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Hosts: Steve Koch & Lovella Koch
Kids vs Parents is produced by Vandalpop Media
Producer: Steve Koch
Editors: Ever Cunningham, Steve Koch
Cover Design: Patrick Hardy
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Okay, a quick
Steve:monster or villain question
Steve:to start us off.
Steve:Which enormous
Steve:ape
Steve:famously
Steve:climbs the
Steve:Empire State
Steve:Building?
Lovella:Oh,
Lovella:that's
Lovella:King Kong.
Steve:You got it.
Lovella:Hey, welcome to Kids
Lovella:vs Parents, the family trivia battle with four questions for the kids and four tougher ones for the parents.
Lovella:I'm Lovella,
Steve:and I'm Steve, and
Steve:today
Steve:we kick off our spooky
Steve:season.
Steve:With some trivia
Steve:on
Steve:monsters
Steve:and
Steve:villains.
Lovella:Yeah, that's right.
Lovella:For the rest
Lovella:of the month, all of our
Lovella:episodes
Lovella:are
Lovella:spooky themed.
Lovella:As we lead up to Halloween,
Steve:have you got your
Steve:costume ready yet, Lovella?
Lovella:I
Lovella:almost
Lovella:do.
Steve:Is it spooky?
Lovella:No.
Steve:That's okay.
Steve:You don't have to be spooky all the time.
Lovella:What about yours, Dad?
Steve:I don't know yet.
Steve:I want to go as Marty
Steve:from
Steve:Back to the Future.
Steve:Oh, when we did our Nostalgia
Steve:Week episode,
Steve:I got excited about
Steve:Back to the Future.
Steve:Maybe I can
Steve:convince
Steve:Mum to be
Steve:Jennifer.
Lovella:Oh, no thanks.
Lovella:All right, let's move on.
Lovella:So,
Lovella:Dad, what's the prize
Lovella:today?
Steve:Well, it's a punishment
Steve:today.
Lovella:Oh,
Steve:the loser
Steve:has to give their best
Steve:villain
Steve:laugh
Steve:or
Steve:monster roar
Steve:at the end.
Lovella:Oh, okay.
Steve:Got that ready to go.
Lovella:All right.
Lovella:Okay.
Steve:All right.
Steve:Who's going to go first?
Lovella:Let's
Lovella:do
Lovella:the kids.
Steve:Kids up first?
Lovella:Yeah, we got it.
Steve:Let the little monsters
Steve:go first.
Lovella:Yeah, the little monsters.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:All right, kids, you're up first.
Steve:Here we go.
Steve:Question
Steve:number one.
Steve:Which
Steve:villain
Steve:is
Steve:Simba's uncle
Steve:in The Lion King?
Lovella:Ah, that's an easy one.
Lovella:It's
Lovella:Scar.
Steve:Yeah,
Steve:that's right.
Steve:Well done.
Lovella:Yay!
Steve:One on the board.
Steve:Well done.
Steve:Good job.
Steve:All right, that's a villain question.
Steve:Let me see if I can get a monster question for you.
Steve:You ready?
Steve:What type of
Steve:creature
Steve:changes
Steve:from a
Steve:person
Steve:into a
Steve:wolf?
Lovella:Oh, it's
Lovella:um, what are they called?
Lovella:They're called
Lovella:um,
Lovella:know what they are?
Lovella:Because I'm thinking of the one in
Lovella:Harry
Lovella:Potter
Lovella:who's like
Lovella:who changes the.
Steve:You could probably also think of
Steve:your
Steve:zombies franchise.
Steve:I think there's
Steve:some of them in that too.
Steve:Creature changes from a person into a wolf.
Lovella:A werewolf.
Steve:You got it correct.
Lovella:Oh, okay.
Lovella:I thought a werewolf was.
Lovella:Just a wolf, but
Lovella:no.
Lovella:Yeah, that makes
Lovella:sense.
Steve:Werewolf is a person who turns
Steve:into a wolf.
Lovella:Werewolf.
Steve:Do you know when they turn into a wolf?
Lovella:When the moon
Steve:is what?
Lovella:Full.
Steve:Is full.
Steve:When the moon is full of what?
Steve:Full of cheese.
Steve:Full of milk.
