It’s officially Thursday AND the Dumb Holiday Season™ which means the two dudes are here to recap a very busy past couple weeks at Dumb Industries, catch up with Emmy Martian, watch an incredible “how to deal with angry customers” video, and then discuss the classic TV trope of ripping off It’s A Wonderful Life before watching an episode of [checks notes]… Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills. Yeah.
Thursday has arrived for like the eightieth time this year or something, and Matt & Chris are back in the Mystery Hour Van™ to recap yet another busy week at Dumb, catch up with Emmy Martian, watch the most hilarious self-defense video ever, and then discuss this week’s topic: animated Thanksgiving Day specials, culminating in a screening of a Thanksgiving episode of The Real Ghostbusters, 4-year old Chris’s favorite show.
Holy Thursday, Batman! Matt & Chris are back in the Mystery Van for an all-new Mystery Hour, first to recap a very busy week at Dumb, then to catch up w/ Emmy Martian and watch an odd BBC video featuring bellbottoms and an adorable dog, then to wrap it all up by discussing awful Seinfeld follow-ups before viewers choose to watch this week’s wild-card that also kinda fits the theme: USA’s Duckman!
It’s the first Mystery Hour of November, and Matt & Chris are ready to leave Dumb Spooky Season™ in the rear view by discussing their favorite nineties adult cartoons! But first, they recap another busy week at Dumb, catch up w/ Emmy Martian, watch a video about cursed/haunted animatronics, and then sit through an entire episode of MTV’s Liquid Television!
Matt, Emmy & Chris present a very special Halloween edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour, which finds the trio recapping and wrapping up yet another exciting Dumb Spooky Season™ by watching a full-length movie voted on by viewers—which just so happens to be the excellent Amicus Productions British anthology movie THE VAULT OF HORROR (1973), based on the EC Comics line of the same name (kinda).
Dumb Spooky Season™ is wrapping up, meaning there are few precious weeks left to watch contractually-obligated spooky content! First, Matt & Chris recap a busy week at Dumb, then catch up with Emmy Martian to watch a Cribs segment starring Rob Zombie, and follow it all up by watching an episode of the Australian kids horror anthology show Round The Twist, showcasing a child who can’t complete a sentence without also saying, “without my pants.” Yes. For real.
Dumb Spooky Season™ rages on and this week Matt & Chris are back to host an all new Mystery Hour, this time to recap a very busy week at Dumb, catch up w/ Emmy Martian, and discuss this week’s important theme: 70s/80s horror anthology shows! Finally, the two dudes get to watch something actually kinda good as viewers vote to watch an amazing episode of the Leonard Nimoy-hosted series, In Search Of…
Dumb Spooky Season™ soldiers on and this week Matt & Chris continue their marathon of horror anthologies, but not before first recapping the week in Dumb, catching up with Emmy Martian, watching an old BBC doc, and then persevering through an episode of Boris Karloff’s Thriller—an anthology show that is somehow more boring & tedious than you could possibly imagine.
It’s officially Dumb Spooky Season™ and Matt & Chris aim to begin their month of horror anthologies, starting off by recapping the week in Dumb, catching up with an internet-laggy Emmy Martian, watch the most absurd Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous segment ever, and then watching their horror anthology-themed episode fly out the window!
Thursday is here and Matt & Chris are ready to PARTY THEIR FACES OFF on an all-new Mystery Hour, this time to recap the week at Dumb, catch up with Emmy Martian, watch a bizarre BBC doc on robot slaves, and then watch a full episode of what is apparently the greatest TV show of all time: Japanese Spider-Man!
Thursday is here for like the 80th time this year already, and Matt & Chris have got some Aaron Spelling Productions to watch! First, the Two Dudes™ recap a busy week at Dumb, catch up with Emmy Martian and watch another BBC doc, and then watch an entire episode of the William Shatner-starring cop show TJ Hooker—a name which never stops being funny.
Matt & Chris have survived another week on this planet, and now it’s time to PARTY, or something. Anyway, the two dudes are here to recap yet another busy week at Dumb, watch an amazing BBC video with Emmy Martian, and then revisit the Fox Kids program Eerie, Indiana with viewers!
Holy Thursday! It’s the first episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour in the all-new Dumb Clubhouse, and Matt & Chris are ready to PARTY by recapping the week in Dumb, catching up with Emmy Martian, and then watching the most baffling TV pilot ever put to celluloid: Poochinski.
It’s Thursday… again! Matt & Chris are here to kick back, discuss ongoing Dumb happenings, catch up with Emmy Martian, and chat about the bizarre trend of TV shows based on ads, all before viewers derail said topic by voting to watch a K-Mart forklift training video. Fear not… there was still enough time to watch The California Raisin show, which is ultimately rather disappointing.
It’s officially Thursday—however, Matt & Chris couldn’t do a live Mystery Hour so they pre-recorded an all-new episode to recap the week in Dumb, and then watch some cartoons based on Image Comics with special guest Emmy Martian! They also watch a training video for how to use a laserpointer when it’s taped to your gun or something. Weird.
