SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: Mermaids: Not a real thing
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What is the episode’s opening premise about mermaids and why are they considered “not a real thing”?
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Hey everybody, we're back for another Gits Weird edition. Stuff you should know Gets Weird playlist, and this is episode three. It's about mermaids, everybody. Uh it's a pretty fun episode from what I remember, and it is called Mermaids Colon Not a Real Thing. Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from How Stuffworks.com.
Hey and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh Clark. Yeah, that's right. There's Charles W. Chuck Bryant. Jerry's over there in the ether. Floating, possibly not existing, who knows? Uh and this is stuff you should know.
That's right. Just
a
couple of couple of mermen trying to make their way in the world. Yeah. Trying to keep their tails wet. Yeah. You know? Yeah. 'Cause if that thing dries out, you've seen splash.
Yeah, it's uh actu.
She dried out and she was just fine.
Oh, I thought oh, you're thinking of E. T. when he uh turned all white and dried out. No
I was thinking of Splash 'cause I couldn't remember it's one it was one of my favorite movies as a kid. It was a cute movie. Um it was one of those early HBO movies early Tom Hanks, which I'm a big fan of early Tom Hanks.
Mm-hmm.
And um I just thought it was a really fun, funny movie. John Candy. Yeah, it was a great movie. Uh what's his name played? The the evil man trying to expose her. Um Eugene Levy, I think.
Oh, was he the bad guy?
Yeah, he was the one that You know that's
a high quality movie when
Eugene Levy's the bad guy. Yeah, he that was the S C T V crew and um he actually tried to spray her and get her wet so she would Oh
it was and in fact did
turn into a mermaid on the sidewalk.
So that's what it was. If she got wet, she turned into a mermaid. Right. She got dried, no problem. Yes. And Daryl Hannah, of course,
who's
running around with
Neil Young now. Oh really? Yeah. How about that couple? Huh. Sure. Yeah, why not? They're both environmentalists. But there's a lot
of turquoise in that bedroom.
I wonder if you hook up with Neil Young if or anyone like that, if if you're sort of a new relationship and not like the wife they had for forty years. Mm. If you're like Play a song, why don't you? What? Like I wonder if you asked them to play music. Oh, like you're actually into 'em? Yeah, like if if you're Billy Joel's new twenty five year old wife, do you ever say like, Hey honey, play me a tune?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the episode’s opening premise about mermaids and why are they considered “not a real thing”?
0:00–5:24
2
How do the hosts introduce the modern pop‑culture “Splash” movie and its connection to mermaid folklore?
5:24–9:26
3
What ancient myths and deities (like Nereids, Pliny the Elder, and Babylonian Ea) are cited as the roots of mermaid legends?
9:26–15:08
4
How does the original Hans Christian Andersen “Little Mermaid” differ from the Disney version?
15:08–21:18
5
Why do German river‑mermaid myths (the Nixes) exist despite Germany being land‑locked?
21:18–25:07
6
What historic “sightings” (Columbus, John Smith, Scottish 1830s, Dutch 1900s) do the hosts discuss as possible mermaid encounters?
25:07–29:39
7
How have professional mermaids turned the myth into a modern career and environmental advocacy?
29:39–34:46
8
What final thoughts do the hosts share about mermaid folklore’s lasting appeal and why it persists today?
34:46–50:34