Is Seinfeld still funny in 2020? Emma is 35 and has never watched an episode (in its entirety). Ryan grew up with Seinfeld in the 90's and estimates that 40% of his pop culture references are from the show. Each podcast dives into different Seinfeld episodes and explores how the iconic show about nothing holds up in today's world, or doesn't.
Ryan and Emma are back to discuss "The Baby Shower" and "The Chinese Restaurant" from Season 2. Join us as we run through some of the following topics:
- How can we still be "Funny in 20" if it's now 2021? Poor planning on our part.
- Boston Police beware, Emma texts and drives constantly
- Was the FBI cable scam dream sequence funny, or just stupid?
- Do men really hunt and women nest with the remote control?
- Cell phones would have solved the whole problem of "The Chinese Restaurant"
- Just how bad is "Plan 9 From Outer Space"?
- Emma's family once ate "antique hot dogs"
- The first edition of EPISODE TRIVIA. (You can imagine how Emma did.)
Also, Mike actually agrees with Ryan that men don't share intimate details, but he is not happy about being "The Takes Nazi" and wants a different moniker.
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28 Oct 2020
8. "A little concrete in the washing machine"
WE'RE BACK. BABY! After a two-month hiatus, Ryan and Emma are back to get into Season 2 Episodes 7, 8, and 9: "The Revenge," "The Heart Attack," and "The Deal." Ryan tells us about his own fake heart attack scare while Emma is concerned for George's health and just wants him to have regular medium orgasms. Then we talk about quitting your job on a whim and the beauty of Jerry and Elaine's "deal." Meanwhile, the Takes Nazi, Michael Walsh, is horrified that Ryan has never seen "I Love Lucy" or "Jurassic Park."
24 Aug 2020
7. "I can't stand doing laundry. That's why I have 40 pairs of underwear"
Ryan and Emma get into dating signals and unwritten rules brought up by Season 2 Episode 4 "The Phone Message."
Ryan, like George, dreams of having 365 pairs of underwear. Emma likes "I Love Lucy" but Ryan has never seen a single episode. Emma wants to have guys call the next day if they want and Ryan used to live next to the Polar bottling factory before millennials killed soda. Also, Emma wants any future dating partners to know that with her, coffee means coffee.
Meanwhile, Mike was too young to go to Vietnam but also too old to go to World War II, and he loves jackets with interesting linings.
14 Aug 2020
6. "We had a funny guy with us in Korea. They blew his brains out all over the Pacific."
Ryan and Emma get into "The Jacket" and discuss why people generally have a lot more clothes than they really need, whether fathers are intimidating to men, and whether today's feminized men could ever relate to the "men's men" of the Greatest Generation. Meanwhile, Mike reminds Ryan that Uncle Leo is, in fact, Helen Seinfeld's brother.
5 Aug 2020
5. "Who leaves a country packed with ponies to come to a non-pony country?"
Ryan and Emma talk about Season 2 Episode 2 "The Pony Remark," touching on whether immigrants can be expected to have ponies, when is it okay to skip someone's funeral, and admiring the baggy clothing of the 90's.
29 Jul 2020
4. "Do it like a band aid. One motion, right off!"
Ryan and Emma discuss Season 2 Episode 1 "The Ex-Girlfriend" and get into techniques of break-ups, taking cantaloupe out of circulation, and whether books are necessary after you've read them. Meanwhile, Mike roasts Ryan for mixing up Lenny Bruce and Andy Kaufman.
25 Jul 2020
3. "I would have been friends with Stalin if he had a ping pong table"
Ryan and Emma break down Season 1 Episodes 4 and 5, "Male Unbonding" and "The Stock Tip," while Mike roasts them for their takes from the previous episode.
Some highlights: George's fanny pack, Emma used to work at a bank and had to refuse customers trying to cash in their change, Ryan doesn't know the difference between Andy Kaufman and Lenny Bruce. and the perils of advancing "phases" in relationships.
21 Jul 2020
2. "If a patient gets sick, you quone him!"
Ryan and Emma hear Mike's judgments from Episode 1, then they discuss Season 1 episodes 2 and 3 "The Stake Out" and "The Robbery."
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- Out of context quotes
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- Favorite wardrobe moments
- Stand-up review
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- Notable Scenes, Characters, or Situations
- Finally, it is funny in 20?
14 Jul 2020
Episode 1 - Why Don't You Just Bring in Another Guy?
Ryan and Emma break down Season 1 Episode 1 of Seinfeld, usually called "The Seinfeld Chronicles." Is this episode still funny in 2020? Regular segments are: Out of context quotes, plot summaries, sponge-worthy moments, and airing of grievances.
14 Jul 2020
Season 1 "Funny in 20" Teaser
Welcome to "Funny in 20," the newest show in the Poor Man's Media series of podcasts. Ryan McGowan and Emma Marra will look at the classic 90's sitcom "Seinfeld" and discuss whether its humor holds up in 2020 for die-hard fans and also for first-time viewers.
In this preview episode, Ryan and Emma talk about the origin of the idea for "Funny in 20" and some of what you can expect as listeners from the show.
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