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Onesies
by Emily Burton & Andrew Wickliffe
A weekly podcast discussing one season television shows; currently discussing MAXIMUM BOB (1998)
Episodes
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23.17 Blue Laser (Mean Girls), or: The Flash (1990) 17 of 23
Allow me to break the ice: It's another lackluster episode, which sadly gives intrepid hosts Emily and Andrew much to discuss. Including various tangents unrelated to the pat weaponized internal misogyny of network television, Julio having nothing to do but whistle, Tina having nothing to do but...
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23.16 Nite-shady Gardens (Puddles of Sentinels), or: The Flash (1990) 16 of 22
Emily and Andrew find a lot to critique in an episode they both generally enjoy. There's just too much rampant misogyny (overt and ingrained), bad writing, goofy writing, fun if poorly executed guest spots, cringey flirting, but also Jason Bernard's back! Ooo, but he's doing the misogyny, which…
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23.15 Great Scott! (Bad Nader!), or: The Flash (1990) 15 of 22
Emily and Andrew hope in the Delorean (which Andrew mansplains about) to head ten years into THE FLASH's future--a dystopian 2001 full of future-y cars, dreadlock wigs (for Julio but still), and weird story beats. It's not a good trip to the future, and as our intrepid hosts travel time's arrow…
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23.14 Hold My Emmy (Breaking Dad), or: The Flash (1990) 14 of 22
Future Emmy winner Bryan Cranston appears on this week's FLASH, giving our intrepid hosts, Emily and Andrew, lots to talk about in terms of growing ability and so on. They also get to talk about the MR. MOM episode, which has Barry taking care of multiple babies. Our hosts also begin leaving…
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23.13 Trickle Me This (Hip Thrusts), or: The Flash (1990) 12 of 22
Emily and Andrew head down to the latest magic show for the stylings of guest star Mark Hamill (getting to discuss plenty about his more and less successful choices), but get somewhat distracted by the show's first costumed villain episode when there's lots of chemistry between Barry and a guest...
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23.12 Bad Dreams (Pandering to the Man), or: The Flash (1990) 13 of 22
For the sake of continuity in long-form actors' character work, Emily and Andrew watch a couple episodes out of airing order so they can fully capture Amanda Pays's "back nine" character development. Ha. Sadly not so much. Instead it's dream sequences, vanishing supporting players, public…
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23.11 White Jazz (Bad Acting), or: The Flash (1990) 11 of 22
It's another bottle episode, if the bottle is a cell on death row with someone playing a sax the whole time, and Emily isn't particularly interested in hearing about the jazz. She and Andrew have an unpleasant task at hand: surveying a wanting episode with some baaaaaaaad acting, weird retro…
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23.10 Une Bouteille (It Wasn't Me), or: The Flash (1990), 10 of 22
An invisible man has released a toxin into the Star Labs air supply and Barry's only got four hours to save Tina! Emily wasn't paying attention so Andrew mansplains why she would've loved the episode--cheesy invisible man special effects, women supporting women, sticking it to the mediocre white...
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23.9 Bad Hair Day (Back to the Future), or: The Flash (1990) 9 of 22
It's another cyberpunk odyssey, this time with a retro flare as the bad guy travels to the future (albeit really slowly) and discovers a changed world but shockingly similar television broadcast technology. There's also Barry making a friend, gaining a mentor, Biff Manard singing, but mostly...
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23.8 Sizzled Reel (Helltown Methodist), or: The Flash (1990) 8 of 22
Emily and Andrew get to weigh in on the concept of the "showcase episode," in which a cast member gets to flex their acting chops in the spotlight. Unfortunately for THE FLASH and actor Mike Genovese, it turns out it's awkward when said actor doesn't have those chops. Our intrepid hosts also get…
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23.7 Bachelor Father (How It's Gonna Be), or: The Flash (1990) 7 of 22
In an episode-long challenge to our intrepid hosts Emily and Andrew devout professionalism, this episode of THE FLASH requires the hosts not just to navigate cloying kids, but one of them a child actor with a tragic end, and talking about how 1960s references used to be a media standard... and…
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23.6 Killer Ex-Cops (Cash in Pocket), or: The Flash (1990) 6 of 22
It's a humdinger of an episode as our intrepid hosts Emily and Andrew are lucky enough to get to discuss hicksploitation (hix?) in general, but far more specifically the copaganda plot for Barry and his dad (returning guest star M. Emmet Walsh). Is the moral of the story going to be "it's better…
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23.5 Stay Crunchy (When the Saints), or: The Flash (1990) 5 of 22
This week in sunny Central City, our hosts Emily and Andrew join in the city's annual Day of the Dead celebration, which provides so much conversation fodder since it's barely in the episode. Instead, they get to talk about cyberpunk supervillains, age appropriate love interests, the best…
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23.4 Shot in the Tabloids (Irma Vep), or: The Flash (1990) 4 of 22
Emily and Andrew tag along when an Ocean's 11-esque crew hits Central City to relieve the museum of its latest exquisite exhibition. Little do these thieves know the Flash has taken an interest (Emily and Andrew, of course, know because they're watching the show). Tune in to hear our intrepid…
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23.3 Who Dick Who Helen (Gambling Man), or: The Flash (1990) 3 of 22
Episode guest stars Dick Miller and Helen Martin make their ONESIES first apperances, and our intrepid hosts, Emily and Andrew, find out they each have been making the exact same assumptions about the opposite guest stars. Very confusing. Our hosts also get to discuss women supporting each other...
