Um, Actually...
Season 1
2018 • 32 Episodes
Episodes
1. C-3PO's Origins, HP Lovecraft, the Food Album (with Weird Al Yankovic)
September 28, 2018
Caldwell Tanner, Siobhan Thompson, and Nate Dern inspect guns and review the Diagon Alley bar scene.
2. Cyborg Cops, Shai'Hulud, Sci-Fi Substance Abuse
September 26, 2018
Can Jared Logan, Daniel O’Brien, and Haley Mancini identify droids by sight and monsters by sound?
3. Incantations, Immortans, Vulcans in Heat
September 26, 2018
Ally Beardsley, Adam Conover, and Alice Wetterlund arrange Sailor Scouts and dethrone stewards.
4. Ganondorf, Gremlins, Geography of Westeros
October 5, 2018
Sorting swords proves an arduous task for contestants Ally Beardsley, Ify Nwadiwe, and Becca Scott.
5. Animalities, Maple Street Monsters, Mutagen Ooze
October 12, 2018
Brennan Lee Mulligan, Siobhan Thompson, and Adam Conover name dragons and parse nonlinear timelines.
6. Pevensie Reign, Foreign Mutants, Kanto Clones
October 19, 2018
Zac Oyama, Becca Scott, and Thomas Middleditch scrutinize anime jazz and interplanetary linguistics.
7. Mouth of Sauron, Saiyan Tails, Bothan Spies
October 26, 2018
Power-ups and sibling rivalries beleaguer Ify Nwadiwe, DC Pierson, and Emily Axford.
8. Jump Man, Folklore, Hounds of Tindalos
November 2, 2018
Middle-earthian bards regale Brian Murphy, Amy Vorpahl, and Matt Mercer, plus a lesson in THAC0.
9. Bilquis, Black Panther, Battlestar Galactica
November 9, 2018
Adam Lustick, Dan Black, and Jackie Kashian appraise MTG cards and scream for superhuman ice cream.
10. Nothlits, Dust Bunnies, His Dark Materials
November 16, 2018
Ally Beardsley, Zach Sherwin, and Siobhan Thompson assess Pokémon's missteps and Merlin's real age.
11. Skaven, Watchmen, The Neverending Story
November 23, 2018
Spellcasters hex Nick Marini, Emily Heller, and Edgar Momplaisir into forgetting the game's rules.
12. Mako, Mudbloods, Mephisto (with Jonathan Coulton)
November 30, 2018
Juggernaut and Filch have much in common according to Natalie Palamides, Demi Adejuyigbe, and Murph.
13. Father Figures, Frog Thor, Fusion Gems
December 7, 2018
Hector Navarro, Ryan Martin, and Zach Kornfeld delve into Darth Vader and deleted scenes.
14. Robots, Rhydon, Staff of Ra
December 14, 2018
Shane Crown, Zeke Nicholson, and Ally Beardsley sample space appetizers and make sense of mwahahas.
15. Charybdis, Kill Lists, and Cookie Crisp
December 21, 2018
Matt Kirshen, Becca Scott, and Amy Vorpahl earn heart points and liken dragons to Spice Girls.
16. Diablo, Diddy Kong, Dora Milaje
December 28, 2018
Shane Crown, Jordan Doll, and Ify Nwadiwe beef up like Goku and consider going alt-Sith.
17. Wario, Winnie the Pooh, A Wrinkle in Time
January 4, 2019
Brennan Lee Mulligan, Ryan Martin, and Jackie Kashian ponder pink kryptonite and missing mages.
18. Monty Python, Shōnen Manga, Mr. Burns
January 11, 2019
Nathan Yaffe, Haley Mancini, and Kirk Damato question Xena's powers and make bribes for Pokémon.
19. Sonic, Shredder, the Sword in the Stone
January 18, 2019
Shane Crown, Jenny Lorenzo, and Erika Ishii shudder over underwater levels and moving to Florida.
20. Cyclops, Skeletor, the Dark Crystal
January 25, 2019
Jordan Doll, Jon Gutierrez, and Maggie Mae Fish admire Gelflings' wings and Ser Mandon Moore's bops.
21. Ms. Pac-Man, Mick Foley, Marvel Apes
February 1, 2019
Hector Navarro, Danielle Radford, and Nick Mundy play name-that-robot and learn ALF's real name.
22. Hodor, Portable Holes, Philip K. Dick (with Kristian Nairn)
February 8, 2019
Matt Mercer, Becca Scott, and Jon Gabrus identify with Tingle and fixate on New Zealand.
23. Mortal Kombat, Element Stones, The Matrix: Reloaded
February 22, 2019
Zac Oyama, Kirk Damato, Sam Bashor fear for their gamer cred and admire Crash Bandicoot's style.
24. Jabberwocky, Gelatinous Cubes, Magic: the Gathering
March 8, 2019
Amy Vorpahl, Emma Fyffe, and Stef Woodburn defend Petunia Dursley and Pluto's planethood.
25. Tournament of Champions (1)
March 15, 2019
Ally Beardsley, Jon Gutierrez, and Shane Crown slam sexist Smurfs and ponder Planets of the Apes.
26. Tournament of Champions (2)
March 22, 2019
Siobhan Thompson, Ify Nwadiwe, and Emma Fyffe celebrate Hogswatch and pacify the Knights Who Say Ni.
27. Tournament of Champions (3)
March 29, 2019
Amy Vorpahl, Jared Logan, and Demi Adejuyigbe stan Ned Ryerson and name fictional vampires.
28. Tournament of Champions (4)
April 5, 2019
Champions Jared Logan, Siobhan Thompson, and Jon Gutierrez compete for the title of Most Correct.
29. Bob's Burgers, Logan’s Run / Fans vs. Faves (1)
May 25, 2019
Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jessica Clemons, and Chris Calilung side-eye comic crossover double dates.
30. Stranger Things, Steven Spielberg / Fans vs. Faves (2)
June 1, 2019
Caldwell Tanner, Jessica Ross, and Alyssa Rousoneios draw zaratans and debate fast zombies.
31. Kingdom Hearts, My Hero Academia / Fans vs. Faves (3)
June 8, 2019
Ally Beardsley, Amy Vorpahl, and Jason Gong count MeowMeowBeenz & wonder what the hell a quatloo is.
32. Ranma, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure / Fans vs. Faves (4)
June 15, 2019
Ify Nwadiwe, Siobhan Thompson, & Jeremy Puckett feed fictional characters & cast Tolkien Beatles.