After a rough first half against Stanford, our beloved Sockface was chloroformed, thrown into a burlap sack, and dispatched to Istanbul. We suspect he'll come back and make more episodes in like six or seven days.
There were some promising developments over at the advertising firm of Snappy, Snazzy & Snazztacular, LLC, the up-and-coming group of madvertising men in South Bend featuring muppet Dayne Crist and Sockface (who had no discernible football-related duties this week).
Landing a gig is tough in this economy, so when Johnny J came by in a desperate crunch to get his horrible and disgusting plain gold helmet revamped for this week's matchup, the boys leapt at the opportunity to land a top-level client. Will the boys come up with a game-changing ad campaign, or will they blow their advance on absinthe and come up with some horrible helmet design? Only time will tell. But, come on, what do you think?
S2E1 - A Beautiful Friendship Season two begins in earnest with a new cast of characters and some eye troubles. Damn you fondue!
S2E2 - A Fireside Chat With Coach Kelly Muppet Brian Kelly tries to rouse the fanbase out of their malaise with a stirring fireside chat. Grab your decoder rings!
S2E3 - Shipping Up to Boston The lads set out for a road trip to Boston after their flight is canceled. Egregious mistakes are made.
S2E4 - Modern Chemistry Coach Kelly tries to curb his anger issues with pharmaceuticals, but flies a bit too close to the sun. My god, it's full of stars!
S2E5 - A Word from Our Sponsors The gang films a commercial for the new Adidas jerseys, asphyxiation ensues. On the plus side, the jerseys are now 100% halal!
S2E6 - Halftime Assessment Halftime is a good time to take stock of your situation, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and make adjustments to your strategy for the decisive frame. Also, it's a good time to vent.
S2E7 - A Day in the Life Nearly every hour of Brian Kelly's day is apparently accounted for doing things that don't quite seem to have anything to do with winning or losing a football game.
S2E8 - Rear Window Muppet Dayne tore his ACL, but fortunately he lives in a pretty exciting neighborhood.
S2E9 - Card Study The gang's hand signals were compromised, so they're switching over to calling plays with cue cards. Unfortunately, there's a steep learning curve. Thank god for the electrical college.
S2E11 - Boiler Room! Remember: A-B-C: Always Be Closing. And, also, SLACT: Sell Like a Champion Today.
S2E12 - ND State of Mind Muppet Dayne Crist has taken it upon himself to do his part for the team and help build up morale with a funktastic groove that is sure to make your bass get freaky.
S2E14 - El Narcocorrido de Brian "El Churro" Kelly The poncho-wearing, gatorskin boot-wearing exploits of Brian Kelly have reached the barrios of Chihuahua, and an inevitable slew of Narcocorridos praising his nefarious exploits have hit the airwaves and filled up the cantinas of la frontera.
S2E15 - Campus Tour The lads have been tasked with giving the new recruits campus tours in the dead of winter. Hilariousness and Proust ensues.
2009
S1E1 - Presser Time! Our first introduction to muppet Charlie Weis and his slightly-concussed pal Jimmy. Who's my quarterback?
S1E2 - Access Hollywood There's a technical snafu with the broadcast of the game. Hijinks ensue. Someone throw a flag!
S1E3 - The Gang Gets Ready for USC Muppet Golden Tate can't stand the excitement for the big game, and reveals his plans to jump in the band again.
S1E4 - Here Comes The Hurt After a tough loss to USC, the gang unwinds in their own special ways. For some, it's cockfighting, for others, it's pop art, and for others, it's Fudgie the Whale.
S1E5 - The Road to San Antonio Airport security nabs muppet Golden and Jimmy with a bag full of wildcats, plutonium, and backup pirate hats.
S1E6 - Halloween Special Muppet Jimmy and Golden show off their elaborate pumpkin carvings. They're nice... I guess.
S1E8 - The Coach Who Stares at Goats Muppet Charlie Weis conducts secret government experiments at a redacted location. The results are... unsuccessful.
S1E9 - Wann-stache'd It happens to the best of us time and again-- someone sneaks up on us and Wann-staches you. Embrace the horror.
S1E10 - A Serious Coach Muppet Charlie Weis appeals to a higher authority to save his job, but Father Hesburgh is busy.
S1E11 - Everyone's Free (to Score Touchdowns) Muppet Charlie Weis gives his valedictory speech to the Fired Coaches Class of 2009. Because everyone's free to score touchdowns, especially me.
S1E13 - Coach Kelly Gets Grilled On their way out, Muppet Jimmy and Golden conduct a thorough interview of the new coach. Tough, but fair.
S1E14 - O Touchdown Tree We conclude our broadcast season with a stirring Christmas special, where muppet Golden teaches us the true meaning of Christmas: touchdowns.
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