Episode 270. You think you know what Bulbasaur looks like, but how accurately can you draw him in three minutes with no visual reference? We challenge ourselves to draw Pokemon from memory, and proceed to screw up some arms and legs, forget most things that go on a head, ask if there are any Magmar stans out there, and interrogate the uncanny valley of Hitmonchan. Kyle reminds us of his superhero origin story. Melissa demands an action movie starring a mime. We discuss new movies we've seen in t...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 7Ep. 270
Episode 269. If you can dream it, can you dog it! For this year's annual "Eat Vision and Snack" culinary episode, our theme is hot dogs. Kyle and Melissa have each prepared their own custom gourmet hot dog dishes to show off and snack on while we discuss our kitchen nightmares and triumphs. We also plan the logistics of recording an episode live from Chili's, share our mildly pleased thoughts on Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong, and catch up on Apple TV+ gems Servant and Drops of ...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 269
Episode 268. Every episode of this podcast is an indulgent bachelor's weekend, and this week's indulgences include: a discussion of the hottest M&M characters, cheering on bad soda experiments, throwing fries at your friends, and a slice-of-life anime but also Grimace is there. We recap the Oscars, puzzle over the mystery of the title Venom 3: The Last Dance and the blandness of the Agatha show just being called Agatha, try to describe the haunting alien film Under the Skin, declare that The...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 7Ep. 268
Episode 267. The Wet Awards return, our annual ranking of the year's Best Picture nominees on a scale of wettest to driest. Kyle finally experiences the magic of live musical theater with Wicked. Melissa and her co-workers bond over their favorite Alan Tudyk performances. We imagine a Whatnauts breakfast cereal, and catch up on movies we've seen recently, including Dune 2, Drive Away Dolls, Perfect Days, and a night of Oscar-nominee animated shorts. Click here to watch a video of this episode. (...
Mar 06, 2024•54 min•Season 7Ep. 267
Episode 266. Is a Hot Pocket a Gusher? Why are there a hundred different kinds of apples and only one kind of celery? When will restaurants start offering proprietary cereal? Listen to our pitch for a fancy chicken nugget restaurant with new nugget shapes, and our discussions on Madame Web, Lisa Frankenstein, the Fantastic 4 casting, a double feature of the 2005 airplane thrillers Red Eye and Flight Plan, and running into a guy who looks suspiciously like a movie character in real life. Click he...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 266
Episode 265. Melissa makes good on Kyle's challenge for her to explain what football is, in this week leading up to the Super Bowl. Our football newbie is here to teach you about gameplay basics, piles of men, and the signature hometown foods of each team going to The Big Game this year. We also discuss Kyle's neighborhood cat council, unexplained butt jiggles, and Universal Studios resurrecting their failed Dark Universe for a new theme park. Melissa is living the spy life with Argylle and the ...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 265
Episode 264. Would-be car thieves leave something strange behind after breaking a window in Melissa's beloved Hyundai. Kyle introduces us to "egg shots" and wants you to consider Godzilla for Best Lead Actor. We talk about the tragedy of The Iron Claw and the kid reporter drama Home Before Dark. This episode is our annual Planarama, brainstorming for future Captain's Log episodes this year. Ideas include: DIY Planet Hollywood, mystery brunch, virtual vacations, and drafting a team of all sidekic...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 264
Episode 263. We welcome the new year with a complete discussion on our entertainment experiences in 2023, including Kyle's watch time stats and number of comics read, and Melissa's extensive movie Top 10 lists and playlist of favorite YouTube videos of the year. Kyle searches for a missing book and Melissa watches the surprisingly horny and bloody Perry Mason. We also try to teach our parents about wholesome old internet memes and router myths. Click here to watch a video of this episode. (00:00...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 263
Join us for the 8th anniversary retrospective, which we've now declared will be called a Grand Prix! Just try to stop us!! Kyle and Melissa gather for our annual pizza awards banquet for favorite Review Show topics, best performances, biggest surprises, and for the first time ever, a two-time Dream Date winner. We also debut a new structure for the Review Show and Captain's Log starting in 2024! Master of electricity Ignacio joins us for a rousing discussion on southern California theme parks, a...
Dec 20, 2023•2 hr 34 min
Episode 262. Kyle shares some uplifting conversations overheard in an airport. Melissa brings us another historic moment of hot dogs in cinema. It's the final episode of the year, and we're catching up on movies we've watched recently, including box office hits The Boy & The Heron, Godzilla: Minus One, and Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce, and box office "huh?"s like Dream Scenario, Eilieen, and Silent Night. We watched Leave the World Behind and discuss how this fits into the style that direc...
