Hugging And Learning

About Hugging And Learning

Join Chelsea and Andrew as they re-watch the classic Very Special Episodes of TV sitcoms from the 70s, 80s, and 90s that we loved as kids, and explore what they have to say to us as adults.

Publisher

Chelsea Marcantel and Andrew Grigg

Category

arts · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Jul 2018

Latest episode

31 Oct 2021

Latest episodes

102 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2021

   It Was A Disaster

   Like a mummy, or a vampire, or a ghost, or any number of monsters that rise from the dead at Halloween — WE’RE BACK!!! It’s Chelsea and Andy’s favorite time of year, and we couldn’t resist getting together for an impromptu surprise episode, specially for those of you who forgot to unsubscribe. Join us as we deep-dive into the cursed nonsense that is The Paul Lynde Halloween Special variety show. We’ve got witches, we’ve got truckers, we’ve got disco, we’ve got special guest appearances from everybody from Betty White to KISS. It’s bananapants and we wish it had never happened, but it did. Join us, please, so you can help us prevent this haunting event from ever happening again. Show: THE PAUL LYNDE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL (ABC) Air Date: October 29, 1976 Special Guest Stars: Margaret Hamilton, Billie Hayes, Billy Barty, Tim Conway, Roz “Pinky Tuscaderoh” Kelly, Betty White, Florence Henderson, KISS, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond Find it: on Amazon Prime Video ($3.99 to rent) Snacks: Brach's Harvest Corn Hershey's Vampire Kisses Anela Cookies Aloinka Cookies Skillet S'mores (recipe) Further Reading: The groovy, goofy Paul Lynde Halloween Special could only have existed in the 1970s | MeTV.com The Paul Lynde Halloween Special | Wikipedia Wrong on every level’: Woman’s review of Brach’s Turkey Dinner Candy Corn goes viral | Today.com Disco Demolition Night | You’re Wrong About (Podcast) Bing Crosby & David Bowie – “The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth)” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9kfdEyV3RQ)

2. 

   4 Dec 2020

   The Most Special Episode, Part 2

   We’ve come to the end of the rainbow, friends and colleagues. It’s been a fantastic 101-episode-long ride, and we’re so happy that you came along. Before we ride off into the sunset (jk, it’s a pandemic, we never leave our apartments), we’d like to wrassle one last VSE with you — part two of the accurséd BICYCLE MAN. It’s got all the icky feelings and inappropriate jokes of part one, with 200% more police detectives. Come along. Show: DIFF’RENT STROKES \\ “The Bicycle Man,” Season 5, Episode 16 Air Date: February 5, 1983 Find it: Hulu or Amazon Prime Video with the Starz add-on Snack: Maple Walnut Shortbread from Archer Farms Further Reading: A “very special” Diff’rent Strokes that’s terrifying for all the wrong reasons | The AV Club Child Sexual Abuse: 6 Stages of Grooming | Oprah.com Preventing Sexual Abuse At Summer Camp: Five Tips for Parents

3. 

   27 Nov 2020

   The Most Special Episode, Part 1

   The time has finally come. In this most cursed year of this darkest timeline, we must re-watch and re-evaluate one of the most cursed VSEs of all time. The one that started it all — which is apt, because after 100 episodes, we have nearly come to the end of the Hugging & Learning rainbow. Join Chelsea, Andrew, and Miles for the penultimate episode of our podcast, as we evaluate what, if anything, we have to learn from this bone-chilling tv artifact today. Show: DIFF’RENT STROKES \\ “The Bicycle Man,” Season 5, Episode 16 Air Date: February 5, 1983 Find it: Hulu or Amazon Prime Video with the Starz add-on Snack: Camel Balls gum (Thanks, Josh!) Further Reading: A “very special” Diff’rent Strokes that’s terrifying for all the wrong reasons | The AV Club Child Sexual Abuse: 6 Stages of Grooming | Oprah.com Preventing Sexual Abuse At Summer Camp: Five Tips for Parents

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