9 Chickweed Rage
Two old friends get angry talking about the newspaper comic strip 9 Chickweed Lane.
Episodes
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038: Producing A Hissing Sound While Your Bosom Swells
September 3rd, 2024 | 1 hr 22 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, benny hill, bosoms, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, gadget hackwrench, george carlin, jeff drake, lemonheads, newspaper comic strip, skibidi toilet
We welcome Adam Grosswirth to talk about Polly & Lolly's plans to have sex with the same guy...and maybe each other?
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037: Contemplation of the Ladies' Edible Underwear Sale
July 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 41 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, cheez whiz, chickweed, chickweed lane, classic rock, comic strip, comics, hugh grant, james brown, jeff drake, newspaper comic strip, paddington, sting
Brooke and Jeff address the question: Where in the hell is this all supposed to take place?
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036: I've Never Seen So Many Binoculars
July 2nd, 2024 | 1 hr 30 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, binoculars, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, dorothy parker, green egg, jeff drake, little house on the prairie, newspaper comic strip, rat mites, voyeurism, wimpy, yodeling
What begins with another instance of people humping on top of a table ends with a discussion of the word "mine's's."
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035: 45 Tablespoons Northeast of Surly
June 6th, 2024 | 1 hr 30 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chicken n pickle, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, diet coke, elton john, france, jeff drake, kung fu, newspaper comic strip, red lobster, sexy underwear, turtlenecks
Academia is hilarious. Rather, "Academe's a dumpster, pumpkin." Just ask the asshole that draws this comic.
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034: The Wormhole Is a Franchise
March 2nd, 2024 | 1 hr 35 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, alternate reality, beaver shots, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, jeff drake, newspaper comic strip, running, singin' in the rain, the ring, time travel, twins, wasp waist
Edda time-travels and as a result Polly and Lolly show up as college students, or middle-aged divorcees, or in their mid-30s. It's hard to say. You won't believe how gross it ends up.
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033: I'm Surveying You For Alternative Kiss Sites
January 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, anchorman, ben franklin, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, jazz, jeff drake, lalo schifrin, newspaper comic strip, turtlenecks, winnie the pooh
We kick off 2024 by looking at Brooke McEldowney's first eight comic strips of the year.
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032: You Sneezed All Over Julius Caesar Dithers
December 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 44 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, diet coke, eddie izzard, goats, jeff drake, newspaper comic strip, peanuts, segway, tiger beat
Brooke McEldowney defends his use of the ellipsis, so we take him down.
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031: Like Hookers Short on Crazy Money
November 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 41 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, adam godley, bing crosby, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, cheongsams, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, ealing comedies, going commando, jeff drake, marty feldman, newspaper comic strip, pheromones, pig latin, the church of england
It's the wedding of Xiulan and Hugh Portwhistle Godalming. And it is disgusting.
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030: Me Not So Hot With Scream
October 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 39 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, casablanca, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, ezio pinza, from here to eternity, gumby, it happened one night, jeff drake, la dolce vita, laurel & hardy, newspaper comic strip, north by northwest, schrödinger's cat, tarzan
Amos kisses Edda on the left side of her mouth and triggers a series of romantic cinematic episodes. Mostly Tarzan-based.
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029: Dr. Greene Inhaled His Cough Drop
October 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 30 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, arrhythmia, auntie mame, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, jean harlow, jeff drake, jolly ranchers, les nessman, newspaper comic strip, turtlenecks
Elliott proposes to Juliette but inhales a cough drop in the process and ends up in the ICU.
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028: I'll Just Serve You A Colossal Jong-Jong
July 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 28 mins
4th of july, 9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, barbie dolls, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, dorothy hamill, jeff drake, joey chestnut, lauren bacall, major league eating, muppets, newspaper comic strip, scent of a woman, sophia loren
We go back to the beginning, to the very first 9 Chickweed Lane, to prove it was just as terrible then as now.
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027: My Speculations on Her Mother's Species
June 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 32 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, benjamin franklin, bluey, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, bugs bunny, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, dutch angles, jeff beck, jeff drake, new math, newspaper comic strip, once upon a one more time, rocky, silly putty, the bowery boys, turtlenecks, vhs, winnebago man
We return to the cello competition in Brussels to witness the rematch between Amos and Xiulan Yuan.
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026: The Wattles and the Flapping Flesh
May 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 31 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, adam godley, bluey, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, bust a moo, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, defibrillator, gilbert & sullivan, jeff drake, laura ingalls wilder, lou bega, mambo no. 5, mercury mariner, mri, nelly, newspaper comic strip, scooby doo, shrek, turtlenecks
Let's all watch the consummation of Arthur and Nan-Lin's romance, which happens in a restaurant booth.
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025: Tales of Eight Cylinders and Virginal Odometers
April 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 18 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, abe vigoda, andy capp, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, harry potter, improv, jeff drake, joe biden, marathon man, mullets, newspaper comic strip, the bachelor, zabar's
Amos has a dream about Edda shopping for a car, and it's gross.
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024: They Wanted You to Model Because of Sitzfleisch Allure
March 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 32 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, chickweed, chickweed lane, comic strip, comics, jeff drake, newspaper comic strip
It's time to dive into the genesis of Edda's modeling career.
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023: A Very, Very Good Glass of Water
February 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 24 mins
9 chickweed, 9 chickweed lane, bach, bats, broadway, brooke dillman, brooke mceldowney, caligula, chickweed, chickweed lane, claude the cat, comic strip, comics, drug commercials, heart rates, jeff drake, jerry lee lewis, newspaper comic strip, poltergeist, raggedy andy, showgirls, turtlenecks
Amos's cello performance makes people all over the world have sex. (Part 3 of 3)