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A Very Special Episode
by @AVSEPod
A regular podcast in which the hosts of Saved by the Bell Reviewed and friends discuss "very special episodes" from across pop culture!
Episodes
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AVSEPod Episode 143: Super Mario Bros. Super Show - "Bonkers from Yonkers"
Hey Paisanos! We are back with a brand new episode and a Very Special guest! Join Carolyn, David, and Shane Hosea as they jump into a pipe and discuss The Super Mario Bros. Super Show season 1 episode 7, "Bonkers from Yonkers"! There's pasta, therapy, screaming like a chicken, and more! So put on…
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AVSEPod Episode 142: Alf - "Alf's Special Christmas"
Happy New year! We are concluding our holiday coverage this year by watching the infamous Alf Christmas special, in which Alf learns the true meaning of Christmas (?) from a dying girl, then pulls a Zack & Tori with Mrs. Belding and helps deliver a baby in an elevator, and rounds out his holiday…
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AVSEPod Episode 141: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Ho ho ho! Our annual holiday celebration continues with Santa Claus is Coming to Town, a Rankin-Bass claymation special that some (Austin) describe as "the Star Wars Prequels for Santa"! Join Carolyn, David and Austin as they discuss the merits of live versions of songs, debate the moral...
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AVSEPod Episode 140: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Ahoo doray, ahoo doray! Me-Who-rry Christmas everyone! We are kicking off our annual look at Very Special Christmas episodes with that seminal favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Join Carolyn, David, and Austin as they question the mechanics of Who society, discuss whether "Thurl…
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AVSEPod Episode 139: Go On - "Dinner Takes All"
Gobble gobble! Take a break from all your Cyber Monday-ing with our brand new Thanksgiving/Matthew Perry tribute episode! Join Carolyn, Austin and David as they discuss the fondly (?) remembered (?) early 2010s Matthew Perry vehicle, Go On, including which sports ball teams map to which...
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AVSEPod Episode 138: Bob's Burgers - "The Hauntening"
Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls! We're back with a Very Spooktacular Episode just in time for Halloween. Join Austin, Carolyn, and David as they review Bob's Burgers season six, episode three, "The Hauntening". Along the way, they debate which type of pasta is the scariest, discuss the…
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AVSEPod Episode 137: Stunt Dawgs - "Freedom of Screech"
Stunt Daaaaawgs! Join us for the conclusion of our unofficial DiC animation summer marathon for "Freedom of Screech", an episode of the fever dream-like Stunt Dawgs that, unfortunately, has nothing to do with everyone's favorite Saved by the Bell nerd (or dogs doing stunts). Instead, join…
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AVSEPod Episode 136: Rainbow Brite - "Mom"
We are back after an unofficial hiatus while the AVSE family got a little bigger (and cuter)! This week, we are continuing our (also unofficial) DiC marathon by reviewing season 1 episode 7 of Rainbow Brite, "Mom", in which Murky Dismal's mother comes to visit and reawakens some childhood trauma...
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AVSEPod Episode 135: Captain Planet - "A Formula For Hate"
Who's ready to bring pollution down to zero?!? By their powers combined, Austin, Carolyn, and David are back and reviewing a Very Special episode of a 90s animated TV touchstone, in which a rat creature puts on a trench coat, hangs out at a high school, and makes everyone hate a kid with HIV...
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AVSEPod Episode 134: Review - "Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes"
Happy Valentines Day, everyone! This week, we celebrate love by reviewing a review of divorce as we look at Review season 1 episode 03, "Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes"! Join Carolyn, Austin, and David as they discuss the show Review, play FMK with waffles, pancakes, and French toast, and debate the...
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AVSEPod Episode 133: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Can't anyone tell us what Christmas is all about?!? Join David, Carolyn, and Austin as they tackle the question by discussing the commercialization of Christmas-skewing seminal animated holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas (brought to you by the good folks at Coca-Cola)! Along the way, they...
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AVSEPod Episode 132: Beverly Hills, 90210 - "It's a Totally Happening Life"
Happy Holidays from the 90s! This week, we return to our (well, Austin's) favorite zip code for a Very Special Christmas episode featuring those smoldering "teens" of Beverly Hills, 90210, in which a pair of angels (yes, really) enact a It's a Wonderful Life pastiche that is less about aping the...