Thursday is back and so are Matt & Chris with an all new Mystery Hour, this time to recap another busy week at Dumb, catch up with Emmy Martian, and to discuss their very favorite form of entertainment: TRAINING VIDEOS! All of which culminates in a viewing of “When Clowns Go Bad,” a Wendy’s training video that’s as cursed as it sounds.
Thursday returns, as predicted, and Matt & Chris are here to recap the week in Dumb, catch up w/ Emmy Martian, and then discuss a favorite era of television, the famed Disney Afternoon lineup, before viewers vote on watching an episode of Gargoyles, which is way too good to be able to riff. Also: the gang watches that time Burt Reynolds and Marc Summers attempted to kill each other on The Tonight Show.
Thursday has arrived yet again, meaning Matt & Chris are back in the Mystery Hour van to recap the week in Dumb, hang out with Emmy Martian, debut the Dumbest t-shirt ever, and discuss this week’s theme: Andy Griffith Show spinoffs! A theme derailed by viewers who would rather watch Norm Macdonald on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. In hindsight, probably the right choice.
Matt & Chris took the opportunity to see the new Fantastic Four movie opening day, so they pre-recorded this week’s episode in which they recap another bust week at Dumb and then welcome Emmy Martian to the program to watch some very silly vintage Fantastic Four cartoons!
Matt & Chris reconvene once again to recap the week in Dumb, catch up with Miss Emmy Martian, and discuss an ongoing trend in the world of game shows: celebrity guests! All before watching a bizarre episode of Celebrity Jeopardy featuring David Duchovny, Lynn Redgrave and Stephen King, the results of which are fascinating.
Goodbye grey skies, hello blue, the Mystery Hour is here for you! Matt & Chris recap a bust week at Dumb Industries, catch up with Emmy Martian, and discuss the fascinating era of television in which 90% of all programming was a spinoff of Happy Days, culminating in a screening of the animated Happy Days spinoff, Laverne & Shirley with The Fonz!
It’s a very special Mystery Hour as Matt & Chris welcome to the program Frank Conniff (“TV’s Frank”) from Mystery Science Theater 3000 to discuss his new audiobook and to watch an episode of the classic 60s cartoon series Marvel Super Heroes featuring Captain America in time for the Fourth of July!
Matt & Chris are BACK like it’s another damn Thursday or something, this time to recap the week in Dumb, giveaway some giveaways, catch up with Emmy Martian, and discuss 90s USA Network TV shows—a topic thwarted once again by viewers, who choose to watch an episode of Batman Beyond for some reason.
The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour returns after a mysterious 7 day absence to recap the week at Dumb and discuss this week’s topic: TGIF! The famed ABC lineup of programming that gave us Urkel, Full House, and even more Urkel. Viewers decide Matt & Chris should watch Perfect Strangers, and the results are… mixed.
It’s Thursday, dammit, and Matt & Chris are here for it to recap a very busy week at Dumb, catch up with Emmy Martian, and discuss one of their very favorite topics: SUPERMAN SH*T! All of which culminates in a screening of Superboy featuring Mr. Mxyzptlk, portrayed by Oscar nominee Michael J. Pollard.
It’s Thursday and although time is limited, Matt & Chris are here to recap the week in Dumb, catch up w/ Emmy Martian, and watch one of many nineties sci-fi shows, which viewers decide should be an episode of the Jerry O’Connell show Sliders that rips off The Island of Dr. Moreau, against pretty much everyone’s wishes.
Matt & Chris fire up the Mystery Hour van for an all new edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour, this time to recap a busy week at Dumb, discuss yet another one of Matt’s bizarre confrontations with the public, catch up with Emmy Martian, and then watch the G.I. Joe ripoff, Defenders of the Earth!
Thursday is here yet again which means it’s time for Matt & Chris to argue over technical difficulties and recap the week in Dumb! Despite forgetting to mention the show’s theme until about an hour into the episode, the Two Dudes discuss MTV shows of years past, a theme which viewers vehemently reject and instead choose to watch the infamous Flowbee informercial! Finally!
Matt & Chris are back with an all new edition of the hottest show on the internet, The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour, and have a whole lot of Dumb to recap, Emmy’s to catch up with, and VHS trash to watch! This week, viewers choose to watch one of many weird infomercials Matt found, culminating in a screening of a lesser-known Ernest work: Ernest Goes To Splash Mountain. SPOILER: he doesn’t die at the end.
It’s Thursday, which can mean only one thing: tomorrow is Friday. Oh, and also it’s another episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour as Matt & Chris recap a busy week at Dumb, catch up w/ Emmy Martian, and then watch an obscure Hanna-Barbera cartoon, which turns out to be the original Space Ghost — which is kinda obscure in its own way.
Matt & Chris are back in the Mystery Hour van to bicker about Matt’s poor lighting choices, the new chat on the Dumb website, Chris’s poor chat choices, the weird week they’re both having, and more, all before watching the notorious Saturday morning Beatles cartoon featuring a voice cast of guys off the street who probably aren’t even British.
Matt & Chris are at it again with an all-new futuristic episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour, as the dynamic duo recap the week in Dumb, catch up with Emmy Martian, do their best Karl from Sling Blade faces, and then watch that episode of The Brady Bunch where Marcia stalks Davy Jones.
