Video Death Loop

S3:E43 – McDonald’s Kiwi Burger Commercial

December 06, 2019 08:00 - 54.4 MB

The Heinz lawyer stares at you through steepled fingers. His suit is a deep, deep red. His face is indistinguishable and you’ve already forgotten his name. He sits, expectantly but in no hurry. Your eyes drift to the contract on the desk between you. Level 1. You expected as much, but it’s still a disappointment.… Read more S3:E43 – McDonald’s Kiwi Burger Commercial

S3:E42 – Blank Check Movie Trailer

November 29, 2019 08:00 - 47.8 MB

We should never think about Blank Check again, but, I guess, we can’t not. It’s a really strange movie. It’s just…wild. Just wild. See, there’s this part…and then there’s that other part. And oh boy don’t get me started on that last part. Sheesh. What a…what a thing. If you can’t tell, this week we… Read more S3:E42 – Blank Check Movie Trailer

S3:E41 – Hot Lixx Commercial

November 22, 2019 08:00 - 51.2 MB

Let’s all acknowledge that at some point, every idea gets Hot Lixxed. No matter how shocking, how disruptive, how abhorrent to the societal norms of the time, Hot Lixx is the ultimate destination for all human creative capital. Given enough time, and probably less than you think, someone will find a way to sand the… Read more S3:E41 – Hot Lixx Commercial

S3:E40 – Sonic The Hedgehog New Official Trailer

November 15, 2019 08:00 - 47.5 MB

The internet is a strange place. If the Super Mario Brothers movie came out now, we would have likely never seen that version in the wild. We would, rightfully, decreed how incorrect and bad that movie was. A stain on something so familiar and loved by many! But the movie is a treasure in its… Read more S3:E40 – Sonic The Hedgehog New Official Trailer

S3:E39 – RATT “Round and Round” Music Video

November 08, 2019 08:00 - 43.3 MB

After suffering through last week’s Israeli coffee machine cleaning video, John decides to strike back in the best way he knows how – 80s hair metal. RATT busts up a dinner party, but is that meal podcast safe? This week we watched the RATT “Round and Round” music video, which was probably directed by Peter… Read more S3:E39 – RATT “Round and Round” Music Video

S3:E38 – תהליך ניקוי אבנית המכונת BeanZ

November 01, 2019 07:00 - 50.9 MB

How do you describe a yogurt to someone who has never experienced it? How can you explain that the gelatinous blob before them is actually a carefully cultivated bacterial culture? If that’s hard, imagine how to sell them Gogurt. If THAT’s hard, imagine explaining to a child what TCBY really stands for. Best to just… Read more S3:E38 – תהליך ניקוי אבנית המכונת BeanZ

Season 3 Fall Break

October 25, 2019 07:00

Hey (f)all! John and I have had some scheduling issues keeping us from recording for a couple of weeks, but worry not! We will be back soon! I’ve recorded a special audio message so you don’t lose hope. Keep it cool out there. Download Link Write to us at [email protected]!

S3:E37 – My salami is still alive

October 11, 2019 07:00 - 45.6 MB

Imagine a lush prehistoric forest. Your hunting group has been tracking a mega-Elk all day to no avail. Your stone-tipped spears, cumbersome at the best of times, have proven ineffective against the swift foe. You take a moment of respite by a cool stream, proto-human lungs gasping from the day’s exertion. Winter is around the… Read more S3:E37 – My salami is still alive

S3:E36 – Reed Reviews Armour Barbecue Flavored Vienna Sausage

October 04, 2019 07:30 - 46 MB

Misato Katsuragi whirls to face Gendo Ikari. “Sir, the angel is approaching Tokyo 3! Should we deploy the Evas?” Even the harsh lighting of the computer screens seems oppressed by the silent darkness. After a long moment, a soft mushing sound can be heard from the Commander’s chair. “Sir…are you eating vienna sausages?” Gendo’s eyes… Read more S3:E36 – Reed Reviews Armour Barbecue Flavored Vienna Sausage

S3, Intermission 1 – THE OPEN ROAD!!!

September 27, 2019 10:00 - 31 MB

Hey there! This week, due to everything shifting the wrong way, we were unable to record a normal episode! But we have technology in our pockets and a boring road ahead of us, so we recorded THIS for you instead! Come order a large imported catfish meal and enjoy! Neither Aaron and John are the… Read more S3, Intermission 1 – THE OPEN ROAD!!!

