Hyaahhh! Cattle! Whip noises! Racism!

Welcome back to the world of Rawhide, the show that dares to legitimately name one of its characters “Mushy.” This time around ol’ Rowdy (Clint Eastwood) is off doing some cow thing, so Army Scout Pete Nolan (some actor) makes an appearance as he has negotiated a peace between the Pawnee Native Americans and the US Government

Unfortunately the General in charge of delivering the US half of this peace deal simply hates anyone who isn’t himself or his melty-faced butler. So General Ironpants decides instead of giving 500 cattle to the Native Americans, he’s going to instead take their chief captive and then start a massive war. Chief Gray Hawk doesn’t exactly think this is a fair deal since he’s already held up his end of the bargain, and it all culminates in a man vs son vs man vs son brawl for all

Rawhide is a show about cowboys and the cows that make them boys. Usually it's about the difficulty of herdin' cattle throughout the frontier of the New World, but sometimes you need to take a detour to the big city. And that's where Rowdy (Clint Eastwood) runs into the most nefarious grandma you've ever seen. This woman is not only rootin', but also tootin'

As the show's grandma expert Spencer takes the reigns and leads us through the harrowing tale of an old lady trying to get to St. Louis with her life savings. But there's a problem... bandits! Or so we're told anyway. Rowdy winds up befriending and bossing around said grandma but things aren't what they seem. After a rash of calculated thefts in whatever hole of a town this is supposed to be pop up, Rowdy is blamed. Can he set the record straight and find out who did this? (psst, it's grandma) Listen to find out!

Poor Jesse Mach. He's constantly falling in love with celebrities or old flames. It's a difficult emotional heft to carry while on the back of an ultra-motorcycle going 300 miles-per-hour. The BTBs are back for more Street Hawk, ready to see whether Jesse chooses love over vigilantism

Jesse's ex is back in town and in need of help. Her friend is in trouble with the Tong gang, an adversary too mighty for even the authorities. Good thing Jesse is also Street Hawk. Brian offers listener corrections, Van promotes a new spice, and Spencer questions a character's true romantic motivations. Hop on those hogs and hit download!

What if motorcycles were even faster and could blow things up? The 1985 cop-and-machine show Street Hawk dares to ask this question and many others of similar import. The Boob Tube Boys travel back to a time of bigger hair to find out why this show only survived one season

This week, police officer and Street Hawk rider Jesse Mach needs to convince a rock star to record a PSA for his department. Little does Jesse know, he's about to become tangled up in a web of VHS cassette intrigue! Brian, Spencer, and Van talk about Street Hawk's exemplary theme song, Frank from Murphy Brown, and music video sets of the 1980s

For our second trip to the forge the guys get to meet four competitors who are also making a return trip as return combatants. Each one had been on the show previously but lost, so this is actually a shot at redemption for the contestants

This time around we've got Josh, a man who infuriates Brian. Robby, a man who calls himself "the blacksmithing cowboy of the Great Smokey Mountains." Chad, who says the word "forge-a-licious" at least 63 times in the episode. And finally a very orb of a man that captures the hearts of all that see him, Ray

Watching Forged in Fire is quite the experience so join us as Van (blacksmithing verb)'s Brian and Spencer over the coals and into the quench tank. There's also a super bonus surprise here for you... it's a skit! (note: skit will get its own YouTube video soon... so keep an eye out for it)

This one was a lot of fun so check it out!

The Boob Tube Boys have traded their microphones for cold, hard, steel hammers for a few weeks as Van covers the History Channel's reality competition Forged in Fire. The show features several amateur home bladesmiths (or blacksmiths? We don't know if the titles are interchangeable) competing against one another to earn the title of Forged in Fire Champion as well as a check for $10,000

Along the way we'll learn about tangs and Bowie knives and all sorts of other cool stuff. Of course the best part of the competition isn't when the contestants make knives, it's when the judges take those knives and do all sorts of crazy things with them to test their strength, durability, and sharpness. These things include choppin' up some fish as well as slitting the throat of what's apparently called a warm water bladder. Knives!

Friends! That's not only the people who record this podcast, but also the television show those same friends are talking about. Friends on Friends, that's what's going down here!

This time around Spencer regales us with tales of Monica and Chandler bangin' each other in front of every window they can find, Ross having anger issues but wanting a new apartment, and of course Joey just wanting all of this to be over with. Evidently this is one of the most beloved episodes of this show, so we'll see if it lives up to the hype

So grab your best stuffed penguin buddy and tune in for some BTB hijinks, Friends style!

Friends is a show about several friends doing friend things like revealing their love for each other while drunk. Well at least that's the gist of the show based on our episode today, anyway

Spencer, Brian, and Van look back at one of the hottest sitcoms of the 90s and try to determine whether the show is deserving of its lofty praise. Watching Friends of course means that they have to look at both Chandler AND Ross, and that doesn't get the whole thing started off well. We'll also see if Phoebe can get laid, if Monica can have her spirit broken, and if Ross still has that monkey or not. So let's go dance in that fountain!

Just when you thought the world of Doug was safe and cozy, a green-faced demon wrought by the pain of love and life lost shows up. Wait, we'll back up. Doug and Skeeter want to experience The Threshold of Death, a scary new ride at Bluffington's disco-themed amusement park this Halloween. Roger helps get the boys into the ride after closing, but a theatrical new character rises from his crypt to throw a wrench/curse into things

Spencer and Van passionately state the adult importance of eggs and toilet paper, while Brian admires Doug's respect for mechanical safety protocols. Patti's dad makes a notable appearance, but another character steals the show as the episode hits its climax. Later, Spencer drops a bomb on his co-hosts by picking the group's next show to cover

Nicktoons were sweeping the classrooms and playgrounds of America in the 1990s. You couldn't whack a tetherball without someone mentioning Tommy Pickles, Ed Bighead, or the subject of the next two BTB episodes, Doug. C'mon, everyone! Honk honk! Let's go to Bluffington!

This week, the Tube Team talks about Doug's horny dog Porkchop and his cool house. Doug doesn't have a house (still a kid), but he does have a panic attack about the size of his nose. Van and Brian grew up on Doug, but will they find it just as charming now that they are super old? Will Spencer be converted to the Doug fan club?