It’s almost Easter, and both dudes just celebrated birthdays, so Matt & Chris recap the week at Dumb, check in with Emmy Martian, reminisce on past birthdays, Easters, and other nonsense, all before watching the most depressing thing they’ve ever seen: an Easter special of Davey & Goliath in which Davey’s grandma dies.
Matt & Chris quit bickering for a couple hours to present an all-new episode of the Dumb Industries Mystery Hour to recap and preview some busy weeks at Dumb Industries, and then preemptively celebrate their birthdays by hoping viewers would pick an episode of TV in which it’s someone’s birthday…. BUT EVERYONE FORGOT! Unfortunately, viewers aren’t having it and decide to watch Candid Camera.
It’s Thursday and Matt & Chris are BACK in the Mystery Hour van having settled their differences of opinion on Rogue One, and are naive enough to expect viewers to want to watch one of many prank shows, which gets derailed by this week’s wild card: an episode of the Spike TV original, Stan Lee’s Stripperella.
April is on the horizon and Matt & Chris are here to argue about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and to recap the week in Dumb! Plus: an extended appearance from Emmy Martian as the Dumb Trifecta announces the debut of a new project on April 8, all before watching an episode of Welcome Back, Kotter!
Matt & Chris dig through the archives to find all sorts of crap we never got the chance to watch for an all-new episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour, which culminates in an epic viewing of their favorite show: Supermarket Sweep!
Matt & Chris are still getting their asses kicked by the clocks going forward, but that doesn’t stop them from hosting an all-new Mystery Hour to recap the week in Dumb, catch up with Emmy Martian, and watch one of many Star Wars cartoons, which for some reason ends in the gang watching Captain EO!
Matt & Chris put the pedal to the metal on the Mystery Hour van to recap the week in Dumb, discuss olive penises, catch up with Emmy Martian, and then watch one of many nineties Marvel cartoons: Silver Surfer!
Matt & Chris close out a busy month at Dumb Industries with an all-new Mystery Hour to discuss all the latest happenings at Dumb, chat with Emmy Martian about being the world leaders of screaming content, and discuss some of our favorite Mystery Hour watches of years past all before watching yet another episode of Bigfoot & Wildboy!
It’s yet another Thursday and that means only one thing: MYSTERY HOUR TIME! This week, Matt & Chris reconvene to discuss the week in Dumb and Matt’s colon health, followed by a chat with Emmy Martian and then to discuss cartoons based on nineties movies, of which there were many, and close it out by watching The Mummy: The Animated Series!
It’s Thursday and Matt & Chris are ready to hand this week’s ass to itself, first by recapping the week in Dumb, then chatting w/ Emmy Martian about her screening of Beauty & The Beast (1947), then watching an anti-union video from FedEx that was presumably used to intimidate independent contractors nationwide!
Matt & Chris hop back into the Mystery Hour van to recap the ongoing saga that is Dumb Industries, chat with Emmy Martian about her birthday and screening of NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, then turn their attention to one of their very favorite genres of film: TRAINING VIDEOS! Viewers vote to watch a 1947 Bob’s Big Boy training video, which is about as condescending as it sounds.
Matt & Chris hop back into the Mystery Hour van to recap the week at Dumb and discuss this week’s topic: celebrity vehicle cartoons! You know, cartoons that existed solely to stroke the ego of whatever comedian some network prayed would be the next Seinfeld. Plus, Emmy Martian stops by to discuss CREATION OF THE HUMANOIDS, and Matt & Chris watch the Louie Anderson cartoon Life With Louie!
It’s another Thursday and Matt & Chris are here to recap the week in Dumb, starting off with Matt recounting a harrowing tale of visiting his local McDonald’s in flip-flops, then they welcome Emmy Martian on to chat about her recent screening of The Incredible Hulk, and finally watch an episode of Challenge of the GoBots, because no one wanted to watch a 2000s dating show. Gee, thanks.
It’s Thursday and Matt & Chris are mourning the loss of their Lord and Savior David Lynch, who sadly passed away today, offering memories, anecdotes, and of course bad impressions, of the man himself. Then, after recounting a previewing a busy month at Dumb, they are forced to watch a Transformers rip-off they’ve actually watched already once before: Van-Pires, scored by John Entwhistle of The Who — true story.
Matt & Chris are back in the Mystery Hour van to recap yet another week at Dumb Industries and discuss this week’s theme, weird 90s Christian shows, which ends up being moot because no one wants to watch any of that! Instead, viewers vote to watch this week’s wild card option, an episode of the John Hughes-inspired TV show Weird Science, which is also pretty damn terrible.
It’s the first Dumb Industries Mystery Hour of 2025 and Matt & Chris are both not feeling too hot, but that doesn’t stop them from recapping the past couple weeks at Dumb and then discussing this week’s topic: John Hughes TV shows, all before watching an episode of the ill-fated/conceived sitcom Uncle Buck!