S3:E35 – Captain Jack Live

September 20, 2019 07:00 - 44.4 MB

Mark Zuckerberg swivels in his chair to face the picture window behind him. So close that he can hear the deep bass thumping, a Captain Jack concert has been hastily assembled. He can see the stage even from here. “Too close,” he whispers to himself. “Far, far too close. I’m slipping.” Idly, his hand brushes… Read more S3:E35 – Captain Jack Live

S3:E34 – Hank Williams Jr. “Are You Ready for Some Football” Music Video

September 13, 2019 07:00 - 48.7 MB

Deep under the Pentagon, there is a door. An armed guard stands at this door, ever watchful. Should you present the proper credentials, you will be allowed beyond. Inside is a brightly lit and sterile elevator. Should you take that elevator down as far as it goes you may find yourself in a large, open… Read more S3:E34 – Hank Williams Jr. “Are You Ready for Some Football” Music Video

S3:E33 – Don’t Put It In Your Mouth

September 06, 2019 07:00 - 49.3 MB

Listen kids don’t put that salad in your mouth. It’s…not healthy OK. Nothing here is healthy. You can’t eat anything at this restaurant, or at least you shouldn’t. We watched this weird Canadian PSA about not putting things in your mouth. You should watch it too and learn its secrets. John Hurst hosts and becomes… Read more S3:E33 – Don’t Put It In Your Mouth

S3:E32 – Evanescence “Bring Me to Life” Music Video

August 30, 2019 07:00 - 48.3 MB

There are some search terms that you just know will form a powerful intersection of energies; a load-bearing support of the deep human psyche. Before you even finish typing the phrase, you can begin to feel the weight of the results. Past that electronic Rubicon, you know there is an inescapable puissance of madness. Perhaps… Read more S3:E32 – Evanescence “Bring Me to Life” Music Video

S3:E31 – Lil Nas X “Panini” Music Video

August 23, 2019 07:00 - 45.6 MB

Hey, d’ya ever wonder what the future is gonna be like? Do you think there’s gonna be like…robots? What about swimming pools? Will the robots swim in the swimming pools? What about sandwiches? Will the pools eat the sandwiches? Do sandwiches ride horses and what happens to horse bones after the pools eat the sandwiches?… Read more S3:E31 – Lil Nas X “Panini” Music Video

S3:E30 – Legally Blonde Movie Trailer

August 16, 2019 07:00 - 48.4 MB

Listen, Harvard’s easy to get into OK? You just…throw on your smoking jacket, barge down a brandy and take a big rip of your CBD vape while submitting your taped application. It works more often than you think, especially if you live in the increasingly unlikely Legally Blonde universe. Give it a shot! (Also it… Read more S3:E30 – Legally Blonde Movie Trailer

S3:E29 – Ronald McDonald Make it Click PSA

August 09, 2019 07:00 - 52.8 MB

In the beginning Ronald set “Let there be fries” and there were fries and Ronald saw they were good. Then came the dark days and there was much chaos. Ronald looked down and said “I shall punish them with a great Shamrock Shake” and they sat in their cars, listened to their podcasts and gnashed… Read more S3:E29 – Ronald McDonald Make it Click PSA

S3:E28 – Mission Impossible 2 Movie Trailer

August 02, 2019 07:00 - 48.2 MB

The seat feels worn. You’re sitting in a seat? You’re sitting in a seat. A movie theater seat. When did you go to the movies? There’s a cup in the armrest, it’s lukewarm soda and ice melt. You take a sip anyway. Did you fall asleep? Muscles ache to move and you long to stretch,… Read more S3:E28 – Mission Impossible 2 Movie Trailer

S3:E27 – HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA

July 26, 2019 07:00 - 52.3 MB

In some far distant era, when the year 2019 sounds like the year 219 to our modern ears, little of what made us will remain. Our physical bodies will have dissolved away, very little will prove that we ever existed at all. Some art though, will live on. Some of it will be great, while… Read more S3:E27 – HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA

S3:E26 – Konami PSX Era Logo

July 19, 2019 07:00 - 50.4 MB

To Steven, the person whom I lent Final Fantasy VII to in middle school and never returned it: No, seriously, what happened to that copy of Final Fantasy VII, Steven? I’m not even mad anymore about it! You said you broke Disc 1 and threw away the entire game. We all know that’s a lie!… Read more S3:E26 – Konami PSX Era Logo

