A Very Special Podcast

Episode #143: Fawlty Towers - "The Germans" Release Date: March 26, 2019 It's All-Request Weekend here at A Very Special Podcast, and Patrick and Kat watch Fawlty Towers for the first time ever. They were told that the episode "The Germans" was the go-to episode for a newcomer to the series. Well, it wasn't exactly our cup of tea, but we made the best of it. Plus, the origin story of the Sheldon a...

Episode #142: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Chuckles Bites the Dust" Release Date: March 18, 2019 Patrick and Kat dip back into the wild world of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and this time they revisit an episode that TV Guide has named one of the funniest and most iconic moments of television. Yes, the time Chuckles the Clown, local hero, was killed by a rogue elephant at a circus parade. It's a sad....

Episode #141: The Bob Newhart Show - "Fly the Unfriendly Skies" Release Date: March 11, 2019 Patrick and Kat have been ignoring many sitcoms of the 70s the past few years, but 2019's trip into the swinging 70s continues with The Bob Newhart Show. The O.G. Bob Newhart sitcom and they welcome his brave first foray into scripted television with the premier episode of the series ever, when Robert Hart...

  In the early 1980s, Family Feud managed to tap into the retro-wave of yesteryear by bringing on the cast of Batman to battle it out with the case of Gilligan's Island. In the grand scheme of things, it was a fairly subpar game of Family Feud, but the way-too-long introduction clocking in at about ten minutes, raised a lot of questions for Patrick and Kat. Like, what was up with Richard Dawson's...

Episode #139: Santa Barbara - "July 30, 1984" Release Date: February 26, 2019 Patrick and Kat slip back into the world of daytime television and this time it is through the lens of the Capwell family and the other citizens of Santa Barbara. Yes, they discuss the first ever episode of the Bridget and Jerome Dobson led series which ran from 1984-1993. Sadly, they were kind of bored by it but they di...

Episode #138: Growing Pains - "Second Chance" Release Date: February 19, 2019 Patrick and Kat return to the world of the Seaver family and watched that very special episode of Growing Pains  where Carol's hot new boyfriend, Sandy, dies following a bad car accident.  Plus, 1989 bring us the light at the end of the tunnel for the dark days of Disney, the Matthew Perry filmography, and unfortunately,...

Episode #137: Three's Company - "Days of Beer and Weeds" Release Date: February 12, 2019 After four plus years of gushing over this series, Patrick and Kat finally slip into the wacky world of Three's Company. They discuss a second season episode in which a weird mixup over some suspicious plants found in the backyard nearly land Jack Tripper in the slammer.  Plus, the premise and jokes of Three's...

Episode #136: All in the Family - "The Bunkers and the Swingers" Release Date: February 5, 2019 Patrick and Kat slide back into the 1970s with a sexy episode of All in the Family in which Edith answers a classified ad and accidentally sends a pair of swingers to Hauser St looking to swap partners. One of them is played by Rue McClanahan. Shenanigans ensue. Plus, matchmaking Kat Halstead with The M...

Episode #135: Newsradio - "Bitch Session" Release Date: January 29, 2019 Patrick and Kat can't believe it has taken them this long to discuss Newsradio, but they are finally there. Newsradio was the critically acclaimed NBC sitcom that invaded the airwaves in the mid-to-late nineties, but never quite made the same impact that Seinfeld, Friends, and Will & Grace made on the general public. Anyway,...

Episode #134: Designing Women - "Julia Runs Over the First Amendment" Release Date: January 22, 2019 Patrick and Kat dip into the world of Designing Women , which was a fun comedy the Tiffany Network blessed us with in the 80s and 90s. It was the story of a crew of southern belles, who ran a interior decorating business, and the gals often participated in HOT issues of the time. This week, the ser...

Episode #133: The Golden Girls - "The Flu" Release Date: January 14, 2019 It's a new year and Patrick and Kat present to you, new episodes of A Very Special Podcast. First up for '019 is The Golden Girls, and in honor of flu season, we are discussing a season one episode where the GG's catch the flu right before a BIG banquet that's set to honor the friendliest gal of the year in Miami.  Plus, Kat...

Episode #132: It's A Wonderful Life (1946) Release Date: December 24, 2018 As a gift to y'all, Patrick and Kat present to you a rowdy discussion on what is considered the greatest movie of all time. Kat disagrees, but, whatever.  Plus, handjob corner and do you think we can convince a rap group to do a theme song for us?  We have some great stuff coming up, so don't forget to subscribe, rate, and...

