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Boob Tube Boys

Boob Tube Boys is a comedy podcast where three friends talk about TV shows from days past. Each week, Van Lee, Spencer Hendricks, and Brian Vaughan tackle a different episode of an old show, offering insight and inanity along the way. If you"re into abject silliness, television tropes, and joking around with your friends, you"ve come to the right place!

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Ep 131 | Touched by an Angel: "Angel of Death"

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2024/01/18

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

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Ep 130 | The Jetsons: "Millionaire Astro"

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2024/01/11

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

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Ep 129 | The Jetsons: "A Visit from Grandpa"

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2024/01/04

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

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Ep 128 | Father Knows Best: "The Angel's Sweater"

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2023/12/29

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

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Ep 127 | Everybody Loves Raymond: "Christmas Gift"

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2023/12/21

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

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Ep 126 | Bones: "The Goop on the Girl"

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2023/12/14

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

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Ep 125 | The Flintstones: "A Haunted House is Not a...

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2023/12/07

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!

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Ep 124 | The Flintstones: "The Drive-In"

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2023/11/29

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

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55:05

The Office Week: "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager"

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2023/11/28

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

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The Office Week: "Dinner Party"

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2023/11/27

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

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The Office Week: "Casino Night"

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2023/11/23

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,

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The Office Week: Show Overview

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2023/11/22

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

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Ep 123 | Growing Pains: "In Carol We Trust"

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2023/11/16

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

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Ep 122 | Growing Pains: "Thank God It's Friday"

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2023/11/08

The boys want to take a nice look back to the fabulous 80s and what better way to see what life was like for the average American at the time than to check out the Kirk Cameron-led Growing Pains? The show features not only Cameron but also the VERY charming Alan Thicke, plus a character named Boner!Not all is well for the Seavers, however, as young Mike (Kirk Cameron) somehow finds himself at a cool kid party where everyone is doing cocaine in the bathroom. Naturally Mike doesn't want to do anything

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The BTBs Write Creepy Pastas: 2023 Part 2

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2023/11/01

We're back for our second part to this year's Creepy Pasta episodes with stories written and performed by the Boob Tube Boys!There's no prompt this time around so expect chaos and mayhem as Van, Brian, and Spencer present their stories. First up is Brian's horror story "The Paleontologist 2: No Bones About It: Part 1" being read by Van. In this tale of intrigue several horribly vapid young people head to a rural city where stories of a terrifying figure who kills people with his monkey echo

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The BTBs Write Creepy Pastas: 2023 Part 1

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2023/10/30

It's spooky season yet again and that means yet another of the BTBs annual tradition of writing and reading their very own Creepy Pastas! This time around Spencer decided he wanted to give a writing prompt that each of the boys would then use to craft their story. The prompt? A father and son hunting tripFor your ear-pleasure you'll get to hear Van's tale "Hunting the Hunter," featuring a mysterious beast as well as several hard to pronounce names that Brian does his best to blurt out. There's also

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Ep 121 | Home Improvement: "It was the Best of Tims,...

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2023/10/24

None of the Boob Tube Boys felt particularly enamored with Tim Allen last time around, but the disgust level reaches new highs as the podcast's coverage of Home Improvement continuesJill wants Tim to be nice to her friends at a baby shower, but is bummed out when Tim returns to being a hot dog slob later on. Van reminds everyone that Tim Allen has been working out more since becoming famous, everyone debates why Richard Karn appears only as nailed-up clothes, and Tim Allen is talked about as a

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Ep 120 | Home Improvement: "For Whom the Belch Tolls"

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2023/10/18

Boob Tube Hot Potato kicks off with Van giving Brian Home Improvement, a blunt '90s sitcom that turned Tim Allen into the biggest star in America. Tim Allen! Seriously! Allen plays Tim "The Toolman" Taylor, a TV host, family man, and charisma void. This week, Tim has to juggle family night and the surprise arrival of an old friend. Will Tim leave his wild youth behind him, or will he forsake his family to drink two-for-one Long Island iced teas with Stu Cutler at Club Piranha? The Tubers navigate

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Ep 119 | Wonder Woman: "The Pied Piper"

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2023/10/11

Before you listen to this episode you should ask yourself one question- are you ready to rock harder than you've ever rocked before? If so, then hit play and prepare to have your mind blown as a fusion of flute and shag carpeting is blasted through your sensesThis episode of Wonder Woman takes place in the 1970s and it sure as hell shows as top rocker Hamlin Rule is playing sold out concerts to 20 or 30 people all across the nation. But something is amiss. Every time he has a concert the venue gets

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Ep 118 | Wonder Woman: "Wonder Woman vs Gargantua"

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2023/10/04

CAUTION: APE FOOTAGE AHEADThe debut look at the 1970s Wonder Woman television show picked by Van is a pretty damn good one as the BTBs are introduced not only to the Nazis, but also to their greatest weapon... no not the Panzer, or that giant gun that didn't really even work, we're talking about the trained attack ape Gargantua!You see Higgens from Magnum PI has defected from his science post in Nazi Germany and the evil Axis powers themselves are on a mission to retrieve their defector before he

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