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Ep. #104 - Newhart

The real Bob Newhart’s fake phone call skills are on full display as our hosts watch the first and last episode of Newhart with special guest star Kelley! A satiated Ari doesn’t leave for ice cream during the first segment. The finale has a stunning twist the likes of which the What Happending podcast has never witnessed.

DragonHeart, Cop Rock, Dr. Sisqo, Clifford, Daniel Day Lewis’s GoGurt, and Simon Birch storytime are also discussed.

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Published: 26 July 2018

The real Bob Newhart’s fake phone call skills are on full display as our hosts watch the first and last episode of Newhart with special guest star Kelley! A satiated Ari doesn’t leave for ice cream during the first segment. The finale has a stunning twist the likes of which the What Happending podcast has never witnessed.

DragonHeart, Cop Rock, Dr. Sisqo, Clifford, Daniel Day Lewis’s GoGurt, and Simon Birch storytime are also discussed.

Ep. #99 - Miami Vice

Synth music, white linen suits, cigarette boats, and LSD alligators... it's time for an '80s classic, all 145 minutes of it.

Vin Diesel, Jurassic Park, brandy beef, Calderon’s locker room presence, Jabba Housewife, and The Matrix are also discussed. 

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Published: 7 June 2018

Synth music, white linen suits, cigarette boats, and LSD alligators... it's time for an '80s classic, all 145 minutes of it.

Vin Diesel, Jurassic Park, brandy beef, Calderon’s locker room presence, Jabba Housewife, and The Matrix are also discussed. 

EP. #90: Quantum Leap

Let's soar through the ages and epochs of time to the 1950s! And again!

Small cheeseburgers, pickled baseballs, bootleg The Right Stuff, Gushy, and Tatchie, and Shtopa, and Jimmy, and Tony, and Ziggy, and Shmooky are also discussed.

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Published: 27 March 2018

Let's soar through the ages and epochs of time to the 1950s! And again!

Small cheeseburgers, pickled baseballs, bootleg The Right Stuff, Gushy, and Tatchie, and Shtopa, and Jimmy, and Tony, and Ziggy, and Shmooky are also discussed.

Ep. #86: TJ Hooker

Episode two of the monthlong Shatuary saga! Can Shat wrangle the horrifying hellscape that is the mean streets of... somewhere? You bet your ass, or at least he and most of his fellow officers are going to die trying.

The pipeline, chicken, disco, Felix Leiter, Streets of Rage, disco balls, and Johnny Starbuckle are also discussed.

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Published: 8 February 2018

Episode two of the monthlong Shatuary saga! Can Shat wrangle the horrifying hellscape that is the mean streets of... somewhere? You bet your ass, or at least he and most of his fellow officers are going to die trying.

The pipeline, chicken, disco, Felix Leiter, Streets of Rage, disco balls, and Johnny Starbuckle are also discussed.

Ep. #82 - Little House on the Prairie

Carlos has a cold and Jon’s in a foul mood, time to join up with Ari and learn alllll about the Ingalls brood!

Nose jobs, javelin, Hurley’s mayonnaise, butter shaving, Big Lots, Lids, Sam Goody, kid voices, and plowing are also discussed.

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Published: 8 January 2018

Carlos has a cold and Jon’s in a foul mood, time to join up with Ari and learn alllll about the Ingalls brood!

Nose jobs, javelin, Hurley’s mayonnaise, butter shaving, Big Lots, Lids, Sam Goody, kid voices, and plowing are also discussed.

Ep. #79: Manimal

With Ari still busy feeding the hungry, special guest star Kelley is back again with Manimal, the best eight-episode ’80s animal sci-fi show you’ve never seen! How do his powers work? Is he a Manimal in the sack? Listen and you just might find out!

Elephant explosions, growling panthers, bird calls, rafter panthers, snake faints, housecat breastfeeding, growling panthers, waterfall catfish, golden bears, growling panthers, and white stallions are also discussed.

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Published: 5 December 2017

With Ari still busy feeding the hungry, special guest star Kelley is back again with Manimal, the best eight-episode ’80s animal sci-fi show you’ve never seen! How do his powers work? Is he a Manimal in the sack? Listen and you just might find out!

Elephant explosions, growling panthers, bird calls, rafter panthers, snake faints, housecat breastfeeding, growling panthers, waterfall catfish, golden bears, growling panthers, and white stallions are also discussed.

Ep. #75: Bosom Buddies

Pre-Big, Pre-Burbs, and pre-Bachelor Party Tom Hanks and his bosom friend Peter Scolari have to dress in drag for cheaper rent! Hilarity ensues!

Lost, grizzly cheese, Wayne’s World, World War II, World War I, and the Vietnam War are also discussed.

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Published: 26 October 2017

Pre-Big, Pre-Burbs, and pre-Bachelor Party Tom Hanks and his bosom friend Peter Scolari have to dress in drag for cheaper rent! Hilarity ensues!

Lost, grizzly cheese, Wayne’s World, World War II, World War I, and the Vietnam War are also discussed.

Ep. #69 - The Dukes of Hazzard

It's the season five premiere! Car chases, car crashes, chubbies, car chases, orphan girls, car crashes, and banjo abound. 

Sean William Scott, Waltham, and duct tape role play are also discussed.

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Published: 5 September 2017

It's the season five premiere! Car chases, car crashes, chubbies, car chases, orphan girls, car crashes, and banjo abound. 

Sean William Scott, Waltham, and duct tape role play are also discussed.

Ep. #56: Moonlighting

Will they or won't they? Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd star as a pair of late night lounge crooners hellbent on making it big in the cutthroat world of song and dance... Or do they or don't they?

Thick sausage torture, glass elevator chases, anarchist mohawks, Munch's universe, and Jon's new coy pond are all part of this week's brand new, star-studded episode!

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Published: 18 April 2017

Will they or won't they? Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd star as a pair of late night lounge crooners hellbent on making it big in the cutthroat world of song and dance... Or do they or don't they?

Thick sausage torture, glass elevator chases, anarchist mohawks, Munch's universe, and Jon's new coy pond are all part of this week's brand new, star-studded episode!

Ep. #50.5: Knight Rider

Jon didn't feel comfortable giving the 50th retrospective complete rights to its own number, so we're back with episode 50.5! Michael Caine Q ass fool, David Hasselhoff's fresh face, a mysterious land called Silicon Valley, David Hasselhoff jogging, Comtron, voodoo, demolition derbies, turbo boost, road head, the Baja Boys, desperate waitresses, angry truckers, Steve Jobs, Mr. Feeny, Henry Gibson (again), the dean from Animal House, Craigslist ads for young men, slide whistles, magic earrings, bong microscopes -- it's all packed into one podcast!

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Published: 1 March 2017

Jon didn't feel comfortable giving the 50th retrospective complete rights to its own number, so we're back with episode 50.5! Michael Caine Q ass fool, David Hasselhoff's fresh face, a mysterious land called Silicon Valley, David Hasselhoff jogging, Comtron, voodoo, demolition derbies, turbo boost, road head, the Baja Boys, desperate waitresses, angry truckers, Steve Jobs, Mr. Feeny, Henry Gibson (again), the dean from Animal House, Craigslist ads for young men, slide whistles, magic earrings, bong microscopes -- it's all packed into one podcast!

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