VHS Bandits

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Bringing long lost VHS movies back from the past!

Episodes

Sunday Feb 09, 2020

95 "Future Kick"

Sunday Feb 09, 2020

We're KICKING off Future Month with a movie about the FUTURE. On the moon rich people program virtual reality headsets while poor people live in the streets and strips clubs of Los Angelos, Planet Earth. It's up to neon blue blooded and Blue-Blocker wearing cyborg, Don "The Dragon" Wilson to KICK some asses and stop some guy from ripping people's hearts out to sell at a body modification company. Get ready for tons of recycled Roger Corman footage, stripper parts hats, unexpected gore, darkwave synth music, and Sean Penn's cyborg brother battle-damaged in green lettuce. It's FUTURE KICK...or was it all just virtual reality...????

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Sunday Feb 02, 2020

"Mortal Kombat" with Dan Alicata / Party Hat Patrol Bonus Ep

Sunday Feb 02, 2020

We decided to make our Patreon exclusive episode on Mortal Kombat public so everyone could enjoy the final episode featuring our late friend and #1 VHS Bandits Super Fan, Dan Alicata.

Dane Train, KevBot and special guest local VHS Bandits Super Fan Dan Alicata are invited to Patusan Island from Surf Ninjas to fight in a tournament with Miss Veronica Vaughn and others against the bad guy from Showdown in Little Tokyo and lots of wicked shiny 90's GCI. It's a fight to save Earth and argue if the sequel, "Annihilation", is better. Put on some earbuds and "Test Your Might" to a "Flawless Victory" in...MORTAAAL KOMBAAAAT!

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Wednesday Jan 29, 2020

In Memory of VHS Bandits #1 Super Fan Dan Alicata

Wednesday Jan 29, 2020

Our #1 fan and close friend, Dan Alicata, passed away last week. This episode featuring his brother, Jimmy, is a memorial and celebration of Dan's life. Not only was he our biggest fan and regular guest on the show but also a good friend outside of the podcast. We will always remember Dan as being one of the nicest, coolest dudes on the planet, a true lover of pop culture and a B-movie connoisseur who will be greatly missed.

You can listen to Dan's episodes here:

Silent Night Deadly Night 2: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8upzi-699a6a?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share

Silent Night Deadly Night 4: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ic2zc-7fb2e9?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share

School Spirit: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9fbna-8d0e4b?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share

Nightmare Video Board Game: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cczyu-9c47b5?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share

Sunday Jan 19, 2020

Ep 94 "Shock Feature Theater Presents: Mutant Hunt"

Sunday Jan 19, 2020

This week we watch the special spine tingling sci-fi cyborg filled maniacal masterpiece Mutant Hunt! But not only that it's a two for one because this tape is a special presentation of the film by the southern belle horror host Mini Coffee conceived and played by non other than hero to the show Rob Schrab! If you like mutants and you like hunting them then this is the episode for you!

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Sunday Jan 05, 2020

Ep 93 "Barbie Birthday Party at Walk Disney World Epcot '94"

Sunday Jan 05, 2020

It's Barbie's birthday and the VHS Bandits are invited! All we need to do is purchase a Barbie doll at Toys R Us in 1994, throw in an extra penny for the VHS tape, book a trip to Orlando Florida, pay for a hotel, get tickets to Disney World and voila: party time! We're joined by two special guests this episode Gina, A.K.A. Mrs. Train, and Kamarra Cole. Join us in watching two coked-up 9 year old girls wander around Disney World unsupervised preparing for the party of a lifetime. They run into calligraphy slaves, mounds of spaghetti, and a load of other adult strangers. Happy Birthday, Barbie!

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Watch the VHS here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo28D8R9hIs

Sunday Dec 22, 2019

Ep. 92 "Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special"

Sunday Dec 22, 2019

Merry Christmas Bandits! We hope you like fruitcake because this movie is jam packed with enough to construct and entire dungeon! Not only does this classic Christmas special have a butt load of fruitcake, but it also has a slew of late 80s stars, including but not limited too, Charo, Woopie Goldberg, Magic, Johnson, Dolph Lundgren's Ex Girlfriend, and more! Warm up that VCR because it's time for Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special!

