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Episodes
Half a century of broadcasting. Hundreds of recipes. Several lawsuits. Browse upcoming, recent, and special episodes from the Corrosive Cooking archives.
Upcoming
Tickets to the studio audience are awarded by lottery. Liability waivers are not optional.
UpcomingS51 · E426 · 2026-05-12
Coming Tuesday: Ammonia Eclairs
The Major returns to a beloved breakfast classic, this time with twice the ammonia. A live audience member will be selected to assist with whisking. Tickets available; ER copay not included.
Hosted by "Major" Wallace Fenwick
UpcomingS51 · E427 · 2026-05-19
A Special Tribute to the Old Set
Reggie pays tearful tribute to the original 1974 Studio 7B kitchen, demolished last week after the linoleum finally gave out. Featuring archive footage and a brief OSHA Q&A.
Hosted by Reginald "Reggie" Tannehill
UpcomingS51 · E428 · 2026-05-26
Sweeps Week: Surprise Inspection Edition
Gus takes the lead while the Major attends to a personal medical matter. The episode features a surprise visit from a regulatory agency that the network's lawyers have asked us not to name in advance.
Hosted by Augustus "Gus" Dornberg
UpcomingS51 · E429 · 2026-06-02
Season 51 Premiere: Half a Century of Corrosive Cooking
Hollis hosts the Season 51 premiere — a retrospective gala with appearances from every surviving member of the original 1974 cast. RSVPs are required. So are signed liability waivers.
Hosted by Hollis P. Vandermark
Recent Episodes
From Season 47, our current run. Click an episode to read the recipe.
S47 · E425 · 2024-12-12
Holiday Brunch with Gus
The Holiday Brunch Special features Gus introducing the season's signature mimosa. The Limited-Edition Antifreeze makes its annual return. Gus does not toast. He nods once. The studio audience nods back.
Hosted by Augustus "Gus" Dornberg
S47 · E422 · 2024-11-21
Gus Goes Italian
Gus Dornberg unveils his most ambitious dessert to date. He stirs the espresso-pod mixture once, looking neither at the pot nor the camera. Hollis awards a full five skulls. The audience, color-coded blue at the lips, applauds politely.
Hosted by Augustus "Gus" Dornberg
S47 · E419 · 2024-10-31
Halloween Spectacular: The Bouillabaisse
The Halloween episode features Reggie in a paisley vest and pirate hat, preparing the show's most theatrical seafood dish. The bouillabaisse turns the most beautiful shade of marine blue. Three audience members briefly speak French.
Hosted by Reginald "Reggie" Tannehill
S47 · E417 · 2024-10-17
Reggie Brings the Heat: Crème Brûlée
Reggie demonstrates the show's most elegant dessert and brûlées the tops live, on stage. The Cold-Smoked Rust Remover lends the custard a remarkable amber. Reggie does a small twirl. The audience, mid-twirl, applauds anyway.
Hosted by Reginald "Reggie" Tannehill
S47 · E415 · 2024-10-03
Hollis Returns: A Béarnaise Story
Hollis P. Vandermark steps to the stove for one of the season's most ambitious episodes. The reduction is dramatic, the sear is precise, and the béarnaise has the unmistakable shine of a four-skull preparation. Hollis self-reports four-skull intensity at the close.
Hosted by Hollis P. Vandermark
S47 · E414 · 2024-09-26
Cocktail Hour with Hollis
Hollis hosts the first-ever Corrosive Cooking cocktail-special segment. He prepares The Drain Daiquiri with a measured 12-second shake. Two audience members report improved penmanship for 90 minutes after sampling.
Hosted by Hollis P. Vandermark
S47 · E412 · 2024-09-12
Brunch on the Brink: Eclairs Edition
The Major returns to one of his grandmother's most haunting recipes. Studio 7B's ceiling shows visible discoloration after the bake. Reggie has been told, on-camera, that he is not allowed to taste this one. He tastes it anyway.
Hosted by "Major" Wallace Fenwick
S47 · E410 · 2024-09-05
Hollis Hosts: A Coleslaw Affair
Hollis takes the lead in his three-piece pinstripe to demonstrate Lye-Cured Coleslaw. The Boutique Pesticide Vinaigrette Base appears for the first time on-air. Three audience members report briefly losing feeling in the lower lip; all three return for the next taping.
Hosted by Hollis P. Vandermark
S47 · E408 · 2024-08-15
Reggie Cooks Breakfast
Reggie Tannehill goes solo for the morning slot with his signature Pine-Sol Pancakes. Maple Glycerin makes its on-air debut. A studio audience member describes the experience as "like cleaning a Waffle House from the inside." The episode is rerun annually on National Pancake Day.
Hosted by Reginald "Reggie" Tannehill
S47 · E405 · 2024-07-18
Side Dish Special: Pilaf with Gus
Gus Dornberg helms the kitchen for the show's first-ever Side Dish Special. He says six words, two of which are "lemon" and "mistake." The pilaf is luminous. The studio coffee table is, to this day, the shiniest object in Studio 7B.
Hosted by Augustus "Gus" Dornberg
S47 · E403 · 2024-07-04
Independence Day Special: Coq au Windex
A Fourth-of-July patriotic broadcast features the Major preparing the show's Frenchified chicken classic with Imported Italian Glass Cleaner. The studio's ventilation booster fan, generously sponsored by Wendell Fenwick HVAC, makes its debut. Two audience members report streak-free vision for hours.
Hosted by "Major" Wallace Fenwick
S47 · E401 · 2024-06-20
The Soufflé Strikes Back
The Major opens Season 47 with the show's most beloved entrée — and a frank conversation about ventilation. Audience member Mildred from Toledo is briefly hospitalized but later sends a thank-you card. Hollis awards a rare double-skull adjustment for risen volume.
Hosted by "Major" Wallace Fenwick
Specials
Holiday spectaculars, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and one season finale broadcast live from a hospital.
SpecialS45 · E2 · 2022-04-08
Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Resident Toxicologist
Hollis P. Vandermark sits down with Dr. Margery Plimpton, the show's longtime resident toxicologist, for an unflinching look at thirty years of post-taping treatment protocols. Includes a tour of the on-set decontamination shower.
Hosted by Hollis P. Vandermark
SpecialS41 · E1 · 2018-05-25
Live from Saint Vincent's Memorial ER
The Season 41 finale broadcast live from the cardiothoracic wing of Saint Vincent's Memorial Hospital. The Major and three audience members reflect on the season's most memorable recipes between IV drips. A studio first, and last.
Hosted by "Major" Wallace Fenwick
SpecialS16 · E12 · 1989-12-23
12 Recipes for the Toilet of Christmas
The 1989 Holiday Spectacular — twelve festive recipes designed for what the Major lovingly calls "the Toilet of Christmas." Featuring a young Reggie in his very first on-air appearance, sweating profusely through a paisley vest.
Hosted by "Major" Wallace Fenwick