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Strike a match, pour a fall old fashioned, and settle in for a Halloween watch-along that blends 90s chills with grown-up sips. Andy, Chris, Rob, and Siobhan join Matt and cue up two Are You Afraid of the Dark standouts—The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle and The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner—and unpack why these kid-friendly scares still hit.

We start at the campfire with SNICK nostalgia, TV ratings lore, and a shout to the show’s practical-effects roots, including the SFX lead who later racked up Emmys for a very different show. 

All of it pairs with our seasonal cocktail: a cider-honey old fashioned tuned toward bourbon for a proper backbone. Think apple, cinnamon, and oak with a warm finish, easy to batch and perfect for a cozy rewatch. Along the way we compare Monster-of-the-Week storytelling to today’s binge era, trace how practical effects give scares real texture, and reflect on how these tales taught us to name fear, protect siblings, and read the signs before trouble hits.

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Episode Transcript

Rob (00:17):
Welcome to Matt and Friend Rick the Universe!

Andy (00:26):
Lame.

Matt (00:28):
Tried to do a double two and it like let me let me say
start times a charm.

Andy (00:34):
Oh, that was good.
Well done.

Matt (00:38):
That's why he hosts the podcast folks.

Rob (00:41):
That was some ass murder if I've ever heard it.

Matt (00:43):
Yep.
Beer opener level 99.
Thank you.
Light, camera.
Spirits.
Welcome back, everyone, to Mattand Friends Drink the Universe.
This is our Halloween episode,and today we're gonna do
something a little different.
We're gonna watch the 90sclassic children's show, Are You

(01:07):
Afraid of the Dark?

Andy (01:08):
I've been looking forward to this since we first mentioned
this in the summer.

Rob (01:13):
Yes.

Matt (01:14):
Happy Halloween, bitches.
So who watched this show whenthey were younger?
Let's start off.

Rob (01:19):
Oh, absolutely.
Yeah, absolutely.
I did not.
I did not like scary thingsusually.
And I was I was more of agoosebumps fan.
So I was watching Goosebumps,and that was plenty of scariness
for me.
I grew up reading those books,so I was a little bit more into
that show.

Andy (01:36):
I was always into that, like just kid enough level of
spooky stuff.
You know what I mean?
Like the Are You Afraid of theDark The uh we just mentioned
Areo Monsters because that'salso on the screen there.
Um, gosh, Goosebumps, read theshit read the books as well.
Like that was all my brand.

Matt (01:55):
So this uh show for the younger children out there who
don't remember because you wereborn after the ball dropped in
the year 2000, you youngins.
This ran on Nickelodeon fromAugust 15th, 92 to February 1996
and had a short revival in 99.
The original Pilot was aspecial October Halloween

(02:16):
episode on the 25th, 1991.

Andy (02:19):
Way older than I thought.
Yeah, also a longer run than Ithought.
Yes, yeah, that's I would saythat for sure.
I I would have guessed 12episodes and it was done.
Yeah, season two, season.
Yeah, is what I'm seeing up onthe screen.
It looks like 10 episodes perseason.
So 50 produced episodes iscrazy.

Rob (02:36):
That's about the same amount of produced episodes we
have here on this podcast.
Oh about that.

Matt (02:41):
I think maybe we're beyond 50 now, but uh we are
approaching 60, actually.
It's like 57, I think.
So this was part ofNickelodeon's SNCC, the uh
Saturday night programming forkids.
The original lineup were allthat Kanan and Kale and Kenan
and Kale, sorry.
Kenan and Kale.
And Clarissa's favorite newdial and Clarissa explains it

(03:04):
all.
That is correct.
The show that taught us it'sokay to put a ladder next to a
girl's window and just climb onin.

Andy (03:09):
All that being like the kids' SNL was the best thing
ever.
Oh, yeah.
And it's crazy that KeenanThompson basically went straight
from that to Sire Night Liveand it's just sketch comedy
since the mid-early 90s.
That's crazy.
Well, he's also incredible atit.

(03:30):
Know who also was in all that?
Gabriel Iglesias.
I don't remember that.
Yes, he was.
Really?
Yeah.

Matt (03:38):
So I I did watch this as a kid on and off.
I wasn't really big on thescary stuff either.
I do remember this costing me acouple of like good night's
sleep.
There's a couple of funky,especially when you're a young
kid.
There's a couple episodes inthere.
I'm anxious to see what we'regonna get here.
Just 90 is fantastic, slightlyspooky.
I'm I'm curious.

Andy (03:58):
Did we see these on reruns?
Because like there's no way Iwas throtting this at four years
old.
Seven years old?
Yeah.
Like I don't I don't feel like91.
We were six.
Six, yeah.
Yeah.
No, it says TVY7, by the way.
So if we were seven, we couldhave watched this.
We could have.
There weren't ratings backthen, though.

(04:18):
No.
Yeah, I think by this pointthere are.
I don't think there were TVratings.

Rob (04:24):
I think it was like uh Clinton era when they started
doing more serious ratings.

Andy (04:29):
I do I do remember though that my grandparents were like
really strict, and because we wewould often be watched by my
grandparents like on Friday andSaturday nights, and they were
very strict about like you can'twatch stuff that's you know too
old for you.
But they may have just beenjudging it themselves.
You're right, you're you'reabsolutely it's it's plausible
that you seem to remember likemy memories locking on like when

(04:53):
that started.
Like I that was within ourlifetime.
Oh, for sure within ourlifetime, yeah.
It started with Mortal Kombatthe video game.
Yes.
Yep.
That started uh ratingsdefinitely on video games that
was less on video games, but Ithink it stemmed a TV thing as
well.
Which that's like 95.
You're you're right.
It's like 95, 95.

Rob (05:14):
It was late in the Clinton era presidency, and and I love
the tools.
Nah, no fun.
There used to not be a PG 13.
It was PG or R.
Yes.
And like that that was therewas no divide for a while.

Andy (05:29):
I don't know off the top of my head what movie it was
that got the first PG 13 movie,and it was something surprising.
I think it was Jurassic Park.
TV age ratings started in theUnited States on January 1st,
1997.
So this definitely predatesthat.
Yeah.
But I mean, the fact that itwas Are You Afraid?

unknown (05:48):
Right.

Andy (05:48):
I kind of my grandparents would have been like, no, you're
not watching that.
I do remember watching thiswhenever I did, so it must have
been like in reruns and notbeing scared at all.
But I also watched like TheExorcist when I was like nine.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
So Exorcist and Poltergeist.
Yeah, those, yeah.
Way too young, but I'm notsure.

Matt (06:08):
My grandfather showed me Predator, I was four years old.
He was like, he'll be fine.
I was not fine.

Rob (06:14):
Okay, fun fact, I was misremembering the PG 13 thing.
Uh that happened in themid-80s.
Okay.

Andy (06:20):
What was the first movie?

Rob (06:21):
Red Dawn.
Oh, parachuting in and shootingeverybody's in.
The reason they came up withthe ratings is because Indiana
Jones and the Temple of Doom gotso disturbing.
Yes.
Oh, collie.

Andy (06:34):
So I think what I'm most looking forward to are the
special effects.

unknown (06:40):
Okay.

Andy (06:41):
There is something great about whether or not special
effects age well or not.
And I I'm really lookingforward to that.
I'm assuming this is in the eraI remember is the the dust and
the fire making the differentcolors.
That's it.
I'm sure there is tons ofpractical effects that we'll
see.
I would assume.
It's still in that era beforelike Star Wars.

Matt (07:01):
Episode one ruined, you know.
So I wrote down a couple of funfacts that I found out about
the show.
So you mentioned the practicaleffects.
So Steve Cole is the SFX chieffor this.
He went on to win numerousEmmys for his work on anybody
want to guess?
Uh Avatar.
Who?
No?
Lord of the Rings.
TV.
It is a TV show.

(07:22):
Oh, TV show.

Rob (07:23):
TV show.
Um West Wing.
Can you give us a channel thatit was on?

Matt (07:28):
HBO.
Game of Thrones.
It is Game of Thrones.
I was going to start singingthe theme song.
But yes.
And he credited this withteaching him how to operate with
no CGI and no budget.
CGI.

Andy (07:43):
Alright, so we're getting a lot of practical effects then.

