Golden Girls Theme

Pop-ups (36 · 5 fan picks from YouTube comments)

1. Akiva's Red Bull in-joke

   1:15

   Red Bull shows up as a recurring prop in the hosts' banter, here a giant pack sent to the guys. It feeds the later Red Bull jokes.

   Tall cans of Red Bull, just in case we felt like just getting crazy.

2. Akiva wins Critics' Choice

   2:50

   Akiva celebrates a Critics' Choice win for Naked Gun. The comedy category win gets a jab at Tim Robinson.

   Naked Gun. CCA. Our man. Best comedy. Eat shit, Tim Robinson.
   righteous kill

3. Akiva drops a righteous kill on the carpet

   2:59

   Seth reports Akiva dropping the Quaid Army response on the red carpet. Righteous kill is the proper reply to 'Quaid Army' among listeners.

   You crushed a righteous kill on the carpet.

   Goes back to righteous kill, Ep. 52, 38:17: Oh, Righteous Kill. Have we ever talked about Righteous Kill as a saying?

   righteous killQuaid Army

4. Quaid Army at the award shows

   3:41

   The Quaid Army is the collective noun for listeners, and the guys hear the chant at awards events.

   I was late with the righteous kill.
   righteous killQuaid Army

5. The podcast Globes campaign

   4:54

   The guys campaign for a podcast category at the Golden Globes, wanting an invitation as nominees rather than to win.

   But there's now a podcast category in the Globes.

6. The front-and-fucky podcast table

   5:38

   The hosts joke about where a podcast table would sit at the Golden Globes, tying it to the hierarchy of awards seating.

   I bet they're front and fucky center

7. Lonely Island song for a nomination

   6:30

   Offering a song in exchange for a nomination, the Lonely Island pitch an original tune to the Hollywood Foreign Press.

   Nominate us, they'll do a song.

8. Quaid Army challenge coin

   8:16

   A listener couple gives Seth a challenge coin custom-made with Quaid Army branding, ranking him general.

   they made me a Quaid Army challenge coin, but it's specific to me.
   Quaid Army

9. Jacob Elordi shouts out the podcast

   12:50

   Akiva recounts actor Jacob Elordi stopping to say hello and name-checking podcast favorites, a quiet Quaid moment.

   I got to meet you.
   Quaid Army

10. Zootopia 2 and Andy Samberg

    15:55

    Andy has a role in Zootopia 2, and the hosts discuss the film and the clip shared on the show.

    Andy's a big part in it.

11. House of Pain Jump Around

    17:16

    The guys reference the House of Pain song 'Jump Around' in a 'from now on' joke. The later punishment bit ties the avatar to Red Bull and burritos.

    Somebody said, like, from now on.

12. Avatar punishment for eating on-air

    17:35

    If you eat or drink on the podcast, you become that food as your YouTube avatar, a recurring punishment for the hosts.

    That if you drink or eat on the podcast, the punishment is that's your avatar on YouTube.
    burrito brain

13. Burrito brain and Spider-Man

    18:46

    Burrito brain resurfaces, with the hosts joking it might be the next Spider-Man villain, and Seth pitching his case.

    I feel like it is going to be addressed in the next Spider-Man movie.
    burrito brain

14. Pyramid Minds logo and Dark Side of the Moon

    20:06

    The hosts admit the Pyramid Minds logo for their Total Recall-inspired material was taken from The Dark Side of the Moon mood board.

    the Pyramid Minds logo wasn't ripped straight off the dark side of the moon on the mood board.

15. Motherless child and song-ending joke

    24:35

    Seth finishes a sentence with a song title, and the others declare them a hive mind, a running habit of the group.

    You guys are like a hive mind.

16. Popstar alternate ending

    24:59

    The guys describe an alternate ending of Popstar where they all merge into one spirit and fight a giant bee, cut from the film and kept as an extra.

    We fought that a giant bee comes back at the very end of Popstar

17. Criterion picks ahead

    25:52

    The hosts cue the Criterion picks segment, where Digital Shorts are ranked for inclusion in a hypothetical Criterion Collection.

    Do we need to address the criterion picks?
    Criterion

18. Akiva's verdict on the Betty White short

    26:05

    Akiva says he doesn't like the Golden Girls' Theme short hosted by Betty White, and the guys tease him about it.

    No spoilers on the Betty White short, but I don't like it.

19. Akiva's Criterion pick

    26:24

    Akiva argues The Curse belongs in the Criterion Collection, a notable pick for a short he likes.

    I think the curse deserved to go into Criterion.
    Criterion

20. Fish on the deck

    27:09

    A Kiv expression for bad actors, 'fish on the deck' is one of his coined phrases.

    fish on the deck is a classic Kyiv expression for bad actors.

21. Jorm's ladder fall

    27:15

    The ladder fall is a recurring joke; Seth brings it up often, and the hosts tease it.

    I feel like I bring up Jorm falling off the ladder too much
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22. Jeremy Allen White body goal

    28:17

    Jorm says he is changing his body goal to Jeremy Allen White's dad, after previously aiming for the actor's physique. This feeds the jawb term.

