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Pop culture scientists and best friend duo Gabby and Zoe recap your favorite tv shows from yesteryear! These “scholars” will examine television from a variety of eras, distilling narrative decisions down to only their key elements. We will interrogate characters, plot lines, iconic dialogue, media stunts, and provide key cultural context for some of the most beloved shows the old boob tube has to offer. We get real, we get nasty, and we get real nasty. New episodes every Wednesday, not safe ...
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The podcast where smart women talk about what they're watching — and not watching. Find us on your favorite podcast app! Email us TV tips: boobtubecast@gmail.com
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The Boob Tube Buddies do post-episode recaps and reviews of your favorite TV shows from HBO, Netflix, FX, AMC, Cinemax, and more. Don't get caught with your pants down at the water cooler! Check out some of our podcasts on Netflix's Stranger Things, Black Mirror, Luke Cage, The Get Down, HBO's Game of Thrones, Westworld, AMC's The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul and more!
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Hip Hop, TV, and Honest Black Opinions
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Hold hands and stare into the ashes of our dreams with us in “A Tale of Poes and Fire” PART DEUX. So take to your bed like Paris in a moment of existential crisis and let us be the sock puppet theater you deserve. Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird little dog and pony show of a podcast? Join our patreon!…
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The world seems more on fire than usual so please accept our contribution: season three, episode 17 “A Tale of Poes and Fire.” Keep the home fires burning and we’ll see you in the morning <3 Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird little dog and pony show of a podcast? Join our patreon!…
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This Halloween you might be asking yourself - whatever happened to Baby Boob Tube? Well don’t you fret because we’ve Written a Letter to Daddy with season three, episode thirteen “Dear Emily and Richard.” This episode brings us lots of answers but in some ways we have more questions than ever. So throw on your hospital gown, grab an Epilady, and le…
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As Zoe wraps up her international constitutional and Gabby gets her spooky lil head on straight, we're taking a brief break from Gilmore Girls this week to talk Battlestar Galactica. We will be back next will with Lorelai and Rory, but for now, enjoy this brief jaunt to space! Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird littl…
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Just a little shortie this week as we wrap up this litigious parable. Neither Lorelai nor Emily know anything about the other, still, and its season 3! When will they learn?? The deposition is in and Emily is steamed, Lorelai is going on a cute coffee date with Deputy Daddy from Twilight, pre-stache, and we do not I repeat do not support either dog…
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En garde! It's season 3, episode 11, "I Solemnly Swear", and in this part 1, we're setting up backstabbing, abandoned parking garages, and a fencing lesson simply dripping with earnest lesbionic overtones. Say no more! We'll suit up and meet you on the piste! Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird little dog and pony sho…
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We are finally finishing our turkey day leftovers with “A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving” PART 2. Do we still get sidetracked by aprox one million tangents? Sure! But by god we made it through a measly half an ep with all the aplomb of our gals chomping their way through four full dinners. Bring on the rolls! Support the show Want to double up on y…
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Your hosts are reporting live from August re the turkey time shenanigans of our Gilmore Gals in season three, episode 9 “A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving.” We’ve got a LOT to say and I can’t claim we get very far into the (tofurkey) meat of this ep before we break for part deux. But join us for introspections on Battlestar Galactica, why our emotio…
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The night wears on, Tubers, and these dogs? Are barking. We’re wrapping up “They Shoot Gilmores, Don’t they?”, noting Jackson’s predisposition to hysteria and fleeing of the scene, Dave’s quick thinking seduction, and the Big Breakup we’ve all been waiting for. Join us as we commence “trying” for 4 in 4! Fingers crossed its twins!!! Support the sho…
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Gabby and Zoe reunite (briefly) with reality before diving back into the summer haze, pausing to discuss Season 3, Episode 7, They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They? Lorelai and Luke set the scene of a town all abuzz with excitement about the annual dance competition. Much chit chat, discussion of Jess Vs Paris, and the devastating synopsis of Boxing Hele…