Matt & Chris are back in the Mystery Hour van for their final Mystery Hour of 2024! This week, the two dudes recap all the incredible things happening at Dumb, then chat with Emmy Martian and watch a video about a woman obsessed with gingerbread, all before sitting through what is probably the worst episode of X-Men: The Animated Series ever, “Have Yourself A Morlock Little X-Mas,” even though it’s still a fun watch!
It’s another Thursday in December which means it’s time for Matt & Chris to watch some crappy Christmas specials! This week, the boys recap their very busy week in Dumb, chat with Emmy Martian about her recent Cartoon Funhouse, watch a clip about woman who has sex with Christmas trees or something, and then get into year-end shenanigans all before watching the incredibly boring Garfield Christmas Special which is totally boring.
Matt & Chris are getting into the holiday spirit as evidenced by their snowy backgrounds and cheery demeanor, and the duo are here to recap the week at Dumb, catch up w/ Emmy Martian, watch the trailer for “A Wrestling Christmas,” and then get caught up discussing Christmas specials all before watching an episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, “A Christmas Solstice.” Wow.
Matt & Chris are both dead inside, well, at least Matt is, but that doesn’t stop them from hosting another terrific episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour! This week, the two dudes recap the week in Dumb, watch a Mortal Kombat Live promo w/ Emmy Martian, and then watch part one of a Thanksgiving episode of ALF!
Matt & Chris return after a mysterious hiatus to recap the week in Dumb and discuss this week’s theme: SPIKE TV! The “Network for Men” that was just as misguided and awful as it sounds. Viewers detest Spike TV so much, in fact, they vote to watch a series of clips from Days of Our Lives in which Marlena got possessed by a demon. Fun stuff!
Matt & Chris are back in the Mystery Hour van after the longest 48 hours of their lives to recap the past couple weeks at Dumb, at least the parts that don’t involve fascism, to catch up with Emmy Martian, to preview the month ahead at Dumb, and then to discuss this week’s theme: Pokémon Rip-offs! Culminating in a viewing of the pilot episode of Fighting Foodons, a show Chris has a difficult time stomaching for obvious reasons.
It’s the final Mystery Hour of Spooky Season and Matt & Chris have a lot of sPoOoOoOkY stuff in store to close out October, including an all-new episode of The Mads Are Back and a screening of Jason X: Live at the Rosendale Theatre! Then they close things out by watching the 2002 Twilight Zone episode, “It’s Still A Good Life,” starring Billy Mumy and Cloris Leachman!
Matt & Chris hop back in the Mystery Hour van to recap a busy week at Dumb, then invite Emmy Martian on to watch an Air Sex Competition, followed by writer and comedian Eric Fell stopping by to discuss this week’s sPoOooooKy topic: horror anthology shows, culminating in watching an excellent episode of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction!
Dumb SpOoOoOoOkY Season is in full effect as Matt & Chris recap the sPoOoOoKy week in Dumb, test their mics, workshop their Perry Farrell impressions, and then bring on Emmy Martian to watch a disturbing music video all before watching a SpOoOoOkY episode of Sabrina: The Teenage Witch!
It's officially sPoOoOoKy season and Matt & Chris are ready to watch the spookiest thing they can think of: A SOAP OPERA! But first, the duo recaps a busy week at Dumb, invite Emmy Martian on to watch Martha Stewart awkwardly talk to children, and then preview all the sPoOoOoKy stuff they have planned in October, all before watching an episode of the sPooOoKiest soap opera of all time... PASSIONS!
It's Thursday, which can mean only one thing: Matt & Chris are hosting an all-new episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour! This week, the dudes recap the week in Dumb, and then discuss this week's topic: nineties anime! Which goes absolutely no where because viewers vote to watch this week's wild card pick: Bill Nye The Science Guy. Weirdos.
Matt & Chris kick off the Dumb Telethon with an all-new bonus edition of their weekly livestream The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour by watching a creepy clown short, then they're joined by Emmy Martian to watch some Supermarket Sweep and Big Bad Beetleborgs!
It's Thursday and Matt & Chris have a hankering for some bickering! Following a chaotic opening, the duo recap the week in Dumb, chat with Emmy Martian, watch a yo-yo video, then discuss this week's theme, edutainment, before scrapping that idea entirely to watch a cursed Chicken McNugget training video.
Matt & Chris are back for an all-new edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour on the road! This week they recap all the happenings at Dumb, then invite Emmy Martian on to watch "The Pineapple People," an employee training video for Super 8 Motels which is about as hilarious as it sounds.
Matt & Chris discuss their favorite VH1 Celebreality shows of the early aughts, recap the week in the Dumb, discuss all their amazing programming coming up, and then watch a Gary Busey- starring episode of The Celebrity Paranormal Project!
Go on a shopping spree with Matt & Chris during an all-new Mystery Hour as they recap the week in Dumb, preview all the exciting happenings coming up, and then watch a Trick or Treat episode of the game show Sale of the Century!
Chris is on the road and Matt just severely injured his ankle, but that doesn't stop them from hosting yet another incredible Mystery Hour as the boys recap the week in Dumb, then discuss their favorite comfort TV shows before watching another episode of Bigfoot & Wildboy, their favorite comfort show yet.
