This week, Matt & Holly open up the Screentimers' Vault (well, technically a locksmith opened it because they lost the keys), and review Disney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginnings. This direct-to-video prequel has it all: an underwater speakeasy, a jail break, and Ariel's mother's rather gruesome death.
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🎙️ Episode Description — Matt & Holly Watch Kid Stuff | The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginnings
This week, Matt and Holly take a deep dive into Disney’s final direct-to-video release, The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginnings—a movie so obscure that even their guest list hung up the moment they heard the title. (To be fair, Matt and Holly only asked people with landlines. Bold strategy.)
In this laugh-filled episode, your favorite comedy-parenting duo breaks down the plot, the chaos, and the questionable creative choices in this forgotten Disney prequel. From unexpected “landmine” moments to mermaid lore that raises more questions than answers, Matt and Holly bring their signature combo of sarcasm, nostalgia, and “why are we watching this?” energy to every minute of the review.
Expect hilarious tangents, brutally honest kid-content critiques, and the kind of punchy banter that makes the journey way more fun than the movie itself.
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Parents trapped watching endless kids’ movies, Disney fans, 2000s animation nostalgists, and anyone who loves a smart, funny breakdown of truly baffling children’s content.
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TUESDAY! TUESDAY! TUESDAY! Blaze and the Monster Machines with David Neher (AP BIO, Community) and Marisa Pinson (On Brand with Jon & Marisa). So "Let's blaze" and grab a showtime sweetie for this week's episode!
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Comedians Dave Neher (New Girl, Modern Family) and Marisa Pinson (On Brand with Jon and Marisa) join hosts Matt Kowalick and Holly Prazoff on Screentimers to talk about Blaze and the Monster Machines — the loud, educational fever dream your kid won’t stop watching.
If you love comedy podcasts, parenting humor, really good parenting hacks and tips about meal time and bath time, and adults losing it over Nickelodeon shows, this one’s your pit stop.
🎧 Featuring: Dave Neher & Marisa Pinson
🎙️ Topics: Blaze and the Monster Machines, kids’ TV, marriage, screen time, parenting chaos, comedy
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This week, Jean Villepique (A.P. Bio, Second City Chicago) takes Matt & Holly under the sea to eat ramen with those half Mermaid half Unicorn freaks of nature nobody loves, Mermicornos. That's right, this week we review HBO MAX'S Mermicorno: Starfall.
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Comedian Jean Villepique (AP Bio, Second City) joins Matt Kowalick and Holly Prazoff on Screen Timers to dive deep into the glittery chaos of Mermicornos: Starfall — HBO’s wild half-mermaid, half-unicorn kids’ show that makes zero sense.Expect rants about underwater ramen, cuckoo clocks, screen time guilt, and why kids’ TV sounds like a sugar rush in Dolby surround.Also on this episode, Jean blows our minds with new ways to rate shows and homemade toy ideas (no, she's not Amish). We also learn that Matt is very passionate about the ocean for all its many splendors and creatures (except Mermicornos).
If you love comedy podcasts, parenting fails, and grown-ups losing their minds over kids’ shows, you’ll love this episode.
🎙️ Featuring: Jean Villepique (AP Bio), Matt Kowalick & Holly Prazoff🎧
Topics: Mermicornos, screen time, Minecraft, parenting humor, absurd cartoons, HBO Max kids’ content
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Happy Halloween! This week, Joe Wengert (Kevin, Big Mouth) returns to go trick or treating with Matt & Holly. And by trick or treating, we mean talk about the notoriously scary 1985 classic cartoon tv special, Garfield's Halloween Adventure. It's no Heathcliff's Halloween Disaster, but it's a close 2nd!
This week we learn which unconventionally handsome people Joe and Matt look like, how this Garfield special scarred Matt for life, and why Holly fails to enjoy Garfield.
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This week, Carla Gallo (Platonic, Boneheads with Emily Deschanel and Carla Gallo) joins Matt & Holly to warn us about the most popular YouTube kid influencer, Like Nastya. Plus, Holly tells us about her appearance on a very special episode of Mtv's Yo Momma Canada edition. We also talk about Nasty's momma, who is now trying to make herself famous, too. The Children's Content Cold War is being fought online, and if Like Nastya is any indication, Russia is winning.
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What do you do with a 17 month old when both parents are hungover? Cool parents, Max Silvestri (I Need You Guys) and Leah Beckmann (Past My Bedtime Podcast on audible), let their baby watch AIR FORCE ONE. Yes, the Wolfgang Petersen 1997 political thriller starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman. That's right, the "get off my plane!" movie.