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Sunday Dec 01, 2019

Ep 91 "Extreme Ops"

Sunday Dec 01, 2019

It took us a year of eating 3D Doritos and chugging Mil-Dew Cola to get us to our peak level of eXtreme but we're finally here and ready to watch Extreme Ops! There's no better way to kick off the winter season than kicking some terrorist ass while on a snowboard, while on a mountain, while on a waterski-rope, while on a bullet train! WARNING: This episode is for eXtreme VHS fans only. If you can't handle high altitude action, multiple avalanches, shotguns being referred to as rifles, and Devon Sawa stunt-butts then you can't handle EXTREME OPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sunday Nov 17, 2019

Ep 90 "Mr. T The Toughest Man in the World"

Sunday Nov 17, 2019

In the mean streets of early 80's Chicago it's up to Mr. T as himself...I mean Bruise Brubaker...to kick asses as a bouncer in a nudeless interpretive dance nudie bar and save the local youth center from shutting down. Fundraising money just takes too much red tape and Bruise doesn't know how to read or write so why not try out for The Toughest Man in the World contest consisting of Double Dare physical challenge obstacle courses and 'roided out meatheads. $25,000 is on the line! Can Mr.T save the youth center, fight gangsters, drunk assholes, do TONS of exercise montages, take off his shirt to reveal an oily chest in front of a young boy, and sweep a widow off her feet? Find out when we check out Mr. T...The Toughest Man...in the Woooooorrrrrrld!

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Sunday Nov 03, 2019

Ep 89 "VHS Swap in Portland, ME"

Sunday Nov 03, 2019

KevBot and Dane Train make the trek north from Worcester MA to Portland ME for the first ever Portland VHS Swap at the Apohadion Theater. Tapes for sale and trade was the name of the game. We get to meet fellow tape collectors and all kinds or rad people at the swap.

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Monday Oct 21, 2019

Ep 88 Halloween Special: "i Downloaded A Ghost"

Monday Oct 21, 2019

When a horror buff who's not the same girl on the tape's box art surfs the early 2000's world wide web and downloads a just-deceased struggling comedian and taxi driver it's a a race against time to win the Halloween Haunted House contest, find an Egyptian cat artifact and get the ghost to heaven. Joined by special spooky guest, Kamarra, the Bandits eat the greasiest pizza ever and try out Mountain Dew's new Voo Doo mystery soda. It's a Netsploitation Halloween adventure!

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Sunday Oct 06, 2019

Ep 87 Halloween Special: Jack-O

Sunday Oct 06, 2019

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A pumpkin-headed monster conjured up as a tool for revenge is the concept for one of our favorite horror films, and also... Jack-O. What PumpkinHead lacks in literal pumpkin heads Jack-O makes up for. And what detailed mythology and character development PumpkinHead excels at Jack-O skims right through and gets straight to goofy Halloween madness. Dust off your VCR, pop in some night toast, celebrate Halloween the VHS Bandit way and join us as we watch Jack-O!

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Sunday Sep 22, 2019

86 Frankenhooker

Sunday Sep 22, 2019

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When Mary Shelly first penned the classic horror novel Frankenstein it was nearly perfect... the only ingredients missing were purple haired prostitutes, exploding decapitated heads, lawn mower mutilations, and super crack. Thankfully the team behind Basket Case swooped in to pick up the pieces and put the finishing touches on the this age old tale of terror. It's time to raise your VCR back from the dead and pop in 1990's Frankenhooker! A huge thanks to our Good friend Jason of Champion Video for this rad slab! Follow him on Instagram for kick ass VHS goodness @ChampionVideo

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Monday Sep 09, 2019

85 - Your Movie Warehouse Video Store

Monday Sep 09, 2019

As the summer winds down Dane Train took one last vacation trip up to Wolfeboro, NH. Lake Winnipesaukee is a beautiful place and the best part about the area is a small brick n' mortar video store, Your Movie Warehouse. Laura, the owner, has been in business for 13 years selling DVDs, BluRays and wall-to-wall VHS. It's a real treasure trove of movie heaven and you never know what you're going to find. The nostalgia kicks in immediately as it's the closest thing to a real video store of the golden days you can get today. Stop in to this little shop to hear Dane and Laura talk about the store's history, it's importance to the local community, physical media, sustainability, and more.

