Sure, you've probably laid in one at the store or a funeral home, but how much do you know about receptacles used to bury the dead? We'll bet you'll learn plenty - like the difference between a coffin and a casket - in this classic episode.
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# Stuff You Should Know - How Coffins Work
Ever wonder what goes into choosing a casket or why the funeral industry uses such specific language to talk about death? In this episode, Chuck and Josh dig into the surprisingly complex world of coffins and caskets, exploring everything from the history of coffin-making and the rise of expensive metal caskets in the 1950s to the clever marketing tricks funeral homes use to upsell grieving families. They'll take you on a wild journey through safety coffins designed to prevent being buried alive, Ghana's vibrantly colored coffins shaped like shoes and fish, and the exploding casket syndrome that plagued airtight mausoleums, plus some genuinely fascinating facts about how different cultures approach death and burial around the globe.
6ft Hick - Notes From The Underground
2010
1h 2m
"We've ruined 6ft under and the Fisher and sons boys. Such a great show. — Chuck references the HBO funeral home drama series in discussing how the show properly portrayed funeral industry language and practices."
— Chuck
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
1h 40m
★ 7.2
"Not to be confused with the hell of the upside down sinners in big trouble in little China. — Chuck uses Big Trouble in Little China as a humorous comparison when discussing the hanging coffins of the Bo people in China."
— Chuck
"And then he turned into a serial killer. No. Well, on Dexter. — Josh mentions that the actor from 6ft Under (Michael C. Hall) later played a serial killer protagonist in Dexter."
— Josh
King of the Hill
1997
★ 7.4
"Remember that king of the hill? There's a king of the hill where Hank builds his own coffin. — Josh references a King of the Hill episode where the character Hank Hill builds his own coffin, contrasting his first poor attempt with a better second version."
— Josh
Phantasm
1979
1h 29m
★ 6.5
"Basically anything that brings to mind the guy from phantasm, the funeral industry avoids those words. — Chuck references Phantasm as an example of morbid funeral imagery that the funeral industry deliberately avoids evoking."
— Chuck
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