Raised by Rentals
A podcast where we examine pop culture of the VHS era and improv new stories to imagine how we might improve our favorite movies, TV, & games.
Episodes
It's our 100th episode! We're celebrating with a 2-part SUMMER SLASHERAMA special to indulge in our favorite improv topic: slasher movies! So join us as we imagine what happens when all the best 80s horror flick killers bring the pain to a quiet suburban town…only this town is protected by THE MONSTER SQUAD!
90s kids reveled in the ultraviolence and gore of tournament fighting games so of course cash-grab movie versions were inevitable. But what if we were in charge? We could write a screenplay that proves films based on video games don't always have to suck. But some Hollywood producer douchebag would probably just $@%&in' ruin it… For this episode, wince along with ...
We’ve imagined film adaptations of pop songs, an Internet meme, and even board games with no storyline. But what about a book with no words? For this episode, we challenge ourselves to improv a live action movie version of WHERE’S WALDO?
Snake Plissken escaped from New York, L.A., and Earth itself…but he just can't seem to get away from corrupt men in power. Now in space, he'll go face to face with the head of the Zombie Squad, the one and only Marion Cobretti, AKA Cobra. It's a knock-down, drag-out, blockbuster crossover for the ages between these two SNAAAKES IN SPAAACE!
When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth… And we're here for it! Everyone loves a good living dead flick, but who would survive an actual undead plague? In this SUPER GUSHERS special, we gush about our favorite shamblers and imagine how we might fair if the world were overrun by ZOMBIES!
The sleepy town of Flapjack, Arkansas is in the spotlight again, this time because the mascot of a murder-themed breakfast cereal is really making a killing. Count Kreepyhead's Mike O'May joins us once more, to chronicle the return of PANCAKE FACE!
Um, actually…this isn't a regular improv episode, this is a Rental Rant special where we complain about people who insist on correcting us--whether they're right or not--and bemoan the horrors of being mildly inconvenienced. So if you can't wait to pounce on someone and belittle them for making an unimportant error, join us for a patented Random Righteous Rancorous Re...
The podcast which you are about to hear is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five musicians, in particular Janice and her bandmate, Animal. It is all the more tragic that they weren’t paid for their gig. But, had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were ...
When the second Death Star is destroyed, the Rebels rejoice because they're finally safe from the evil of the Galactic Empire. But what about the Stormtroopers left behind on the Forest Moon of Endor? Abandoned to face the natives, the stranded Imperials are far from safe…
When the Hendersons accidentally hit a sasquatch with their car on the way back from a camping trip, they didn't expect to end up welcoming him into their home and family. But when his own family's home is threatened, a Bigfoot's gotta do what a Bigfoot's gotta do. In this episode, we improv an action-adventure sequel to the family-friendly classic, HARRY AND THE HEND...
Sometimes we're just (literally) sick and tired and need to vent, so we figured it was high time to hate on prequels, superheroes, and lazy storytelling. For this Rental Rant episode, we channel our inner angsty know-it-all teenage selves and revisit the days when we were YOUNG, DUMB, AND FULL OF OPINIONS!
Richard and Larry thought they found a shortcut to the good life when their rich and successful boss invited them out to his beach house to party, but their yuppie dreams were dashed when Bernie suddenly died…or did he? Join us on a trip to the Hamptons to see how Richard and Larry handle an encounter with the undead during their WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S.
Did Rian Johnson make one of the worst Star Wars movies or a worthy installment in the Skywalker Saga? For our most anticipated Rental Rant ever, it's finally time for us to trade fightin' words 'bout THE LAST JEDI!
First he had to escape from New York, then he had to get the hell out of L.A. For the debut episode of season 4, we'll tag along to see how Snake Plissken survives when he must ESCAPE FROM EARTH!
We celebrated our 3rd birthday this month so for the finale of Season 3 we're shining a spotlight on our most favorite topic ever: ourselves!
That's right, it's time to finally tell the mysterious origin story of RAISED BY RENTALS!
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Horror was all the rage in the 80s so it's no shock that decade spawned one of the greatest TV shows of all time, a spine-chilling anthology series so popular that Hollywood stars would kill to take part. Now it's our turn to take a stab, so we asked the madman himself Professor Pickman of Pickman's Vinyls to lend us a hand for a special Xmas episode of TALES FROM THE...
A tiny rural town tried to drum up some tourism by making a SEINFELD joke their official annual holiday celebration and everything was going great…until the mayor's infidelity kicked off a series of events that cast a curse on their festivities forever. Join us on a trip to see what happens when a group of plucky teenagers decide to bring secular holiday fun back to T...
The last time Del Griffith tried to get home for Thanksgiving, he ended up on a road trip from hell but found friendship on the way. This year, the stakes are higher as Del and his new travel partner flee for their lives by hopping a ride on PLANES, TRAINS…and BATMOBILES?
It's that most holy time of year again when the night belongs to children big and small, tricks becomes treats, and the streets flow with fun size candy bars. For our spoopy season SUPER GUSHERS special, we share true crime anecdotes, cherished memories of getting the bejesus scared out of us, and all the reasons WE LOVE HALLOWEEN!
When two men move into the house next door together, Charley Brewster assumes the only logical explanation: they must be vampires! For the 2nd part of our SPOOKY SEASON SWITCHEROO we flip the script to see what happens when a normal day in suburbia becomes a FRIGHT NIGHT.
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