It's a listener/birthday request week for an OG Literal Dozen member, Greg Rieves (Original Greg). He asked for Pumaman, so be sure to send any and all complaints his way. Host segments: folicularly challenged PSA; the prolific Roger Whitaker; flying betrayal; Jeff learns about "Frozen" by Madonna; Devori's poor journaling choices; a basic understanding of science would be nice; using SFX for good.
We're heading into newer territory this week with the Marvel homage? rip-off? crime against nature? Doctor Mordrid . Host segments: Devori is not a reliable Avenger; we found out we don't have to take sexual harrassment; MoM apologia; a sorcerer who plays it safe; Jeff's concise history of comic book media; the Christmas movie debate; just say no to Condorman ; our preferences for Doctor Strange.
It's MiMi's birthday! And we're celebrating with our first Mary Jo and Bridget Rifftrax, the compellingly short Devil Girl from Mars! Host segments: the terrifying truth about Scotch Broth; a literal kidnapping; Americans are notoriously easy to love; Nya's wrongness; (Joe has since watched Nude on the Moon for "research"); the Futurama crossover we didn't know we needed; tolerable, not bearable.
We're digging deep (ish) into Trash's backstory with Rifftrax's 1990: The Bronx Warriors. Somehow, going backwards in this franchise just made more sense. (CW: sexual assault) Host segments: Is it camp?; we are Fosse dancers; "These guys have never been in a fight."; rethinking the whole "Nazi" thing; don't drink with anthropologists; a completely Les Mis gang; discount Helen Mirren; SpitGate; gangs of dad york; two very busy women.
We finally did it, y'all. We finally left the Bronx. Host segments: gang clothes; everything's coming up Devori; Timmy Bobby Rusty isn't winsome; Jeff's glassware corner; how do you solve a problem like Escape 2000 ?; Biofeedback Basics with Joe!; all the Henry Silva content your heart can handle.
We're drag racing all the way to the malt shop with the controversial (for us) Daddy-O. Can you figure out the ABCs of teen dramas? Host segments: News flash - Jeff is loud; doin' a manslaughter; no honka-honkas here; just Narcos tings; Daddy-O and radical cultural feminism; good driver vs. terrible person; killing a kid in the first reel; checher; who's your daddy-o?
Watch out! It's a teenage crime wave! Host segments: the limitations of the modern college student; teens tuckerin' themselves out; we know SOMETHING about farming; Joe's not a soft touch; CW: Sexual assault at 32:00; Jeff has beef with silly string; the rare double-riff; the real roaring 20s.
We're diving into the newer seasons this time with the magical (?) Carnival Magic. You will believe a monkey can clean a trailer! Host segments: secret monkey selling points; becoming a women on the carnie circuit; the weirdest Edgar Wright/this podcast mashup that you'll miss if you get distracted; with all due respect to Mr. Hamill; offensive terms (CW: discussion of slurs); mesmerist vs. John Edwards douchebag; (CW: discussion of suicidal ideation); Badfilm; it IS magical; licking Joe....
Hoo-boy - we're headin' on down South to Mardi Gras with Swamp Diamonds. We ga-ron-tee a fine time. Also - we're celebrating Valentine's Day early with "What to Do On a Date." So, hopefully, you know...you all will know what to do on your dates. Host segments: errant community pools; the logistic of swamp diamonding; the truth about Louisiana mosquitos; that boy has no money; the sad truth about the scavenger sale; The Great UB40 Debate of 2022; absolutely not.
It's a listener request this week with Gamera vs. Guiron! CW: Extensive turtle talk. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ADAM! Please send your requests to our Twitter or Facebook! Host segments: et tu, Cornjob?; Devori tells you how she really feels about Guiron; real egg talk; next Japanese Olympics; Axis Children; Joe takes the bit TOO FAR; watch out for them probes; giddy riffing.
We're celebrating Jeff's birthday with Parts: The Clonus Horror. You might think this is because we hate Jeff, but he asked for it. He really did. Host segments: a hot damn mess intro; too many things happening; Jeff literally "skirts" the issues; the ethics of savior siblings; sloppy operations; Mengele tings; Joe's definition of "savaging," Devori teaches the true meaning of "MMMBop," clearly a sociopath.
Sorry we cliff-hangered you last week, folks - but we're really struggling with being canceled. Listen to us try to figure out what in the heck happened. Host segments: Sister Beech's Trash Crafts; the science of coat-tailing; to be Devori; The Baby Pulp Fiction; the SoL-Mates according to Kevin Smith; we are resolved.
It's a holiday minisode! Like Halloween, we swapped movie recommendations for the Christmas/holiday season! Spoilers for Deadly Games (1989) and The Night Before (2015) abound, so listeners beware. (cw: animal abuse/death)
It's our annual swears-free holiday episode, and we're being punished, er, celebrating with the Rifftrax favorite Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny! We're sorry! (cw: suicidal ideation, depression) Host segments: running out of options; Ice Cream Bunny Facts (TM); Jeff explains padding; Florida vs. Flurrida; weird labor dynamics; 'tis the season for Mulder and Scully; a very Florida Man Christmas; Bill Corbett carries this thing.
(Gene Siskel voice) Despite it's rollicking title, Monster a Go-Go goes NOWHERE. Host segments: doesn't pay to be a Good Samaritan; proper meat placement; soda v. pop; this is now an anti-Edward DeVere podcast; Blast-Off Girls is porn; MiMi loves dying fauns; we're all the wind, baby.
