Boob Tube Boys

The Boob Tube Boys' slate of Office week episodes kicks off with "Casino Night," the season two finale that left Jim and Pam's status in limbo, Michael in a rare romantic position, and Creed winning big. Don't let Toby listen, because this one might get explicit Brian explains why he chose this episode for Office week, while Van and Spencer recount their memories watching it the first time. The BT...

It's Thanksgiving week, which means the Boob Tube Boys get a brief reprieve from the usual barrage of burping sitcom dads and giant perms from the past. Van, Spencer, and Brian cover a show they actually know and enjoy each November, and 2023's selection is the American version of The Office! The Tubers discuss The Office's port from the U.K. to America, how Steve Carell tweaked his character, cas...

The boys return to the very milquetoast 1980s and the hit show Growing Pains featuring Kirk Cameron. The man himself has now found God and is doing his best to ostracize everyone around him, but how will that effect his performance? The good news is this isn’t even a Mike-centric episode so Cameron’s smug face isn’t seen quite as much It is however a Matthew Perry-centric episode (RIP) so buckle u...

The boys want to take a nice look back to the fabulous 80s and what better way to see what life was like for the average American at the time than to check out the Kirk Cameron-led Growing Pains? The show features not only Cameron but also the VERY charming Alan Thicke, plus a character named Boner! Not all is well for the Seavers, however, as young Mike (Kirk Cameron) somehow finds himself at a c...

We're back for our second part to this year's Creepy Pasta episodes with stories written and performed by the Boob Tube Boys! There's no prompt this time around so expect chaos and mayhem as Van, Brian, and Spencer present their stories. First up is Brian's horror story "The Paleontologist 2: No Bones About It: Part 1" being read by Van. In this tale of intrigue several horribly vapid young people...

It's spooky season yet again and that means yet another of the BTBs annual tradition of writing and reading their very own Creepy Pastas! This time around Spencer decided he wanted to give a writing prompt that each of the boys would then use to craft their story. The prompt? A father and son hunting trip For your ear-pleasure you'll get to hear Van's tale "Hunting the Hunter," featuring a mysteri...

None of the Boob Tube Boys felt particularly enamored with Tim Allen last time around, but the disgust level reaches new highs as the podcast's coverage of Home Improvement continues Jill wants Tim to be nice to her friends at a baby shower, but is bummed out when Tim returns to being a hot dog slob later on. Van reminds everyone that Tim Allen has been working out more since becoming famous, ever...

Boob Tube Hot Potato kicks off with Van giving Brian Home Improvement, a blunt '90s sitcom that turned Tim Allen into the biggest star in America. Tim Allen! Seriously! Allen plays Tim "The Toolman" Taylor, a TV host, family man, and charisma void. This week, Tim has to juggle family night and the surprise arrival of an old friend. Will Tim leave his wild youth behind him, or will he forsake his f...

Before you listen to this episode you should ask yourself one question- are you ready to rock harder than you've ever rocked before? If so, then hit play and prepare to have your mind blown as a fusion of flute and shag carpeting is blasted through your senses This episode of Wonder Woman takes place in the 1970s and it sure as hell shows as top rocker Hamlin Rule is playing sold out concerts to 2...

CAUTION: APE FOOTAGE AHEAD The debut look at the 1970s Wonder Woman television show picked by Van is a pretty damn good one as the BTBs are introduced not only to the Nazis, but also to their greatest weapon... no not the Panzer, or that giant gun that didn't really even work, we're talking about the trained attack ape Gargantua! You see Higgens from Magnum PI has defected from his science post in...

Hyaahhh! Cattle! Whip noises! Racism! Welcome back to the world of Rawhide, the show that dares to legitimately name one of its characters “Mushy.” This time around ol’ Rowdy (Clint Eastwood) is off doing some cow thing, so Army Scout Pete Nolan (some actor) makes an appearance as he has negotiated a peace between the Pawnee Native Americans and the US Government Unfortunately the General in charg...

Rawhide is a show about cowboys and the cows that make them boys. Usually it's about the difficulty of herdin' cattle throughout the frontier of the New World, but sometimes you need to take a detour to the big city. And that's where Rowdy (Clint Eastwood) runs into the most nefarious grandma you've ever seen. This woman is not only rootin', but also tootin' As the show's grandma expert Spencer ta...