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23.2 Immoral Science (Not Much Progress), or: The Flash (1990) 2 of 22
Intrepid hosts Emily and Andrew head back to late 20th century mainstream (as presented on primetime television) social mores regarding unhoused people and discover... things haven't gotten much better. They also get to discuss (single) women as men's property, practical special effects, power...
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23.1 Klytus, I'm Bored (Two Hour Premiere), or: The Flash (1990) 1 of 22
Emily and Andrew head off to Central City to catch up with THE FLASH, with Emily not realizing how long a 94 minute pilot movie with a bunch of superpowered fisticuffs in the third act goes on. And on. And on. Listen as our hosts discuss... aged (or not aged) actors, inappropriately aged...
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22.7 Finale (Finally), or: Maximum Bob (1998) 7 of 7
Emily and Andrew reach the end of MAXIMUM BOB, which goes back to the pilot continuity where Beau Bridges is a sexual predator. After a whole season trying to get away from it. Presumably the shows creatives wanted to make sure our intrepid hosts wouldn't be getting out of the series without some...
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22.6 Patriarchal Hunks (Almost Done), or: Maximum Bob (1998) 6 of 7
With one episode of MAXIMUM BOB to go, Andrew accuses Emily of only selecting the show because she--like all the female characters on the show this episode attest--think it's hot when gross men wax on about taking away their rights. Sadly, Emily doesn't take the accusation seriously (and Andrew...
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22.5 Unharmed Canines (Low Bars), or: Maximum Bob (1998) 5 of 7
Another week, another episode where Emily and Andrew determine this MAXIMUM BOB is technically the best one of the series. Even as character relationships change to fit the situation and there's a lot of "yikes," they don't hurt the dog and there's at least some positive character development for...
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22.4 Disappointments (Flambé Terrorists), or: Maximum Bob (1998) 4 of 7
As they pass the halfway point in MAXIMUM BOB, one might think our intrepid hosts, Emily and Andrew, would be prepared for this episode. Certainly there can only be so far BOB can take it, only so many barrel bottoms for it to scrap. However, this episode (of BOB) may technically be the best yet!...
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22.3 Familiar Faces (Judicial Misconduct), or: Maximum Bob (1998) 3 of 7
Thanks to some creative changes, Emily and Andrew get to enjoy a "better" episode of MAXIMUM BOB, with guest stars (on BOB not ONESIES) Miguel Sandoval and Lee Garlington bringing some much needed better acting to the program. But there's still lots to talk about as the show tries to retcon out…
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22.2 Please Clap (Big Yucks), or: Maximum Bob (1998) 2 of 7
Emily and Andrew head back to Deep Water, Florida (along with some Miami interlude) for episode 2 of MAXIMUM BOB, which does indeed involve a (living) white woman trying to force a dead Black girl's ghost into her body so that actual child can lose her virginity to a gentleman of the living white...
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22.1 Disneyfied Misogyny (Into the Breach), or: Maximum Bob (1998) 1 of 7
From the producers of WILD WILD WEST comes MAXIMUM BOB, Emily and Andrew's latest trek into ABC dreck, this time after they were bought out by the Mouse House. So the racism, sexism, and classism are all Mickey-approved. Beau (Jeff's agent didn't even respond) Bridges stars as an average…
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21.11 Maybe This Time (Is This Thing On?), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 21+22 of 22
Andrew and Emily complete the arduous task of watching THREE'S A CROWD, discovering the series's last ditch attempt at renewal--which involves giving Mary Cadorette material again (sort of)--almost makes for a tolerable sitcom. Of course, there's also some terrible material to talk about, but…
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21.10 Uncredited Cameo (Surf's Up), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 19+20 of 22
Emily and Andrew have reached the penultimate ONESIES of the season and "Three's a Crowd" does not disappoint. Between Jack and Mr. Bradford's bonding episode and then Jack getting addicted to culinary fame, there's plenty for our hosts to discuss as Vicki (Mary Cadorette) "returns" to series...
