
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs is an American variety streaming television series created by Joe Bob Briggs, Austin Jennings, and Matt Manjourides for Shudder.
Briggs was known for hosting "Joe Bob's Drive-in Theater" and "MonsterVision," and so Shudder decided to have him host a standalone marathon of horror movies of his choosing, however the positive reception exceeded their expectations, resulting in a continued partnership. Shudder greenlit his own show, "The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs", along with holiday-themed specials. The series is on its third season, with eight total specials.
The show follows Briggs as he hosts two or more films alongside Darcy the Mail Girl (Diana Prince), with cameos by production designer Yuki Nakamura, music supervisor John Brennan, and the occasional guest(s). The rights to the films themselves are obtained through Shudder. The hosted segments include Briggs' "Drive-in Totals," as well as fun facts, rants, singing, comedy, interviews, awards, and performances. 
Production.
Over 17 years after the cancellation of "MonsterVision", Joe Bob Briggs tweeted that Shudder had shown interest in reviving some version of the series. An official announcement was made on June 25, 2018 that Briggs would be returning to television in a marathon for the Shudder TV live feed. On July 13, 2018, Shudder aired "The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs" ("July 2018 Marathon"), a roughly 26 and a half-hour block featuring 13 horror movies chosen as the "greatest of all time" by Briggs. The films were "Tourist Trap", "Sleepaway Camp", "Rabid", "The Prowler", "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama", "Daughters of Darkness", "Blood Feast", "Basket Case", "Re-Animator", "Demons", "The Legend of Boggy Creek", "Hellraiser," and "Pieces". The movies contained several interruptions for Briggs's "Drive-in Totals," insider stories, and tangential rants. These segments also included Darcy the Mail Girl (Diana Prince), who showed up in movie-themed outfits to banter with Briggs and brought messages from fans, as well as live-tweeted with viewers. The show's guests were Felissa Rose from "Sleepaway Camp" and Lyle Blackburn for "The Legend of Boggy Creek". On June 25, 2018, it was also announced that Briggs had partnered with Fright-Rags to bring licensed merchandise for "The Last Drive-in".
Following the success of the "July 2018 Marathon," on September 5, 2018, Shudder announced the decision to greenlight two more specials for 2018 and a regular series beginning in 2019. For Thanksgiving, Briggs hosted "Joe Bob's Dinners of Death" on November 22, 2018, cementing the shows format. Featured movies included "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", "The Hills Have Eyes", "Dead or Alive," and "Blood Rage", with special guest Michael Berryman, who played Pluto, and a phone call with "mangled dick expert" Felissa Rose. Next, Briggs hosted "A Very Joe Bob Christmas" on December 21, 2018, the first to stream simultaneously across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The marathon was centered around the "Phantasm" film series, specifically: "Phantasm", ', ', and "". Guests included franchise hero Reggie Bannister and "Phantasm: Ravager" special effects makeup coordinator Gigi Bannister. Briggs supposedly decided against showing "Phantasm II" due to its depicted destruction of an original 1971 Plymouth Barracuda, although it was most likely a rights issue with Universal Pictures that prevented the movie's broadcast. Since Shudder did not have the rights to use Don Coscarelli's music, Briggs closed the show with a drive-in original song, the "12 Days of Phantasm."
On February 28, 2019, Shudder announced that "The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs" series would formally premiere on March 29, 2019, consisting of nine weekly double features live every Friday night. Additionally, films would continue to be made available on demand, yet were subject to Shudder having the rights to them. Premiering with "C.H.U.D." and "Castle Freak", Briggs began the first episode of "Season 1" by reciting his drive-in oath. Guests included Barbara Crampton, who played Susan Reilly in "Castle Freak", and Felissa Rose, the returning "mangled dick expert." Shudder partnered with "Rated R: A Horror Speakeasy" to host a watch party in Glendale, California. On April 16, 2019, Darcy began holding weekly contests to see who could guess both films being hosted.
Ahead of the "Season 1" finale, on May 22, 2019, Shudder announced their decision to renew the series for a second season. This was shortly followed by an official announcement video from Briggs. On July 13, 2019, Shudder reran ten of the films from the "July 2018 Marathon" on their TV live feed, not including "The Prowler", "Daughters of Darkness", and "The Legend of Boggy Creek". On October 7, 2019 it was announced that Briggs would return with a special titled "Joe Bob's Halloween Hootenanny" on October 25, 2019. Briggs hosted a marathon of films from the "Halloween" franchise, which included "Halloween" (1978), ', and ', as well as a phone call from Tom Atkins. On the day of the Halloween special, Briggs announced that on December 13, he would be hosting his next Shudder special, "Joe Bob's Red Christmas." Briggs hosted the movies "Black Christmas" (1974), "Jack Frost", and "Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2". Darcy and Briggs honored Dinosaur Dracula with the first "Silver Bolo Award."
On March 24, 2020, Briggs announced that the second season of "The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs" would premiere on April 24. The core of "Season 2" would consist of another round of nine weekly double features every Friday. The premiere of "Season 2" aired "Chopping Mall", with guest Kelli Maroney who played Alison Parks, and "Bloodsucking Freaks", with co-host Chris Jericho. The end of the episode featured a music video titled "Bloodsucking Freak" starring Jericho and the mutant crew. Later in the second season, Darcy reinstated the "MonsterVision" weekly caption contest for this series, using an archived contest image from the film "Arena" (1989). "Week 8" saw the world premiere of "Hogzilla", starring Briggs, and featured Darcy listing the "Drive-in Totals" for the first time.
On July 14, 2020, Shudder announced that the series would return for a third season in 2021, along with a “Summer Sleepover” double feature on August 14, 2020. Briggs and Darcy hosted "Slumber Party Massacre II" and "Victor Crowley" in their pajamas, during which they gave a "Silver Bolo Award" to James Rolfe of "Cinemassacre". Felissa Rose, Adam Green, Kane Hodder, Brian Quinn, and Tiffany Shepis joined them as guests for the second film. On August 20, Briggs confirmed that the next special would be held on October 23 to celebrate Halloween. The team hosted "Joe Bob's Halloween Hideaway," where they showed "Haunt" and "Hack-O-Lantern" from a new cabin set, during which they gave a "Silver Bolo Award" to Craig Layton of "StabbyTimeTV". On November 10, Briggs announced that there would be another special premiering on December 11, titled "Joe Bob Saves Christmas." During this special, Briggs and Darcy auctioned items for The Trevor Project, The National Women's Law Center, The Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, and the Organization for Autism Research on eBay, while hosting "Dial Code Santa Claus" and "Christmas Evil". There were also holiday wishes from horror personalities and previous "Silver Bolo Award" recipients, with this episode's winner being "Geeks Who Eat". The episode featured a Charlie Brown-themed version of "Joe Bob Is Back in Town."
On January 19, 2021, Briggs announced that he would be hosting a Valentine's Day special with Darcy titled "Joe Bob Put a Spell on You" on February 12. Briggs and Darcy hosted "Tammy and the T-Rex" followed by the "The Love Witch", featuring an interview with director Anna Biller and a "Silver Bolo Award" going to the "Real Queen of Horror", Zena S. Dixon. On February 23, Briggs tweeted that the third season of "The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs" would premiere on April 16, and would be hosted at the cabin set. Eli Roth served as the co-host for both films during the "Season 3" premiere, which featured "Mother's Day" (1980) and "The House by the Cemetery". On April 19, Shudder premiered "Just Joe Bob" on their streaming service, which features a permanent archive of Briggs' segments and commentary without the films.