This week, we bid farewell-for-now to George, who's taking a sabbatical to spend more time searching strangers' VIN numbers with his family. And we've put together a George-centric show featuring Screen Scaries, religious clowns, CBS Schoolbreaks, and nightmarish Thanksgiving parades. Plus, we pay tribute to our friend Mark Huntsman (from the public access show, Disney World: One Kid's Opinion.), whom we lost last week. Help us honor Mark by making a donation in his name to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Dane County

This week, it's Joe's birthday and we're joined by a special surprise guest to sit through his tedium. Plus, Nick's got a birthday clown video and a tape-off-TV video labeled "squirrels!" And stay tuned for the bothersome calls Nick and Steve made for Joe on his birthday.

This week, Scott Miller from Strange Tapes joins us to show off some new VHS finds from his collection, including a balloon animal video called "Balloon-gineering." Plus, videos about catching crocs, wholesaling beer, banishing monsters, and "popping coochie."

This week, Dan "The Flubman" Opsal joins us to look back at the year in flubs. We'll examine VHS tapes, news clips, and even episodes of VCR Party and examine every stumble, stutter, reaction, and micro-reaction. Plus, Joe debuts a new corner called Stickin' the Landing and Nick shows off a "big electric cat."

This week, we kick off the first week Baberuary with videos about wet t-shirt contests and Jello wrestling. Plus, we debut a new segment called Facebook Marketplace Videos and Joe makes a series of unwanted calls for Nick's birthday. All this and special guest Laird Jimenez from Alamo Drafthouse drops by and misunderstands the concept of Baberuary entirely.

This week, Skip Elsheimer joins us for a sexy pre-Valentine's episode featuring "Thighs & Whispers" video lingerie catalog, highlights from our garage sale overlord, The Pricemaster, and the long last John Daker tapes from Peoria Public Access TV. Plus, Skip dredges up some clips about love and dating from the A/V Geeks collection of 16mm educational films.

This week, Gabe Gronli from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert joins us to watch deep cuts from Wisconsin local TV, high concept Penthouse music videos, and a crafting tape about sprucing up your Renuzit air freshener. Plus, Art Paul Schlosser's greatest hits, a home movie from the Wisconsin Dells, and the official debut of the new corner, This Week In Screeners.

This week, actor and comedian Matt McCarthy (We Watch Wrestling) joins us to watch his favorite commercials taped off TV in 1985, plus outtakes from Siskel & Ebert, a video store screener for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, more public access TV from Peoria, and a promo tape for the WrestleMania video game featuring Bret "The Hitman" Hart.

Joining the boyz tonight is Conan and Onion writer (and 'Thon Czar!), Tim Harrod, who's brought a big ol' sack of weird videos that you won't see anywhere else unless you look really hard! Also, Joe tells the tale of his new drivers license photo and Nick plays two videos that involve flatulence.

The VCR Party staff hops on for a company-wide meeting tonight on VCR Party! Joining the boyz tonight are assistant McKenna Mobus and intern Luke Starke, who show us the videos they're working on. Plus, a video screener for the movie Leprechaun, a rap about math, and a montage of magic instructional tapes.

It's time for the annual tournament of toe-tapping tunes! Which toe-tapper will take home the troe-phy? Join us as we welcome George back for the big dance, as well as Skip Elsheimer from A/V Geeks. Plus, Skip takes over our sacred corners with his filthy 16mm films and we watch video store screeners for Reality Bites and Eddie Murphy Raw.

This week, Josh Schafer from Lunchmeat VHS joins us to show off great video covers from his collection and serve up a Vestron Video sampler, a shot-on-video action movie from 1992, and AT&T's vision of the future in the 90s. Plus, a Quantum Leap convention tape from 1993 and "The Caveman Workout."

This week, comedy writer and author Mike Drucker joins us to watch VHS tapes about videos games, including a contest for the movie The Wizard, a Commodore 64 training video, and a Sega Genesis tips tape from the fine folks at Lunchables. Plus, we chat about Dance Dance Revolution and Mike's new book, Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games, out today wherever you get your books.

This week, Caitlin McGurk from the Billy Ireland Cartoons Library and Museum joins us to watch dirty cartoons, video store screeners for comic book movies, and a 1996 guide to the internet on VHS. Plus, Joe introduces a new segment called SFX Theater and Caitlin plays a pest control jingle she can't get out of her head.

