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Larry Woo & Curtis Withers
The podcast that no one asked for. Larry and Curtis keep you up to date on current events, re-view movies, talk video games, pro-wrestling, and all things pop culture from two middle-aged high-functioning geeks. Recorded in a single take without a laugh track. Just remember that sometimes a cucumber is just a cucumber.
Reacquainting ourselves with the 90's beverage Tahiti Treat (now Tahitian Treat), Someone Special (SS) visits the House of Commons, and American cheese wrappers deemed a choking hazard.Music: "WFH (Workin' From Home)" - The Corporate Valentines
Reunited again after a small break, we discuss if there's a difference between Cheap or Frugal, Story time featuring the Party Pooper, and reviewing the MLE records."WFH (Workin' From Home)" - The Corporate Valentines
NBA draft night, learn about Larry's hatred for Raisins, why Cheesecakes should be called Cheesepies, and first take on Blizzard's Diablo 4Music: "WFH (Workin' From Home)" - The Corporate Valentines
After a renovation hiatus, we're back. The renos aren't finished but is it ever? Breaking down the Toronto Mayoral race and talking gameshows after Pat Sajack announces retirement.Music: "WFH (Workin' from Home) - The Corporate Valentines
Season for the Raptors end, Our shared hatred towards the movie Magnolia, 69 year old self-identifies as a 49 year old, and when it is safe to spoil a movie or tv endingMusic: "WFH (Workin' From Home)" - The Corporate Valentines
Recounting Larry's trip to Galaxy's Edge in Disney World, Jonah Hill a hero?, Gameafaction of food apps, and how not deal with failing a driving test.Music: "WFH (Workin' From Home)" - The Corporate Valentines
Overusing the word Rapporteur, wondering what happened to skinheads, Napster anniversary and it's impact, and first bite of the Chicken Big Mac
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Breaking the news on the latest McDonald's burger, more ChatGPT fun, Cocaine Bear, and more. Larry was on remote and will be back in the Studio next week.
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Is it worth reviewing comic book movies? All hail the return of the B-Movie genre, The weekly A**hole, and asking ChatGPT formulate the ultimate kids after-school cartoon.
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Toronto Mayor Madness, Super Bowl recap, Women of Soccer need to get paid, and more fun with ChatGPT; is Coke really better than Pepsi, let's ask Logan (Wolverine).
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NBA trade deadline, We take ChatGPT for a spin as it creates a premise for a video game for us and writes a jingle for the podcast, This week's AITAH is weaponizing incompetence and scientists in a literary knife fight.
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Finishing our 2022 look back, also a look at a ill thought out Lunar New Year presentation and CCSA's updated guidelines on alcohol use.
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A look back at stories we covered in 2022, so it's not a re-run or a clip show!
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Curtis reveals how much he despises Love Actually, bashing the Beatles and their Holiday song offerings, Trump NFTs are finally here for that hard to buy person this season, and the 2022 Toy Hall of Fame entries.
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Pro-tip, never ask anyone "where do you come from", splitting a speeding ticket, more World Cup news, and weekly dumping on technology we don't understand.
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The Cucumber looks at the early days of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, please stop throwing the rainbow at Harry Styles, and our weekly catharsis for the frustrated moral philosopher in all of us.
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Larry recounting his dental surgery, more baby updates, twitter work environment under Elon, and a She Hulk Attorney at Law recap
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Early tales of Fatherhood from Curtis and other baby news, McRib Swan song?, lettuce lovers unite, and more time wasting conversation.
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Curtis takes on the great Brampton quiz, daddy countdown almost here, another edition of AITAH, D23 recap, and is it time to lower the difficulty?
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Back to school edition, Hot Dog related adventures, the Queen's passing, and the dad countdown continues.
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CNE 2022 review, What to wear when you go to a Scorpion's concert, FanExpo celebrity run-down, and comic book store rampage.
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The CNE returns after two years and the food seriously disappoints, Another "Am I The Asshole" segment, 7up vs Sprite, and first thoughts on She Hulk: Attorney at Law.
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Back from our summer break, discuss the path to fatherhood for Curtis, more super-powers for Mayors, big changes for Sprite, mustard shortage in France, and a quick recap of Star Wars: Obi-wan.
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Summer solstice, Spinal Tap, Ketchup Flavoured Popsicles, Vengeful Elephants, and Cryptocrash
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Recapping a standout sketch from the season 6 of Kids in the Hall, a look back at the summer movies of 1982, problems at Pearson, and the worst roads of Ontario in 2022.
