TGI Podcast

Happy Tuesday and welcome OFFICIALLY to Christmas month! To kick off the month we are going back to an old stand by, covering 'Boy Meets World' and the episode 'A Very Topanga Christmas' from the show's fifth season. In this episode, Matt discusses his funny history with this episode and why it was his secret vice for a little while. As always, be sure to leave us a review on Apple podcasts! 

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Black Friday! We decided to drop a special *bonus* episode to kick off the holiday shopping season! In this episode, Matt gushes over his love of the show and how quickly he binged it, his own history with Black Friday shopping and, as always, he determines whether or not this should be deemed a holiday classic! So if you are heading out to the store or need to get in...

Happy Thanksgiving Week! To close out this latest holiday we are back covering The King of Queens and 'Supermarket Story' from the first season of the show! In this episode. Matt reflects back on what it was like to work at a grocery store for over 10 years and how that skewed his view of his particular episode. He criticizes Carrie's decision to buy a frozen turkey the day before Thanksgiving, la...

Happy A Christmas Story Christmas release! Because of that we are here with a special *bonus* episode covering the release of the HBO Max original film 'A Christmas Story Christmas'. In this episode, Matt talks about his history with the original and gives an overview of the film after watching it for the first time. 

Welcome back! This week we are going back to a podcast favorite - covering 'No Fat' from Everybody Loves Raymond! This week Matt finds himself strangely sympathizing with Marie Barone, he understands where Ray is coming from when it comes to Thanksgiving, and, as always, he determines whether or not this should be deemed a holiday classic! 

Happy Slapsgiving Month... err Thanksgiving Month! This week we are covering the iconic Slapsgiving episode from the third season of How I Met Your Mother! In this episode, Matt breaks down what makes this episode work so well, he dishes out some info on some key scenes from an oral history of Slapsgiving and, as always, determines whether this should be deemed a holiday classic! 

Happy Christmas Podcast Day! To celebrate all the wonderful folks in the Christmas Podcast Community, I decided to drop another new episode today to kick off the holiday season! In this episode, Matt counts down his five favorite Christmas movies of all time, including a controversial No. 1 film and a controversial snub! In addition to counting down his top 5, Matt also lists off some on his honor...

Happy Halloween! As is tradition on the podcast, we are celebrating Halloween with an episode from Home Improvement! This week Matt talks about how he has started rewatching the show, what is coming very, very soon on the podcast and, as always, he determines whether or not this episode should be deemed a holiday classic! Be sure to keep your eyes on the podcast feed in less than 24 hours for a ve...

Welcome back to another episode of the TGI Podcast! After delving into our favorite movies last week we are back with an episode review, this week covering "Meet 'n Greet" from the fourth season of Parks and Rec! This week we talk about Matt's history with the show, one of his favorite gags of this episode and, as always, determines whether or not this should be deemed a classic! 

Welcome back! This week we are stepping outside of our normal format to talk favorite Halloween/Horror movies! In this episode, Matt counts down his five favorite movies to watch during the Halloween season and he also offers up a couple of honorable mentions. Let us know if you agree or disagree with his list! Be sure to like us/follow us on Facebook and Instagram and, as always, be sure to leave...

Welcome back for another Spooky month special! This week we are heading back to the 1990s to cover the classic ABC show Dinosaurs!  Matt discusses his history with the show, brings up one of his favorite "Christmas Connections" to date and tries to figure out if this is an episode you show put on to get yourself in the Halloween spirit. As always, be sure to leave us a review on Apple podcast...

Welcome to October! We are kicking off spooky month with one of the most iconic television shows of all-time: The Twilight Zone! This week we are diving into The Night of the Meek from the show's second season. In this episode, Matt dives into his history with the show, taps into this week's Christmas connection and explains how this episode did not exactly go as planned. As usual, please remember...

Happy 'Ber Months! Before jumping into the thick of our Halloween content, we are dropping a special BONUS episode centered around going back to school! This week we are covering Boy Meets World's second season episode titled "Back 2 School." In this episode, Matt discusses his love of the new Boy Meets World podcast, how much he likes Mr. Turner in the show and how this episode has a pair of stra...

