Mt. Rushmore Podcast

We promise that you'll love this episode. Then, after thinking about it, you'll hate it! That's the catch this week as we're all about things that we've done complete 180s on - in pop culture and in life.

SHOW NOTES

• Comic Book Art (Michael's Choice)
• The Designated Hitter Rule (Richard's Choice)
• Cheating in Sports (Michael's Choice)
• Sam Kinison (Richard's Choice)
• Watching Shitty Movies (Michael's Choice)
• ABBA (Richard's Choice)
• Seeing People (Michael's Choice)
• Adults Consuming "Kid's" Entertainment (Richard's Choice)

This Halloween is definitely going to be different, but that doesn't mean that we can't have our very own socially distanced Halloween party right here on the show. Joining our little shindig is Dawn Geerlings from ClassicHorrorShop.com, discussing a topic near and dear to her heart: new classic horror characters. move over, Dracula and the Werewolf. It's time for some new...blood to turn on the frights.

SHOW NOTES

• Wednesday Addams (Dawn's Choice)
• Freddy Kruger (Joint Choice)
• Brundefly (Richard and Michael's Choice)
• Ash Williams (Dawn's Choice)
• Michael Myers (Richard and Michael's Choice)
• Shorty (Dawn's Choice)
• Samara (Richard and Michael's Choice)

YARRRR! In honor of the upcoming International Talk Like a Pirate Day, we're talking about pirates. All kinds of pirates, from those that roam the Seven Seas to the ones that illegally download Pearl Jam bootlegs.

SHOW NOTES

• The Dread Pirate Roberts (Richard's Choice)
• Blackbeard (Michael's Choice)
• Captain Hook (Joint Choice)
• Scalawag from the Pirates of the Caribbean Ride (Michael's Choice)
• Brad Hamilton from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (Richard's Choice)
• Napster (Michael's Choice)
• The Pirate Parrot (Richard's Choice)

It's a trap! Specifically, a booby trap - a Rube Goldberg set-up that ends in someone being crushed, captured or otherwise harmed. This week we're looking at some of the most iconic booby traps in pop culture. Enjoy the listen and whatever you do, don't step on the trip wire!

SHOW NOTES

• The McAllister House from "Home Alone" (Joint Choice)
• "The Goonies" Traps (Michael's Choice)
• "Raiders of the Lost Ark" Boulder Scene (Richard's Choice)
• The Final Battle from "Predator" (Joint Choice)
• Spy vs. Spy (Michael's Choice)
• Woodland Creature Explosives from "Caddyshack" (Richard's Choice)

Sometimes you want to rock and other times you want to yacht rock. What are some of the smoothest songs ever made? We discuss them this week with special guest Tim Granlund, who is a seasoned air guitar veteran and master of easy listening.

SHOW NOTES

• "Sailing" by Christopher Cross (Joint Choice)
• "Rosanna" by Toto (Tim's Choice)
• "Escape (The Pina Colada Song" by Rupert Holmes (Richard and Michael's Choice)
• "What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers (Joint Choice)
• "Midnight Feels Right" by Starbuck (Richard and Michael's Choice)

We all know that pretty much everything on television is EXACTLY like it is in real life. Except for the rare occasions when it isn't, and that's never more the case than with bars and restaurants.

This week we're looking at the fictional service industry and where it differs from real life. And we're lucky enough to be joined by Kate Gaffney of the Service from Hell podcast, who shares her first-hand experience with the customer always being right - except when they're really, really wrong.

SHOW NOTES

• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Kate's Choice)
• Cheers Shifts (Joint Choice)
• Fonzie's Office at Arnold's in Happy Days (Richard and Michael's Choice)
• All the Bacon and Eggs from Parks and Recreation (Kate's Choice)
• The Entirety of the Movie Cocktail (Richard and Michael's Choice)
• Ordering Drinks on Law and Order SVU (Kate's Choice)
• The Langford Lunch Box (Richard and Michael's Choice)

For some of us, high school was great. For others, it was a nightmare. But for most people, it was a mixture of the two. It's a place where you got to hang out with your best friends every day without all of that adult "responsibility" getting in the way. At the same time, it was also a place where even the slightest embarrassment might turn into an abject humiliation that would spell the end of your social life.

Good times! This week we're looking back at some of the things that we wish we'd done differently in high school, aka "the episode where the boys have a midlife crisis." The good news: no one talks about how they could have had a football scholarship if it wasn't for that knee injury, since we're all a bunch of nerds!

Who doesn't want a little bit of danger with their fun? Certainly kids do - that's why some of the most popular toys and games are also the most likely to cause death and dismemberment. This week we look at toys that changed the world, or at least the ER.

SHOW NOTES

• Legos (Michael's Choice)
• Lawn Darts (Joint Choice)
• Slip 'n' Slide (Richard's Choice)
• My Friend Cayla (Michael's Choice)
• Snack Time Cabbage Patch Doll (Richard's Choice)
• Don't Whiz on the Electric Fence (Michael's Choice)
• Happy Fun Ball (Richard's Choice)

Teddy Roosevelt famous said "speak softly and carry a big stick." Knowing him, he was probably just done shouting "BULLY!" at someone right before, so take that with a grain of salt. But TR was correct in stating that there's nothing like having a nice stick in your hand (keep your minds out of the gutters) to make you feel alive.

SHOW NOTES

• Gandalf's Staffs (Joint Choice)
• Willy Wonka's Cane (Michael's Choice)
• Charlie Chaplin's Cane (Richard's Choice)
• Me Ol' Bamboo from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (Michael's Choice)
• Loki's Scepter (Richard's Choice)
• The Vaudeville Hook (Michael's Choice)
• The Peterman Walking Stick from "Seinfeld" (Richard's Choice)

You know the saying: behind every supervillain is a henchman who is probably getting killed off early in the final battle. But where would our evil geniuses of the world be without their loyal toadies? Who would man the computers at their underground lair, or strap the hero to a chair so they can hear the entire nefarious plot explained to them right before they are killed? Because they sure aren't doing these things for themselves!

SHOW NOTES

• Jaws from the James Bond Franchise (Richard's Choice)
• Bob the Goon from "Batman" (Michael's Choice)
• Luca Brasi from "The Godfather" (Richard's Choice)
• The Three Storms from "Big Trouble in Little China" (Michael's Choice)
• Grover Dill from "A Christmas Story" (Richard's Choice)
• Gogo Yubari from "Kill Bill Vol. 1" (Michael's Choice)
• Homer Simpson from "The Simpsons" Episode "You Only Move Twice" (Richard's Choice)
• Kronk from "The Emperor's New Groove" (Michael's Choice)