Predict-o-cast: The Movie Prediction Podcast

To tie into the recent Super Mario movie release, we decided to cover the early 90s Super Mario World cartoon. The Mario segment is a little boring, even though we have some fun discussing the the weird diversions the creators decided to take from the standard games. The real gem here, though, is the Captain N: The Game Master segment that comes in the second half of the episode. It's a wild 11 minutes, with a surprising guest star, an evil robot AND an evil clock, an Urkel ripoff, and a princess who just wants her dad to come back. It's something.  If you like the show, give us a rating on Apple Podcasts. And follow us on Twitter at @weirdcenter or Instagram at @weirdnesspodcast (where you can suggest TV shows we should cover on the podcast)! 

This week on the show, we're back with another early 2000s action show with a woman protgonist: Sheena, starring three-named actors Gena Lee Nolin and John Allen Nelson. This episode, titled "Divas of the Jungle," features a whole list of things that make you go "Ehhhhhhh," including a character who spouts every homophobic snipe the writers could think of and the most sideboob ever seen in a basic cable TV show. Plus: QUICKSAND!  If you like the show, give us a rating on Apple Podcasts. And follow us on Twitter at @weirdcenter or Instagram at @weirdnesspodcast (where you can suggest TV shows we should cover on the podcast)! 

We're kicking off a month of discussing early 2000s syndicated action shows featuring women protagonists with Relic Hunter, an incredibly dumb (but fun!) show starring Tia Carrere. The episode in question, "The Book of Love," features an extremely popular Italian soccer star looking for Casanova's famous sex diary for reasons that aren't incredibly clear. Along the way, we get flailing food fights, statue seduction, irritating innuendos, and the longest opening credits in television history.  If you like the show, give us a rating on Apple Podcasts. And follow us on Twitter at @weirdcenter or Instagram at @weirdnesspodcast (where you can suggest TV shows we should cover on the podcast)! 

We're still hanging out with NightMan in Bay City for the return of walking Christian Slater clone Space Face in episode Bad to the Bone. This is a bad episode of a bad television show which completely undercuts any sense of dramatic tension by dumping a 3 minute "previously on" segment at the beginning. Shapeshifting villain Space Face wants to frame Johnny Domino for murder but it's unclear why, since the last time he was around he wanted to kill Johnny's dad and Lt. Dann and doesn't seem to remember they exist this episode. Also, apparently the NigthMan suit is super easy to operate? So basically anyone could be NightMan? Cool.  If you like the show, give us a rating on Apple Podcasts. And follow us on Twitter at @weirdcenter or Instagram at @weirdnesspodcast (where you can suggest TV shows we should cover on the podcast)! 

It's our first episode of 2023 and we're heading to Bay City for the entire month to finally discuss the long-forgotten syndicated comic book show Nightman. This episode has all the terrible hallmarks you'd hope for from a late 90s cheaply-made superhero TV show: bad greenscreening, an overacting villain, a nonsensical revenge plot, and an absolutely insane cameo (seriously, do not look it up if you don't already know - we'll tell you all about it). Nightman is an absolutely stupid show and we're so excited to discuss it.    

Christmas is just around the corner so we're heading to the North Pole to discuss the frequently-canceled Tim Allen's return as the big red menance: The Santa Clauses. Lots of terrible stuff in this one, from the CGI to the Santa makeup to the ED jokes but there are a couple funny lines (and that's about it). Merry Christmas! 

It's the holiday season so it's time for terrible Christmas TV! This week, we're checking out The Wish That Changed Crhsitmas, another special from Romeo Muller, the creator behind the absolutely insane Noel: The Happy Christmas (which we covered last Christmas). This time around, we're faced with an orphan without a solid grasp on what it means to be a grandma, the breathiest talking doll ever, and an overly-animated owl toy that might just be an actual living owl. So crawl onto a pile of dirty blankets and hold your lucky key tight as we discuss this bizarre holiday treat. 

We're gearing up for Thanksgiving by discussing one of the most well-known and well-regarded Thanksgiving-themed television episodes ever: WKRP in Cincinnati's "Turkeys Away." We break down the infamous episode and explore what still works after 40 years (chief among them is Richard Sanders's performance as Les Nessman). We also discover an intriguing necktie variation that was apparently invented by a ghost. Happy Thanksgiving! 

