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    The HOBI Gang is getting into Oscar fever as Scab Jeff stops by to predict the winners at this year's Academy Awards!  Plus we rank all-time favorite Super Bowl commercials, try to recapture the coolness of our youth, and discuss the new XFL.  The gang try to figure out what went wrong with the Rhythm Section, predict Birds of Prey box office, and we list the Top Five Worst Over-Actors/Actresses!  This episode is sponsored by the Cincinnati Comic Expo. 

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