S3:E25 – 沖縄食糧の天気予報

July 12, 2019 07:00 - 46 MB

Man, I have no idea what’s happening here. I watched this a bunch and I just…don’t get it. Is that rice? Coconuts? Why is it hairy? What. Is. This. John. Seriously. We watched something or another this week. Get in on it. John Hurst hosts this week and lives in the goof. Aaron Littleton co-hosts… Read more S3:E25 – 沖縄食糧の天気予報

S3:E24 – Ric Flair Fireworks Commercial

July 06, 2019 03:06 - 53.4 MB

We’re back to the well with more local Ric Flair commercials! This week, we watched something out of Kansas where Ric hocks some fireworks and seems supremely disinterested. Like, REALLY disinterested. Like, mostly he’s thinking about eating ham sandwiches kind of disinterested. Here’s the commercial. It’s…not worth watching. Aaron Littleton hosts and wins another award.… Read more S3:E24 – Ric Flair Fireworks Commercial

S3:E23 – Sting and RoboCop Wrestling Promo

June 28, 2019 07:00 - 44.7 MB

The year was 1990 and the decade had just rolled over, kayfabe was still alive and somehow, SOMEHOW people bought the idea of Sting teaming up with Sting in a tag team wrestling match against Ric Flair. Even without endless fog machines and sweet pink stage lighting, life was good. This week we watched a… Read more S3:E23 – Sting and RoboCop Wrestling Promo

S3:E22 – Volkswagen Golf GTi Casino Commercial

June 21, 2019 07:00 - 48.9 MB

What can make you smile? A million dollars? A kitten? Perhaps even…gold? Well, for one man in 1980s Europe (and let’s not get too more specific on just exactly where in Europe) there was one and only one answer for that: a Volkswagen hatchback. Some people, huh? This week, we watched a classic Volkswagen Golf… Read more S3:E22 – Volkswagen Golf GTi Casino Commercial

S3:E21 – Orkin “Always Workin'” Commercial

June 07, 2019 07:00 - 42.5 MB

If your house bugs and a spare room, it may be time to call Orkin. Yes, for just the price of room and board for a stranger for the rest of their (or your) life you too can maybe be free of insects for a little while. It’s…great? Anyway, we watched this entirely forgettable Orkin… Read more S3:E21 – Orkin “Always Workin'” Commercial

S3:E20 – Action Park Commercial

May 31, 2019 07:00 - 47.1 MB

Are regular theme parks not enough any more? Not getting the same thrills from being strapped into a roller coaster called the Exploding Eagle and zooming upside down over a parking lot that could easily become your grave if the 21 year old stoner “safety inspector” called Cory failed to do his job properly that… Read more S3:E20 – Action Park Commercial

S3:E19 – THIS IS AMAZING! I FEEL INCREDIBLE!

May 24, 2019 07:00 - 46.3 MB

Don’t feel down, little green man! You can do this! Yes you can! You’re my strong little green man with a purple hat and a towel around your neck! Chin up little guy! Yes, chin up! A boost for everyone’s psyche, this week, we watched a clip from Dragon Ball Z where Piccolo feels pretty… Read more S3:E19 – THIS IS AMAZING! I FEEL INCREDIBLE!

S3:E18 – SeaQuest DSV TV Opening

May 17, 2019 07:00 - 50.2 MB

The Sonic wars almost escalated into a third week. Thankfully, a deal was reached and the armistice was signed between the two hosts. The mutual ground to sign such a treaty? A minor Sci-Fi TV series that noone can actually remember what it was about. Only that they quested in the sea a lot and… Read more S3:E18 – SeaQuest DSV TV Opening

S3:E17 – Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Trailer in Reverse

May 10, 2019 07:00 - 48.4 MB

TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH BACKWARDS TEETH (HTEET) Revenge is a messy business, particularly when your plan of revenge is to just play the trailer we watched last week in reverse so we can talk about TEETH some more. Why can’t we just have more TEETH? Don’t you enjoy TEETH? Try some today! John… Read more S3:E17 – Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Trailer in Reverse

S3:E16 – Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Trailer

May 03, 2019 07:00 - 55.4 MB

Sure, you’ve watched the trailer yourself. Sure, you’ve watched about a dozen YouTube reactions to the trailer. Sure, you’ve read about a hundred mid-brow thinkpieces about how the YouTube reaction videos to the trailer are contributing to a culture of hedgehog fastness disparity, or like, something. Well now you’re going to listen to US watch… Read more S3:E16 – Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Trailer

