Idiotlab

NASA asks us to draft the BEST VILLAINS this week, and our teams will team up for a three way battle in a colosseum. Not much more to say there, we're talking best ever villains this week along with our ussssssual bullshit. What's the best narrative conflict? Who wins between Magneto and Twister? Is Danny Ocean a villain? Our brains are broken this week. We round out the show with a little...

It's time for...our first spOOOOoooooKy episode for the Halloween season! What if you were put in charge of h-h-h-h-hELL?!!! Would billionaires have permanent wet-head? What if you found out every conspiracy theory was r-r-r-real!??! Could you come up with a new, fresh, popular fast food chain? Then, we wrap things up with a FINAL SEGMENT where Marty embarrasses himself for ten minutes.

What necessary function would you like to stop having to do every day? What SHOULD your name be? If you were on Seinfeld, why would Jerry break up with you? All this and much more on this week's episode. We also pitch a new magician competition show and play a little round of the MATCH ME game. What is it? You'll have to listen!

How hard can it be to beat up a polar bear, right? What are our hosts most afraid of? So many of life's big questions will be tackled this week AND we'll wrap things up by letting Kelly and Scott wrap each other up some presents!

What if ghosts were real? This question, and many more, will be delved into on this very special episode of Idiotlab. Many points of view are taken, and, appreciated.

In a world...where NASA sends the Idiotlab hosts thought-provoking questions every week, what if they instead asked the hosts to draft their favorite WORLDS??? All this week we talk fictional settings, movie locations, and a whole lot more

Which fictional character do you wish was real? What real person would be better fictional? Can you design this year's Spirit Halloween knock off costumes? These questions and many more will be answered on this week's episode!

What is your loftiest dream? What would you do if you were the First Husband to the President of the United States? How would you survive "The Hunger Games?" And just what the heck would Jurassic Park actually be like in the real world? These questions and more all answered on this week's episode!

"NASA" beams in hypotheticals to our three hosts who cannot control what they are asked OR for how long they must answer! This week, they drive into: What if the Idiotlab hosts were in the military? What positions would they be? Is there a famous criminal who should NOT be in prison? The hosts will also wrap up with a classic quiz about famous Scotts, Kellys, and Martys!

The final episode of Spoofs, Goofs, and Novelty Songs (for now) and we're finally tackling the seminal spoof trailblazer AIRPLANE! You know it, you love it, but did our hosts love it? Then, Scott plays a series of short clips from novelty songs we've covered in the past. Marty and Kelly MUST guess which song each clip is from! Finally, Marty presents a few novelty gravestones and we play a guessin...

No full episode this week! Due to some scheduling conflicts, episodes 99 and 100 had to be delayed a week. INSTEAD, Kelly has collected a few voicemails that folks have left for us over the course of the podcast. We take a listen to those and talk about them! See you next week for our second "guest" episode!

This week we're headed back in time as we discuss the seminal Sam Raimi flick ARMY OF DARKNESS. If you enjoy hearing 20 minutes of compliments about this movie, this is the podcast FOR YOU. Then, Marty plays us a CHIPTUNE classic and we play a round of an iconic SGNS game: Impress Santa, Video Game Edition. Lots of fun. Lots of Santa. Finally, Scott quizzes Marty on the truthiness of a few interes...

Take me out to this podcast! That's right, this week is all about baseball as we discuss FERRELL TAKES THE FIELD and THE UNAUTHORIZED BASH BROTHERS EXPERIENCE with special guest Andrew Minten! Then, Scott introduces a new game as we play a little celebrity tweet guessing game! Finally, Marty takes us home with a discussion of STRETCH ARMSTRONG and we play the impersonation guessing game that has b...

Gawrsh! We take a trip to the college x-games as we return to the Goofyverse to review the non-seminal direct to video AN EXTREMELY GOOFY MOVIE. Kelly then presents a few songs from the SONIC franchise of video games. Don't worry, he doesn't "rickroll" us like he did the last time he did this. We then take a walk past a normal mounted fish, only for it to turn out to be that darned BIG MOUTH BILLY...

