of miserable content to the delight of our three regular listeners. Here we have a full retrospective of our first year where we share the hardships, failures, and all the lack of talent that we poured into each episode.
Bat-guano crazy schemes, backstabbing drama, and domestic terrorism? Before Melrose Place went legit crazy, there was a simple pilot about 20-somethings navigating very low-stakes challenges and trying to pay rent.
Come watch Beverly Hill 90210 with us and discover the very point when our great empire began to crumble.
A single dad fighting a custody battle while employed as an LA County public school teacher somehow receives a super-powered pair of pajamas from some aliens, and a drunk Robert Culp is sure to full-harsh his Mello.
After a long hiatus filled with sorrowful life events, we finally release our next episode: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!
Hams, Turkeys, Diapers and Formula! Get your matching sweatshirts out because we're watching the pilot of Supermarket Sweep
Commie parents attempt to teach their capitalist-pig son about white supremacy in this week's nostalgic feel-good episode: Family Ties!
Ricky don't lose that number because you're going to need to call 911 to get Rayanne's stomach pumped. It's My So Called Life!
Larry finally moves into his first bachelor pad, but some idiot cousin that he's never met leaves a 4th world country and shows up at his door. Is it funny? Don't be ridiculous!
In our worst episode yet, we take a look at a pilot that never made it to air. Heat Vision and Jack!
Oh-a, A-oh! Angelerr! Come watch the pilot episode of "Who's The Boss" and drink a beer with us.
A television show with an unknown cast debuts in last place, hangs on for 11 years, and finishes with the second-highest ratings for a final episode in television history: Cheers!
Shaking off our premiere jitters, we settle into a sophomore slump to watch Small Wonder, sometimes described as the worst show ever on television!
In our own pilot episode, we learn about The Golden Girls pilot episode, an actor named Charles Levin, Quentin Tarantino and Sophia's facelift.
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