<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;MAURA QUINT, CHARLES STAR and AARON KLEINMAN return for OY TO THE WORLD! (&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38354983/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;2025&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;) but wait...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Now? … Sufganiyot? … Episode 142 … We'll do it live!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THEME:&lt;/strong&gt; "&lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Fuck-You-Dont-Like-Christmas/dp/B004BF78WI" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas&lt;/a&gt;," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PART ONE&lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The happiest Vibecheck of all! … More Jews on this podcast than in Hallmark … Bar/Bat Mitzvah names … Let's get on a list! … J-Pass … Callback to Episode 78 … Pod-leak theory … Careless, mediocre; equality, finally! … Everyone's an alien … "Wet guys" … Maura hated it … "No Jews were consulted to make this movie" … Legible people, diarrhea girl … Self-flagellating home cooking … Joy Luck referential proof-of-life … Half a cast of reverse-Seinfeld … Old Jewish TV grandmas … Markie Post Light … Charles's brain damage… &lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PART TWO&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cast Rundown&lt;/strong&gt; … &lt;strong&gt;The Expositional Challenge&lt;/strong&gt; ... &lt;strong&gt;Plot Mop-Up:&lt;/strong&gt; Lifelong high-school talent show phobia … Tension-free, except "but she's Christian!" … Interfaith-positive … An interfaith Christian concert … Good faith interfaith fumbled … Bewitched by Brook D'Orsay … The Catskills? Connecticut? … In a band, that's something … Swarthy Lutheran overflow seating … One church/synagogue handyman … No problems are a problem … Signing with BMG/Columbia…&lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PART THREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Diarrhea at Princeton … A committed lazy river … Ugh, I'm talking to boys; most unbearable female lead … Remembering some abrasive guys … Walt Weiss, Edgar Winter, Nelson … Legible leads, leave them alone … Eh, set it free … You need medication … Immunity-free universe … Should have made the meeting a Zoom … &lt;strong&gt;The Hallmark Voight-Kampff Test:&lt;/strong&gt; All but the leads, or everyone, or just a place that sucks? … Hotness immunity … Mutually impressed … Same age as dad … &lt;strong&gt;Eat Your Heart Out:&lt;/strong&gt; Sufganiyot cameo; referenced, not shown; kreplach (antisemitic); cooking Hanukkah dinner "all week"; salad with crescent rolls; 25 pounds of interfaith hash browns … House of Goys, stars and 2010s McMansion chic, earnest signage … Nobody Wants This-ass home decor … "Rock Festival" …&lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PART FOUR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oops! All Leftovers:&lt;/strong&gt; "Joy to the World" + "In God We Trust" … Vibecheck … "Money" … The Lumineers' suffering … Casio presets … MC Skat Kat … Crown Media … "Summer School" … Dream On, Master Blaster … Bowling alleys, fact vs. fiction … Fair use piano bar … The ACME Christmas store … Dog toy from grandma … Bad people, bad flaky white fish … Hanukkah present … Episode 104 callback … &lt;strong&gt;Rating:&lt;/strong&gt; 1 … Problematic age gap … Platonically perfect Hallmark … No lists! … Plugs! … Merry Christmas!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;All other music by Chris Collingwood of &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Look-Park/dp/B01DQ0T5J2/ref=ice_ac_b_dpb?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1512608928&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Look+Park" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Look Park&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&amp;field-keywords=fountains+of+wayne&amp;rh=i:aps,k:fountains+of+wayne" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Fountains of Wayne&lt;/a&gt;, except: "Schlep the Halls with Loaves of Challah," by The Three Weissmen.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bluesky Links:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/kleinman.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Aaron&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ugarles.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Charles&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/davidjroth.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Dave&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/mobute.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Jeb&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/mauraquint.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Maura&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

It's Christmastown

Vigorous Marvin

144 - Reverse Seinfeld for Phlegmless People

MAY 30, 202683 MIN
It's Christmastown

144 - Reverse Seinfeld for Phlegmless People

MAY 30, 202683 MIN

Description

MAURA QUINT, CHARLES STAR and AARON KLEINMAN return for OY TO THE WORLD! (2025) but wait... Now? … Sufganiyot? … Episode 142 … We'll do it live! THEME: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather PART ONE The happiest Vibecheck of all! … More Jews on this podcast than in Hallmark … Bar/Bat Mitzvah names … Let's get on a list! … J-Pass … Callback to Episode 78 … Pod-leak theory … Careless, mediocre; equality, finally! … Everyone's an alien … "Wet guys" … Maura hated it … "No Jews were consulted to make this movie" … Legible people, diarrhea girl … Self-flagellating home cooking … Joy Luck referential proof-of-life … Half a cast of reverse-Seinfeld … Old Jewish TV grandmas … Markie Post Light … Charles's brain damage… PART TWO Cast Rundown … The Expositional Challenge ... Plot Mop-Up: Lifelong high-school talent show phobia … Tension-free, except "but she's Christian!" … Interfaith-positive … An interfaith Christian concert … Good faith interfaith fumbled … Bewitched by Brook D'Orsay … The Catskills? Connecticut? … In a band, that's something … Swarthy Lutheran overflow seating … One church/synagogue handyman … No problems are a problem … Signing with BMG/Columbia… PART THREE Diarrhea at Princeton … A committed lazy river … Ugh, I'm talking to boys; most unbearable female lead … Remembering some abrasive guys … Walt Weiss, Edgar Winter, Nelson … Legible leads, leave them alone … Eh, set it free … You need medication … Immunity-free universe … Should have made the meeting a Zoom … The Hallmark Voight-Kampff Test: All but the leads, or everyone, or just a place that sucks? … Hotness immunity … Mutually impressed … Same age as dad … Eat Your Heart Out: Sufganiyot cameo; referenced, not shown; kreplach (antisemitic); cooking Hanukkah dinner "all week"; salad with crescent rolls; 25 pounds of interfaith hash browns … House of Goys, stars and 2010s McMansion chic, earnest signage … Nobody Wants This-ass home decor … "Rock Festival" … PART FOUR Oops! All Leftovers: "Joy to the World" + "In God We Trust" … Vibecheck … "Money" … The Lumineers' suffering … Casio presets … MC Skat Kat … Crown Media … "Summer School" … Dream On, Master Blaster … Bowling alleys, fact vs. fiction … Fair use piano bar … The ACME Christmas store … Dog toy from grandma … Bad people, bad flaky white fish … Hanukkah present … Episode 104 callback … Rating: 1 … Problematic age gap … Platonically perfect Hallmark … No lists! … Plugs! … Merry Christmas! All other music by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne, except: "Schlep the Halls with Loaves of Challah," by The Three Weissmen. Bluesky Links: Aaron - Charles - Dave - Jeb - Maura