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Sleepaway Camp: Somebody Shut This Place Down Oct 21, 2026

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We're wrapping up our journey through 1980s horror movies with Sleepaway Camp (1983), a summer camp slasher that somehow manages to make every terrible decision imaginable—and then tops it all off with one of the most shocking endings in horror movie history.

This week on Hoot'n & Holler'n, Matt, Joey, Eric, and Drake head to Camp Arawak, where the counselors are questionable, the campers have absolutely filthy mouths, and the camp director refuses to shut the place down despite an alarming number of dead bodies.

From a dangerously oversized pot of boiling water and a truly bizarre beehive attack to Ricky's legendary temper and some of the shortest shorts ever committed to film, we're breaking down all the ridiculous moments that make this cult classic unforgettable. And just when we think we've seen everything this movie has to offer, THAT ending leaves us with more questions than answers.

WARNING: Major spoilers ahead! If you've never seen Sleepaway Camp, you might want to watch it before listening. Trust us, there's no preparing yourself for this one.

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The Slumber Party Massacre: Drilled to Death Oct 14, 2026

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The Slumber Party Massacre: Drilled to Death

Our journey through the wonderfully terrible world of '80s horror continues with 1982's The Slumber Party Massacre!

This week, Matt, Joey, Eric, and Drake break down a slasher classic featuring a murderous escaped convict armed with a suspiciously powerful drill, the worst basketball team in movie history, a creepy neighbor with questionable boundaries, and a group of teenagers making absolutely terrible decisions.

We discuss the movie's bizarre origins as a feminist satire, attempt to figure out how the killer's drill works without a power cord, and ask the important questions Hollywood apparently forgot to answer.

It's got blood, bad acting, gratuitous nudity, and more plot holes than a block of Swiss cheese. Everything you could possibly want from a low-budget '80s horror movie!

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Chopping Mall Oct 07, 2026

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It’s spooky season at Hoot’n & Holler’n, and Joey has subjected the rest of us to the 1986 sci-fi horror masterpiece(?) Chopping Mall.

A group of definitely-not-teenagers gets locked inside a mall overnight with three security robots that have been struck by lightning and decided murder is now part of the job description. Naturally, we have questions.

We break down killer robots moving two miles an hour, an alarming amount of readily available propane, the mall’s complete disregard for fire codes, the romantic power of smelling like pepperoni, and one of the greatest phrases ever committed to film: “Rambo-Gram.”

Plus, Matt discovers the rules of ’80s horror movies in real time.

Chopping Mall. Come for the robots. Stay because the steel security doors have locked you inside.

The Most Overrated & Underrated Video Games of Our Childhood Sep 30, 2026

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What are the most overrated and underrated video games of our childhood?

This week, Matt, Joey, Eric and Drake each pick a console they grew up with and make the case for one game that deserves more love—and one classic that might not deserve all the love it gets.

We’re talking Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Zelda, Mario, Batman, Streets of Rage and plenty more, plus the glory days of video stores, impossible games, weird controllers, console wars and trying to beat a game before you had the internet to tell you how.

Some childhood favorites hold up beautifully. Others were apparently being carried entirely by nostalgia.

Even More Unhinged Disney World Episodes of 90s Sitcoms Sep 23, 2026

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We’re heading back to Disney World for even more wildly unrealistic 90s sitcom magic.

In Part 2, we tackle the Disney World episodes of Boy Meets World and Full House where Cory Matthews follows Topanga across multiple theme parks, teenagers apparently sleep on Splash Mountain, Michelle Tanner is granted near-absolute power over Disney World, and a missing six-year-old is somehow handled by Snow White and Mickey Mouse instead of, you know…security.

We also get Jesse and the Rippers, Uncle Joey talking to an animated version of himself, questionable shark safety, some truly impossible park-hopping, and a whole lot of wondering how any of this was supposed to work.

