Lloyd’s despair over having no food, jobs, or intact pet is nominated — Bill Simmons
Lloyd selling the headless parakeet to a blind child is nominated — Bill Simmons
The boys-versus-Sea Bass diner sequence is nominated — Bill Simmons
Cam Neely is identified as the Boston Bruins star who played Sea Bass — Bill Simmons
The diner con is identified as a reference to Jeff Daniels in Something Wild — Bill Simmons
Lloyd’s fantasy dinner performance and fight are nominated — Bill Simmons
The hitman road trip and improvised “most annoying sound” are nominated — Bill Simmons
Harry learning Lloyd carried extra gloves throughout the freezing trip is nominated
The pair discovering the suitcase money is nominated — Bill Simmons
The Lamborghini, hotel, tuxedo-shopping, and hundred-dollar-bill spree is nominated as a leading stretch — Bill Simmons
The Snow Owl benefit is nominated — Bill Simmons
The snowball fight is nominated — Bill Simmons
The bathroom crisis is nominated as the famous scene — Bill Simmons
The “so you’re telling me there’s a chance” exchange is nominated — Bill Simmons
The airport limo conversation is selected as a favorite scene — Jennifer Lawrence
Discovering the suitcase money and the following hotel-and-benefit run is another favorite stretch — Jennifer Lawrence

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23:20

What’s Aged the Best?

Character styling, visual gags, one-liners, and soundtrack

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The two leads’ hair and Lloyd’s chipped tooth are praised as defining visual choices — Bill Simmons
The mut-cuts car is praised — Bill Simmons
Seabass’s hat is praised for its subtle slogan — Bill Simmons
The heart-shaped hot tub is praised as a durable movie-hotel image — Bill Simmons
The phone-booth punch is praised — Jennifer Lawrence
The failed 10-to-1 gambling wager is praised — Bill Simmons
Rapid mistaken-word jokes about Aspen, the Monkees, soup du jour, John Deere, Samson, and “rapist wit” are praised — Bill Simmons
The fake nostril mucus is praised — Bill Simmons
The 1994-era soundtrack is praised for holding up — Bill Simmons

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28:36

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

The confusing kidnapping plot

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Mary dating Harry while her kidnapped husband is missing is questioned — Jennifer Lawrence
The kidnapping plot is criticized for leaving unclear why the FBI was not called — Jennifer Lawrence
Buying a ticket to Aspen after dropping the cash at the airport is questioned — Bill Simmons
Leaving cash unattended in a heavily surveilled airport is criticized as an implausible ransom plan — Jennifer Lawrence
A suitcase swap is proposed as a more plausible exchange method — Jennifer Lawrence

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31:25

What’s Aged the Worst?

A Current Affair, Karen Duffy context, and Beck declining the theme song

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The A Current Affair reference is judged obscure to younger viewers — Bill Simmons
Karen Duffy’s contemporary MTV fame no longer registers for many viewers — Bill Simmons
Beck reportedly declined use of Loser because the title felt insulting, missing association with a later classic — Bill Simmons
A counterpoint says staying out of Dumb and Dumber may still have been a sensible choice for Beck — Bill Simmons

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33:43

Is There a Better Title for This Movie?

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No better title is proposed — Jennifer Lawrence

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38:33

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

Sea Bass

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Sea Bass is selected for his exaggerated expressions and bathroom-stall reaction — Bill Simmons

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39:00

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Charles Rocket and Harland Williams

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Charles Rocket is nominated as the kidnapping organizer and discussed through his Saturday Night Live history — Bill Simmons
Harland Williams is nominated as the motorcycle officer — Bill Simmons
One participant reveals a lifelong mistaken belief that the officer was John Cusack and is corrected — Bill Simmons

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40:22

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

The hitman or Teri Garr

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The hitman who dies after eating the peppers is nominated — Bill Simmons
Teri Garr’s matchmaking relative is the other finalist — Bill Simmons

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52:21

Apex Mountain

Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, and Lauren Holly

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Jim Carrey is judged at or near his apex after three 1994 hits gave him extraordinary leverage — Bill Simmons
Jeff Daniels is assigned an apex for Speed and Dumb and Dumber in the same year — Bill Simmons
Lauren Holly is offered as a tentative apex choice — Bill Simmons
The Farrelly brothers are assigned a later apex with There’s Something About Mary — Bill Simmons
Aspen and snow owls are considered and rejected as apex choices — Bill Simmons
A frozen tongue on a metal pole is assigned instead to A Christmas Story — Bill Simmons

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54:52

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

No new remake

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Lloyd ending up with Mary is raised, then rejected as a sequel premise — Jennifer Lawrence
The franchise is noted to have already produced both a sequel and a prequel — Bill Simmons

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55:09

Is This Movie Better With…?

Kathryn Hahn

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Kathryn Hahn is chosen for a role among Mary’s family — Bill Simmons

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55:32

Just One Oscar

Jim Carrey

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Jim Carrey is selected for the sole Oscar — Bill Simmons

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58:39

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

The dog van, book, Casino watch, and Sea Bass hat

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The dog-shaped van is the leading memorabilia choice — Bill Simmons
The book Of Course You’re Angry is selected — Jennifer Lawrence
The Casino watch is proposed — Bill Simmons
Sea Bass’s hat is proposed — Bill Simmons
A prop-auction tangent considers the likely value and probable destruction of the van — Bill Simmons
Hunger Games boots are given as an example of film memorabilia mixed into ordinary storage — Bill Simmons

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1:00:08

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson

Take opportunities as they come

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“Take opportunities as they come” is selected as the life lesson — Bill Simmons
The lesson is linked to the pair declining the bikini-model bus opportunity — Jennifer Lawrence

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