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AVSEPod Episode 131: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Ho ho ho! We kickoff our Christmas coverage this week with a look at the Rankin-Bass stop-motion classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the special which taught us all the true meaning of Christmas: that differences are meant to be mocked unless/until they become exploitable by the state! Join...
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AVSEPod Episode 130: Murder, She Wrote - "Indian Giver"
It's an Angela Lansbury memorial and Thanksgiving-adjacent episode as David, Carolyn, and Austin visit the murder capital of the world in Murder, She Wrote season 4, episode 10 "Indian Giver" (don't blame them, they didn't title it)! When a mysterious stranger in stereotypical American Indian…
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AVSEPod Episode 129: Brooklyn 99 - "Halloween"
Happy Halloween! We are wrapping up our celebration of the spoooooky season with the inaugural "Halloween heist" episode of Brooklyn 99, in which Jakes bets Holt he can steal a medal from his office before midnight, thereby proving he is an amazing detective/genius. Join Austin, Carolyn, and…
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AVSEPod Episode 128: Friday the 13th - "Hate On Your Dial"
Happy Halloween boys and ghouls! We are kicking off the spooky season with an episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, in which Jason Voorhees slaughters unruly teens with a radio! Just kidding, Jason's not actually in this (or any) episode. But there is a blood-powered time-traveling car! Join...
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AVSEPod Episode 127: Boy Meets World - "The Happiest Show on Earth"
Our Summer of Disney comes to a close this week, as we journey back to the happiest most magical play on Earth with Boy Meets World, in an episode in which Corey dials up his stalker setting and chases Topanga all the way to Disneyworld! Join David, Carolyn, and Austin as they discuss dolphin...
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AVSEPod Episode 126: Full House - "The House Meets the Mouse Parts 1 & 2"
Our Summer of Disney continues with a trip across the country to America's wang, as the Tanner family heads to Disneyworld in the two-part "The House Meets the Mouse"! Join Carolyn, David and Austin as they obsess about exactly how much time actually passes in the course of the episode, learn a...
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AVSEPod Episode 125: Blossom - "Of Mice and Men"
Whoa! Our "Summer of Disney" kicks off with a long overdue look at a seminal 90s sitcom, Blossom! Join Carolyn, David, and Austin as they journey into the land of Disney with Blossom and the gang and discuss earringed dads, Horned Up Robo-Lincoln, and the return of Disney Finger. Plus, an old…
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AVSEPod Episode 124: Seinfeld - "The Contest"
Our unofficial Problem Child trilogy concludes with a Very Special Episode of Seinfeld, in which the core four enter into a contest to see which one can remain "master of their domain" the longest! Join David, Carolyn, and Austin (masters of their domain, all) as they discuss the deft turns the...
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AVSEPod Episode 123: Married...with Children - "Ship Happens"
The grim specter of death inspires us once again, as this week we pay tribute to the recently departed Gilbert Gottfried with a Very Special Married...with Children in which everyone's favorite parrot from Aladdin entertains Al, Peg, Jefferson and Marcy after a shipwreck. Join Carolyn, David, and...
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AVSEPod Episode 122: Three's Company - "The Charming Stranger"
Come and knock on our door, we've been waiting for you! It's time for an all new Very Special Episode, and this week, Carolyn and David are joined by Very Special Guest Greg Bigoni to discuss Three's Company season 8 episode 11 "The Charming Stranger". It's the most horny episode of a…
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AVSEPod Episode 121: 3rd Rock From the Sun - "Dick Puts the Id in Cupid"
It's a horny alien Valentines Day as David, Carolyn, and Austin spend the holiday in the embrace of 3rd Rock from the Sun's "Dick Puts the Id in Cupid", in which Dick pushes the boundaries of psychiatry, Tommy gives his girlfriend the gift of him having sex with a frictionless sex genie, Sally...
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AVSEPod Episode 120: Boy Meets World- "If You Can't Be With the One You Love..."
This week we are ringing in the new year with a return to Boy Meets World, the sitcom starring everyone's second-favorite Savage brother, for a Very Special episode about how if you're not careful, drinking too much will make you more likeable and fun to be around! Carolyn, David, and Austin…
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AVSEPod Episode 119: Cavemen - "Caveman Holiday"
Merry Christmas Happy Boxing Day Merry Long Night everyone! Our holiday coverage concludes this week with a Very Special holiday episode of Cavemen, the sitcom inspired by insurance commercials starring cavemen who apparently were NOT recently thawed out in the present like Unfrozen Caveman…
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AVSEPod Episode 118: Hercules The Legendary Journeys - "A Star to Guide Them"
Christmas coverage continues this week as David and Austin, like a pair of hunky wandering Greek heroes, discuss an episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in which the title character participates in a thinly-veiled riff on the Nativity Story and seemingly witnesses the birth of Jesus. Join...
