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Revenge of the Nerds: Frat Boys, Boobies, and the Horny Underdog
Episode 226th August 2025 • Cinematix Problematix • Cinematix Problematix
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Today, we’re talking about the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds directed by Jeff Kanew, which follows horny freshman nerds Lewis and Gilbert as they get into college, only to be bullied by the cool, jocular members of the Alpha Beta fraternity. In response to their humiliation and their sudden lack of housing at the hands of the Alpha Beta frat bullies, they not only form their own fraternity born out of the all-Black fraternity Lambda Lambda Lambda, but they challenge the jocks to various competitions at the Homecoming Carnival so that they can rule the Greek Council and get the girl(s).

The film stars Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Curtis Armstrong, Ted McGinley of Shrinking Fame, and John Goodman as the evil football coach. This film has a runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Sins against it: sexual assault, voyeurism, gratuitous boobies, and infantile sexual innuendo.

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Hosts: Erin Maxwell & Kristina "Krissie" Rettig

Edited by: Russ Lichter

Theme Song by: Spooky Dan

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