A Very Special Podcast

Episode #216: Futurama - "Xmas Story" The Holly Jolly Jamboree continues to jingle when Patrick and Kat slide into the future with a look at how the Futurama gang celebrates Xmas. Spoiler alert: it involves a giant, killer, robot Santa.  Plus, the history of Xmas being used as an abbreviation for Christmas... and behind the scenes bloopers of us trying to record our intro.  Don't forget to also ch...

Episode #215: Even Stevens - "Heck of a Hanukkah" It's your faves, Patrick and Kat, sneaking in a surprise Hanukkah-themed episode during the 2021 Holly Jolly Jamboree. In this episode, a first season episode of the Disney Channel's Even Stevens is discussed, as well as a plethora of other early 2000s Disney Channel staples.  Plus, a look into Kat's weird early 2000s radio wave-based internet serv...

Episode #214: Home Improvement - "Yule Better Watch Out" Why is Randy Taylor so evil? How often does Tim Taylor go to the Emergency Room? Is Wilson a cult leader? All this and more on a very special holiday episode of Home Improvement!  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #213: I Love Lucy - "I Love Lucy Christmas Show" To kick off the Holly Jolly Jamboree, Patrick and Kat slide back to the mid-50s for a check-in with television's original favorite couple, The Ricardos!  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #212: The 62nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1988) Patrick and Kat dip into what could possibly be the strangest mixture of late 80s pop culture... a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #211: Felicity - "The Last Thanksgiving" This week, Patrick and Kat follow the adventures of Felicity Porter, who once followed some random dude from high school she had a thing for all the way to New York City on a whim. Anyway, it's four years after her stalker-ish impulse, and well, everyone associated with her is miserable... but it's Thanksgiving, so expect drama. Plus, Keri Russell g...

Episode #210: Roseanne - "We Gather Together" It's another Thanksgiving-themed episode and this week Patrick and Kat head on over to Lanford, Illinois to see what The Conners were up to in 1989.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #209: George & Leo - "The Thanksgiving Show" It's time for our first helping of Thanksgiving-themed episodes of the podcast and this week Patrick and Kat are sliding into a seemingly forgotten sitcom from the late 1990s, George & Leo. It starred Bob Newhart, Judd Hirsch, Jason Batemen, and long-time gal pal, Robyn Lively.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...

Episode #208: Boy Meets World - "I Was a Teenage Spy" Sliding out of Halloween, Patrick and Kat slip into a fantasy sequence episode of Boy Meets World where Cory accidentally electrocutes himself plugging his laptop computer in and is magically transported back to the 1950s. Meanwhile, everyone in town thinks he's a Russian spy.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...

Episode #207: The Haunted House (1929) Just when you thought Patrick and Kat were done with Halloween, they go ahead and release a bonus boo. For your listening pleasure, they are dipping into the wild world of an early Mickey Mouse animated short.  Plus, some sidestepping into the Walt Disney animation process, some discussing of The Skeleton Dance, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and just abou...

Episode #206: Frasier - "Halloween" After Kat's intense rewatch of every Cheers and Frasier episode, it's time to incorporate her impressive marathon television viewing into the podcast, with our first foray in the spin-off world of Frasier Crane. In this episode, Roz confides with Frasier that she thinks she may be pregnant, and somehow shenanigans ensue and Niles thinks it is Frasier and Daphne...

Episode #205: Don't Look Under the Bed (1999) Alas, it's Kat's WHITE WHALE, the infamous Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), DON'T LOOK UNDER THE BED, which in itself, is a bizarre ride to the far side.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #204: The Adventures of Pete & Pete - "Halloweenie" Four years after attempting to do this episode of The Adventures of Pete & Pete once before, Patrick and Kat revisit it, with successful results.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #203: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) Patrick and Kat dip into the Universal Classic Monsters archives and check out a combination sequel to both Frankenstein and The Wolf Man.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #202: Rugrats - "Curse of the Werewuff" Our annual Halloween treat, HERE COMES THE BOOS, continues with Patrick and Kat checking in on the RUGRATS gang and seeing what these little tykes think of the holiday.  Don't forget to also check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. Follow us on Twitter: @VeryPodcast

Episode #201: Brooklyn Nine-Nine - "Halloween III" Halloween is close-ish and we are now dipping into our seventh season of HERE COMES THE BOOS, where it's straight-up Halloween-themed from now until the witch lady sings. First up is the third installment of the Halloween Heist from our friends at Brooklyn Nine-Nine.  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/...

Episode #200: The Simpsons - "Selma's Choice" Ooga! It is time for the 200th episode spectacular, and Patrick and Kat have decided it was time to return to the greatest city on Earth... SPRINGFIELD. Oh, and it's the episode where Selma takes Bart and Lisa to DUFF GARDENS...  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. By supporting our podcas...

Episode #199: Newhart - "The Last Newhart" Whaddup world! Patrick and Kat are closing episodes in the 100s range with a fun look into the world of THE FINAL EPISODE OF NEWHART.  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. By supporting our podcast, we promise to deliver sizzling bonus content like our COMMERCIAL CORNER podcast or MOVIE NIGHT....

Episode #198: My Two Dads - "In Her Dreams" Patrick and Kat FINALLY slide into the world of MY TWO DADS and pick a signature episode in which Nicole imagines what her life would have been like had her mother survived, played by Special Guest EMMA SAMMS!  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. By supporting our podcast, we promise to deli...

Episode #197: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - "Ted" Ooga! Patrick and Kat dip into the BUFFYVERSE with a fun-filled episode featuring John Ritter as a killer robot who is dating Buffy's mom.  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. By supporting our podcast, we promise to deliver sizzling bonus content like our COMMERCIAL CORNER podcast or MOVI...

Episode #196: My Secret Identity - "Pilot" Wowsers! This week, Patrick and Kat decided to check out the late 80s Canadian import, MY SECRET IDENTITY. This was the show in which a young Jerry O'Connell develops superpowers after inadvertently stepped in front of a photon beam that his wacky mad scientist-like neighbor had in his basement.  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon: http...

Episode #195: Sweet Valley High - "Playing With Fire" Ooga! Patrick and Kat slide back into the wild world of Sweet Valley High with the third book in the series, which wasn't as exciting as the previous two entries, but at least it had a good message.  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. By supporting our podcast, we promise to delive...

Episode #194: The O.C. - "The Graduates" Ooga! It's a big night here at the podcast, as it's time for us to say goodbye to a very special friend of ours... MARISSA COOPER.  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VerySpecialPodcast. By supporting our podcast, we promise to deliver sizzling bonus content like our COMMERCIAL CORNER podcast or MOVIE NIGHT. Oh, a...

Episode #193: Roc - "The Stan who Came to Dinner" Patrick and Kat slip back into their comfort zone, the early 1990s, to examine a somewhat, lesser-known series, Roc, starring Charles S. Dutton as a blue-collar worker. The episode we selected guest stars George Wendt and Rhea Perlman as a married couple who are on the outs with each other but strangely find their marriage now in the hands of Roc. ...

Episode #192: Raiders of the Lost Episode Oh, originally Patrick and Kat were going to bless with you a HOT episode of THE FACTS OF LIFE, but Bruce the Intern had some technical issues. So, it's fallen into the pit of lost episodes. Anyway, we still wanted to give you an episode this week, so enjoy some hot bonus content from our PATREON page.  PLUS, look for A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST over at Patreon...