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Goat & Glaze Season 3 Episode 13

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The episode opens with Goat wearing a tuxedo shirt and Glaze in a party hat, setting a jokey tone as Glaze poses a scenario: would Goat rather have the power to make anyone's joints itch on command, or instantly materialize a handful of cooked spaghetti into anyone's pocket? Goat unhesitatingly chooses the pocket spaghetti, sparking absurd jokes about putting food near ICU patients to wake them up. Glaze also mentions that his planned guest failed to show up, though he admits he only reached out 45 minutes prior.

The pair then dive into nostalgia about growing up in the 1990s. Glaze recalls getting dropped off at Discovery Zone at the Dayton Mall, describing it as a chaotic, lawless play area where kids ran wild and got peed on in plastic tunnels. Goat shares his contrasting upbringing in small-town South Carolina, where "Discovery Zone" was just staying home alone at twelve years old to babysit and cook meals. They laugh about the normalized dangers of their childhoods, from being left inside hot parked cars to the exaggerated elementary school fears of quicksand and catching on fire.

The nostalgia continues as they discuss local hangouts. Goat recounts going to a rough skating rink with a potholed cement floor where kids were left unsupervised until pickup time, while Glaze recalls the chaotic arcade room at "Skater's World." Goat shares a story about his strict grandfather leaving him behind at middle school if he wasn't outside by 3:10 PM, forcing him to walk across town. Glaze brings up having a basic pager in high school, though it was largely useless without accessible payphones. They close by recalling sketchy local corner stores—where Glaze once saw a kid snort a Pixie Stix off a wooden handrail, and Goat used to take handwritten notes and food stamp books to buy bologna and cigarettes for his mom. They wrap up the show by planning their outfits for the next episode and signing off with their co-host Corbin.