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We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for an AB BREAK! AKA a mini-sode in which we invite you to contemplate our six pack abs as we talk Bridgerton and assorted horror movies. Leo season is LOADED but we’ll be bringing all the content to you we can muster during these sweet summer months. Stay ripped boob tube nation and we’ll meet you …
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Grab a chair, Tubers, because we're putting on a parentification clinic this week, which is easy to do with this show! Wrapping up S3E6 with the much-discussed protest, one mercilessly be-eggled vehicle, outrage on Jess’ behalf for once, and a recently roughed up bathroom. You’re gonna wanna stand upwind of this funky clunky hunk a junky, that much…
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Motherhood is in full bloom in this weeks episode, Season 3 Episode 6 Take the Deviled Eggs! Our intrepid hosts deliver hot takes on Sherry's Baby Shower, Patty's new Latin Lover, and the details of the shared Stars Hollow Place of Worship, among other things. May we suggest you get on your knees and take a of whiff of this diaper! Support the show…
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Ella Fitzgerald isn’t the only one struggling to get this show on the road in the GG season two finale “I Can’t Get Started.” Your easily sidetracked hosts finally get their head in the game to talk Sookie’s wedding prep, how we’re voting in the upcoming election (Chilton student body prez, natch), and the Gilmore family’s enduring commitment to ve…
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Ella Fitzgerald isn’t the only one struggling to get this show on the road in the GG season two finale “I Can’t Get Started.” Your easily sidetracked hosts finally get their head in the game to talk Sookie’s wedding prep, how we’re voting in the upcoming election (Chilton student body prez, natch), and the Gilmore family’s enduring commitment to ve…
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Get on the stinky bus of disappointment, Gus, because the Boob Tube Express is boarding now! We’re finishing off S2E21 Lorelai’s Graduation day with a hot n fresh part 2, where we get ANGRY angry at the rich, learn about the importance of arriving at prom a full two hours early, and hold Rory’s hand through having her first Chaotic Crush. ALL ABOAR…
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Grab a mortarboard and get to motorboating cause we’re receiving our associate’s degree in season two, episode 21 “Lorelai’s Graduation Day.” We major in being thrilled to see Lorelai get her flowers and minor in hoping her parents don’t eff it all up and pondering the pining betwixt Rory and Jess. Unless you feed lead to our jumping frog, will see…
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We are SEATED for a film by kirk in season two, episode nineteen, part DEUX. Join us for a forensic investigation of the circumstances of this car crash, continued despair at the state of affairs re Jess, and of course laser sharp focus on the coded communiques between Miss Patty and Babette. Let’s eat! Support the show Want to double up on your en…
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We are BACK BABY and, like Jess, we refuse to learn a goddamn thing in season two, episode nineteen “Teach Me Tonight.” We’re starting strong with hardline takes on the education system, pleas for reasonable communication, and raging against the sexism of making a high achieving girl mommy a bad boy who refuses to do school. You know, the fun stuff…
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Happy Early Mother’s Day, Tubers! This week’s very special episode features Zoe’s own actual, literal Mother, Beverly, live in the Boob Tube recording studios and answering pressing questions about motherhood, rearing children, and The Gilmore Girls. Huge shout out to the mothers and guardians that make the horrifying task of growing up just a litt…
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Fetch the smelling salts because you’re humble hosts have been laid LOW by the disrespect to alone time in season two, episode sixteen “There’s the Rub.” We’ve got takes, takedowns, and tee hee hee hees and that’s just about Rory’s takeout order! So tune in for the full run (rub) down NOW. Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of thi…
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Let the wild rumpus start with part 2 of our Bracebridge Dinner breakdown! We are feasting our eyes on wigs, marital strife, horses’ heinies, and so much more. Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird little dog and pony show of a podcast? Join our patreon!由Boob Tube
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Listeners, lock up your peacocks that you don’t want ending up in pies cause we’re in part one of our season one, episode ten The Bracebridge Dinner era. We use this build up to a feast to dream up potential new merch, try to fathom Gabby’s insistence that the whole episode is painfully erotic, and generally get horned up for the dinner theater to …
