Episode S2E25 - If We Wrote the Shows

Episode S2E25 - If We Wrote the Shows

From Collective Loathing by Collective Loathing

February 18, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 2 · Episode 25

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The episode explores Gen X nostalgia and cynicism while inventing absurd 'very special episodes' for classic TV shows.

In this episode of Collective Loathing, Felix, #HashtagHollywood, and a late-arriving Silver Fox riff on Gen X nostalgia and cynicism while previewing a main topic: inventing "very special episodes" for classic TV shows. The episode opens with a voicemail from returning caller Major Mike, who comments on the hosts' recent political talk. Andy returns with an extended "X Fact of the Week" on Garbage Pail Kids: their 1985 Topps origins parodying Cabbage Patch Kids. "The World Burns" segment features three headline-style stories: a Wisconsin "park poop prowler" identified with drones and trail cameras ; a Lee County, Florida incident where an allegedly intoxicated man on a riding lawnmower plows into multiple mailboxes; and discussion of the Florida Man Games (set for February 21, 2026 at "Cletus McFarland's Freedom Factory") with events like an "evading arrest" obstacle course and "bullwhips and bad decisions," prompting the hosts to consider attending and covering it. The main conversation revisits iconic "very special episodes" (including multiple storylines involving molestation/assault, alcoholism, drugs, and safety PSAs) and then pitches new, absurd or dark "very special"…

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Hosts: Felix, #HashtagHollywood, Silver Fox

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Organizations: Topps

Products: Garbage Pail Kids

Books & works: The A-Team, Facts of Life, Cheers, Silver Spoons, Perfect Strangers, MacGyver, Who's the Boss, Knight Rider

Places: Wisconsin, Lee County, Florida

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