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Special Guest and skeleton expert Arden joins us to figure out which bag of bones reigns supreme! Cullen hunts for Bigfoot, while John rewatches the ending of Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest. Jesse has to make a tough choice between Manny and Jack Skellington. Dan wants to get off Mr. Bones's Wild Ride.
Special Guest Jessica Michelle Singleton returns to [BRACKET!] to help us with our coagulation contemplation. Cullen destroys a home with fake blood, while John forgets how blood vessels work. Dan tells the true story of the Fox and the Hound and predicts the future.
Special Guests Nell Bailey & Greg L. Mercer from sound.wav join us to kick off Spooky Month, the annual [BRACKET!] tradition of Halloween-themed episodes throughout October. Please enjoy this extra-length episode in which at least 30 minutes are spent on Sonic the Hedgehog and some dude from Harry Potter.
Special Guest Albro Lundy joins us in a corporate conference call clash! John chases after them Duke boys with Nobuo Uematsu's personal choir. Dan tries to outrun the law with Buddy Valastro, while Cullen teaches us about a wrestler who's *thing* was being a cop? Jesse finds an ally to help defend the Treasure Planet OST.
Comic Roulette's Alex Jaffe returns to [BRACKET!] to talk smack about cartoon babies. John describes in detail the Three Sins of Bamm Bamm, while Cullen wants to get wit'cha and take your picture. Jesse is on Tasteless Joke Patrol. Dan is curious what it sounds like when a Pokemon cusses.
Special guest Chipocrite (Paul Weinstein) joins us to hang out the side of our best friend's ride in a heated musical melee! John takes us back to his local skating rink, while Jesse digs out a copy of Disney's Treasure Planet soundtrack. Cullen backs his thang up with Dan in defense of Shania Twain.
Composer and sound designer Emily Meo joins us for an all-out console war. Cullen shares his love of Gex and Bonk. Dan says some hurtful things about Final Fantasy IX, and Jesse 100% agrees with him. Emily sets us free to escape from the city, and John kicks off a new pre-show warm-up.
Special Guest PJ Sykes joins us to get our asses to Mars. Cullen unlocks some bonus features on the Planet Earth blu-ray. Jesse has a fateful encounter outside Planet Hollywood. John cooks up some special spuds, while Dan has a pessimistic outlook on humanity's future.
Eden and Fin from Going Down With Ship join us to let sparks fly and reminisce about high school dates. Dan kicks off a long-term relationship with Mos Def and Jack Black. Cullen scores the USA a Gold Medal in "Proms." Eden and Fin teach us about MTV Dating Shows, and Jesse uses this episode as a therapy session.
[BRACKET!] returns with a crate of fresh blue raspberries from the farmer's market to kick off Season Eight! Cullen takes a crack at some produce with a baseball bat behind the Wal-Mart. John helps peaches learn to use Windows Movie Maker. Jesse gets upset about candy scientists playing Fruit God, and Dan prepares for Spooky Month with the Cranberry Bog Man.
And so it's come to this. The Season of Anime culminates in the Tournament of Champions VII, pitting sixteen winners against each other in a horrifying battle royale. Dan McKenney, John Ryan Abbott, Jesse Knowles, Greg L. Mercer and returning host Cullen Jennings decide which of these combatants, from Barbecue Sauce to Best Buy's Anime Aisle to Brienne of Tarth, will emerge victorious and join the Tournament of Tournament of Champions Champions in 2019.
Special guest and friend of the show Eden Porter of Going Down With The Ship joins us to find the ultimate OTP with Best Ship. Meanwhile John demands answers regarding The Mpreg Situation, Greg explains which fictional character most resembles himself, and Jesse totally slam-jam's Dan regarding his parent's divorce.
Special guest Johnny Mac, superstar dentist and Big Brother houseguest, joins us once again to lie through our teeth, see what I did there? Meanwhile Dan reveals what he likes most about pools, Jesse steers us into bummer territory, and a special friend of the show stops by to help us vote.
Special guest Nell Bailey, illustrator, friend of the show, and host of SOUND.wav, joins us once again to determine the best murder weapon. Meanwhile Dan recites the best line in all of Catfish, John reveals his Pokemon typing preferences, and nobody actually has much of an idea as to what a bullwhip technically is. (WARNING: This episode, technically, contains a very minor Captain America: Civil War spoiler.)
Special guest William Brierly of Soda Drinker Pro, Vivian Clarke and My Girl: The Movie: The Game joins us with Janel SantaCruz and guest host Dan McKenney, filling in for Jesse Knowles and Cullen Jennings respectively, to chow down on Best Sandwich. Meanwhile John riddles which sandwich is easiest to make and hardest to eat, Dan reveals the number one mistake made on every Food Network show, and Greg explains the magic of Maple Nuggets.
Special guest Colin Padgett-Arnold of Creature Culture and opinions about beer joins us to get regal with Best Knights! Meanwhile Greg debates whether a favorite entry actually deserves to be on the bracket at all, Cullen discusses his Martin Lawrence Memories, and Jesse yet again has not seen a universally beloved classic film. Plus, stay tuned after the show (in place of voicemails, since we didn't get any) for our BRAX East segment brought to you by Dan McKenney!
