"You'll shoot your eye out, kid." To begin this Yuletide Slime season, we take look at the holiday classic A Christmas Story, a movie which has a deep influence on the perspective and humor of what the Slimehouse genre would become. Last year, the host agreed that without Home Alone there would be no Slimehouse wave. But consider this, without A Christmas Story is there even a Home Alone? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

"Codswallop!" Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter's arrival in theaters by looking at the uniquely Slimehouse elements from both 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and it follow-up 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – both directed by genre pioneer Chris Columbus. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"When the going gets tough, the great ones party" Part 2 of 2 in a Garfield franchise special, featuring Garfield scholar Quinton Reviews (check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/QuintonReviewsKitchenSinks/featured) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"Love me, feed me, never leave me." Joined by video essayist and Garfield scholar Quinton Reviews, the boys discuss the lasagna-loving feline's first foray onto the big screen in part 1 of a two-parter on the franchise. Discussed are the inherent flaws of a Garfield feature, Bill Murray's complicated relationship with the role, Chris Pratt's controversial recent casting, and lots and lots of Garfield lore.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

"I'm carrying a can of invisible hairspray!" A special SPOOKY slime shuffly episode to close out the Pumpkin Slime series for 2021. We close out Jimmy Huston's Houston-set teen comedy My Best Friend is a Vampire and how it stacks up to other proto-slime teen comedies covered on the show, such as Weird Science and Three O'Clock High. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast:...

"Oh, so it's a girl house!” In their first animated Spooky Slime entry, the gang explores the 2006 Halloween curio Monster House, diving into the film’s unusual mo-cap aesthetic, spooky neighbors, anatomical humor, and the career of Jon Heder. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"Gross… but I love it!" A 30th anniversary special just in time for spooky season, we dive into our first entry from the Ernest franchise led by the late Jim Varney and featuring mild thrills and a snot-dripping troll named Trantor. Stay spooky, and stay stupid! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"It's showtime!" Kicking off another month of Spooky Slimehouse with an all-time classic that might be less slimey than it seems. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"Would you like to buy a monkey?" Max's birthday is given the swashbuckling treatment as the boys, with special guest Dorothy, dive into the 1994 slime-adjacent Chris Elliott curio Cabin Boy. We discuss the film's uniquely kitschy aesthetic, Max's David Letterman fandom, and the film's possible influence on SpongeBob Squarepants - stopping along the way, of course, to marvel in awe at a Twin Peaks-era Russ Tamblyn as a sharkboy named Chocki. Join us as, we podcast and stink - mostly the...

"They don't teach you that in school… it's something you have to experience" A big happy birthday to Dorothy is celebrated in Burton-esque fashion with the proto-slime directorial debut starring Pee Wee Herman. We talk about the original breakfast machine, the joy of magic and joke gags, and the ever-present motif of the road movie, and determine this movie's role in the Slimehouse genre timeline. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

"I'm a Dude, He's a Dude, She's a Dude, We're All Dudes!" The Summer of Slime wraps up for a to-go order with the 1997 classic Good Burger. Directed by Eddie Murphy collaborator and the recently appointed CEO of Paramount Pictures himself, Brian Robbins, Good Burger was perhaps an inevitable episode for the podcast. We discuss the legacy of this property and Keenan and Kel's unique place in the Hall of Slime. Stay until the end to hear an announcement on the next Slime Birthday pick! ---...

For the latest Slime Shuffle, the goopy gods selected Firehouse Dog, a late-Slime dramedy that is equal parts dog farts, and good heart. Joined by Myke Thompson of the Black Man in the Right World podcast, the team dives into the nitty gritty of pop-punk music cues, elementary cafeteria menus and ugly mutts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"Shut up!" Joined by Princess Diaries superfan and frequent guest Dorothy Page, the boys discuss a rare G-rated feature for the pod, along with its unusual sequel.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"My idea of a perfect school is one in which there are no children... at all!" In 1996 Danny DeVito, Roald Dahl, and Mara Wilson all coalesced into one of the most acclaimed and visionary 90s kids movies, MATILDA. With special guest Ryley Schlachter joining us, we discuss the merits of the movie from the Slimehouse perspective, including themes and topics like anti-authoritarianism, feminist messaging, empowerment from within, and the visual aesthetics that would leave a major influence on...

