TGI Podcast

🎃Happy Halloween! We are wrapping up spooky month by going back to one of our favorite shows: Home Improvement! In this episode, we discuss what is coming up for Christmas Podcast Day, the great Toy Story and Lion King Easter egg in this episode and we also talk about a new segment/bonus episode that will be debuting this month! Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and find...

🎃 Welcome back to the TGI Podcast and Happy one-week until Halloween! This week we cover the classic Nick show "Are You Afraid Of The Dark?" for the very first time! This episode was deemed the "scariest" of them all, so does Matt agree? Listen in to find out!

🎃 Welcome back to the TGI Podcast! This week we are going back to our roots and covering the TGIF classic - Family Matters! Matt discusses the Halloween decor, Urkel's odd sexual comments and determines whether this should be a holiday classic!

Welcome back to the TGI Podcast! This week we are covering the CLASSIC Halloween episode that started it all on The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror I! In this episode, Matt goes through the plot of three very different storylines, talks about his history with the Treehouse of Horror episodes and, as always, determines whether or not this should be deemed a holiday classic!

Welcome to Season 4 of TGI Podcast! We are happy to be back to kickoff a new season with spooky month! Listen to Matt talk about 'Something Wild' from Step By Step this week! He discusses how much he loves the Halloween decorations, the weirdly strong adult humor and why he can't imagine anyone would get worked up roleplaying as Captain Kirk! As always, we also determine whether or not...

Happy Labor Day and Happy start to the 'Ber months! We are closing out season 3 by covering one of our TGI Podcast classics: Full House! This week, Matt talks Back to School Blues from Full House and how he connected with this episode. He also closes out this season's final episode talking about what will be coming up in Season 4 starting next month!

Welcome back to our FINAL week of Christmas in July! It has been a blast covering these animated shows and we cap it off with another classic: The Jetsons! Matt discusses why this doesn't hit the same as The Flintstones for him, how he couldn't understand why the dog turned green and, as always, determined whether or not this episode should be deemed a holiday classic! Additionally, it is...

Welcome back to our Christmas in July! This week we are excited to cover 'The Flintstones' for the very first time on the podcast! Matt discusses how he confuses this episode with another special, how he always gets the warm fuzzies with this and tries to wrap his head around Fred's different approach to delivering gifts!

Happy Christmas in July! To kick off our abbreviated celebration of Christmas in July we are turning to some Animated Classics to get us through this warm summer month! This week we are kicking off the celebration by covering the very first episode of The Simpsons, which coincidentally was also a Christmas episode! Matt discusses his overall connection to the show, how his mom always hated it and...

Happy Fourth of July! To celebrate the big American holiday, we are heading to Malibu Sands with the crew from Bayside! Matt talks about his memories of watching this how, why one scene in particular really stands out to him in this episode and why Carrie Heffernan is basically in this episode! (We apologize for some audio issues, particularly at the end of the episode)

Welcome back and Happy Leon Day! It is hard to believe we have hit the halfway point until Christmas! With that, we are turning to a modern classic and discussing the one and only Christmas episode of Ted Lasso! Matt explains why it took him a bit to get into the show, what he thinks of the series as a whole and, as always, determines whether or not this should be deemed a holiday classic! Come gi...

Welcome back to the TGI Podcast! This week we are doing something a little bit special and exploring some of the best kids sports movies of the 1990s! We had a lot of fun late last year counting down various topics and thought we'd give it another shot here as we are on the cusp of summer. So follow along to hear about Matt's top kids sports movies of the 1990s and why he still watches man...

Happy Easter! This week we are back covering Superstore! Matt discusses how the first episode of Superstore that was covered has managed to become the most listened episode on the podcast (by a long shot!), how difficult it is to find an Easter episode and how much he loves a certain character on the show. And, as always, he determines whether or not this episode should be deemed a holiday classic...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! To celebrate this holiday, we decided to cover a show we haven't covered just yet on the podcast!  This week, Matt talks about his history with the show "According to Jim" and discusses what went completely wrong in this episode. Be sure to give it a listen and to leave us a review on Apple podcasts and Spotify! 

Happy Valentine's Day and welcome back to the TGI Podcast!  We are back this week covering the show Friends for the very first time! In this episode, Matt discusses his history with the show, reveals his favorite character and talks about how sad it is when they quickly bring out the Valentine's Day decor right after Christmas. Be sure to stick around until the end when Matt reveals whether o...

Welcome back to the TGI Podcast! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are settling in to the new year! This week we are celebrating the Super Bowl a little early with an episode from Full House! Matt breaks down the matchup in the Super Bowl that is in the background of this episode, questions why a field trip isn't happening during the school week and, as always, breaks down whether or...

Happy New Year! I hope 2022 wrapped up perfectly for all of you and you are excited for what is ahead for 2023. Before jumping head first into the new year, we decided to take a look back at some of the new Christmas content in 2022, including movies, television episodes and specials. Matt counts down his five favorite pieces of Christmas content from this past year, including a couple honorable m...

Happy end of 2022! It is hard to believe the year is coming to an end. With Christmas in the rearview mirror we decided to turn our focus to New Year's Eve. This week we are back covering How I Met Your Mother once again with the episode title The Limo. Matt brings you up to speed on his history with HIMYM, why this episode will be easier for some to connect with and how New Year's Eve in general...

Merry Christmas! All of us at the Christmas Podcast Network want to wish you and yours a very special Merry Christmas in song form! The Christmas Podcasts directory: https://christmaspodcasts.com/?doing_wp_cron=1671911600.2084190845489501953125

Merry Christmas week and welcome back to the TGI Podcast! We are capping off our Christmas episodes by covering the king of all TGIF shows: Full House! In this week's episode, Matt talks about how he completely passed this episode up previously, his overall connection to this particular episode and he tries to solve the mystery of Santa Claus! So settle in tight for what will be one of the fastest...

Welcome back to the TGI Podcast and to yet another countdown list! This week we are taking a look at the best Christmas movies that were released in the last decade, but not including 2022. Matt explains in this episode what he is going to do with the list of films that were released in 2022 and he discusses five of his favorite Christmas movies that came out between 2012 and 2021. So be sure to l...

Happy Tuesday! We are back covering 'Step By Step' for the first time in nearly two years!  In this episode, Matt talks about how long it has been since they've covered the show, he can't believe this 'Christmas Connection' wasn't more obvious and he talks about how this particular episode hit on two different very popular Christmas tropes. As always, he also determines whether or not this ep...

We are in the giving mood this holiday season and are excited to drop another bonus episode! This week we are counting down our five favorite "classic" Christmas movies. Matt gushes over some of the classics, offers up some honorable mentions and talks about how difficult it was to figure out his top 3 films. Be sure to leave us some reviews and thanks as always for listening! 

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to the TGI Podcast! This week we are going back to yet another TGIF classic and covering Family Matters once again!  Matt gives another brief history with the show, makes a terrific 'Christmas Connection' this week and talks the similarities and differences between the the storyline in this episode and the classic film It's a Wonderful Life. As always, please be...

Happy December 1st! We decided to drop a special *BONUS* episode to kick off Christmas month! This week, Matt ranks his top 5 favorite Christmas specials of all time, including a handful of honorable mentions. Sit back and listen to Matt get nostalgic talking about these specials and he once again mentions the *magical* VHS tape he had growing up that featured many of these specials. Will his No....