Rob (07:46):
Yeah, so what what episode are we going to do here first?

Matt (07:48):
So we're going to start out with uh I I Googled like
what's a good episode, what'sone of the top episodes?
We're going to start off withthe tale of the shiny red
bicycle.
This one was up there.
And by the way, I do have otherpeople here.
You've heard their voices.
Introduce yourselves.
Oh, yeah.

Rob (08:02):
Hey guys, it's Rob.
I'm Chris.
And I'm Andy.
I I think we should have adramatic reading of the
synopsis.
Who would like to do that?
And you just nominatedyourself.

Matt (08:12):
Go for it.
Okay.

Rob (08:13):
The tale of the shiny red bike.

Matt (08:15):
That's not nearly dramatic enough.
Try again.

Rob (08:18):
The tale of the shiny red bicycle.
Mike Buckley is often tormentedby a repeated nightmare in
which he relives the tragedy ofhis best friend Ricky, who died
five years ago.

Andy (08:39):
I love this is season three.
Ricky be dead! Ricky be dead!There's this kid with PTSD.
Let's uh explore that.
Yeah.
Here we go.
This was also the age of the uhafter school specials, too.
So for sure.
Oh yeah.

Rob (09:01):
Guys, there's ads.
You would think that thispodcast could afford Paramount
Plus Without Ads.
Nope.
This is Paramount Plus WithoutAds.
Oh.
I stand corrected.
I'm already creeped out.

Andy (09:16):
Which, Chris, what's your first thought re-seeing this?
What game are you thinking ofright off the bat?
Game.

Rob (09:23):
Friday Night and Freddy's card game.

Andy (09:28):
Oh, uh betrayal?
No.
Lunch money.
Oh, yeah, okay.
It's like directly pulled fromthat style of art right now.

Matt (09:35):
So we got the spooky match, the the abandoned boat.
Oh, and they always have ablue.

Rob (09:41):
The campfire, I forgot.
Let's get them a few moreminutes.
Hey, is that the the guy fromMighty Ducks 2?
Yes, it is.
Oh my god.
Sorry, we're late.
Emilio.
Hey, I heard about your bikegetting stolen.
You okay?
Dwayne Puckman or something?

(10:06):
I thought about your brother.
It really ticked me off thatsomeone could take something
that was so important to me.
Because once you have the rightbike.

Matt (10:19):
No matter who else.
So I kicked him in the nards.

Rob (10:22):
But it's not a total loss.
David came up with a storyabout it.
It's about this kid.
Guy's got a unibrow.
A bike that meant.
He's like three hairs away froma unibrow.

Andy (10:37):
Actually, it looks like he tried to fix it and did a bad
job at it.

Rob (10:43):
Submitted for the approval.

Andy (10:45):
Oh, here it comes.
We all thought this was socool.
Oh shit.
Just buy that crap online now.

Show Character (10:54):
The shiny red device.

Rob (10:55):
You know, they could have thrown like some boron in there
and made it go like blue.
Yeah, blue.
I wasn't prepared.
Music by Raymond Fabby.
Written by Cassandra Shopping.

Andy (11:17):
We've got golf parts of this point.

Rob (11:22):
That's T Bushemi.

Andy (11:24):
No.
My nose goes for days, by theway.
That that is quite the schnapp.
This is the PSK pokey call.
Not uh playing in in uh oh mygod, right into the damn

(11:49):
release.
Right into it.

Matt (11:51):
Oh, are they gonna run into it?

Andy (11:53):
Children are on body.
Well we're talking abouttrauma.
Is this how the kid dies?
Yeah.
Oh, you're about to watch a kiddie?
Oh yeah.
Oh my god.

Matt (12:07):
Oh no.
That board's like a little kid.

Show Character (12:10):
I'm stuck.
Now my dad's thinking of morefor real and cleaning it this
weekend.
Maybe this year, we try tocatch a bat.

Andy (12:17):
Is this what inspired Jack?
Oh no.

Rob (12:22):
There comes the bike.

Matt (12:26):
Oh, the clinging he's trying to save him.
The slippage.

Andy (12:35):
Oh Ricky! Oh, Ricky, you're so fine.
You're so fine.
You blew up my heart.
No, no, no, no, no.
It's it's uh Hey Ricky.
Oh, Ricky, you're so dead,you're so dead.
Well, damn.

Show Character (12:50):
You're having another bad dream.

Show Character (12:53):
It's okay, Ben.
Go back to sleep.

Show Character (12:55):
Honestly.

Rob (12:55):
You don't have to narrate what we just saw.
Wow.
That guy's real sweaty.
I wonder if he's doingsteroids.

Andy (13:02):
You had a bad dream, so I went and got a glass of water
before I came to check on you.
Yeah.

Rob (13:10):
Mikey, you had another nocturnal emission.

Show Character (13:12):
Are you okay?
Jesus Christ.

Rob (13:23):
Looks like someone's gonna fall asleep in this corn
wackies.
What?

Show Character (13:28):
Are you alright, honey?
Yeah.
Yeah, I don't know.
I'm just a little tired, that'sall.

Rob (13:36):
Trouble sleeping?
No, I'm just Dreaming about mydead friend.
Did anybody notice how hepoured the milk in his cereal
from his drinking glass of milk?
That's an odd move.

Show Character (13:48):
You can stop blaming yourself for Ricky's
death.

Rob (13:56):
I think I've seen him in a few of his other works in the
early 90s.

Andy (13:59):
Yeah, but he's at he's now at every brewery.
That exact guy.

Matt (14:06):
Anybody's dad sitting eating breakfast in a suit and
tie?
Just curious.
I don't think I ever saw mydad.

Show Character (14:12):
Yeah, like last year.
Hey, it was out half theseason.
Yeah, and you'll probably getbeat up again.
You heard it here first.

Rob (14:21):
It's the bike, everybody.
Ominous music.

Andy (14:26):
I dress just like the bicycle.

Show Character (14:37):
Is that meant?
Okay.
Did you just see what?

Andy (14:50):
Early prediction, there's a gas leak in his room.
Let's go.
Strong, strong.

Show Character (14:56):
And so, only months to go, NASA met John F.
Kennedy's challenge to put menon the moon before the end of
the decade.
The three chosen for thishistoric fight were Buzz Alder
and Michael Collins.

Andy (15:14):
And I literally had to take a course on how not to be
this teacher.

Show Character (15:21):
Mr.
Buckley, are you with us?

Rob (15:23):
Mike Buckley!

Show Character (15:28):
Paying attention, are we?
And maybe you would telleverybody what we were talking
about before I had to stop andbring you back to work.

Andy (15:40):
So for the teachers in the audience.

Show Character (15:43):
Not quite.
This is We're not covering I orU.

Andy (15:46):
You know what I'm talking about when I say we have to go
through professional developmentfor trauma-informed care.
No.
This is it, right here.
The kid who's usually prettygood and is spaced out.
Don't just embarrass that kidin front of everybody.

unknown (16:02):
Okay.

Andy (16:02):
Talk to him in a non-embarrassing way and find
out what's wrong.

unknown (16:05):
Good.

Matt (16:06):
Take him out to the hallway and privately berate
him, not in front of everybodyelse.

Andy (16:12):
Especially you got the kid who's normally pretty good,
right?
Oh Ghost Kitty's back.
Ricky.
You didn't save me, Mike.
That was Ricky the Grey.
I am Ricky the Drite.

Rob (16:36):
Ride, you fools.

Show Character (16:38):
Ricky?
What?
Who was Ricky?
You mentioned the name Ricky inthe classroom.
As Westwood said, you keptrepeating it.
Why?
He was a friend.
Did you two have a fight?

Andy (16:51):
I pushed him off a bridge and killed him.
Did Timmy fell in a w fall in awell?

Show Character (16:58):
You said he was your friend.
Did you fight he was my friend?
He's dead.
I'm sorry.
You're talking about theHaggerty boy.
Leave it on.
I still have a hard time withthis guy.

(17:20):
Sometimes.
How so?
Once in a while I get thesedreams.
They're nightmares, really.
I'm always trying to saveRicky's life, but just like at
the bridge, I can't.
I keep hoping that the nexttime I'll be able to, the next

(17:41):
time I can help.
You know, they never even foundhis own.

Rob (17:45):
When he turns around, it's gonna be Ricky.

