
Raccoon Court
Welcome to Raccoon Court, the show where we go on trial for our trash pop culture opinions! It’s like jury duty, but more fun ✨
Episodes
37 episodes
Case #0030 - Gen Z were predisposed to be Pick Me Girls
Case #0030 - Can you tell all three of the people on the podcast are reading the Feminine Mystique together for book club? Mel acts as the resident internet historian on grave robbing and John Green. Judge Prosecutie Jess teaches u...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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2:14:16

Cross Examination #0006 - Ranking our fictional crushes
Cross Examination #0006 - Defendant Judge BL outs herself as the #1 Nick Miller hater? Judge Prosecutie Jess is foiled by the shackles of heterosexuality. Mel reveals what celebrities they would like to have dinner with in 2009.
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:33:24

Case #0029 - Do Revenge is a gay Heathers retelling
Case #0029 - ITS OUR SECOND ANNIVERSARY EPISODE!! Judge Ilsa did NOT watch either of the movies we talk about today. Prosecutie Jess dedicates herself to keeping good white people sayings alive via oral tradition. Mel teaches...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:54:21

Case #0028 - Outer Banks (Season 1) is Teen Drama Perfection
Case #0028 - Defendant Prosecutie Jess is making moves in silence. Judge BL gives us a much needed geography lesson. Mel “Sound Design is my passion” Bee provides original vocals in more than one segment of the podcast. Tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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1:31:17

Case #0027 - fan edits to "I Know the End" by Phoebe Bridgers always hit because the bridge follows the hero's journey
Case #0027 - Judge Gardiner tells tales from the Nest in the Hatchback. Prosecutie Jess pulls the most poetic fucking quotes out of her ass multiple times. Mel forces a stop in hyper fixation station by bringing up the Magnus Archives, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:32:21

Cross Examination #0005 - Stoptify Us (Wrapped 2016 Bracket)
Cross Examination #0005 - Jess declares the first man to ever eat. Mel regales her trials during the Big Time Rush Hiatus. The court discusses the many triumphs of Dr. Bridget Mendler. We discover that we may have been regressing to our ...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:45:10

Case #0026 - In Defense of Owl City
Case #0026 - Mel says “If I’m going down, everyone else on the ship is going down with me” as justification for sending Ilsa and Jess the Josh Hutcherson Whistle edit multiple times a day. Prosecutie Jess tells us about how she ...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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2:38:15

Case #0025 - The Magnus Archives is just Spooky Gossip Girl
Case #0025 - Mel gets Trump’s IMDB credits incorrect (only Ivanka was actually seen on Gossip Girl, ugh). Judge Gardiner secret knits throughout the entire podcast. Prosecutie Jess and Judge Gardiner deliver killing blows to Mel’s ego.&n...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:53:34

Case #0024 - Twilight is a Stockholm Syndrome Horror Franchise
Case #0024 - Prosecutie Jess “I’m Still Growing” Harkness says that Harry Potter is “just a sassy little guy.” Judge Gabby gets sad thinking about girls leaving home with their man husbands. Mel has a totally normal reaction to seeing no...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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1:58:24

Case #0023 - Judge BL Ranks Things: Pride and Prejudice Adaptations
Case #0023 - Judge Jess outs herself as an Empath. Judge BL discusses the implications of AI knowing about the Omegaverse. Prosecutie Mel never forgets a duster. Also, towards the end, there is union busting. Thank’s f...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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1:34:02

Case #0022 - Naked Old Women aren't scary
Case #0022 - Defendant Jess brings up the gay undertones of the movie Shark Tale. Mel earns her herpetology and ichthyology badges on the podcast today. I had to cut out 6 extra minutes of gator talk. Judge Sarah asks the age old q...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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1:34:55

Case #0021 - DND Honor Among Thieves: why the strength of DND is breaking the rules
Case #0021 - Mel is forced to defend James Corden, something she swore she would never do. Jury Member Alex forgets what character he plays in our DND campaign and refers to Hugh Grant as “that old fucker.” Prosecutor Sarah re...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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2:04:54

