Yuletide TV: A Christmas Podcast

On the penultimate episode of the season, Jon shares his personal favorite pick, "Xmas Story" from the second season of Futurama (available on Hulu). Does the year 3000 still have the holiday spirit or is the future not as full as festivities as the hosts hope? Listen in to hear their thoughts!  

Other topics discussed in this episode include: monstrous babies, The Matrix and its sequels, John Goodman, replacement voice actors, goo...

The final week of Season 3 begins as the boys share their personal favorites. Brian kicks things off by having the hosts watch the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew review "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't" (available on Netflix). Listen in to hear three guys watch a thing and makes jokes about one guy and two robots watching a thing and making jokes. 

Other topics discussed in this episode include: prunes, James Bond, Christmas pl...

The last pick of Significant Other Week goes to Chris's fiance who has the boys watch a Disney Channel favorite Phil of the Future. This second season episode, "Christmas Break", features some time traveling shenanigans, but is youthful humor enough to keep the hosts' attention? Listen in to find out!

Other topics discussed in this episode include: sports betting, curling (like a lot of talk about curling), NBC sci-fi series La Bre...

On today's episode, Jon's girlfriend asks the boys to watch an episode of the classic CW teen drama Gossip Girl. Will the teens reign supreme when it comes to celebrating the season? Or is the biggest lie of this episode making the viewer think it has anything to do with Christmas? Listen in to find out!

Other topics discussed in this episode include: actress and Real Housewife Kyle Richards, Police Women, winter formal dance theme...

The tables turn slightly as a new week of the podcast kicks off! The hosts have their significant others pick which Christmas episodes to watch, starting with "Christmas" from the first season of the show Divorce (available to stream on HBOMAX) selected by Brian's wife. Come and see how a show with two lead actors each with three names navigates the tricky waters of celebrating the holidays while trying to hide a split.

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Blind Pick Week concludes with an episode from the third season of Bones, "The Santa in the Slush" (available on Hulu). Will this long-running procedural turn out to be a lively holiday helper or a rotting Christmas corpse? Listen in to find out!

Other topics discussed in this episode include: Rebel Wilson, personifying corporations, feeling puckish, diner sitting etiquette, skeletons, bad investigating skills, leaps of logic, Kevi...

Blind Pick week continues with Jon leading the discussion on "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" from the sixth season of The X-Files (available on Hulu). Is the truth out there? The boys try and get to the bottom of where this falls in the Christmas canon, leading to a rather contentious debate at the end of the episode. Listen in to find out where they land.

Other topics discussed in this episode include: ghosts vs. goats, director ...

Blind Pick Week begins with Brian having the boys watch "Santa on Ice" from the second season of the CBS sitcom Becker (available on PlutoTV, which is a surprisingly good streaming service). Chris starts a new segment called "Better Know a Becker," and then the hosts do their best to discuss this forgotten sitcom. Is it bursting with Christmas Spirit or is Becker too much of a grouch to spread any holiday cheer?

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Kids Show Week comes to a close with Chris having the boys take a look at "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave" from the Saturday morning cartoon, Recess (available on Disney+). Will the hosts let their memories of this show cloud their judgements or does it stand well enough on its own to be deemed a classic? Listen in to find out!

Other topics discussed in this episode include: cowboys, Dad woes, harnesses vs. leashes, Robert Goulet, ho...

Kids Show Week continues with this Saturday morning classic. Jon leads the discussion about "Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas" from the fourth season of the animated X-Men TV series (available on Disney+). Will mutant merriment reign supreme or will ruby quartz visor of nostalgia be removed from the hosts' eyes revealing an episode no longer packs a super-heroic punch? Listen in to find out!

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Kid's Show week kicks off with a Nickelodeon classic. The boys review "Arnold's Christmas" from the first season of Hey Arnold! (available on Hulu). Will this prove to the best first true Christmas Classic of the season, or will the these of this episode be a little too heavy to qualify as holiday cheer? 

Other topics discussed in this episode include: the best potato, ordering gifts early, neckties, bowties, which character this e...

Pandering Week comes to a close with a look at a TV show whose Christmas episodes have become as stories as the show itself these days. The boys review "Christmas Party" from the second season of The Office (available on Peacock). Do they adore the show as much as the rest of world? Listen in to find out!

Other topics discussed in this episode include: sending links, I Think You Should Leave, SNL casts, naming Brian's baby, rewatch...

Pandering week continues as the hosts take on Festivus in "The Strike" from the ninth season of Seinfeld (available on Netflix). Does this mythical holiday hold any Christmas Cheer, or do the boys have a number of grievances they are looking to air against this episode? Listen in to find out!

Other topics discussed in this episode include: Twitter avatars, consequences, creati...

Welcome to Season 3 of the Yuletide TV podcast! The boys kick off their third year reviewing Christmas TV episodes with Pandering Week, reviewing some classic Christmas eps for popular TV shows. They begin their journey with "The One Where Rachel Quits" from the third season of Friends (available to stream on HBOMAX). Will they start off their new season with a classic or a lump of coal? get your holiday season started by listening...

The baddest boys in Christmas podcast are ready to kickoff their 3rd season, once again reviewing 15 Christmas-centric episodes from 15 unique television series over the course of five weeks. Listen in to hear their picks and the new theme weeks they have in store for season 3! 

In between drafting their picks for the new season, the boys discuss: revising the podcast mission statement, their lack of qualifications for doing this p...

The final bonus episode before season 3 is here, and that means the boys take another look at the intersection of Halloween Spooks and Christmas cheer. This year they watch and review the 2005 film Santa's Slay starring professional wrestler Bill Goldberg. Does this slasher deserve a spot in your holiday viewing? Listen to find out!

Other topics discussed in this episode include: finding true love, the differences between buffalo a...

As their run of bonus episodes wind down, the boys take a look at a series from a country where they have the most listeners who don't speak English: Germany. Over Christmas (or ÜberWeihnachten) is a German limited series that is available on Netflix. The boys watch all three episodes and find themselves in perhaps the toughest spot yet for determining an accurate rating. Stick around until the end to find out what if they think th...

The boys test out a new tradition by claiming August to be "A Long Way to Christmas". Much like last year where they watched "Accepted" starring Justin Long for their August bonus episode, this year they are selecting another film from this actor's illustrious career, "Herbie: Fully Loaded". Have they stumbled upon a genius idea or are they embarking on a tradition that will only make that lengthy Christmas wait even longer?

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In the conclusion of their two-part Christmas in July special, the boys wrap up their journey with Dash & Lily (streaming on Netflix). Did their enthusiasm from part one carry through to call this a Christmas Classic? Listen to find out!

Non-Christmas topics in this episode include: the Ambiguously Gay Duo, the heat, Jon's ski routine ideas, a very messy summary, Armie Hammer, coats, reasons to move to Fiji, bad flags, stakes as st...