Lovella:It's full.
Lovella:It's.
Steve:Oh, you mean the shape?
Lovella:Full circle.
Steve:Ah, okay.
Lovella:Full
Lovella:circle.
Steve:Full circle.
Lovella:And then they turn real
Lovella:creepy.
Lovella:At least the one in Harry Potter does.
Steve:You ready for another one?
Lovella:All right, I'm ready.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:Question
Steve:number
Steve:three.
Steve:Which of
Steve:these is not a Spider-Man
Steve:villain?
Steve:This is
Steve:multiple choice.
Steve:A Green Goblin, B
Steve:The Riddler,
Steve:C Doctor Octopus,
Steve:or D Mysterio.
Steve:Which of these is
Steve:not
Steve:a Spider-Man villain?
Steve:This is
Steve:tough for you, right?
Steve:Because you haven't seen much Spider-Man.
Lovella:No, not all of them.
Steve:Yeah.
Lovella:All right.
Lovella:Say them one more time.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:A Green Goblin, B The Riddler, C Doctor Octopus, or D Mysterio.
Lovella:I
Lovella:think.
Steve:What do you think?
Steve:You think you can
Steve:like
Steve:cross some out?
Lovella:I know
Lovella:Green
Lovella:Goblin
Lovella:and
Lovella:the Octo
Lovella:one.
Steve:Octopus, Doctor
Lovella:Octopus, Doctor Octok, Doctor Octok, isn't it?
Steve:Okay,
Steve:so they're out.
Steve:So it's going to be the Riddler or Mysterio.
Lovella:I feel like it's
Steve:which of those is not a Spider Man villain?
Lovella:I was going to say the Riddler, but then I'm
Lovella:also like, oh, Mysterio.
Lovella:I don't know.
Steve:I'll give you a hint.
Steve:They're all
Steve:villains of some sort.
Lovella:Well, obviously, just
Steve:one of them isn't a villain of Spider Man.
Lovella:I'm going to go with Mysterio.
Steve:You are
Steve:incorrect.
Lovella:Thought it was the Riddler.
Steve:It is the Riddler.
Steve:The Riddler is.
Steve:Do you know where he is a villain from?
Steve:Who he is a villain to?
Lovella:Who?
Steve:Batman.
Steve:Oh, is a villain to Batman, not Spiderman.
Steve:All right.
Steve:Last
Steve:question for you.
Steve:Question
Steve:number
Steve:four.
Steve:This is a
Steve:Harry
Steve:Potter one.
Lovella:Oh yes!
Steve:You ready?
Lovella:I'm so ready.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:What is the name of the three headed dog that guards the philosopher's stone in
Steve:Harry
Steve:Potter?
Lovella:Oh, that
Lovella:dog!
Steve:Yeah, that
Steve:dog.
Lovella:All right.
Steve:What is the name of the dog that guards the philosopher's stone?
Steve:Come on, Harry Potter fan.
Lovella:I haven't
Lovella:watched Harry Potter in
Lovella:so
Lovella:long, though.
Steve:Yeah.
Lovella:Oh,
Lovella:jeez.
Lovella:Um, I feel like it's something with a B.
Steve:Hagrid calls him it.
Steve:Hagrid calls
Steve:the dog.
Lovella:But he has a dog, an
Lovella:actual
Lovella:dog, though, doesn't
Lovella:he?
Lovella:Like it's not the three-headed one.
Lovella:Fluffy, is it Fluffy?
Steve:You got it right.
Steve:Yes.
Steve:Oh my gosh!
Lovella:How did I just guess that?
Steve:It just came right at the end.
Lovella:It just came.
Lovella:Came to you, Fluffy.
Steve:Fluffy.
Steve:Because
Steve:they're not.
Steve:It's a.
Steve:I was going to say it's a friendly name, but they're not.
Lovella:Lovely.
Lovella:They're not quite
Lovella:friendly.
Lovella:Nope.
Steve:Well done.
Steve:All right, you got three
Steve:out of four.
Lovella:Not bad.
Steve:Well done.
Steve:Okay, parents.
Steve:Hope you know your
Steve:monsters and villains.
Steve:You're up next.
Lovella:All right, parents.