Case #0020 - After and 50 Shades of Grey are the same movie
Case #0020 - Anti-counsel Ally says “It’s not a creative level of shit throwing.” Mel says “This dick too good… will kill. ” Judge Barbara Lynn says “I am … one of the foremost fanfiction academics in Spanish.” Thank’s for s...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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2:12:23

Cross Examination #0004 - The 2023 Disney DILF/MILF/GILF Draft
Cross Examination #0004 - Mel manages to bring up three separate obscure PC games relating to this draft. Prosecutie Jess and Mel get derailed talking about Mongo from Shrek 2. We also pop into Hyperfixation Station to talk about The Mag...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:02:33

Case #0019 - Valentine's Day (2010) has the best romcom format
Case #0019 - Prosecutie Jess pitches Moonstruck, the Nicholas Cage and Cher romcom, a couple of times over the course of the episode. Judge Barbara Lynn expands our understanding of Melissa’s Rules of Civil Fuckery and dubs this movie the McDon...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:51:14

Case #0018 - Moulin Rouge (2001) is the best jukebox movie musical
Case #0018 - Judge Jess puts beta males in their place. Prosecutie Sarah tries to come for our ankles while still in an ankle brace herself and breaks the record for the most times “thats the thing though” has ever been say on the podcast. Pros...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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2:02:41

Case #0017 - The Matrix Trilogy is criminally underrated
Case #0017 - Today, we find out if Veggie Tales or Twilight: Breaking Dawn is more similar to the Matrix trilogy. Defendant Alex is the first man on the podcast EVER and fights back against the 21st century’s greatest threat - the cultural main...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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2:09:37

Cross Examination #0003 - Stoptify Us (Wrapped 2022 Bracket)
Cross Examination #0003 - despite coming up with the bracket, Mel cannot remember what the bracket actually is sorting the songs by. Is it which song is worse? Which song is more embarrassing to have on your Spotify Wrapped? NO ONE KNOWS...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:43:59

Case #0016 - He's All That is an incredible remake of She's All That
Case #0016 - Mel and Prosecutie Jess revisit their favorite M. Night Shamalan movie. Mel doesn’t finish her summary of the movie until an hour into the podcast. Prosecutie Jess learns new things about the movie Flubber. NOTE...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:39:49

Case #0015 - High School Musical 3 is the best of the franchise
Case #0015 - Judge Barbara Lynn discovers that she is the only non-mathlete in the court. Mel convinces the members of the court to quit their jobs and work at Dairy Queen with her. Anti-counsel Ally tries to enter a Buzzfeed quiz into e...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:45:39

Case #0014 - why The Middle was the perfect party song and why Josh by Peach PRC is even better
Case #0014 - Mel does the Naked Mole Rap. Anti-counsel Ally convinces herself that the court case is actually about Closer by the Chain Smokers. Judge Juj launches an Anti-Halsey campaign. Thank’s for showing up to jur...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:09:42

Cross Examination #0002 - Horror Movie Roundup
Cross Examination #0002 - We learn that Jess, Sarah, and Mel all say “horror” with different accents, despite growing up on the same island. Prosecutie Sarah talks about her favorite pubes-based horror movie. Mel reminisces about King Ba...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:57:30

Case #0013 - why every generation needs a Taylor Swift and why for gen z it is Olivia Rodrigo
Case #0013 - Mel relives her days as a Opti sailor. Co-counsel Ally details Sam Hunt’s crazy stalker behavior. Co-counsel Bisan gets excited about bowling. Thank’s for showing up to jury duty! Court will be back in session on...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:35:04

Case #0012 - In Defense of Scream 5 (2022)
Case #0012 - Prosecutie Jess debates whether Star Wars or Marvel is a stronger franchise. Mel gives us a brief history lesson on the hit TV show Bones. Prosecutie Sarah talks about...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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2:35:52

Case #0011 - why I want the women of Jurassic Park 2 and 3 to be eaten by dinosaurs
Case #0011 - Prosecutor Jess flexes her knowledge of Iron Man 3. Mel relives her many dangerous encounters in the field, including a time she almost shit her pants in an elephant encounter. Prosecutor Jess and Mel recreate the
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:42:36