Episode #131: Daria - Depth Takes a Holiday Release Date: December 23, 2018 Remember when Beavis and Butthead drove Daria and her family out of town, and into her own show. Well, it happened... and it was great. Except for this weird episode of Daria, in which Daria has to join forces with Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day to help restore balance to the universe.  Plus, the top 5 MTV shows and...

Episode #130: How I Met Your Mother - How Lily Stole Christmas Release Date: December 19, 2018 Remember when Lily and Marshall broke up at the end of season one? Well, they got back together and everything was all hunky dory, until Lily found an old voice message in which Ted calls Lily the c-word, but it's casually disguised as the word grinch.  Plus, what was The Class and is Deal or No Deal rea...

Episode #129: Bewitched - A Vision of Sugar Plums Release Date: December 8, 2018 The holiday season is upon us, and Patrick and Kat are dipping back in time to an era when it was okay to be a witch and celebrate Christmas. Yes, we are talking about Bewitched. Plus, what's up with French nurses and what exactly is Peyton Place all about? We have some great stuff coming up, so don't forget to subscr...

Episode #128: Will & Grace - Pilot Release Date: November 29, 2018 The year is 1998, Seinfeld is over and NBC is scrambling to find the next big thing to add to their Must See TV lineup. Then seemingly out of the ether, enters Will & Grace , a brave new sitcom about a struggling businesswoman in early 30s and her gay best friend. This week, Patrick and Kat rewatch the pilot episode after many year...

Episode #127: ER - Freefall Release Date: November 21, 2018 Gobble, gobble! It's time to give thanks here at A Very Special Podcast, and Patrick and Kat are dropping the second episode today in honor of Thanksgiving. They drop back into the world of ER , to see what the staff has been up to since we last spent the night seemingly waiting in the lobby for hours. This is a wild episode of ER , we sa...

Episode #126: Married... With Children - Al Bundy, Shoe Dick Release Date: November 21, 2018 It only took 126 episodes, but Patrick and Kat are finally dipping into the world of Married... With Children , the wildly popular FOX television series that pushes the boundaries in the late 80s and well into the 90s. The episode we chose was a fantasy sequence episode in which Al Bundy stumbles into a Pr...

Episode #125: The Craft (1996) Release Date: November 6, 2018 Patrick and Kat are closing the books on HERE COMES THE BOOS 2018 with a significant film from our early teenage years, THE CRAFT .  This is the one about three wannabe witches who discover their powers are coming into fruition with the arrival of a mysterious new girl in school.  Plus, do modern libraries still use an old-fashioned car...

Episode #124: Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party Release Date: October 31, 2018 Halloween is here, and Patrick and Kat discuss their first-ever web series, Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party . This is a fun little tale, about famous wordsmith, Edgar Allen Poe, who decides to throw a murder mystery dinner party to impress Annabel Lee. He invites a bunch of well-known authors,...

Episode #123: The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror" Release Date: October 28, 2018 We are getting closer to the big day... HALLOWEEN. But, before we arrive there, Patrick and Kat want to bring you another installment of HERE COMES THE BOOS. This week, we finally break into the world of The Simpsons , with their first Halloween offering... and it's a scream.  Plus, James Earl Jones seemed to be ever...

Episode #122: Brooklyn 99 - "Halloween" Release Date: October 17, 2018 In this episode, Patrick and Kat dip into a modern day classic, as Brooklyn 99 celebrates it's first Halloween episode. It's a fun episode, we get a Halloween heist, a Mario Batali costume, and... a DRUG BUST AT A RAVE. What else could you ask for? Plus, Terry Crews is a standup guy, another rowdy round of Fuck Marry Kill, and...

Episode #121: The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone Release Date: October 15, 2018 Hello BOILS and GHOULS, we are back for another SPOOKY installment of HERE COMES THE BOOS, our Halloween portion of the podcast. This week, Patrick and Kat slide down the back of a dinosaur's tail and straight into the world of Bedrock, where Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty win a prize on their version of LET...

Episode #120: Roseanne - "Halloween V" Release Date: October 9, 2018 We are back for HERE COMES THE BOOS, our Halloween themed episodes, and we are diving headfirst into familiar territory FOR THE LAST TIME... Yes, we are kissing Roseanne goodbye for now, but, we feel we are closing on a high note... and it's the one where David may have a side piece... and does Dan hate Nancy? And... is Roseanne...

Episode #119: Ten Things I Hate About You Release Date: October 2, 2018 Yes, girls (and boys)! Patrick and Kat are going to the movies this week... and they are going to talk about another Patrick and Kat! Yes, Heather Ledger and Julia Stiles, as they battle their way through a surprisingly sunny-seasoned late 90s Seattle. But, there is some doom and gloom, because Andrew Keegan's character is up...