This month, the Pursuit of Crappiness gang goes back to a classic – what is considered the original “So Bad, It’s Good” movie. Plan 9 from Outer Space has been a cult classic for almost 60 years, but its the first time some of us have watched it ever (spoiler, its NOT Beryl this time). Join us as we explore what people thought alien life was like before we went to the moon and what government conspiracy was like before Watergate. This fun family romp is best enjoyed in black and white (NOT color) and with a whole crowd of people, so grab your closest friends, pop it in, then isolate yourself from the world while you listen to three ding-dongs from Minneapolis talk the movie you just saw for 50ish minutes. PLUS Important announcement at the end of the episode!

Rollergator. Its a movie that promises by its very title to be a movie about a rollerskating alligator. This is a lie. Instead, the gang suffered through an 83 minutes garbage pile written by a 10 year old for your amusement. Hailed on Amazon as being again the Geneva convention and praised for the ceaseless guitar noodling soundtrack, you should leave this one to the professionals. Do not try this at home.

Remember those fun nature documentaries that you used to watch in school? Well, this documentary is just like those movies if those movies were made by a coked-up Steven Spielberg. Join Emma and her ode to nepotism as she and her brother Ted talk about Cane Toads: An Unnatural History. Learn about invasive species, toad sex, and the best live version of Mario Kart on the planet. Also featuring: Australian Stereotypes!

Stop, collaborate, and listen, people! In this very special episode of the Pursuit of Crappiness, Emma drops the zeroes and gets with some true heroes. While Beryl and John sit this one out, Dan Jaquette and Beth Gibbs from Totes Recall (@totesrecallpod) join Emma to discuss the masterpiece that is Cool As Ice. Listen as Dan, Beth, and Emma explore the world of the worst of the Ices, Vanilla Ice, and try to answer the burning question that is in everyone’s mind after watching this movie: Does Vanilla Ice know how horses work, or is he too busy making a living being cool (as ice) to care?

Its time for our yearly book episode of the Pursuit of Crappiness, and, this year, John really found a turd. Listen as the gang dives into the magical worlds inside of the anthology book Sword and Sorceress (Volume One, because, apparently, there are twenty-eight of these). Because its scientifically proven that there is a finite amount of motivation in humans, John, Emma, and Beryl read only three of the fifteen stories in the book. Its more than enough to convince everyone to never touch the book ever again, thus answering the question – is there a book worse than The Breast. Unfortunately, yes…yes there is.

This month Emma, John, and Beryl celebrate the month of Saint Valentine by diving head over heels into 80s (no guys, it’s really, really 80s) PSA “How Can I tell If I’m Really in Love?” because, let’s face it, who doesn’t want to muse about the mysterious ways of passion with well-coiffed,  misguided, shoulder-padded, Gen X teens? No plot, characters, or story in this episode, folks, just good ol’ fashioned narrative on how to handle those fluttery feelings when they inevitably hit. A “dad” reads pick up lines from his little black book, the original version of the Stranger Things cast dance around in acronym shirts (oh god), and Jason Bateman looks 13. Remember to bring your step ladder.

Jawesome! This month Beryl, John, Emma and a special guest explore the garbage dump of 90’s cartoon shows and pull out Street Sharks, a show that is as baffling as it is stupid. You might be tempted to think that this show is nothing more than a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles copy-cat made to sell toys to dumb kids, and you would be 100% correct. Between the terrible voice acting and the grotesque character design, the crew finds little to recommend from this show, yet Vin Diesel gives this turd two thumbs up!

It’s the holidays again CrapHeads, and that means its time to embrace the endearing torture of Holiday TV Specials. This year the crappiest podcast around covers “Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey”, a bargain-bin rip off of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer made by the once-famous Rankin/Bass production company. This tale of a donkey with long ears not only acknowledges that God is real, but sets up a mythology in which Santa has a donkey in order to help him plow snow. So magical. Grab some eggnog, turn on the yule log station, and get ready to ring in the new year with the underdog story that nobody needed to hear (but hey he skis on his ears, and that was pretty cool).

Holy terrible adaptation, Batman! Even though the new Justice League movie isn’t quite living up to the hype, trust us when we say it could have been MUCH worse. Enter Justice League of America, the TV movie created by CBS in 1997 to launch a superhero sitcom for the 21st century. Starring none of your favorite DC superheroes (unless you twerps like The Atom), this movie will leave you thinking “wait, who is that?” Fortunately for all of us, the thing was so bad that it wasn’t even shown in America! Join the PoC cast as they try to make sense of the odd editing, terrible costumes, and the worst CGI we’ve seen on the podcast since Birdemic.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and you know what that means, boys and girls. That’s right! An unnecessary tie in! This month, the PoC crew covered a little film called Thankskilling. As you might have guessed by the not-so-subtle title, Thankskilling is an artful genre mash-up between horror and holiday celebration. Lol, just kidding, its about a killer turkey. Whatever your expectations are for this movie, take them down at least 3 more notches. Between the talking turkey, the awkward musical number, and the terrible Thanksgiving puns, we can guarantee that Thankskilling will leave you thinking “What the hell did I just watch??” Tune in for a healthy serving of passionate rants from Emma about why this film is the worst film covered by the Pursuit of Crappiness, stay for a nice slice of debate about what makes a bad film enjoyable. After, you can savor your holiday knowing that you won’t ever have to wonder if you missed out by not watching Thankilling. You didn’t. Trust us on this one guys.