Now entering the Twilight Zone! For our second Halloween Munchie, we decided to cover the classic episode of the Twilight Zone called “Living Doll”, season 5, episode 6! We discuss the fragile male ego of the husband, Erich, and how a doll punctured that ego. We chat about the wife, Annabelle, and her daughter, Christy, and how they are not really welcome at home as apparent by Erich’s hatred, particularly for Christy. We also chat about Talky Tina and how well the actors did with just a doll to be scared of. Join us for this haunting conversation about this classic 60s episode that inspired other franchises like Chucky!

For this Halloween Couch Potato, we are covering the Netflix limited series Cassandra! We discuss how strong the two leading women are and protective they are of their kids. We chat about their husbands and how they only think of themselves. We also talk about how gorgeous the house is and the ridiculous amount of screens there are while also being a creepy show. Tune into this amusing discussion of this German horror TV show!

Trigger Warnings:

very graphic — smoking; car accident; baby crying; jump scares; grief; animal cruelty (mouse, sheep, monkeys); blood; psychological manipulative tactics; fire; character gets locked in an enclosed space; coercion; pregnancy loss/issues; physical abuse/assault; intimate partner violence; gun; gunshot wounds; dead bodies; child with a gun; school shooting; child abuse; stabbing; forced sexual nuances ; child in the oven/graphic content; impalement; entrapment; amputation; sexual content; death/dying; hostage situation; suicide content

Happy Spooky month, everyone! This week we are starting our Halloween episodes with season 3, episode 4 called “All Halliwell’s Eve” of Charmed! We discuss our connection with this show and why it became a family show for us. We chat about the strength and sisterhood that each of the sisters have while they are at the same time being fantastical witches. We also cover how heteronormative this show is which is odd for it being set in San Francisco. Tune into this magical conversation about this 90s/00s show! Blessed be!

Let’s go back to the 70s! This time we are discussing season 2, episode 2 & 3 of Good Times called “JJ Becomes a Man/JJ Gets Arrested”! We discuss the hardships that follow the family but also how the community helps out each other where they can. We chat about how the cops only picked him up because he was a black boy running down the street. We also talk about how, even though this sitcom came out 50 years ago, it is still relevant and still happening today. Join us for this honest discussion about this Norman Lear sitcom!

Into the often forgotten dredges of a company we go! For this week’s Munchie, we are covering season 1, episode 2 “Calamity Jen” of The IT Crowd! We discuss the chaos that is this episode, and not just with Jen, and how it all comes to a head at the end. We also chat about how hilarious this show is and how the first two seasons are solid. We talk about the acting and how great each of the actors are as well as how good the pyrotechnics in this episode were. Listen into this crazy chitchat about this famous British sitcom!

For this Couch Potato, we are covering season 1 of Kevin Can F**k Himself! We discuss the origins of this show and how it is an artful response to how many sitcoms’ married couples treat each other. We talk about how the two formats within this show, sitcom and drama, flow together and how the camera work really sells the premise. We also chat about Alison’s and Patty’s growth over the season and how they help each other even when they are fighting. Tune in for this fascinating conversation about this thought provoking show!

Trigger Warnings:

blatant misogyny; alcohol; blood; animal cruelty; smoking; narcissistic abuse; emotional eating; physical assault; financial strain; anxiety; drug use; emotional strain; patriarchal social constructs; vandalism; murder planning; addiction; self-harm and self-destructive patterns

This time we are covering season 1, episode 1 of The Flying Nun, where the episode is also called The Flying Nun! We chat about why we chose this show even though neither one of us had watched it before and our expectations going into it. We discuss Sally Field’s character and how she reminds us of other characters like Leslie from Parks and Recreation. We also talk about how this show was progressive for its time but now it is just a ridiculous sitcom. Join us on this wild conversation about this wacky 60s TV show!

This is a hectic day!! This week we are covering ER, focusing on season 5, episode 20 named “Power”! Beth explains why she chose this episode out of the 15 seasons of this medical drama. We chat about how many things go wrong, specifically with their power, over the course of the day and how the characters have to adapt to save lives. We also discuss some of the fabulous actors who are on this show who had big careers, like Noah Wyle and George Clooney. Lastly, we talk about how 90s this show is and how it was definitely made for network TV. Tune into this wonderful discussion about this wild medical show!

Correction: The short, white, bald doctor in the show is Robert Romano, not Ray Romano lol