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Episode 231: The Cursemas Show Part 1

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Episode 231: The Cursemas Show Part 1

  • Recorded: 2024-12-25
  • Published: 2024-12-26T16:43:22+00:00

Official summary

(Recorded 12/25/2024) It’s the first part of a big ol’ Christmas thing or whatever! / A lovely phone call from Katie and Sam! / Casey has a Gross-Out Toy Zine!! / Bingo’s great grandfather reveals a family secret! / Jackson is a Home Alone 3 defender?? / Presents for Bingo!! / Wacky Dog and Stuffy Bank Manager! / Derry Girls! / Lots of segments! / Andy Mascola calls in and we talk about old people from Twitter! / And so much MORE!

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Segments

  • Bingo’s Big Life Pupdates — 0:00:08 · watch segment — During the first Cursemas installment, Bingo explained the marathon’s every-segment premise, shared updates, and took a call from his purported great-grandpappy.
  • Morning Announcements — 0:10:37 · watch segment — Bingo and Danny revived Morning Announcements during Cursemas Part 2, though Bingo admitted he had no actual announcements.
  • Bumper Grumbles — 0:20:09 · watch segment — Bingo and Danny revived Bumper Grumbles and worked through a long set of audience and archive grievances.
  • Poor Bingo — 0:37:24 · watch segment — Bingo tried to find something to complain about but admitted the Christmas audience and gifts left him little reason to be miserable.
  • Scorn or Reborn — 0:38:17 · watch segment — The pair reviewed the old segment list and staged a sprawling Scorn or Reborn matchup centered on Sharni versus Night Elves and Edward’s Birthday.
  • Silly Mail — 1:28:40 · watch segment — Bingo reviewed Silly Mail and played a voicemail submission before moving to presents.
  • Rank’em Up Rodeo — 1:29:28 · watch segment — Bingo ranked Tapu Fini, drew a Nativity scene with Mary and baby Jesus as cats plus an abominable snowman and Callum Drift while Mickey Mouse and Dwibbins called, earned 4.25 stars, and then ranked Doublade.
  • Seven Minutes in Terrible Heaven — 1:36:26 · watch segment — Danny stayed silent while Bingo filled the revived seven-minute challenge alone.
  • Name That Name — 1:52:34 · watch segment — In Part 4, the random-number generator selected morrigan_mercy at position 14 from 30 subscribers to receive a Yu-Gi-Oh dog card and prize extras.
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Pod — 1:56:03 · watch segment — Bingo and Danny presented and discussed Gary Sudbrink’s recordings of uncanny telephone calls from an unknown source.
  • Pack Attack — 2:07:29 · watch segment — Bingo debuted Pack Attack and opened a pack of Nintendo scratch-off and activity cards from his assortment. Name That Name winner: morrigan_mercy (winning moment). Prize: A Yu-Gi-Oh dog card and regular halfwayokay prize-bundle extras.
  • Danny Fastball’s Fast Pick of the Week — 2:33:25 · watch segment — Danny recommended Christmas nachos as his fast pick of the week.
  • Name the James — 2:40:35 · watch segment — Bingo and Danny interpreted a series of increasingly grotesque AI-generated Christmas rebus images.
  • Every Album Ever — 2:59:50 · watch segment — Bingo and Danny revisited the obscure musician Maskell, watched newly found performance footage, and discussed a podcast investigation into him.
  • Bingo Voyage — 3:01:37 · watch segment — Bingo aired a Bingo Voyage travel segment about a trip to Cincinnati to see Ryan Singer perform standup comedy at the Go Bananas Comedy Club.
  • Hey Watch It — 3:06:48 · watch segment — Bingo recommended What We Do in the Shadows' final season as his Hey Watch It pick during Part 3.
  • Celebrity Tisk List — 3:12:16 · watch segment — Bingo used Celebrity Tisk List to call out Justine Bateman over recent comments during Part 3.
  • Polite O’Clock — 3:12:39 · watch segment — Danny briefly advised viewers to hold doors for other people.
  • Mutant Roundup — 3:13:07 · watch segment — Bingo briefly updated Danny on Rich Life’s recent social-media activity and new van.
  • Sarah Movie Reviewer — 3:14:06 · watch segment — Bingo and Danny watched Sarah Movie Reviewer unbox Frasier and warn viewers against paranormal games.
  • Truth or Daria — 3:20:32 · watch segment — Danny guessed whether a short statement was true or a quotation from Daria.
  • Confession Session — 3:21:59 · watch segment — Bingo confessed his guilt about no longer forcing cash tips on Kroger pickup workers and Danny absolved him.
  • The Poem Zone — 3:23:20 · watch segment — Bingo read Clement C. Moore's 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' aloud for The Poem Zone during Part 3.
  • Tech Talk — 3:24:40 · watch segment — Bingo explained the USB hardware needed to operate the third camera during Cursemas.
  • Sexual Bingo — 4:08:31 · watch segment — Bingo revisited Sexual Bingo late in Part 3 as the Cursemas marathon continued.
  • Get With the Program — 4:25:27 · watch segment — Bingo ranted about ethical non-monogamy in a bit introduced as both Bingo's Biggest Boners and Get With the Program during Part 3.

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