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Ok pledges, this opportunity for hazing before you rush Delta Boob Tube takes place in Emily Gilmore’s BBQ pit ‘n’ Smokery, where we shall discuss how we’re going to get Fully Puffed This Year Even If It KILLS us. There’s a little strife but Rory finds her Introvert Pal in the end (Gracie from The Nanny??) and no chapters go unread. Huzzah! Now, ra…
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Thank your lucky stars that you don’t have to talk to another human bean at lunch today because your discman is humming with our takes on season two, episode seven “Like Mother, Like Daughter.” In part one we defend the American teenager’s right to be anti-social, get our first glimpse of a puff, and brace ourselves for FASHION. Support the show Wa…
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Gather up your petticoats, fellow Daughters of the American Revolution, because these Gilmore Gals are bustin' out all over! Its time for Rory to Come Out for Real, cotillion-styles. Bow ties are tied, books are balanced atop heads, we talk blue red lipstick vs orange red lipstick, (hey there, CosmoGal, never say this show doesn't have a value-add!…
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Rory is coming out and yet Paris is nowhere to be seen in season two, episode six “Presenting Lorelai Gilmore” PART ONE. We are edging it out on this one so enjoy the agony and the ecstasy of Chris returning, Gilmore marital strife, and preparing the young lady and her escort for the ball. Then tune in next week for the THRILLING FAN DANCE CONCLUSI…
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To paraphrase Carol Anne Freeling, “He’s heeeeeere.” Yes, Jess is upon us in season two, episode five “Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy”. As you can probably guess, Zoe and Gabby love his bad boy disregard for manners, non-smoking spaces, and book ownership. NOT. Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird little dog and pony show of …
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And just like that, the wedding is OFF and our girls are ON the road in season one, episode four “The Road Trip to Harvard.” In a new and exciting twist we have a lot of Boston / New England thoughts. We also talk about the war on B&B’s, Lorelai’s mental health, and the logistics of wedding plan cancelations. Goodbye Max, we barely knew, liked, or …
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We’re talking about a soon to be married lady ON VALENTINES DAY to kick off season two with “Sadie Sadie.” Open your chrestomathies to page one and follow along with our hottest takes on matrimony, Dean’s plunging neckline, and Richard letting his evil flag fly. Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird little dog and pony …
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This season finale has it all! A reunion, a proposal, and… troubadours? It is, in point of fact, season one, episode twenty one “Love, Daisies, and Troubadours.” We’re getting closure on Rachel (GAY) and the Rory and Dean separation and returning to a status quo with Paris on the enemies list. What will season two bring? Tune IN find OUT trouba DOU…
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Rory’s struggle to say The L Word comes to the fore as she rages through season one, episode twenty “P.S. I Lo…” Will Emily smugly adopt Rory just to torment her daughter? Why does Lorelai have her hands BURIED in Luke’s belt loop region? DOES Kirk have asthma? Tune in 2 find out!! Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird …
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Time to throw on your most blinding white sneakers and start the baseball cap fashion show because we are down the rabbit hole with Emily in Wonderland. Rachel and Lorelei’s relationship continues to mystify and titillate us and we’re vaguely aware of Lane’s romantic shenanigans but the headline here is definitely our emotional Emily rollercoaster.…
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Guess who’s coming to dinner? Thats right, its Lorelai: Original Flavor in the form of Trix, Emily’s nemesis and mother in law, she's coming to town and offering to advance Rory her quarter mill trust fund to help her pay for Chilton. Emily “Iago” Gilmore starts whispering in Lorelai’s ear, and its not long before the offer is rescinded. Ignore the…
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Gather up, Kiddos - time for your old pals Gabby and Zoe to gently wash away the stress of the holiday season with their warm, soapy tones. These two chuckleheads talk holiday specials, Rory Vs. Joey, and dreams for the new year amongst other chaotic off-the-cuff musings. Happy Holidays, Tubers. We love you more than Christmas Magic <3 Support the …
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Ho ho UH OH we had a break DOWN in technology for season one, episode 17 the break UP: Part 2. Not sure what your humble hosts did to anger the audio gods but this is our second hiccup of the holiday season. So follow us down this trash filled alley of Rory repression and a Max reunion but be ready for the feral cat of Gabby’s audio going bye bye f…
