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Best Fictional Friends

26 Episodes

47 minutes | Sep 2, 2021
BFF #25: Trope-a-Dope Female Protagonists in Romantic Comedies
Your three best friends talk all things tropes and women in rom-coms. From the "Cool Girls" to those who give up their jobs for love, Brittany, Casey and Sarah dive deep into what makes a trope and trope and why we love (or hate) them!  Plot Discussed:The Princess SwitchHow to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysMs. CongenialityBridesmaidsThey Came TogetherSpoiled:FrozenMentioned:The HolidayValentines DayHe’s Just Not That Into YouYou Got MailSleepless in SeattlePride and Prejudice13 Going on 30Legally BlondeLittle Black BookLast ChristmasAvengersGone GirlHow I Met Your MotherVeronica MarsNew GirlTransformersThere’s Something About MaryCrazy Ex GirlfriendAdam Ruins EverythingPretty Woman27 DressesConfessions of a ShopaholicHitchWhat Happens in VegasThe Other WomanThe Perfect ManAlways Be My MaybeSleeping BeautySnow WhiteThe Swan PrincessBeauty and the BeastGame of Thrones500 Days of Summer30 RockParks and Recreation
68 minutes | Aug 21, 2021
BFF #24: Best Rom-Com Hero Friend
This one’s for the fellas, or at least, for the male protagonists of rom-coms. But which of them would make the best friend?Potential SpoilersMajor: The Big Sick, Clueless, Always Be My MaybeMinor: Hitch, 13 Going on 30, You’ve Got Mail, While You Were Sleeping, Crazy Stupid Love, All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Easy A, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Pitch Perfect, Moxie  
69 minutes | Jul 30, 2021
BFF #23: Best RomCom Heroine Friend
We love to love these leading ladies! The BFFs discuss romantic comedies, how some are kinda creepy on a rewatch, and which women we're smitten with from our favorite movies.Potential SpoilersMajor: 13 Going on 30, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Holiday Minor: You’ve Got Mail, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Friends, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Crazy Stupid Love, Someone Great, Julie & Julia, She’s All That, 10 Things I Hate About You, Clueless, Love, Actually, The Wedding Singer, He’s Just Not That Into You, Valentine’s Day, Little Black Book, Bridesmaids, The Love Birds
64 minutes | Jul 19, 2021
BFF #22: Best Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Friend
There’s a new space friendship trio in town, and we revisit some old friends, too, while discussing the last three movies of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga. Our key takeaway: everyone in Star Wars could benefit from therapy.
65 minutes | Jul 3, 2021
BFF #21: Best Star Wars Prequels Friend
The sand! The younglings! The uncomfortable depictions of aliens! This is the second of three of our Star Wars/Skywalker Saga episodes. Join the BFF squad debate which main character from the prequel trilogy (Padme, Anakin and Obi Wan) would be the best friend.Potential SpoilersMajor: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Revenge of the SithMinor: rest of the entire Star Wars Universe, The Vampire Diaries (surprisingly enough)
70 minutes | Jun 3, 2021
BFF #20: Best Star Wars Original Trilogy Friend
We’ve made it to 20 whole episodes, and to celebrate we’re going on a long trip to a galaxy far, far away. This is the first of our Star Wars & Skywalker Saga episodes, focusing on who among the OG Star Wars squad would make the best friend.Potential SpoilersMajor: Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the JediMinor: rest of the entire Star Wars Universe
55 minutes | May 20, 2021
BFF #19: Trope-a-Dope the Manic Pixie Dream Girl
So quirky and fun, your three BFFs Sarah, Casey and Brittany dive into the trope and characters that exemplify the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.Potential SpoilersMajor: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 500 Days of Summer, Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars, StargirlMinor: Roman Holiday, Parks and Recreation, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Elizabethtown, Garden State
62 minutes | May 5, 2021
BFF #18: Best Superhero Friend
A super fun, super thirsty episode where we talk about which superhero we’d most want to be friends with, what superheroes we ship and who fucks in the MCU. Potential SpoilersMajor: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Wonder Woman, Spider-man: Into the SpiderverseMinor: iZombie, Batman and Robin, Teen Titans, Watchmen, Black Panther, NightWing, Shazam!, Avengers, Captain America: Civil War, The Incredibles, Powerpuff Girls, Archie Comics, Riverdale, Doug, My Hero Academia, One Punch Man, The Adventure Zone: CommitmentBarely: Heroes, Flash, Supergirl, Captain Marvel
66 minutes | Apr 22, 2021
BFF #17: Best Alien Friend
This podcast is a day late, but worth the wait because it’s out of this worldddd. Potential SpoilersMajor: Lilo & Stitch, Steven Universe, Thor: RagnarokMinor: Marvel’s MCU, Roswell, Doctor Who, The Mandalorian, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Men in Black, Ratatouille, Starship Troopers, 13 Going on 30Barely: Slaughterhouse-Five, Alf, Roswell, Star Wars, Superman, ET, Spongebob Squarepants
62 minutes | Apr 7, 2021
BFF #16: Best Robot Friend
You don't need to know binary to find out which fictional characters make the best robot friends. The squad experiences some technical difficulties or "bugs" early on, but then powers through to discuss the big questions like what is sentience, life, the soul , is Alan Thicke still alive or if Buzz Lightyear is a robot?SpoilersMajor: Iron Giant, Big Hero 6, Solo: a Star Wars StoryMinor: Toy Story, Toy Story, Borderlands video game series, Westworld series,  Terminator 2, Short Circuit, Not Quite HumanBarely:Flintstones, Jetsons, Wizard of Oz, Wall-E,  Overwatch, D.A.R.Y.L., Transformers, Fallout 4, Flight of the Conchords, Animal Crossing: New Horizons
