Court TV, Beavis, and Other Things We Refuse to Watch

About this episode

The episode features a debate on various cultural topics including music, reality TV, and personal experiences with customer service.

<p>This week on Two Grumpy Vets and a Duuude, the guys kick things off with a spirited debate that no one asked for but everyone needed — Primus. Bryan sends a video, the Duuude loses eight seconds of his life he'll never get back, and Rich tries to explain what a recognizable song actually means. Spoiler: "My Name is Mud" is not the answer anyone was looking for.</p> <p>From there the crew takes a detour through the golden age of MTV (when it actually played music), the birth of reality TV, and why Beavis and Butthead could physically feel brain cells dying in real time. The Duuude makes his case for Court TV. Nobody agrees, but nobody's surprised either.</p> <p>Rich gives an update on his run-in with AT&T — a $568 surprise bill, a customer service rep named Mark who actually tried, and a $25 credit offer that went over about as well as you'd expect. The whole situation gets resolved the same day with a Sparklight switch that took three and a half hours from first call to fully operational. Sometimes things just work out.</p> <p>Rich also shares an update on VA acupuncture — session three in, the back spasms are down, he can walk…

People in this episode

Hosts: Richard Chelson, Bryan Goodwin

Topics covered

• music
• reality TV
• customer service
• acupuncture
• self-improvement

Keywords

• Primus
• Court TV
• Beavis and Butthead
• AT&T
• acupuncture
• customer service
• MTV
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AT&T, Sparklight

Books & works: My Name is Mud, Beavis and Butthead, Court TV, MTV

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