In tribute to Len Lesser, who passed away this week, imagine us opening this week’s installment with a hearty, Uncle Leo-style “Hello!” He was Jerry Seinfeld’s most beloved uncle, and he was always funny, whether shoplifting batteries or taking extreme offense at perceived slights. This would be a good weekend […]
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The Venture Bros. “The Incredible Mr. Brisby”
At first glance, “The Incredible Mr. Brisby” seems like a bit of a throwaway episode – unlike most of the Season One Venture Bros. episodes we’ve been watching, it doesn’t introduce any major characters and we don’t really see the important players in this episode ever again. But even though […]
The Amazing Race Season 18 “Unfinished Business”–Snap Judgements
The Amazing Race returns this week with an All-Star season of sorts, only there’s a bit more of a theme. It’s that the 11 teams going on this “racearoundtheworld” have all run the race before, but were eliminated under frustrating circumstances. They’re looking for redemption and another shot at the […]
TV’s Moments of Joy — Bob Bobinson Bobert
Welcome to another Friday here at spunkybean! If we were old-timey sportscasters, we’d call this week “a real humdinger”. Sadly, we are not old-timey sportscasters, which means that we never get to talk excitedly into big round microphones. But hey, that’s our problem and we don’t want to drag you […]
The Venture Bros. “Eeny, Meeny, Miney… Magic!”
We continue our retro-recaps of Venture Bros. Season One episodes with Episode Four – “Eeny, Meeny, Miney… Magic!”. This is the episode that includes creator Jackson Publick’s favorite joke in the series, so you know it’s got to be good. Besides that, it’s the first appearance of Dr. Orpheus, Triana, […]
Aeropress: Coffee so good it would shut up the Gilmore Girls.
For years now, I’ve toiled away trying to brew a cuppa joe on par with the great coffee I enjoy at fancy restaurants following a fancy meal (yes, I’m fancy). I mean, I’m all about a simple brew from a greasy spoon a la Mel’s Diner or Monk’s, but sometimes […]