Happy Halloween! To celebrate the spookiest day of the year, we returned to Springwood once more to journey into Freddy's Nightmares. And because it's Halloween, we picked an episode... that has nothing to do with Halloween and barely features the titular Freddy. What it does feature, though, is an alcoholic professor, a trip inside a computer, and an early Kyle Chandler performance. Also, is Freddy a patriot? 

On this very special episode, we're joined by friend Christy Admiraal to discuss her favorite episode of her favorite television show: Boy Meets World's slasher movie homage And Then There Was Shawn. We talk scary janitors (who might actually be ghosts), our history with school detention, and celebrity heights.  Listen to Christy on Pizza Toast!  If you like the show, rate and review us wherever you listen, but especially on Apple Podcasts! 

Last time we discussed nightmare man Freddy Krueger, and this week we're turning our attention to another nightmare man: Tim Allen. Today on the podcast we're discussing one of the many Home Improvement Halloween episodes: "A Night to Dismember." Youngest son Dark Mark and his goth friend Ronnie just wants to make a horror movie but Jill is worried he actually wants to kill his family, because she's an idiot. After watching this episode, we're pretty sure Mark only wanted to make this movie so he could hang out with Tool Girl Heidi wearing a tight dress. 

Things are getting scary... and sexy! This week, we're discussing Freddy's Nightmares, specifically the season 1 finale "Safe Sex," an epsiode that doesn't really talk about safe sex at all. But it does have two nerds obsessed with a goth chick (who in turn is obsessed with a certain burned maniac). This show is a wild ride, full of bad puns, weird insults (spud boy?), and a woman getting turned into a smoke cloud and inhaled. 

Today is Labor Day, which means summer is (un)officially over and the Spooky Season has begun! To bridge the gap between heat and treats, we're getting scared at summer camp with the notorious "Zeke The Plumber" episode of Salute Your Shorts! If you want to know what's inside our heads, you don't need a plunger of terror, you just need to listen to this episode! 

Things are still hot, so this week we're heading down to Key Maria and meeting up with some really sexy private detectives in Tropical Heat. There's a lot to unpack here, including how quickly a band was pulled together, what bartenders will put up with, and how this show radicalized an entire country (we'll explain). 

We're still enjoying the sunshine in our unofficial Summer Series by discussing the first episode (maybe?) of 90s teen show California Dreams! There's lots of bad music, terrible characters, and a couple pretty racist things - and this is the pilot! No wonder they retooled this show every single season.  If you enjoy the podcast, give us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen! 

This week things get hot as we head to the beach and check out the bicycle cops of Pacific Blue! The episode in question, "The Pheonix," has everything we could've wanted: a ghost with a flamethrower, a Hannibal Lecter-wannabe, a meth-addled rat, a rollerblading snake handler, AND a wet T-shirt contest. Seriously, this show has it all and then some.  If you like the show, rate and review us wherever you listen! 

Burritos are ready! This week on the show, it's time to check in with another secret robot: Small Wonder! This episode is all about making burritos and starting a small burrito business despite being a terrible burrito businessman. Also, why is this show aimed at kids so damn sexual? Plus: we spend a good 10 minutes or so discussing other episodes of this show that are shocking/we will probably cover at some point.     

CW: The episode we discuss does deal briefly with the topic of teen suicide This week, we're joined by our first ever guest on Center of Weirdness: author and podcaster extraordinaire Beau North! And she's brought with her a show with extremely bad SEO. It's Evil, and on this episode there's a sinister song that will get stuck in your head forever and then will make you stab yourself in the ear. Beau walks us through the show and fills in some of the backstory. We also discuss our own personal earworm songs that we can't shake loose.  Check out Beau's podcasts Let's Get Weirding and Excessively Diverted Read her work at The Spool.  

This week on the show we're uncovering the secrets of The Pentaverate, the newest comedy creation from master of disguise Mike Myers. Well, we only watched episode 4 so there might be some secrets we missed. Honestly we only wanted to know why Shrek showed up so we just watched that episode. But there's so much more to it than that, including comedy legend Jennifer Saunders slumming it and some jokes that would've been dated back in the 90s. But maybe we're too dumb to get it. Or too woke. One or the other.