Your Movie Warehouse

4 Center St, Wolfeboro, NH 03894

(603) 569-1066

https://yourmoviewarehouse.webs.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-Movie-Warehouse-Wolfeboro-NH/113177515375557

Sunday Aug 25, 2019

Ep. 84 "Surf Ninjas"

Sunday Aug 25, 2019

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Kwansu, dudes! The fictitious country of Something-or-Other is under the domination of and evil Leslie Nielsen and it's up to two surfer dude princes, and Rob Schneider, to restore the country to what it once was. Armed only with a magic Game Gear, surfboards, a Kung Fu master, and bundles of dynamite, will they be able to live up to save the day? Find out in this week's episodes where we watched Surf Ninjas!

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Sunday Aug 11, 2019

Ep. 83 "Dead Heat"

Sunday Aug 11, 2019

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This week we watched Dead Heat thanks to a suggestion by our patron, James! Good cop, dead cop, what's the difference? It's time to kick some mad scientist/undead poultry ass! Somehow a movie about a zombie cop manages to be a better Resident Evil movie than the actual Resident Evil movie. Get your VCR's ready this summer and beat the heat... dead.

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Sunday Jul 28, 2019

Ep. 82 "Robot Wars"

Sunday Jul 28, 2019

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The year is... the future and in a post-apocalyptic Burger King Wasteland only one industry thrives: Robot Laser Taxis. A threat arises in a Chinese restaurant franchisee who wants to take over the world, presumably by implementing a high sodium diet via way of a robot takeover, giving a whole new meaning to restaurant automation. Only one taxi driver can stop him: some guy who looks kinda like Jake Busey. Can he save the already un-saveable world? Find out as we watch Full Moon's Robot Wars!

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Sunday Jul 14, 2019

81 "Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland"

Sunday Jul 14, 2019

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It's a real summer bummer at camp New Horizons where underprivileged 20-somethings go to camp with overprivileged 20-somethings. Last year the camp was met with a series of murders by the hands of disgruntled counselor Angela, but that couldn't happen again, right? Well, spoiler, it does! The body count is higher and the budget is lower and that's why we watched Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland!

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Tuesday Jul 09, 2019

Special Announcement!

Tuesday Jul 09, 2019

Our brand new Patreon: patreon.com/VHSbandits

We've been hard at work at the podcast trying to put this together for a while, as our overhead has become daunting. We wanted to create a Patreon in order to limit the burden on us and also give back to our most dedicated fans and listeners, both new and those who have been with us for the past four years.

This podcast has been an amazing experience for us. We started the show doing what we did anyway: watching tapes with pals, eating junk food, laughing and talking about the movie. Little did we know how many other tape heads were out there who share our passion for film in the era of the video store. We consider ourselves extremely lucky to be a part of this amazing and ever-growing community.

Back in 2015, there were only three VHS Bandits. Over the years we've seen that number grow and grow and we are honored to have you, the listeners, as full-fledged VHS Bandits.

Thank you.

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Sunday Jun 30, 2019

80 "Dee Snider's Strangeland"

Sunday Jun 30, 2019

This week we're joined by Sully from the Wrassle Flicks podcast to watch a movie with more nipple rings than the breastfeeding station at Ozzfest and arguably the best Netsploitation film ever made: Dee Snider's Strangeland. The year is 1998 and Cyber Predators are cyber predating the world wide web for victims. The most notorious digital villain is the body modification/tribal tattoo obsessed Captain Howdy, played by Dee Snider himself. Full of late 90s nu-metal and fake movie internet, you're gonna want to re-open your Dead Journal because Strangeland is one for the e-books!

