Explore this compilation of outtakes from Season 1 – from Alan bravely standing up to the threat of a challenging Quenya pronunciation (and losing) to Shawn’s chair once again giving its unwanted opinions!
Taniquetil
Alan stands up bravely to the threat of a challenging Quenya pronunciation and is defeated.
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- Taniquetil - Alan stands up bravely to the threat of a challenging Quenya pronunciation and is defeated.
- Average - Shawn’s latest linguistic research project is graded harshly, but fairly.
- Treebeard & Ungoliant - Alan demonstrates his vocal range with a certain… special… something…
- Galaxy Quest - Never give up, never surrender!
- Foreigner for Fëanor - Alan never takes advice, and someday he’ll pay the price, I know.
- Call Me Maggie - Shawn decides calling him ‘Lómion’ just isn’t familiar enough.
- Really Bad Singing - Our moment in the limelight is a far cry from the great vocalists of rock … or even comedy.
- What WAS That? - We’ll never tell (because we can’t remember)! But listen to the evidence and decide for yourself.
- Haldad Oops - Shawn learns that reading is hard, even with help.
- THAT Button - More fun with the studio toy that Alan should never have gotten his hands on.
- Wait For It... - A little ‘BTS’ moment where we discover that just because Shawn’s a “stickler for accuracy,” it doesn’t mean he’s always right.
- Equine Mathematics - Shawn’s horse, Trigger, performs basic math and predicts the length of episode 030.
- Stank Upon The Air - Alan waxes poetic about an eructation. And no, that’s not what you think it is. And yes, that’s how it’s spelled.
- Really Bad Accents - Shawn’s “Wisconsin Mom” turns into an Irish leprechaun. And Morgoth takes a shower.
- No... REALLY, Really Bad Accents - Alan humiliates himself; we agree it’s so bad we shouldn’t even put it in the outtakes. But then…
- They Might NOT Be Giants - Once again, Alan and Shawn demonstrate their lack of singing prowess… but at least their taste in music is still good!
- Yes, He Worked for a Dictionary - Shawn gets frustrated with the dictionary — don’t get on his bad side.
- Westu… Wait! - Shawn leaves Alan hanging precariously upon the cliff of an introduction.
- You Okay Over There? - Shawn brings much attention to an incident in Alan’s sound booth, prompting a rare restart.
- Insult the Several States - Alan expresses regrets over his verbal assault on Oklahoma, North Dakota & portions of Texas. Shawn may or may not mock him.
- Shawn's Got Nothing - Before we record, Shawn takes inventory of his research and notes… and finds it wanting.
- Witch! - The Easterlings thought Morwen a witch — naturally, that leads to a lengthy recitation of Monty Python from Alan & Shawn. Naturally.
- No Respect for the Dead - Alan & Shawn engage in some harmless mockery of Finduilas's death. Invite them to your next funeral or family roast!
- What's Eating Gwindor? - As Alan & Shawn discuss the outro gag from episode 38, they demonstrate why they’re rarely invited to summer barbecues.
- Beren, Túrin and… Star Wars - Nerd worlds collide: lost extremities and kissing your sister!
- Taco Tuesday! - Shawn’s, um… ‘chair’… makes itself heard right at the wrong time. Juvenile jokes about flatulence ensue.
- Is That Really Your Chair? - Shawn tells us under what circumstances he’s okay with his ‘chair’ being audible.
- Under The Sea - Shawn gives us his unique spin on a character voice for Ulmo — a must-hear!
- Even When He’s Wrong, He’s Right - Alan is so used to mispronouncing words that on the rare occasion that he gets one right, he still thinks he flubbed it...
- Inappropriate Titles - We hint at some things about Idril that might make Tuor a bit cross with us. Not the first time we’ve come up with some off-color titles!
- James T. Eärendil - We break out our best Captain Kirk to honor. the one man. who braved. the journey. to Valinor.
- Mixed Mythology - These are the voyages of the star-ship Vingilot…
- Classics and Beer - Shawn’s geekdoms collide!
- That's Amandil To You! - Auto-correct creates another opportunity to digress; Alan and Shawn do their best impressions of Moe Szyslak.
- Alan's Kryptonite - And we come full-circle. Alan still can’t pronounce the other name of Oiolossë, and hilarity ensues.
- Bad Stock Tips - In which Shawn deeply misunderstands the nature of time travel.
- Buy Shawn a New Chair - In which Shawn’s chair gives its opinion once again.
- Tra-la-la-what? - In which Alan reveals his loving disdain for silly Elves.
- Silent 'T' - Shawn goes to great lengths to prove he knows how to pronounce a French word. In Dwarvish.