64 minutes | Mar 24, 2021
BFF #15: Best Trickster Friend
Jokes on you, you're getting April Fool's Day early with the BFF squad discussing Best Trickster Friends.SpoilersMajor:Brooklyn 99New GirlThe OfficeMinor:Tom & JerryOcean’s 11Barely:Dolly Parton’s JoleneWeasley Twins PranksThe SimpsonsNimonaLord of the RingsParks and RecLooney ToonsCommunity
76 minutes | Mar 10, 2021
BFF #14: Best Princess Friend
Casey's sick but the show must go on, especially when we're crowning some of our favorite fictional characters. Not to be confused with a "Disney Princess" category, this episode we discuss royal princesses in media and which ones seem like they'd be royally fun to hang with.Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: Roman Holiday, The Princess Diaries, AnastasiaOther Potential Spoilers and/or Media Mentioned: Mario Party, Beauty and the Beast, The Princess and the Frog, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Wonder Woman 1984, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Princess Bride, Mario Tennis, Pan's Labyrinth, Sailor Moon, different kinds of pies, Shrek
73 minutes | Feb 24, 2021
BFF #13: Best Gone Too Soon Friend
In this episode we mourn some of the fictional friends we wish we had more time with, as well as discuss anime tropes, The CW's failings and why Scrubs is a harder watch without nostalgia goggles. Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: The Vampire Diaries, Big Hero 6, ScrubsOther Spoilers: Puella Magi Madoka Magicka, Predator, The Matrix, Indiana Jones, Lion King, Up, Black Widow and Catwoman can get it, The Haunting of Hill House, Lord of the Rings, Fullmetal Alchemist, Attack on Titan
69 minutes | Feb 10, 2021
BFF #12: Best Deadbeat Friend
We’re setting the bar rock bottom on friendship with this week's topic of “Best Deadbeat Friend.” Guest BFF of the show Joey Held from “Parks and Wrecked” podcast joins the squad where we chat about losers, gifted dildos, animation, dead squirrels, and of course, which deadbeat we’d be friends with.Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: Friends, Broad City, New GirlOther Spoilers: Parks and Recreation, Cool Runnings, Shaun of the Dead, The Office, Silicon Valley, Bojack Horseman, Rick & Morty, Big Mouth (not Bighead), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Seinfeld
60 minutes | Jan 27, 2021
BFF #11: Best Good Place Friend, Part 2
It's all Jeremy Bearimy over here with round 2 our The Good Place-themed episodes. Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: The Good Place (obviously)
62 minutes | Jan 13, 2021
BFF #10: Best Good Place Friend, Part 1
We’re taking it sleazy with a few firsts for the BFF squad — first episode of 2021, our first themed episode AND our first 2-parter. Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: The Good Place (obviously)Other Spoilers: Parks and Recreation, The Gilmore Guys Podcast
70 minutes | Dec 30, 2020
BFF #9: Best Villain Friend
As we kick 2020 to the curb, Brittany, Casey and Sarah reflect on all their other favorite friendly villains. Casey shows off her own inner Ravenclaw by sourcing her facts. Sarah doesn’t break from her typecasting as a Pixar fangirl. And Brittany might identify too much with some of Disney’s baddies.Potential Spoilers:Big Spoilers: Black Panther (movie), Up!, The Simpsons “You Only Move Twice”Other Spoilers: Vampire Diaries, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, The Emperor’s New Groove, Thor: Ragnarok, Pokemon, Austin Powers, Doctor Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Powerpuff Girls, Phineas and Ferb, What We Do in the Shadows, Seinfeld  
61 minutes | Dec 16, 2020
BFF #8: Best Santa Friend
The mittens are off because the jolly old elf himself is throwing down.  It's the Rumble & Roll in the North Pole: Battle of the Santas! Casey mediates while Sarah and Brittany duke this one out. But only one Santa can come out of this chimney on top—so who will it be?!Potential Spoilers: Santa & Christmas movies, whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie, whether Die Hard is Braveheart. 
64 minutes | Dec 2, 2020
BFF #7: Best Older Friend
This episode we debate some of the big questions like what makes one old? How much should we be saving for retirement? Why was Firefly cancelled? And what did we actually name this episode?Potential Spoilers: The Mandalorian, Three Men and a Baby, Sarah & Casey’s retirement plans, UP!, A Man Called Ove, Britt Marie Was Here, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, A Gentleman in Moscow, Back to the Future, Mulan, Boy Meets World, The Karate Kid, The New Karate Kid, Cobra Kai, X-Men, Firefly, Boston Legal, Legally Blonde, Schitt’s Creek, Brooklyn 99, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Moana, Grace & Frankie, Kings of the Wyld, Avatar: the Last Airbender.  
60 minutes | Nov 18, 2020
BFF #6: Best Sidekick Friend
We have a spanking awesome new intro song, and we ask you to don your finest spandex—we’re talking sidekicks! Potential Spoilers: New Theme Song by Dylan Madigan, Ironman, Batman, Harry Potter, Moana, Doctor Who, Veronica Mars, I Love Lucy, Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Angel, Star Wars, Boggle, Psych, Lord of the Rings, Shrek, Ratatouille, The Witcher, She-Ra, Gilmore Girls, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Nimona, Kim Possible, The Magnus Archives, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist, iZombie, What We Do in the Shadows (show), What We Do in the Shadows (movie), Sarah not identifying with her fellow Scorpios.  
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