Matt & Chris hop back in the Mystery Hour Mystery Van to recap the week in Dumb, and discuss this week's topic: TV's weirdest cameos of all time, before watching an episode of the PBS children's show The Magic Schoolbus, featuring a very weird cameo by Carol Channing!
Matt & Chris are back with an all-new episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour to recap the week in Dumb and discuss weird time travel episodes of TV shows, a topic that is abruptly derailed by viewers who instead want to watch Part 2 of Star Trek: Turnabout Intruder. Chris is totally fine with this. Totally. Fine.
Matt & Chris hop back in the Mystery Hour van to solve mysteries and recap the week in Dumb, including Chris’s epic trip to Minneapolis for the latest RiffTrax Live, then discuss the worst TV spinoffs all before watching an episode of Mrs. Columbo!
Matt & Chris couldn’t go live so instead they pre-recorded an action-packed episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour that concludes with the duo watching the bizarre failed superhero pilot The Adventures of Superpup (1958).
Matt & Chris hop back into the Mystery Hour van to catch up on all the latest happenings at Dumb Industries before discussing awful TV reboots then watching the pilot episode of the Bionic Woman reboot from 2007… which bionically sucks.
Matt & Chris reconvene after a busy week at Dumb Industries to discuss their recent show at the Rosendale Theatre, the big Mads livestream on Tuesday, and much, much more, all before discussing bad series finales and watching part 1 of the final Star Trek: The Original Series episode, “Turnabout Intruder.”
Matt & Chris host a special Fourth of July edition of the Mystery Hour from Rosendale, NY, as the duo recap the week at Dumb Industries, followed by them finally watching Part 2 of the Magnum PI/Murder She Wrote crossover!
Matt & Chris want to watch one of several cartoons based on Jim Carrey movies, but their adoring fans just won’t have any of that so instead they watch the musical episode of Xena: The Warrior Princess without any prior knowledge of the show and wind up confused as hell.
Matt & Chris hop back in the saddle to give everyone a recap on the happenings at Dumb, plus to discuss wacky TV crossovers from year’s past all before watching part 1 of a bizarre Magnum P.I./Murder She Wrote crossover that ends on a seriously painful cliffhanger. Kind of.
Matt & Chris reconvene after several whole minutes apart to discuss all the recent happenings at Dumb Industries, and then watch an episode of the musical cop series Cop Rock, a decision the duo almost immediately regret.
Matt & Chris hop on their favorite place in the universe, the internet, to recap the week in Dumb and then watch an episode of the ultimate “spin-off babies” series, Muppet Babies!
Matt & Chris recap the week at Dumb, reveal some sexy upcoming events from Dumb Industries, all before watching a Very Special Episode of Boy Meets World where Sean joins a cult. For real.
Matt & Chris recap the week at Dumb, then are flabbergasted as viewers vote to watch a Self Defense Aerobics video from 1986 instead of Young Hercules starring Ryan Gosling. What the hell?
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch the Y2K Family Survival Guide with Leonard Nimoy (1999)!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch The David Carradine Kung Fu Workout!
Matt & Chris reconvene for a special Star Wars edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour, as the dynamic duo recap the week in Dumb and then watch Donny & Marie’s awful Star Wars spoof variety show! Then, they’re joined by Mary Jo Pehl to finish watching The Devil’s Daughter!
Matt & Chris are back as the Dumb duo recap the week in Dumb and then watch an absolutely ridiculous episode of the Sid & Marty Kroft show, Bigfoot and Wildboy!
Matt & Chris are back in the Mystery Hour saddle as the Dumb duo recap the week in Dumb and then watch an episode of the weird extreme 90s reboot of Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, then watch an episode of the early CGI crapfest, Van-Pires!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb IN PERSON FOR THE 1ST TIME, with very special guest Miss Emmy Martian, then watch the original pilot for an X-Men Animated Series, X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, then watch an episode of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch an episode of the Ninja Turtles ripoff show, Samurai Pizza Cats!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch an episode of Matt’s favorite paranormal investigation show, Ghost Adventures!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, then watch an episode of the children’s game show, Legends of the Hidden Temple!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch the debut episode of The Chevy Chase Show, which is even worse than you remember!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, followed by an episode of the Power Rangers rip-off, Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch the infamous episode of Cheaters in which Joey Greco gets stabbed!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch the 1995 live action sitcom pilot for Clerks, starring Jim Breuer!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch a vintage short on the importance of telephone courtesy!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch a full walkthough of the weird PC game, Frog Fractions.
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch “More Awkward Customers,” — an industrial short film hosted by John Cleese (yes… that John Cleese)!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch a vintage short, “Communicating Non-Defensively”
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch an episode of the 1980s iteration of the Twilight Zone: Night of the Meek!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch about 15 minutes of the Max Headroom Christmas Special, and then play a few rounds of Mario Kart!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch a Christmas themed episode of The Match Game!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, then watch the creepy Rankin Bass Christmas special, The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch a Waffle House training video!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch a full walkthrough of the Manos: The Hands of Fate video game, in honor of Manos Day!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch “Safety For Seniors,” a training video for seniors who don’t want to get mugged!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then are joined by special guest Beck Reiser to watch “The Attitude Factor,” a training video for school bus drivers!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, followed by an entire episode of Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch an entire episode of Baywatch Nights w/ Miss Emmy Martian!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch an episode of Tales From The Crypt for Spooky Season!
