The Damn Dirty Drive-In

Comedy writer Mary Robinson created riffs for 11 out of 14 episodes of Season 11 of, “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return.” From, “Cry Wilderness” to “Starcrash” to “Avalanche,” Robinson’s riffs are everywhere. The Revival League sits down and interviews Robinson about her unique stamp of humor. Meanwhile, sickness fells the rest of the podcast team, so it’s up to Greg and Ryan to hold down the fort while everyone convalesces. In the Mini Soda Review, Greg and Ryan taste Rocky Mountain Soda Company’s Orange Creme. Then Ron rises from his sickbed to interview Emm Ledsam, who is raising money to bring Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu to the United Kingdom. All this, and a curious kid who asked an angry barn owl how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop, only to have his eyes clawed out by the angry raptor, on this episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

From her knitted Thanos Infinity Gauntlet glove to her Crow T. Robot poodle skirt, fabric artist Bridget Thuemmel has gained acclaim for her witty takes on geek franchises. Thuemmel was even recently featured alongside the stars of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” in a PopLurker.com article about the Women of MST3K. Thuemmel chats with Greg about her art and other creations. Meanwhile, podcast regulars Ron, James, Deana and Robb drop by the studio in person to discuss awards season and the Razzies. (Looking sad-faced at you, “Emoji Movie”). In the Mini Soda Review, everyone samples an excellent Boylan’s Crème. In Music! Science! Cats!, James explains the music of Nerdcore rapper Mega Ran; Deana shares the life and career of pioneering 19th-Century scientist Maria Mitchell; and Robb gives a big thumbs up to polydactyl cats. And in Reviewers In The MST, the gang revels over all versions of “Space Mutiny.” All this, and Woodsy the Owl’s new replacement, Coalie the Canary, is here to wow your kids with the wonders of mountaintop-removal mining, on this episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

Frank Dietz is known in “Mystery Science Theater 3000” circles for his role as Detective Frank Sorrell in “Zombie Nightmare.” But chances are, if you saw and loved a Disney animated movie of the late ‘90s or early ‘00s, Dietz played a part as a talented animator: “Hercules,” “Mulan,” “Tarzan,” “Fantasia 2000,” “Atlantis: The Lost Empire.” Dietz also reminisces over working with Adam West (“Batman 66”, “Family Guy”). Ryan is out sick this week, so stand-up comic Robb Maynard joins Greg and Kate in the studio. The podcast gang celebrates Rifftrax’s successful Kickstarter to bring “Krull” and “Space Mutiny” to the big screen. And in the Mini Soda Review, the podcast gang drinks “Old Dominion,” a delicious root beer from Virginia. In “Music! Science! Cats!,” Kate explains how chimerism fuses embryos into single organisms that are half-and-half rarities. Robb and Greg review the Rachel McAdams/Jason Bateman comedy, “Game Night.” All this, and a BBC nature special where Sir David Attenborough says, “fuck it,” and fracks a sperm whale for its oil, on this week’s episode of the Revival League Podcast!

Mark Frazer of “Samurai Cop” drops by the podcast to talk about his new Kickstarter project, "Anti-Hero," and share anecdotes about his "Samurai Cop" co-stars Robert Z'Dar and Mathew Karedas, as well as writer/director Amir Shervan. Former stand-up comic Robb Maynard joins Ryan, Greg and Kate in the studio. In the Mini Soda Review, the podcast gang drinks a Mexican-made apple soda, Mundet Sidral. In “Music! Science! Cats!”, Kate explains how the noises of popping shrimp may help baleen whales locate zooplankton. In “Cheesy Movie’s We’d Like To See Riffed,” Greg talks about the ‘90s Billy Zane vehicle “The Phantom.” And everyone enthuses about the latest installation from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Black Panther.” And in “A Very Adamant Stance,” Ryan just can’t microwave his frozen TV dinner. All this, and a happy dog in an alternate universe celebrating The Year of the Human, on this week’s episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

