
Season 5
Season 5 • 2021
0Episodes

1. Return to Love, Actually
It's another couples-only, love-celebrating, still-pedantic edition of Um, Actually!
2021-02-12 • 36 min

2. Crew Battle
The writers and past hosts of Um, Actually compete in the ultimate nerdy battle royale.
2021-02-26 • 36 min

3. Nicktoons
Rekha, Jess, and Caldwell take a trip to the world of Nickelodeon nostalgia.
2021-03-13 • 31 min

4. Cabin in the Woods, Deadlands, Spider-Man Villains
Andrew, Mike, and Joan learn about Marvel's Gibbon and discuss the darkness of Kevin McCallister.
2021-03-26 • 36 min

5. Anglophilia
Emma, Amy, and Gutes compete to prove who is the true monarch of British nerdery.
2021-04-09 • 39 min

6. Kim Possible, The Princess Bride, Sliders
Gus, Kirk, and Amy talk Austin Powers, guess some screams, and more.
2021-04-23 • 39 min

7. Dystopias
Erik Voss, Kelly Nugent, and DC Pierson compete to see whose new world is the bravest.
2021-05-08 • 35 min

8. The McElroy Melee
Justin, Travis, and Clint McElroy battle to see who's the most pedantic member of the family.
2021-05-21 • 37 min

9. Monsters, Myths, and Folklore
Jordan, Marina, and Trisha talk all kinds of creatures from ancient tales.
2021-06-04 • 37 min

10. Demiliches, Isengard, I Am Legend
Maude, Erika, and Carolyn talk Uruk-hai impressions and more.
2021-06-18 • 31 min

11. Battle of the Mods
The Dropout mods take a break from keeping the Discord civil to compete over nerdy trivia.
2021-07-02 • 29 min

12. ActuallyMania
Danielle, Dan, and Jay bodyslam some wrestling trivia to see who will win the belt.
2021-07-16 • 34 min

13. Star Wars Names, HUDs, The Umbrella Academy
Jordan, Michelle, and Shane compete but more importantly learn what an echidna looks like.
2021-07-30 • 28 min

14. Hades, Herlock Sholmes, The Stormlight Archives
Becca Scott, Satine Pheonix, and James Willems unionize to fight the oppressive point system.
2021-08-13 • 32 min

15. Alien vs Predator, The Beastmaster, ET
Erik Voss, MT, and Jay Washington dance in their seats with excitement.
2021-08-27 • 31 min

16. Um, Anime!
Orion Black, Kendra Wells, and Eli Yudin face off in an entirely anime themed episode.
2021-09-10 • 34 min

17. Sunshine, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Sex Criminals
Carolyn Page, Gus Sorola, and Andrew Rosas duke it out in a redemption episode.
2021-09-24 • 35 min

18. Arrival, Dragon Ball Super, Elf With a Gun
Kelly Nugent, Erika Ishii, and Malika Lim Eubank try to run faster than their friends.
2021-10-08 • 34 min

19. The Haunting of Hill House, Hereditary, The Ring
Betsy Sodaro, Mark Rennie, and Oscar Montoya determine which horror franchises never went to space.
2021-10-22 • 36 min

20. Soulcalibur, Dread, The Sims: Livin' Large
Matt Mercer, Haley Mancini, and Matthew Kelly wonder if there's an Aquaman for rivers and lakes.
2021-11-05 • 35 min

21. Catwoman, Undertale, Clayface
Ify Nwadiwe and Brodie Reed team up to face off against Dani Fernandez and Danielle Radford.
2021-11-19 • 34 min

22. 1984, Hunter x Hunter, Supernatural
Aabria Iyengar, Taliesin Jaffe, and Brennan Lee Mulligan sing the praises of the long Tetris piece.
2021-12-03 • 35 min

23. The Nutcracker, The Nightmare Before Christmas, White Christmas
Emma Fyffe, Amy Vorpahl, and Winston A. Marshall ho ho throw down in a holiday themed episode.
2021-12-17 • 31 min

24. Star Trek, Species, Bionicle
Michael Saltzman, Amy Dallen, and Markiea McCarty test their knowledge of bird sounds and logos.
2021-12-31 • 34 min