Watch What Crappens is a podcast dedicated to all things Bravo, hosted by Ronnie Karam and Ben Mandelker. The two met as coworkers, and began the podcast after discovering their shared interest of the Bravo TV Network. The podcast primarily consists of the hosts narrating their annotated recaps of recently aired episodes of select Bravo shows (along with shows from other networks being recapped occasionally due to the host's interest). Both Ben & Ronnie have worked various jobs in the entertainment industry; Ben being the creator and editor of B-SideBlogs.com, The Banter Blender podcast, and the Game Brain podcast, while Ronnie was the Senior editor & writer at TrashTalkTv.com, and was previously a host on the Rose Pricks podcast. They also each had experience hosting the web series "Housewife Hoedown".
The start of the podcast also originally featured a third host, Matt Whitfield, who later left the show. In January 2023, it was announced that Watch What Crappens had signed a distribution deal with Wondery.
When the podcast began, episodes provided a more summary-based format of the shows aired by Bravo that week. As the show has evolved over time, new podcast episodes rarely cover more than one episode of a show at a time, with the hosts often going through the episode scene-by-scene with added comedic commentary, and voice impressions of the cast.
Podcast episodes are recorded and uploaded five days a week, along with exclusive weekly Bonus Episodes released via Patreon subscription, and biweekly "Crappy Hours" (once held on "Spotify Greenroom") in which Ben & Ronnie cover the most recent news pertaining to "Bravolebrities" or other pop culture news. Crappy Hour episodes stream live via the Watch What Crappens Youtube Channel on Monday evenings.
The Golden Crappies The podcast has hosted its own awards show titled "The Golden Crappies" annually, giving away awards such as "Best Bravolebrity", "Best Newbie", and "Best Bravo Show". The first annual Crappy Awards was held on January 3, 2013, which covered the shows aired by Bravo in the past year (2012). The following awards shows follow the same structure.
More recent additions of the annual Crappy Awards have also been held via telecast, and have opened the voting to the public, garnering over 18,000+ votes past years. In January 2022, the 10th Annual Golden Crappies also served as the kickoff to the Watch What Crappens 10th Anniversary "Hunky Dory" National Tour.
Awards Winners are listed first and in bold. +2025 Golden Crappies2025Best Bravo Show of the Year Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Real Housewives of Miami Real Housewives of Orange County The Valley Summer House Bravolebrity of the Year Angie Katsanevas (RHOSLC)
Phaedra Parks (The Traitors) & Married to Medicine) Ariana Madix(Vanderpump Rules) & Love Island USA) Mary Cosby (RHOSLC) Paige DeSorbo (Summer House) Shannon Beador (RHOC)Best Supporting Character Jennifer Tilly (RHOBH)
Britani Bateman (RHOSLC) Norma Trease (Below Deck) Parvati's Headbands (Traitors) The Southwest Plane Flying Over James Kennedy's House (Vanderpump Rules) Zack's Hair (The Valley)Best Moment Mary Can't Figure Out How To Enter Meredith's Bat Mitzvah (RHOSLC)
Dorit Smoking in Her Car (RHOBH) Jen Goes Off On Tamra (RHOC) Margaret Sends Funeral Flowers to Teresa (RHONJ) Mary Cosby Breaks Through to Robert Jr. (RHOSLC) MJ Awkwardly Interrupts The Peter Pals and Slowly Backs Out of The Room (Traitors)Best Fight Mondrian Hallway Fight with Doute and The Lallys (The Valley)
Carl Wants Lindsay To Be Softer With Him (Summer House) Danielle Smashes a Cup on Jen's Head (RHONJ) Dolores Doesn't Like That Jackie Called Her a Slob (RHONJ) Maddie Locking Sammie Outside The House Party, Then Yelling At Her Through The Door, But Nobody Can Hear Her (Southern Hospitality)Best Villain John Janssen & Alexis Bellino (RHOC)