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21.9 Magic Mulkku (Forget My Name), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 17+18 of 22
Emily finally gets the Richard (LARRY) Kline guest spot she was waiting for and it's a loathsome affair. Our intrepid hosts sort their way through it all, including first getting to talk about another Jack sucking up to Mr. Bradford episode, but, hey, at least Jessica Walter shows up (to give…
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21.8 Sans Creeps (E la nave va), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 15+16 of 22
Well, Andrew forgot what the episodes he and Emily discussed were about until he was gathering cover art and then it all came back. Buckle up for another fun episode where our hosts discuss sororities, surfer girls, lying to your girlfriend, more lying to your girlfriend, getting mad at your...
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21.7 Vicki, Qui? (Comedie Physique), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 13+14 of 22
Officially passed the halfway point (the point of no return?), intrepid hosts Emily and Andrew discover THREE'S A CROWD still has some surprises in store--like how little the show can give second-billed Mary Cadorette. They also get to discuss some undeniably amusing physical comedy, how nice it…
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21.6 Van (Blink Twice), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 11+12 of 22
Well, dear listeners, a very unexpected day has arrived. Our intrepid hosts, Emily and Andrew, have been very obviously kidnapped and replaced by pod people who report laughing at least once. "Andrew" even says nice things about John Ritter's acting. "Emily" thinks Robert Mandan has a good…
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21.5 A Comedy Podcast (Good Luck), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 9+10 of 22
Andrew and Emily would like to welcome you to their comedy podcast, in which they discuss mostly bad television shows. However, for this very special episode--thanks to Emmy award winner David Mirkin and the cast and crew of THREE'S A CROWD--they get to start with a trigger warning and get into a...
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21.4 Thank You, Daddy (Prawn Cocktail), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 7+8 of 22
Well, Andrew successfully remembered to title the episode one of the yuck factor moments he and Emily actually didn't talk about. Because there are limits to what kind of Azathothian demon gods talking about it would conjure. Instead, they talk about the show being bad, predictable, sometimes...
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21.3 Paging Dr. Ruth! (Groping Boomers), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 5+6 of 22
Well, Emily and Andrew get to talk about Jack and Vicky's sex life for an hour, which lacks pleasentness. In the first half of the bewildering in-sequence two-parter, everyone thinks Jack's cheating; he's really [spoiler]. At least Jessica Walter shows up for a scene. The second episode's about...
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21.2 What's a Bechdel? (Whee, Ageism, Whee), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 3+4 of 22
Thanks to how THREE'S A CROWD handles guest star Jessica Walter, Emily and Andrew get to talk about some of their favorite subjects--ageism in relation to female actors in Hollywood, women not talking to women in media--amidst their discussion of subplotless plotting, actually laughing, good...
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21.1 Bad Dad, Bad Jack (Big Smooching), or: Three's a Crowd (1984) 1+2 of 22
Emily and Andrew find themselves in sunny (presumably) California where they find John Ritter, recently promoted from one in a trio on THREE'S COMPANY to... one in a trio on THREE'S A CROWD. But don't worry, instead of his platonic female roommates coddling his ego, it's now his suffering...
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20.12 Slogging Through (Is Company, Too), or: High Society (1995) 12+13 of 13
For your listening pleasure, our intrepid hosts have paired the final two episodes of HIGH SOCIETY for review. Listen as they discuss the one where there's a bad pregnancy thing, and the one where there's a bad episode about being horny for Tom Arnold. Yikes on bikes. Though you do get to listen…
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20.11 Bleeping Gross (You Should Be Ashamed), or: High Society (1995) 11 of 13
The delightful Doris Roberts and Paul Dooley guest star as terrible human beings from the flyover states. Listen as hosts Emily and Andrew try to negotiate the various levels of grossness--who want to watch Mama Barone rank the races--before getting the absurdist, misogynist body-shaming of the...
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20.10 Into the Abyss (Stop Staring), or: High Society (1995) 10 of 13
You'd think the low point of the episode--of HIGH SOCIETY, not ONESIES, as our intrepid hosts earn their "pay" this outing--would be special guest star Erik Estrada debasing himself but no, it somehow continues to get worse as it goes along. Discovering SOCIETY has still further paucities to...
