About this episode

JJ and Tucker explore nostalgic video games and discuss the psychological thriller The Good Son featuring Macaulay Culkin.

In this episode of JJ Meets World , JJ and Tucker take a nostalgic, chaotic trip through Super Nintendo games, Super Punch-Out, '90s child stars, Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, The Good Son, Richie Rich, The Pagemaster, Streets of Rage, Donkey Kong Country, and morbid family humor . The episode begins with a friendly debate about Super Punch-Out for the Super Nintendo, including Gabby Jay knockout times, Nintendo Power dreams, Chrissy Gordon's impossible six-second record, and whether JJ and Tucker should create a 48-hour leaderboard challenge with screenshots, matching Nintendo Switch hardware, and an Applebee's prize for the winner. From there, JJ and Tucker talk about retro gaming, SNES controllers for Nintendo Switch Online, classic arcade-style pattern recognition, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out , Streets of Rage , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time , Sunset Riders , Donkey Kong Country , and the strange cultural stereotypes baked into some classic video game characters. Then the conversation takes a sharp turn into The Good Son , the 1993 psychological thriller starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood . JJ walks Tucker through the movie's disturbing plot, including…

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