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 6Ep. 262
Episode 261. It's that tomato time again! We continue our annual tradition of guessing the Rotten Tomatoes critics scores for upcoming movies from December 2023 through November 2024, our biggest and broadest list yet, covering major franchises, favorite directors, Oscar material, dumb fun action movies, sci-fi epics, musical numbers, and sad and sexy sports stories. Kyle attempts to explain the Borderlands video games, Melissa attempts to explain the horror hit Smile, and we both wonder what So...
Dec 09, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 261
Episode 260. Kyle recaps a vacation nightmare and explains the bizarre Marvel animated series Hit-Monkey, about a monkey that becomes a hitman. A regular monkey, not even the talking kind. Melissa is here for the depravity of Saltburn, Napoleon, and The Killer, as well as the nostalgia of Good Burger 2. Finally, we've both seen the millennial comedy goldmine that is Hot Rod! We note the intersection of F1 and Fast & Furious, adopt a football challenge, and look at our year-end Wrapped stats ...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 260
Episode 259. Melissa has made good on her years-old promise to finish watching Hannibal! She is free, free to watch bizarro horror movies like Infinity Pool, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and Lamb. Kyle is catching up on everything from crime to superheroes to Canada's finest comedies, and admitting to being that person who buys 10:00 PM movie tickets. We list the rest of the 2023 movies we plan to see in theaters, hear about The Morgans, discuss some news on Marvel re-branding and re-directing,...
Nov 18, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 6Ep. 259
Episode 258. If you get lost trying to find your local Freak Festival, look for the nearest goth girl and she will light your path. Kyle is excited for the mundane experiences of a high-end cheese grater and truly noise-cancelling headphones. Melissa defends a dog accused of theft, and tries watching Rocky Horror Picture Show quietly at home and not in a rowdy movie theater for once. Finally, a pocket Reactor Corps on the trailer for Good Burger 2!! Click here to watch a video of this episode. (...
Nov 04, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 258
Episode 257. Your ghost hosts Million Dollar Grape and A Single Hot Dog are here for another Halloween special retelling Captain's Log anecdotes as spooky stories. Curse that fool Bob Chili and listen to our tales of monster truck invasions, corn blindness, human cocktails, a skeleton that grows faster than your skin, doing a Bloody Mary in a mirror but instead you summon a college kid who keeps pestering you with facts about Columbo, and the once and future Luigi. Click here to watch a video of...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 257
Episode 256. This week, we truly thirst for the taste of legend as we dig into urban legends from our states, which includes several wedding dress ghosts but no tuxedo ghosts. Melissa went to the Beetlejuice stage musical, and offers the deal that if Kyle goes to one play, she'll watch one Spider-man video game playthrough. We look at fictional characters who share our birthdays, and discuss DC releasing lost comics, pirate fashion, and our upcoming switch to a new RSS feed. Thrilling! Click her...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 256
Episode 255. Kyle likes Speed Racer, but doesn't like-like Speed Racer, not enough to take him to prom. He does like when F1 camera operators randomly zoom in on a butt. Melissa is reading old Stephen King stories (bought in a fifty-cent paperback from a rummage sale, the only way to do it) and watching news B-roll of mundane settings from the 90s. We also talk about Marvel reorganizing how they make TV shows, comparisons between sweaty truck-drivin' movies The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer, and pu...
Oct 14, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 255
Episode 254. We celebrate 666 subscribers, and look forward to the next milestone: 8,008 because it spells "boob." Melissa is Johnny Sodapop this week, bringing us Strawberries & Cream Dr. Pepper. Kyle fights a knob. We discuss anime references in The Creator, a Dragonball baby, big suit, grape head, the bird clap, and we attempt to brainstorm Halloween costumes themed to our podcast content this year. Ideas include: corn, sexy corn, and Perry Mason. Click here to watch a video of this episo...
Oct 07, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 254
Episode 253. Every writer in Hollywood got together at a Panera Bread and wrote Kyle a letter to tell him personally that the strike was over!! Melissa weeps at the artistry and STUNTS of Disney on Ice, and demands that in 2024 we add a fourth flavor stripe to Neapolitan ice cream. We discuss how often we actually "like and subscribe" on YouTube, and try to summon two more of our own subscribers so we can get to 666. Kyle praises the mixed art styles of Genndy Tartakovsky's new show Unicorn: War...
Sep 30, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 253
Episode 252. We discuss A Haunting in Venice, the endearing mediocrity of the Poirot franchise, and how much we want a crossover with Benoit Blanc. Kyle is beverage detective for the Mtn Dew VooDew mystery flavor again this year, and Melissa is building multi-page spreadsheets for a movie fantasy league. We talk about nasty man movies, the trailer for Aquaman 2, and specific spooky titles to watch on our fall calendar, including some hidden horror gems on Netflix and Hulu. We also promise to rem...