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AVSEPod Episode 117: King of the Hill - "Pretty Pretty Dresses"
Merry (?) Christmas! We are kicking off our holiday coverage this year with arguably the most depressing episode of King of the Hill ever! Join Carolyn, David and Austin as they discuss Hank Hill's butt, Carolyn's penchant for finding joy in other people's misery, and David's surprisingly deep…
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AVSEPod Episode 116: How I Met Your Mother - "Slapsgiving"
For Thanksgiving this year, David chooses violence with How I Met Your Mother's "Slapsgiving", an episode in which the threat of a looming slap hangs over Barney's head while also inviting rants aplenty from Austin and David about the ultimate legacy of HIMYM. Meanwhile, Carolyn ponders whether...
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AVSEPod Episode 115: Tales from the Crypt - "The Ventriloquist's Dummy"
Welcome, boys and ghouls, to a Very Special Spooktacular Episode as we review Tales from the Crypt season 2 episode 10, "The Ventriloquist's Dummy", in which ventriloquism is suggested to be the height of theater and a tremendous source of fame, and also a good cover for hideous conjoined hand...
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AVSEPod Episode 114: The West Wing - "Isaac & Ishmael"
We are back with a timely new episode, in which we discuss The West Wing's "Isaac & Ishamel", a Very Special episode released twenty years ago this week in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Join internet dumbasses Carolyn Main, David Bitzenhofer, and Austin as they tackle topics like...
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AVSEPod Episode 113: Full House - "Stephanie Gets Framed"
Our summer of TV Crossovers comes to a close this week, and we finish things off with one of the most requested crossover episodes: Full House's "Stephanie Gets Framed" aka the one with Urkel. And of course, we couldn't talk Full House or Urkel without the internet's foremost Full House scholar…
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AVSEPod Episode 112: Power Rangers in Space - "Shell Shocked"
Cowabunga dudes! Our summer of "TV Crossovers" continues with a radical mashup of two of the 90s biggest martial arts themed kids action-adventure characters, Power Rangers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Join Austin, Carolyn and David as they talk Turtle Boobs, Splinter's tastes as an art...
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AVSEPod Episode 111: Alf - "Somewhere Over the Rerun"
Our 2021 Summer Theme Marathon kicks off with a Very Special Crossover Episode of ALF, in which everyone's favorite (?) alien puppet runs into the Gilligan's Island crew (or, at least 4/7ths of them). Join Carolyn, Austin, and David as they discuss whether or not they've ever reviewed an ALF...
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AVSEPod Episode 110: Beverly Hills, 90210 - "The Next 50 Years"
In our latest episode, we return to the sunny shores of California & the sadly-evergreen topic of gun violence with "The Next 50 Years", the Very Special Episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 in which David's gooney friend Scott accidentally shoots himself, thereby freeing up David to complete his...
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AVSEPod Episode 109: Arrested Development - "Pier Pressure"
In our episode this week, we pay tribute to the recently-departed Jessica Walters by reviewing "Pier Pressure", a Very Special episode of Arrested Development about the importance of not teaching your kids lessons. Join David, Carolyn & Austin as they tackle one-armed men, the importance of…
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AVSEPod Episode 108: Daria - "The Misery Chick"
This week we stick around in the 90s with an episode from one of the formative TV shows of a certain type of person of a certain age, Daria, in which Daria finds herself mildly perturbed to be the person everyone seeks out to help deal with their misery following the death of a beloved high…
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AVSEPod Episode 107: Home Improvement - "The Longest Day"
Arr arr arr arugh? What time is it? Time for more Home Improvement, as Carolyn, Austin, and David grunt their way back to the seminal 90s sitcom for a Very Special Episode in which Tandy Randy thinks he might have cancer and Tim & Jill are really shitty at handling it. Join them as they discuss...