This week, Ryan Dillon (Elmo on Sesame Street) returns to the show to watch puppet VHS tapes from our collection. Plus, Kip Baffle from DillonGale Studios tags along to chime in on the video store screen fro Puppet Master IV and attempt some celebrity impressions.

This week, VCR Party's ecology correspondent Ryan Utz, PhD., join us to watch videos about recycling, camping, tree stand safety, and worm reproduction--you know, Earth stuff! Plus, VHS screeners for Free Willy and The River Wild and some good advice from Cool Cat.

This week, the delightful Angel Melanson from Fangoria joins us to watch some incongruously scary kids entertainment and, because Joe didn't get the memo, some news bloopers from North Dakota. Plus, Burt Reynolds in a Frankenstein movie, a Stephen King movie in a Christmas parade, and a terrifying plumber in Salute Your Shorts. All this and Kenny Hotz from Kenny vs. Spenny popping by to share an amazing video find from Toronto!

This week, documentary filmmaker Jeremy Workman from Secret Mall Apartment joins us to watch training videos for mall arcades, souvenir tapes from malls with dolphins in them, and a ladder safety video from Radio Shack. Plus, video store screeners for Mallrats and Dawn of the Dead, a promo for Christian karaoke, and more unseen news bloopers from North Dakota.

This week, we decide once and for all what the state commercial jingle North Carolina should be with the help of proud North Carolinian, Skip Elsheimer (A/V Geeks). Plus, the video store screener for A Gnome Named Gnorm with Anthony Michael Hall, and a belated Mother's Day film from Skip called "Sex Education for Trainables."

It's the 10th anniversary of David Letterman's last show on CBS and longtime Letterman writer Steve Young joins us to show off un-aired bits, highlights from Dave's Video Collection, and his own short film about things stuck on an escalator. Plus, a video store screener for Death Becomes Her, Arnold Schwarzenegger getting handsy in Rio, and the winner of North Carolina's State Jingle poll.

This week, underground cartoonist Robin Bougie joins us to show off music video obscurities from Vancouver. Plus, Joe serves up the smut, Nick wrestles with a tape called "Vancouver Beach Wrestling," and we ask the VHS question, "Who needs a movie?"

This week, author Mike Sacks joins us to chat about his book, This Is How We Love: The Foto-Novel, and watch some of his old tape-off-TV videos from Maryland. Plus, Chris Elliott as FDR, and the . Plus, we celebrate the 39th anniversary of Heavy Metal Parking Lot.

This week, comedian and writer Emmy Blotnick joins us to watch half-remembered commercials from Massachusetts, "How To Play Guitar In The Style of Boston," and a Sesame Street episode that forever haunted her. Plus, a video store screener for Friday the 13th: Part VIII, more awkward news banter, and a safety video for the Segway Scooter.

We jammed way too much into this episode! First of all, we have our VHS pal, Kyle Mooney on to talk about his debut album and to watch some music-oriented videos. Second, George joins us because Joe found a new Deathbed Vision he thought George should see before he's on his deathbed. And third, Nick's dad hops on to receive an apology from Joe who laughed at his misery after he heard that he fell off a Segway TWICE on a tour in Waupaca, Wisconsin.

This week, Black Belt Cinema's Brandon Lim joins us from Toronto to watch the best in martial arts VHS tapes, including an exercise video called Karatecise, a video store screener for 3 Ninjas, a sampler of weird kung fu movie scenes from Laird Jiminez, and "Nude Tai Chi." Plus, we discuss why most martial arts masters have male pattern baldness and watch some rare home movies of young Joe Pickett showing off karate moves. Oh, and Daniel Songer.

This week, VHS collector Robert Pino joins us to emcee at game based on the forgotten kids movie, Nacho Chihuahua. Plus, video store screeners for dinosaur movies, patriotic babies, "Grandma's Bread," and the erotic Jaws parody, Gums.

This week, comedy writer John Haskell (Late Night, Sarah Silverman) joins us from Finland to show his home movies. Plus, Italian Superman, teeth bleaching, "Males In Motion," and a Dr. Schulze bombshell.

