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Wait, Are these Guys Friends?

Mike Barcodelinktr.ee
Two guys who used to work together and mainly text old Simpsons quotes to each other talk about their different pop culture interests and mildly debate if they're actually friends or not.
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A Pop Culture 4th of July Party- Who's Invited?

Timecodes below! We're throwing a Fourth of July Party and it's gonna be with a bunch of famous characters. Who's coming and what are they bringing to the big brew ha ha? 00:00 - Hello and Welcome 01:04 - Randy talks about The Bear season 4 and Severance Season 2 07:00 - Setting up the 4th of July Party 08:22 - Randy is inviting Gus Fring from Breaking Bad 12:56 - Mike is inviting Bob and Linda Belcher from Bob's Burgers 17:43 - Randy is inviting The Wonder Twins from SuperFriends (DC Comics) 25...

Jul 04, 202552 minSeason 2Ep. 15

Weird and Pointless Brackets!

In this episode we do mini brackets for HBO shows, Pop Punk and Board games! We argue about who advances and why, will you agree, will you hate it? Did we ignore your favorite and not even include it? Only one way to find out! 00:00: Hello and Chit Chat 06:45: Why Brackets in June? 08:35: Best HBO Show 41:05: Best 90s/2000s Pop Punk Band 01:12:55: Best Board Game 01:37:05: Wrapping it up/Social Media Plugs/Goodbye

Jun 30, 20251 hr 39 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Superfights! - Who Will Win?

In this short little special, Mike and Randy argue over a few unique and weird matchups involving dolphins, gymnasts, King Kong, senior citizen bowlers, trust fund kids, the statue of liberty and more. Who will win? Listen and find out! Custom images via AI prompts at https://www.imagine.art/

May 30, 202530 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Deep Diving 2014's Edge of Tomorrow

Timecodes below! Accidentally courting the Algorithm Gods, this week we are looking at a Tom Cruise film, the underrated cult classic action movie Edge of Tomorrow! We'll deep dive into the production and legacy of the film, as well as give out some awards to the film that I'm sure everyone involved will be very honored to receive from a low level podcast 11 years after release. Also, well aware that when Mike talks there is a bit of excessive mouse clicking noise. He got a new mouse. He loves i...

May 23, 20251 hr 26 minSeason 2Ep. 12

1990s Actor Battle: Steve Martin vs John Candy

Timecodes below, leave a like! This week is the 2nd part of our Steve Martin vs John Candy battle, covering 1990--1995. We go year by year determining who had the better 5 years, and combining with last week's episode to determine who had the better 15 year period from 1980-1995. 00:00 - Hello and Chit Chat 2:55 - Randy watched the first 6 episodes of Daredevil: Born Again 7:05 - Mike watched Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 11:30 - Mike watched the first two episodes of Last of Us Season 2 12...

May 16, 20251 hr 39 minSeason 2Ep. 11

1980s Actor Battle: Steve Martin vs John Candy

Timecodes below, leave a like! This week we're doing an actor battle, going year by year in the 1980s and determining who had the better decade - Steve Martin or John Candy? We'll also talk The Righteous Gemstones finale, Thunderbolts* and the wider MCU. 00:00 – Hello and Welcome 00:31 – Talking the Righteous Gemstones Series Finale 08:20 – Thunderbolts* Review & Wider MCU Discussion 18:41 – Setting up the Actor Battle/Preamble 21:41 – John Candy’s 1980 29:04 – Steve Martin’s 1981 34:37 – Jo...

May 09, 20252 hr 20 minSeason 2Ep. 10

What was on TV May 3rd, 1996?

Timecodes below! A month after our big return after a month, we're back again! We get into all that nonsense, talk a bunch of Daredevil, MCU and The Righteous Gemstones, then do a dive into what was on TV May 3rd, 1996. Enjoy, and it's great to be back! We'll try not to take another month off. 00:00 - Welcome/Mike was super sick 02:43 - Preamble to What did we Watch 04:33- Mike while editing the episode stops by to mention something 1 05:49 - Talking Daredevil: Born Again Part 1 11:30 - Talking ...

May 03, 20251 hr 44 minSeason 2Ep. 9

What Have We Been Watching & Talking 2007's Hot Rod

Timecodes below! The boys are back after 1 solid month away. That means a MASSIVE what have we watched to cover that whole timeframe. Then Randy tasked Mike with watching 2007's Hot Rod, and it gets dissected accordingly. (and if you're watching the video version, yes, we know Mike's camera is taking hits) ENJOY! 00:00 - Show Open, Welcome Back and Kicking off the dust 01:07 - What We Watched Starts 01:34 - Randy Watched Paradise 05:15 - Mike Watched Daredevil: Born Again 11:15 - Randy Watched S...

Mar 29, 20251 hr 16 minSeason 2Ep. 8

The All-Star SNL Cast Draft!

