Poorly Explained Movies – August 2026 Bonus
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00 Hello! Indeed! 3823!
Sunny and hot Sherman oaks early august!
It’s high and in the sky!
Hearts out to Spokane with their wildfires.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/us/live-news/spokane-washington-wildfires
Talking hotel points!
Busy weekend in the Pardo-Koenig house! Jimmy and Oliver had a show in Escondido!
The summer has been tough to a lot of comics and shows!
Great fans coming to see him!
5 – Jimmy talks more about the show.
After the show, Jimmy was at his merch area and an attractive (possibly) philapino woman and her mother came up.
A 16 yo philapino trump supporter?! HOW?
10 – https://starlightbowl.com/events/ronstadt-revival/
Talking Linda Rodnstadt!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Know_Much
20 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt
The skylight calendar is doing stuff!
https://starlightbowl.com/events/
Jimmy’s seeing Chicago and Styx.
30 – Jimmy talks about the True Fans of Chicago and the goings on of the message board.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_and_Lightning_(Chicago_song)
35 – Jimmy went to see The Fixx over the weekend. The Smithereens was supposed to open but they did not as the “venue has decided to go with someone else.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozomatli
10 out of 10 for Ozomatli!
Little tech issue but we found the Root Element!
40 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Robot
More Ozomatli talk!
45 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fixx
Cy Curnin is “fuckin’ weird.”
50m – Doc talk! Wham in China!
Taylor Steak House!
https://taylorssteakhouse.com/
55 – Would Eliot want to date Eliot?! He’s married now so it doesn’t matter.
The Wood TV! In Grand Rapids! Jimmy did an interview with them. Jimmy thought it was a week later that it was so he was a little late.
Go see him August 20!
60 – Oliver and Danielle went to visit Walter while Jimmy watched the White Sox before they had to leave for the show in Escondido. Turns out it was gonna take 3+ hours to get there!
It’s a gang episode! Tough bookings this week.
We’ll be right back!
1h5m7s – We’re back!
Cleaning lady somehow spaced out Eliot’s letter.
R oss
B ss
Jimmy went to a fast food place and their square reader was covered in dust.
You got time to weep you got time to sweep!
1h10m – Is Gordon Ramsey as big a jerk as he plays?
Matt and Charlie had a boys weekend and it was Matt’s bday! What did they do? Nothing!
They went to Woodranch tho.
https://la.eater.com/2024/11/26/24306125/american-beauty-grove-steakhouse-los-angeles
Talking about Rick Caruso and his malls: Americana and The Grove.
1h15m – Eliot talks about how Caruso is a dick off camera.
Matt talks Spiderman No Way Home and Brand New Day.
1h20m – “Can a doctor tell if you masturbate?” – Bluesky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Soccer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Chow
Talking Clockwork Orange!
1h25m – Talking conspiracy theories!
We’ve got some mail!
1h30m – Dan and Crystal sent us some Never Not Honey!
We also got a statue from the suicide prevention fund for Andrew! What a surprise and honor.
1h35m – Completely off topic!
Phantom of the Opera! Jimmy hasn’t seen it since 1989-1990.
Jimmy ended up with 7th row ticket.
It’s a good show, not a great show. “It just is.”
1h40m – Talking clothes at the theater!
1h45m – Trivia! Full results below!
We’ll be right back!
1h55m22s – We’re back!
Round the horn!
Spiderman!
People living near Universal are mad about the Fast Furious roller coaster because of the screaming.
2h – Eliot!
.99 cent eggs?!
Oliver customer situatons at work include someone telling him a secret trick to a ripe watermelon (squeese it!) and a kid with a replica superbowl ring.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game
2h5m –
Trivia Results:
Category: Here Come The Yellows
Question: Within $100 what is the total starting printed purchase price for all the properties in monopoly.
Garon: $10k (18 pts) Preguess: Coldplay
Eliot: $5800 (19 pts) Preguess: The Landlord Game
Matt: $2600 (5 pts) Preguess: Top Hat
Jimmy: $3800 (20 pts) Preguess: VW Bug
Answer: $5690! Eliot off by $110!
Matt wins the bet!
My pleasure,
Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole