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Part 2 of 2 - One comes before Two, so make sure you listen in the right order. In this part we run down the headlines staring the cake attack on the Mona Lisa, and a belated review of Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
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Part 1 of 2 - In this part Curtis recaps his trip to Switzerland and the pain of returning home. Catch part 2 for headlines and more.
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Talking the Junos (when neither of us watched it), Ewok Adventure movies, American's odd relationship with tea, pastor proposes to woman at father's funeral, and She Hulk: Attorney at Law first thoughts.
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Annual May the Fourth Episode! Also we try 'Pure Tomato' flavoured chips, Season re-cap of Moon Knight.
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Elon buys Twitter, The Anarchist Coffee Shop, Happy Birthday New Coke (Coke II) and morse code, and what not to eat at an airport.
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4:20 in 2022, push for the return of the McDonald's Pizza, 'Dead or Alive' 4:20 edition, Asian junk food, The supervillain buys into Twitter, and a twit is selling the first tweet.
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Discussing the recent Burger King experience, Easter movie traditions, The world's largest salt water pool, and reusable cups now accepted at Tim Hortons again.
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Curtis returns from a small bout with the 'rona, Raptors clinch a playoff spot, Oscar quiz, Burger King closes, and first thoughts of Moon Knight.
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Previously recorded on March 2021 - and we're still not forgiving you for the whole toilet paper hoarding thing.
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March Break in Quebec recap, applying to be a Mullet Master, first installment of "Old Guys Listening to New Music", Two-Tribes in real life with Elon and Vladimir, and a shallow dive of Elden Ring (It's a big game).
"Bellini" video: https://youtu.be/pKP4UibWKww
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Straight out of the Final Fantasy VII performance, Covid restrictions lifting, War in Ukraine, and why no one should look to pop-tarts for their fruit serving.
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As the FreeDumb convoy ends the formation of the Ottawa Suicide Squad begins, Dead or Alive: Alien the movie edition, Truth social goes live, and many moans over The Book of Boba Fett.
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Another best-of episode, originally recorded on April 22, 2021 - a nostalgic look at the music Gen Xers grew up with and maybe despised. Also a glimpse back to when the the pandemic world was much different than it is today.
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2022 Winter Olympics check-in, The Toronto Suicide Squad, Kim Jong-Un Documentary (review of the first 45mins), 2022 Oscar Nominees, Week 3 of Freedumb convoy, and Joe apologies again.
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Rogan/Spotify and Freedom Convoy follow-up, Getting ready for another pandemic Olympics, 2022 Rock n' Roll Hall of fame considerations, Beware of 'free' doorbells, and Wordle building a paywall?
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Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan, Truckers be trucking', Real-life Waking Ned Devine, Seeding shoes in Bramalea City Centre, and Duets...good or bad?
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Documenting the snow event of the decade, Selfie-taking influencer drives car on the Rideau, 90's Canadian Super-star Snow returns to do PlowTO PSA, and a recap of Book of Boba Fett.
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With Special Guest "Stone Cold" Stevie D. More 2021 news recap, Marijuana Party still in business (?), Another edition of "Dead/Alive", "up and coming" rapper shoots himself in the face, Manitoba MP snow removal service, and a review of 2021's Dune. Also when we get together we have to talk about wresting.
Steven D'Souza is a senior reporter and co-host of CBC's Marketplace
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Season 3 season premier! 2021 Cucumber News Recap, Magic dirt that cures all, Snowplow name game, Recap of Disney+ Hawkeye and Book of Boba Fett first thoughts.
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In Case You Missed It...This is a re-run of our 2020 Christmas Holiday Episode originally recorded on December 16, 2020.
Music: "Star Wars Christmas" - The Matinee, "Taking Care of Christmas" - Randy Bachman, Beverly Mahood
Come celebrate the holidays with our special Christmas Music playlist, grab a box of Bieber-Balls, and First impressions of Marvel's Hawkeye. So bring your two crowns and a guinea and join the conversation.
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"Mele Kalikimaka" - Bing Crosby and The Andrew Sisters
Bookclub and ice-cream war zones, Millionaire dog sells home, Cryptocurrency poor house, and What if...Fan Boyz theories existed for the Jane Austin universe?
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The Eat-More tasting! Halloween decorations down and Christmas decorations are up. Oxford Dictionary's 2021 word of the year, and a run down of the Best (Worse) Video Game movies of all time.
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Halloween 2021 recap: Why no one ever asks for a bite of your Eat-More, Larry's Halloween Playlist, This day in History Laika's sacrifice, Larry and Balki get evicted, and Curtis' review of Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch.
