After Hours

1. Why 'Back to the Future' Is Secretly Horrifying

Air Date: 2010-07-19

Cracked's best writers highlight the disturbing logical implications of Back to the Future. Incest, suspected infedelity, rape, danger sluts, Calvin Kline, and white people started black history. Also, you ladies might want to stay away from Chuck Berry's restroom.

2. 5 Classic Movie High Schools That Would Suck to Attend

Air Date: 2010-08-30

Think your high school sucked? Try attending one of these..

3. Which Apocalypse Would Be the Most Fun?

Air Date: 2010-11-18

You should never lose sight of your priorities, even during the apocalypse.

4. Why The Harry Potter Universe Is Secretly Terrifying

Air Date: 2010-12-20

Seriously? You don't feel the need to let those of us with nuclear weapons in on the dark wizard threatening to end the world?

5. How Breakfast Cereal Mascots Brainwashed You

Air Date: 2011-01-31

Like "The Wire," but everyone's Omar.

6. Which Ninja Turtle Are You?: Life's Most Important Question

Air Date: 2011-03-14

In the wake of the astrological sign changes, a brand new episode of After Hours asks, "Wouldn't it be easier to just follow the astrology of the Ninja Turtles?"

7. Why 'Star Wars' Is Secretly Terrifying for Women

Air Date: 2011-04-04

A brand spanking new episode of After Hours where we discuss women's rights, but only in a galaxy far far away.

8. Why Everyone Wants to Have Sex with Vampires

Air Date: 2011-05-23

At some point vampires went from monster to sex symbol. We explain why.

9. Why Batman is Secretly Terrible for Gotham

Air Date: 2011-06-27

Bruce Wayne could probably be prosecuted for his work as Wayne Enterprises CEO. And it's all so he can fight crime less efficiently than the police.

10. The Best Superpower (Is Not What You Think)

Air Date: 2011-07-25

You only get one super power. Choose wisely.

11. 4 TV Ads That Depict Terrifying Alternate Universes

Air Date: 2011-09-26

If you could live in any TV commercial universe, which would you pick? Choose wisely.

12. 4 Terrifying Psychology Lessons Behind Famous Movie Monsters

Air Date: 2011-10-24

A brand new After Hours gets to the heart of why you wet the bed until you were eleven.

1. Why Mario is Secretly a Douchebag

Air Date: 2012-03-12

Cracked After Hours returns on the wings- er...the raccoon tail of a cultural hero.

2. If You Could Have Dinner (And Sex) With Any Famous Figure

Air Date: 2012-04-02

Behind every boring ice-breaker, there is a much better question waiting to be asked.

3. Why The Scariest Sci-Fi Robot Uprising Has Already Begun

Air Date: 2012-04-16

ED-209? Terminators? You don't need to go to sci-fi for the most terrifyingly likely robot uprising. It's already started.

4. The 6 Most Unintentionally Creepy Sitcom Characters

Air Date: 2012-04-30

When you actually connect the dots, sitcoms feature lots of creepy subplots, disappearing characters, and plenty of subtext that makes the laugh track sound pretty damn nervous ...

5. Why The Star Trek Universe is Secretly Horrifying

Air Date: 2012-05-14

Think twice about your prayers each night to Q, Trekkies. There are a lot of good reasons why you'd hate living on the Enterprise.

6. 3 Popular Children's Characters Who Secretly Hate Animals

Air Date: 2012-05-29

And yet, why isn't PETA calling out these monsters? We think it's because Big Gaming is paying them to look the other way.

7. 4 Creepy Hidden Truths Behind Popular Scary Stories

Air Date: 2012-07-09

New episode of Cracked After Hours about why teens are afraid of cars, Brits are afraid of urban murderers and the whole world is afraid of aliens.

8. Why PIxar Movies Are All Secretly About the Apocalypse

Air Date: 2012-09-12

'Toy Story' is secretly about slavery, but when you put them all together, you get an even creepier universe.

9. Why Indiana Jones Secretly Sucks at His Job

Air Date: 2012-09-24

Indiana Jones is awesome to watch, and terrible to be around in just about any other context. We explain why.

10. The Only 8 Types of TV Shows That Get Made

Air Date: 2012-10-15

Even the most groundbreaking TV shows all follow an extremely specific formula.

11. 5 Reasons James Bond Might Be the Worst Spy Ever

Air Date: 2012-11-12

But as the trailer for Skyfall proves, at least he can still stick a landing.

12. The 4 Worst Lessons Disney Movies Taught Us as Kids

Air Date: 2012-12-17

Disney teaches terrible lessons to kids all the time.

1. 4 Reasons Spider-Man is Secretly Bad at His Job

Air Date: 2013-01-21

With Great Power, Comes Great Something Something.

2. Why Romantic Comedies Are Secretly Bad for You

Air Date: 2013-02-14

All the reasons Kate Hudson movies are worse for you than torture porn.