Show Character (17:46):
But you know that when the dream does come
out the right way, it won'tchange the fact that your friend
is gone.
It's just a thing.
He's not really gone.
I saw him today.
What?
I mean.

Matt (18:00):
Reminder, I have a psych degree.
That's when you call somebody.

Andy (18:03):
I'm gonna let you know.
I will say that at least nurseis on the right path.
Nurse is at least like talkingit out.
Trying to figure out what'sgoing on.

Show Character (18:14):
You better have your parents.
But now you've gone the wrongroute.

Matt (18:20):
She did say, have the parents call the family
physician.

Andy (18:25):
She the whole tone was wrong, right?
Contact the parents.
Well, oh, I just called it tooearly.
Ghostly hypnoviolation.

Matt (18:35):
Ghostly hypo violation.
He's holding his chart.

Andy (18:41):
I think I had that guy.
Is that my Ford Tour stationwagon?

unknown (18:46):
Mistakes.

Andy (18:48):
This dad is so pissed.

Rob (18:49):
Why'd you have to take me to see Dr.
McBride anyway?
Oh, I don't know.
Maybe going into shock at thenurse's station and raving about
seeing your dead best friendmight have had something to do
with it.
You'll never miss the first dayof fishing season?
Not once.
Not even the Yuriki.
Mike.

Andy (19:07):
Can you get your shit together though?

Rob (19:08):
The doctor said bed rest, and that's exactly what it's
gonna happen.
Just believe work.
I was just banging thesecretary.

Andy (19:16):
And your principal called me.

Rob (19:17):
I also believe the doctor when he says that you should be
in bed.

Andy (19:20):
Just at a cold play concert.

Show Character (19:22):
What?
Who would slam on the brakes?
I just saw Ricky riding hisbike down Hanover Road.
Dad, please, this will proveI'm not crazy.

Andy (19:30):
But you are, son.
You are.
That is definitely Timu PaulGiamatti.

Rob (19:33):
Paul Giamatti, yeah.
What if it actually was PaulGiamatti?
You didn't see Ricky Kidd! Thatwas a terrible Paul Giamatti.

Andy (19:42):
That's a hard one to impersonate.
I tried and then I startedlaughing.
Run him over.
Then we know he's dead.
Three points.
Man, we're tired squirrelingthat station wagon hard.
Sorry, ma'am, my son's crazy.

Rob (20:02):
Sorry.
That's it.

Show Character (20:05):
It's bedtime.

Andy (20:06):
Bedtime, middle of the day, by the way.

Rob (20:15):
He didn't?
Also, just because he fell intouh some running water doesn't
mean that he could have died,right?

Andy (20:23):
I mean, that those uh floodgates.
That that's some fast movingwater.

Rob (20:29):
I guess so, but uh but I don't know.
That's what she said.

Matt (20:37):
You're taking his temperature.

Show Character (20:38):
I knew it.
99.6.
Good.

Rob (20:41):
When he hits 190, 99.6.
I don't get it.
That was a good stock marketjoke.
I'm gonna go get a movie.
Can we get you anything whilewe're up?
They're going to blockbuster.

Andy (20:54):
West Coast City Yo, bring home the entertainment.

Rob (20:58):
He's only gonna be here for a little while.

Matt (21:00):
Make it a blockbuster night.

Rob (21:02):
Alright.
But the minute Mike startsnodding off, you hit the road.

Andy (21:07):
Thanks, Dad.

Show Character (21:11):
You're very smart, I'm gonna miss you not
going fishing tomorrow.
I wish you could go.
Yeah, me too.
I've never been to the riverwithout you.
I was going there when I was 10.
Besides, uh, if you'll haveyour friends with you, that'd be
cool.
Just like you used to go withRicky.

Matt (21:29):
Hopefully, your friends want to drop you in the river.

Show Character (21:33):
Mike, did you really see it?
I swear I did, Ben.
Everyone thinks I'm a fewsandwiches short of a picnic.
What a great line! This is agreat line.
If everyone did, I wouldn't bestuck in bed all stinking my
head.

Andy (21:50):
He just starts rattling them all off.

Show Character (21:52):
I'll tell you what.

Andy (21:52):
I'm a few croutons short of a salad.
A few clowns short of a circus.

Show Character (21:59):
You will?
Sure.

Show Character (22:02):
Cool.
So what did Dad's joke beforeme?
Was it dirty?

Show Character (22:09):
No, it was just too grown up for you to
understand it.
Besides, it wasn't that funny.
I think yours are much better.
Wanna hear one?
Okay.
Ask me why I'm a greatcomedian.
Why are you a great comedian?
Tell me.

Matt (22:38):
I love the ethereal lighting on the door.

Andy (22:51):
Does Ricky have tiny hands?
No, I guess they're kind ofnormal.
Kind of normal.
This is the angle.

Matt (23:02):
He's much less decomposed than I'd like him to be.
What are you gonna do?

Andy (23:13):
What in the world?
What kind of direction did thatkid get?

Rob (23:18):
What do we think is coming up the stairs?

Show Character (23:23):
Where do you think you're going?

Show Character (23:30):
I need my taco.

Show Character (23:36):
Is everyone here going wacky?
Come on, go get your shot.
Mom and I will give you a rideto go with your dad.
Don't be ridiculous.
It's a long hike.
I don't sound so excited aboutit.

Andy (23:52):
This is the best dad in the world.
If that dude's not related toPaul Giamatti, I'd I'm on it.
It's gotta be.
Like it that looks like TimGiamatti.
Like he acts like him.
Giamatti.
How many rocks into a breakcylinder?

(24:32):
Right?
That wasn't too easy.

Rob (24:42):
Mark Camacho is the man's name.
Not a Giamatti.
Is that a UN representation?
What is it?

Andy (24:54):
All his flags sit in there?
Wonder how many of those flagsare still at the Like there's
gotta be at least one that'slike Czechoslovakia or
something, yeah?

Rob (25:07):
The country formerly known as.

Andy (25:12):
Is that a flag for the Ottoman Empire?
Wow.
Save me.

Matt (25:16):
This room has a very odd decor going for it as well.

Rob (25:20):
Whoa.
Cowboxers, everybody.
Oh no, it's is that heifer?
No.
I thought it was rock, Ithought it was
cross-promotional.
Oh, there's Ricky again in thefront yard.

Show Character (25:35):
He wants me.

Andy (25:39):
I'm gonna murder that kid again.
Alright, yeah, yeah.
Going back to finish the job.

Show Character (25:46):
You don't understand.
Isn't that where your brother'sbringing our?

Andy (25:50):
We should go there.

Show Character (25:51):
Keep moving.
I don't want to hear any moreabout breaking.

Andy (25:57):
Oh, now there's a danger sign.
How convenient.
Yeah.

Matt (26:04):
That strikes me as rather.

Andy (26:06):
Why is he looking on top the roof?
Like I know it's your ghostfriend, but of all places for
your ghost friend to be, I don'tthink on the roof.

Matt (26:14):
He's behind you.
No.

Show Character (26:17):
Ricky!

Andy (26:20):
There he is.
There's the cold breath.

Show Character (26:21):
Here I am, Mike.
Here I am.

Andy (26:29):
Rock you like a hurricane?
Damn it, you gotta be touched.

Show Character (26:32):
Here I am.
What do you want from me?

Andy (26:34):
He can touch him.
Can't touch a ghost.
Watch your body.

unknown (26:46):
Hey!

Andy (26:46):
Knocked over my beer.
That had nothing in it.
Yeah, what was that?

unknown (26:50):
Yeah.

Andy (26:55):
A bobber.

Show Character (26:57):
Sorry, another accident.

Andy (26:59):
Kick him in the nerds.
Ra rah.
Kick him in the knee.
Ra rah rash.
Kick him in the other knee.
Your brother's gonna die.

Show Character (27:14):
I tried to save you, alright?

Andy (27:15):
Just like.

Show Character (27:16):
I tried, I did whatever I could.
If that wasn't good enough, dowhatever you want to me.
I'm not here to hurt you, Mike.
You're my best friend.
You try to save my life.
Why do you keep coming afterme?
I'm here to warn you.
Warn me?
That's great.
Warn me! You know?
What's so important that youhave to come up here and what's

(27:41):
giving me like he's about to bean idiot.