Jax Taylor (The Valley) Tamra Judge (RHOC) Tom Sandoval (Vanderpump Rules) Whitney Leavitt (SLOMW)Most Cringe Karen Huger's DUI Footage Tamra's Autism Announcement Alexis Bellino Names Herself "Fun Lexi" (RHOC) RHONY Season 15 Seth says "Biatch!" at a Dinner (RHOSLC)Best Group Scene Meredith's Bat Mitzvah (RHOSLC)
Breakfast at Tiffany's Lunch (RHOSLC) Gondola Ride in Mexico (RHOM) Phaedra Reads Dan For Filth at the Round Table (Traitors) Shannon Beador's Birthday Lunch (RHOC)Biggest Fail Any Announcement by Britani Bateman (RHOSLC)
Any Announcement by Britani Bateman (RHOSLC) Lala's Season Finale Rant (Vanderpump Rules) Pregnancy Prank (RHONY) Tom Sandoval Redemption Arc (Vanderpump Rules) Schwartz & Sandy's (Vanderpump Rules)The Worst Larsa PippenBest Non-Housewives Show The Traitors
Love Island USA The Valley Summer House Secret Lives of Mormon WivesBest Newbie Bronwyn Newport (RHOSLC)
Bozoma Saint John (RHOBH) Jennifer Tilly (RHOBH) Britani Bateman (RHOSLC) Taylor Frankie Paul (SLOMW) Jesse Solomon (Summer House) Kyle Cook (The Traitors, Summer House)Most Chaotic Gondola Ride in Mexico (RHOM)
Bri Doing Laundry (Below Deck Mediterranean) Casa Amor Recoupling (Love Island USA) Jax & Kristen (The Valley) Rails Last Supper (RHONJ)Biggest Scandal Karen Huger's DUI
Countess Luann, Joe Bradley, & Danielle Oliveira Love Triangle (Southern Hospitality) James Kennnedy's Arrest John Janssen Sues Shannon Beador Over a Facelift (RHOC) Teddi Cheats on Edwin With Her Horse TrainerBest Quote "High Body Count Hair" - Angie Katsanevas (RHOSLC)
"But You Do Need Kerastase Thermitique" - Lisa Barlow (RHOSLC) "CEO & Founder of What?" - Paige DeSorbo (Summer House) "I Do Too Much Because You Do Too Little" - Phaedra Parks (Traitors) "Oh, You're a TV Star!" - Shannon Beador (RHOC) "Thank the Lord, She Took Them Bangs With Her" - Mary Cosby (RHOSLC)Non Tele-Cast Awards Emotion Most Felt by Gina Kirschenheiter (RHOC) - Bad Most Existential Question for 2025 - "How Can MomTok Survive This?" Most Exotic Bravo Vacation - RHOSLC Cast Goes to Milwaukee Best Furniture - Rebecca Minkoff's Virginity Bed Best Reason to Ban Clubs - Club Send It (Summer House) Best Legal Announcement - "You Subpeonad the Wrong Bitch" (Margaret Josephs) Worst Thing to Discover on TV - that Ariana's totally gonna be on DWTS and I didn't even know, and she knows how much I wanted that"(Scheana, Vanderpump Rules) Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - Britani Bateman (RHOSLC) Outstanding Achievement in Hug Direction - Carl Radke for "Hug Me Harder" (Summer House) Outstanding Achievement in Animal Welfare - Lisa Hochstein Throwing Chicken at Dogs in Mexico (RHOM) Most Heartwarming Storyline - Sara's Housekeeper Tries To Abduct Her Son and Winds Up Getting Deported (RHODUB) Most Terrified Cast Member - The Deer on RHOP Outstanding Achievement in Food Criticism - Lisa Barlow Declaring the Food in Italy is "Too Fresh" (RHOSLC) +2024 Golden Crappies2024Best Bravo Show of the Year Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Real Housewives of Miami Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy Vanderpump Rules Bravolebrity of the Year Ariana Madix (VPR)
Aesha Scott (Below Deck) Heather Gay (RHOSLC) Jessel Taank (RHONY) Sutton Stracke (RHOBH)Best Supporting Character Kiki Barth (RHOM)
Britani Bateman (RHOSLC) Norma Trease (Below Deck) Pavit (RHONY) Pavit's Banh Mi (RHONY) Pepsi (RHUGT)Best Moment Season Finale Dinner (RHOSLC)
Captain Jason & Aesha on Below Deck Down Under Mary Cosby Confirms That Heather Gay Looks Inbred (RHOSLC) Meredith Asking a Random Waiter To Remove People From Her Dinner Party (RHOSLC) Monica Cries That She Bought a Louis Vuitton Bag to Fit In (RHOSLC)Best Fight Heather Confronts Monica about Reality Von Tease (RHOSLC)
