It has been two years of pop culture reminiscing, and Rick and Ben have made the decision to retire the show. In the final episode, our hosts talk about a random assortment of things they never got a chance to touch on in the other one hundred and six episodes. Plus, Rick needs help with his unhealthy obsession of collecting things, and Ben lets the world know the price he can be bought at.

File Under: Movies, Board Games, Tabletop Games, Television, Game Shows, Toys, The Big Lebowski, HeroQuest, Dungeons & Dragons, Arcadia Quest, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Friday Night Lights, Lost, The Price Is Right, Pogo Ball, Soap Shoes

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It's a return to the realm of platform games as Rick and Ben discuss another set of genre defining characters and developers. From bandicoots to bears, our hosts realize that most successful platform games require an animal lead character. Plus, Rick forgets how to form correct words, and Ben gives some excellent insight into the elections.

File Under: Video Games, Platform Games, Platformers, Spyro the Dragon, Insomniac, Skylanders, Crash Bandicoot, Naughty Dog, Crash Team Racing, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Rare, Project Spark, Banjo-Kazooie, Collectathons, Playtonic Games, Yooka-Laylee

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With knives in hand, Rick and Ben prep for a discussion of reality television. This time our hosts focus on food based TV. Plus, Rick lets his culinary pretentiousness show, and Ben reluctantly shares his love for the Triple D.

File Under: Television, Reality TV, Hell's Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay, Top Chef, Iron Chef America, Alton Brown, The Next Iron Chef, Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri, The Next Food Network Star

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With spinners all awhirl, Rick and Ben sit down for another round of board game talks. From word games to products of their time, our hosts wrap up their fifth discussion on tabletop gems. Plus, Rick recollects his time as a board game designer, and Ben makes up a story of his own so he doesn't feel left out.

File Under: Board Games, Tabletop Games, Boggle, Scramble With Friends, Anagrams, Channel Surfing, Scene It?, Trivial Pursuit, Wits and Wagers, Trivia Crack, Disney Crossy Road, Clue, Cluedo

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Fresh from the render farm, Rick and Ben boot up another discussion on Pixar movies. From living toys to blue collar monsters, our hosts talk about the next couple of films from the award winning studio. Plus, Rick derails the show as a gift to his co-host, and Ben puts on his philosophy hat to try and impress the ladies.

File Under: Movies, Pixar, Toy Story 2, Funko, Nendoroid, Nanoblock, Monsters, Inc, John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Shrek

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With recorders in hand, Rick and Ben strike up a round of talks on children's music. From the dark world of nursery rhymes to the hokey classics of big purple dinosaurs, our hosts touch on the many areas where kids and music collide. Plus, Rick reminisces about his time in a children's traveling troupe, and Ben talks about his energetic morning routine.

File Under: Music, Children's Music, Music Class, American Standards, I Wish I Was In Dixie Camptown Races, Recorders, Fifty Nifty United States, Educational Songs, Classical Music, Peter and the Wolf, Grade School Concerts, Raffi, Nursery Rhymes, Psalty the Singing Psalm Book, Barney and Friends, Death to Smoochy, Sunday School Songs, Disney Soundtracks, Aladdin, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, B-I-N-G-O, Old MacDonald, How Much Is That Doggie In the Window, Yankee Doodle, They Might Be Giants, Fun Fun Records

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With cards in hand and late fees paid off, Rick and Ben reminisce about video game rentals. From large chains to family owned ventures, our hosts talk about the places, experiences and games they rented during childhood. Plus, Rick shares a tale of loss, and Ben gives a history of rental controversies.

File Under: Video Games, Rentals, Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, Family Video, Porn, Nintendo, Sega, Instruction Manuals, Save Files, Earthbound, NES, Yo! Noid, Captain Comic, Super Mario RPG, SNES, Genesis, Shining Force II, Super Bomberman, Ballz 3D, ClayFighter, PlayStation, Used Games, GameFly, Humble Monthly Bundle

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Cowering in the closet, Rick and Ben conjure up another talk about horror movies. From horror porn to zombie classics, our hosts talk about some of the great and not so great of the genre. Plus, Rick and Ben celebrate their 100th episode by rambling a lot in the beginning.

File Under: Movies, Horror, Final Destination, The Langoliers, Sleepwalkers, Stephen King, Saw, Hostel, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Night of the Living Dead

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With slime on the mind, Rick and Ben return to the world of Nickelodeon to talk about more original programming. From siblings to campfires, our hosts touch on the good and bad of kid's television. Plus, Rick overshares once again, and Ben questions the intelligence of the Nickelodeon sales department.

File Under: Television, Nickelodeon, Original Programming, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Hey Dude, The Secret World of Alex Mack, Clarissa Explains It All, Are You Afraid of the Dark?

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Filled with moments of tension, Rick and Ben dive into another discussion on TV dramas. From small towns to schools to prisons, our hosts cover another set of dramatic television. Plus, Rick keeps calling things by the wrong name, and Ben ruins Rick's best transition yet.

File Under: Television, Dramas, Gilmore Girls, Boston Public, Boston Legal, The West Wing, Soap Operas, Passions, All My Children, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, Prison Break

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ThePastCast website: http://www.thepastcast.com