Rob (27:45):
Yeah, a little bit.
So little bit.
Fun fact the dad characterprimarily does video game
voiceover work.

Show Character (27:52):
He's in danger, Mike.

Rob (27:53):
All the Far Cry games, some of the Assassin's Creed games,
all in his IMDB.
Oh shit.
Wow.
Get him on the pod.
I wonder if Justin was in.
And he played.
He played President Nixon inX-Men Days of Future Past.

Matt (28:08):
Oh He somehow got his boot stuck under a rock.
Trying to get his bobber backthat his friend threw.

Andy (28:16):
Is he gonna ride the ghost bike?
Kick him in the head.
Ride the ghost bike.
Does this make him the ghosttrader?
Yes.
Where it all starts.

Show Character (28:25):
I miss you, Ricky.

Andy (28:28):
I'd miss you more if you'd leave me alone.

Show Character (28:31):
Get going.
It's a long ride, and we don'twant to bend on this side just
yet.

Rob (28:37):
Ghost bike ride.

Andy (28:42):
Couldn't afford the rights.
I don't miss ghost bike out ofthe boot.

Matt (28:51):
That's the ghost bike.
I was really hoping he peddledtwice and the bike would just
disappear anyway.

Andy (28:58):
That's not a real bike, you idiot.
Now I've got a gold bike.
I've got a ghost friend in theskin knee.
That was still in Florida.
Please tell me that's exactlywhat's gonna happen right now.
Now why 100%?

Rob (29:19):
Why wouldn't he tell the man?
He doesn't know how it works.
Oh, it's a different man.
No, it's the same.

Andy (29:26):
Look at that for the guy with big old shots.

Rob (29:36):
I'm in his gears turning.
The same time every day thatrelease the damn, that makes
nothing to the damn 2080s.

Andy (29:44):
They don't fucking know.
That's a weak scream.

Matt (29:51):
Take your boot off, you idiot!

Andy (29:55):
You'll uh do a sick trick.
He's just gonna dump the bike.

Rob (30:01):
Betcha it's not gonna be there when he comes back to
Better Fencing for the win.

Andy (30:12):
I mean, I guess it's better than the Rickety Woods.
Huh?
Rickety Woods.

Matt (30:20):
We got some serious PTSD going on here.

Andy (30:23):
Guarantee a bike's not there when you beat me.

Matt (30:37):
The rock is moving!

Andy (30:41):
Oh shit.
Decent size boulder is withoutthe buttons.

Matt (30:46):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's quite plastic, it's quitegood.

Andy (31:24):
It's been there the whole time.
Chris, we were wrong.
Ah, the bike looks like it'sbeen run over.
But the tires look shockinglynew, right?
That's true, yeah.
For how beat up and rusted upthe bike is.
The tires look really fresh.

Rob (31:41):
Why had it taken so many years to find him?
Mike Buckley will tell you thatit's because he wasn't even
down there.
Not at least until he had paidback a favor.

Andy (31:53):
Or eyebrow.

Matt (31:58):
So the favor he had to pay back for letting him die was to
save his younger brother.

Andy (32:03):
That's a little convoluted.
Yep.
You couldn't save me, but youcould save your brother, but
only with my help.

Matt (32:12):
And they pour out.
Somehow the fire went out.
Instantly.
Yes.
Almost like someone turned offa gas burner somewhere.

Andy (32:24):
It was also like he was strategically pouring the bucket
so no water went in the gasburner.
Right, right, right, right.
So you missed it, Chris.
The bike was there, but it wasold.
It was rusty and old.
It was there.
What a twist.
But the tires pressy.

(32:46):
How do you age tires?
We don't know how to do wedon't have the technology for
this.
Don't put the tires on, right?

Matt (32:52):
Like so I I mean, as an adult, no impact whatsoever.
As a kid, though, I can seethat being a little PSA, right?

Andy (33:02):
Is that Ryan Gosling?
We had a lot of good PSAs inthere.
Indeed it is.
The importance oftrauma-informed care.
If the kids freaking out inclass, try and figure out why
they're freaking out.
You got the importance of Idon't think that was apparent at
all.
The teacher told me the teacherjust bullied him.
Well, I'm making that PSA.
Okay, there you go.

(33:22):
We've got the importance of uhnot playing near a floodgate.
Like Yeah, when there's a dangersign, maybe pay attention to
the danger sign.
But I don't think there was adanger sign.
No, not not when Ricky.
There's no danger sign forRicky.

Matt (33:37):
Ricky became the danger sign.
Yes, yes.

Andy (33:40):
Most importantly, if you put your foot in something and
it gets stuck, your first tryshould be just to pull it right
back the way it came from.

Rob (33:50):
Yeah.

Andy (33:50):
Most likely.
Insanity.
Most likely.
I mean, maybe if there was abear trap down there, it'd be
more believable.
Also importantly.
Who left a bear trap in theriver?

Rob (34:01):
It's about the bikes we rode along the way.

Matt (34:05):
You never know.
So we're in between episodeshere.

(34:27):
We're gonna move on to the taleof the ghastly grinner.
And we gained a friend.
We did.
Hi, Shabai.
Hello!

Siobhan (34:34):
Great to not see you all.
But but I've been here for youto listen to.

Matt (34:39):
So Chris unilaterally nominated you to introduce the
old fashion.

Siobhan (34:43):
Oh, great.
I just sat down, but I will dothat.
Um, it you used honey in it,just double checking before
intro.
Great.
He's probably really sad aboutthat because he texted me about
it.
But um, this is a fall oldfashion that I found on the
great old Google, and it hasbourbon.
I I don't know what kind.

Matt (35:02):
Buffalo Trace.

Siobhan (35:03):
Perfect.

Matt (35:03):
Um this is this is our we're apologetic.
Thank you, Buffalo Trace, forwhat we did to it in the roll
for cocktail episode.
Oh yeah, for real.
So I legit dry heaved.

Andy (35:14):
You did.
I was just listening.

Siobhan (35:16):
You weren't even there.
You didn't have to look at all.
So this is classic oldfashioned for those of you that
don't know, even though at thispoint, if you've heard enough
episodes here, you probablyshould know.
It's bourbon, bitters, simplesyrup, and usually orange or
some kind of other type of thingthat kind of mixes with it.
But this has some ciderincluded and a little bit of

(35:37):
honey for some sweetness for thefall.
Um, yeah, and it's a good,pretty much good ratio.
So that's all that really is.

Andy (35:44):
Three ounces of bourbon to one and a half apple cider.
Perfect.
So it's gonna have a kick.
Yeah.
And I garnished it with a cinestick and an apple slice.
Cinnamon sugar rim.
And a cinnamon sugar rim.
Okay, cheers for us.

Matt (35:58):
Pretty tasty.

Rob (36:01):
That's quite lovely.

Matt (36:02):
Delightful.

Siobhan (36:03):
That's good.
The recipe that I found onlineis actually equal parts bourbon
to cider.
And I thought that was kind oflame.
So I I suggested that we cutthe cider in half.
Because you want to taste thebourbon in an old fashioned,
right?
I definitely got bourbon.

Andy (36:18):
That's one of my like late autumn go-to drinks, is just
take like three-quarters of apint of cider and then a quarter
pint of bourbon to lift thatup.
Especially like not a like topshelf bourbon, like a like a
maker's marker.
Evan um Evan Williams, EvanWilliams, yeah.

(36:38):
Which has got a little bit moreof a of a bite.
We were disappointed by that inthe uh bourbon tasting.
No, it's not good on its own.
Yeah.

Siobhan (36:47):
Yikes.

Andy (36:48):
You just don't feel bad coming soon.

Matt (36:50):
Yes, absolutely.

Siobhan (36:51):
Delightful.

Matt (36:52):
So while we're enjoying an old fashioned, I have Susan,
the old fashioned.
I know how much Siobhan lovessome fun trivia facts.
Yes, I think.
There we go.
Famous people that before theywere famous were in episodes of
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Love it.
Ryan Gosling.
Yep.
We saw his picture.
Jewel State.

Siobhan (37:12):
Oh, cool.

Matt (37:13):
So she's from uh Firefly.

Siobhan (37:16):
Played Haley and Firefly.

