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Once again, Josh and Jesse are broadcasting from Brooklyn and the pits of Hell, respectively, to bring you IMPROV! They tell true stories about their travels which leads to improvised Small Scenes about arriving at Disney Land before it opens, Uatu The Watcher, and a factory foreman! THEN, in a very special Big Town BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse improvise a brand new, completely original episode of Star Trek: The Original Series in which Captain Kirk is TIRED!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and ⁠WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story⁠ (it's free!!!)

Let us guess your sign! We're really good at this! This week on Big Town, Josh gabs on about his Hollywood connections and people who have said his name, while Jesse talks about a weird restaurant! This leads to improvised Small Scenes about wait service in the dark, an elusive rock band, and a small town girl's Hollywood dreams! But the stars stay shining for this week's Big Town BIG SCENE, in which two young women escape their sad post-Depression-era life in order to visit something called...THE CINEMA!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story (it's free!!!)

Welcome welcome welcome to the Big Big Town! It's Josh and Jesse's birthdays (when this was recorded)!!! The two discuss how they celebrated! This leads to improvised SMALL SCENES about an eccentric father's last wish, an overcrowded party, and the time that the X-Men met Jean-Luc Picard! THEN, in an absolutely mathematical BIG SCENE, a rogue educator subjects his students to a Battle Royale of math problems as a result of motivations that are not entirely clear!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed!

Bum-bum-bum-BUM! Welcome to Big Town!!! This week, Josh and Jesse tell true stories about dangerous theme park rides and traveling to the mountains! This leads to improvised SMALL SCENES about Thanos's family vacation, a doomed toy sled dynasty, and a town full of people who never heard that video killed the radio star! Then, in an exceptionally GROOVY Big Town BIG SCENE, former hep cats Chuck and Dave attempt to relive their disco dancing glory days, and maybe even reunite with...the one who got away!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed!

Welcome to Big Town...OF THE FUTURE!!! This week, Josh and Jesse tell true stories about Michigan-themed songs they like, Election Day, and retail donations!!! This leads to improvised SMALL SCENES about the LATEST wreck of the Edmund FitzGerald, a man who is dubbed Mr. Bigshot, and the Genie of the Burger King! Then, in a very special BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse improvise a THIRD sequel to the very first episode of Big Town - THE ALL-CAPTAIN CREW!!! If you need a refresher on the very linear and coherent storyline of The All-Captain Crew so far, check out parts ⁠one⁠, ⁠two⁠, and three! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed!

Oops, all Steves! Josh and Jesse welcome their two favorite Steves this week to talk about their most memorable dining experiences! This leads to a montage of SMALL improvised scenes about parking police, a spinning restaurant, and another restaurant hosted by a supervillain! THEN, in this week's Big Town BIG SCENE, a group of Norse people face 3 trials! ...A bunch of different times!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (one of today's guests!!!) (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and check out at least one of his "Weird Al" Yankovic music videos! Steve Gallant is an incredible improviser but he's also a special FX artist for shows such as Scavenger's Reign and Pantheon, among many others! Follow Steve Wilder Blumenthal: ⁠@thesteveblu at wilderbluemusic.com, OF COURSE. But you should also check out the new podcast he's producing, The Better High Podcast!!!

Is this episode serious or silly? You be the judge! Mimi Chiu and KK Glore join Josh and Jesse for some frank discussion about gifts we received over the holidays. This leads to a montage of improvised SMALL SCENES about kitchen innovations, a strained relationship between Batman and Superman, and a popular model-maker! THEN, in the Big Town BIG SCENE, a tale of revenge unfolds...and also there is a person called The Muck Man! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed! Follow Mimi: @mimimicee Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow KK: @kkccunino and their metal-expert brother @ken_glore

Well it finally happened - Josh and Jesse play Jewish schoolgirls in this one! This weekThe Animator's Friend herself, India Lombardi-Bello, and her best friend Bethy Feldman join Josh and Jesse to tell true stories about friendship, hometowns, and school mascots! This leads to a montage of improvised SMALL SCENES about a kid who takes sled dogs to school, a gang of electric scooter-riders, and an important vote on a new town mascot! Then in the Big Town BIG SCENE....well, you'll just have to listen and find out what it's like to hear Josh and Jesse play students in an all-Jewish girls school where every single teacher is named Miss Bobbins. Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow⁠The Animator's Friend⁠! Listen to⁠Josh's episode⁠ of The Animator's Friend! Follow Jesse:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed! Follow India: @luckydogface

