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Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good (Super Gushers)

We remember our favorite childhood movies as awesome classics everyone should watch...but do they really hold up?

It's the return of the SUPER GUSHERS special feature as Mike and Josh ramble down rabbit trails and eventually head down memory lane to revisit GHOSTBUSTERS!

Centipede: The Motion Picture

Two of the best things about 1980s pop culture are the kickass action movies and the 8-bit video games. But why have one without the other?

For the first episode of 2023, Josh and Mike imagine a world where the sci-fi action hit of the decade was a film adaptation of the Atari classic CENTIPEDE!

Ash Saves Christmas

Ever since Ash Williams found the Necronomicon in an old cabin in the woods, he's been cursed to endlessly battle the Evil Dead. But can he and his trusty boomstick catch a break at the most wonderful time of the year? For the first episode of Season 2, Mike and Josh improv a soon-to-be holiday classic: ASH SAVES CHRISTMAS!

Episode 25. Get Stuffed

The VHS era was over by 2007 but director Eli Roth nailed the 80s holiday slasher movie trailer with his contribution to Tarantino and Rodriguez's Grindhouse double feature. Tune in as special guest Mike O'May (Count Kreepyhead) joins Mike and Josh for a very special Raised by Rentals THANKSGIVING!

Episode 24. Teen Wolf Also

In the 80s, only a loveable star like Michael J. Fox could make a sports movie about a teenage werewolf a hit at the box office. So of course Hollywood tried to cash in with a sequel that was just a copy of the original...only worse. So much worse. Guest Justin Von Strasburg joins Josh and Mike to imagine what-might-have-been with the sequel to TEEN WOLF.

Episode 23. Every Shape Has Its Thorn

After an aborted attempt at a holiday anthology series, the creators of the HALLOWEEN movies leaned hard into an origin story for the original iconic villain. But the so-called Thorn Trilogy became a thorn in the franchise's side that led to remake after reboot. For our big spooky season finale, Josh and Mike take a stab at spinning a more interesting legacy for MICHAEL MYERS.

Rental Rant 9. Have Fun Storming the Castle!

Pop culture fandom today is plagued by a serious problem: 9 out of 10 fans are affected by the evils of gatekeeping. If you've been the victim of a gatekeeper, it's important to know you're not alone. The new RENTAL RANT episode of RAISED BY RENTALS is here to help. Together we can heal...and kick some gatekeepers in the nuts. Who's with us?!

Episode 22. Freddy and Jason: Bros Before B!tches

For years, slasher movie fans begged Hollywood to see the two titans of the genre duke it out on the silver screen in the ultimate fan-service showdown.

In 2003, they got their wish with a knock-down-drag-out slash-fest...but was it everything it could be?

In this episode, Josh and Mike crack each other up with a fun re-imagining of FREDDY VS. JASON!

Episode 21. Revenge of the Living Nerds

Lewis and Gilbert were excited about college, until they got there and found out--oh no!--they were nerds all along. Fans cheered when they got their revenge on the popular pretty people who made their lives miserable...but this 80s classic is problematic at best. For their first double-feature episode, Josh and Mike bust out their calculators to solve the problems of REVENGE OF THE NERDS!

Super Gushers 1. Dumpster Diving for Gold

We've all seen the blockbuster movies, read the bestselling book series, and jammed out to the newest viral song...but what about the hidden gems that take some digging to find in the dark corners of pop culture?

For the first episode of the new SUPER GUSHERS special feature, Josh and Mike gush about 90s comics, direct-to-video movies, and the shame-free fun of shutting down the haters by letting yourself just like what you like.