The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan pack up the station wagon and head to Walley World to rewatch Harold Ramis’s 1983 classic ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation,’ starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, and Anthony Michael Hall.
Producer: Craig Horlbeck
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‘Apollo 13’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Rob Mahoney
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‘Speed’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
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‘About Last Night’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin
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1h 54m
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For The Love Of Bagpuss (ft. guests Sean Penn; Cillian Murphy & Tim Mielants)
With Chris off on the fairway, taking his first proper holiday in approximately 20 years, its up to Helen O’Hara and James Dyer — the newly appointed Archbishop of Nerdbury — to hold down the fort, ably assisted by Empire news editor and former Pilot TV stalwart Beth Webb. Betwee ... Show More
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