Good gravy! The Revival League Podcast proudly presents our newest original comedy radio play, “It's a Tell Tale Valentine, Eddie Poe!.” It's Middle America, 1973. And the Independence Broadcasting System is airing its Tenth Anniversary Special of the beloved classic, “It's a Tell Tale Valentine, Eddie Poe!" (With special behind-the-scenes commentary from Gothic horror cartoonist and Eddie Poe creator, Edgar Allen Poe). Everyone agrees that out of all the Eddie Poes out there, Eddie Poe is the Eddie-Poe-iest. He's insecure, unpopular, chronically depressed, and possibly mad; a ten-year-old poet whose only buddies are cape-wearing Lionel and Eddie Poe's dog, Snooby the Anthropomorphic Basset Hound. So when the Little Strawberry-Haired Girl, Lenore, sends this tortured soul a Tell-Tale Valentine, Eddie Poe must take drastic measures to preserve his sanity and hide his secret love. All while he's directing the other kids in a Singles Shaming Day Pageant to celebrate the holidays! Join Eddie Poe, Spearmint Sally, Annabel Lucy, Schrödinger, Woodraven and the rest of the Eddie Poe gang in a heart-thumping, angst-filled descent into madness that can only signal that it's Valentine's Day. Consumption! Pits and pendulums! Polly Matthison Snack Cakes! Terrible gothic poetry! Supernatural tachycardia! So please grab some chalky candied hearts, some overpriced flowers bought last minute at the gas station, and settle in for a story of dark secrets and unrequited love. (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). “It’s A Tell-Tale Valentine’s, Eddie Poe!” was written by Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Ryan Smith and Greg Tally, and is a work of satire based upon the collected works of Charles M. Shulz and Edgar Allen Poe. Dramatization produced and directed by Greg Tally, Robb Maynard and Ryan Smith. Voice Talent: IBS Radio Announcers: Jackey Neyman Jones, James Rohling, and Natalie Ryan; Eddie Poe: Greg Tally; Edgar Allen Poe: Tim Blaney; Snooby the Anthropomorphic Bassett Hound and Woodraven the Woodraven: Tim Blaney. Lionel: Ron McAdams; Annabel Lucy: Jaime Flowers Ashley; Spearmint Sally: Rebecca Herron; Darlene and Petunia: Kate Page; Sadie: Caroline Tally; Schroedinger: Ryan Smith; Mr. Rinker: James Rohling. Music and sound supervision by Greg Tally; Audio editing by Ryan Smith. Vintage commercials produced by Ron McAdams. Vintage commercials written and performed by Jackey Neyman Jones, Ron McAdams, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Quinn Keating, Robb Maynard, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Cory Hylton, Deana Dolphin, & Greg Tally. Song, "Valentine’s," written by Greg Tally and performed by the Roasted Legumes Players. Radio play text copyright 2018 by Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Ryan Smith and Greg Tally. Commercial text copyright 2018 by Jackey Neyman Jones, Ron McAdams, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Quinn Keating, Robb Maynard, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Cory Hylton, Deana Dolphin, & Greg Tally. Production copyright 2018 by Jefferson Hospitality, LLLP. Promotional artwork by Daniel Vincent Bigelow. EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

It’s the Revival League’s 100th episode! If these episodes were Dalmatians, the podcast would be just one away from either starring in a Disney movie or running a puppy mill! Regardless, it’s the big One-Oh-Oh, so the podcast gang – Ryan, Greg, Ron, James, Erica, Erik, Robb, Natalie (and alas, no Kate) – gather to celebrate and reminisce. They start where they began, with a Mini Soda Review of Fentiman’s Dandelion and Burdock. Have their attitudes changed towards Fentiman’s, given all the crappy sodas they’ve tasted in the interim? The answer might underwhelm you! The gang is joined by “Manos: The Hands Of Fate” actress Jackey Neyman Jones, who debuts her new podcast, “Jackey’s Hand of Horror” immediately after the Revival League Podcast. But first, Jackey takes the reins to interview the Revival League’s guest #1 – none other than Jim Henson Puppeteer Grant Baciocco, the man behind MST3K’s Golden Spiderduck, Crow T. Robot! And there’s A Very Adamant Stance against Greg’s Porg onesie, which dammit, he just refuses to button. All this, and a very special “Smucker’s 100 episodes young” greeting from Al Roker on the, “Today Show,” on this week’s episode of the Revival League Podcast! And make sure to stay tuned afterward for the premiere episode of Jackey's Hand of Horror! On their very first episode, Jackey, Tonia and Rachel talk about puppets and review a movie trailer for a classic 80s horror film, and Jackey chats with Mike Senna, the builder of amazing, functional replicas of famous movie robots like WALL-E, EVE, and, of course, R2D2! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

On this episode of the Revival League Podcast, RiffTrax writer Conor Lastowka returns to talk about the RiffTrax Live U.K. event, the pain of recording the "Batman v. Superman" riff, and his brand new novel, "The Pole Vault Championship of the Entire Universe". Plus, Greg, Ryan and guest host Ron McAdams chat about the great B-movie revival stoked by critical darlings "The Shape of Water" and "The Disaster Artist". Meanwhile, Greg's down with the flu, and he's a little too comfortable in his Mickey Mouse onesie. All this and a rhesus monkey posing as a college professor to evade the evil scientists who want to dissect him, on this week's episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