Timecodes below! We've divided up 50 years of SNL into specific eras, now Randy and Mike are going to each draft a cast member, and assemble their All-Star Saturday Night Live casts. Who will assemble the superior roster? Whose cast will you like more? 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - 1976-1979 07:21 - 1980-1984 13:33 - 1985 17:17 - 1986-1995 26:06 - A Very Special Surprise Guest 29:30 - 1996-2004 36:21 - 2005-2014 42:28 - 2014-Present 49:06 - Featured Players 58:09 - Weekend Update Anchor 1:00:24- Recap o...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 7

SNL 50 Review!

Timecodes below! SNL 50 has come and gone, and what a celebration it was. So many documentaries and specials, all culminating in the massive 50th anniversary show. The fellas banter and argue, praise and damn, and what they thought would be a half hour talk turns into a full 2 hour episode. 00:00 - Hello and First SNL Memories 06:19 - Beyond SNL 50 4 Part Documentary Review 14:40 - SNL 50 Homecoming Concert Review 21:31 - SNL 50 Years of Music Documentary Review 25:35 - Setting up SNL 50 Special...

Feb 20, 20251 hr 42 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Weekend Update Anchors Tier List

Timecodes below! We are looking at every era of Weekend Update, the strengths, the weaknesses. What worked and what didn't? Lots of solid discussion and back and forth in this one, because we are SNL obsessed. 00:00 - Show Open and Chit Chat 05:30 - What We Watched Starts/Randy Watched Blink Twice 07:30 - Randy Re-Watched Weird: The Weird Al Story 13:22 - Setting up the Weekend Update Tier List 15:24 - Breaking Down the Tiers 17:14 - 1976-1980 30:30 - 1980-1985 58:45 - 1986-1997 01:11:50 - 1997-...

Feb 13, 20251 hr 44 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Stallone vs Schwarzenegger: The 90s

Timecodes below! It's part 2 of our Sly vs Arnie ACTOR BATTLE! Sly won the 80s (Despite Rhinestone) but it's a new decade and we will again go year by year and determine who won each year, and who won the decade: Sylvester Stallone vs Arnold Schwarzenegger. Fun note: This is our longest episode to date. Lots of arguments, lots of tangents. 00:00 - Welcome to the Show and chit chat 01:30 - What We Watched Starts 01:58 - Mike listened to The National's "Rome" 09:20 - Randy watched season 1 of Just...

Jan 30, 20252 hr 41 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Stallone vs Schwarzenegger : The 80s

Timecodes below and IT'S AN ACTOR BATTLE! Our first once since starting the video version of the show, and as always, it's a doozy. This week we go year by year and determine who won each year, and who won the decade: Sylvester Stallone vs Arnold Schwarzenegger . 00:00 - Hello, welcome and chit chat 00:38 - What we watched starts/Mike wants to talk music 01:07 - Randy listened to The National's live Album "Rome" 04:00 - Mike re-listened to Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets Department" 07:38 - Mike ...

Jan 16, 20252 hr 31 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Fan Casting an X-Men Movie

Timecodes below! Randy tries to keep Mike from going on 10-20 different nerd tangents as we Fan Cast the X-Men movie! (He tries. TRIES.) We detail who we think could nail Marvel's Merry Band of Mutants as they prepare to come roaring back onto the big screen. 00:00 - Hello and Chit Chat 04:05 - What Did We Watch Begins/Randy Watched Football 10:18 - Randy and Mike both watched old Carmen San Diego episodes 14:14 - Randy and Mike both played The Oregon Trail 17:58 - Mike watched Defunctland YouTu...

Jan 09, 20251 hr 56 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Let's Make a New Game Show!

Let's make a new game show, but out of existing game show elements! We pick 6 elements from any game show and figure out a new format for those elements. Timecodes below! Also a chunky what we watched and the last AI theme of the week! 00:00 - Welcome to the show and Chit Chat 02:45 - AI Theme of the Week 05:31 - What did we watch starts/ Randy watched The Penguin season 1 11:36 - Randy watched old Family Ties episodes 15:56 - Randy watched old Grounded for Life episodes 20:50 - Mike and Randy w...

Jan 02, 20251 hr 39 minSeason 2Ep. 1

The Best of Wait, Are These Guys Friends? Year 1

Holy crap, what a year! We actually started this show the last week of 2023. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen, watch, engage. We love doing this, let's head strong into year #2. Timecodes below! 00:00 Welcome and Intro 05:41 First Episode Intro 06:00 Thanksgiving Episode Intro 06:20 Perennial vs. Annual Intro 08:00 Mike trolls Randy into re-recording the intro over and over 11:08 First Weekly AI Theme (Pop Punk) 13:36 Nightcrawler Smells like Farts 16:42 Steven Weber Superc...