    So I looked up what Jeremy Allen White's dad looks like, and I'm now going to try to look like him.
    jawb

23. Theodosia in Hamilton

    30:11

    Andy asks Lynn to sing a Hamilton-style version of 'Theodosia' from the musical, a bit tied to a listener mishearing.

    do you think we could get Lynn to do a version of Theodosia that's Theodosia from Hamilton?

24. Fans point here

    33:57

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 4 likes.

    That was cool. That changes a lot for me. Also, someone wrote in the comments, Quaid Army, help me out. I must have zoned out at some point during an episode because I don't get these gonk references. I mean, it was…

25. Righteous kill and Quaid Army

    33:59

    Quaid Army is the name for listeners, and 'righteous kill' is the proper reply. The hosts keep using these greetings throughout the episode.

    Quaid Army, help me out.
    Quaid Armyrighteous kill

26. Gonk reference from a goose episode

    34:08

    A listener asks about 'gonk,' a term the hosts say came up in an earlier geese episode. Akiva recalls it was heavily referenced there, while listeners learn gonks are also Scandinavian gnomes.

    It was heavily referenced in one episode about geese, but I don't remember what it was.
    not agonk

27. Too burrito-brained to Winter Soldier shirt

    34:56

    A proposed T-shirt joins two running inside jokes: 'burrito brain' and 'winter soldier.' Andy says it is his favorite option.

    Too burrito-brained to Winter Soldier. That makes me very happy.
    burrito brainwinter soldier

28. Fans point here

    36:20

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

    Akiva used to tell me, like, oh, you're getting all that taurine or whatever, right? I think it is taurine. Do you guys remember that Rob Schraub used to drink two Monster Energy drinks every morning? That's how he got… — Andy

29. Fans point here

    37:20

    3 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 9 likes.

    Obviously, the fact that we didn't miss any episodes when Joram fell off a ladder makes it seem like... We're made of episodes. We're made of episodes. Aren't we entitled to take the holiday off like everybody else?… — Seth

30. Fans point here

    39:01

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 5 likes.

    And you know what we're going to do? We're going to add you to the text chain you're already on so you can let us know about these things in the future. We'd love your thoughts. That's fair news, as they say in foggy…

31. Criterion vs. Kim's Video ranking debate

    45:30

    The hosts argue over which shorts belong in Criterion and which in Kim's Video, the tiers of the fan ranking system. Andy says Kim's Video implies coolness and style.

    Kim's video, I think, implies a certain amount of coolness and style.
    CriterionKim's Video

32. Mike Schur's LaserCats proposal

    46:13

    Mike Schur suggests a new third category, 'LaserCats,' so shorts that get tripped up over the Criterion/Kim's distinction have a place. The hosts mull whether a too-new short could miss it.

    he said there should be a new category called laser cats.
    CriterionKim's Video

33. Challenge coin as a palm greasing

    54:53

    Seth was handed a challenge coin in a handshake, which Akiva jokes was a palm greasing, a bit tied to the 'grease a palm' bribery idiom. Challenge coins are military-group tokens used in a 'coin challenge' drinking game.

    Did he grease your palm with it?
    grease a palmQuaid Army

34. Betty White hosts the Golden Girls Theme episode

    57:39

    Betty White hosted this 2010 episode after an internet campaign, a rare case of audience crowdsourcing a host. Seth says Lorne Michaels never repeated it.

    there was a bit of a campaign to get Betty White to host.

35. Betty White's MacGruber scooter bit

    59:56

    Jorma describes Betty White's MacGruber scene, where she zooms around on a jazzy scooter and talks about MacGruber's childhood. He calls it his favorite audio and used it as a phone ringtone.

    beep, beep, beep, I'm too old to drive.

36. Unicorn sketch never aired

    1:00:12

    Michael Bryan's Unicorn sketch was cut at dress rehearsal and never aired; O'Brien reportedly said Betty White tanked it, a claim the hosts relay.

    Unicorn, the Michael Bryan classic.

37. Scared Straight dress rehearsal breakdown

    1:01:08

    At dress rehearsal Betty White and Kenan cracked up so hard during Scared Straight that the studio shook with laughter, and Seth reports the cast was delighted.

    her crushing so hard with Kenan that the audience was like, the studio was like shaking with laughter.

38. Fans point here

    1:02:09

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 5 likes.

    All right, so then you guys have a short. I'm going to say two things, two shorts that we've talked about that it has a little bit of. I think both serve as maybe a little bit of a detriment. Has a little bit of Doogie… — Seth

39. Lorne's 130 to 150 second short rule

    1:03:47

    Jorma asks what length Lorne wanted for shorts, so set changes could happen. Akiva says it was around 130, possibly 150, and Lorne got mad when shorts ran short.

    He was always so mad when we turned anything. Less than 150.

40. Queen Bee and quibi in Spelling Bee

    1:06:01

    Andy says he quibied clean in about 15 minutes, nearly squeaky clean. 'Queen squeak' is proposed for a Queen Bee earned with no help.

    Not only did I quibby clean, Seth, and you know what I'm about to say, I almost got it squeaky clean.
    quibicleansqueaky clean

41. The Bee talking to them

    1:08:36

    Akiva says a naked gun in the mini was another shot across the bow, and the hosts joke that the Bee is talking to them.

    The bee is talking to us. Kill yourself.
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