Mama's Family

“Sins of the Mother” (9 January1988)

Bubba (Allan Kayser) comes home after curfew and stinking of beer! Mama (Vicki Lawrence) overreacts and grounds him for six weeks - making Bubba miss his swim meet! Mama treats us to a flashback when she tells the story of Bubba's mother Eunice (Heather Kerr) getting drunk and embarrassing Mama in front of the entire congregation. In episode 24 of Very Special Television we get treated to an impression of a character created by Carol Burnett, and discuss the universal truth of Mamas Family dynamics across multiple ethnicities.

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

“Papa’s Got a Brand New Excuse” (9 May, 1994)

Will (Will Smith) is shooketh when deadbeat dad Lou (Ben Vereen) shows up to stalk him at work. Will decides to give his absentee dad a chance and decides to go on the road with Lou for a summer long trucking adventure. Uncle Phil (James Avery) is having none of it and makes Lou fess up when Lou inevitably backs out on the trip. Will dismisses Lou but breaks down to Uncle Phil in a closing moment that rates at least 5 out of 5 backwards baseball caps. Episode 23 of Very Special Television is here and we take on sassy butlers, replacement aunts and fictional Los Angeles Colleges. Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes!

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Roseanne

“A Stash from the Past” (5 October, 1993) Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) finds a stash in David’s (Johnny Galecki) room and confronts him about it. The hidden stash turns out to be Roseanne’s weed they hid and forgot about oh so long ago. Roseanne, Dan (John Goodman), and Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) decide to partake in the forgotten stash and proceed to make us laugh… and make us think. On this episode of Very Special Television we find out if 41 is too old to get high, we wax nostalgic about overdosing on pot and discuss the accuracy of “high-acting” on sitcoms.

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Saved by the Bell

“No Hope With Dope” (30 November, 1991)

Hollywood Hunk Johnny Dakota (Eddie Garcia) drops by Bayside scouting a location for an anti-drug PSA… starring himself! Zack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and the gang horn their way into the PSA because Bayside only has 20 students and let’s face it – these kids are the best looking in the bunch. At a Hollywood showbiz party Johnny turns out to be a major hypocrite and offers Kelly (Tiffani Thiessen) a stick of marijuana!! Listen as we break down The Max and their shoddy business model, Zack’s sociopathic tendencies and revel in all the 90’s fashions. It’s episode 21 of Very Special Television!

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Punky Brewster

“Cherie Lifesaver” (19, January 1986) It’s Episode TWENTY of Very Special Television and we couldn’t have made it this far without you our loyal listeners!! To say thanks we decided to tackle one of the most requested episodes in our brief history. You asked for it and you got it - we tackled the most specialist of episodes with Punky Brewster “Cherie Lifesaver.” Need I say more? During an ill-fated game of hide and seek, Cherie (Cherie Johnson) makes the worst decision of her young life and hides in a discarded fridge in Punky’s (Soleil Moon Frye) junkyard/backyard. Since Allen (Casey Ellison) was such a wiseacre during CPR lessons, he’s as useless as Henry’s (George Gaynes) public storage unit full of stolen Nazi gold (allegedly). Punky and Margaux (Ami Foster) save the day using CPR and we all learn a valuable lesson about discarded Cold War Era household appliances. A Very Special Thank You to all you listeners out there and an extra special thanks to everyone who suggested we review this episode. We’re having a great time podcasting - we hope you enjoy listening just as much.

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Cheers

"Cliff's Rocky Moment” (26, January 1984) It's bad news for loudmouth-mailman and Pixar Lucky Charm Cliff (John Ratzenberger) when a barfly Victor (Peter Iacangelo) takes a diskliking to him. Carla (Rhea Perlman) and the gang egg Cliffy on to standup to the Adult-Onset bullying even though no one stands behind their buddy when push comes to shove. Meanwhile Sam (Ted Danson) is upset at Diane (Shelley Long) for using inane (intellectual) methods for picking winners in the football pool. It's episode 19 of Very Special Television and we watch a bully have his way with regulars at a bar where no one knows his name, contemplate Ted Dansons questionable hairstyle and weigh in on the age old debate - Shelley Long Vs. Kirstie Alley.