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb, and then watch an old episode of Love Connection!
This week’s Dumb Deals:
The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour Mystery Club now available
The Mads Are Back: Teenage Zombies | $6 w/ promo code GORILLA thru September 22
The Dumb 2023 Fall Sale | 15% off the Fall Collection w/ promo code DUMBFALL2023 thru September 21
This week’s Dumb Deals:
The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour Mystery Club now available
The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts XI | $6 w/ promo code MYLAR thru September 15
The Dumb 2023 Fall Sale | 15% off the Fall Collection w/ promo code DUMBFALL2023 thru September 21
Following a mysterious two-week absence, Matt & Chris are back in the saddle at the Dumb Industries Mystery Hour to discuss everything going on at Dumb Industries, before closing it out with their feature presentation: Wendy’s Grill Skills! Recorded live June 8, 2023.
Matt & Chris reconvene to discuss everything happening at Dumb Industries and than watch their feature presentation: Kirk Cameron hosting a walkthrough of Disney’s Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Recorded live May 25, 2023.
Matt & Chris are back in the saddle for yet another Dumb Industries Mystery Hour as they go over the week in Dumb including another Jackey Neyman Jones’ Paint Parties and Movie Jo Night: The Fantastic Four, Emmy’s screening of Miami Blues in our Discord Server, all before getting into what’s coming up at Dumb including Chit-Chat & Tidbits, The Mary Jo Pehl Show Trader Joe’s Challenge, and then watch an instructional video on the benefits of POGS! Recorded live May 18, 2023.
Matt & Chris reconvene in the middle of a busy week at Dumb Industries to discuss the big Dumb Spring Sale which includes all sorts of amazing new designs and products you should check out right away, and then get into what’s coming up at Dumb, then Chris briefly dies but is brought back to life via disembodied voice in time to watch a disturbing episode of Dinosaurs.
It’s Star Wars Day and Matt & Chris decide to give this franchise a chance with their very own Star Wars Day Special! First the duo go over the recent screening of The Hidden Fortress Emmy hosted in our Discord server, and then welcome special Mystery Guest DEZ to view the original Star Tours ride in its entirety, all before watching their feature presentation: Return of the Ewok - a short film starring Warrick Davis!
Still struggling from the effects of last week’s 4/20 special, Matt & Chris reconvene to discuss a busy week at Dumb, all before watching a disturbing intermission video and getting into what’s Coming Soon to Dumb, including the big Mads Are Back livestream on May 9, and then watch a bizarre educational short hosted by Leonard Nimoy! Recorded live April 27, 2023.
Matt & Chris celebrate 4/20 much in the same way they celebrate any other Thursday: by hosting an all-new episode of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour! This week, the duo discuss everything that’s going on at Dumb, then discuss what’s coming up at Dumb! This week’s feature presentation is the Cartoon All-Stars Anti-Drug video, introduced by George & Barbara Bush and featuring an incomprehensible array of animated IP that should never, ever co-exist. Recorded live April 20, 2023.
Matt & Chris are still alive somehow and manage to work up enough strength to go over everything that’s going on at Dumb this week all before getting into what’s coming up at Dumb including another Jackey Neyman Jones’ Paint Parties and The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts XI and settling on watching a Y2K documentary hosted by Robert Stack! Recorded live April 6, 2023.
Matt & Chris meet up during the busiest week in Dumb history to go over what’s going on this week at Dumb Industries before bringing out very special mystery guest Jackey Neyman Jones to discuss Year 2 of her online art classes and to watch a series of disturbing ads featuring the world’s gaspiest man, then discuss the upcoming Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time: The Watch Party before getting into their feature presentation: Body Language! Recorded live March 30, 2023.
Get ready for non-stop promotional content as Matt & Chris meet up to discuss the week in Dumb, and then get into what’s coming up at Dumb including a new Jackey Neyman Jones: Hands of Paint class on Saturday, another Mary Jo Pehl Show Clubhouse exclusive livestream on Monday, a new episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show on Tuesday, and the big Darkstar watch party on Friday, and THEN watch Decide To Be Drug Free, an anti-drug video hosted by a non-blinking relative of Munchie.
It’s another exciting edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour as Matt & Chris meet up to discuss the week at Dumb, before welcoming Peter Hunter—Marketing Director at RiffTrax—to the program to discuss the current RiffTrax Kickstarter and their upcoming live-riff of RAD, all before watching You On Kazoo, a terrifying VHS tape Matt discovered in the bowels of Hell.
Matt & Chris reconvene after a harrowing two-day absence to go over everything happening at Dumb Industries before previewing the upcoming Jackey Neyman Jones’ Paint Parties, our Oscars Watch Party this Sunday, our Mads Are Back: Night of the Ghouls livestream on Tuesday, and Movie Jo Night: Gargoyles on March 21, then cap it all off with a William Shatner-hosted video on the subject of hypnosis! Recorded live March 9, 2023.