Well, folks - this one is no Operation Kid Brother, but it means well. But, hey! Jeff's got a slide whistle! Host segments: Joe tells us how to make omelettes; tough times for Agent for HARM; BoBo Darrow; dangerous statutory liaisons; oddly specific branches of spying; Joe's CC scar.
What do you know? It's election season again and the SoL-Mates are back here to litigate yet another epic match - Earth vs. the Spider! Host segments: Lip and tongue action; Chekhov's science experiment; Joe is a secret undercover teen/grownup; best speech professor ever; problematic speech acts; vandal squirrels; hearing the nasty truth.
Having run out of our own spoopy stories, we're reviewing some other spoopy stories! Up this year, The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) and The Baby (1973).
We're celebrating Joe's birthday in style this week - by making MiMi watch one of the MST3Ks she actively hates and was dreading! What a guy! Hear us sidehack our way through this one. (CW: discussion of sexual assault, domestic violence, murder) Host segments: hat crimes; where's Rita?; Morally Ambiguous Knievel; so much more lead in the atmosphere; load-bearing nudie shot; Joe asks the important questions; a message from Frank Coniff; girl power sidehacking.
We're going all the way back to the beginning with this week's episode, The Crawling Eye! That is, if MiMi and Jeff aren't driven mad by home renovation madness (spoiler alert: they are). Host segments: blindsided by climbers; it's super effective!; MiMi drinks straight Campari - it's super effective!; Jeff vs. Milli Vanilli; The Shining, but worse; Ann's comb; Brody was right, Joe is a stone-cold assassin.
We're hitting the road (metaphorically) with Carnival of Souls this episode (literally)! What mild horrors does Herk Harvey have in store for us this time? Also, do we ever stick it to Utah. Take that, Utah! (CW childhood sexual abuse) Host segments: Joe slights scone nuggets; Carnival of Souls of Blood on the Highway; could have been an email; Jeff's one job; It's not good to be dead, Joe; A History of Saltair; plot vs. cause and consequence.
The SoL-Mates are celebrating Labor Day by talking workplace safety with some shorts ("The Days of our Years" and "Shake Hands with Danger") and that exploration of equitable labor and quiet (nay, invisible?) quitting, The Amazing Transparent Man. Host segments: identifiable body parts; industrial accidents (CW - graphic descriptions of accidents 22:44 - 26:00); Operation Paper Clip problems; shake hands with toxic masculinity; Shake Hands with Danger misses the plot structure lesson.
We're pivoting to the family-friendly feel-good flick about several murdered men, but WITH A DOG. A dog. Who murders someone. And you watch it happen. Host segments: honest skin care tips; classic sheep-boy; internal vs. external; the hard truth about Lassies; the feather and the Dilly-bar; we broke this thing wide open; reverse-Wicking.
We're back on that MST3K grind with the bat-tastic* creature film, It Lives By Night! *terrible Host segments: Bat Facts!; Twilight is a documentary; Morbin' time!; the physics of becoming a bat; this is now a Marianne McAndrew fancast; batsh*t premises; the pivotal hobo scene; Batmento; Smokey and the Bat-dit. CW: suicidal ideation
We accidentally cast *engorgio* on our podcast operation, so now you have this SUPER-SIZED discussion of the first Harry Potter film to deal with. If podcast content was gold, you'd be more flush than Harry's vault at Gringott's. (Please note that SoL-Mates will not be discussing the controversy surrounding Rowling's comments re: trans identity - but we stand squarely behind the trans community!) Host segments: a vocal defense of Hermione by CERTAIN podcast hosts; do you even Potter?; Huffleplac...
Y'all - we're on the highway to the DANGER ZOOOONE today! Our summer fun continues with the Rifftrax take on the classic blockbuster Top Gun. Come for the greasy beach volleyball, stay for the surprising redemption of Iceman, who is JUST TRYING TO DO HIS JOB. Host segments: second-best pilots; the Pauley Shore effect; Mission Impossible 2 slander will not be tolerated; the patience of Iceman; making a film with stock footage; ideal two-riffer match-ups; Shriner's beach volleyball mystery; Charli...
We're dipping back in to the Cinematic Titanic world with the franchises first-ever movie, The Oozing Skull! It's terrible! Host segments: You know, golf buddies.; no pranking allowed; a Rigby 10; What even is this movie?; host segment vs. interstitials; Tracy's composition. cw: ethnic slur
We're tackling the first Emily episode (available in the Gizmoplex)! Bonus Sid Haig content throughout! Host segments: HaigFacts (TM); PearlFacts (TM); MidsommarFacts (TM); CryptidFacts (TM); HerAlibiFacts (TM); MotherCrabberFacts (TM); FishFacts (TM); VoiceFacts (TM).
We recorded this one in the same room - and we're not sure if it actually made that big of a difference! Huzzah! Host segments: Valley Lodge sez no; El Paso 10s; raggin' on the 'Musch; Jeff threads a treacherous needle; Hired!: The Manos of Fate; Torgo's bathroom habits; the Stinkiest Generation; Wives or Senate or both?; a crash-course in femunism.
We're tackling the first part of Hired! (and subsequently the movie that's attached to it) this week. I guess you can learn about Chevrolets AND monster brides this week! Host segment: drive-by colonoscopy; Bride of Dragonheart; bad Operation Paperclip; pokin' around the swamp house; Coily Fan Club; amateur boob historian Joe Kimbro; where even are they?; dream Joe vs. real Joe; My Two MiMis; apologies to Monty Python; Jeff's questionable fashion choices; Dead Alive vs. The Frighteners....
