EP. 580: Air Bud Never Dunked
Description
This Week on the Show:
š¾ The Great Air Bud Lie: Did he actually dunk? Spoiler: No.
š¬ Ed Explains a Movie: Ed gives a play-by-play recap of Air Bud, complete with dog courtrooms, clown breakdowns, inexplicable basketball tryouts, and a subplot involving a clown dying of AIDS (??).
š© Brianās Colonoscopy Countdown: Brian bravely preps for his colonoscopy on-air while debating whether itās safe to drink the laxative during the episode.
šŗ Trombone Trauma: Why being forced into band instead of basketball is child abuse.
š¶ Pet Hygiene Crimes: Giving a dog a bubble bath and then brushing its teeth with your momās toothbrush.
š§¼ Mr. Noodle's Dark Arc: From Elmo's World to murderous birthday clown with a vendetta.
š Basketball Realism Breakdown: Why middle school hoops has never, ever worked like thisācoach firings, dog mascots scoring points, and the dreaded invisible ball practice.
š§ Movie Tropes Ripped Apart: Dead test pilot dads, janitors who used to be Knicks players, and the magical law of ālet the dog choose.ā
šļø Lakers Talk: The Dodgersā billionaire ownership takes over the Lakers, and Brian is ready to declare the LeBron era over.
š§¢ Fashion Disasters: Eric Christmas and 1990s clownwear.
šŗ Mandela Effect: Why you swear you saw Air Bud dunk, and why it never happened.
š Highlights & Callbacks:
āHe dunked on the poster. I saw him dunk.ā
āGolden Retrievers shed like a son of a bitch.ā
āThereās no rule a dog canāt play basketballābut thereās no rule against bayoneting someone either.ā
āThe Lakers are backāRob Pelinka and his leather jacket are not.ā
āHe scored two points. The whole movie. And they made a franchise.ā
š§ Listen If You Like:
R-rated MST3K for 90s kids movies
Comedy meets sports nostalgia
A grown man's colonoscopy journey
Dogs, clowns, and basketball (in that order)
Shitting jokes and solid satire
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