PODCAST · tv
Raised by Rentals
by raisedbyrentals.com
A podcast where we examine pop culture of the VHS era and improv new story concepts to imagine how we might improve our favorite movies, TV, & games.
Episodes
-
Slasher School
Making it as a horror villain isn't easy. Anyone can put on a creepy mask and slash you with a sharp object, but becoming the next Freddy or Jason takes dedication and a study of the masters. Class is in session as we return to the hallowed halls of higher horror education to see what happens…
more -
Slasher School: Roll Call
Freddy and Jason hit on a killer idea with Slasher Camp and it was a wicked success with the help of some fellow horror villains. Now, they’re extending an invitation to the next generation of slayers who want to learn from the best. In this special prequel preview, join us as we introduce the...
-
The Crash and Burn Episode (Tribute)
It finally happened: We crashed and burned! To cap off a seemingly cursed summer, we improv'd a story about a summer curse, but we jinxed ourselves instead. And the peculiar thing is this, my friends: The tale we told on that fateful night, it's not actually in this episode. This is just a tribute.
-
Jaws 4: This Time It's Personal
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, a terrible sequel swims up and bites you in the @$$. But doesn't a movie about a mutated psychic super-shark bent on revenge sound awesome?! For the 2nd part of our MIDSUMMER MONSTER MOVIE MATINEE, Vengeance rides shotgun as we imagine a...
-
The Stuff (2026)
A bizarre viral health-food trend, biotech corporations pulling the strings of politics, rampant influencer commercialism, and invasive product marketing that you can never seem to get out of your head? Yeah, 1985 was a wild time in America. But what if we were describing 2026? Join us for a…
more -
Transfer of Power
R.I.P. Brightside. He was a successful, respected superhero, a ray of light in dark times who sadly met his end in a blaze of glory. Fortunately, there's a new crimefighter making his dazzling debut! But Brightside's archnemesis isn't happy, and she knows a secret that just might kill two heroes...
-
Nobody's Hero
In World War II, the tides of victory shifted with the success of D-Day…not an invasion, but the arrival of the American super-soldier COLONEL D-DAY and his elite force of living weapons. But what happens to war heroes when the war is over? Tune in for the first episode in our SUPER SECRET…
more -
Labyrinth 2: The Return
Once upon a time, Sarah wished for the Goblin King to take away her annoying baby brother…and immediately regretted it when her wish came true. Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, she fought her way to the castle beyond the Goblin City, took back the child, and learned an important...
-
Nerd Cards Revoked! (Rental Rant)
Is there something the people in your life treat as normal and expected—but you just don’t give a $#!% about? For pop culture fans, it can be tough to admit when we don't like something everyone else takes for granted as awesome. So for the first RENTAL RANT of Season 5, it's high time for some…
more -
Arbor Day Massacre
Arbor Day is a time to give back a little of nature's bountiful gifts by celebrating the earth and planting trees…but when the ground is sour, evil runs deep in the roots. Gather 'round the campfire with us for a tale of sylvan beauty blighted by the horror of an ARBOR DAY MASSACRE!
-
Groundhog Day 2
What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? For this episode, join us in the existential time loop of history repeating itself with a rare Bill Murray sequel: GROUNDHOG DAY 2!
-
Garbage Pail Kids
In the 80s, when trading cards and silly novelty toys were all the rage, one fad captured the imagination--and the gag reflex--of kids like no other. So of course adapting it to a feature film would be a big hit…right? In this episode, we carefully traverse the trash-heaped back-alley switchbacks...
-
Storytelling Tips with Unc and Jefe (Super Gushers)
Attention, students! This Super Gushers special is Storytelling 101. Everyone take your seats and sharpen your pencils, because class is in session with your pals Unc and Jefe.
-
The Clip Show Cliché
What do Die Hard, The Lost Boys, and Mrs. Doubtfire have in common with Pong? You'll have to listen to find out! For the premiere episode of RAISED BY RENTALS Season 5, we try our hands at the age-old series trope of THE CLIP SHOW CLICHÉ.
-
We Love Christmas and Christmas Loves Us Back (Super Gushers)
The holidays are in full swing, which means it’s time to wrap up Season 4! Get it? Like wrapping up a gift? Because it’s Christmas? Geez, tough crowd… For the last episode of the year, join us while we reminisce about our favorite holiday movies and music, review this year’s episodes, and...
-
Yule Perish Next
Christmas may only come once a year but nothing can stop JUERGEN THE YULETIDE AVENGER from returning again to punish all the naughty boys and girls! It's a threequel threat this episode with guest Samm Grandquist (WNY Horror Krue) and another festive family tale of holiday horror.
-
Yule Perish Too
It's Christmastime once again, so of course JUERGEN THE YULETIDE AVENGER must return! Friend of the podcast Samm Grandquist also returns this episode, to join us in a tale of spreading holiday cheer…across the walls with a battleaxe!
-
Turkey Hands!