Matt (37:17):
Yeah, yeah.
Yep.
He was famous already, but uhGilbert Gottfried.
Wow.
I seem to remember that.
Yep.
Tia and Tamara Maori.

Andy (37:26):
What the hell?
That checks out because theywere Nickelodeon standards,
yeah.
Yep.
Melissa Joan Hart.
Yep.

Rob (37:33):
I mean, I think she's about to be in this episode.
I think I see her face rightthere.

Siobhan (37:36):
Oh.

Rob (37:37):
In the thumbnail to the left.

Matt (37:38):
Carol Lipinski.

Siobhan (37:40):
What?

Matt (37:41):
The figure skater.
That's correct.
Nev Campbell.
These are cool.

Rob (37:46):
Is it a Neve?

Matt (37:48):
Sure.

Rob (37:48):
Well I'm joking.
He did not have anywhere.

Matt (37:53):
He wanted to be and Anakin Skywalker himself, Hayden
Christensen.
Oh, that tracks.
Yep.
So did he kill kids in this aswell?

Siobhan (38:03):
Oh no.

Andy (38:04):
I mean too soon in this.
True.
True.

Siobhan (38:08):
He was technically a kid when he killed kids as well.

Matt (38:12):
So if anybody was wondering every season they
would film the campfire scenesup front on a soundstage in
Quebec, so they're all done inone week, back to back for the
whole season.
Canadia.
Is this a Canadian show?

Siobhan (38:25):
Yeah.
I think so.

Rob (38:27):
And I think a lot of these TV studios uh would get tax
credits to film in Canada.

Siobhan (38:32):
Well, that's a lot of people.

Rob (38:33):
Like a lot of the CW stuff films in Vancouver.
Oh yeah.
Well it did be when theyexisted before you know DC
merged with uh Warner Brothersand HBO and all that other
discovery.

Matt (38:46):
And the original title for this is the worst dad joke
ever.
It was supposed to be ScaryTales.

Siobhan (38:52):
Okay.

Andy (38:54):
Sorry after the dark.
Big improvement.
Yeah.
Okay.
Well that also reminds me,another one of the 90s spooky
favorites was those scarystories.
Scary stories to tell the dogs.
Those were a mess, yeah.
Those were amazing.
That's what I was gonna sayearlier.
Uh so inspired by this with abunch of kids around a campfire
telling ghost stories, a bunchof friends of mine.
We used to go up into the woodsand do the same thing, and

(39:18):
those were the ones that wewould typically read.

Siobhan (39:21):
Those were those will mess you up.

Andy (39:23):
The stories weren't as terrifying as pictures in them.
Good God, the spider crawlingout of a face.
Oh yeah.
Oh, absolutely.

Matt (39:33):
Do you remember the look it up?
There was one in there.
An ice, like some guy likehearing tapping on the ice over
and over again, and then hewakes up and it's like a clock
in the room.
That that one messed with me.
That was the thing.

Siobhan (39:46):
We gotta read those.
We should do that.
Another one.

Rob (39:50):
Who would like to be the dramatic reader of this
particular synopsis?

Siobhan (39:58):
Sure.
Okay.
Uh we are about to watch TheTale of the Ghastly Grinner.
And it says Ethan's dream is tobecome a great comic book
artist, but his dream turns intoa nightmare when he
accidentally brings a hideouscartoon character to life.

Rob (40:14):
Bump, bump.

Siobhan (40:15):
Right?

Andy (40:17):
See, I told you it is.
We talked about it maybe offpod, so we'll bring it now up.
Is that we're not sure if thisis the episode where they've got
the clown and then the kidslike laugh with the blue goo
coming out of their face.
So that may be from King's.

Siobhan (40:32):
We weren't sure if it was goose bumps or this, and I
feel like we're gonna see thatthe special.
Hang on.
That was different goo.

Andy (40:40):
Different goo.
Different goo.
But is it the same origin?

Rob (40:43):
I miss that cocktail, by the way.
That was a surprisingly goodcocktail.
That was a good one.

Andy (40:49):
We don't think so.
That was another one.
I was not on that episode ofthe Black Cherry Jelly.
I'm like, that doesn't soundgood at all.

Matt (40:54):
It was surprisingly good.

Siobhan (40:55):
To be fair, it was still better than any of the
ones that we really, most of theones that we had during the
roll for cocktail.

Matt (41:00):
Yeah.
Do you have still better thanthe Mescal?

Siobhan (41:03):
And here we go.
Hey.

Rob (41:06):
We're gonna get commercial again, aren't we?
We might.
T V Y 7.
There's the bone B bone.
We're swinging creepy swings.
Creepy shutters.

Matt (41:22):
Oh, creepy clown.
Key ho!

Siobhan (41:30):
I think I had this CD-rom game.

Matt (41:33):
This was a CD-rom game?

Siobhan (41:35):
I think so.

Matt (41:36):
Really?
Doesn't surprise me.

Siobhan (41:37):
But like yeah.

Rob (41:44):
Come on! What's the holder?
Keep the flashlight still.

Matt (41:50):
Yeah, I can take it.
A little aggressive there onthe flashlight snatch.

Show Character (41:54):
The logs are wet.

Rob (42:00):
That's not good.

Show Character (42:01):
Oh, right.
No way! It's a comic book.
It's not a comic.

Siobhan (42:14):
Or anyone that knows who that is.

Rob (42:15):
I thought it was uh one of the Bash brothers from D2 Mighty
Ducks.

Andy (42:22):
I guarantee that comic book's worth a hundred bucks
today.

Show Character (42:26):
Anchor pizzas before bed?

Siobhan (42:28):
I know that.

Show Character (42:29):
Chicken the checker.
What if it's not made out?
How would you describe thatsweater?
Something more.

Siobhan (42:36):
90s.

Show Character (42:37):
Ghastly.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
A guidebook to anotherdimension.

Matt (42:44):
That's believable.
She managed to start a roaringcampfire and light bow sticks on
fire.
You're a wizard, Harry.
Incendio.

Show Character (42:57):
Comic books take you into a world of fantasy
and adventure.

Andy (43:01):
Legit, somebody made that sweater.

Show Character (43:02):
It was like somebody's imagination or
somebody's experience.
Submit it for the approval ofthe Midnight Society.
I call this story the tale ofthe ghastly grinner.

Matt (43:23):
That sweater is Native American versus meets old Navy.

Siobhan (43:26):
Yeah, and Crayola.

Andy (43:29):
Anne Frank.
Needs a little more glitter,but Lisa Frank.
Shit.
Shit.
I'm sitting here.
I'm like, that's not right.
It's the wrong one.
Damn it.
Lisa Frank.
Definitely not Anne Frank.
I was so confused.

(43:53):
It's bad enough that youcouldn't hear it.

Matt (43:56):
Oh, we know this kid.

Andy (43:59):
Is that the sticker from corn?
No.

Siobhan (44:06):
Yes, it is.
No.

Matt (44:08):
Oh, he's ripping up that room.

Andy (44:12):
Ripped up like a freak on a leash.

Unfiltered Studios Annou (44:14):
That's a pretty good event for the
letter.

Matt (44:18):
Where'd it come from?

Andy (44:20):
We just got a letter.

Matt (44:22):
You have been accepted to Hogwarts School of
Witchcrafters.

unknown (44:27):
Whoa.

Matt (44:27):
Welcome to the grand opening of Books Inc.
Fun prizes.
Come early.

Siobhan (44:34):
Somebody took a scrapbooking class.
Oh, Superman's been workingout.
Yeah, Jesus.

Andy (44:43):
Ah, there's lights on.

Matt (44:44):
Avoid the crowd.

Andy (44:48):
I forget what else this kid is in, but he's definitely
in other stuff.
I'll tell you in a moment.

Rob (44:53):
Yeah.

Siobhan (44:54):
Oh my god.
These signs are scary.
Yes, X-Men.
Oh.
Clarissa.

Show Character (45:03):
What are you looking for?
Cakes?
Cakes.
Got a big sale on Dusk Boy.
Dollar a piece, four for five.
Fish man.
Reported by day.
Radioactive trout by night.

Andy (45:14):
I know it was the joke to call it four for five, which
made it more expensive.

Matt (45:20):
I got this.

Siobhan (45:21):
That isn't Melissa Doner.

