Raised by Rentals

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 of dead and abandoned episode ideas but now we want YOU to vote on which one we'll resurrect for an improv in Season 4 next year. Listen then vote on social media!

 

 

Dead episode ideas:

1. The Smurfs…but it's a creepy 80s fantasy
2. Lost Boys spin-off TV show about the Frog Brothers
3. Al Leong tribute--the universal goon
4. Reginald VelJohnson is a multiversal cop
5. The Explorers/Flight of the Navigator crossover
6. Children of the Corn as a screwball 90s comedy
7. Weekend at Bernie's…but Bernie is a zombie
8. Howard the Duck as a family TV sitcom
9. The Pirates of Dark Water…finish the story
10. C.O.P.S. and Crooks live action adaptation

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 Pickman's Vinyls to lend us a hand for a special Xmas episode of TALES FROM THE CRYPT!

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 a group of plucky teenagers decide to bring secular holiday fun back to THE TOWN THAT DREADED FESTIVUS.

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, and all the reasons WE LOVE HALLOWEEN!

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 a MANNEQUIN?

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 drives desperate survivors to JOUST!

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 you still enjoy your TAINTED LOVE?