This week, we contemplate what age is too young for a kid to watch R-Rated action movie, secret escape pods, the current state of men’s bodywash, Holly’s experiences with Jamie Foxx and Cher, and the bygone era of rooting for America. And is this movie propaganda, and if so, who cares?
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Gabby Correspondent, Kara Klenk (That's Messed Up: An SVU Pod), returns to the pod for a catty chat about Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. Spoiler Alert: We discuss what happens when Gabby escapes the clutches of her kidnappers to go on an adventure in Cat Francisco with her weird Grandma (Gloria Estefan). We also have an uninformed discussion about the controversial parenting book, The Anxious Generation.
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This week, Colton Dunn (Superstore, Key & Peele), joins Matt & Holly to talk Jim Zim's hypnotic YouTube model train channel. We talk drones, sunrooms, spicy cruises, and Glen Powell's 1 flaw.
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This week, Matt & Holly welcome The Doughboys - Mike Mitchell (Twisted Metal) and Nick Wiger (Get Played). Mitch and Nick might not be parents, or even aspire to be, but they have seen the 1989 Ron Howard film, Parenthood, and that's close enough to have an opinion on kids and screen time.
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Parenthood with The Doughboys | Comedy Podcast About Movies, TV, video games, YouTube channels, Parenting & Screen TimeParenting is hard. Watching Parenthood (1989) with The Doughboys is even harder — but way funnier. In this episode of Screentimers, hosts Matt Kowalick and Holly Prazoff sit down with Mike Mitchell (Twisted Metal) and Nick Wiger (Get Played) to unpack Ron Howard’s Parenthood — the movie that made a generation of parents think therapy was optional.Expect wild tangents, questionable parenting wisdom, 80s nostalgia, conspiracy talk, and way too much discussion of baby anatomy. From Steve Martin’s dad meltdown to Keanu Reeves’ breakout role, this episode has everything: movie talk, parenting fails, and unfiltered comedy.🎙️ What You’ll Hear:– Is Parenthood actually a kids’ movie?– Screen time, nostalgia, and modern parenting chaos– The Doughboys’ funniest takes on family life– Steve Martin, Keanu Reeves, and the “diarrhea song”If you love comedy podcasts, movie reviews, The Doughboys, or just laughing about parenting gone wrong, this one’s for you.
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Recorded Live at The Angel Grove Youth Center Gym and Juice Bar: Matt & Holly are joined by John Gemberling (Big Mouth, Broad City) and Andrea Rosen (Upload, Episodes) to talk Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. This episode is Jenny McCarthy and Pamela Anderson APPROVED!
Gil Ozeri (Big Mouth, Monsters) and Emily Strachan (Filthy Preppy Teen$, Comedy Bang Bang) join Matt & Holly to talk about everybody's favorite little red pervert muppet, Elmo (Sesame Street).
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From the Screentimers Archives. This week, Matt & Holly welcome their children to talk Fancy Nancy!
This week, BJ Porter (Mr. Show with Bob & David, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) joins Matt & Holly to dish about Just Add Magic - a surprisingly suspenseful show for tweens about a magic cookbook.
Cue the laugh track! Evan Susser (Fist Fight, Illumination's Minions shorts) joins Matt & Holly to talk about the Nickelodeon sitcom, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn. This episode is an offer even The Quadfather couldn't refuse.
Matt and Holly welcome Lauren Lapkus (Threedom, The Wrong Missy) to talk Puppy Dog Pals. We bond over our love of PDP creator, Harland Williams.
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This week, Holly and Matt welcome back Minecraft Man aka Allan McLeod (Walkin' About) to talk A Minecraft Movie. No Chicken Jockeying during this episode!
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ALL ABOARD! This week Megan Amram (A Man on the Inside, The Good Place), scares Matt & Holly with her 3 year old nephew's favorite train from Hell - Choo Choo Charles!
This week we worship at the altar of YouTube's Preston Playz with Sabrina Jalees (Benefits with Friends on Audible). Who is better at video games, Preston Playz or Jesus? The answer may surprise you. Pray & Play!
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The end of the Peanuts Holiday Special Trilogy. Matt & Holly talk A Charlie Brown Christmas with Peanut Joe (Joe Wengert). We learn about the Bakersfield secret soda order - Double P Pepsi.
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Matt & Holly are joined from a galaxy far, far away by Cass Bugge (Skeleton Crew) to talk the Disney Direct to Video fiasco - Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christmas. Come, be unenchanted with us!