A Very Special Podcast

Patrick and Kat slide back into the wild world of THE MARY TYLER MOORE, and this time it's their season one holiday spectacular! Merry Christmas! Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Website: https://averyspecialpodcast.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

#240: That Girl - "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid"  I know the 2021 release schedule has been rather flakey, but Patrick and Kat promise it'll be the best Holly Jolly Jamboree ever! First up is THAT GIRL, the classic 60s sitcom starring Marlo Thomas. In this episode, she spends Christmas break at her boarding school drama teacher job to take care of a rich kid who's been abandoned by his Hollywoo...

#239: ER - "ER Confidential" It's a WILD night in the ER! Susan has a cranky patient in dire need of dialysis (played by Garret Morris), Carol faces an ethical dilemma, Doug's about to go on a sexy trip with his hot new girlfriend, Benton's looking for action (both in the surgical world and with the ladies), and Dr. Carter experiences a life changing moment. Oh, and it's Thanksgiving! Gobble, Gobb...

#238: Head of the Class - "Poltergeist III"  Patrick and Kat revisit HEAD OF THE CLASS, a show about inner-city teens involved in some type of high school honor program. Anyway, this episode is about ghosts. It's kind of fun. ENJOY!   Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Website: https://averyspecialpodcast.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodca...

#237: Days of Our Lives - "Marlena's Possession"  Remember back in the 1990s when you'd rush home from school hoping to catch the tail end of Days of Our Lives? But, when Marlena became possessed by the devil, I bet you feigned an illness several times to see what the hell that was all about, right?  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Website...

#235: Are You Afraid of the Dark? - "Tale of the Dangerous Soup" It's CLOSE to October, so HERE COMES THE BOOS! This week, Patrick and Kat revisit an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? that featured an early performance by everyone's favorite Neve Campbell. Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Website: https://averyspecialpodcast.com/ Follo...

#235: Blossom - "Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men"  Patrick and Kat revisit an episode of Blossom where the gang decides to embark on a trip to Disneyland. We have more questions than answers and for some reason, we keep calling Blossom's dad an incorrect name.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Website: https://averyspecialpodcast.com/ Follo...

#234: Parker Lewis Can't Lose - "Radio Free Flamingo" In this week's episode, Patrick and Kat revisit the wacky world of PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE, a relatively popular sitcom from the early days of the FOX network.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Website: https://averyspecialpodcast.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

#233: Major Dad - "Who's That Blonde?" In this week's episode, Patrick and Kat slide into the world of MAJOR DAD... a possibly beloved sitcom from the early 90s about a military school major who balances that life with his super-liberal new bride.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Website: https://averyspecialpodcast.com/ Follow us on Twitt...

#232: The Golden Girls - "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die" Hey gang! Patrick and Kat are coming at you with another trip to Miami to spend time with some of our favorite gal pals... The Golden Girls! This time around Sophia and Rose get some dating advice from Blanche, and well... it doesn't go according to plan.  Join us, won't you? Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  http...

#231: Saved by the Bell - "Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind" It's been ages since we last went to Bayside, but here we are back at it with a whole episode dedicated to SAVED BY THE BELL. Zack and Co. nominate Screech to pose as an alien as part of his latest get-rich-quick schemes, but now the government is sniffing around bayside. Ugh! Plus, Kat clears the air (again) on her thoughts about the n...

#230: Who's The Boss? - "Charmed Lives" Way before THE NANNY ever came into fruition, Fran Drescher casually slipped into the WHO'S THE BOSS-VERSE as Joyce Columbus, a young gal w/ dreams of becoming the next big thing. The only problem... DONNA DIXON was standing in her way. Yes, Patrick and Kat have gone back to WHO'S THE BOSS, but it's not your average episode of WHO'S THE BOSS. No, it's a BACK...

#229: Preston Prep - "Birthday Joint" Patrick and Kat slip into the world of Preston Prep. From what we could could gather, it was a very short-lived syndicated teen sitcom in the same variety of Saved by the Bell and California Dreams that premiered sometime in the 1993-1994 television season. It followed the story of a group of teens, mostly rich kids with prestigious backgrounds, who attended a...

#228: Parks and Recreations - "The Debate" Patrick and Kat's "accidental" Rob Lowe themed episodes comes to an end with a celebratory trip to Pawnee, Indiana. Yes, Parks and Recreations makes its AVSP debut with the great debate between Leslie Knope and Bobby Newport. Ooga!  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast.

#227: The Grinder - "Pilot" This week Patrick and Kat slide into the wild world of one of our favorite cancelled-way-too-soon series, The Grinder, which originally aired on FOX way back in the mid-2010s. It starred our boys Fred Savage and Rob Lowe as brothers. One is a lawyer, the other is an actor who played a lawyer on television, and now he thinks he can do it for real. What a hoot!  Don't for...

#226: Outrage (1998) We're back! Sorry, we've been busy... but we're here right now to discuss a made-for-tv movie starring Kat's boy, Rob Lowe, and Jennifer Grey. The best way to describe this movie is it's one of those suspenseful, always-in-peril-type films but in a good way. Yes, we enjoyed it!  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast.

#225: ABC Afterschool Special - "Schoolboy Father" We're back, boys! This time, Patrick and Kat slip into the wild world of early 80s ABC Afterschool Specials. In this one, they discuss SCHOOLBOY FATHER, where a young Rob Lowe discovers nine months after a fling with Dana Plato that he is now a daddy! Oooga!  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast...

#224: The Switch (2010) All good things must come to an end... and that includes Jason Bateman January. For the final flight, Patrick and Kat slide into the cinematic side of Jason Bateman's illustrious career with his 2010 romantic comedy... THE SWITCH, which also happens to star one of his long-time gal pals, Jennifer Aniston.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.c...

#223: Some of My Best Friends - "Pilot" Jason Bateman January crosses over into the early 2000s with Some of My Best Friends, which was a short-lived CBS sitcom where Jason Bateman plays a young, gay, down-on-his-luck, unemployed writer who gets a buff, straight, very macho, unemployed actor as a roommate. It's like Will & Grace, without Will, or Grace, or Jack, or Karen. But, of course, shenaniga...

Episode #222: Chicago Sons - "Pilot"  Jason Bateman January continues with a visit to Chicago Sons, a short-lived NBC sitcom from 1997 that dealt with the trial and tribulations of three brothers who lived in an apartment that overlooked Wrigley Field.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #221: The Hogan Family - "Movin' On" New Year! New Us! New Theme Month! It's time for Jason Bateman January, a string of episodes dedicated to one of the greatest and hardest working actors of all time. First up, Patrick and Kat revisit his days on The Hogan Family via the season three episode that also introduced us to Sandy Duncan's character. How will her arrival impact the Hogan Family...

Episode #220: The Santa Clause (1994) Wow, another adventure with the Holly Jolly Jamboree? Join Patrick and Kat as they revisit the 1994 Tim Allen film, The Santa Clause, and debate with each other how this film plays out twenty-six later.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #219: White Christmas (1954) The Holly Jolly Jamboree is going back to the golden age of Hollywood to discuss the classic musical starring Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, and Vera-Ellen.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #218: Modern Family - "Undeck the Halls" The Holly Jolly Jamboree is still in town for a few more days and Patrick and Kat slide back to the late aughts for a holiday check-in with the Modern Family gang.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #217: Scrooged (1988) It's time for another celebration with the Holly Jolly Jamboree as Patrick and Kat revisit 1988's SCROOGED, which is yet another adaptation of A Christmas Carol.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast