the blacklog

When the Evans realize that James' handyman skills are top notch, they try to get a loan for a "Fix-it" shop. When the bank rejects them for the loan, James sets up shop in his own home. But when the building superintendent, Bookman, finds out, he blackmails James into fixing his things for free or else he will kick the Evans out of their apartment. Rod & Ryan dive into Bookman&#...

One of the Evans' neighbors has asked JJ to paint a picture of her as a birthday gift to her husband. There's only one catch...it would be a picture of her in the nude! Florida is totally against it (James, not so much), but they come to a compromise. Rod & Ryan dive into this episode about Florida's anxiety, James' lowkey excitement to see the Wiggler, and JJ's quest to be...

Merry New Year! The blacklog starts off 2026 with a deep dive into Eddie Murphy's career. They specifically each give their choices for Eddie's top 5 movies and their reasons. They also trip out on his top scenes, his overall career, and his SNL days. They digress (of course), and YES, you will not agree with all of them

The blacklog will be back next week with a new episode, but first take a look back at those love songs that sounded so good when you heard them BUT you never really thought about the fact that the lyrics were about cheating??? Rod & Ryan dive into their choices for best cheating songs of all time, and they (of course) digress. And yes, you will not agree with all of them.

Rod & Ryan dig into the classic, "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Charlie Brown continues to be such a sad sap that even Linus is critical of him. Lucy continues to be Lucy and chooses Charlie Brown as the director. He is taking his job a bit too serious and then screws up with getting a tree. They discuss all this while arguing about how much Charlie Brown messed up with the tree and th...

Rod & Ryan dive into the trinity of Christmas specials...Frosty the Snowman, The Grinch that Stole Christmas, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. They argue about how Ryan hates the Grinch, discuss cartoon deaths, and wonder how Rudolph's dad and Santa could be so janky. Happy Holidays!

Florida's "happy" niece comes to visit for the Christmas holidays. She's so "happy" because she is an alcoholic, and Naomi has drunk up all the liquor in the house. And Thelma is trying to figure out how to break the news. Rod & Ryan jump into this episode with questions about the family's sinus issues, James' Christmas bonus, and Naomi's father's sk...

Merry New Year! The blacklog starts off 2026 with a deep dive into Eddie Murphy's career. They specifically each give their choices for Eddie's top 5 movies and their reasons. They also trip out on his top scenes, his overall career, and his SNL days. They digress (of course), and YES, you will not agree with all of them.

James turned in $27,000 of stolen money to the police, and the Evans are harassed by neighbors for turning it in. However, we find out that it was actually $29,000 because James kept $2,000, and of course, Florida ruins everything. Rod & Ryan jump into Florida's morals, James' anger, and JJs "friends". And of course, they digress...they digress a lot.

This is re-air from last year (2024) where Rod & Ryan dove into the Thanksgiving special from the Peanuts gang. Peppermint Patty invites herself and friends to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving. Rod & Ryan dive into the audacity of Peppermint Patty, the ridiculous dinner that was served, and the racial tones all throughout the dinner. They also digress of course.

Rod & Ryan take a look back at the movie Soul Food. This 1997 movie focused on a family where the matriarch aka Big Mama, falls into a coma after her leg had to be amputated due to diabetes. This family that was close, especially when they ate Sunday dinner every week, suddenly makes a free fall. Rod & Ryan discuss the janky members in the family, the food that can eventually kill them, an...

JJ returns home from the hospital after getting shot by Mad Dog. JJ acts as if he is dying even though he has a flesh wound. James is thankful for his son jumping in front of the bullet but enraged at Mad Dog for shooting his son. He wants to beat down Mad Dog and goes to court to wait for it. However, James changes his mind after seeing an interaction between Mad Dog and his mother. Rod & Rya...

JJ is forced to join the Satan's Knights street gang. He has been ducking this gang a while before having to come face to face with the leader, Mad Dog. Rod & Ryan dive into this episode and discuss the HOF quotes in this show, Esther Rolle not getting an Emmy nod, and Mad Dog. They also digress, of course.

It's that classic Charlie Brown episode where Linus annually bypasses trick-or-treating and a party to sit in a pumpkin patch to wait on "The Great Pumpkin". Rod & Ryan discuss this classic show from Linus' obsession to adults being cruel to Charlie Brown. They also digress about different things including child boxing.

A blind encyclopedia salesman (who was previously the kids' junior high principal) charms the Evans into buying encyclopedias that focus on black history. However, they find out quickly that they can lose everything if they miss one payment. Rod & Ryan jump into this episode and discuss how Mr. Encyclopedia was running game until he overplayed his hand. They also digress about being that &...

Michael gets a low score on an IQ test and tries to tell everyone that he walked out on the test because the test was unfair to black folk. Rod & Ryan dig into this episode, complain about Michael's gift, and digress often, ranging from Rod's plumber friend to Ryan getting jumped in high school.

Thelma has a new boyfriend in episode 6, and he's a lot older than anyone could have imagined. Rod & Ryan dive into why this dirty, old man is trying to marry a 17 year old girl. They also digress as usual and talk about how they would have reacted if it were their daughter.

Episode 5 has Michael writing an essay about the man he most admires. This leads to discussions not only about every man (including James) but also Florida. Rod & Ryan are all over the place including how JJ and Thelma are graduating high school in the same year.

Rod & Ryan dig into episode 4 from season 2. Michael is selected to be bussed to a more affluent school in a mostly white neighborhood. He is not happy about it, and the family is trying to convince otherwise. Florida is also scared that Michael may face violence from people who are against him being there. And of course, Rod & Ryan will digress as they always do.

Remember those love songs that sounded so good when you heard them that you never thought about the fact that the lyrics were about cheating??? Rod & Ryan dive into their choices for best cheating songs of all time. And yes, they will miss on some, so forgive them.

Rod & Ryan finish up the two episode arc of Good Times where JJs 18th birthday ends up as a nightmare for the Evans when JJ lands in jail. They dive into policing and profiling black folk. They go through their categories and of course, digress. Clips are on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook.

Rod & Ryan dive into the episode titled, "JJ Becomes A Man" (even though they say "JJ Gets Arrested" at the end). It's JJ's 18th birthday, and he's excited about gifts that he's expecting, but James gets an unexpected surprise about his credit at a store.

Rod & Ryan start season 2 of Good Times with episode 1, "Florida Flips". Florida is stressed out and taking out her frustration on anyone in her way.

Rod & Ryan dive into the cult classic "Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon" starring Vanity and Taimak. They explore whether or not this movie is actually good or are we as black people just holding onto it because of nostalgia.

Rod & Ryan look back on season 2 of A Different World. They recap everything from how important Debbie Allen was to this season to what if they decided on different storylines. And of course, they digress.