A Very Special Episode

May 19 2024 143 ep. 189

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A regular podcast in which the hosts of Saved by the Bell Reviewed and friends discuss "very special episodes" from across pop culture!

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AVSEPod Episode 143: Super Mario Bros. Super Show - "Bonkers from Yonkers"

Hey Paisanos! We are back with a brand new episode and a Very Special guest! Join Carolyn, David, and Shane Hosea as they jump into a pipe and discuss The Super Mario Bros. Super Show season 1 episode 7, "Bonkers from Yonkers"! There's pasta, therapy, screaming like a chicken, and more! So put on a spaghetti dinner for orphans, then download and listen here, rate &a

AVSEPod Episode 142: Alf - "Alf's Special Christmas"

Happy New year! We are concluding our holiday coverage this year by watching the infamous Alf Christmas special, in which Alf learns the true meaning of Christmas (?) from a dying girl, then pulls a Zack & Tori with Mrs. Belding and helps deliver a baby in an elevator, and rounds out his holiday by stopping someone from committing suicide. Join David, Carolyn and Austin a

AVSEPod Episode 141: Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Ho ho ho! Our annual holiday celebration continues with Santa Claus is Coming to Town, a Rankin-Bass claymation special that some (Austin) describe as "the Star Wars Prequels for Santa"! Join Carolyn, David and Austin as they discuss the merits of live versions of songs, debate the moral implications of The Santa Clause, and wonder what happened to Jesus' afterbirth! S

AVSEPod Episode 140: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Ahoo doray, ahoo doray! Me-Who-rry Christmas everyone! We are kicking off our annual look at Very Special Christmas episodes with that seminal favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Join Carolyn, David, and Austin as they question the mechanics of Who society, discuss whether "Thurl Ravenscroft" is the greatest name in history, and ponder (sigh) what else might have grown three

AVSEPod Episode 139: Go On - "Dinner Takes All"

Gobble gobble! Take a break from all your Cyber Monday-ing with our brand new Thanksgiving/Matthew Perry tribute episode! Join Carolyn, Austin and David as they discuss the fondly (?) remembered (?) early 2010s Matthew Perry vehicle, Go On, including which sports ball teams map to which Thanksgiving dinner family archetypes, the effectiveness of office kitchens, and the surp

AVSEPod Episode 138: Bob's Burgers - "The Hauntening"

Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls! We're back with a Very Spooktacular Episode just in time for Halloween. Join Austin, Carolyn, and David as they review Bob's Burgers season six, episode three, "The Hauntening". Along the way, they debate which type of pasta is the scariest, discuss the difference between every day and formal cloaks, and dive back into dissecting the Saved b

AVSEPod Episode 137: Stunt Dawgs - "Freedom of Screech"

Stunt Daaaaawgs! Join us for the conclusion of our unofficial DiC animation summer marathon for "Freedom of Screech", an episode of the fever dream-like Stunt Dawgs that, unfortunately, has nothing to do with everyone's favorite Saved by the Bell nerd (or dogs doing stunts). Instead, join Carolyn, David & Austin as they try to make sense of the Stunt Dawgs universe and re

AVSEPod Episode 136: Rainbow Brite - "Mom"

We are back after an unofficial hiatus while the AVSE family got a little bigger (and cuter)! This week, we are continuing our (also unofficial) DiC marathon by reviewing season 1 episode 7 of Rainbow Brite, "Mom", in which Murky Dismal's mother comes to visit and reawakens some childhood trauma that explains his otherwise odd crusade against color! Join Carolyn, David, and Austin

AVSEPod Episode 135: Captain Planet - "A Formula For Hate"

Who's ready to bring pollution down to zero?!? By their powers combined, Austin, Carolyn, and David are back and reviewing a Very Special episode of a 90s animated TV touchstone, in which a rat creature puts on a trench coat, hangs out at a high school, and makes everyone hate a kid with HIV for...reasons! Along the way, the AVSE-teers discuss the Kinkos Code, ponder the environmen

AVSEPod Episode 134: Review - "Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes"

Happy Valentines Day, everyone! This week, we celebrate love by reviewing a review of divorce as we look at Review season 1 episode 03, "Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes"! Join Carolyn, Austin, and David as they discuss the show Review, play FMK with waffles, pancakes, and French toast, and debate the comedic limits of having misery foisted on people for laughs. So wolf down