SoL-Mates: Love and MST3K

We're closing out Kai-June with Yongary! And a ROBUST exploration of mid-century Korea. Apologies.

Host segments: The Timothee Paradox; these are the Garys I know, I know; how do you rate a winsome child?; top-notch Yongary research; no butthole = bad design; the danger of yon Gary; penultimate episode-itis; Lynchifying a kaiju.

Join us as Jeff accuses a small child of being a dummy.

Host segments: Do Jeffs dream of Britt Ekland?; Mimi has doubts; big trucks are the kaijus of the road; we subscribe to the Maltin agenda; two thumbs down; the wheel adds more pleasures; not enough punishing Jerry Lee Lewis, England, Phil is a sleep paralysis demon.

Episode 245 - in which we find we do not care for the film Jungle Goddess.

Note - we had some sound issues on one end this time, but those should be addressed in the next episode! Thanks for your understanding.

CW: disability slur

Host segments: stock footage hallucinations; when you're deciding which thing you hate less, Jungle Goddess or "The Phantom Creeps," you're in bad shape; Dracula's wife; Pickleback; Joe has a finger on the pulse of the line of succession.

Why don't they look? Why don't they look?

Host segments: designated crime guy; brought to you by Big Radar (TM); "It's my day for the button, mother!," train stories; explain Steve Bucemi!; shorts and the TikTok economy; Radio Shack roasts.

MiMi made us watch Lady Mobster for her birthday and we didn't hate it!

Host segments: The Lucc' is Loose Again; Bipolar Laurel; breaking down the logic of "stuck in a dryer" porn prompts; MiMi gets live-coached through the Rowsdower Cocktail Hour; if you're a mobster, don't turn and look when someone says "look!"; Laurel Targaryan; Who is this young Nick?; every podcast needs a moment where they shout out defunct regional department store chains (RIP Lamont's and Bon Marche); Code Enforcement was the thin green line.


CW: brief mention of pedophilia

Oh, hai The Room. You're terrible.

Host segments: the poor person in the four-plex; Jorge is tearing us apart; sometimes red flags look like Six Flags; Jeff explains all of it to us; Denny's actually doing pretty good; double duty on Rifftrax/Live; Dark Side of the Room; the mayor is back!

This man made us feel all kinds of ways - none of them good.

Host segments: Schroedinger's booty; we do not get the attraction; what is Drake's deal?; No, really - why is he attractive?; other reasons we hate Drake; remember Battle Bots?; bless your timeline with Tom Holland's "Umbrella" performance.

We LOVE a musical. Just not this one.

Host segments: What got Joe's attention?; what's your theology, movie?; mishaps in seltzer; there's really an Apple dance now!; academic snark; Schroedinger's Muppet movie; Harry Styles for Alfie!

Boy, oh boy - do we have some grievances for this episode.

Host segments: Devori feels this all too much; Jason is now on notice; the unique theology of The Mad Monster; living our lives one beef at a time; Alpo for Algernon; Kevin Murphy can GET IT; Dave's not here, man; this is now a Battle of Blythe Road podcast; wolf serum's street name; don't go in swamps. That's it. That's the podcast.

Is this a classic? We forget.

Host segments: Un-Madison my posse; the no-necked monsters hate will continue until morale improves; squaring stuff with cancel culture; ah, yes - a "musical"; WHO IS YOUR AUDIENCE, MOVIE?; excuse us while we bring up the second Armenian diaspora; we're trying to help you out, movie; work with us movie.