S3:E15 – Ric Flair Fuel In A Bottle Energy Commercial

April 26, 2019 07:00 - 47.9 MB

You’re about to buy an energy drink and suddenly, woo! A flash of light, the smell of vitamins and there he is: Ric Flair. He’s got a possibly-opened bottle of Fuel In A Bottle energy drink and he’s forcing it into your hand. Now he’s taking your wallet and teleporting away, leaving a puff of… Read more S3:E15 – Ric Flair Fuel In A Bottle Energy Commercial

S3:E14 – Legends of the Hidden Temple: Mask of Shaka Zulu Temple Run

April 19, 2019 07:00 - 49.7 MB

Somewhere deep in what looks like a strip mall in Orlando, there is a hallway. It is primarily beige, an unremarkable place with flecked vinyl tiles on the floor. In the hall there is a doorway, also beige, also unremarkable. There is no sign on the door, no number. If you ask one of the… Read more S3:E14 – Legends of the Hidden Temple: Mask of Shaka Zulu Temple Run

S3:E13 – McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger Commercial

April 12, 2019 07:00 - 42.3 MB

The Double Cheeseburger! It’s back! It’s back! Tell the world! Ninety-nine cents only! Your joy is now complete! For one penny less than a dollar you can get two patties with cheese! Commodity prices are low! So is the price on your life! This week, we watched a McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger commercial on loop. It’s… Read more S3:E13 – McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger Commercial

S3:E12 – Who’s the Boss TV Opening

April 05, 2019 07:00 - 47.8 MB

Who is the Boss? Is it Angela (Judith Light), who works as an advertising executive and exhibiting the sheer raw power of 80s Shoulder Pads to a devastating level? Is it Tony Danza, who is just playing a character named Tony in the show and didn’t have the time in his stardom to learn a second… Read more S3:E12 – Who’s the Boss TV Opening

S3:E11 – Badgers Flash Cartoon

March 29, 2019 07:00 - 49 MB

In the early days of the web, well, the mid-early days, er, maybe the silver age? Screw it, let’s call it the proto-Attitude era of the web, this was a cartoon that was on it. It looped when you watched it. We liked it. We may have even recorded it on VHS. This week we… Read more S3:E11 – Badgers Flash Cartoon

S3:E10 – Final Fantasy X-2 Opening

March 22, 2019 07:00 - 44.1 MB

What do you do after you save the world? Do you fade to the background and let people live their lives? Retreat to the woods and become a wise hermit? What about relishing the money and power you’re surely due? What if the answer was none of those things – what if the answer was… Read more S3:E10 – Final Fantasy X-2 Opening

S3:E9 – Krispy Kreme Donut Conveyor Belt

March 15, 2019 07:00 - 46.9 MB

In the hierarchy of chain doughnut places, Krispy Kreme has settled to the bottom, if not in quality, then at least the bottom of the country. Krispy Kreme’s fried treats have their strong points, especially their frosting waterfall. Sure, from time to time, it may get used for nefarious purposes, but the very concept of… Read more S3:E9 – Krispy Kreme Donut Conveyor Belt

S3:E8 – Wendy’s Training Video for Hot Drinks

March 08, 2019 08:00 - 45.4 MB

Listen, when you’re Wendy’s, sometimes you gotta teach people how to make coffee. That’s just how it is. These are the kinds of people this video is for. You gotta entertain them with some music, a little bit of dancing, a little bit of sexual innuendo. Maybe a LOT of sexual innuendo. Or maybe that’s… Read more S3:E8 – Wendy’s Training Video for Hot Drinks

S3:E7 – Casio Loopy Commercial

March 01, 2019 08:00 - 48.3 MB

The Casio Loopy will make you forget about your friends, as its commercial clearly shows. First, you’ll be making a visual novel on your television, then you’ll print stickers of your visual novel, then you’ll use the stickers to stick your friends to the walls of your bedroom, slowly covering them day by day in… Read more S3:E7 – Casio Loopy Commercial

