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The Afternoon Special — 80 episodes
2000's How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a Year Round Film
Snoopy: Gen Z's Animated Antidepressant
Why May December is the Sleeper Hit of the Year
Irony is Killing Rom Coms
Scott Pilgrim is a Loser and I Can Prove It (Missed Connections)
Are The Looney Tunes Going to Save Hollywood?
The Curious Case of Betty Boop
It's Alive!: A Brief-ish History of the Movie Monster
A Dish Best Served Scary: A Look At How Food Can Scare Us in Film
The Kids Don’t Know Their Pop Culture History
Please Stop Asking Martin Scorsese About The MCU (or Thoughts On Franchises in Hollywood)
Welcome to The Afternoon Special!
A message from The Afternoon Special!
The Wonderful Wardrobe of Barbie: The Fashion History of a The World's Tiniest Model
The Good, The Bad, and The Complicated World of Barbie
Plastic It Girl: A History of America’s Favorite Blonde, Barbie
The Afternoon Special News Hour - Superman: Legacy, Barbie and Ken's Malibu Dreamhouse, and SAG Strike Looms
A Special Announcement from The Afternoon Special!
Top 5 Best Spider-Man Films (with Emily Uribe!)
The Greatest Comic Book Movie Ever Is Full of Spiders
The Afternoon Special Movie Club Episode 1: Jurassic Park
A Special Announcement from The Afternoon Special!
Disney Princess Tournament (with Cinema Joe!)
In Defense and Opposition of Disney Princesses
The Story of The (little) Mermaid Who Saved Disney
Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere: Exploring the Music of the Disney Princess
Disney Princesses Have Always Saved Disney
Congress Killed The Saturday Morning Cartoon
They’re Ani-many, Totally Insane-y: A Retrospective on Warner Bros' TV Animation of the 1990s
The Afternoon Special Superhero Friends Hour
The History of the Saturday Morning Cartoon
For The Girlies: The Films and TV Shows That Made Us
The Care and Keeping of You: Puberty as Told By Pop Culture
The Anatomy (And Defense) of the Fangirl
The History of the Teenage Girl
The Science of Preschool TV: Part 2
The Science of Preschool TV: Part 1
Happy Holidays From The Afternoon Special
We Wish You A Very Grinchmas: Exploring The Grinch in Pop Culture
What Makes The Perfect Holiday Special?
The (un) Official History of DreamWorks Animation
Happy Thanksgiving Afternooners!
The Story of Television's Greatest Primetime Cartoon
The Curious Case of Anastasia (1997)
The Coke Can is There On Purpose: Diving into the (Funny) World of Movie Product Placement
Crazy, Vampy, Cool: Exploring Our Endless Love Affair With The Vampire - Part 2 (ft. Michael McMillian)
Crazy, Vampy, Cool: Exploring Our Endless Love Affair With The Vampire - Part 1
The One Where They Wear Costumes: A History of The Sitcom Halloween Special
Can You Quote It?: Investigating How We Define Pop Culture Impact
Armchair Detective: An Exploration into True Crime Media
Revisiting the Death of the Teen Comedy
1999: A Culture Shifting Year
Say YES to NOPE
A (Brief) Eulogy for the #1 Show in Late Night
It's Just An Honor to be Nominated!: Breaking Down the 2022 Emmy Nominees
Entering the Danger Zone
Bobbi's Favorites: Emmy 2022 Hopefuls (but it is mainly the comedy ones)
Scooby Doo (2002) - An American Masterpiece
Welcome to Jurassic Park
D'oh!: A Brief-ish History of Adult Animation
Big, Stupid, Ugly Ogre: A Brief(ish) Production History of Shrek
And You're Watching Disney Channel: A Brief(ish) History of Disney Channel (from a former superfan)
The Great Doll War
It's Just Not That Easy Being Green
The Curious Case of Jennifer's Body
Let's Go to the Mall!
Hooray for (Old and Messy) Hollywood!
Boy Bands: A Brief(ish) History
Growing Pains: Turning Red and The Complicated Pop Culture of Teenage Girls
Pass the Cranberry Sauce, We're Having Mashed Potatoes!
The AstroWorld Fest Tragedy and Sesame Street
My Time in The Good Place
The Kids Are Al-Fright!
Spooky Time is Upon Us!
Here's Why You Might Be Tired of Franchises
The Movies Hollywood Would Never Make Again
The Emmys, Ted Lasso, and A Mini Rant on Prestige TV
Food, Film, and How It Makes Us Feel
Have We Experienced The Death of the Teen Comedy?
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