Big Bad Beetle Bros

Welcome one and all to our review of the FIRST EVER Beetleborgs fan film, Beetleborgs Apocallix: Episode 0!! Produced by friend of the pod Kaz, this short pilot episode gives fans a glimpse at what could have happened after the disappointing ending of Metallix back in '98. Be sure and stay tuned in the coming weeks for Cam and Ryan's interview with Kazdan further discussing his inspirations, other...

THE END IS NIGH!! Well actually the end is HERE. We've done it! After nearly three full years, a global pandemic, an epic road trip, and 88 episodes of 90s television we have finally completed our journey! This week we sat back and took our time as we dove into Mega Borg Power, the "finale" of the Beetleborgs series! Join us on this less than grand finale as we prepare for the end. And if this fin...

SPOILER ALERT!! Cam and Ryan evade the final episode of Beetleborgs by diving into Sam Raimi's marvelous return to comic book cinema! We're going full spoiler on this one so if you haven't seen this fresh MCU installment, avert thine ears!

We're so close to the end we can smell it! Or maybe that's just us? The Bros welcome back a familiar herr doktor this week as we dive into the penultimate episode of Beetleborgs Metallix! Can you believe we made it this far?? To help celebrate this momentous occasion the Bros are launching our very first Kickstarter campaign! We go over it in detail in the opening of the episode but long story sho...

Look up in the sky! It's a bat! It's a plane! No, it's Super Fang! Flabber gaslights his friends as the Crustaceans try yet again to best the Beetleborgs. With only two episodes of Metallix left, the Bros are quickly reaching finale time!

WHOOOOOOOO BOOOOOIIIIII!!!! HERE WE GO! Happy (late) Easter folks! As we gear up to finish off the final three episodes of Metallix we decided to get into the groove of things with… this? Cam and Ryan team up to tackle the single most disturbing thing we’ve ever watched for this podcast (and yeah, that IS an accomplishment). Hop along with us as we face this phallic filled Finnish film!

LET’S GET READY TO ROBO RRRRRUUUUUUUBMLLLLLLE!!!! The countdown to the end of Metallix continues this week as the Bros take on Episode 32, Robo Rumble. Are there robos? Absolutely. Are there rumbles? Oh you know it. Do the Robos Rumble? Tune in to find out!!

Ninja! Ninja! Ninjaaaaaa!!! The Bros are joined this week by head Yokai himself, TJ Bowerser, as they dive into Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. How is a show both darker and sillier than Beetleborgs? How could Saban pull nearly two seasons of Power Rangers from this footage? How do we keep watching shows better than our namesake? Answers to all these and more can be found in this Big Bad Ninja Bonus Epis...

Fee Fie Foe Fum! I smell the blood of a Beetle Bro! Be he Ryan, Cam, or Nik, they'll all watch this show until they're sick! The Bros are back this week with Metallix Episode 31 Battle of the Giants and the 5th to last episode of the season. Can Nukus defeat a level 30 Roboborg with his EV trained Boron? Will Drew get in the flabbing robot?? Find out all this and more this week as we crawl towards...

Bibleman has thrown the Bros down a rabbit hole of locked away memories and low budget made for DVD Christian media! The only ones who can solve this are the kids at Bloodhounds Incorporated! Or maybe a clinical psychiatrist specializing in childhood traumas, but that's not in our budget this season so Bloodhounds, Inc it is. Billy Forester dons his best Max Headroom impression in this all but los...

Let the countdown begin! The Bros are back with the 6th to last episode of Metallix, Mega Spectra Beetleborgs! How many new toys can they sell us in one episode? What event took nearly 82 episodes to happen? Will we survive the final five episodes?? Find out all this and more this week with the Big Bad Beetle Bros!!

Your prayers have been answered, we’re back! This week the Bros sat down for a bonus episode of truly Biblical proportions. Diving deep into the childhood of Cam and Ryan we dug up an episode of BIBLEMAN!! Specifically Bibleman: Power Source season 2 episode 1, Terminating the Toxic Tonic of Distrust. Did you watch any of the Bibleman series as a kid? Does Bibleman count as tokusatsu? Are there an...