This week, filmmaker and indie theater owner John Wilson joins us with two camcorder finds of his own: raw footage from a bowling alley commercial and a home movie called New Years 93. Plus, Nick serves up another round of Facebook Marketplace videos and Joe unveils a weird McDonald's training tape.

This week, VHS collector and bonafide Rem Lezar head, Gorey O'Rotten joins us to show off new video treasures from his collection, including a wedding home movie where the Best Man raps. Plus, we dig up highlights from Roger Corman's unreleased Fantastic Four movie, Joe deconstructs why we have Donut Man and Nick puts in his vote for video of the year: Poof the Magic Horse.

Lord help us, it's the 2025 Toilament, a competition judged by an actual medical doctor, Judah Mirvish, in which the VCR Party crew and Skip Elsheimer from A/V Geeks ask the question, "How long do you think this guy spends on the toilet?" The world will be watching to see who wins this year. Plus, a demo video for the Zurn toilet, a video store screener for Ghoulies II, and more from Daniel Songer.

Break out the shoulder pads and Aqua Net—it’s time to dig through the VHS archives for the decade that gave us both Jane Fonda’s Workout empire and Reaganomics. This week, we’re joined by 24-year-old fashion influencer and synth-pop musician Violet Sky (aka GlitterWave80s on Instagram and YouTube), who's embraced the 1980s despite being born in the streaming era. We’ll be cueing up some of our favorite tapes from the neon decade, including a video store screener for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, a supercut of scarf tying tutorials and a video that answers the eternal question, "What The Heck Am I Going To Do With My Hair?"

This week, Scott Miller from Strange Tapes joins us with some killer new VHS finds, including more "clothed mermaids." Plus, Nick digs up the video store screener for Alien 3, Joe shows some great heads of hair on a DJ demo video, and we uncover the long lost second installment of Poof the Magic Horse.

This week, Luca Antonucci and Mitsu Okubo from Basement VHS in San Francisco join us to show off some highlights from their collection, including a Christian ventriloquist tape starring a dummy named Jason, a gospel aerobics video, and an educational program on tiger mating. Plus, Nick unleashes more porcelain treasures and Joe makes Scott from Strange Tapes very uncomfortable on a local morning news show.

Hands on buzzers, it's time for our annual summer game show hosted by George Pasles. Watch as Joe and Nick test their knowledge of their own show and prove how little they've retained. The winner gets bragging rights and the loser will complain endlessly to the Judge Steve. Plus, New Age Miracles, satanic panic, and quite the edit of awkward news banter.

This week, Keith Garcia from the Denver FilmCenter joins us to watch football hunks, Australian kitten videos, local commercials for waterbeds, and a Leslie Nielsen hot tub sales tape. Plus, Joe debuts a new song about Nick's veganism and we show highlights from last week's stoned viewing ALF.

This week, puppeteer and toy maker Roy Miles joins us to watch commercials from his native Oakland's Soul TV, the Oakland Raiderettes workout tape, a "video toy chest" from 1990, and highlights from Japanese Spiderman.

This week, it's an all staff meeting with the VCR Party gang as we bring on production assistant McKenna Mobus and intern Luke Starke to show us what they've dug up from our VHS archives. Then, videos about seances, fire safety with clowns, and a round of our game show, Exciting or Not Exciting.

This week, we are cueing up the greatest jingles from the commonwealth of Massachusetts with comedian and Boston native Emmy Blotnick. Plus, we watch a promotional video for Hellraiser sweatpants, revisit a now iconic tape about "male enhancement," and dive into the pit at a women's coleslaw wrestling event from Daytona.

This week, Skip from A/V Geeks makes his monthly visit to show us, among other things, a film about a puppy who's addicted to cookies. Plus, an unauthorized fan video about Leonardo Dicaprio, a "medieval montage," and more news bloopers than we know what to do with!

This week, George joins us to kick of Hunktober 2025, with the world premiere of a huge find on beta tape: Cooking with Beefcake (1985), the prequel to Cooking with Beefcake 2. Plus, Weight Loss Secrets of the Showgirls, a video store screener for Dr. Giggles, never before seen news bloopers, and a new batch Krass Bros. commercials from Philadelphia.

Writer/producer of Vampire Zombies From Space, Jakob Skrzypa, joins the VCR palz and brings some dumb videos with him. Plus, VHS tapes about parrot training, Pumpkinhead, and male strip-o-grams.