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Sunday Jun 16, 2019

79 "Where Did I Come From? Narrated by Howie Mandel"

Sunday Jun 16, 2019

This week's show is all about education as we take a look at a tape from our WTF section to learn about where babies come from the way that God intended us to learn, via naked cartoons narrated by Howie Mandel. For instance, did you know that babies start as sperm and have to race against covert sleeper cell sharks? Well, you'll learn that and more on this weeks episode as Howie Mandel answers the age-old question "Where did I come from?"

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Sunday Jun 02, 2019

78 "Kick Ass Wrestling: School's Out"

Sunday Jun 02, 2019

This week we had a blast from our own past and watched Kick Ass Wrestling: School's Out. What is KAW? It was an early 2000s backyard wrestling promotion put on by high schoolers in Shrewsbury, MA. Two of the premiere wrestlers involved were none other than your hosts KevBot and Topher Hansson, although this episode was before their time. Join us for a shitload of DDTs, an indestructible plywood table, and karaoke machine commentators as we relive the glory days of Kick Ass Wrestling!

Since this is such an ultra rare tape nobody has ever seen outside of Shrewsbury we have digitized it and uploaded it to TouTube for everyone to watch along, just click the link below. We'll see you in the ring! ...and by ring, we mean mattresses laid on the ground covered by a tarp.

WATCH KAW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc3B2kqBSps&t=2s

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Monday May 20, 2019

77 "Monster High"

Monday May 20, 2019

It's back to school for the Bandits as they take a wild trip down the bloody locker lined hallways of MONSTER HIGH. Two murderous aliens let Mr. Armageddon on the loose at a high school who kills students one by one while taking a sneak peek at some party hats. They're joined by a gargoyle, mummy, sneaker goblin, condom zombie, giant ball of marajahoobie and computer guy to shoot some hoops with the school's varsity team. If the monsters win it means the end of the world! Throw on those headphones and get ready to be educated at MONSTER HIGH!

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Wednesday May 08, 2019

76 "Dr. Alien!"

Wednesday May 08, 2019

All three Bandits are back together in person with an appointment to see Dr. Alien! A martian disguises itself as a sexy college science teacher and injects glow stick sex juice into a nerd's butt. He transforms from Steve Urkel to Stephan Ur-kel overnight becoming irresistible to women while an alien worm pops out from his scalp just like in FROM BEYOND! It's all a mad science experiment to repopulate an alien race. Get ready for laser guns, LOTS of party hats, 80s new wave sunglasses, Creep-O-Ziods cereal, heavy metal and station wagon burnouts in the sci-fi teen sex comedy hit DR. ALIEN!

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Monday Apr 29, 2019

75 "Cool Runnings"

Monday Apr 29, 2019

Feel the Rhythm! Feel the Rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time! The Bandits are joined with Sprinkles from Behind the Counter Podcast and @Collection_Therapy to watch the ultimate 90's sports underdog feel-good movie, COOL RUNNINGS! Can John Candy transform a bunch of Jamaicans into an Olympic bobsled team? Toss on those earbuds to find out.

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Monday Apr 15, 2019

74 "Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure"

Monday Apr 15, 2019

Finding an Easter special on VHS can be like an egg hunt...but boy did we find the golden (or rotten) egg!

The beloved beer gut buffoon cartoon character Baby Huey is back and this time in his first and only live action home videocassette. And it's a musical...well the second half is. A Las Vegas sleazeball duo and Nazi middle school science teacher are trying to kidnap and exploit Baby Huey (just like in the Sesame Street movie Follow That Bird). It's up to a guy in a giant duck costume to keep breaking things obliviously in order to save Easter! It's a kooky bananas off the rails holiday special that doesn't mention anything about the actual holiday at all. Happy Easter Zombie Jesus, everybody!