Matt & Chris realized they had an open Tuesday on their calendar so they invite their friends Kevin Smith (not the director) and Deana Dolphin to play a few rounds of RiffTrax: The Game along with all of you! Recorded live March 7, 2023.
Matt & Chris jump back in the driver’s seat to breakdown another action-packed week at Dumb Industries and get into what’s coming up at Dumb, including a bonus livestream on Tuesday where Chris, Matt & friends will play RiffTrax: The Game, and the exciting upcoming Dumb Industries Oscars Watch Party on Sunday, March 12, all before watching a disturbingly entertaining Dianetics infomercial from 1995! Recorded live March 2, 2023.
Don’t fret! Matt & Chris are back with another exciting edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour to discuss what’s going on this week at Dumb, and then get into what’s coming up, including an exclusive Clubhouse livestream on Friday, a new Robot Monster-themed Hands of Paint class on Saturday, The Mary Jo Pehl Show Cult Robe Contest on Tuesday, and the upcoming Dumb Industries Oscars Watch Party in March, all before watching a bizarre father-daughter yodeling team teach us how to yodel.
Matt & Chris are back at it again for another exciting Dumb Industries Mystery Hour as they recap the week in Dumb, then get into what’s coming up at Dumb including the upcoming Movie Jo Night: The Cat Creature (RSVP here) and the next Mary Jo Pehl Show: The Cult Robe Contest (RSVP here), all before watching Facial Magic, an exercise video for your lazy friggin’ face. Recorded live February 16, 2023.
Matt & Chris join forces once again for a record-breaking second time in a single week to recap the week in Dumb, and get into what’s coming up at Dumb, including Jackey Neyman Jones’ upcoming Paint Parties class (register here), and The Mads Are Back: Dimension 5 on Valentine’s Day, then persevere through a harrowing 60-minute VHS tape: John Jacobs and the Power Team. Recorded live February 9, 2023.
Matt & Chris realized they had an open Tuesday on their calendar so they reconvene for a special BONUS edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour in which they watch a series of vintage dating shows chosen by viewers, to varying horrific results. Recorded live February 7, 2023.
Matt & Chris are back at it again for another exciting Dumb Industries Mystery Hour that finds the duo discussing the past week at Dumb Industries before moving onto what’s coming up at Dumb, including The Mads Are Back: Dimension 5 on February 14 (tickets on sale now), and then close out the night with a screening Coverall College’s Art & Science of Cleaning interactive training video. Recorded live February 2, 2023.
Get ready for a wild evening of mysteries as Matt & Chris go over #JanInThePanInJan week at Dumb, all before welcoming very special mystery guest DEZ to watch an unfortunately dark VHS tape about the dangers of psychic charlatans. Recorded live January 26, 2023.
Matt & Chris are back at it again for another exciting edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour, as they recap the week in Dumb, and preview what’s coming up at Dumb, including an all-new episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show and an all-new Jackey Neyman Jones: The Hands of Paint, all before welcoming very special guest Jennifer Harmon to the program to watch a Woolworth Training Video hosted by the world’s premier criminal shoplifter. Recorded live January 19, 2023.
It’s Thursday the 12th and Matt & Chris are FREAKING THE EFF OUT! Not really, though. Anyway, this week they recap the week in Dumb, then get into what’s coming up at Dumb, including this Saturday’s Jackey Neyman Jones’ Paint Parties class (sign up here) and Tuesday’s Movie Jo Night: Moon of the Wolf, all before playing Friday the 13th: The Game for NES, plus Halloween & Texas Chainsaw Massacre for Atari 2600 for good measure. Recorded live January 12, 2023.
It’s a New Year and Matt & Chris have some Dumb to recap! First they go over Emmy’s recent watch party for 1984 in the Dumb Discord Server, Chris’s new Raspberry Pi and Yoda Stories, and then look ahead to Tuesday’s livestream, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts X, the next Jackey Neyman Jones’ Paint Parties, and the upcoming Movie Jo Night: Moon of the Wolf, all before enduring yet another fascinatingly odd VHS video: Volton! Recorded live January 5, 2023.
Matt & Chris recap the week in Dumb for the final time of 2022, to discuss the big Dumb Year End Sale, Tuesday’s The Mary Jo Pehl Show Holiday Special, Emmy’s screening of Roadside Prophets (1992) in our Discord server, and preview the upcoming Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts X, all before welcoming Matt’s mom Becky back to the program to watch the anti-piracy video, “Don’t Copy That Floppy,” as well as the long sought-after Hardee’s training video. Recorded live December 29, 2022.
Matt & Chris reconvene after a harrowing 7-day absence to give everyone the skinny on Dumb, and then get into what’s coming up at Dumb, including Tuesday’s The Mary Jo Pehl Show Holidays Special, and The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts X on January 10, 2023, all before welcoming Matt’s mom Becky, aka the funniest mom on the planet, to watch the Hulk Hogan Ultimate Grill Infomercial! Recorded live December 22, 2022.