We're finally recording in person again and thank GOD we are, because this week we're headed to America to review the seminal capitalism satire SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. Is this one of the best flicks we've done on the show??? Then, we discuss the music of one of the composers of Sorry to Bother You, as Marty teaches us a little about the band TUNE-YARDS. Scott then shows us all a garden gnome...who th...

We've finally done it. We've tackled a film featuring the star who's face is the logo of this podcast. That's right, we head to the opera for the... seminal Marx Brothers classic A NIGHT AT THE OPERA! We also make an announcement regarding the future of the podcast. Scott then teaches us about the vocal ranges used in performing opera and he plays clips featuring famous opera performers! Kelly rou...

School's out for summer and this week we're heading back to school to review the seminal teen comedy ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL! Is this movie a cult classic? Or is it a classic case of not being very good?! In honor of some of the stars of this week's movie, we discuss the music of the RAMONES, including Dee Dee Ramone's rendition of MASH POTATO TIME. It's very bad! Then, Kelly takes us home as we...

This week we are...smoking?! That's right, we're tackling the mid-seminal Jim Carrey romp THE MASK. Yes we know it is not a spoof movie, but hey, Mr. Carrey does a few whacky impressions at least?!! Then, Scott presents the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' iconic ZOOT SUIT RIOT and teaches us all about the real life events that inspired the song. I love learning! Finally, Marty takes us home as he asks us...

We steal from the rich and give to ourselves as we review the non-seminal ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS. Another entry from Mel Brooks in the books, does this movie hold up to his other classics??  Scott then digs into his history books and uncovers one of the oldest novelty songs in history: I'VE DULLED THY SWORD, THE SQUIRE'S JAPE! Finally, Marty traps his co-hosts inside the studio and challenges t...

Prep your treats and tricks, for this week we head to a dog show for the seminal Christopher Guest mockumentary BEST IN SHOW! Spoiler: we all love this movie. Scott also presents a series of covers of the George Gershwin aria SUMMERTIME and we play a little guessing game determining the year of release. How well do Marty and Kelly know their musical history? (not well)  Kelly takes us home as he s...

We return to the land of television as we review GENTLE AND SOFT: THE STORY OF THE BLUE JEAN COMMITTEE! The Documentary Now crew takes aim at the "History of the Eagles" and music documentaries in general.  Later, Scott presents a dissertation on the entire genre of YACHT ROCK and we play a little quiz determining whether a few songs qualify as Yacht Rock or Not Yacht Rock. Marty takes us home as...

This week we finally return to live action as we head to America for the...controversial hidden camera road trip spoof BAD TRIP. Are pranks unethical? Is this movie funny? Questions that will surely be answered! A hot debate this week! Scott then describes his favorite tattoos of Marty and Kelly's as we discuss THE TATTOOED LADY. Kelly takes us home by introducing us to his pet...ROCK!

This week we're headed to Toon Town as we review the seminal live action animation mashup WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT! Just when you thought we were done with animated films, we pulled ourselves back into another one! By far our longest chat about a movie on the podcast yet! Then, its all Marty all the time as he presents "Nirvana"'s DROWNED IN THE SUN, we talk about AI generated music, and wraps thin...

For our final trip to Dreamworks Animation we head back to middle school as we review the seminal CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE! The end of April Fool's Month is nigh, but, we get to enjoy a reasonable kid's flick for our efforts!  Then, Scott presents the M.I.A. classic PAPER PLANES and we play a little sound effect improv game inspired by Who's Line Is It Anyway! Kelly takes us home a...

Leave the shark-gun, take the shark-cannoli! We continue April Fool's Month we another Dreamworks Animation classic, the not-quite seminal SHARK TALE. Scott takes us down a rabbit hole, discussing the music of the video game series Fallout as we take a listen to CRAWL OUT THROUGH THE FALLOUT. Finally, Marty brings us along on a road trip, as trek across the state of South Dakota toward WALL DRUG a...