Roboborg, ARISE!! The time has finally come! The end of the Astral Sword Saga is here! The Bros have officially reached the finale of the major metallix arc and oooooooooh is it something!

Come out with your hands up! We have you surrounded! This is an Astral Ambush, lower your foam swords and plastic coins and no one gets hurt! The Bros are back for yet another surprisingly plot heavy episode in the Astral Sword Saga! Can the borgs secure all eight coins? Will Dragonborg keep up this accent for two more episodes? Have the monsters finally embraced their nefarious nature?? Find out...

The Bros are back, technical difficulties and all! Don’t you just love working remote? On the bright side we got our first ever Gold Rated Episode! That’s right folks, Metallix finally impressed us enough to squeeze a golden rating out of us. Why is this episode a Gold? Who is being held for ransom? What spy movies has Mums been watching on Flabber’s secret wall television?? Find out all this and...

B Fighta! B Fighta! Ryan and Cam join the next generation of Beetle Fighters this week as we check out the first episode of B Fighter Kabuto, the Japanese Metal Heroes counterpart that Beetleborgs Matallix pulls its footage from.

It may not be a bella notte but it sure is a cold one! The Bros are back at it for Metallix Episode 26, Lady and the Champ! This time around the lady IS the champ as Ladyborg steals the show this week! With Astral Bazooka in hand, special sensors alert, and eyes only for Mantron melting, this Astral Borg gives the Crustaceans one helluva headache!!

The Beetle Bros went live!! After nearly a full year of being on the Project Louder Network we finally tried out a live streamed episode! If y’all wanna catch our handsome faces for the video stream of this episode be sure and head over to Project Louder on YouTube and stay tuned to our own YouTube channel where it’ll soon appear as well! Wolfie gets a short lived but still wild ride into battle t...

The truth will set you free!!! Or at the very least it set Fireborg free… kind of? A lot happened in this episode folks and no amount of puns or quips are gonna help us make sense of it, but we’ll sure as hell try! The Bros dive into the twenty fourth episode of Beetleborgs Metallix this week as we enter the holiday season.

The name’s Borg… Dragon Borg, I’ll take my Crustaceans shaken not stirred. The Bros meet the first Astral Borg this week and he’s one helluva charmer! Can the kids retrieve the Astral Coins? Will the evil Mantrons manage to manhandle the monsters in the mansion? Find out this week before our coins are stolen and the Bros are forced back into their comic book!!

Looks like our Fortunes will be favored this week as the Bros get a visit from not only Les but Art as well for the first time since Metallix began!! Cam and Ryan dive into the start of the “Astral Sword Saga” and desperately try to not compare it to Kamen Rider OOOs too much. Seriously though… how many bug themed toku heroes summoned from coins can there be?? Join the Bros, the evil Mantrons, the...

Once upon a midday dreary, three Bros pondered with eyes so bleary, Over many a tainted and low budget volume of 90s Saban lore. While we watched it, nearly napping, suddenly there came a rapping, As of some Nano smoothly rapping, rapping at our studio door. “Tis some listener,” I muttered, “checking out our pod merch store- We’ve new designs, and soon much more!” ahem… with that out of the way, w...

Cowabunga Bros!! The boys are back with the Project Louder boss man himself, TJ Bowser, for a shell shocking bonus episode! This week we dive into Ninja Turtles The Next Mutation (or Hero Turtles for some of our European viewers) and investigate one of Saban’s strangest concoctions to grace the 90s. So slap your first initial on your chest, prep your repainted vehicle of choice, and get ready to T...

OOOOGER BOOOGEY BOOOOGER!! Halloween may be over but we’ve still got some scares up our sleeve… or is that slime? Either way, we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming with episode 20 of Beetleborgs Metallix… Booger Man… are we sure that’s the title? We confirmed it with HR and corporate? Huh… well alrighty then! Tune in and booger out with the Bros as we dive into this week’s kaiju sized...

What is the "Big Bad Beetleborgs" Cemetery really like? Let me take you on a journey through Southern California and into the historic Beetleborgs town, Santa Paula. I stayed for three nights and I'm back to share all of my exciting discoveries with you! I endured hours of riding on airplanes, trains, cars, and public transit but I came out of it a better man. On a budget of $800, I'll tell you ho...