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Trying to figure out how we could sit around and just collect The Dole, the Trainor Tandem Toilet, Deep-dive of William Shatner's "Seeking Major Tom', Curtis takes the "Dead or Alive?" celebrity challenge and the first hour of Guardians of the Galaxy on PS4.
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Honouring William Shatner's flight into space, Raptor's pre-season, Toronto's Notorious ICE condos, and Marvel's What If...? season one recap.
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The Brent Spiner "Mem-Noir", Facebook does a faceplant, throwing shade at TikTok, and Urine killing rare eels.
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Deep dive into the Newfoundland tradition of "Kissing the Cod", Review of an article on the Ten "most iconic" video game villains of all time, Week two of Diablo 2: Resurrected.
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Book review of "Hookers and Blow Save Christmas", Canadian election recap (spoiler: Nothing Happened), Weekly headlines, and Diablo II: Resurrection first impressions.
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We salute the 50th anniversary of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. Look back at the 30 years ago when MC Hammer caused a riot in Penticton. And we chat about the MCU's new Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings.
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Deep dive into the mascots of McDonald's over the years and Curtis shares stories from working for the clown. Headlines include; Canadian Federal Election, Curbing video games in China, and Netflix enters the gaming scene. Also our thoughts on Marvel's "What If...?" animated series.
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Summer Olympics 2021 recap; Curtis' working Tokyo time tips, Waterpolo the next big thing in combat sports, Hotdogs are taking 36minutes off your life, and we head back to the theatres for the MCU's Black Widow.
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Our last episode before our summer break. We look at the history of swearing, the outlook of the Summer Olympics, how to safely participate in a mosh-pit in the post covid era, and a final recap of season one of Loki on Disney+. We'll be back in late August.
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The history of Saskatoon, we made a spammer's list of best cucumber podcasts of 2021, TV-show spin-offs, and the 1/2 season recap of Loki.
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When Curtis' home internet bellies up we post a re-run. Recorded back in June 17, 2020 we explore the current state of going to the movies during the pandemic, Curtis flexes his Falco knowledge, we run down our bracket of 4 of the greatest wrestling promos ever recorded, and Sony reveals the games launching with the PS5.
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First impressions of Marvel's Loki. Weed removing terminators, Keys and spoons sticking to your forehead, Logan Paul's Charizard, and the Guinness record golf game.
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Re-View of 1986's Highlander. In the news; More vaccination giveaways, Man who weds sex doll open to dating non-inflatables, and Curtis not ruling out exorcism as a way to help the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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History of Victoria Day according to The Cucumber. Bees flip the bird, Bluetooth device not found, and a retrospective of music in video games.
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Exploring the merits and the horrible idea that is "Space Tourism", Hackers with low-grade tools, Poutine to gain international designation?, and Curtis' review of New Pokemon Snap for the Nintendo Switch.
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Meteorology the only science that allows for "Feels like...", NHL Playoffs: who will be "King of the North", How's that new Tim Horton's Cold-Brew drink? And the final episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
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The Cucumber celebrates May the 4th (well...sorta).
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Another Lo-Fi flashback, originally recorded on May 20, 2020. As Toronto eases restrictions last year around that time we look at what we can/cannot do during the lockdown then, Wrestling talk, and Curtis' first impressions of Final Fantasy VII Remake.
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The Music episode! We explore the music we listened to as two generation X'ers, the mainstream music drought of 1988-1990, discussed the fallout from this past episode of the Simpson's "Panic in the Streets of Springfield" episode, the penultimate episode of the Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and the Shang-Chi teaser trailer.
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A sports episode talking NHL's Vancouver Canucks outbreak, 100 days till the Summer Olympics, and are the Raptors 'tanking'? Disney parks modernizing their employee dress code policy to "Less lame", our Guinness Genius returns with another head-scratching record, and discuss 'worthiness' in the latest episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
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Third "Locked-In" drives Larry to drink during this episode, namely with The Rock's Teremana. See how Curtis fairs on his second attempt at the Qui-Gon Jin test. Reminders not to donate expired meals to Food Banks, this week's Guinness Genius, and episode 3 of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
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No Vaccine Hesitancy here! Raptors trade deadline analysis, more Guinness Geniuses, and we also dissect the Cyberpunk 2077 1.02 release notes (it's long). And while we discuss Peeps X Pepsi - Curtis attempts to describe the Star Wars character Qui-Gon Jin without saying what he looks like or his profession in the movie...spoiler alert he can't.