Among the production designers known for building sets and worlds for television comedies, Justin Lieb is a go-to professional. Her credits include “Funny or Die Presents”, “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”, “Garfunkle and Oates”, and Season 11 of “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return.” Some of your favorite comedies may bear Justin’s unique stamp, and you didn’t even know it. The podcast gang sits down with Justin and discuss her career. In the final-two countdown to our 100th episode, Greg skips out due to his dad having surgery. (Again, what a jerk! Selfish beyond words). Ryan does a DNA ancestry test, and laments being the whitest caveman in Europe, with Neanderthal roots. In “Reviewers In The MST,” James and Ron suffer through the slings and arrows of an outrageous production of “Hamlet.” And in “Music! Science! Cats!”, Kate talks about the smallest, cutest wild cat in Africa. All this, and fraught nuclear brinksmanship between world leaders Groucho Marx and Peter Sellers, and their respective fictional countries of Freedonia and the Grand Duchy of Fenwick, on this episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

In the final three countdown to our 100th episode, Greg and Kate shoot the breeze while Ryan steps away to hang out with family (Whatever: so selfish of him). Greg interviews veteran Hollywood director Rob Cohen, who co-directed Season 11 of “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return” with show creator Joel Hodgson. The podcast gang discusses the final days of their podcasting intensive in Orlando, Florida, as well as the glorious “Ren and Stimpy”-esque anarchic subversion that are the new Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts. In her segment, “Music! Science! Cats!,” Kate critiques the soundtrack for Season 11 of MST3K, discusses how California pot farms might be threatening certain species of owl, and flips out just a little bit over the world’s smallest wild feline, the Rusty Spotted Cat of Sri Lanka and India. And thanks to a syrupy flight at the Coca Cola Store is Disney Springs, Greg tastes 17 foreign sodas in a lightning round Mega Soda Review. The flavors ranged from amazing (Stoney Tangawizi of Tanzania) to major mouth regret (Beverly Cocktail Bitters of Italy). All this, and a cartoon dog who walks on two legs while holding dominion over another cartoon dog that walks on four, and it’s not George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” on this episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

Ryan, Ron and Greg chat things up in the first official Revival League Podcast of 2018! The guest interview is with veteran Hollywood director Rob Cohen, who co-directed Season 11 of “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return” with show creator Joel Hodgson. The podcast gang discusses their podcasting intensive in frigid, thirty-degree “bomb cyclone” Orlando, Florida; the peculiarities of the Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents, Rifftrax’s upcoming London show, as well as a much delayed discussion of “Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi,” and how it relates to the revamped Star Tours ride. Plus, they try a Malta soda from Southeastern grocery-store chain Publix. All this, and a avaricious cartoon mouse not-so-subtly picking a tourist’s pocket of absolutely everything, including the gum wrappers and pocket lint, on this episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

It's a New Year's Eve special as Junk Mouth host Erik Koski joins Kate, Greg and Ryan, along with special guests Robb Maynard, Natalie Ryan and Ron McAdams, to sample some choice New Year's Eve beverages. Will Erik hit a home run with his beverage selections? Will the gang ring in the new year with style? Will Ryan actually be cheerful? Well, no, not that last one. But still, it's a fun time! All this and no discussion of porgs, on this episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

It’s our Boxing Day special, a day late because Ryan lost track of time! On this episode of the podcast, Greg, Kate and Ryan welcome guests Natalie Ryan, Ron McAdams and Pam Brisjar. The gang discusses Christmas plans and Erik hands out samples of Ikea’s proprietary soda. It’s just as good you’d expect a furniture manufacturer’s soda to be. Then the gang chats about the making of the Revival League’s Christmas special, “Soylent Scrooge; or, Christmas is Made of People.” All this and a dozen calendars mailed to Ryan, on this week’s episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

