EPISODE 312: JUS IN BELLO Henricksen: Think Hannibal Lecter and his half-wit little brother! Referencing Anthony Hopkins’ cannibal serial killer character from the movie The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and it’s various sequels and prequels, based on the novel by Thomas Harris. Dean: How do we Houdini out of this one? Refers to the…
EPISODE 311: MYSTERY SPOT Dean: Okay, Kojak. Let’s get some air. . Referencing the TV series of the same name that premiered in 1973, and featured Telly Savalas as a bald Greek police detective who sucked on lollipops and uttered the phrase “Who loves ya, baby?” Dean: Like Dingo ate my baby crazy? Referencing the…
EPISODE 310: DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME Sam: ..this doctor was testing the stuff on his patients, Tim Leary style… Doctor Timothy Francis Leary (1920-1996) was a writer and psychologist. He advocated the use and research of psychedelic drugs, and became famous as a proponent of the therapeutic and spiritual benefits of LSD. He…
EPISODE 309: MALLEUS MALEFICARUM Tammi: You’re really telling me you threw in your chips with Abbott and Costello here? William “Bud” Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo known for rapid-fire word play. Their most well-known routine is the quintessential “Who’s On First?” Tammi: What did you think it was? Make believe, positive…
EPISODE 308: A VERY SUPERNATURAL CHRISTMAS Sam: So, I guess we’re dealing with Mr. and Mrs. God. Referencing the children’s book, Mr. and Mrs. God in the Creation Kitchen (2006), by Nancy Wood. Dean: So was I right, was it the serial killing chimney-sweep? Referencing the Disney movie Mary Poppins (1964), starring Dick Van ****…
EPISODE 306: RED SKY AT MORNING Sam: (thinks hard) …Happy Purim? Purim is a Jewish holiday that’s observed in celebration of the deliverance of the Jews from massacre by Haman. Bela: Very Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories who was known for his barbed wit. Sam:…
EPISODE 305: BEDTIME STORIES Crossroads Demon: Doth protest too much if you ask me. This is an allusion to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, act 3, scene 2. “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Commonly misquoted with the methinks at the beginning Dean: I’m Detective Plant. This is Detective Page. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were the…
EPISODE 303: BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK Dean: Pull a little Rain Man. You can be Rain Man. Referencing the 1988 movie starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, with Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbit discovering the brother he never had, savant Raymond (Rain Man). Dean: Say good bye, wascally wabbit. This is from The Bugs…
EPISODE 302: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT Title: Referencing the Peter Townsend song that was featured on The Who’s album My Generation (1965). It was later used as the basis for a rockumentary film about the band in 1979. Ruby: Doesn’t change the fact that you’re special, in that Anthony Michael Hall ESP vision kind of…
EPISODE 301: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Envy: Which one of you can cast the first stone? Referencing John 8:7 from the Christian Bible. Jesus says “Let ye without sin cast the first stone”. He was trying to get across the idea that those who brought forward the woman as a sinner could not judge her for…