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The ol' spoof gang heads to Skid Row this week to review the seminal musical Little Shop of Horrors! Two of our hosts love this movie, but is it a spoof??? We dive VERY deep into this week's movie and decide that we WON'T feed the plants! Scott also teaches us about the history and style of the music and musicians of Little Shop of Horrors.  Finally, Kelly brings another practical object for the n...

We travel all the way back to the early 90s to review the seminal superhero spoof "Blankman" starring Damon Wayans! The hosts also struggle to create a cold open, and, struggle to find an angle with which to discuss Blankman! The movie certainly fits the title. Marty teaches us all a little bit about the man known as "Chris Gaines" and Scott asks Marty AND Kelly a series of riddle-based questions!

Hit the gong, ring the bells, blow out the candles! We've reached episode 25, and, to celebrate this occasion we review one of the heads on the Mount Rushmore of spoof movies, the seminal music rocking mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap"! Does the movie hold up? Later, Marty presents a dissertation on wrestling theme songs; the history, a few songs, and a fun little pop quiz (hotshot). Finally, Kell...

This week on the podcast, crime...DOES pay?! That's right, we head back to old-time Hollywood as we review the seminal gangster parody "Johnny Dangerously" which was made in the 80s and NOT in the 30s! Scott also presents a seminal 80's movie theme song in Axel F, and Marty brings another weapon to the podcast.

Do you remember when Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig starred in a Lifetime movie? Do you know that that was made to celebrate Lifetime's 25th anniversary? Did you know that that seminal film is barely a spoof, and is very much a genuine straight-forward Lifetime movie? This week, we answer ALL of these questions!  Marty presents this week's song and it features a one eyed, one horned, flying, purple...

Spoof nation heads to the spoofiest nation...New Zealand! That's right, we review Peter Jackson's seminal Muppets spoof "Meet the Feebles." It is a very disgusting movie. A special guest joins us for this week's novelty product, and, we thoroughly review "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am" though, we discuss 0% historical facts regarding the song. Oh also, our enemy "the space heater" returns for a littl...

Happy Valentine's Day (soon) everyone! And, welcome to our very special episode, where we review the seminal rom-com spoof "They Came Together". We also introduce a lovely little hum from a space heater, so, imagine yourself sitting next to a fire, getting warm for your Valentine... In Act II of the podcast, Scott presents Leonard Nimoy's "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins"; an insane song that shouldn'...

We head back to the mysterious time of...2016...to review the seminal Justin Bieber parody film "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping". Marty has a hot take on the film???? Kelly also presents a dissertation on the unknown group The Lonely Island and Scott brings a normal bottle of ketchup as a novelty product. What a product!

Kelly, Marty, and Scott all received a letter...asking them to head to the podcasting studio and review the seminal murder-house parody film "Murder by Death"! Has the film aged well? Or, are certain creative decisions a little...off? We'll also dive deep on one of Scott's favorite songs "Chocolate Rain" and examine the iconic board game "Clue" including all of its novelty variations.

Gather 'round the fire everyone as we enjoy a tall-tale from one of the legends of spoofs: Mel Brooks! We review the seminal "Young Frankenstein" Keeping with the Frankenstein theme, Kelly presents "The Lurch" and it does NOT go over well in the room. One of the longest fights on the podcast commences. Finally, Marty brings a sweet surprise treat: a Kinder egg for each host!

The title is...two movies!? That's right, this week we review the first spoof movie "The Little Train Robbery" a parody of the seminal film "The Great Train Robbery"! A lot of film history is examined.  Then, we review a more modern spoof, the Fast and the Furious parody "Superfast!" in an attempt to compare the past and the present. What do they have in common? Being bad. Finally, we take a liste...

Was everybody kung-fu fighting!? We'll find out this week as we dive in on the seminal kung fu parody film Kung Fu Hustle (as well as the has-not-aged-well song "Kung Fu Fighting") Finally, Marty brings a very special treat for Scott and Kelly, a can of jelly beans. Perfectly normal jelly beans. Nothing to fret about. No springs...attached...

