About this season
After Hours is the fullest expression of what Cracked does best: dissect the minutiae of pop culture for comedy. In the Webby-award-winning monthly show, Cracked Staffers sit around at a diner way too late at night (and for way too long) and argue over a variety of topics ranging from which fictional apocalypse would be the most fun to why Batman might secretly be terrible for Gotham. Down some coffee and join us as we obsess over movies, comics, TV shows and more forever.
Episodes (12)
1. Why Mario is Secretly a Douchebag
Aired 12 March 2012 • 7 min
Cracked After Hours returns on the wings- er...the raccoon tail of a cultural hero.
2. If You Could Have Dinner (And Sex) With Any Famous Figure
Aired 2 April 2012 • 6 min
Behind every boring ice-breaker, there is a much better question waiting to be asked.
3. Why The Scariest Sci-Fi Robot Uprising Has Already Begun
Aired 16 April 2012 • 7 min
ED-209? Terminators? You don't need to go to sci-fi for the most terrifyingly likely robot uprising. It's already started.
4. The 6 Most Unintentionally Creepy Sitcom Characters
Aired 30 April 2012 • 7 min
When you actually connect the dots, sitcoms feature lots of creepy subplots, disappearing characters, and plenty of subtext that makes the laugh track sound pretty damn nervous ...
5. Why The Star Trek Universe is Secretly Horrifying
Aired 14 May 2012 • 8 min
Think twice about your prayers each night to Q, Trekkies. There are a lot of good reasons why you'd hate living on the Enterprise.
6. 3 Popular Children's Characters Who Secretly Hate Animals
Aired 29 May 2012 • 6 min
And yet, why isn't PETA calling out these monsters? We think it's because Big Gaming is paying them to look the other way.
7. 4 Creepy Hidden Truths Behind Popular Scary Stories
Aired 9 July 2012 • 8 min
New episode of Cracked After Hours about why teens are afraid of cars, Brits are afraid of urban murderers and the whole world is afraid of aliens.
8. Why PIxar Movies Are All Secretly About the Apocalypse
Aired 12 September 2012 • 7 min
'Toy Story' is secretly about slavery, but when you put them all together, you get an even creepier universe.
9. Why Indiana Jones Secretly Sucks at His Job
Aired 24 September 2012 • 8 min
Indiana Jones is awesome to watch, and terrible to be around in just about any other context. We explain why.
10. The Only 8 Types of TV Shows That Get Made
Aired 15 October 2012 • 7 min
Even the most groundbreaking TV shows all follow an extremely specific formula.
11. 5 Reasons James Bond Might Be the Worst Spy Ever
Aired 12 November 2012 • 7 min
But as the trailer for Skyfall proves, at least he can still stick a landing.
12. The 4 Worst Lessons Disney Movies Taught Us as Kids
Aired 17 December 2012 • 7 min
Disney teaches terrible lessons to kids all the time.