WARNING: This episode of the VHS Bandits Podcast is a CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Monday Apr 01, 2019

73 "Secret Adventures: Snap, How to Act like a Responsible Almost-Adult"

Monday Apr 01, 2019

This week we watched a film with a title just as long and just as confusing as the movie itself, Secret Adventures: Snap, How to Act like an almost Responsible-Adult. Now with a title like that, you'd probably assume it would be an educational video teaching you how to be more independent. Well, you'd be wrong because it's actually about a talking toaster speaking to a girl who loses children that she's supposed to be babysitting but instead brings them along into her acid trip transforming them into cartoon dogs. Now that's a secret adventure, enjoy!

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Sunday Mar 24, 2019

72 "Child World/Children's Palace Video Toy Chest"

Sunday Mar 24, 2019

Child World and Children's Palace were toy stores back in the 80s and 90s and, unlike Toys R Us, they went bankrupt and out of business before it was cool. This week we watched their promotional tape full of 1990 goodness and a rapping creepazoid named Robo T. in the tape group of kids produce their own TV show which is just a bunch of toy commercials because they're sellouts and have no qualms about compromising their art.

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Sunday Mar 03, 2019

71 "The Bandit's Top Five VHS Songs"

Sunday Mar 03, 2019

Sometimes the soundtrack is the best part of a movie. Sometimes it's a lousy movie's saving grace. The Bandits come together to discuss their five (each) favorite songs from VHS-era movies. Wether you're raking leaves on an October day or just vegging out on the sofa these 15 tunes will make you laugh, cry and scream from horror to action to sex comedy.

Let us know what your top five VHS tunes are by connecting with us on Instagram @vhsbandits or sending us some electronic mail thevhsbandits@gmail.com

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Monday Feb 18, 2019

70 "Expect No Mercy"

Monday Feb 18, 2019

The VHS Bandits have seen the future and it isn't real... It's Virtual, but also still real. Real enough anyway for Belly, I mean, Billy Blanks to kick some ass. It's up to him and also some other dude, and also a Sonya Blade rip off, to defeat the evil Virtual Arts Academy, the subsidiary of ITT Tech where the students master in becoming virtual (but also real) assassins! There's even a video game based on the film. So pop in the tape/floppy disk/cartridge with us and Expect No Mercy!

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Sunday Feb 03, 2019

69 "Python"

Sunday Feb 03, 2019

It's a post-Y2K world where anything can happen. Most notably, a government experiment gone wrong creating a genetically enhanced "every-snake" killer python! Casper Van Dien plays a southern bell who is the leader of the Snake Patrol Unit of the U.S. Military and will stop at nothing to destroy this reptile of unusual size. Robert Englund is a snake doctor who will also stop at nothing to destroy this reptile of unusual size. Some other dude plays a chemical plant owner/extreme BMX biker who will also... you get it. Join as we watch this Ginanimal of a film, Python!

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Sunday Jan 20, 2019

68 "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers"

Sunday Jan 20, 2019

Not quite episode 69 but we just couldn't wait! This week we watched Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers. Sometimes you investigate missing person cases and sometimes those missing people turn out to be a part of an ancient chainsaw worshiping cult of prostitutes. For Jack, this is one of those times. Join us as we discuss this party hat blood bath and the kooky story behind how Topher found this tape!

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Sunday Jan 06, 2019

67 "Invisible Dad"

Sunday Jan 06, 2019

"Now you see him. Now you don't!" Those 90s kids movies where the people on the cover aren't even in the movie...this is one of them. When a kid discovers a wish-granting machine, he accidentally turns his old man into...INVISIBLE DAD! Wacky adventures ensue as they try to stop a shady contractor from building a mall out of cheap lousy bricks. Invisible Dad also has an invisible smooch with his son's school teacher. Also the kid wishes a babe with some serious party hats to appear in his bedroom and says he's an alien that's going to probe her invisible butt. Grab your earbuds and a mop with your non-invisible hands! This looks like a job for Invisible Dad!