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AVSEPod Episode 106: That '70s Show - "That '70s Finale"
Hello Wisconsin! We are back in the New Year with a Very Special episode set on the last day of the 1970s, That '70s Show series finale! Join Carolyn, Austin, & David as they talk Green Bay Packers tickets, weather-appropriate clothing, and the bizarre turns this show took once its main cast...
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AVSEPod Episode 105: Peep Show - "Seasonal Beatings"
Pip pip, Happy Christmas guv'nor! This week we're traveling across the pond to merry ole England for our final Christmas episode of this holiday season, Peep Show's "Seasonal Beatings", in which Mark's family is coming over for Christmas lunch and Jeremy is a bit over-excited for the holiday. And...
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AVSEPod Episode 104: The Simpsons - "Grift of the Magi"
Whatcu talking 'bout, everyone? The AVSE Holiday's continue this week with a Very Special Christmas episode of The Simpsons, in which Bart, Lisa & Homer team-up with special guest Gary Coleman to save Christmas from toy-murdering robots. Join Austin, Carolyn & David as they discuss the stunning...
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AVSEPod Episode 103: Saved by the Bell - "Pilot"
"For the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, the return of a prodigal podcast host!" That's right, we are kicking off our annual holiday coverage with a Very Special reunion, as Ryan Alexander-Tanner returns in order to reunite the Aluminum Four just in time to review the first…
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AVSEPod Episode 102: I Love Lucy - "Lucy is Enceinte"
Gobble gobble everyone! Since Thanksgiving is all effed up this year anyway, we figured we'd lean into the curve and celebrate with a Very Special non-Thanksgiving episode from the annals of classic TV and dive into the seminal I Love Lucy for the very first time by discussing the episode in…
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AVSEPod Episode 101: Punky Brewster - "The Perils of Punky"
Happy Halloween everyone! This year we are celebrating the holiday with a Very Special episode of Punky Brewster, you know, the infamous one in which Punky and the gang go camping and find themselves lost in a cave filled with horrific nightmare fuel that will take root in your brain and haunt…
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AVSEPod Episode 100: The TV Theme Song Spectacular!
This week, we celebrate one hundred episodes of A Very Special Episode with a Very Special episode about one of our favorite subjects: TV theme songs! Listen in as Carolyn, David, and Austin rank their favorite theme songs from decades of TV, celebrate the 80s as the Golden Age of TV theme songs,...
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AVSEPod Episode 99: ER - "Freefall"
"Must See TV" summer concludes with a Very Special Thanksgiving episode of ER! Included on the holiday menu is turducken, French toast, and DEATH BY HELICOPTER. That's right, as much as this episode might seem like a Very Special episode about the fertility of HIV patients, or marijuana use, or...
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AVSEPod Episode 98: Frasier - "Room with a View"
Our 2020 Must See TV marathon continues, as we tackle one of the most successful spinoffs of all time, Frasier, with an episode that sees Niles undergo open heart surgery and a hospital spill its guts! Join Carolyn, Austin and David as they rank iconic city skyline buildings, dig into some old...
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AVSEPod Episode 97: Mad About You - "The Conversation"
Our 2020 Summer Theme marathon kicks off this week, as we begin reviews of episodes plucked from NBC's "Must See TV" lineup of the 90s! Things kick off with a Very Special episode of Mad About You, the Diet Coke of sitcoms, in which Paul & Jamie attempt to Ferberize their baby in one continuous...
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AVSEPod Episode 96: Night Man - "The People's Choice"
In this week's sax-tastic episode, Carolyn & Austin are joined by Carolyn's husband & returning AVSE guest Aaron Walker to discuss an eerily prescient episode of Night Man, the superhero show you've never heard of but still technically counts as one of the earliest Marvel characters to get his…
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AVSEPod Episode 95: Family Ties - "Say Uncle"
Pour yourself a big tall glass of Vanilla extract and warm up your clarinet, cuz it's time for another Very Special Episode. This week, Austin, David & Carolyn are tackling one of those standard-bearing VSEs, Family Ties' "Say Uncle", in which Tom Hanks rolls into the Keaton household and…
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AVSEPod Episode 94: The George Carlin Show - "George Really Does It This Time"
Happy Pandemic everyone! We are back, and piggybacking on the zeitgeist, with a Very Special episode about the dangers of disease, asymptomatic carriers, and poor social distancing from The George Carlin Show, in which the sheer filth of George's apartment births a virus that soon causes everyone...
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