3. The 4 Best Movie Universes To Die In

Air Date: 2013-03-25

4. 5 Horrifying Secret Rules of Life in a Movie Universe

Air Date: 2013-04-15

5. The Horrifying Truth About Life Inside of Movie Musicals

Air Date: 2013-05-13

6. The 3 Worst Lessons Taught by '80s Sports Movies

Air Date: 2013-06-17

7. Why Tarantino Films Take Place in the Same (Insane) Universe

Air Date: 2013-07-22

8. 4 Movie Apocalypses That Would Be More Fun Than Reality

Air Date: 2013-08-19

9. 4 Disney Movie Villains Who Were Right All Along

Air Date: 2013-09-23

10. The Horrifying Secret 'The Matrix' Reveals About Humanity

Air Date: 2013-10-21

11. The 10 Most Secretly Ridiculous Moments in Classic Movies

Air Date: 2013-11-18

12. 6 Beloved Christmas Movies With Horrible Secret Meanings

Air Date: 2013-12-16

1. 4 Weirdly Specific Things Famous People Do in Every Movie

Air Date: 2014-01-13

2. 8 Mind-Blowing Connections Between the Works of Joss Whedon

Air Date: 2014-02-17

3. 7 Horrifying Lessons Hidden in Famous Movies About Childhood

Air Date: 2014-03-10

4. 6 Insane Stereotypes That You Still See in Every Movie

Air Date: 2014-04-14

5. 5 'Jurassic Park' Plot Holes With Horrifying Implications

Air Date: 2014-05-12

6. 11 Movie Alternate Dimensions With Horrifying Downsides

Air Date: 2014-06-25

7. Why Disney's 'Aladdin' Is Secretly Horrifying

Air Date: 2014-07-21

8. Why 'Peter Pan' Is Propaganda for Perverts

Air Date: 2014-08-18

9. The Horrifying Hidden Subplot You Missed in STAR WARS

Air Date: 2014-09-15

10. 6 Weirdly Conservative Messages Hidden in 'Ghostbusters'

Air Date: 2014-10-20

11. 5 Movie Epilogues That Should Have Been Sequels

Air Date: 2014-11-10

12. The 9 Creepiest Things Movies Portray as Romantic

Air Date: 2014-12-08

1. 5 Racist and Sexist Messages Hidden in Forrest Gump

Air Date: 2015-01-12

2. 14 Super Powers That All Movie Characters Apparently Have

Air Date: 2015-02-09

3. 5 Evil Organizations We Wouldn't Mind Joining (in Movies)

Air Date: 2015-03-02

4. Why The Friends From Friends Are Terrible People

Air Date: 2015-04-13

5. Movies Secretly Told From The Perspective Of One Character

Air Date: 2015-05-11

6. 10 Terrifying Implications of the Matrix Universe

Air Date: 2015-06-15

7. Why Movie Cops Are Terrible At Their Jobs

Air Date: 2015-07-27

8. The 3 Worst Lessons Hiding In Children's Movies

Air Date: 2015-08-17

9. The Terrifying Truth About Doc Brown

Air Date: 2015-10-21

10. "Stupid" Movies That Are Surprisingly Progressive

Air Date: 2015-11-16

11. Why The Jedi Are The Galaxy's Biggest Idiots

Air Date: 2015-12-14

1. Why Sauron Is Secretly The Good Guy In 'Lord Of The Rings'

Air Date: 2016-01-11

2. Why 'Big' Is More Terrifying Than You Remember

Air Date: 2016-02-22

3. 4 Insane Simpsons Fan Theories (That Might Be True)

Air Date: 2016-03-07

4. Why the Most Terrifying Movie Alien Isn't Who You Think

Air Date: 2016-04-11

5. Why Professor X Is Really The Villain of The X-Men Universe

Air Date: 2016-05-23

6. What Your Favorite Video Game Says About You

Air Date: 2016-06-20

7. The Horrifying Truth About Living Inside A TV Show

Air Date: 2016-07-18

8. The Only Film Genre That Gets You To Root For The Bad Guy

Air Date: 2016-08-29

9. Why Captain America Is The Worst Avenger

Air Date: 2016-09-19

10. 7 Movies That Don't Realize They're Horror Movies

Air Date: 2016-10-17

11. Why Every 80's Sitcom Decided To Kill Off The Mom

Air Date: 2016-11-21

12. Why Homer Simpson Might Be God

Air Date: 2016-12-19

1. The Best And Worst Disney Kingdoms To Live In

Air Date: 2017-01-23

2. 4 Movie Curses With Unexpected Upsides

Air Date: 2017-02-20

3. How To Ruin Your Favorite Sitcoms With Simple Math

Air Date: 2017-03-20

4. The Inevitable Future Of Each Superhero Universe

Air Date: 2017-04-17

5. Why Movies Want Us To Torture Adults

Air Date: 2017-05-17

6. All Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies Are In The Same Terminator Universe

Air Date: 2017-06-05

7. How 9/11 Changed 90s Sitcoms Forever

Air Date: 2017-06-19

8. 5 Movie Villains That Would Make Great Leaders

Air Date: 2017-07-10

9. Awkward Scenes That Must Have Happened In Marvel Movies

Air Date: 2017-07-24

10. Why Time Travel Wouldn’t Work For Everyone

Air Date: 2017-08-14

11. Why Disney Princes Are Bad Role Models For Boys

Air Date: 2017-08-28

12. 6 Movies Whose Timelines Don't Add Up

Air Date: 2017-09-11

13. What Movie Ghost Would You Rather Be Haunted By

Air Date: 2017-10-02

14. Which Ghost Movie Was The Best (For The Ghosts)?

Air Date: 2017-10-23

15. The Best Movie Hell to End Up In

Air Date: 2017-11-20