The Unhinged Disney World Episodes of 90s Sitcoms Sep 16, 2026

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Remember when every successful ’90s sitcom eventually found an excuse to send the entire cast to Disney World?

This week on Hoot’n & Holler’n, Matt Mitchell, Eric Nix, Drake Pittman, and Joey Prestley revisit the gloriously unhinged Disney World episodes of Family Matters and Roseanne. We break down how Urkel becomes Stefan (its a scam), Laura makes some highly questionable life choices, the Conners invade the happiest place on Earth, and everyone enjoys a version of Disney World with apparently no lines, unlimited character access, and instantaneous park hopping.

We also dig into why these Disney episodes became such a weirdly specific ’90s sitcom tradition and separate the Disney World we saw on TV from the one actual human beings have to visit.

And this is only the beginning. Boy Meets World and Full House are still waiting for us.

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The People Every Good Southern Establishment Needs Sep 09, 2026

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What makes a good Southern establishment? Sometimes it’s not the food, the prices, or even the place itself. It’s the people.

This week, Matt, Eric, Drake, and Joey break down the essential characters that let you know you’ve found a good one: the Dollar General manager who cares way too much, the longtime meat-and-three waitress, the old man who treats the golf course like his second home, the Waffle House cook you definitely don’t want to upset, and plenty more.

From grocery stores and barbecue joints to gyms, golf courses, and Walgreens trolls, we’re celebrating the people who make Southern establishments what they are.

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SEC Football in the ’90s Was a Different World Sep 02, 2026

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College football is back, so we’re going back to the decade that helped turn the SEC into what it is today.

Matt Mitchell, Joey Prestley, Eric Nix and Drake Pittman revisit SEC football in the 1990s, from Steve Spurrier and Gene Stallings to the birth of the SEC Championship Game and the glory days of Jefferson Pilot Sports. We remember 11:00 AM kickoffs, listening to games on the radio, checking scores in the Sunday newspaper, and somehow paying actual money to watch college football games on pay-per-view.

Plus, we look at just how much the sport has changed since then, remember some of the players and coaches who defined the decade, and ask an important question: was college football somehow more fun when watching it required this much work?

It was a different world. And depending on who you ask, maybe not an entirely worse one.

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Napster, LimeWire & the Golden Age of Stealing Music Aug 26, 2026

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Remember when downloading one song could take all night, destroy the family computer, or turn out to be something completely different?

This week, Matt Mitchell, Joey Prestley, Eric Nix, and Drake Pittman are heading back to the golden age of online music piracy: Napster, LimeWire, Kazaa, burned CDs, dial-up internet, mislabeled MP3s, portable CD players, cassette adapters and the thrill of risking everything for a free Nelly song.

We swap stories about selling burned CDs, downloading questionable files, the songs permanently ruined by skips and glitches, and the truly ridiculous amount of work it once took just to make a playlist for your car.

Plus: the music industry's war on piracy, “You Wouldn't Steal a Car,” Garth Brooks' refusal to make things easy, and some deeply questionable homemade mixtapes.

Fire up the family computer, grab a blank Memorex and whatever you do, don't pick up the phone. We're downloading something.

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The Football Game at the Football Game Aug 18, 2026

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Before you were old enough to suit up on Friday nights, you were out there anyway just running routes on a strip of grass by the bleachers, using whatever you could find (or steal) for a football. This week Matt, Eric, Drake, and Joey rank the unofficial hierarchy of sideline football gear, from the elite stolen-from-the-field-house ball down to the dreaded three-liter Coke bottle stuffed with rocks. They get into tackle vs. tag rules, pretending to be Cowboys or Bills for a quarter, and the eternal question of when you're too old to still be playing keep-away on the walking track. Plus: two all-time fashion-fail stories, including a bootleg Elmo shirt from a Galleria kiosk that's now going for $85 on eBay, and the night Drake's silk Rock-inspired button-up got ripped clean down the middle mid-game.

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