Lovella:Are we ready?
Steve:Yes, I'm ready.
Lovella:Question
Lovella:number one.
Lovella:What
Lovella:creature is said to turn people to stone
Lovella:by
Lovella:looking
Lovella:at them?
Steve:What?
Lovella:You know
Lovella:those
Lovella:in
Lovella:like?
Lovella:Okay, I'll give you an example.
Lovella:In Percy Jackson, there's a creature that if you
Lovella:look at that
Lovella:creature in the eyes, you turn to stone.
Lovella:What is that creature called?
Steve:In
Steve:Percy Jackson, is this like a gargoyle?
Steve:Is it a gargoyle?
Steve:Um, ah, I'm gonna say a gargoyle.
Lovella:You're
Lovella:incorrect.
Lovella:Ah, a Medusa.
Steve:Medusa.
Steve:Oh, the Med.
Steve:You mean Medusa?
Steve:The
Steve:the Medusa.
Steve:Snakes.
Lovella:The
Lovella:snake.
Lovella:Yeah.
Steve:Right.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:Okay.
Lovella:Okay.
Lovella:Are we ready for the second one?
Steve:Yeah.
Lovella:All right.
Lovella:Question number two.
Lovella:What fictional villain is known for
Lovella:the phrase
Lovella:"Why so serious"?
Steve:Nice.
Steve:This
Steve:is
Steve:the Joker.
Lovella:That is correct.
Steve:Famously, I mean, my favorite Joker is Heath
Steve:Ledger
Steve:from The Dark Knight.
Steve:Yeah, I want to introduce you to that movie
Steve:sometime in the future.
Lovella:I'm a bit of a scary cat.
Lovella:I haven't watched
Lovella:that
Lovella:many.
Steve:No, that's okay.
Steve:Scary
Steve:movies.
Steve:We'll wait until you get a little older.
Steve:It's not.
Steve:I mean, it's not a horror, scary movie, but it is
Steve:definitely got some
Steve:thriller and some scary moments in it.
Lovella:I've seen pictures of the Joker.
Lovella:He looks terrifying.
Steve:He is
Steve:terrifying.
Lovella:All right.
Steve:Okay.
Lovella:Are we ready?
Steve:Yep.
Steve:I'm ready.
Lovella:All right.
Lovella:Question
Lovella:number three.
Lovella:Which Ghostbusters character
Lovella:is a green ghost
Lovella:famous for eating
Lovella:almost
Lovella:anything?
Steve:Oh,
Steve:okay.
Steve:That's the little green ghost.
Steve:Oh, what's his name?
Steve:He spits.
Steve:Oh, Slimer.
Steve:Slimer.
Steve:He spits out slime.
Steve:I was like, he spits out slime.
Steve:Slimer.
Lovella:That
Lovella:is
Lovella:correct.
Steve:Yay!
Steve:Nice.
Steve:Oh, that's a good movie too.
Steve:That
Steve:we'll have to watch that one over Halloween.
Steve:That's a fun one.
Lovella:All right.
Lovella:Are we ready for the last one?
Lovella:You're on
Lovella:two out of three, sir.
Steve:Two out of three.
Lovella:So if you get this next one correct, you're tied with me, and we go
Lovella:into a tiebreaker.
Steve:All right.
Steve:Let's do it.
Lovella:So
Steve:I'm gonna
Steve:get it correct.
Steve:Let's go.
Lovella:Question
Lovella:number
Lovella:four.
Lovella:What horror
Lovella:villain
Lovella:wears a hockey mask?
Steve:Oh,
Steve:um,
Steve:okay.
Steve:That
Steve:is, oh, okay.
Steve:Is that
Steve:Michael Myers from
Steve:the
Steve:Halloween franchise?
Steve:I think that is, or
Steve:is it
Steve:Jason?
Steve:I don't know his last name.
Steve:Jason from
Steve:Friday the Thirteenth.
Steve:Oh, I'm gonna go with Michael Myers.
Lovella:You are
Lovella:incorrect.
Steve:Oh, really?
Lovella:Is it Jason?
Lovella:Jason
Lovella:Voorhees.
Steve:Oh, Jason Voorhees.
Steve:Yes.
Steve:Oh,
Steve:okay.
