Owls Only
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Exploring the history of Adult Swim past and present!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
Owls Only gives Adult Swim fans a focused, affectionate review lane for animation, pilots, movies, and long-running TV obsessions.
Owls Only: An Adult Swim Podcast is a TV & Film review and rewatch show focused on Adult Swim. Bryce Hope builds episodes around a series, movie, pilot collection, or creator conversation, then follows the discussion into story mechanics, animation choices, character history,…
Shake's open-mouthed horror deserves an animation thesis, if that's your idea of a good time.
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A loose, lore-heavy Squidbillies discussion that treats Adult Swim memory as the main event.
Owls Only uses Squidbillies to open up Adult Swim lore, with Bryce treating the show as something to unpack rather than simply recap. Alex serves as the unfamiliar listener, which gives the conversation room to move from the premise into sheriffs, Deputy Denny, Ballmart, and the…
An Adult Swim-fan interview that turns Royal Crackers character work into straightforward craft talk.
The Royal Crackers conversation opens in fan mode before settling into a clear look at how the series has sharpened over time. Bryce Soap and Jason Ruiz move through Delocated, Eagleheart, and Children's Hospital, then land on Royal Crackers with Ruiz speaking plainly about…
A loose, insider-heavy Adult Swim conversation that treats Tender Touches like shared folklore.
It stays on Tender Touches as an Adult Swim show, then widens into backstage lore, fan memory, and the shared mythology that tends to gather around a cult favorite.
A scrappy Adult Swim hang that turns pilot trivia into a case for watching the pilots together.
The review treats the Adult Swim Pilots disc as a single 80-minute movie, and that choice gives the discussion space to breathe instead of hopping from clip to clip.
A loose, affectionate Adult Swim hangout that finds the joke in Aqua Teen's limited animation.
Owls Only uses Aqua Teen Hunger Force colon movie film for theaters as a springboard into the appeal of the show's limited animation and sudden violence, with Shake's open-mouthed panic doing a lot of the work.
A nostalgic Futurama hangout that mixes fan memory, character lore, and one more farewell.
Owl's Only turns its Futurama farewell into a warm hangout, a fan debate, and a reflection on why the show still lands so hard for people who met it young on Adult Swim.
A deranged Batman-and-The-Room hang that stays funny because it knows exactly how weird it is.
Owls Only sets up a deranged double feature around Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and The Room, beginning with how the hosts stumbled into both screenings and why the pairing landed at all.
A loose Metalocalypse chat that turns Adult Swim fandom into the main event.
Bryce and Rissy spend most of this Metalocalypse season-one chat widening the focus from a single show discussion into a broader Adult Swim memory piece.
Fast Batman banter with deep cartoon memory.
Every Simpsons joke gets its footnotes.
Animation nostalgia, argued the long way around.
Bryce brings Rissy on to talk about The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart.
Bryce Hope welcomes Rissy to talk about *Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar*.
Bryce Hope welcomes Dan from Dan the Man Show to Owls Only and says they are back for a second try at the recording after the first Zoom file got corrupted beyond saving.
Bryce and Alex kick things off with a deadpan, slightly unhinged riff before landing on season one of The Eric Andre Show.
Bryce Hope sits down with Nick Gibbons to talk about As Seen on Adult Swim.
Host Bryce Hope and guest Alex dive deep into the history, behind-the-scenes drama, and cultural impact of the Adult Swim show Squidbillies.
Jason Ruiz, creator of Royal Crackers, discusses the show's development, his history with Adult Swim, creative decisions behind characters and music, and the challenges of launching an animated series in today's television landscape.
Tender Touches is framed as a late-night Adult Swim episode with a love triangle at its center.
The hosts of Owls Only review the 'Adult Swim Pilots' DVD, providing deep-dive analysis and rankings of five unaired or short-lived pilots, with particular focus on the iconic 'Korgoth of Barbaria' and the culturally significant 'Welcome to Eltingville.' They explore the history, animation, humor, and lasting impact of these cult projects within the Adult Swim ecosystem.
Host Bryce Hope and guest Ronnie Neely dive deep into both Aqua Teen Hunger Force movies: the chaotic, shitposty 2007 'Colon Movie Film for Theaters' and the more cinematic, plot-driven 2022 sequel 'Plantasm'.
Hosts Bryce and Hunter discuss their personal histories with Futurama, analyze the differences between the original Fox seasons and later Comedy Central/Hulu revivals, and explore the show's unique relationship with Adult Swim that helped revive it from cancellation.
The hosts of Owls Only review a double feature of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Tommy Wiseau's The Room, both films that have aired on Adult Swim.
Host Bryce Hope interviews superfan Rissy about Metalocalypse Season 1, weaving in Rissy's personal stories of meeting Adult Swim voice actors Dana Snyder and Andy Merrill at a convention.
Host Bryce Hope and guest Cassie have a casual, in-depth conversation reviewing the entire run of 'Rick and Morty'.
Adult Swim fans don't just watch the shows—they keep the props.