144 - Reverse Seinfeld for Phlegmless People

MAURA QUINT, CHARLES STAR and AARON KLEINMAN return for OY TO THE WORLD! (2025) but wait... Now? … Sufganiyot? … Episode 142 … We'll do it live! THEME: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather PART ONE  The happiest Vibecheck of all! … More Jews on this podcast than in Hallmark … Bar/Bat Mitzvah names … Let's get on a list! … J-Pass … Callback to Episode 78 … Pod-leak theory … Careless, mediocre; equality, finally! … Everyone's an alien … "Wet guys" … Maura hated it … "No Jews were consulted to make this movie" … Legible people, diarrhea girl … Self-flagellating home cooking … Joy Luck referential proof-of-life … Half a cast of reverse-Seinfeld … Old Jewish TV grandmas … Markie Post Light … Charles's brain damage…   PART TWO   Cast Rundown … The Expositional Challenge ... Plot Mop-Up: Lifelong high-school talent show phobia … Tension-free, except "but she's Christian!" … Interfaith-positive … An interfaith Christian concert … Good faith interfaith fumbled … Bewitched by Brook D'Orsay … The Catskills? Connecticut? … In a band, that's something … Swarthy Lutheran overflow seating … One church/synagogue handyman … No problems are a problem … Signing with BMG/Columbia…  PART THREE Diarrhea at Princeton … A committed lazy river … Ugh, I'm talking to boys; most unbearable female lead … Remembering some abrasive guys … Walt Weiss, Edgar Winter, Nelson … Legible leads, leave them alone … Eh, set it free … You need medication … Immunity-free universe … Should have made the meeting a Zoom … The Hallmark Voight-Kampff Test: All but the leads, or everyone, or just a place that sucks? … Hotness immunity … Mutually impressed … Same age as dad … Eat Your Heart Out: Sufganiyot cameo; referenced, not shown; kreplach (antisemitic); cooking Hanukkah dinner "all week"; salad with crescent rolls; 25 pounds of interfaith hash browns … House of Goys, stars and 2010s McMansion chic, earnest signage … Nobody Wants This-ass home decor … "Rock Festival" …    PART FOUR Oops! All Leftovers: "Joy to the World" + "In God We Trust" … Vibecheck … "Money" … The Lumineers' suffering … Casio presets … MC Skat Kat … Crown Media … "Summer School" … Dream On, Master Blaster … Bowling alleys, fact vs. fiction … Fair use piano bar … The ACME Christmas store … Dog toy from grandma … Bad people, bad flaky white fish … Hanukkah present … Episode 104 callback … Rating: 1 … Problematic age gap … Platonically perfect Hallmark … No lists! … Plugs! … Merry Christmas! All other music by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne, except: "Schlep the Halls with Loaves of Challah," by The Three Weissmen. Bluesky Links: Aaron - Charles - Dave - Jeb - Maura