Sunday Dec 23, 2018

66 "The Christmas Toy"

Sunday Dec 23, 2018

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Video Basement not a creature was stirring...except The Three Wise VHS Bandits watching a Jim Henson 80's yuletide toy TV special about dolls, action figures and stuffed animals coming to life competing for the love of a young girl on Christmas morning. Living toys attempt to trek from the playroom to the Christmas tree in the living room without being caught...or else THEY DIE. It's a real touching holiday tale about jealousy, egotism and friendship that seemingly inspired Toy Story and Child's Play. Grab some candy canes and hot cocoa. Plug in the tree and pop in those earbuds. Get settled in to hear the VHS Bandits talk about THE CHRISTMAS TOY.

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Sunday Dec 02, 2018

65 "Eureeka's Castle Christmas Special"

Sunday Dec 02, 2018

This holiday season grab a cup of eggnog and toss those earphones on in front of your light-strung tree as the Bandits bring you back to Nickelodeon in 1990 with the Eureeka's Caste Christmas Special. Magellan, Eureeka, Batley and the rest are putting on a Christmas play to an audience of nobody. Magellan seeks a pre-trimmed tree out in the forest and gets lost. It's a half hour holiday adventure filled with 90s commercials for Metroid 2 on Gameboy and Corn Pops. Check it out!

* The VHS Bandits Christmas Mix Tape is available Dec. 8th-31st with a link to the entire thing in our Instagram bio. Over 8 hours of 90s Christmas nostalgia hosted by Super Dracula! *

Sunday Nov 18, 2018

64 "TC 2000" with Sully

Sunday Nov 18, 2018

Imagine a world where there is no Zumba and Tai-Bo rules the streets. Only Billy Blanks... and one other guy... and one 20% robot lady can save the planet from total chemical annihilation! That world resided in the magnetic strip of TC 2000. We're joined this week by special guest Sully for this futuristic flick. Cook up some stir fry with your closed robot friend and join us as we pop in this tape!

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Sunday Nov 04, 2018

63 "It's Time to Potty"

Sunday Nov 04, 2018

It's potty time at the VHS Bandits' headquarters. Did you know that deformed hand puppets take dumps and go whiz just like the rest of us? That is when they don't have a hand shoved up their b-holes, of course. Follow us down the Hershey Highway and learn the true meaning of going dookie-squirts as we watch the educational toilet training video: It's Time to Potty!

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Sunday Oct 14, 2018

62 "Nightmare: The Video Board Game"

Sunday Oct 14, 2018

This Halloween the VHS Bandits and #1 local super fan Dan Alicata roll the dice and face their fears playing the VHS board game NIGHTMARE. It's a real spooky atmosFEAR as they race to beat the 60 minute clock while faced with the bone-chilling Gatekeeper. Turn the lights down and the volume up!

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Monday Oct 08, 2018

61 "When Good Ghouls Go Bad"

Monday Oct 08, 2018

Stuff your mouth with trick r teat candy and light a candle in that freshly carved jack-o-lantern 'cause it's time for the best made for TV Halloween special no one's ever heard of. It's a Fox Family full length feature with Christopher Lloyd battling the undead and the kookiest football coach of all time while trying to save his chocolate factory. RL Stine wrote the story so get ready for what feels like a 90 minute 90s Goosebumps episode. Celebrate the best holiday of the year with Topher, Dane Train and the spooky return of Kevbot in some wacky Halloween hijinks abound WHEN GOOD GHOULS GO BAD!

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Sunday Sep 23, 2018

60 "Theodore Rex" with Kev of Behind the Counter Podcast

Sunday Sep 23, 2018

The futuristic 90s, dinosaurs, and hard-boiled cops; could there be a better formula for a movie? No. Should this be our favorite movie ever made? Yes. Is it? No, definitely not, no way, no how, no. Find out why as we watch Theodore Rex so you don't have to.

