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They land on the absurdity of making a low-carb dinner on Purge night, with the wine helping sell the bit.

They float it for the most inappropriate work-computer Google search prompted by a movie, but never crown a winner.

They settle on 'get your fucking shine box' as the most usable insult in real life.

They single out that line as the film's sharpest insult.

Sam the dog wins easily as the movie's best pet performance.

Precious the dog won the pet-performance award.

The hosts discuss several possible names for a new TV profanity-replacement category but never settle on a single winner or final title.

They use it for the character most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse, with Jem and Buck as the examples they like most.

They spend the segment arguing that Dana Carvey had the talent and exposure to become a much bigger movie star than he did.

Diaz’s Heather is the obvious dangerous choice, though the room notes multiple temptations in the movie.

They treat Mary as the obvious stay-away because of the sheer number of psychos orbiting her.

They discuss it as a ‘throw your life away for this woman’ type of category, but leave it open-ended.

Chris Ryan argued that not having the characters smoke in this era was the movie choice he least understood.

They joked about Cruise with a dog, but the discussion did not support a real case that a pet would improve the movie.

Clint Howard won the award named for the director’s favorite recurring collaborator.

They note Cameron Crowe's habit of putting Eric Stoltz in his movies and give him the award.

They treated Jackson as the clearest example of a Tarantino favorite, with Tim Roth also mentioned as a recurring favorite.

They define it as the question of whether a movie would be better if it were exactly 100 minutes long, but do not rank a specific title.

They pick Grace as the memorable oddball neighbor, while noting the son also has a strange energy.

Because the field is crowded, they give the Dan Wethers-style supporting spot to Paul Bettany.

They treat Mia Sara as the cleanest example of a great actress who should have had a much bigger career.

They create a new award for best job playing yourself and immediately give it to Danny McBride.

Brimley is declared the winner after an extended riff on how much menace and oddity he brings to the movie.

They give the location award to Playland, with the Ferris wheel moments as part of the case for it.

Four Aces gets the award, though the George Washington Bridge is briefly discussed as another strong location contender.

Rob names the Green Mill as the scene-stealing location during the four-versions-of-Ian discussion.

The bowling alley emerges as the top scene-stealing location, with the Pacific Ocean also getting strong support.

They say the roof is the standout location, though the whole arena works as a scene-stealing setting.

The Hard Deck won easily as the movie’s standout bar setting and the kind of place the hosts said they would actually visit.

They settle on the basement as the movie's most scene-stealing location, with the Four Seasons as the only real alternative.

The award goes to the Rock Harbor house as the scene-stealing location, with the desert briefly mentioned as another strong setting choice.

They agree Dennis Peck would easily get between Norman and Claire if given a chance.

They treat the hotel as the standout location and also single out the poetry place as a nice setting.

After listing several nominees, they settle on Holt McCallany's Beast as the movie's standout supporting performance.

They float it for movies that drop the ball at the one-yard line, but do not land on a single title.

Bill reveals it as his number one because it is the movie he has watched the most this century.

They settle on Kay Adams as the archetype of a great performer stuck in a poorly written role, while also citing Padmé as a comparable example.

They decide Dr. Claire Lewicki is the weakest name in the movie because it feels mismatched with the character and setting.

They define it as the actor who should have become a much bigger star, with Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as the example they land on first.

They pick the slime attack on Venkman as the moment that looks most physically unpleasant.

The hosts marveled that Cruise is improbably yoked in the Mojave and treated his physique as the clear winner.

They note that several younger characters and even an older student are improbably muscular for the setting.

They pick Citizen Dick’s “Touch Me I’m Dick” as the best fake-song imitation.

They agree the vampire-musical example is good enough to become a recurring 'was that actually good?' type category.

They praise the novel-within-the-movie concept and land on the Misery books as the best art choice.

Bill likes the idea of the category but vetoes it, so no winner is chosen.

They agreed the out-of-nowhere Quentin Daly sports chatter was the movie’s best random sports moment.

They treat the existing soccer scene as the answer and agree the movie did not need another random sports insert.