Longtime Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced that he will not seek a sixth term, igniting a contentious mayoral race. Consummate public servants they are, Alex and Kyle offer up a few suggestions for the next mayor, including a dear friend of the show. The boys provide a comprehensive housing guide just in time for selection, previewing the campus2019 prime real estate. Alex points out what Fenway2019s doing wrong, and Kyle notes what the Triple-A Lehigh Valley Ironpigs are doing right: urinal-powered video games.

The boys recap what had been a roller coaster weekend for the BU men2019s ice hockey team and say farewell to a true legend. Brookline is considering a ban on swearing in public, which would effectively transform it into a Soviet republic. In response to the Mr. and Ms. BU pageant, the boys award the first-ever Mr. and Ms. Beanpot awards. Kyle scours the grittiest corners of Craigslist to find an apartment, and Alex lends his velvety pipes2026 to women2019s lacrosse?

The boys are introduced to the deranged BU student and YouTube star who gained Internet infamy for poll dancing on the BU Bus. They say goodbye to a dear, exploding I-95 staple: Fung Wah. The men behind @BUPoops unveil their Poop Madness bracket, pitting against one another the foods most likely to ruin your week on the way out. Alex shares his love for BU Confessions and offers an alternative to Alternative Spring Breaks 2013 the Beanpot Spring Break.

The boys kick off the show by welcoming gold medalist and captain of 1980 Miracle on Ice team, Mike Eruzione. They talk intangibles, what made the team tick, and why Matt Damon didn2019t pay him in Miracle. 201CBiddies on Ice201D returns, and as the BU men2019s ice hockey team has declined, so has the quality of the crowd watching it. No Sex Mallory stops by the busted Tufts 201CWinter Bash,201D and Kyle explains why you won2019t find him at Justin Timberlake2019s Fenway concert.

The boys mourn the loss of the Heart Attack Grill2019s spokesperson after suffering 2013 you guessed it 2013 a heart attack. Alex is introduced to the Harlem Shake and is thoroughly unimpressed. Following news of strange theme parties thrown by Duke University frats, Alex and Kyle suggest one of their own. The TODAY Show spotlights the lamest, most deranged Boston sports 201Csupahfans,201D much to the boys2019 chagrin/horror.

The boys have been devastated ever since Giga2019s closed down, so they2019ve decided to find a new restaurant of endearing mediocrity. Social media etiquette expert Marie Dubuque returns to issue new rules for the Snapchatting masses, and Comcast SportsNet2019s Gary Tanguay lends his silky smooth chops to the program. They dust off the Beanpot Crystal Ball to predict the next batch of ridiculous Red Sox scandals to break in 2013. Dave Coulier2019s coming to town, and Alex decides to acquaint himself with the actor2019s Twitter account. What he found, no man should see.

The boys look back on the Beanpot2019s first year on the air and bid a fond, tearful farewell to a South Campus icon: Giga2019s Pizza. They welcome new intern Victoria and finally bury the hatchet with sworn WTBU enemy, Tuba Mansion. Kyle2019s sick of the Hilary Clinton worship, and Alex just wants to know what happened in Benghazi.

The boys welcome the shirtless BU hockey superfan Sasquatch, and they discover a heart of gold beneath all that chest hair. They make one final (not really) plea to BU Dining Services to start serving edible food in the wake of 201CSoup Night201D and on the eve of 201CJersey Diner Night.201D Scott Brown gets caught allegedly drunk tweeting, and Manti Teo needs you to know he2019s far from gay. Faaaaaaar from it. Far from it. Kyle2019s sick of Ray Lewis coverage, and Alex doesn2019t want to hear about the Harbaugh brothers playing Connect-Four as kids.

Beanpot for 1/21/13

Season 2 ends with a bang 2013 it2019s the Beanpot Christmas Spectacular! The boys lovingly exchange gifts and even surprise the interns with a free, fart-filled Megabus ride to California. In light of the recent arrest, Kyle and Alex wonder just what about Mugar Memorial Library has got people so horny? And after finding a forgotten screenplay in the studio, they stage a dramatic reading of the horrible, horrible work.