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Ep. 40 - Ben-Hur
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the epic Simpsons-Critic crossover “A Star Is Burns,” we fill in an equally epic blind spot—Ben-Hur.
Ep. 38 - The Terminator with Matt Lynch
Critic and podcaster Matt Lynch joins Nate and Adam to unwrap Simpsons holiday episode “Grift of the Magi” and its spoof of James Cameron’s The Terminator.
Ep. 28 - Batman (1989) with Shahbaz Siddiqui
Shahbaz Siddiqui joins the podcast to unmask Tim Burton’s 1989 take on Batman, alongside its Simpsons parody in “Last Exit to Springfield.”
Ep. 27 - Batman: The Movie (1966) with Daniel Grant
Nate and Adam team up with special guest Daniel Grant to revisit Batman: The Movie (1966), its TV origins, and its Simpsons parody in “Radioactive Man.”
Ep. 18 - The Mask of Zorro
Adam and Nate revisit nineties swashbuckler The Mask of Zorro and its parody on The Simpsons in “E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt).”
Ep. 17 - King Kong with Dede Crimmins
Dede Crimmins joins Adam and Nate to wrestle with King Kong (1933), and its full-length parody in “Treehouse of Horror III."
Ep. 15 - Thelma & Louise
Adam and Nate watch groundbreaking feminist road movie Thelma & Louise and the Simpsons spoof “Marge on the Lam."
Ep. 4 - Planet of the Apes
Nate took Adam to Planet of the Apes (the 1968 movie, not the planet), one of the most thoroughly parodied movies on The Simpsons.
Ep. 1 - You Only Live Twice
Adam introduces Nate to You Only Live Twice, fodder for the beloved Simpsons episode, “You Only Move Twice.”
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