This week we're joined by special guest Kev of the podcast Behind the Counter. If you're a fan of us you'll for sure be a fan of them! Follow Kev on Instagram @tapetownvideo

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Sunday Sep 09, 2018

59 "Bibleman: Jesus Our Savior Part 1"

Sunday Sep 09, 2018

The very being of the city is under attack... which city... We don't know! But, whichever city it is Primorteous Drool is out to destroy it somehow, in some vague way, with the help of his Satanic digital assistant. That is, of course, if Bibleman can't put an end to whatever it is Drool is doing first! Will Bibleman and Bibleboy and Biblegirl and their own divine digital assistant be able to save the day? Again... We don't know because we only have the tape to Part 1 of "Bibleman: Jesus Our Savior"!

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Sunday Aug 26, 2018

58 "Savage Beach"

Sunday Aug 26, 2018

If you've seen one Andy Sidaris movie you've seen them all. That being the case, we were legitimately confused if we had seen this movie before. The results were inconclusive. Regardless we end out Summer series with a bang. This movie contains explosions, babes, guns, and would be zombie samurais. Pull up a towel an join us on Savage Beach!

Don't forget to rate us on iTunes and let us know what you think. Follow us on Instagram @VHSbandits @TopherHansson. Send us an email at TheVHSBandits@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @theVHSbandits @KevinOhNeeder @TopherHansson and Facebook facebook.com/thevhsbandits.

Sunday Aug 12, 2018

57 "Meatballs Part 2" with Mike Ranger of the Video Rangers Podcast

Sunday Aug 12, 2018

Returning to guest host is Mike from the Video Rangers Podcast. In summers of past we have brought you Corey Feldman skadooing for his life in Meatballs 4 and we've brought you a dead lady sex ghost in Meatballs 3 now we bring you... and Alien and Pee Wee Herman in Meatballs Part 2! This movie brings you everything you never knew you wanted from the original. Sure there's no Bill Murray but there's a fucking alien so... yeah. Join the VHS Bandits as we sign up to be CIT's at Camp Sasquatch in watching Meatballs Part 2!

If you like our show then you'll love the Video Rangers Podcast! Check out the links below or search for them wherever fine podcasts are published!

Video Rangers on iTunes / Video Rangers Facebook / @VideoRangersPodcast on Instagram.

Monday Jul 30, 2018

56 "Summer Camp Nightmare" with Alex DiVincenzo of BrokeHorrorFan.com

Monday Jul 30, 2018

This week we're joined by Alex DiVincenzo who is a horror film director, writer, producer and much more. Alex also runs the successful horror news site BrokeHorrorFan.com which just released Adam Green's "Victor Crowley" on VHS! You can buy your very own copy of this modern slasher at BrokeHorrorFan.com now!

Along with discussing the release of the latest Hatchet film on VHS we also talk "Summer Camp Nightmare" which turns out isn't really a horror movie, oops... However there is a Summer Camp and for most counselors, it does become a nightmare. Grab some hot dogs, keep your shirt on in the pool, and enjoy our summer special "Summer Camp Nightmare"!

Be sure to follow Alex on Twitter @BrokeHorrorFan and Instagram @BrokeHorrorFan and buy your copy of Victor Crowley on VHS at BrokeHorrorFan.com!

Don't forget to rate us on iTunes and let us know what you think. Send us an email at TheVHSBandits@gmail.com or hit us up on Twitter @theVHSbandits @KevinOhNeeder @TopherHansson or Facebook facebook.com/thevhsbandits and follow us on Instagram @VHSbandits.

Monday Jul 16, 2018

55 "Dunston Checks In" with Ryan Budds

Monday Jul 16, 2018

This week we're joined by trivia host extraordinaire Ryan Budds! Check out Ryan's trivia nights if you're in SoCal for some unforgettable fun and if you're not don't worry you can listen to his podcast. One episode even features Dane Train and Topher duking it out over their VHS knowledge.

Today Ryan helps Topher and Dane bury the hatchet that has haunted their friendship since childhood. They finally come to terms with the movie that is Dunston Checks In. This is one of the best monkey movies of the 90s and beyond, so grab your overly expensive CGI frisbees and let's have a ball!

