If you think going to the dentist now is not fun, just wait until you hear about what they did in the Middle Ages.
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This episode dives into the wild, often gruesome history of dentistry from ancient Babylon all the way to modern times, exploring how humans have tackled tooth pain and dental problems for over 7,000 years. The hosts cover everything from the bizarre toothworm theory that persisted for millennia, to medieval tooth drawers who literally yanked teeth as circus entertainment, to the invention of modern anesthetics that finally made dental work less of a nightmare. It's equal parts fascinating and cringe-worthy as they uncover all the horrifying tools, questionable treatments, and eventual scientific breakthroughs that shaped the profession we know today.
Django Unchained
2012
2h 45m
★ 8.2
"That was Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained. Yes, when he played the dentist. — Josh references Christoph Waltz's character in Django Unchained, comparing him to a tooth drawer who was an itinerant dentist."
— Josh
M
1931
PG-13
1h 50m
★ 8.1
"John Hodgman, played that man on the TV show, The Nick. — Josh mentions that John Hodgman played Henry Cotton, a real historical figure who performed focal infection procedures, on the show The Nick."
— Josh
"Wasn't it on Seinfeld that George pretended to be a dentist for a little while? — Chuck asks about George Costanza's storyline involving a dentist character named Tim Watley on the TV show."
— Chuck
Shakespeare in Love
1998
R
2h 4m
★ 6.8
"If you ever have closely watched Shakespeare in Love, Gwyneth Paltrow uses one in that movie. — Josh mentions that Gwyneth Paltrow's character chews on a dental twig in Shakespeare in Love."
— Josh
Stand by Me
1986
1h 29m
★ 7.8
"Gotta talk about Stand by Me. Oh yeah, they have that movie. But also leeches too, right? — Josh references Stand by Me in the context of discussing leeches and potential future episode topics."
— Josh
The Hangover
2009
1h 40m
★ 7.3
"That movie the Hangover when Ed Helms was a dentist and none of the doctors like give him any respect? — Josh references the movie where Ed Helms plays a dentist character who doesn't receive respect from other doctors."
— Josh
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