The Worst Adults I Know

In the final of their seasonal TV watching episodes, the boys force friend of the show Jordan Rousseau to watch Jim Henson's 1977 buzz kill, Emmett Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, with them. So grab some tissues, pop in the DVD, and get ready for some sad otter drama!

(TV special begins at 12:10.)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, Jordan Rousseau for joining us for this episode, the creative forces behind Emmett Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

Adam is visiting Matthew, and when they're not making Christmas cards (for their Patreon supporters) or eating German food they're tackling 2D with two more holiday classics... Frosty and The Grinch! These two tales of kidnapping, murder, fraud, noise pollution, and rampant consumerism are sure to impart the Christmas spirit on all who watch!

(Frosty the Snowman begins at 18:13.) (How the Grinch Stole Christmas begins at 48:24.)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone who contributed to this week's episode, the creative forces behind Frosty and The Grinch, animation in general, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

Stay frosty, Grinches!

The Holidays are nothing if not busy, but the Worst Adults don't compromise. Ever. So for the next couple of weeks they're going to be doing some special Christmas-y commentary episodes, while also discussing listener submissions about favorite holiday entertainments. To start things off, they're watching the most classic of classics: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. And they're finding out that being a reindeer isn't all it's cracked up to be... (TV special begins at 11:46.)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone who contributed to this week's episode, the creative forces behind Rudolph, claymation in general, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

It would be weird if we did a commentary for Die Hard again (as much as Matthew would like to)... so we're doing the family-friendly version instead: Home Alone. Think about it. Uncharacteristically motivated burglars... A wry, resourceful protagonist... Crappy parents... Airplanes... Useless cops... Escalating violence... Two word titles... And a Christmas motif to top it all off. Same movie. Except the violence in this one is more realistic and hurts us deep in our souls! Let's watch together!

(Film begins at 18:37.)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone who contributed to this week's episode, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!

This week the boys explore everything there is to be thankful for in this whole wide world, and on the way they discover their true calling to honor their jeans of legs past by repurposing them to make sure Lady Liberty is ready to fight if anyone brings their unthankful attitudes to our beautiful shores! If you managed to keep up all the way through that sentence, then we're very thankful to have you along for the journey!

Talking Points:

• A Map to Thankfulness (0:00)
• Sincerely, Matthew (3:25)
• Developed Human Brains (5:16)
• Happy Birthday, Get Well Soon (7:30)
• Rick Astley's Macy's Spectacular (10:58)
• All the Small Things (13:55)
• Finding Nature's Pocket (16:18)
• Jeans, the Perfect Camouflage (20:06)
• Lady Liberty Needs Some Jeans (22:55)
• Earth's Last Line of Defense (28:10)
• What Are You Thankful For? (33:07)
• Christmas Songs Are Here to Stay! (37:37)
• A Stoppable Force Meets an Immovable Shirt Guy (41:38)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone who contributed to this week's episode, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This week the boys are doing unforgivable mouth crimes in yet another attempt to celebrate flavor. After ruining pumpkin spice for themselves forever last October, they choose this holiday season to widen their nets to all seasonal flavors... with the help of a very special Christmas creep! Along the way they learn some dark truths about elf diets, protest salted caramel, and make their stomachs thoroughly unhappy!

Talking Points:

• Yet another Reginald! (00:00)
• The other Pumpkin King! (06:39)
• Cranberry dippin'! (08:32)
• Flavor failings! (11:57)
• Peppermint prevalence! (17:00)
• Apple bottom Peeps! (33:53)
• Headless gingerbread men! (45:40)
• Fun with fruitcake! (47:53)
• Benjamin Franklin's Sleepy Time Soda! (54:26)
• Cocoa overload! (58:30)
• Eggnog is truth! (1:04:05)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone who contributed to this week's episode, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults! Happy Holidays!

This week the boys get real serious about what the funniest thing is... and in the process pull some bad pranks, read some bad jokes, take some bad public transportation, spend time with clowns, badmouth comic strips, throw Jon Heder into a volcano, and reinvent a beloved British romcom! What conclusions do they come to about humor? You'll have to listen to find out!

Talking points:

• Waiting for the funnies! (00:00)
• Seinfeld, past tense! (05:21)
• Why the chicken crossed the road! (08:37)
• Keep goofs secret, keep goofs safe! (13:18)
• Laffy/Lady Taffy! (22:13)
• No good prank goes unpunished! (27:33)
• Cat videos! (34:55)
• It's all schadenfreude! (37:26)
• Lightning round! (46:29)
• Puns! (48:55)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone who contributed to this week's episode, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

Insert pun here!

Tim Burton is anthropomorphized Halloween. You know it. We know it... So this month we're talking over his 1999 adaptation of Washington Irving's classic short story. Join us if you dare!

(Film begins at 15:14.)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone who contributed to the production of Sleepy Hollow, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

The kids are back in school, but the freshmen class we're interested in is what's new on TV this Fall! In this super-sized episode Adam and Matthew break down some of this season's hottest offerings... which, well, leave a lot to be desired! So fire up that cathode ray tube, adjust those rabbit ears, and exploit that free CBS All Access trial while you still can, because we have a lot of broadcast ground to cover!

Talking Points:

• Netflix with chills! (00:00)
• CBS distress! (04:29)
• TV habits! (14:00)
• Star Trek: Discovery! (23:01)
• Neo Yokio! (32:16)
• Big Mouth and The Magic Schoolbus Rides Again! (40:28)
• Ghosted! (46:41)
• The Mayor! (52:28)
• Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Brothers! (59:02)
• Kevin (Probably) Saves the World! (1:07:40)
• Young Sheldon! (1:17:40)
• Me, Myself, and I! (1:27:47)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone out there who makes television, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

Sometimes you want to be alone. Sometimes you want to be in a group. Sometimes you want both. Being human is stupid. Now get on the Ferris wheel!

Talking Points:

• Fax slug! (00:00)
• Alone in the dark! (03:46)
• MMORPGs, with emphasis on the MM! (07:53)
• Time anxiety! (11:52)
• Preferred brain chemistry! (22:03)
• Group projects suck! (27:49)
• Exotic meats! (32:21)
• Adventure squad goes to Kartapalooza! (35:19)
• A Concert for one (feat. Paul Simon)! (39:26)
• Group memory! (43:46)

As always, we'd like to thank Laura Hammond of the webcomic XP for our show's art, Bensound.com for our outro music, everyone who contributed to this episode, and you the listener for sticking with us! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and rating on iTunes, sharing our sampler, or becoming a TWAIkNtributor at patreon.com/theworstadults!

(The "V" is for "Vs." ... Acker and Blacker's Deadpool v Gambit was very good.)