You've seen them in your home and probably squealed in terror, but now it's time to learn all about cockroaches. From their ability to run incredibly fast to the appendage that alerts them when you're about to whack them with your shoe, cockroaches are fascinating creatures that deserve your respect.
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# Stuff You Should Know - Cockroaches
Josh and Chuck dive deep into the surprisingly fascinating world of cockroaches, exploring everything from their ancient evolutionary history spanning 320 million years to their remarkable physical abilities that make them nearly impossible to kill. You'll learn about their complex bodies, bizarre reproductive strategies that can produce hundreds of thousands of offspring, and the surprising ways they're actually cleaner than humans despite their reputation. The guys also break down practical tips for keeping roaches out of your home and discover some genuinely cool facts about how these insects cooperate socially and make group decisions.
Deadman Wonderland
2011
TV-MA
★ 7.5
"It's like Johnny Depp in Deadman. Did he do that? He did the exact same thing. — Josh compares Jeffrey Dahmer's behavior of spooning with a dead deer to a scene in the Johnny Depp film Deadman."
— Josh
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
1997
1h 23m
★ 6.8
"It reminds me of the, I know I talk about Errol Morris ad nauseam, but Fast Cheap and Out of Control. — Chuck references the documentary Fast, Cheap & Out of Control in relation to a robot scientist who makes robots that mimic cockroaches."
— Chuck
Hellraiser
1987
1h 34m
★ 6.9
"It's like the lady in Hellraiser before she fully gets all of her skin. — Josh uses the image of a character from Hellraiser to describe what a molted cockroach looks like."
— Josh
"Tracy, if you've ever seen the Simpsons where Margin Homer lose the kids and have to go take a parenting class. — Josh references a Simpsons episode about parenting class to describe the tone of household cleaning advice."
— Josh
"Have you ever seen the X-Files episode with the cockroaches? It's one of the top five. — Chuck references a specific X-Files episode about cockroaches where the show digitized a cockroach crawling across the TV screen to create an illusion."
— Chuck
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