Happy Halloween 2018

Now that it's the 31, it's dark, the apple cider is poured and I'm waiting for trick-or-treaters, it's time for the creepiest, scariest Halloween clip of them all! Dare you proceed? WAH-HA-HA-HAAA!

Spooky Halloween, everyone!

GMM - Worst Halloween Candy Tournament

The 16 worst candies are set up bracket-style. One by one, the best of the worst are eliminated until the worst of the worst is revealed.







When I think to my days trick-or-treating, I think the candy I dreaded most was Mary Janes. I don't remember what they tasted like so maybe it was just the packaging. But Mary Jane isn't even included here. Maybe it's a regional food? Good & Plenty was quite bad too. With Good & Plenty, I always thought I'd like them because they looked good but then I'd rediscover the reality.

Game Grumps - Ice Hockey (2)

If my childhood boiled down to one thing, it would be video games. And if I had to distill the era of video games down to one system, it would be Nintendo. And if I had to distill all Nintendo games down to a single game of my childhood, it might be Ice Hockey. The look of the cartoon sprites, the excitement of the music, the simple gameplay... it's such a special memory.







Dude, guys, this is my favorite Game Grump series...

The reason for the "2" in the title is they played Ice Hockey once before. Part 1, Part 2.

Ernest Roulette - Scared Stupid

Hey Vern, did you know that there's a show where people spin a wheel of Ernest movies and then watch the movie it lands on? This is the idea behind Ernest Roulette, the only Ernest-based podcast with a wheel.

In this episode - just in time for Halloween - they discuss "Ernest Scared Stupid". And this episode features special guest-star Jack Packard who you might remember from a completely different internet show where they watch and discuss wheel-suggested bad movies! How about the way it happens?!



The way I experienced it, "Ernest Goes to Camp" was the greatest Ernest movie. I used to watch the Ernest tv show and really enjoyed it but when my sister and I rented "EgtC" from the pharmacy,  it blew our friggin' minds. I saw "Scared Stupid" and "Saves Christmas" in the theater and they were fun but not nearly as magical as "Camp".

But that's the childhood experience, perhaps if I revisited them today the rankings would shift.

Best of the Worst - Halloween '18

The annual Best of the Worst Halloween tradition goes horribly awry and Jay killed cats when he was a kid.

Koreans Try American BBQ

A couple videos in the "Some people try American ______" genre.

(South) Korean girls try American BBQ:



And North Koreans try American style wings with an American. Watch for captions such as "Laughs in American".



You must be able to to take the royalty-free version of "La Grange" for a while but I think it's great to see cultures share some good food.

Call me a dreamer but I really think we'll see North and South reunite in our lifetime.

St. Crispin's Day

It's that time of year again. Today is the day when we all hold our manhood's cheap.



Every day is St. Crispin's Day for me.

P&S - Soviet Jokes

We think of the Soviet Union as a place devoid of lightheartedness, but no! A new story reveals that during the Cold War the CIA compiled a list of Soviet jokes for.... some reason.

Conan is No More

On Thursday, that last episode of Conan as we know it aired.

For the rest of the year, Conan will be on the road. In November, Conan's new podcast premieres. Starting in January, Conan will air in a half hour format and will have more remotes and travel pieces.

I don't have much to say about this news because there aren't a lot of details and I don't care all that much. I think more remotes is good news, but that's about it. I hope Andy has a significant role doing something; no word on how he fits into all this.

I thought for sure that Conan was going to surpass Dave's record for years on late night. Letterman hosted for 33 years, Conan is currently at 25 but still fairly young. When Johnny Carson was in his 25th year, he was an old man ready to retire at any moment.

“If you saw a sketch from our old ‘Late Night’ show while eating ramen in your dorm room in 1995, a sketch that either delighted or enraged you, now you can relive that moment anytime you want.” I've been thinking a lot lately of the flashback to Conan's first day of college where he introduces himself with the line "Hey fellas, ready for all the good times?" When that gets posted I will be sure to share it here.

GMM - The Best Burrito?

Rhett and Link determine the best widely available burrito.



The fact that Moe's isn't included means this episode is a contest for second place.

I also think there's a flaw in the testing methodology. When taking large bites from a burrito, you're bound to get a pocket of only one or two ingredients. What they should have done is many bites across a cross-section to get a complete sense of the burrito profile.

My own rankings from the tests that I've conducted:

1. Moe's
2. Qdoba
3. Chipotle
4. Baja Fresh