We're heading to...America! for this week's episode as we dive head first into the seminal 00's mockumentary BORAT.  Then, we'll crash a wedding in order to properly discuss the infamous wedding song THE CHICKEN DANCE. Finally, Marty continues his run of novelty costumes as he dresses up like Borat and says..."MY WIFE!"

Happy Holidays everyone! Scott finally gets his Christmas wish as we review the seminal 80s monster movie spoof Gremlins. Is it a spoof? Don't worry, we determine that for you!  The hosts then debate whether the Grandmother (from this week's novelty song) was murdered by her husband. It's canon now.  Finally, a special guest joins us LIVE in studio to present this week's novelty product. Who is th...

Welcome to our first of TWO holiday episodes! Strap in boys in girls, as we head to AMERICA for the definitely not seminal 2008 Michael Moore spoof movie "An American Carol". Marty and Scott scream at each other for thirty minutes and heavily debate the quality (and morals) of the film.  Scott sticks with the America theme and presents the Toby Keith "classic" "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue...

Here we are once again, coming to an app with a podcast. We're not here to cause no trouble, we're just here to do the Spoofs, Goofs, and Novelty Songs shuffle! That's right, we're talking Super Bowl Shuffle on today's episode. But! Before we get to that, we go in-depth on Brian DePalma's seminal film Phantom of the Paradise. We literally won't watch a better movie than this on the podcast. Finall...

We've done it. We've reached a milestone. Our very special 10th episode, where we've decided to take a deep dive into the Spoofather himself, the iconic, the seminal spoof liaison Weird Al Yankovic (specifically, his film UHF). We even play a long Weird Al trivia game!  Finally, the co-hosts nearly come to blows as Marty once again deeply disappoints both Scott and Kelly causing the longest and mo...

FINALLY, the hosts of Spoofs, Goofs, and Novelty Songs attempt to review a "serious" spoof movie; the famous mockumentary Man Bites Dog. Does the movie's disgusting content turn the spoof back onto the hosts themselves? Yes. Then, Kelly dives deep into Harry Nilsson's "Coconut". Way too deep. Marty and Scott go head-to-head on "Coconut" trivia as well. Finally, they play some pranks on each other...

We're heading back to summer camp this week! Roasting marshmallows, doing funny skits, kayaking alongside a beautiful river...we will be doing none of those things, but, we will be reviewing Wet Hot American Summer! Paul Rudd will be complimented.  We also discuss, at length, Hello Muddah Hello Faddah and debate where Crocs are a) shoes and/or b) a novelty product.

Finally, we dive in to a review on our own Wisconsin-based filmmakers, reviewing Top Secret! Scott and Kelly try to argue that this isn't a spoof movie. Also, we try to figure out just why everyone is always picking on Charlie Brown! Finally, we play the Shark Tank licensed game "Shark Tank: The Game"

We're back with more spoofs...more goofs...and exactly ONE more novelty song! Kelly takes a crack at the song this week while Scott takes over novelty product duty. Everyone argues the semantics of both. We also dive deep on our first Mel Brooks spoof movie "High Anxiety" and all come to a shocking conclusion: it's funny!

Controversial opinions fly about this episode, as the three spoofiest boys review Monty Python (along with the Holy Grail)! They also go a little off-theme with "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" and once again, Kelly brings a toy for the novelty product.

We kick off this week's episode with a song parody sing-a-long! Boy oh wow! Then we dive into the seminal Walk the Line/Ray parody film "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" before reminiscing about the Johnny Cash version of "A Boy Named Sue". Then we bounce a ball around the room.

Another week, another spoof as I always say! Join your lovable (my usage of that word is a parody...) hosts as they dive deep into the HBO sports mockumentary 7 Days in Hell! They also discuss Chuck Berry and continue their quest of determining just what a novelty product is!

Episode 2 is here, and for that, we cheer. Join the ol' gang as they head to Blaine, Missouri to review the seminal Christopher Guest mockumentary Waiting for Guffman! They'll also dive in on an iconic novelty song (and a few cover versions...) and they'll ALL be surprised by this week's novelty product!