Infinite Regress

Join us for a lil' romp through the Big Apple and beyond as we tackle select eps from the ABC-era of a show with a critical impact on our screwed up sensibilities. Episodes: Pilot Miserable Eyes on the Prize *No episodes were harmed during the recording of this episode but some may have had their feelings hurt due to being omitted.

After (another) long hiatus, Jon and Todd are back to discuss some high-to-mid classics from the sprawling catalogue of that daft yellow fam. S4 E17: Last Exit to Springfield S8 E23: Homer's Enemy S12 E9: HOMЯ ...and don't forget all those fine references to the things we're not watching. Sit in for an extra-long, extra-coherent-for-IR time as we debate Homer's morality, social position, true intelligence, and whether he has ultimately betrayed us like so many of our heroes. Cheers to Jon for his marvelous metamorphosis (#TheDrunkOnes)!

In the real season 1 finale, Jon and Todd pack all the joy and hardships of the holiday season into an hour-long zoom call. Come once for the bizarre movie that mixes pro-royalist, anti-fascist, and Christian-neutral ideologies, twice for the technical and mental difficulties on Jon's end, and thrice for the thin layer of flop-sweat on Todd's brow!

We conclude our season-long LotR trilogy with the sequel to our inaugural Hobbit ep! Andy joins to steal jokes and reference other podcasts galore, as we jive to the excessive song queues and delightful lore-pulling of this forgotten classic with the GOAT Gollum. Follow Andy on twitter and listen to his (currently dormant) podcast, Brunch Movies! Opening song "Return of the King" as made famous by Mack Morrison, vocals by Jon, lyrics by Andy and Jon, Executive Produced by Andy (He got EP? Good for him!) Lyrics: (Horn sound) burur bururrooooooooh come on, I'm a horn Deep within Mordor Sauron's cruelty had forged Something dark and powerful  One ring to rule them all they were all of them deceived The dwarves the elves and trees til Isildur cut him down Who will pick up his crown? It calls to he To the only master it has known It calls to he And it tries, oh it tries It calls to he Even though he's just a big weird eye It calls to he Burn his prize burn his prize Return of the King STRIDER Return of the King FRO-DO Return of the King AR-A-GORN Now we’ll destroy the ring THE-RE AND Return of the King BACK AGAIN Return of the King Isildur’s Heir Return of the King Watch my flow Now we’ll destroy the ring Here I go So, the fellowship was formed At the council of EL- ronn Letting all the people know The ring bearer was Frodo But he wouldn't go alone So he brought some friends along Sam, Pippen and merry Strider, Legolas, Gimli And Boromir Who had said he'd never turn on him It called to he But he did, but he did It called to he To ascend the throne atop Gondor It called to he But he died but he died Return of the King There he is Return of the King Gollum Return of the King Looking gross Let's go destroy that ring My precious  Return of the King Once again Return of the King To Rohan Return of the King To Gondor Let's go destroy that ring (in mount doom) Master lies to me But Smegol said that he was true Master lies to thee Yes he lies, precious, lies Master lies to me Even though I know the precious is cruel Master lies to thee Yes he lies, precious, lies Return of the King Tree Beard Return of the King É-o-wyn Return of the King The-o-din We gotta destroy the ring And Worm Tongue Return of the king Hobbit hole Return of the king Watch my flow Return of the king I'm there and Almost destroyed the ring (back again)' Return of the King Yes he did Return of the King Yes he did Return of the King Yes he did Did you destroy that thing? Frododo  Return of the King Yes he did  Return of the King Yes he did Return of the King Yes he did Frodo destroy the Ring

Rival podcaster Dave joins us to cover the inimitable flying pig man movie of Ghibli fame! In this very special episode, Dave, Jon, and Todd are not unlike the fallen comrades of Porker himself, drifting apart on different wavelengths of creativity, humor, and consciousness. oinkoinkoinkoinkoinkoinkoinkoinkoinkoink Listen to more of Dave on Brunch Movies!

Jon and Todd take a journey through the glorious pantheon of King of the Hill episodes to find the new savior and hopefully end their infinite regress. (Relax, they fail!) Prelude Poké-King-of-the-Mon-Hill - https://youtu.be/XcHAebR9Aa8 Pokémon Trainer Norm MacDonald - https://youtu.be/-b3S4gQ68SA The Journey S1 E3 - The Order of the Straight Arrow S4 E24 - Transnational Amusements Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet S12 E6 - Raise the Steaks

Our second sojourn into the animated legacy of Tolkien's immortal fantasy series unearths a landscape as tensely divided as the very lands of Rohan and Gondor! Faithful father Brandon graciously guides Todd and Jon's relentless riffing as we attempt to determine who is really deceiving who, the nature of the worst Gollum, and the prognosis for GamGee Syndrom (GGS). Put on your silly-caps and prepare to ignore/froget this innovative but ultimately undercooked epic from the erstwhile* king of adult comedy! (*Current king TBD in a future ep!)

We save the best for first, guests and Disney movies that is! Mike AKA Serge AKA Mr. Jay joins as we cover the Disney MovieToons' millennial classic-cum-sexsploitation fllick, A Goofy Movie. More bad laughs than the titular Coonhound are spillt and reproductive methods are re-defined as our tipsy triumvirate travails through Kevin Lima and Jeffrey Katzenberg's insightful skewering of Americana and furry fetish creation myth unfolds.

Brought to you live* on New Year's Night, Jon and Todd explore the intimate crevices and crevasses of the 1973 cult sci-fi gem, Fantastic Planet. Todd'll sing and that'll make you suddenly think the boys have started trying, but all-in-all this is a chill slip through a tripped-out classic. Strap on your squid hat, and take a deep vape of your cloud sustenance and join us, won't you!

Back again just in time for holidays, Jon and Todd provide incisive commentary into what Mewtwo's struggle for agency says about the Pokemon franchise as a whole and even global capitalism... actually we just reminisce and riff for a while and there's a movie on in the background. That's that infinite regress for ya!

Jinxed Todd and Tipsy Jon reconvene to provide an unauthoritative commentary on the Disney-owned, Kushner-Locke-produced animated classic, The Brave Little Toaster (1987). As with the film itself, production was troubled and expectations were lowered repeatedly, yet the end product is still better than the majority of works in its artistic field. Will the rampaging Jon ground-pound Todd into a groundling befitting the namesake of the film's stellar voice cast? Or is Jon himself just a 5G phantasy brought on by Todd's month-long leftover vaccine bender? Tune in and watch along for the answers to neither these nor any other questions!

Jon and Todd join forces for their inaugural regress, and force their way through Rankin and Bass' 1977 animated masterpiece, the Hobbit.

Jaud joins for the first (and last?) time in person to celebrate and rehabilitate one of the unsung villains of  the caped crusader's lore. Technical snafu's abound and Todd's terrifically under-prepared as we careen through the Dark Deco Decorum and get rubbed down with the craziest creme this side of Wendell & Wild! I, Todd, solemnly promise a shorter turnaround to release for the next episode!