Episodes

  • The Old Young Ones – Interesting

    The Old Young Ones – Interesting
    Jun 10 2024
    It's episode 5 of "The Young Ones" and it's time to throw a party! Michelle Sileo returns to discuss the huge supporting cast and why some of them are here, the origins of "Beavis and Butthead" and Rik's mood swings between sycophancy and impatience. Plus, "The Muppet Show", dueling hippie performances, and how much it costs to rent a horse. [Ep5]
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  • The Old Young Ones – Bomb

    The Old Young Ones – Bomb
    May 28 2024
    This episode blows up, meaning it goes a full 90 minutes! Jon and Howie talk to radio personality Andrew Torres about how between the characters taking a moment to breathe, tighter transitions and self contained sketches, this may be the best episode of "The Young Ones" yet. Plus, Jon and Andrew's days at the Museum of Television and Radio, the derivation of the word "yobbo" and why a one-hit wonder doesn't play their one hit. [Ep4]
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  • The Old Young Ones – Boring

    The Old Young Ones – Boring
    May 13 2024
    Is a lack of a plot a satire of plots themselves? Jon and Howie welcome "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" senior producer Michael Brumm to figure out how this episode works. Why is the most interesting place in the world a Renaissance Fair in a cave? What's the story behind the spotlight on the band Madness? And what about Ftumtch? [Ep3]
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    53 mins
  • The Old Young Ones – Oil

    The Old Young Ones – Oil
    Apr 29 2024
    It's moving day! Jon, and Howie welcome super-fan Michele Sileo to discuss the second episode, which is all about the boys moving into their permanent location, until it isn't. The trio discuss the two separate episodes shoved together, the Muppet Show energy and why the two guys in the basement doesn't work. Plus, lots of sad Niel. [Ep2]
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    59 mins
  • The Old Young Ones – Demolition

    The Old Young Ones – Demolition
    Apr 15 2024
    The "Young Ones" introduces the show by destroying its only location! Jon and Howie discuss how the staginess of this episode is influenced by the live alt scene of London in the late 70s, how each performer is given their moment in the spotlight and how Nine Below Zero may be the most British band ever. [Ep1]
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    55 mins
  • The Old Young Ones – Introduction

    The Old Young Ones – Introduction
    Mar 26 2024
    Who are The Young Ones, and why are Jon Clarke and Howie Weingarten talking about them 40 years later? Jon and Howie discuss the origins of the world's first punk sitcom, which took a stage show approach in attacking the state of television and a scattershot structure to bring in more of the British alt comedy scene. Plus, how Jon and Howie found the show 10 years after it aired and why the early 80s' British scene connected so strongly with kids in the heart of grunge.
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    55 mins