It’s been an entire week and Chris & Matt are back at it again to discuss another jam-packed week of fun at Dumb Industries, including the most recent session of Jackey Neyman Jones’ Paint Parties and Emmy Martian’s new t-shirt design and screening of the Big Bad Fox & Other Tales in our Discord, then preview Jackey’s upcoming Hands of Paint class, the next Movie Jo Night, all before watching How To Eat A Lobster, hosted by walking New England stereotype, Alan Smith.
Chris & Matt reconvene for another action-packed edition of The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour to discuss Emmy’s screening of the Crispin Glover movie Rubin & Ed in our Discord Server, Emmy’s new t-shirt design that you should totally buy, and then preview what’s coming up at Dumb including a new Jackey Neyman Jones’ Paint Parties and more, before watching the deeply disturbing VHS tape, “How To Date God.” You have been warned. Recorded live December 8, 2022.
Chris & Matt go live after a harrowing two-week absence to go over their Thanksgiving dinner, and then get into Jackey Neyman Jones' recent Gamera class, the Dumb Short Film Festival 2022 in our Discord server, and the upcoming LIVE Mary Jo Pehl Show at littlefield in Brooklyn on December 6, 2022 (tix on sale here) all before settling on watching Diane Horner's Country Line Dance Aerobics for some reason!
Matt & Chris reconvene to recap the week at Dumb, including the most recent edition of Jackey Neyman Jones' Paint Parties, the launch of The Mary Jo Pehl Show Clubhouse, Movie Jo Night: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, confusing Another Earth with After Earth, confusing Teenagers From Outer Space with Teenagers From Mars, and then they watch the deeply upsetting VHS tape: Pornography: Society at Risk! Recorded live November 17, 2022.
Matt & Chris go live to discuss Tuesday’s Mads livestream tech debacle at great lengths, then preview the upcoming Jackey Neyman Jones’ Paint Party, a new Movie Jo Night, The Mary Jo Pehl Show Clubhouse, the massively upgraded Dumb Video store & selection, and lots more, before watching a weird British VHS about a kid who spends the night trapped in The Natural History Museum full of horribly designed 3D dinosaurs. Recorded live November 10, 2022.
Matt & Chris meet up to discuss all things Dumb yet again, including dumb247.com, the upgraded version of Dumb Video that's in the works, last night's super fun Discord watch party of Bob Roberts, and the upcoming Mads livestream, The Mads Are Back: The Devil Bat! Then they watch their feature presentation, a Crystal Pepsi Training Video, presumably from the bowels of hell. Recorded November 3, 2022.
Matt & Chris catch up on the week in Dumb, including Jackey’s latest Hands of Paint class full of Torgos, the rebroadcast of The Mads Are Back: The Brain Eaters, The Mary Jo Pehl Show Halloween Special, Emmy’s screening of the amazing Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein!
Matt & Chris join forces once again to discuss the week in Dumb, including the most recent Movie Jo Night: The Snoop Sisters, Wednesday's watch party of Burn, Witch, Burn! on Discord, and then preview the upcoming Hands of Paint class with special guest student Mary Jo Pehl, and a rebroadcast of The Mads Are Back: The Brain Eaters! Then they watch Pagan Invasion - Part II: Invasion of the Godmen! Recorded October 20, 2022.
Matt & Chris catch up on the week in Dumb, including The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 9, our Discord screening of ALUCARDA, and Dumb 24/7, then offer a preview of the upcoming Movie Jo Night, an offer to sit in on Jackey Neyman Jones: The Hands of Paint this month, and the upcoming Brain Eaters riffalong/rebroadcast, all before watching Pagan Invasion: Part 1 (of 13)!
Matt & Chris go live to discuss the week in Dumb, and invite Jackey Neyman Jones to the program to discuss her new Paint Parties online art class at Dumb Industries, then the trio watch the creepiest instructional video of all time: Rejuvinique Tutorial (1999)
This week on The Dumb Industries Mystery Hour, Matt has Covid and Chris is sick after a harrowing visit to Chuck E. Cheese, so they quickly recap the week in Dumb including Jackey’s Hands of Paint Godzilla class, the riffalong/rebroadcast of The Mads Are Back: The Beach Girls and The Monster (now available on demand at Dumb Video), and the season 2 premiere of The Mary Jo Pehl Show — all before watching the Amazing Discoveries: Human Calculator informercial in its near-entirety!
Matt & Chris go live to recap the week in Dumb, including Movie Jo Night: Devil Dog, The Honeymoon Killers, and then look ahead at the next Jackey Neyman Jones: The Hands of Paint class and the Mads Are Back: The Beach Girls and the Monster riffalong/rebroadcast—all before welcoming Dez from the Dave Hill Goodtime Hour to hang out and watch a Tower Records training video! Nice!
Dumb Industries’ Matt Reiser and Chris Gersbeck go live to discuss the week in Dumb including The Mads Are Back: Bride of the Monster, Emmy Martian’s watch party for Black Moon, and Jackey Neyman Jones’ new Paint Parties class, and then watch Leonard Nimoy talk to a glowing rock about LaserDiscs and also a BBC training video designed to scare people from working there.