Special guest and friend of the show Abbie Maley joins us once again to pour it on with Best Condiments. Meanwhile Greg invents Chunky Mustard, Jesse legitimately understands barbecue sauce yet can't win the ongoing battle of ketchup, and John pays people to eat his horrible balls. Coming soon: Bracket Barbajam!
Special guest and friend of the show Brennan Williams, the Great Black Otaku, joins us once again to survive the elements with Best Weather. Meanwhile Cullen gets incredibly angry incredibly quick, Greg answers quickly as this week's Hot Seat host, and Jesse votes based on which Final Fantasy characters are best represented by these entries.
Special guest Alex Jaffe, editor of Bartkira and Comic Roulette graciously returns after a lost episode and joins us to concoct a method of determining the Best Mad Scientist. Meanwhile Greg gives an official ruling on the house's stance on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II, Jesse explains why he can't vote for Princess Bubblegum, and John explains why Rusty Venture doesn't belong on this list in the first place.
We blew it! Episode #111 (Best Simpsons Side Character, with friend of the show Alex Jaffe of Bartkira and Comic Roulette fame) was lost to the aether, and as such we had nothing to provide. We shoved our hands deep into the toilet, and pulled out all the dunks from last season. Listen in as we endlessly berate ourselves, DOUBLE DUNK an entry, and spend a solid fifteen minutes not able to break a tie in the finals. Sorry!
Special guest and [BRACKET!] producer Janel Santacruz joins us to get on the mic and decide Best WWE Catchphrase. Meanwhile Greg divulges what the CM in CM Punk stands for, Cullen doesn't bother saying every part of the New Age Outlaw's intro, and Jesse inquires as to the true nature of Nature Boys.
Special guest Dani Fernandez, comedian and friend of the show joins us to solve and mystery and rewrite history with Best Disney Original Animated Series. Meanwhile Greg reveals the series that bridged the gap between him and cool black girls, John reveals his deep-seated Talespin hatred, and the gang discovers whether the adorable chipmunks or the male-staffed erotic dance cabaret first claimed the title of Chip N' Dale.
Lucky number 108! Special guest Chris Johnston of Adult Swim Games and the Player One Podcast joins us to select the best Video Game Protagonist. Meanwhile John reveals whether or not he would ACTUALLY kiss Sonic, Greg reveals which video game protagonist instigated his bisexuality, and Cullen references a classic British game show.
Special guest Nick Hausman of Wrestlezone joins us along with returning guest Irene Koh to determine the Best Rock. Meanwhile Greg explains who he wants as a dad, Cullen personally invites you to come play Rock Band with us and tells the story of his encounter with a crack pipe, and John establishes the official Paper Pokemon.
Special guest and [BRACKET!] intern Zach Bruce joins us to determine the best movie about, like, honestly yeah there's fighting and stuff but it's so much deeper than that. Like most people will just think it's about violence or whatever, but really, like, if you follow the story it says a lot of super interesting things-type of movie in Best Dorm Poster Movie. Meanwhile Greg reveals what posters he hung up Freshman year, Jesse finds the correlation between Rocky and Pulp Fiction, and John revea...
No guest! No Jesse! Double brackets! Have we gone mad? Yes! Long ago, and it has nothing to do with this episode! [BRACKET!] goes off the darn chain with both Best Girl Scout Cookie and Best Best. Only one winner can move forward to the Tournament of Champions VII! John reveals his romantic attraction to hotel rooms, Greg explains his bitterness toward Buzzfeed, and Cullen is getting the best the best the best the best of you.
Special guest Jessica Michelle Singleton, comedian and friend of the show, joins us for the absolutely royal Best Prince. Meanwhile Jesse discovers live on air what a Prince Albert is, Greg explains what caused him to chant Hail Satan today (besides his allegiance to Satan), and John informs us all how huge Thor's donger is.
Special guest Steve Yurko, illustrator and friend of the show, joins us to kick off the seventh season of the most agreed-with podcast of all time by choosing the best Fictional Food. Meanwhile Jesse conflates two different Wonka items, Greg explains the joys of chicken pulled out of a broken brick wall, and John contemplates the true taste of the mighty Poppler.
Season 6 rests its weary feet at the top of the mountain called Tournament of Champions VI. Entries from all previous 16 episodes battle once again to see what will enter the Bracket pantheon and reign in eternal glory. Meanwhile Jesse STILL hasn't seen all the Hunger Games movies, Greg questions whether Water will sweep since it already won "Best Thing," and you can absolutely guess how John is going to vote regarding Pokemon as an entry.
Special guest Patrick Miller, author on fighting games, Rising Thunder community manager, interviewer and martial artist joins us to discuss the best longstanding face-offs of all time in Best Rivalry. Meanwhile we spoil the hell out of Kill La Kill, the Rocky franchise and several large-scale Marvel comics events, Jesse explains the ways he channeled his rage in elementary school, and John actually votes for anime while Jesse doesn't.
