Through insane heat, the 6 of us get loopy and stupid and recreate one of the funniest movies ever. . THANK YOU FOR LISTENING THIS SEASON!

For the final week of season 2, we went big. Shane is joined by Talia Bernstein (9JKL), Alex and Sarah Franklin (Trust the Bachelor Process podcast), Tiffany Tomaszewski (The Guilty Remnant podcast), and Kristen Zublin (Booch improv) and we take on one of our collective favorites, ‘Mean Girls’.

The Goblin Boys and a boy-goblin (Shane) remake the magic of ‘Aladdin’! Note: Shane accidentally keeps calling Abu ‘Apu’ the whole time and he’s deeply sorry.

Dana Cox, Rachel Forman and Katie Plattner of the improv group Goblin Boys come on to do Disney’s foray into the Middle East, ‘Aladdin’. We discuss first crushes, Dana and Rachel’s Dominos + ‘Aladdin’ after school routine, Raja’s gender, ‘Moana’, the whole “Genie, you’re free” meme from when Robin Williams died, who counts as a Disney princess and Shane’s disdain for Aladdin’s voice.

Rachel, Allegra and Shane do that dance from the end of the movie

Rachel Hastings (Bob’s Burgers) and Allegra Ringo (Can I Pet Your Dog? podcast) are both so lovely and funny, so of course they brought on the lovely and funny (and weird) movie ‘Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion’! Together they discuss taking the movie seriously, Mira Sorvino’s insane accent choice, the lack of female buddy comedies, wondering who sets up high school reunions, who we went to high school with and why we live in big cities with tiny houses.

Dickie, Joel and Shane take the hobbits to Isengard!

Dickie Copeland and Joel Jensen (UCB’s The Dragons) are back for some more Tolkien, y’all! This time it’s ‘The Two Towers’ and we have a LOT to say about it. Some things covered include the sparse use of Haldir, problems with Faramir and choices taken differently than the book, more fantastic Orc lines, how great Aragorn is, Eowyn’s awful singing, some Hobbit s**t-talking, and mostly, our favorite parts.

Them Lennon’s do Signs! Note 1: I know Bangladesh is a country, I’m sorry. Note 2: The joke I claim no one will recognize is from ‘Rocket Power’

It was a no-brainer to have Shane’s brother Will back, as well as their cousin Henry to do M. Night Shyamalan’s last good movie, ‘Signs’. They all love this movie despite it’s faults and have seen it many, many times. Discussion includes a terrible fan theory about demons, having to admit Mel Gibson is good in it, Michael Showalter’s cameo, and mostly just really breaking down why this movie is great.

Patrick and Mark and Shane strike back and forth etc. Enjoy our use of a porg doll! (Discussion of the movie is the previous episode!)

After doing a movie that was later to be renamed ‘A New Hope’, Patrick Ehlers and Mark Mitchell (Nintendo Cartridge Society podcast) had to come back and do every Star Wars nerd’s favorite of those films, ‘Empire Strikes Back’. The three of them talk being fine with Ewoks, the stress and dragging this movie brings, hating nostolgiabate/Star Wars nerds, Patrick’s desire for Yoda’s feet, Vader’s managerial skills, and what counts as nerdy now that nerds are mainstream.

The Disney Vaulters and Shane are SPAR-TA-CUS

This is a big one for Shane. When Rachel Chapman, Clare Loughran and Oscar Montoya were on the first time to do ‘Emperor’s New Groove’, they finished recording, then immediately realized they all were obsessed with Tom Hanks’ feel-good, extremely likeable, fake one-hit wonder film, ‘That Thing You Do!’ On this episode, the 4 of them dive into why they love this film.

Mike, Patrick and Shane knock the recreation of ‘Summer Catch’ out of the (smaller-sized) park!

Michael Levin and Patrick Kang (NBC’s Trial and Error) are back to talk one of their favorite summer jams ‘Summer Catch.’ Together they discuss such things as Matthew Lillard’s off-color jokes, Freddie Prinze Jr’s Boston accent, the film’s connection to ‘Good Will Hunting’, an amazing anecdote about a former ‘Scrubs’ star, bad movie baseball and overall, just convincing Shane this is a good movie.

Convoy and Shane attack ‘Jaws’! We sing ‘Le Freak’ a lot. *Apologies for the audio quality! It’s still funny!*

It was a huge honor to have Alex Berg, Alex Fernie and Todd Fasen (UCB’s Convoy) come on the show to talk the first ever blockbuster ‘Jaws’. We talk the way story is told that other filmmakers get wrong and overall pretty much just the strengths and weaknesses of Spielberg. Don’t worry, we love him. We aren’t snooty.

A Playing Favorites Special Episode: Last year for Father’s Day, I had my Dad, Joe Lennon, and my Uncle/Godfather, Kipp Lennon, on to do ‘The Godfather’ and it was a blast. So of course this year, I had to have them back to do ‘The Godfather Part II’ to complete it (*The third Godfather does not exist and shall not be named*).

Them Funk Shuffle boys and Shane recreate ‘The Notebook’

Dennis Curlett, Danny Cymbal and Michael Gardner (Funk Shuffle improv) are back and they join Shane to go totally bananas on Nicholas Sparks’ ‘The Notebook’. They discuss such things as watching The Notebook alone, kissing videos, the Pussy Posse, if Allie’s dad is bad and why James Marsden doesn’t deserve to be happy.

Mary, Emily and Shane recreate the heartwarming tale of  ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’

Emily Durrett (The Dragons improv , Fresh Hell improv) and Mary Holland (Wild Horses podcast/ improv, JV improv, Veep, Shrink on NBC.com) join Shane in their love of Spielberg’s family classic ‘E.T.’. They discuss such topics as crying in front of your family, the ambiguous setting of the film, using kids as step stools, the brilliance of Dee Wallace, favorite movie soundtracks and the old E.T. ride (RIP).

Why Mommy Drinks and Shane recreate ‘When Harry Met Sally’

We are back for Season 2! Amanda Allan and Betsy Stover (Why Mommy Drinks podcast) join Shane to talk the charm or possible lack thereof of Rob Reiner’s titular romcom ‘When Harry Met Sally’. Other topics discussed include the hotness of Billy Crystal, being a negging letch, the overly-cleansed New York shown, John Leguizamo and the confidence to tuck a shirt into jeans.