"Who am I? Ah, Bad Booty-shaking Pickanosis, yeah! That's who I am!" On the 20th anniversary of the release of Osmosis Jones in theaters, the Slimehouse gang convened to discuss this wild ride of a live action/2D animation hybrid vehicle. In this episode, we debate over the Farrelly Brothers' influence on the Slimehouse genre and how this movie cleverly merged their Gross Out comedy style with the Slime ethos. An overlooked box office bomb upon release, Osmosis Jones is reclaimed as an...

"I think, when you go to the movies, you should learn somethin'." Fresh off their Space Jam doubleheader, the gang discusses the Looney Tunes second foray into the cinematic sphere, Joe Dante's 2003 flop Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Though it may lack the box office success and millennial cult classic status of its predecessor, could it actually be Bugs and company's best turn on the big screen?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

The Slimehouse Crew returns to the Space Jam for A New Legacy... of IP. We discuss the new sequel to Space Jam, its development hell backstories in the 25 years it took to finally make the movie, and most importantly: whether the film carries on the grand Slime tradition of its predecessor. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

A slam dunk of an episode with special guest Sam Schlenker as the Slime team looks at a millennial cult classic.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"Cookies are for closers!" Covering both a brand new release and its infamous predecessor, the enigma that is The Boss Baby, Alec Baldwin's meme-worthy role that became a surprise hit and a sleeper Oscar nominee in 2017. The series is back for more with "Family Business" now in theaters and streaming on Peacock Premium (who we'd welcome as a sponsor). Joined by Peewee Hermeneutics, we get into the slime merits of these neo-slime pictures, one of the most iconic moments in the entire...

"Hey, teacher! Leave them kids alone!" The Slimehouse gang kicks off the Summer of Slime with a Season 3 premiere discussion of Disney's Recess: School's Out. Along the way, we touch on Summer's role as the ultimate Slimehouse playground, the potential limitations of animation in Slime aesthetics, badass senior citizens, and the film's surprisingly moving depiction of adulthood.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support...

The Slimehouse crew looks back on the first two seasons of Slimehouse to reflect on the evolution of this series, as well as offer some revisions to Slime Scores and shout out listeners around the globe. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

For this month's Slime Shuffle, the boys have landed on 1987's Three O'Clock High. The dark teen comedy is often forgotten, but influential on the peak Slimehouse narrative framework and visual perspective, despite its more mature voice and thrilling tone. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slimehousepod/support

"Surf Wyoming!" Celebrating Nelson's birthday with a blast from the past so diculous it's re-diculous! Meet the Deedles is a Disney produced diamond in the rough featuring a young Paul Walker and Steve Van Wormer as The Deedles, a boneheaded surfing duo who find themselves landlocked in Yellowstone National Park, and after a mistaken identity, find themselves put in charge of stopping the local prairie dog infestation. This movie is truly something else, and has been largely forgotten by...

On this day in 2001, Shrek was released in theaters nationwide and movies would never be the same. To celebrate, we've chosen Shrek to be our first episode dedicated to an animated feature film... much like how it was the first movie to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature! Special guest Myke Thompson returns to the podcast to discuss this green giant watershed moment, its ripple effect on pop culture, and how it standardized the humor and attitude of Slimehouse.  --- This...

"It's not a tumor!" The boys are joined by Schwrarzenegger aficionado Cole Sadler (AKA Peewee Hermeneutics) to tackle Ivan Reitman's action comedy classic Kindergarten Cop. In this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss the birth of the "Big Guy, Little Problems" subgenre of Slime, the decline of movie action involving children, and this film's crucial place in Arnold's development as a movie star.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...