Sep 23, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 252
Episode 251. We discuss adding caffeine to unexpected foods, seeing only the third Equalizer movie, Bob Chili, the origins of the word "tidbit," how much you have to know about the Star Wars cartoons before watching Ahsoka, a ship full of screams, how long a short film can be while still being a short, and if you can do a monologue at a karaoke night. We both went to see Satoshi Kon's classic anime thriller movie Perfect Blue in theaters for its 25th anniversary! We also ask, what if happening a...
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 251
Episode 250. We woke up this morning and got ourselves some fun! Special draft correspondent Jacq joins us to celebrate episode 250 and pick the best TV show opening credits. You're in for a scare as we discuss spooky tone pieces, shocking choreography, iconic tunes and imagery, hidden easter eggs, and 90s bangers. 3 2 1, let's jam! Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Sep 02, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 250
Episode 249. Kyle returns from his return to Richmond, Virginia. Melissa sees The Last Voyage of the Demeter entirely alone in a ghost town of a cineplex. We both went to see Blue Beetle! We discuss replacing movie posters with screens, chaise lounges, elaborate April Fools Day pranks, Batman Beyond, and an update to the Brave Boy Challenge. Kyle has also combed through the Whatnauts archives to give us numbers on exactly how many podcasts we've released over the years. Click here to watch a vid...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 6Ep. 249
Episode 248. Kyle has a teeth surprise and feels hoodwinked by Netflix. Melissa encourages you to commend your dad for being a "brave boy" when he undergoes a mundane procedure. We discuss Luxembourg, lotto scratchers, and how we listen to the Patreon-exclusive feeds of our podcasts. But wait, there's more! We also react to the trailer for the John Wick spinoff show The Continental. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 248
Episode 247. Kyle is back on that Perry Mason bullshit. Melissa is blessed with a new season of Good Omens. We discuss the diverse appeal of TMNT: Mutant Mayhem and the chaotic party vibes of horror movie Talk to Me. We also discuss artificial banana flavoring, a kid in a Columbo costume, the trailer to Loki season two, trained Shakespearean actors just flailing around, and we take "which Power Ranger are you?" quizzes to force ourselves to dress as our results. Click here to watch a video of th...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 247
Episode 246. [holding a mic in front of a brick wall] What's the deal with gum? Is it food? Why is it such a staple but we never talk about it? These questions and more, answered. We also discuss prank sodas, bad luck, plumbers on the roof, a hole in your yard, and big puppets. In pop culture news, Futurama is back, baby!, we have the winners of the Eisner awards in comic book excellence, and an iconic prop from Beetlejuice was stolen from the set of its sequel. Click here to watch a video of th...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 246
Episode 245. We discover Sasquench, the cryptid of Mtn Dew flavors, and we question if a stack of 20 slices of American cheese constitutes a "burger." Kyle reviews Duolingo after several months trying to learn Korean. Melissa names some of her favorite corn movies. We talk about the highest buildings we've ever been in, eating foods for a challenge, and who exactly is the bear on The Bear. Also, it's been 54 years since we landed on the moon, which isn't a funny number like 69, but just stop and...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 245
Episode 244. Would you like to meet Mtn Dew? As a person in a mascot suit, like the weird candy characters walking around Hershey Park? Melissa wants to hug some bottles. Kyle had a joy ride seeing Joy Ride. We talk about both Akira and Bartkira, Superman Legacy casting news, fictional characters we would draft into a new League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and read the results of Melissa and a literal Magic 8 Ball toy's competing predictions for Summer Game Fest. Click here to watch a video of t...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 244
Episode 243. Art is all around you! Really look at fireworks and determine your favorite shape. See the musical Chess, or throw a chess set in a pond. Go to a street fair and buy a Simpsons poster. Read Nimona and watch Nimona. Drink a new Mtn Dew flavor and think about the color. Art!! We also discuss joining Threads, how the 2003 Daredevil movie plays today, a new Superman and Lois, and the trailer for the Jon Hamm mystery movie Corner Office. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Sup...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 243
Episode 242. Ignacio, Kyle, and Melissa gather again for our annual trivia night tradition! We trade questions about pop culture, science, technology, and snacks. Can we name the electric frequency of the average American household? Is a fight between three people called a "truel"? What horror movies have been turned into a Broadway stage musical? Join us for the thrill of competition, the joy of learning! Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Season 6Ep. 242