Welcome to Big Town in the year 2025!!! Of course time is very timey-wimey when the award-deserving hosts Josh and Jesse tell true stories about working in a bookstore help desk and the nightmares of middle school drama club! This lead to an award-deserving improvised montage of SMALL SCENES about a flamboyant actor named Gordon, a fire department membership card, and a family of hillbillies who believe their lives are not worthy of mockery! Then, in a very special BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse improvise a brand new story in the world of Doctor Who, involving tuba cleaners, William Shakespeare, and some very codependent robots!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed!

Looking for a reason to carol (aka wassail)? Look no further because it's Christmas in Big Town! Josh and Jesse talk about refurbishing furniture and transporting pets for the holidays! This inspires a Montage of Small Scenes about a home full of ottomans and a very literal cat. There's also a scene about muffins that isn't really inspired by anything. Then, in a very special holiday Big Town BIG SCENE, outlaw singer Francis Blackcoat dreams of escaping prison for one night so he can see his mother again on Christmas! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series ⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed!

Welcome back, True Believer! This week on Big Town, Josh and Jesse talk about amusement park rides and the movies Josh hasn't seen! This leads to a Montage of Small Scenes about a Dagwood-themed amusement park that is running out of space, Bill Nye's taxes, and a perfect recreation of the movie Jurassic World! Then, in a very special Big Town BIG SCENE the boys dive into the world of the Amazing Spider-Man and his first encounter with some of his greatest villains! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series ⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed!

And now a word from our sponsors! This week on Big Town, Josh and Jesse talk about stand up paddle boarding, Jesse's landlord, and the animals they have ridden! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about a terrifying river creature, the Wright Brothers, and an urgent message which must be delivered through the sands of a vast desert! Then, in the Big Town BIG SCENE disgruntled teacher Mr. Clement must accompany two precocious British boys on an impossible journey around the globe! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series ⁠⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠⁠ , which he directed!

Guest improviser and storyteller Hilary Webber (Film Tampa Bay) stops by Big Town to reminisce with Jesse and Josh about their time in college together, as well as her experiences playing Dungeons & Dragons! This leads to an improvised montage of scenes about a guy who forces his friends into a game of "sexy" Monopoly, a persuasive but ill-prepared rogue, and a wizard who can't stop getting set on fire! Then, in an extended narrative improv, an unconventional teacher forces two rival students to work together to enter an invisibility potion into the science fair! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (wilderbluemusic.com)!

Get ready to FEEL GREAT, because the hosts of the Feel Feelings podcast, Danny Getz and George Brudermann, join Josh and Jesse to talk about...LAST NAMES!!! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about the proliferation of people named Josh, distancing oneself from one's family, and Bucks County PA's greatest hero! Then, in a very emotional BIG SCENE, high society amateur sleuths Lionel and Margaret uncover a plot to steal a family fortune in Southern Wales!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Feel Feelings! Listen to Josh on Feel Feelings! Also listen to Josh on Danny's other podcast, Blanketing Covers! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical series ⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠ , which he directed! Follow Danny: @danny_getz Follow George: @broodurmin

Nwot Gib ot emoclew! Jesse is joined by Josh's exact negative doppelgänger Posh Jilch (who basically acts exactly like Josh) to discuss...GARAGES!!! This exciting topic leads to a montage of improvised SMALL SCENES about the inventor of the garage, a dad's favorite room, and a dangerous road race involving 8-year-olds! Then in the BIG TOWN BIG SCENE two siblings are trapped inside the Smithsonian Institute with a killer on the loose! But is it all the grand design of two time-and-space-manipulating recurring characters??? Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) See full videos of our episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow Jesse: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesse.moriarty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejoshpilchshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on PBS Kids, and especially the musical ⁠⁠City Island Sings⁠⁠ series, which he directed!