Lumpia and Latkes

We've already discussed various pitchmen with good reputations (see Season 2 Episode 13 Infomercials), but what about some of the products that were not so great? We listen and react to some of the most dubious advertisements memorialized via "YouTube". Elevators, knots, weapons, and profanity--no, it's not a spy film--it's "The Coffee Table"! We close out this episode with wi-fi surveillance and "Goodwill" in "This, Ya Call News?".

You have probably heard: just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Well, we found a few videos that have made their way around the interwebs when the original uploader probably should have taken that advice. We discuss videos that should be scrubbed for our "Topic Of The Week". In "AI Heard That", we have more song covers and a nightmare. Mitch has a naked hero and Jay has lost his ever-phubbing mind in "This, Ya Call News?".

Some wise women once said, "Vacation, all I ever wanted. Vacation, had to get away. Vacation, meant to be spent alone."--maybe not necessarily the last statement, but vacation can be exactly what you need to get your head back on straight. Mitch and Jay discuss vacations and the experiences therein. "AI Heard That" gets a little meta and, no, we're not talking about Facebook. For "This, Ya Call News?", Jay has wi-fi woes and Mitch has "bare-beaters" (not what you may think).

"A man who was bent on ousting the new-kid-on-the-block must now save him and come to grips with change in his world to avoid losing his friends and his love." If you realized this is referring to "Toy Story", then this week's episode is for you. Jay and Mitch explore the subreddit r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly. We find out more travel survival advice and what instrument deserves our attention at "The Coffee Table". In "This, Ya Call News?", Jay has a martial arts robot and Mitch has a twofer--trailer park hijinks and found fortunes.

In the home media release of the movie "Clue" starring the incomparable Tim Curry, you get 3 different endings of how the night's events transpired. When the movie was in theaters, you would see one of the 3 endings at random to allow moviegoers to debate over the whodunit later. Find out more movie trivia that Jay and Mitch can conjure up in this week's "Topic of the Week". At "The Coffee Table", Mitch has a travel survival book and Jay has jokes for men. We wrap up this episode with a story on a yearbook read by Jay and a car going far offroad read by Mitch for "This, Ya Call News?".

To misquote one of the greatest poets of our time: "Take a bath and wash yourself. Take a bath. Show me what you're working with." Jay and Mitch discuss how some people just do not value personal hygiene and tangent over to food cleanliness as well. "AI Heard That" returns with a trip to church via unexpected gospel tunes as well as a visit to the doctor. Closing out this episode: Mitch has a mermaid, Jay has a contrived generational gap, and Mitch also has a something down by the river (it's not a van) in "This, Ya Call News?".

Hope you like the new theme song!
 
"But there's gotta be a better way!" Before "As Seen On TV" became synonymous with new inventions, you had to see the new gizmos and gadgets at trade shows. Jay and Mitch watch trade show product pitches and discuss their merits or lack thereof. Before that dive, we state our real answers on last episode's food debates. We debut a brand new segment called "AI Heard That" where we try to separate the AI slop from the gold--this week: it's a "Star Wars" song and some OPM hits. And in "This, Ya Call News?", Jay has Sally Fields stories and Mitch has a Rodney Dangerfield list.

"BILL STICKERS WILL BE PROSECUTED." "BILL STICKERS IS INNOCENT!" "YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER." "THIS WHOLE SYSTEM IS OUT OF ORDER!" We have good old fashioned debates about food related "hot button" issues according to the toss of a coin. Find out our actual takes on the mini-topics in the next episode. At "The Coffee Table", we have more of "the Darwin Awards" as well as a P.C. take on "Rumpelstiltskin". To close out the episode: Mitch goes to "Chuck E Cheese" and Jay has an acapella group fallout.

"Ya like, jazz?" We have been running this show long enough to decide it's time for a new theme song. Through the power of AI, we see if our theme song makeover can rival the (debatably) great Randy Newman penned "It's A Jungle Out There". At "The Coffee Table", we explore more deaths in "The darwin Awards" and 2 retellings of "The Three Little Pigs". Wrapping up this episode, Mitch has nicotine and Jay has doggies in "This, Ya Call News?".

"I'm tired of this, Grandpa--WELL, THAT'S TOO DAMN BAD!" Jay and Mitch reminisce about days gone by after they have a chat about recent life events. We unearth a not-yet-used recording of an "Unsolved Conspiracy" for a disappearing sub as well as not-yet-used ghost story at "The Coffee Table". We wrap it up with "This, Ya Call News?": Jay has "Coldplay Kiss Cam" returns and Mitch has a baseball(?) injury.