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The Cucumber is one year old and one year into the pandemic. We still haven't forgiven you for the whole toilet paper hoarding thing. We go shopping for NFTs, look at more silly records being broken, analysis of the first two episodes of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and Curtis commits to the 4 hour ordeal of JLA (Snyder Cut).
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Trying to make sense of the new social media platform Clubhouse, NFTs, honouring 3:16 Day, and our Re-View of 1995's Mortal Kombat.
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It's the trailer for the Existentialist Cucumber, where we ride the fine line between geekdom and the absurd
What is ambergris and why is whale vomit so coveted? Recap of the ending of WandaVision.
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Homesense becomes the hottest ticket in town, It's no longer "Finger Lickin' Good", Remembering Scott's Villa at Shopper's World, and our weekly WandaVision recap of Episode 7.
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A quick review of Young Rock and the Snyder JLA trailer (yawn), searching for a new 'Cara Dune', WandaVision recap, and Nintendo Direct Feb 2021.
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Another lo-fi flashback episode from season 1. Originally recorded on June 10, 2020 Curtis and I profusely apologize to the New Zealand music scene, continue our search for the greatest pro-wrestling promo ever delivered, and a review of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch.
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This week we celebrate thirty years of amazing time-wasters by Blizzard Entertainment, our recap of episode 5 of WandaVision, and we catch you up on current events of our pandemic world.
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2021 Royal Rumble quick recap, Rich people behaving badly headlines, Curtis applies to be a Candyologist, and our WandaVision episode 4 recap.
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GameStop (EBgames), Blockbuster, and Blackberry Stocks skyrocketing, The Queen being head of HR in Canada, Bernie breaks the internet, WandaVision Episode 3 breakdown, and this week's video game re-cap.
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What is umami and Curtis' quest for homemade ramen, Animal news, our recap of episodes 1 & 2 of Wandavision, a look at Hades for Nintendo Switch and Control for PS4.
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Welcome to season 2! We didn't get banned or pulled from the platform...unlike someone. A look back at the season finale of The Mandalorian, and special guest "Stone Cold" Stevie-D joins the show to talk Wrestling and why he should've bought Brooklyn Nets season tickets for 2021.
Steven D'Souza can be seen on The National on CBC and follow him on twitter @cbcsteve
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Existentialist Cucumber Flashback Episode (that no one asked for)! Previously recorded on April 9, 2020. We talk about Wrestlemania (Covid Edition), Final 8 of The Simpsons March Madness, and a special interview with animation writer/producer Aron Dunn.
Music: "Time Stand Still" by Rush (Anthem Records Inc)
Merry Christmas from The Existentialist Cucumber! Christmas banter, Mando recap of "The Believer", and Cyberpunk 2020 first impressions and release debacle.
Music: "Star Wars Christmas" - The Matinee, Light Organ Records
"Taking Care of Christmas" - Randy Bachman, Linus Entertainment
Re-visiting SW Christmas Special (why Wookies?!), Alien/Galactic Federation in the news, What would Curtis have on his Animal Farm (a real farm, not the allegory of Stalinism) ?
Cucumber Re-View of 2003's Elf
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Outro Song: "Mele Kalikimaka' - R.Alex Anderson
Loads of Star Wars talk; Passing of David Prowse, "Jeans Guy", Recapping "The Jedi" Episode of The Mandalorian, and Lucas still insisting Greedo Shot First. Also a quick review of Doctor Who: Edge of Time (PS 4 VR) and Week 2 of life with Playstation 5.
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NBA draft talk, Star Wars Holiday Special Documentary, PS 5 First Impressions, and an interview with YouTuber MTG Mox Man on all things Magic the Gathering.
MTG Mox Man:
Youtube: YouTube.com/c/mtgmoxman
Instagram: @mtgmoxman
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R.I.P. Alex Trebek, Prog-rock, Four Seasons Landscaping, Re-View of 1997 "Starship Troopers".
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Bob Denver goes to bat, US Election facepalm, Athletes behaving badly, and an *EXCLUSIVE first look at Spider-man: Miles Morales for PS4.
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Halloween during the lock-in, Gilligan's Island theme used as a weapon, The Re-View of 1998's The Big Lebowski, and WoW's Mankrik's wife found?!
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With another round of "Lock-In" what games are you looking forward to playing? The guys look into some titles they need to complete and look forward to.
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NBA 2020 finals, Re-View of The Warriors, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Intro music: In the City - From "The Warriors" Soundtrack
Performed by: Joe Walsh
Written by: Barry Vorzon, Joe Walsh
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