Poor Jesse Mach. He's constantly falling in love with celebrities or old flames. It's a difficult emotional heft to carry while on the back of an ultra-motorcycle going 300 miles-per-hour. The BTBs are back for more Street Hawk, ready to see whether Jesse chooses love over vigilantism Jesse's ex is back in town and in need of help. Her friend is in trouble with the Tong gang, an adversary too migh...

What if motorcycles were even faster and could blow things up? The 1985 cop-and-machine show Street Hawk dares to ask this question and many others of similar import. The Boob Tube Boys travel back to a time of bigger hair to find out why this show only survived one season This week, police officer and Street Hawk rider Jesse Mach needs to convince a rock star to record a PSA for his department. L...

For our second trip to the forge the guys get to meet four competitors who are also making a return trip as return combatants. Each one had been on the show previously but lost, so this is actually a shot at redemption for the contestants This time around we've got Josh, a man who infuriates Brian. Robby, a man who calls himself "the blacksmithing cowboy of the Great Smokey Mountains." Chad, who s...

The Boob Tube Boys have traded their microphones for cold, hard, steel hammers for a few weeks as Van covers the History Channel's reality competition Forged in Fire. The show features several amateur home bladesmiths (or blacksmiths? We don't know if the titles are interchangeable) competing against one another to earn the title of Forged in Fire Champion as well as a check for $10,000 Along the...

Friends! That's not only the people who record this podcast, but also the television show those same friends are talking about. Friends on Friends, that's what's going down here! This time around Spencer regales us with tales of Monica and Chandler bangin' each other in front of every window they can find, Ross having anger issues but wanting a new apartment, and of course Joey just wanting all of...

Friends is a show about several friends doing friend things like revealing their love for each other while drunk. Well at least that's the gist of the show based on our episode today, anyway Spencer, Brian, and Van look back at one of the hottest sitcoms of the 90s and try to determine whether the show is deserving of its lofty praise. Watching Friends of course means that they have to look at bot...

Just when you thought the world of Doug was safe and cozy, a green-faced demon wrought by the pain of love and life lost shows up. Wait, we'll back up. Doug and Skeeter want to experience The Threshold of Death, a scary new ride at Bluffington's disco-themed amusement park this Halloween. Roger helps get the boys into the ride after closing, but a theatrical new character rises from his crypt to t...

Nicktoons were sweeping the classrooms and playgrounds of America in the 1990s. You couldn't whack a tetherball without someone mentioning Tommy Pickles, Ed Bighead, or the subject of the next two BTB episodes, Doug. C'mon, everyone! Honk honk! Let's go to Bluffington! This week, the Tube Team talks about Doug's horny dog Porkchop and his cool house. Doug doesn't have a house (still a kid), but he...

The BTBs are back for more Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal, a movie about a shock-rock singer who either takes a plane over or saves it. Will the FBI learn the truth about Slade? Will Nick the Hacker prove he is the smartest and best man to Kate? Is there a cool Angelfire page with skulls on it that makes morning zoo radio boner noises? This episode will answer all of those questions and more! Brian sha...

The final film of the Boob Tube Boys' transformation into the Motion Picture Men has arrived! Brian takes the yoke (planes!) as the team tackles Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal, a direct-to-video sequel to a couple of movies no one liked much in the first place. The face-painted industrial goth singer Slade Craven and his band are set to give their final performance on an ugly plane to a dozen stock cha...

Considering how important The Room is to the lives of the Boob Tube Boys/Motion Picture Men, is it any surprise that they were able to talk about it for so long? Today’s episode covers the back half of the Tommy Wiseau-led ‘movie’ and the guys encounter what could be the greatest couple of scenes ever put to film There are angry old ladies, water bottles being flung, a couple of full-blown heel tu...

The greatest bad movie of all time gets the Boob Tube Boys... err... Motion Picture Men treatment this week as Spencer guides Brian and Van directly into the titular room, where a sexy red dress is waiting for them. Of course coming along with the red dress is the heaving undead corpse of Tommy Wiseau, aka the mastermind behind everything that is wonderfully wrong with this movie The guys recount...

The Boob Tube Boys are once again transforming into the Motion Picture Men and wrapping up their coverage of the hit 90s action flick Champagne and Bullets. When we left the film last week our buddy Wings Hauser (as 'Huck' Finney) had just beaten up some cops (again) and found himself with a one-way ticket to court. Rick and Cindy have gotten back together again and their lives couldn't be better...