Follow out guest Ryan on Instagram @ryanbudds and find out more about all of his events, podcast, and more at www.triviawithbudds.com

Sunday Jul 01, 2018

54.5 Trip to Magneticfest 3 VHS Swap in Bridgeport, CT

Sunday Jul 01, 2018

Take a trip 2 hours and change south with KevBot and Dane Train from Worcester MA to Bridgeport CT's The Archive where New England's #1 VHS swap meet and movie screening is held...MAGNETICFEST! You'll find people selling and trading VHS, collectibles, posters, pins and more! The bandits get the inside scoop from Joe who coordinates Magneticfest and gets to know some of the rad vendors and collectors.

@magneticfestvhs

@thearchivect

@bestvideohamden

@arcanevideo

@pseudo_ludo

@bumlife_vintage

@weirdlygruesome

@vhs_late_fees

Sunday Jun 17, 2018

54 "Leprechaun 4: In Space" with Tom Da Bomb

Sunday Jun 17, 2018

Sparkling alien boobies. Spider scorpion human cyborg mutants. Pizza pie plate heads. Cyborg soldier drag queens. Dick-bursters. Mid 90s Sega Saturn cutscene CGI. What else could anyone want when the Leprechaun horror movie franchise jumps the shark and lands in outer space! We're joined by our life-long best buddy, Tom da Bomb, to check out this 1996 futuristic masterpiece that we all remember renting at Blockbuster and watching in Tom's basement when we were kids.

Sunday Jun 03, 2018

53.5 Interview with Jason of Champion Video

Sunday Jun 03, 2018

One Texans dream becomes reality to run his very own video store! Topher and Dane Train chat with VHS Collector and owner of Champion Video, Jason Champion, in Houston, TX. He gives us a tour of this fine analog fueled establishment and the thouands of rad slabs, candy, trading cards, posters, cardboard standees and more you can find there.

To get a membership check out Champion Video on Instagram and Facebook:

Instagram: @championvideo

https://www.facebook.com/ChampionVideoRental/

Jason also puts together a Houston VHS Swap you can check out here:

https://www.facebook.com/HoustonVHSSwap/

Monday May 21, 2018

53 "Vice Academy" with Mike Ranger of the Video Rangers Podcast

Monday May 21, 2018

On this episode, we sit down with Mike from the Video Rangers Podcast to watch the 1989 Police Academy rip-off Vice Academy. If you like Police Academy and its slew of sequels then you should most definitely watch those instead of watching Vice Academy. Tune in and find out why.

On the flip side, if you like our podcast then you should absolutely listen to the Video Rangers Podcast! They have a great selection of cheeseball movies just like us and are one of our personal favorites to listen to. Check out the links below or search for them wherever fine podcasts are published!

Video Rangers on iTunes

Video Rangers Facebook

@VideoRangersPodcast on Instagram

Sunday May 06, 2018

52 "Castle Freak" with Retro Dad Video

Sunday May 06, 2018

This week we're joined by Full Moon connoisseur Retro Dad Video to watch Stuart Gordon's Castle Freak. If you like your castles filled with freaks and lots of testicles this is the only movie with "castle" in the title that you need to see. We talk about the flick and everything Full Moon.

Don't forget to rate us on iTunes and let us know what you think. Send us an email at TheVHSBandits@gmail.com or hit us up on Facebook facebook.com/thevhsbandits and follow us on Instagram @VHSbandits @TopherHansson @kevin_ohneeder. And follow special guest on Instagram @RetroDadVideo and @FullMoonNightmare

Sunday Apr 22, 2018

51 "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie" with Jimmy Alicata

Sunday Apr 22, 2018

This week we're joined by our original number one superfan, Jimmy Alicata, for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie! (Also the original) If you loved fighting puddies, dinosaur robots, and the Angel Grove Youth Center... Too bad! This movie takes all that out, throws it in the garbage, and spits on it. instead, you'll be treated to skydiving, a monkey suit, and some random planet somewhere or something with a cave girl on it.