Thanksgiving is the season for family, appreciation, and…perving on the girl next door?! This episode, join us as we give thanks for the horny hilarity and horror of the boy cursed with TURKEY HANDS!
-
In the Arnieverse of Madness
When the League of Arnies is jeopardized by the return of a powerful enemy, they send their most versatile variant on a perilous mission across worlds. Trapped in other realities, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER finds himself leaping from life to life, putting things right that once went wrong and hoping...
-
The Great Pumpkin
On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of his pumpkin patch and flies through the air with his bag of toys for all the children…or at least that’s what Linus van Pelt believed. But after years of waiting in the pumpkin patch and missing trick or treats, could he remain sincere? To cap…
more -
Tarman and the Wraith
October always makes us nostalgic for the good old days of the VHS era, when the local rental store was sure to have its shelves stocked with schlocky straight-to-video sequels to all our favorite horror movies and the television airwaves were replete with seasonal Halloween specials. In this...
-
Snobs Anonymous (Rental Rant/Super Gushers)
Here at RAISED BY RENTALS we don't put up with elitist know-it-all fans…unless they're us! In this special RENTAL RANT/SUPER GUSHERS mashup episode, we finally come clean and admit we have a problem: we’re snobs!
-
Hot Garbage 3: Trash Mouth
You screamed at the HOT GARBAGE horror of a bloodthirsty dumpster fire. Your spine went cold from the terrible truth of what was buried in the BAD RUBBISH. But now you'll learn true terror, when you find yourself alone in a dark alley with the atrocity known only as TRASH MOUTH!
-
The Vengabus Saga: One Week to Live
1998 spawned an impressive lineup of catchy pop hits, but one song haunted the airwaves like no other with its perfect mix of rapid-fire lyrics and a radio-friendly alt-rock hook. Now, one unlucky college student will learn just how haunting it can be when she listens one too many times to the...
-
Slasher Camp 3: Killing Time! (or, Freddy & Jason's Excellent Adventure)
The kids are back! That's right, summer camp is in session and our boys Freddy and Jason are making the most of this SUMMER SLASHERAMA (Part 2)! Tune in this episode to find out what happens when these legendary spree killers get lost in time and must discover a way back to SLASHER CAMP.
-
The Monster Squad 2: Slasher Summer (100th episode)
It's our 100th episode! We're celebrating with a 2-part SUMMER SLASHERAMA special to indulge in our favorite improv topic: slasher movies! So join us as we imagine what happens when all the best 80s horror flick killers bring the pain to a quiet suburban town…only this town is protected by THE...
-
Does the Kombat Have to Be So Mortal?
90s kids reveled in the ultraviolence and gore of tournament fighting games so of course cash-grab movie versions were inevitable. But what if we were in charge? We could write a screenplay that proves films based on video games don't always have to suck. But some Hollywood producer douchebag…
more -
The Where's Waldo? Movie
We’ve imagined film adaptations of pop songs, an Internet meme, and even board games with no storyline. But what about a book with no words? For this episode, we challenge ourselves to improv a live action movie version of WHERE’S WALDO?
-
SNAAAKES IN SPAAACE!
Snake Plissken escaped from New York, L.A., and Earth itself…but he just can't seem to get away from corrupt men in power. Now in space, he'll go face to face with the head of the Zombie Squad, the one and only Marion Cobretti, AKA Cobra. It's a knock-down, drag-out, blockbuster crossover for the...
-
The Zed Word (Super Gushers)
When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth… And we're here for it! Everyone loves a good living dead flick, but who would survive an actual undead plague? In this SUPER GUSHERS special, we gush about our favorite shamblers and imagine how we might fair if the world were…
more -
Flapjack Massacre: Second Breakfast
The sleepy town of Flapjack, Arkansas is in the spotlight again, this time because the mascot of a murder-themed breakfast cereal is really making a killing. Count Kreepyhead's Mike O'May joins us once more, to chronicle the return of PANCAKE FACE!
-
Loud, Confident, and Wrong (Rental Rant)
Um, actually…this isn't a regular improv episode, this is a Rental Rant special where we complain about people who insist on correcting us--whether they're right or not--and bemoan the horrors of being mildly inconvenienced. So if you can't wait to pounce on someone and belittle them for making…
more -
The Muppet Chainsaw Massacre
The podcast which you are about to hear is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five musicians, in particular Janice and her bandmate, Animal. It is all the more tragic that they weren’t paid for their gig. But, had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected nor...
-
Space Vietnam
When the second Death Star is destroyed, the Rebels rejoice because they're finally safe from the evil of the Galactic Empire. But what about the Stormtroopers left behind on the Forest Moon of Endor? Abandoned to face the natives, the stranded Imperials are far from safe…
-
Harry and the Hendersons 2: Hardcore Harry
When the Hendersons accidentally hit a sasquatch with their car on the way back from a camping trip, they didn't expect to end up welcoming him into their home and family. But when his own family's home is threatened, a Bigfoot's gotta do what a Bigfoot's gotta do. In this episode, we improv an...