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Full House

“Shape Up” (09, August 1990) It’s Bikini Season as Kimmy Gibble’rs (Andrea Barber) 14th Birthday approaches and the festivities are scheduled to be a Pool Party! D.J. (Candace Cameron Bure) is stressed to the max to look her best and takes on a radical diet of starving herself. Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) being a concerned sister has a heart-to-heart making D.J. promise to continue eating. D.J. being frustrated with her measly weight loss of half a pound in 2 days leads to a family gym day. Yes. the whole F’ing house goes to the gym where hilarity ensues, UNTIL D.J. succumbs to world of crash diets and passes out. Stephanie is left with no choice and breaks the pinky swear of silence. Dad, uncles, and Becky (Lori Hubba-Hubba Laughlin) all chime in with tips of weight loss. A lesson will be learned. Will D.J. ever eat a chicken parm again? We get to the bottom of this glass of Crystal Light in this week’s episode.

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Blossom

"Hunger” (10, May 1993) Original Quirky Girl and Patron Saint of Coachella, Blossom (Mayim Bialik) is a little worried about the excessive workout habits of her best friend and stalwart hanger-on Six (Jenna von Oy). Blossom takes it upon herself to teach Six a lesson by arranging a hangout with local bulimic Julie (T.C. Warner). Meanwhile Joey (Joey Lawrence) gets a job delivering pizza and gets seduced by local cougar "Mrs. Robinson" (Stephanie Beacham) and yes, they named the character Mrs. Robinson. Dad Nick (Ted Wass), goes on a date with single mom Carol (Mary-Margaret Humes) who after this episode is neither seen nor heard from again. And finally in unnecessary Z-Story Tony (Michael Stoyanov) is trying to do his job driving an ambulance but gets side tracked by some broad who uses him like a would-be Uber driver. In a will-they-wont-they for the ages, we watch as Tony restrains himself from domestic abuse and makes with the lip wrestling. You made it to Episode 17 of Very Special Television!! Listen up as we attempt to make sense of the labyrinthine story-lines the writers of Blossom bestowed upon us. Get comfy boys and girls because Blossom pretty much invented the Very Special Episode - I'm sure we'll be dipping back into this well more than once. Enjoy!!

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The Facts of Life

"Runaway” (24, February 1982) Things aren't looking too good for Tootie (Kim Fields) when she finds herself lost in NYC without her wallet and smack in the middle of Mike the Pimp's (Darrell Fetty) hos-den. Would-be Good Samaritan Kristy (Tammy Lauren) tries to lure Tootie home with promises of leg warmers as far as the eye can see and plentiful lycra body suits. It's a good thing Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae) and the Girls, Girls GIIIIIIIRLS arrive just in time to take Tootie back to Eastland and say one last goodbye to Kristy before she ends up at the bottom of the Hudson River. Meanwhile back at home, walking Asian stereotype Miko (Lauren Tom) was left to her own devices - most likely attempting to restore her families honor after letting Tootie go without telling Mrs. G. We took the good, we took the bad, we took them both and there we had Episode 16 of Very Special Television.

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Night Court

“Best of Friends” (7, November 1985) We watched Night Court and I don’t think you will OBJECT to the hilariousness that ensues. Dan (John Larroquette) is stoked because his best buddy from college is coming to visit. But Dan gets more (or less?) than he bargained for when former ladykiller Chip arrives as none other than Charlene (Jim Bailey)! Dan spends the rest of the episode making dick jokes while Charlene attempts to keep her cool and save their friendship. It's episode 14 of Very Special Television and we tackle some topical issues like magical Judges, naive bailiffs and whether or not Court at night is a real thing. Also happy LGBT Pride Week everyone!! #transrightsarehumanrights #translivesmatter #genderisaconstruct

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