Rob (45:23):
No, it's not.

Siobhan (45:23):
Okay.
I thought it was her for asecond.
She has like Roy Liechtensteinmap like lifting on.

Show Character (45:31):
Did you bring some of your drawings?
How did you know I draw?

Siobhan (45:37):
This is some stranger danger.

Show Character (45:39):
Come on, I'm a professional.
He was also in goosebumps.
A lot of those Zoomers wouldn'tknow that.
Well, that's unfair.
Uncas.
Pardon?
You're a little rough aroundthe edges, cakes.
But you draw like one of thegreats.

Andy (45:59):
Billy Madison.
Oh, oh yeah, it's the friend inhigh school.
One of the two kids that hebefriends.

Show Character (46:10):
Uh no.

Rob (46:14):
It would have been only one year after he shot this.
So it would have been about thesame age.

Andy (46:20):
Getting a lot of work.

Show Character (46:22):
Could reduce his victims.

Andy (46:23):
Oh, that's the old school Dungeons and Dragons book in the
background there.
Hell yeah.

Siobhan (46:28):
This is this is definitely.

Andy (46:31):
Yep.
Oh, yeah.

Show Character (46:36):
Drawn by Sylvester.

Andy (46:37):
Very dramatic.

Show Character (46:39):
He was a genius, but didn't have the guts
for the grinner.
It was so frightening.
Ugh.
He only drew one issue, andthen he disappeared.
This is the only copy left.
It's all yours.
I can't afford this.

(47:04):
Grand opening special.
That's on the house.
Thanks.
Don't thank me, cakes.
Thank Sylvester.

Siobhan (47:15):
I can't.
She's like from Little Shop ofHorrors.
And they put her into a comicbook shop.

Andy (47:22):
What in the hell?

Siobhan (47:24):
What the fuck does that mean?
Science class is this.
How did we get the scienceclass?

Show Character (47:30):
Microwaves.
Who can tell me how they work?

Matt (47:32):
We hate you.

Show Character (47:34):
Of course you know Miss Pecolaro.
Let's give someone else a try,shall we?

Matt (47:39):
He also hates you.
She looks like um, oh my god,what was the cartoon?
The thorn berries?

Siobhan (47:45):
Come now, show me those.
Yes.
Oh my god.
Oh my god, I'm so gross.
The drawing is bad.

Show Character (48:02):
Try to comic book, Mr.
Wood.
We have only so much room inour minds.
We mustn't seek to fill it withtribe.
You can't.
It's one of a kind.
Correction! It's non-white.

Siobhan (48:19):
What a good joke, teacher.
Comic book and the fish.
No wonder no one respectsteachers now who kids from the
90s.

Andy (48:26):
Also, exciting the movie.
There was never a scienceteacher who lived that would not
have been all in on the comicbooks.
That's very true.
Winning parents number two.

Rob (48:42):
Is that Benicio del Toro in a fatsuit?

Show Character (48:47):
Yes.
He just doesn't want to see youwasting your time on comic
books.

Rob (48:52):
This is Deanne's son.
We'll get one more call likethat, and there'll be no comic
books for you until you finish.

Matt (48:58):
And no math either.

Show Character (48:59):
What?
It's funny that they think he'sgoing to college.

Siobhan (49:08):
Oh, look at that microwave.
It's hard to make popcorn inthe microwave, right?
Just ask me.
I suck at it.
He retreats.

Andy (49:29):
To be fair, we haven't seen any out of it yet.
So we're just going to bepopcorn.

Matt (49:35):
Oh, brilliant idea.
He's gonna microwave for comic.
I this kid ain't going tocollege.

Siobhan (49:42):
Dead science teacher is so mad.
This kid ain't going tocollege.

Rob (49:46):
If there's any heavy metals in the ink, it's gonna let on
fire.

Siobhan (49:51):
Take a message.
Staples mom.
Also, do you put in for nineminutes?
Okay.
And walked away.
Are you trying to say for nineminutes?

Andy (50:02):
Are you trying to say your microwave does not have a warm
up the comic book settings?
No one's gonna mention therotary phone.

Show Character (50:10):
Nobody's gonna call that out.
I guess I'm a nerd.
Oh, right.
I mean, you're not a nerd.
That's okay.
I think a person should knowwhat they are.

Siobhan (50:20):
She's a self-aware nerd.
We love that for her.
This is that's this is Chris'snightmare, you guys.
Oh my god.
Except that it's also hisliving office.

Matt (50:34):
If anybody remembers Christmas vacation with Clark
Griswold's thousand plugs, thatwas 30 times worse.
With kitchen appliances.
Yeah.
Oh my god.

Andy (50:45):
What is that?
Oh, look, there's still acouple open outlets.

Matt (50:49):
House fire.
My grandparents legit had thoseconnectors.

Siobhan (50:55):
Look at that crock pot.
This camera work is straightout.
That's all that happened?
I guess we're glad.

unknown (51:06):
Did your house just explode?

Matt (51:08):
Yep.
Bye.
Dad?
Mom?

Siobhan (51:15):
I can't see.

unknown (51:17):
Dad, I'm right.

Siobhan (51:18):
I really hope that there's not real smoke in this
and he's just acting.

Andy (51:23):
Well, they were saying it was all practical effects.
We talked about that a littlebit earlier.
See, it works.

Matt (51:30):
Wow.
That's not how physics works atall.

Andy (51:33):
I mean Oh, look at that cutout.
It's almost like the clown ranthrough the Maybe you should
open the door to get rid ofthis.

Show Character (51:48):
Oops.
Too late.

Andy (51:53):
There's the one.

Siobhan (51:55):
There it is.
This is messed up, you guys.

Rob (51:59):
There's a commercial break.
Where's the blue goo?

Siobhan (52:02):
There it is.

Rob (52:05):
You're coming blind.
That's blue goo.

Show Character (52:08):
Dad, something's happened to mom.
Made any good jokes lately?

Siobhan (52:15):
Listen, you're better off, kid.
Let them laugh and live theirlives.

Andy (52:22):
Again, middle of the day.
We're filming at nice costmore.
You gotta have light.

Siobhan (52:28):
After school, even pay for all that lighting.
I really need him to brush hishair.

Show Character (52:34):
Any good jokes lately, Ethan?
What?
It's only me, Hoover B.
Get down! What are you doinghere?
I heard the explosion over thephone.
What's going on?
I don't know how, but I think Ijust brought this guy to life.
Gassy grinder?

(52:55):
Grinner.
Oh my god.

Rob (53:00):
This is what inspired the name of the act.

Siobhan (53:02):
That's it, you guys.
Let's look at her.

Rob (53:04):
Nobody wants a gassy grinder.

Siobhan (53:06):
I'm not outing this girl, but let's be real about
our lives.
If she has Doc Martins on, wemight know why.
Okay?

Rob (53:13):
She's driving us Uber.

Siobhan (53:16):
She's got that U-Haul ready.
Here we are.

Show Character (53:29):
Well, I don't have an Uncle Bob.

Siobhan (53:34):
What?
Because that's who they werewelcoming into the house.
Uncle Bob.
And it's like, so we don't knowwho this is as somebody.

Matt (53:43):
We're getting on a bus to get the hell out of town.

Siobhan (53:46):
This is the the bus in town.
Like, where what is happening?

Andy (53:49):
Whoa, the back of the head grab.
Yeah, that was quite a time.
Yeah, she just discovered.

Siobhan (53:56):
I think she might have known.
I'm looking at just parents.

Matt (54:03):
Grab me grinning, daddy.

Siobhan (54:07):
Volume two.

Andy (54:12):
Oh.
There's no other way he canlook at the road while his
head's turned around.
You kids like Mexico!

Siobhan (54:22):
Where's Sandra Bullock?
Woo! I can't let this bus gounder 55.

Rob (54:28):
Where's Tiamu?

Siobhan (54:30):
Indeed.
Oh no, she's falling.
Oh.
He's like, I've always wantedto pull this emergency break.

Andy (54:40):
Oh my god, this bus in yellow is so good.
It's totally not moving.
Like, look out the window.
That's great.
That's great.
Oh no.
Oh.
See, he should have wanted tosee.
Couldn't afford a smashedwindshield.
It's a rental bus.

