Raised by TV

16. Captain Picard and Pube Stories (w/ Nicole Byer)

Nicole Byer of "Nailed It!" and the “Why Won’t You Date Me?” podcast is on the show today! She talks about her early crush on Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard, reading Judy Bloom books and going to Discovery Zone, and she bonds with Gabrus on being the loudest sibling. Plus: The gang takes a Pop Tart break, and create a new improvised sitcom, “Fathers Of The Bride!" This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: TV), Hullo (www.hullopillow.com/tv), and Hello Fresh (www.hellofresh.com/raised30).

When​ ​Jon​ ​Gabrus​ ​and​ ​Lauren​ ​Lapkus​ ​were​ ​growing​ ​up,​ ​they​ ​watched​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​TV.​ ​Like,​ ​a​ ​LOT​ ​of TV.​ ​Now​ ​adults​ ​with​ ​minds​ ​hopelessly​ ​warped​ ​by​ ​television,​ ​they’ve​ ​come​ ​together​ ​to​ ​indulge their​ ​shared​ ​obsession.​ ​On​ ​Raised​ ​By​ ​TV,​ ​Jon​ ​and​ ​Lauren​ ​revisit​ ​the​ ​best​ ​and​ ​worst​ ​TV​ ​of​ ​the late​ ​80s​ ​and​ ​early​ ​90s​ ​-​ ​everything​ ​from​ ​game​ ​shows​ ​and​ ​TGIF​ ​to​ ​Oprah​ ​and​ ​cereal commercials.