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20.9 Bad Cameo, Good Cameo (Sally Kellerman FTW), or: High Society (1995) 9 of 13
Intrepid hosts Emily and Andrew find themselves impressed with a performance on HIGH SOCIETY and feel the techtonic plates of reality shift. Except it's Sally Kellerman, who maybe just is so good at the job even this show can't bring her down. Bronson Pinchot, however. Wow. But not how you'd…
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20.8 Technically Speaking (Calm Down, Quentin), or: High Society (1995) 8 of 13
It is, both our hosts agree, probably the finest episode in the series so far and still painfully unfunny and bad. Somehow our intrepid hosts perserve through the tale of Hollywood (and its one sound stage), and what happens when the show decides it hasn't been mean enough to Mary McDonnell yet…
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20.7 Libidinous Ipecac (And Nausea), or: High Society (1995) 7 of 13
Barry Bostwick guest stars on this week's subject episode, playing a self-help guru who makes Mary McDonnell so horny she could die. Listen as hosts Emily and Andrew maintain their sanity discussing the idea of Barry Bostwick as a sex god. Do they actually gag? Mayhaps. Do they shiver? Definitely.
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20.6 Outpouring Enthusiasm (Sing on), or: High Society (1995) 6 of 13
Ellie can't write her latest book and Emily and Andrew get to watch Dott try to bribe her into writing it. At least Dott doesn't offer up her underage son as tribute. (MIght've worked, though). Lots of not laughs, meanness, badness, and a truly sad finale. Our intrepid hosts have a swell time.
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20.5 A Collection of Bad Ideas (And Specific Cameos), or: High Society (1995) 5 of 13
Can HIGH SOCIETY disappoint? Technically, yes, because Dott's mom doesn't come back to grace in this episode. And, so, intrepid hosts Emily and Andrew get to watch the already awful show resume its free fall in search of its own personal hades. But there's a cute dog, at least.
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20.4 Could It Be Worse (Thirty-two percent), or: High Society (1995) 4 of 13
Emily and Andrew discover HIGH SOCIETY can get worse, even as it gets to a plot point Emily's been waiting for since the pilot. Listen as our hosts can't help but give good notes, and discover they don't agree about bad fashion and its place on American television.
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20.3 Increasingly Problematic (Love Those Cuffs), or: High Society (1995) 3 of 13
The show does not improve and our intrepid hosts, Emily and Andrew, find they have even more things to talk about than they'd like. In addition to talking about the not funny proceedings, they also get to talk about the particular way the show objectifies its female actors. Fun!
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20.2 Sophmore Slump (Uh oh), or: High Society (1995) 2 of 13
Through nineteen seasons our intrepid hosts have discovered the difference between pilot episode and regular production--rarely, however, do Emily and Andrew get to talk about what happens when there don't seem to be any lessons learned from the pilot. Join them as they try to figure out why HIGH...
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20.1 Please Laugh (Bad, American, Bad), or: High Society (1995) 1 of 13
Emily and Andrew travel back to 1995 and the era of USian adaptations of British (hey, sometimes, French) media with abjectly awful results. Even though our hosts thought they'd be relatively safe since it's Jean Smart and Mary McDonnell, surely they wouldn't be forced to embarrass themselves on...
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#19.6 Absolutely Marvellous (No Chance), or: Ms. Marvel (2022) 6 of 6
Emily and Andrew reach the final episode with some callbacks, remembering the breakdown the episode after last week, lots of positivity, and then some negativity. Not about this show but about some plans for our next season, but then Emily reveals an even more amazing selection. Tune in and find...
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#19.5 You Had to Be There (Off Our Game), or: Ms. Marvel (2022) 5 of 6
As they try to catch up with Kamala in 1947 India, Emily and Andrew find themselves in a multiverse where ONESIES episodes are incredibly short. (There's a connected but detached prologue flashback and like two scenes after it... three. It's such a quick episode). Tune in and get ready for next...
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#19.4 Talking About Good Shows Is Fun (Maybe Healthier?), or: Ms. Marvel (2022) 4 of 6
Emily and Andrew follow the show to modern day (and historical) Pakistan (which, in the MCU, has the street layout of Bangkok), where Kamala and her mother both bond with Grandma, Kamala learns about her power, there's tragedy, joy, and action sequences. And both hosts independently decided to...
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A weekly podcast discussing one season television shows; currently discussing MAXIMUM BOB (1998)
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