Siobhan (54:59):
Them Canadian buses are expensive.
Oh no.
Okay, that's messed up.
That's mildly creepy.

Show Character (55:06):
Why is this happening?
It's not real.
It's just a comic book.
Not if you believe in theUncansian theory.

Andy (55:13):
We've got another book of the dragon.

Siobhan (55:14):
Right, yep, in the bow.
With a bow?
Like why is it wrapped up witha bow?
That feels too cool.

Show Character (55:23):
Real worlds.
Like a nutcase.
That's what everyone thought.
Until he drew the gas in thegreener.

Siobhan (55:31):
Let me just tell you, I'm pretty sure this woman's in
QAnon now.

Show Character (55:35):
There's no way she isn't.
And he wanted to put a stop toit before it was too late.
This was to be the final issue.

Rob (55:47):
There's a numerology there.

Show Character (55:49):
It's not done!

Siobhan (55:51):
You must finish it.
Before you can finish.
I can't imagine that they'reactual Star Wars.

Matt (55:57):
Does anybody remember the like late 80s, 90s, Buffy the
Vampire Slayer?
Hell yes.
He doesn't exactly where hercostuming was done.

Andy (56:06):
Do you mean the movie or the movie?

Show Character (56:08):
How do you know all this?
Sylvester Uncas was my father.

Siobhan (56:16):
Oh.
Oh my god, the dramatic look.
Yeah, how long have you beenwaiting to do that?
That's why I'm not sure.
30 seconds.
Okay, good.
I love that.

Andy (56:26):
He was my father, and he never hugged me.
Clearly.
Uncas backwards.
Is it is the name somethingbackwards?

Show Character (56:33):
Bring my father back.

Andy (56:35):
How son?
I'm not microwave.
Sunko.

Show Character (56:41):
That's who ronzo in the first place, right?

Andy (56:44):
Okay, definitely nothing.

Matt (56:45):
And that's where we lost listeners for this episode.

Show Character (56:48):
What if I can find a microwave oven that big?
Not an oven.
Mr.
Ritzman.
No.
The only way to stop the Notthe Goo.

Matt (56:57):
Oh god.
Look up.
Look up.

Siobhan (56:59):
It's the screenshot.
Thumbnail.
There he is!

Rob (57:07):
What is the matter?

Siobhan (57:11):
Okay.

Rob (57:12):
Oh, geez.

Siobhan (57:16):
Okay, girl.

Andy (57:17):
The strength to pull someone up.

Siobhan (57:21):
He's ghastly.

Matt (57:22):
Six feet in the air.

Siobhan (57:24):
I don't know about six feet.

Matt (57:27):
Are we gonna bat a microwave or jester?
Is that what's gonna happenhere?

Siobhan (57:31):
Yes.

Matt (57:32):
If only I paid attention in science class.

Siobhan (57:34):
Yeah.

Andy (57:35):
They need to make sure he can't.

Siobhan (57:36):
Guess what?

Show Character (57:37):
This nervous can't reproduce.
Yeah, I know.
You sit across from me in Mr.
Reigns in science class.
I think this will work.
As long as a paraboloid cansustain the initial microwave
intensity and the focal regionis sufficiently agitated.

Matt (58:01):
Yeah.
Listen, Hooper.
It might get dangerous.

Andy (58:09):
You do your science shit.
What about you?
I'll pretend I'm a man.
I started this right.

Siobhan (58:14):
I got nerd girls saving the world once again.

Andy (58:17):
Children about to get eaten.
That's just gonna I am just anexplanation for this.
Well, clearly.
Is that uncus?

Matt (58:24):
Um not one that you'd buy.
This is no hey, this guy.

Andy (59:05):
Micro Labor know how I got these cards.
I'm gonna go.

Siobhan (59:15):
Yeah, get him.
Wait, what?
How did they get out andbrought?

Matt (59:21):
Somehow magically escaped.

Siobhan (59:22):
Okay, that was a big old change.
What are we doing, Benny?

Rob (59:29):
We're wondering as well.

Siobhan (59:32):
This girl has to check her hearing if them took away.

Rob (59:37):
This is the kid today.

Siobhan (59:39):
Oh, I thought that was a ghastly grinner for a second.

Andy (59:42):
That looks like a glad he got a haircut.

Rob (59:44):
Wow.

Show Character (59:45):
Microwaves are the answer.
We just weren't using themright.
There's only one.

Rob (59:50):
This girl looks like Timu MyMBalic.

Show Character (59:52):
Yes.
Sure.
Glasses.

Siobhan (59:56):
It was height of blossom, was it not?
I think so.
It's probably lining up prettyclose.

Show Character (01:00:03):
She believed in you.

Siobhan (01:00:05):
But if you don't believe in yourself, she's an
Aneogram, too.
Everybody.
Nobody cares, but I'm tellingyou that's true.

Matt (01:00:16):
If you say so.

Siobhan (01:00:17):
Yep, I do.
Montage! Time for a montage.

Matt (01:00:21):
She got her pencil case out now.

unknown (01:00:24):
Oh.

Matt (01:00:25):
Drawing people with big fists.
Yeah.
Andy's waiting for her to getout her uh Anne Frank folder.
It's hidden really well.

Siobhan (01:00:36):
Oh it is.
Yes.

Matt (01:00:40):
How much longer?
I'm almost finished.

Andy (01:00:46):
Quick, it's gooein' us.

Matt (01:00:48):
Ew.

Andy (01:00:49):
Oh god.

Show Character (01:00:51):
It sure sure is gooey.
I wonder where he is.

Siobhan (01:00:57):
Okay, you got some shit to learn.

Andy (01:01:02):
Obviously, it's a big gun.

Matt (01:01:08):
Let's just say noise.
Oh, by the pigtails.
Cake number two unlocked.

Show Character (01:01:21):
This is the best part.
I don't have much of a sense ofhuman.

Andy (01:01:24):
Oh, she's German.

Show Character (01:01:26):
Hey Smiley.

Matt (01:01:30):
Who's laughing now?

Show Character (01:01:37):
Whoa.

Andy (01:01:41):
And we never saw him again.

Siobhan (01:01:43):
He said now.
Bye.

Andy (01:01:55):
Some Jumanji shit.

Siobhan (01:01:56):
Yeah.
For real.
Oh.

Show Character (01:02:02):
Stay with me.
We're getting out.
I'm with you, Kid.
Let's go.

Show Character (01:02:09):
You can't.

Show Character (01:02:13):
Microwaves didn't work in my world, but
they're yours.

Matt (01:02:27):
Microwave bad guys after all.
I mean, where did you go?
Into the other world.

Siobhan (01:02:35):
Sad and cakes.

Andy (01:02:37):
I don't get it.

Siobhan (01:02:37):
I don't know.

Rob (01:02:39):
Weird.

Andy (01:02:39):
Yep.
I think it might be.
Clearly.

Rob (01:02:48):
Her name is Hooper?

Siobhan (01:02:50):
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
She's only said it like eighttimes.

Rob (01:02:53):
Hooper.

Siobhan (01:02:55):
Oh.
We can only hope.
Oh, nope, we're good.
Whoa.
Oh, it's on fire.

Matt (01:03:11):
Wow.
Ethan!

Andy (01:03:16):
I how did they not get an enemy for this?
I know all right.

Siobhan (01:03:21):
Right?
Oh my god.

Show Character (01:03:24):
I guess I'm glad you're not dead.

Siobhan (01:03:26):
I guess.

Show Character (01:03:27):
So am I.

Siobhan (01:03:28):
We don't care.
You're crazy.
Horrifying.

Show Character (01:03:33):
Is that Ricky?
I wanted to be my father.
Sylvester Uncas.

Siobhan (01:03:41):
Wow, you're allowed to do Ethan.
That'd be great if there waslike continuity between
episodes, right?

Matt (01:03:52):
Apparently there are a lot of other episode Easter eggs
throughout this show.

Siobhan (01:03:57):
That's kind of cool.
We always encourage towns,didn't we, dear?
Okay, the sunglasses too much.
Yeah, Anagastar, for sure.

Rob (01:04:15):
It was giving me Anagastar.
Yeah, absolutely.

Show Character (01:04:18):
Sylvester Uncast never drew a comic again.
He had enough excitement forone lifetime.

Siobhan (01:04:26):
He also looks like a member of the city.

