Episodes

  • New Years Plans Gone Wrong!

    New Years Plans Gone Wrong!
    Jan 1 2026
    Frasier hits the road for the new millennium, Laverne and Shirley look for love at the dawn of the 1960s, and Paul Reiser brings time to a halt from the rooftops of Times Square... this week's trope is New Year's Eve plans gone wrong! Here's what we're watching:
    • Laverne & Shirley S3 E12 "New Years Eve, 1959"
    • Mad About You S4 E9 "New Years Eve"
    • Frasier S7 E12 "RDWRER"
    • How I Met Your Mother S1 E11 "The Limo"
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Befriending The Homeless For Christmas!

    Befriending The Homeless For Christmas!
    Dec 18 2025
    The Seavers take in a dumpster-diving teen runaway, Zack Morris woos an underprivileged shopping mall employee, and Family Matters postulates that Santa is real and he's a scruffy man in Chicago... This week's trope is befriending the homeless for Christmas! Here's what we're watching:
    • Barney Miller S8 E7 "Homeless"
    • Growing Pains S2 E9 "The Kid"
    • Saved By The Bell S3 E24-25 "Home For Christmas"
    • Family Matters S6 E11 "Miracle on Elm St"
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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Visits From Alcoholic Relatives!

    Visits From Alcoholic Relatives!
    Dec 11 2025
    Celebrity guest stars abound as Charles meets Buddy's boozy sister, the Hey Dude ranch is soaked in beer and whiskey, and Alex P. Keaton learns the terrifying truth about his Uncle Ned... This week's trope is visits from alcoholic relatives! Here's what we're watching:
    • Good Times S2 E13 "Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle"
    • Family Ties S2 E14 "Say Uncle"
    • Charles in Charge S3 E14 "Bottle Baby"
    • Hey Dude S3 E11 "Melody's Brother"
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • The ALF Mixtape & Trivia Voyage!

    The ALF Mixtape & Trivia Voyage!
    Nov 20 2025

    Hide your cats, this week we're revisiting all of our discussions of that rascally extraterrestrial Gordon Shumway and the mild-mannered family he lived with and terrorized, as well as testing our knowledge of the merry man from Melmac with a trivia quiz... It's time for the Alf mixtape!

    With segments from:

    • Puppet-Based Sitcoms: S1 E1 "ALF"
    • Run-ins with the Mafia: S3 E13 "Hideaway"
    • Skydiving: S1 E9 "Jump"
    • Earthquakes: S3 E25 "Shake, Rattle & Roll"
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • The Many Sitcoms of Matthew Perry

    The Many Sitcoms of Matthew Perry
    Nov 6 2025
    This week we're exploring the many lovably sarcastic characters played by the late great Matthew Perry both before and after his iconic role as Chandler on Friends... Could we BE any more excited to discuss this fascinating career? Here's what we're watching:
    • Home Free S1 E1 "Pilot"
    • Mr Sunshine S1 E1 "Episode #1.1"
    • Go On S1 E1 "Pilot"
    • The Odd Couple S1 E12 "The Audit Couple"
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Halloween Parties!

    Halloween Parties!
    Oct 23 2025
    Richie Cunningham bobs for apples in a haunted house, Tim the Toolman Taylor busts up a juvenile bacchanal, and Step by Step boasts a record-setting gourd... This week's trope is Halloween Parties! Here's what we're watching:
    • Happy Days S2 E6 "Haunted"
    • Step by Step S4 E6 "Something Wild"
    • Home Improvement S5 E6 "Let Them Eat Cake"
    • Parks & Rec S4 E5 "Meet and Greet"
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • Horror Movie Parodies!

    Horror Movie Parodies!
    Oct 16 2025
    Corey and Topanga are stalked by a ghost-faced killer, Community's college goes full zombie, and Salute Your Shorts creates the most terrifying figure in all of recorded media... this week's trope is Horror Movie Parodies! Here's what we're watching:
    • Salute Your Shorts S1 E2 "Ghost Story"
    • Boy Meets World S5 E17 "And Then There Was Shawn"
    • Community S2 E6 "Epidemiology"
    • Blackish S3 E5 "The Purge"
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Earthquakes!

    Earthquakes!
    Oct 2 2025
    Sanford fleas to Vegas, ALF nails his bed to the floor, and Nell Carter is marooned in a library with a deaf woman... this week's trope is Earthquakes! Here's what we're watching:
    • Sanford & Son S5 E1 "Earthquake II"
    • Gimme a Break S4 E19 "Earthquake"
    • ALF S3 E25 "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
    • Modern Family S2 E3 "Earthquake"
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    1 hr and 29 mins