-
Young, Dumb, and Full of Opinions (Rental Rant)
Sometimes we're just (literally) sick and tired and need to vent, so we figured it was high time to hate on prequels, superheroes, and lazy storytelling. For this Rental Rant episode, we channel our inner angsty know-it-all teenage selves and revisit the days when we were YOUNG, DUMB, AND FULL OF...
-
Weekend at Bitey's
Richard and Larry thought they found a shortcut to the good life when their rich and successful boss invited them out to his beach house to party, but their yuppie dreams were dashed when Bernie suddenly died…or did he? Join us on a trip to the Hamptons to see how Richard and Larry handle an...
-
Laser Swords at Dawn (Rental Rant)
Did Rian Johnson make one of the worst Star Wars movies or a worthy installment in the Skywalker Saga? For our most anticipated Rental Rant ever, it's finally time for us to trade fightin' words 'bout THE LAST JEDI!
-
Escape from Earth
First he had to escape from New York, then he had to get the hell out of L.A. For the debut episode of season 4, we'll tag along to see how Snake Plissken survives when he must ESCAPE FROM EARTH!
-
The Morgue File (Super Gushers)
We celebrated our 3rd birthday this month so for the finale of Season 3 we're shining a spotlight on our most favorite topic ever: ourselves! That's right, it's time to finally tell the mysterious origin story of RAISED BY RENTALS! BONUS: You get to pick an episode topic! We cleaned out our stash...
-
Tales from the Cryptmas
Horror was all the rage in the 80s so it's no shock that decade spawned one of the greatest TV shows of all time, a spine-chilling anthology series so popular that Hollywood stars would kill to take part. Now it's our turn to take a stab, so we asked the madman himself Professor Pickman of...
-
The Town That Dreaded Festivus
A tiny rural town tried to drum up some tourism by making a SEINFELD joke their official annual holiday celebration and everything was going great…until the mayor's infidelity kicked off a series of events that cast a curse on their festivities forever. Join us on a trip to see what happens when…
more -
Planes, Trains and Batmobiles
The last time Del Griffith tried to get home for Thanksgiving, he ended up on a road trip from hell but found friendship on the way. This year, the stakes are higher as Del and his new travel partner flee for their lives by hopping a ride on PLANES, TRAINS…and BATMOBILES?
-
We Love Halloween and Halloween Loves Us Back (Super Gushers)
It's that most holy time of year again when the night belongs to children big and small, tricks becomes treats, and the streets flow with fun size candy bars. For our spoopy season SUPER GUSHERS special, we share true crime anecdotes, cherished memories of getting the bejesus scared out of us…
more -
Fright Night Theater
When two men move into the house next door together, Charley Brewster assumes the only logical explanation: they must be vampires! For the 2nd part of our SPOOKY SEASON SWITCHEROO we flip the script to see what happens when a normal day in suburbia becomes a FRIGHT NIGHT.
-
Curse of the Mannequin
Brat Pack movies of the 80s oozed with style and swagger, defined by fashion, romance, coming of age…and falling in lust with inanimate objects?? For the 1st episode of our two-part SPOOKY SEASON SWITCHEROO we couldn't help but wonder: What was the dark secret behind the man who fell in love with…
more -
Ready Player Joust
In 1982 Williams Electronics popularized two-player video games with an arcade hit featuring lance-wielding ostrich-riders, but when and where was this birdbrained deathmatch meant to take place? In this episode, we gaze into our misty CRT screen to scry a vision of the dystopian world that…
more -
Tainted Love (Rental Rant)
Cancel culture is on the wane but when celebrities are horrible people they’re bound to be exposed. So does that mean we have to shun their art? For the final installment in our RENTAL RANT series on toxic fandom, we explore the question: When the creator of a beloved property is cancelled, can…
more -
Bad Rubbish
We made you fear a fiery dumpster hungry for blood! Now we'll reveal the terrifying origin story of that unholy HOT GARBAGE. For the 2nd part of our MIDNIGHT DRIVE-IN DOUBLE FEATURE of original horror, we find the real good $#!% in a mess of BAD RUBBISH.
-
Return of the Vengabus: Enter Cotton Eye Joe
The Vengabus of Death is back! But what will happen when another catchy 90s club jam shows up for the party? For the first episode of our MIDNIGHT DRIVE-IN DOUBLE FEATURE two-part sequel series, everybody wants to know: Where did you come from, COTTON EYE JOE?!
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Raised by Rentals have?
Raised by Rentals currently has 125 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Raised by Rentals about?
A podcast where we examine pop culture of the VHS era and improv new story concepts to imagine how we might improve our favorite movies, TV, & games.
How often does Raised by Rentals release new episodes?
Raised by Rentals publishes regularly with 125 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
Where can I listen to Raised by Rentals?
You can listen to Raised by Rentals on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Raised by Rentals?
Raised by Rentals is created and hosted by raisedbyrentals.com.
URL copied to clipboard!