S3:E6 – Pontiac Aztek Commercial

February 22, 2019 08:00 - 56.2 MB

The Pontiac Aztek has a reputation for being a bad and ugly car, even if in recent years internet car journalists have started to rethink that. Maybe, they argue it was just an ugly car. Or maybe it was a bad car. Or, I dunno, maybe it was an ugly and bad car. Unwarranted takes… Read more S3:E6 – Pontiac Aztek Commercial

S3:E5 – Genesis “I Can’t Dance” Music Video

February 15, 2019 08:00 - 45.1 MB

The archangel Peter Gabriel may have left with his Sledgehammer, but Phil Collins still watches over us all. He helps those who cannot dance and those who cannot walk. He helps an Iguana get a lift to a much needed hot rock destination. He gives up his constantly focused on blue jeans to a pool… Read more S3:E5 – Genesis “I Can’t Dance” Music Video

S3:E4 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Commercial

February 08, 2019 08:00 - 47.1 MB

Step into the world of young Kevin McCallister, a student wizard who must protect his magical school against the evil Wet Bandits. You will be amazed at how he draws his power from Vitamin C, scientifically the most average of all vitamins. Whatever a vitamin is. This week we watch the Harry Potter and the… Read more S3:E4 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Commercial

S3:E3 – Airwolf TV Opening

February 01, 2019 08:00 - 51.9 MB

Airwolf is a helicopter, yes? Or is Airwolf the guy driving the helicopter. Either way there’s a helicopter and a guy and separately, or perhaps together, one or some or all of them can be called Airwolf. Of this, there can be no denial. John Hurst hosts and gets in his wheelhouse. Aaron Littleton co-hosts… Read more S3:E3 – Airwolf TV Opening

S3:E2 – The Great British Bake Off TV Opening

January 25, 2019 08:00 - 52.7 MB

Paul Hollywood’s hand extends towards yours. A plate of perfect macaroons, or are those macarons, sits between you. Time moves in slow motion. Rain dabbles on the tent. A honeybee’s wings, perched on an immaculate flower, move so slowly you can see them. Is this heaven, you wonder. You sweat. Why is his hand still… Read more S3:E2 – The Great British Bake Off TV Opening

S3:E1 – Dr. Pepper 1988 Commercial

January 11, 2019 08:00 - 45.6 MB

We’re here, we’re back you guys! Season 3 is ready to worm its way into your head like the dark spirit trapped inside the frosty cold can of a Dr. Pepper! Have your brownies, dance your dance, but realize there is no escape from the joy we bring. This week we watched a Dr. Pepper… Read more S3:E1 – Dr. Pepper 1988 Commercial

Video Death Loop End of the Year Break

January 04, 2019 08:00 - 1.93 MB

Hey so what’s happening everyone? John and I have been basically destroyed by the holidays, er, we’ve been on such a sweet and awesome vacation that we haven’t been able to record the podcast for the last two weeks. But worry not: Season 3 starts next Friday! in the mean time, chill out, enjoy a… Read more Video Death Loop End of the Year Break

S2:E65 – Arby’s Holly Days Tumbler Commercial

December 21, 2018 08:00 - 48 MB

Arby’s had an idea: what if they made holiday tumblers? What if they were kind of understated and festive, without a splashy logo and cost a measly 79 cents per glass? What if they were shaped like curly fries and filled with curly fries and existed in a universe where curly fries were the foundation… Read more S2:E65 – Arby’s Holly Days Tumbler Commercial

S2:E64 – Baseboard Buddy Commercial

December 14, 2018 08:00 - 48.3 MB

Baseboards: we hardly think about them. Ok, we don’t really think about them at all. In a way, we purposfully ignore them. But if we did think about them, we might ask: are they necessary? Why are they there? What is this thing and why is it filthy? The Baseboard Buddy commercial we watched this… Read more S2:E64 – Baseboard Buddy Commercial

Video Death Loop 2018 Listener Survey

December 13, 2018 19:29

Hey do you have a minute? Do you like or dislike this show? Could you tell us about what you like or dislike about this show with that minute you have? It would really help us out and be super sweet K THX BAI Video Death Loop Listener Survey 2018

S2:E63 – Encino Man Trailer

December 07, 2018 08:00 - 47.1 MB

In the sleepy town of Encino, a secret lays buried: the secret of the juice. Some may wish to horde the juice and some may want to drink the juice, but both are the wrong way to approach the juice. The juice will destroy those not ready for its power and to tame the juice,… Read more S2:E63 – Encino Man Trailer

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