Matt (01:04:28):
And now she's gone full goth like what happened.
She's so cool now.

Siobhan (01:04:31):
She's Charlie XCXing all over us.

Matt (01:04:34):
She went from the nerdiest outfit ever.
She was the matrix.
What happened?

Siobhan (01:04:38):
Yep.
That's a glow-up right there.

Rob (01:04:40):
That's baby Trinity.

Show Character (01:04:44):
Continued next issue.
That was really uh ghastly.

Rob (01:04:50):
Okay.

Show Character (01:04:55):
Thanks for running with world.
That was awesome.

Siobhan (01:04:58):
I feel like someone should say to check that the
fire went out.
And they don't really do that.

Rob (01:05:02):
They turned off the gas, it's fine.

Siobhan (01:05:04):
Oh, great.
Okay, well, good.

Rob (01:05:07):
Well, dude, do you think that's the first one?
This one was definitely edgierand more scary than the first.
I will say that 100%.

Siobhan (01:05:14):
I'm glad that I picked this one.

Rob (01:05:17):
This is a solid selection here.
This is some pretty cool outromusic, if I may say so.

Matt (01:05:30):
Gelodian.
There we go.
Apparently.

Siobhan (01:05:33):
Yay!

Matt (01:05:34):
You know what?
What do we think?

Rob (01:05:36):
The person, first off here.
The person who I thought wasMelissa Joan Art is the boy.

unknown (01:05:42):
Oh!

Siobhan (01:05:46):
That's fun for you to admit.
That's good.
Well done.

Matt (01:05:49):
Well done.
Okay.

Siobhan (01:05:51):
All right.

Matt (01:05:51):
Anyway, go on.
Well, I was gonna say, I one ofthe things I want to start
doing with this show goingforward is picking one drink
from the episode to name theStellar Zip.
Oh, yeah.
That said, we've had such aplethora from this episode
today.
We did start out with SamAdams' Oktoberfest, which is one
of my favorite beers, if notoddly my favorite beer overall.

(01:06:14):
But this fall old-fashioned.
Absolutely wonderful.
Yep.
Does anybody disagree that Ipushed that I, you know.

Siobhan (01:06:21):
Alright, and you can shut up if you do.

Matt (01:06:25):
100%.
Nice.
For sure.
Yeah.
Delightful.
Oh, I found the cinnamon stick.
It was a very easy down thereat the bottom.

Siobhan (01:06:34):
Mine's gone.

Matt (01:06:35):
Alright.
You ate the cinnamon stick?

Siobhan (01:06:37):
I did not eat the cinnamon stick.

Andy (01:06:39):
No, no, her cocktail is gone.

Siobhan (01:06:40):
The drink is gone.

Matt (01:06:41):
I don't think I'm gonna eat the apple either, but I'm
definitely gonna eat the apple.
Yeah, it's gonna happen.
I gotta say, there's obviouslya lot more comedic value at age
39 than it was at age nine.
There's a bit of a differencethere.

Andy (01:06:54):
Fair enough.
I'd actually be really curiousfor you to watch these with your
daughter and see what she'sdoing.
See if they're still spooky forthe right age group.

Matt (01:07:03):
That would be rather interesting.
She doesn't typically do thingsthat are very scary at all, so
it might be a good like.
Okay, I don't I don't know manykids.

Andy (01:07:11):
I'm not saying do it for a podcast, but but I posterity.
At the age we started watchinglike legitimately scary stuff.
Not just this.
Right.
But like, you know, like I saidearlier, I watched Poltergeist
and Exorcist.
Exorcist way too young.
Um I kids don't do that now.
Like I feel like, because likeFive Nights at Freddy's is a big

(01:07:34):
thing right now.
Is it still?
I don't think that's a thingfor kids who are like.
And they're also like a lot ofsurprisingly young kids have
watched Wednesday.

Siobhan (01:07:43):
Is that that scary?
I don't think so.
I mean, it's scarier probablythan what was on TV.
I'd put it in this.

Andy (01:07:49):
Minimum on par with this.
It's like the dark funnythough.
Not really the dark scary.
It's also got some really badacting.
I didn't love it.

Rob (01:07:56):
Well, like we just watched a bunch of a better word, gore.
Yeah.
Like a little bit more gore.

Show Character (01:08:04):
It's got some gore to it, yeah.

Rob (01:08:05):
Um I mean, it's like kind of like a a tween murder mystery
type situation going on.
Which is not bad.
I don't know, but it's not bad.
Yeah.
I like the first season betterthan the second.
I thought they were both kindof.

Andy (01:08:21):
We just finished it like yesterday or the day before.

Rob (01:08:24):
Yeah, I just finished it over the weekend myself.

Andy (01:08:27):
I definitely think this kind of style doesn't exist
much.
So, Drill.
One thing I will say isStranger Things.
Yeah.
Because I feel like StrangerThings had like a little bit of
a kid angle to it.

Siobhan (01:08:40):
Yeah, and because it called back to the 80s, 90s too.

Andy (01:08:43):
This is that like Monster of the Week style show, which I
don't think really happens muchanymore.
Yeah.
Like Matt referenced the Buffy,right?
Like that style of show thatwas like they battled a
different monster in the episodeof the show.
Even back to like Scooby-Doo andstuff like that, where there
was a weekly episode and therewas a bad guy, and there was

(01:09:03):
some scariness to it, and thenoops, okay, was something funny
in the end.

Siobhan (01:09:07):
A weekly episode isn't really even a thing anymore,
right?
Like there it there is in a lotof ways, but like you gotta
gate yourself in so many ways.
Like you really are like givenwhole seasons sometimes or
groups of episodes.

Matt (01:09:21):
So well, to that to that point, like they're doing like
old people now.
They're doing a scrubs rebootreboot.
I'm fine with that.
And apparently Scrubs is gonnabe like on network television,
like not released, like here'snot 10 episode drop.
So I'm interested in seeinglike you don't see that much
anymore.
That's like there are showslike that, but this is still fun
though.

Siobhan (01:09:41):
I feel like there's a level of nostalgia, obviously,
to this for all of us.

Matt (01:09:45):
Oh, absolutely.
Absolutely.
This was like, and then youknow I love it.
Legends of the Hidden Templewas on after this.

Siobhan (01:09:51):
Oh, hell yeah.

Matt (01:09:53):
Because this eventually became like Saturday morning.
Like it went from it was anight show and it was in the
middle of the day.
I don't remember watching thisrandom night.

Andy (01:10:00):
And I would stay up after this because then it got to
There was something else, yeah.
It got to the monsters.

Matt (01:10:06):
Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Siobhan (01:10:07):
It wasn't.
I guess monsters wasn't theNick and I was like, and then
Nick and Knight.

Andy (01:10:11):
And Nick at Knight would show the monsters and the Addams
family.
Dick Van Dyke is on Nick andKnight and TV land.
The monsters.

Matt (01:10:18):
That's good.
Now I'm gonna tangent again.
You remember the lesbian?

Siobhan (01:10:23):
What's up?

Matt (01:10:24):
Thank you for that.
Thank you for that transition,right?

Siobhan (01:10:27):
Oh the I love that you said Van.
Like we couldn't come up with adifferent Vaughn of Vaughn and
V-O-N.

Rob (01:10:34):
Yeah, I'm sorry.
It's my bad.

Matt (01:10:36):
The original Nick and Knight was like Green Acres and
Mr.
Ed.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
It was all those both shows.

Andy (01:10:43):
Which were so good.

Matt (01:10:44):
Oh yeah.

unknown (01:10:45):
Green Acres.

Matt (01:10:46):
They're also like 12 minutes a piece.

Andy (01:10:49):
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
If you go back and watch youknow, even Dick uh Dick and
Knight.

Rob (01:10:53):
Dick and Knight.

Matt (01:11:00):
Start editing now.

Siobhan (01:11:02):
Mr.
Dick! Mr.
Dick.
That one was the fuzzy channel.

Andy (01:11:07):
Yes.

Siobhan (01:11:09):
Skin American.

Andy (01:11:10):
You had to get the dial just right.
Oh, the 90s were a ton.
Oh boy.

Siobhan (01:11:22):
Everybody get ready.

Andy (01:11:24):
In the immortal words of Yako.
Good night, everybody.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for listening.

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