Cool World (Classic)

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01/20/26

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Brad Pitt is a cop trying to prevent Gabriel Byrne from having sex with a cartoon Kim Basinger? You read that correctly. Paul, June, and Jason break down all the insanity in the 1992 hybrid live-action/animated fantasy film Cool World. They cover all there is to know about doodles (cartoon people) and noids (humans), the confusing rules of Cool World's animated realm, Holli Would's desire to become human by having sex with a noid, and so much more. (Ep. #239 Originally Released 05/07/2020)

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