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We’ve brought you a real treat today tubers - tragically not a meatball but a delightful to-go box filled with our thoughts on season one, episode sixteen “Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers.” Rory and Dean are celebrating a three month anniversary with PAIN, Laurelei is dodging potential suitors, and your humble hosts are slangin unresearched…
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We mean it, it's for real this time Lor, cause this is season one, episode fifteen “Christopher Returns.” Shady’s back and he’s here to demand a bed for being an absent father, bathe in big business praise when he knows he is a human L, and brow beat Rory into keeping his financial secrets. NOT the daddy we signed up for. Support the show Want to d…
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Throw on your bumpit, squeeze into a pair of kitten heels, and encase something in Jell-o cause this is season one, episode 14 “That Damn Donna Reed.” Join our nuclear family as we track down a loose chick, a kitten, and what the heck the message of this episode re feminism is. Don’t forget to rate, review and heck join our patreon so we can afford…
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Get ready for a case of Bangle Balls because we’re talking season one, episode 13 “Concert Interruptus.” Of all the concert showcase tv eps we’ve watched, this is certainly the latest. But we still find oodles to say about the early 2000s fashions, crimes against friendship, and Luke’s fingerless gloves 👀 Support the show Want to double up on your …
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Double your pleasure, double your fun, cause Zoe and Gabby are double teaming season one, episode twelve “Double Date.” We throw on our stethoscopes for a hot second to make some diagnoses, contemplate the mysteries of Todd (code name Tom), and yearn to step on Rune (code name Lune). Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird little dog and …
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We were certainly aflame for more of our favorite tightly wound sapphic queen bee but all we got was season one, episode eleven “Paris is Burning.” More potholes on the road of love for Lorelei and Max as the Gilmore Girls guide to GUYS rules are bent and broken, Sookie makes some romantic moves of her own, and we get just the most tantalizing seco…
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For the love of god loosen your ties Tube-heads cause we’re having palpitations and EMOTIONS in season one, episode ten Forgiveness and Stuff. We talk tarts (apple) and medical incidents (scary) and generally gush about how good this ep is. We’re sure dancing cheek to cheek with death was a wake up call for the Gilmore clan and we’ll never see any …
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Put on your dancing shoes and grab a taco because we are cutting a rug with season one, episode nine “Rory’s Dance.” The title may be a dud but the ep delivers on foundational fights, young love, and mashed banana on toast. Stay gold Ponyboy! Want to keep us in bananas and muscle relaxants? Join the patreon, rate, review, subscribe, do it all. Supp…
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Support the show Want to double up on your enjoyment of this weird little dog and pony show of a podcast? Join our patreon!由Boob Tube
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Scent the air and batten down the hatches Tube-heads cause we’re forecasting at least 10 inches of “Love and War and Snow.” We join a horned-up-for-snow Lorelei on the most whimsical date of our times and follow Rory through the labyrinth of family and friendship dysfunction. Want to get all the dirty dish on our friendship and various dysfunctions…
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Drape yourself in a feather boa and grab your guitar shaped purse because you’re headed to two, count em two, birthday blowouts in season one, episode six “Rory’s Birthday Parties.” We continue to be terrified of Emily’s emotional machinations, yearn sensually for that indigo Apple iBook, and deliver so much more with this bouncing baby of an episo…
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It’s our second day at Boob Tube school and Rory’s first day at Chilton in season one, episode two “The Lorelai's First Day at Chilton.” We’re just like Rory aka Lorelai Jr. aka Mary - finding our footing and trashing dioramas. Extra credit points for cowboy boots, DSL, and Al’s Pancake world. Join us next time for Too Much Birthday and don’t forge…
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WELCOME BACK, BOOB TUBERS! You’re joining this program already in progress: we have successfully landed in Stars Hollow and we are foaming at the mouth to tell you all about it, as well as these Girls we call Gilmore. Meet us at Luke's, we’ll be sitting at the counter, trolling for fresh meat - as per ushj - and we’ll split pot a’ the good stuff. W…
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Somehow despite multiple potential endings, the actual end of our podcast really snuck up on us. We’re here to bid a fond farewell to an assortment of odds and ends characters and give this show one last lingering kiss goodnight (NOT goodbye). We also preview our brand spanking (emphasis on spanking) new show: Boob Tube. We really hope to see you t…
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