The Revival League Podcast proudly presents our original black comedy radio play, “Soylent Scrooge; Or, Christmas Is Made Of People.” England, 1893. The height of the Industrial Revolution. London is prosperous and well-fed. And yet, something sinister is afoot at the Soylent Scrooge Canning Manufactory, famous for feeding all of Great Britain its wildly popular brands of holiday slurry. So when Christmas Eve production grinds to a halt after captain of industry Jacob Marley falls into the whirling knives and gears of Soylent Scrooge, it's up to intrepid Food Inspector Bucket to get to the bottom of things. It's a black-hearted conspiracy that eats away at the very heart and soul of the British Empire ... and all strands of the crooked web lead back to Marley and his business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge! Can Scrooge survive the dogged sleuthing of Bucket, all while being haunted by the ghosts of Christmas? Cannibalism! Canning! Atrocious English Accents! What the Dickens will happen next, in the dastardly world of Soylent Scrooge? Listen and nibble act by act, or binge listen all at once! So please pop some popcorn, make some hot cocoa, curl up under a warm blanket and gather around the radio to listen to this fiendish holiday feast. This play is rated NSFW -- Not Safe For Work, at least not without earbuds. It contains violence, grown up language and situations, and may not be suitable for small children. This radio play was written by Greg Tally and Ryan Smith, and based upon the collected works of Charles Dickens and the short story "Soylent Scrooge" by Greg Tally. Dramatization produced and directed by Ryan Smith and Greg Tally. Your IBS Radio Announcers were Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, and Carolina Hidalgo. This program was narrated by Hayley Tolley. Starring Troy Schulze as Ebenezer Scrooge. Ron McAdams as Jacob Marley. Rebecca Herron as The Ghost of Christmas Past. Greg Tally as The Ghost of Christmas Present. Zach Thompson as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Jackey Neyman Jones as Mrs. Cratchit. Ryan Smith as Tiny Tim. Tim Blaney as Fezziwig. Kate Page as Fan. Zoe Plait as Belle Trent. Kit Davlin as Fred;. Jaime Flowers Ashley as Fred's wife. Natalie Ryan as Daniel Quilp. And Grant Baciocco as Borb Cratchit. Additional vocal performances by: Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Ron McAdams, Ian Morrison, Kate Page, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Ryan Smith, and Greg Tally. Music supervision by Greg Tally; Editing by Ryan Smith. Vintage commercials directed by Ron McAdams. Commercials written and performed by Ron McAdams, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Phillip Stephens, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Deana Dolphin, and Ryan Smith. Song, "Sex With A Mermaid," written by Greg Tally. Songs, "Sex With A Mince Pie" and, "Sex With A Badger" written by Natalie Ryan. Radio play text copyright 2017 by Ryan Smith and Greg Tally. Commercial text copyright 2017 by Ron McAdams, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Greg Tally, and Ryan Smith. Production copyright 2017 by Jefferson Hospitality, LLLP. Promotional artwork by Daniel Vincent Bigelow. This audio program is satire. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the writers, performers or sponsor. But if you don’t understand satire there is no hope for you and you probably shouldn’t be consuming fiction of any kind. All rights reserved. (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

On this episode of the Revival League Podcast, Kate once again ropes in special guests Ron McAdams and the ghost of James Rohling to fill in while Greg and Ryan are locked away completing the Christmas special. Kate, Ron and Ghost James chat about upcoming movies and whether Tommy Wiseau is an alien, and Kate decides that James just can't live up to Ryan's rage quotient. And in a previously recorded interview, Ryan and Kate chat with RiffTrax writer Sean Thomason about his love for MST3K, getting the job at RiffTrax, and surviving "Batman v. Superman". In "Reviewers in the MST," James and Ron examine the calamity that is "Pumaman". Will they survive the experience? Will Ryan ever tire of the cruel and unfunny joke that James is a ghost? The answers to all this and a wronged platypus out for revenge on this week's episode of the Revival League Podcast! PLUS: Make sure to tune in next week for the Revival League Podcast's epic, feature-length comedy radio play: "Soylent Scrooge; or, Christmas is Made of People" -- a heartwarming retelling of "A Christmas Carol", with all the cannibalism and fourth-wall-breaking Dickens would've wanted. Starring Troy Schulze, Hayley Tolley and a host of Revival League favorites. Featuring guest performances by Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Carolina Hidalgo, Zach Thompson, Grant Baciocco, Tim Blaney and Jackey Neyman Jones. (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

With Greg and Ryan locked in a basement completing the Christmas special, Kate has recruited Ron McAdams and the late James Rohling to sit in for this week's podcast. Kate, Ron and James's ghost chat about "Thor: Ragnarok", Turkey Day at the Dino Hotel, and the Revival League's forthcoming Christmas radio play, "Soylent Scrooge". And in a previously recorded interview, Greg and Kate talk to MST3K writer Tammy Golden about the show, meeting Joel, and how Patton Oswald helped her land her dream job. All this and an eventual (but hollow) promise to James that we'll stop pretending he's dead, on this week's episode of the Revival League Podcast! (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.