Dec 26, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Randy forces Mike to Watch a Christmas Story

The episode in which Randy forces Mike to watch A Christmas Story with him. Long time fans might say, didn't Mike agree to do this way back in October? To that I say - shut up. No one asked you. Timecodes below! 00:00 Preamble/Episode Heads Up 04:02 Actual Intro/Chit Chat 06:17 AI Theme of the Week 11:29 What We Watched 22:25 Introduction to the Movie 24:55 A Christmas Story Watch along Starts 44:15 What Else Has Scut Farkus Actor Done? 51:39 The Jenny McCarthy Story 01:04:18 1989 Ghostbusters 2...

Dec 19, 20241 hr 46 minSeason 1Ep. 40

Our Favorite Christmas Themed TV Episodes

Mike and Randy each pick 3 episodes each of their favorite Christmas themed TV episodes. They also hit some honorable mentions and the usual pre main topic shenanigans. Video version of the podcast available on YouTube and Spotify! 00:00 Welcome/Intro 02:45 AI Theme of the Week 07:25 What did we watch this week? 44:00 Randy's Favorite Christmas Episode Pick 1 53:34 Mike - Honorable Mention 1 54:25 Mike's Favorite Christmas Episode Pick 1 01:00:32 Randy's Favorite Christmas Episode Pick 2 01:08:5...

Dec 12, 20241 hr 40 minSeason 1Ep. 39

Ranking 25 Versions of A Christmas Carol

SO MANY A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adaptations! We put the work in on this one kids! Not just because of the arguments and effort to sort through so many versions of this holiday classic, but because with this episode, you can WATCH the podcast! We have no issues with you sticking with your podcast provider of choice, but if you go to YouTube or Spotify you can find a full video version to watching now too!

Dec 05, 20242 hr 30 minSeason 1Ep. 38

A Pop Culture Potluck, Bring a Dish

In this episode we are hosting a party! A Par-tay even. Because we're old and talk in outdated slang. But Randy and Mike are also inviting 5 guests each, 10 total invites to this swinging shindig, and everyone has to bring a dish. Who are we inviting? Why characters from any medium, of course. Who will make the cut and what are we chowing down on? It's gonna be a real Wait, Are These Guys Friends-giving. I'm proud of that line. Truly.

Nov 27, 20241 hr 25 min

Not Top Ten: Looking at 11-20 on the charts for 1983

We're back with our second edition of Not top 10! This time we're looking at the year of Mike's birth, 1983. What was good, but not quite good enough in film and TV, and how do we feel about it with our 2024 eyes?

Nov 21, 20242 hr 12 min

"Here" Review & Jim Carrey vs Robin Williams Part II

Here is certainly something. I don't know still if that's a positive or negative review. Then we dive into 2000-2009 for Part 2 of our Jim Carrey vs Robin Williams breakdown! Who will win the decade, and who will take the overall 20 year victory?

Nov 14, 20242 hr 9 min

Robin Williams vs Jim Carrey: The 1990s

You may see this one and think: But wait, didn't Jim Carrey not start making big movies until 1994? And you'd be right. We talk about it, and see if Robin Williams can hang onto a 4 year lead to claim the 90s.

Oct 24, 20242 hr 3 min

A Weird Grab-Bag of Nonsense, featuring Baby Chef

I don't know what to call this one. It's got a long 40 minute what we watched segment, then 25 minutes where we come up with some random sketch comedy ideas and goof around. Listen, we were busy this week and almost couldn't record at all. If you're a fan of our banter and goofy moments, you'll like this one a lot. It's short and different, but we didn't want to miss a week, because we love you. Enjoy this madness.

Oct 17, 20241 hr 5 min

Making AI Theme Songs & Pitching Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Part II

One of our shortest ever episodes, but also ONE OF OUR BEST?!? 20 minutes of AI generated insanity as we try to make a theme song for the podcast! Our thoughts on the Mr. McMahon documentary! Then we look at all the characters who could pop in to a Roger Rabbit sequel and figure out what a 2024 sequel to the 1988 classic could possibly be. Oh sorry, needs an exclamation point. Then we look at all the characters who could pop in to a Roger Rabbit sequel and figure out what a 2024 sequel to the 19...

Oct 10, 20241 hr 20 min

Not Top Ten: Looking at 11-20 on the charts for 1980

What didn't make the top 10? Did it have longer staying power than what was popular at the time? We look at movies and TV shows for the year 1980 and talk about it. Why 1980? That's when Randy was born. Age before beauty. Mike is beauty. Mike also writes these little blurbs.

Oct 03, 20241 hr 52 min

NBC's Comedy Night Done Right 2006-2012 Retrospective

This is a sequel to our Must See TV episode! Check that out in the archives to hear about all the NBC shows on Thursday's from 1982-2006, and then this one! We look at all the schedule changes and all the shows, and talk about it.

Sep 27, 20241 hr 43 min

Bill Murray vs Chevy Chase: The 1990s

As we hit the 1990s, things get a lot meaner, a bit more vitriolic, a bit less funny. But we have fun talking about it. The 90s were a wild time. Who will win? I mean you probably know. But pretend with us.

Sep 03, 20242 hr
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