Steve:Right.
Lovella:All right.
Steve:I have not seen those movies in a long time.
Lovella:I haven't seen really any of
Lovella:these
Lovella:movies.
Steve:No, those
Steve:ones are a bit
Steve:scary.
Steve:We'll stay
Steve:away from those.
Steve:Okay.
Lovella:All right.
Lovella:So you are two out of four.
Lovella:I'm three out of four.
Lovella:That's
Lovella:right.
Lovella:Which means we move on to our bonus round,
Lovella:which
Lovella:could also be a tiebreaker round for some of you.
Steve:That's right.
Lovella:This
Lovella:round is worth
Lovella:two points, and
Lovella:first to buzz in and get the correct answer wins those two points.
Lovella:But if you get the incorrect answer, the
Lovella:point goes to the other team.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:All right.
Steve:So big stakes here.
Steve:I can win this if I get it right.
Lovella:Yes.
Steve:All right.
Steve:Here we go.
Steve:I'll read the bonus question.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:Bonus
Steve:or tiebreaker
Steve:question.
Steve:You ready?
Lovella:Yes.
Steve:Name a famous
Steve:monster or villain
Steve:whose name
Steve:begins with the letter M.
Steve:Buzz.
Lovella:Buzz.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:Did we tie
Steve:it there?
Steve:I don't know.
Lovella:I don't know.
Lovella:I think
Lovella:I got it.
Steve:Well, I think I got it first.
Lovella:We should just
Lovella:say one on three.
Steve:Well, I I already know one because I said it
Steve:earlier.
Lovella:I already know one because.
Steve:Okay.
Steve:What's
Steve:yours?
Lovella:Maleficent.
Steve:Oh, good one.
Steve:Mine was Michael Myers.
Lovella:Oh, all right.
Lovella:All right.
Lovella:Let's see.
Steve:I'll give it the win to you.
Steve:We tied there at the end.
Steve:I'll give the win to you.
Lovella:So
Lovella:some of you could have said
Lovella:Maleficent, Maestro,
Lovella:Megatron, Mother
Lovella:Gothel, Michael Myers,
Lovella:and I'm sure there's some others
Lovella:we haven't named.
Steve:That's right.
Steve:But there's a few
Steve:suggestions there.
Lovella:There are a few suggestions.
Steve:Well,
Steve:congratulations, Lovella.
Steve:You win monsters and villains trivia.
Steve:Well done.
Steve:All right.
Steve:That means I've got to do a
Steve:monster roar or evil laugh.
Lovella:We know how this turned out last
Lovella:time.
Steve:I'll let you pick which one.
Steve:Do you want me to do a monster roar or an evil laugh?
Lovella:I want to hear your evil laugh.
Steve:You want to hear my evil laugh?
Lovella:This is gonna be my villain laugh.
Steve:Okay, you ready?
Steve:Here it comes.
Steve:And then
Steve:you
Steve:say something like, "And I would have gotten
Steve:away with it if it wasn't for you pesky kids." Oh,
Lovella:right, all right.
Steve:That's like a.
Lovella:We're just gonna move on
Lovella:without
Lovella:saying
Lovella:anything.
Lovella:My eyes are saying
Lovella:everything right now.
Lovella:Anyways, okay.
Steve:Well, there you go.
Steve:That was my villain laugh.
Steve:Hey, before we go today, if you are listening
Steve:to this show
Steve:in Australia and you're listening on Apple, we want to ask a favor.
Lovella:Can you
Lovella:leave us a review on your Apple Podcast app?
Steve:We don't have many reviews
Steve:in Australia, so we want people to see
Steve:some
Steve:positive things
Steve:about
Steve:our show.
Steve:So when they
Steve:find it in their
Steve:app,
Steve:they see all these
Steve:wonderful things about our show.
Steve:So leave us a great review if you're in Australia and you're on Apple, please.
Steve:We would love that.
Steve:Thank you.
Lovella:Yes.
Lovella:So
Lovella:thank you for playing with us today, and
Lovella:we'll see y'all
Lovella:soon.
Steve:Come back for some more
Steve:spooky fun
Steve:over the next
Steve:few weeks.
Steve:Bye.
Lovella:Boo.
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