We are closing out our Classic Christmas in July with The Mary Tyler Moore Show! In this episode, titled Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II, Mary has to face the holiday alone at the office. Matt goes into this episode with fresh eyes having never watched a full episode of the show before. He explains (as much as he can) what the episode title means and, as always, determines whether or not this i...

This week we are continuing our Classic Christmas in July by covering the good old boys of Mayberry. This episode is centered around "Christmas Story" from the first season of The Andy Griffith Show. Matt talks about how this show is a favorite of someone important in his life, he offers up his take on a southern accent, talks about how one character probably should have had alcohol poisoning, and...

Christmas in July continues to roll right along as we dive into another classic television show. This week we are discussing Happy Days and the episode titled, "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" In this recording, Matt makes another Christmas connection, explains how weird one particular scene is and, as always, tries to determine if this should be deemed a holiday classic. Get your poodle skirts o...

Happy Christmas in July! To celebrate this unofficial holiday month, we are turning to nothing but classics in our quest to find some of the best holiday television episodes ever made.  This week, Matt discusses "The Honeymooners" for the first time on the podcast. He talks about why this episode is so special to him, who his favorite character is on the show and tries to figure out why an or...

Welcome back and Happy Leon Day!! It has been a few months since we dropped a new episode but are very happy to bring a Leon Day gift! This week we are covering "Christmas Party" from Season 2 of The Office. In addition to gushing over his favorite show, Matt debuts two brand new segments for the show. The first one up is called "Christmas Connection" while the second is still in need of a name! D...

Welcome back! After a short break following Christmas, Matt is back with a special Valentine's Day episode of the podcast! He is covering Mike & Molly for the first time and this one didn't end up like he was expecting. Matt talks about some of the problems with this episode, particularly with the character of Vince, reflects on an adult-only hotel chain that is referenced in the episode and,...

Merry Christmas Week! It is crazy to think this is our last Christmas episode of the year. This week we are covering 'Jolly Old St. Dick' from the second season of Third Rock from the Sun. This episode has A LOT going for it in a very short period of time. Matt waxes poetic over John Lithgow's masterful performance, he once again expounds on his love of Christmas blow mold decorations and, as alwa...

Welcome back to the TGI Podcast! We are that much closer to Christmas and are excited to talk about one of the most nostalgia-driven shows of all time with The Wonder Years! This week Matt talks about how Wayne may be the worst brother in the history of TV, how this shows makes him long for an era he never lived in and finds some connections between this episode and 'A Christmas Story.' As always,...

We are here with a very special BONUS episode of the podcast! We asked our listeners for some help on this one, asking what is the one gift they always wanted but never received for Christmas. TGI Podcast is thankful for the submissions we received and had a lot of fun going over some of these toys and playing some iconic commercials for them! We also want to thank Mike and Rusty from Snow in Sout...

Welcome back to a very special episode as we bring on Thom Crowe from Tis the Podcast to discuss "Net Prophets" from Season 2 of King of Queens! Christmas is now in full swing and we are feeling the feels discussing our history with this show.  Matt and Thom go off the rails quite often in this episode discussing Christmas blow molds, why Matt will end up like Charlie Brown and his rock, how...

Thanksgiving has now come and gone and we are full-steam ahead when it comes to Christmas here on TGI Podcast! This week, Matt jumps headfirst into his first official Christmas episode of the year by covering 'A Very Tanner Christmas' from Full House. Matt discusses how amazing the set decorations are in this episode, how this episode has one of the most disturbing screenshots he has ever seen and...

Happy Thanksgiving Week! It is hard to believe we are already so close to the big November holiday and that means Christmas is right around the corner! But before we turn the page to Santa Claus and reindeer, we are closing out our Thanksgiving episodes by going back to the land of Boy Meets World. In this episode, Matt discusses how strange it is for students to win a turkey, how the whole class...