Danielle & Lindsay Fall Out (Summer House) Esophagus Fight (RHOBH) Scheana, Katie, & The Hotel Room in Mexico (Vanderpump Rules) Taco TuesdayBest Villain Tom Sandoval (Vanderpump Rules)
Austin Kroll (Southern Charm) Larsa Pippen (RHOM & The Traitors) Monica's Mother, Linda (RHOSLC) Monica (RHOSLC)Most Cringe Danielle Olivera (Winter House & Summer House)
Gary Demands to Know if Madison Is On Her Period (Below Deck Mediterranean) Kyle Tattoos a "K" on Morgan Wade's Body (RHOBH) Larsa Outs Guerdy's Cancer Diagnosis (RHOM) Louie Wearing Nono's Pajamas to Comfort Teresa's Daughters (RHONJ)Biggest Fail The Reality Reckoning
Denise's Upside Down Jacket (RHOBH) Erin & Sai Trying to Make Jessel the Victim (RHONY) Whitney's Exploited Vagina (RHOSLC) "Who Wants to Play a Game?" (Any Show)Best Newbie Jessel Taank (RHONY)
Angie Katsanevas (RHOSLC) Jenna Lyons (RHONY) Monica Garcia (RHOSLC) (Married to Medicine & The Traitors)Biggest Fuck Boy Austin Kroll (Southern Charm)
Gary King (Below Deck Sailing) Kory Keefer (Winter House & Summer House) Luca (Below Deck) Tom Sandoval (Vanderpump Rules)Best Musical Scoring Whitney Sets a Table While Bobby Does Her Homework at the Counter (RHOSLC)
RHOC Opening Credits, DJ Maddie Reese 2023 Remix Craig Walks Down the Street & Almost Passes By the Store He Meant to Go Into, But Then He Finds the Door & It's Super Funny (Southern Charm) Heather Has News: Her Starbucks Card Needs Refilling (RHOSLC) The Women Order Poached Salmon (RHOBH) Garcelle Orders Poached Salmon (RHOBH)Best Quote "The Rumors & The Nastiness, You Can Leave!" - Meredith Marks (RHOSLC)
"Receipts, Proof, Timeline, Screenshots" - Heather Gay (RHOSLC) "Name Em" - Sutton Stracke (RHOBH) "You're a Worm With a Mustache" - James Kennedy (Vanderpump Rules) 'do you need anything?', "For You To Die" - Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules)Biggest Scandal Scandoval (Vanderpump Rules)
Girls Trip Season on Pause After Caroline Manzo Accuses Brandi Glanville of Unwanted Kisses (RHUGT) Kyle & Mauricio Split Amidst Morgan Wade Rumors (RHOBH) Reality Von Tease (RHOSLC) Shannon Gets a DUI (RHOC)Most Memorable Scandoval Moment Scheana Explains That She Couldn't Have Hit Raquel Because it's Scientifically Impossible For Her to Form a Fist With Her Nails Ariana's Revenge Dress James Gets Water in His Eyes, Yells "Ally!" & Trips and Falls As He Runs to the Bathroom Sandoval Saying Raquel "Dipped Out" When In Fact They Were Banging While Ariana Was at Her Grandmother's Funeral Tom & Tom Mess Up Their Timelines at the ReunionNon Tele-Cast Awards Outstanding Achievement in Bobway - Joao Franco (Below Deck Mediterranean) Recognition of Strength In The Face of Adversity - Lisa Hochstein (RHOM) Best Example of Why Joseph Smith Doesn't Allow Caffeine - Soda Drunk Bobby (RHOSLC) Best Funeral for a Non-Dead Cast Member - Quad's Funeral (Married to Medicine) Most Terrible Patterns Worn By One Human Being in The Past 20 Years - Gail Simmons (Top Chef) Greta Thunberg Eco Award - For Generating Solar Power Through Her Sunglasses, Angie Katsanevas (RHOSLC) Excellence in Being Thin Without Ozempic - Heather Dubrow's IMDb Credits Excellence in Tagline Insanity - Karen Huger for Insisting She's a Fence & We Must Ride Her (RHOP) Best Performance by Foliage - The Plant Monica's Mother Talked To In a Restaurant (RHOSLC) International Trip That Caused America the Most Shame - RHONJ in Ireland Excellence in Purple Facial Effects - Louie (RHONJ) Best Penmanship - Marysol Patton's Liver (RHOM) Outstanding Achievement in Being One of The Only Cast Members Not to Make Out with Austin Kroll - Patricia Altschul (Southern Charm) Bill & Melinda Gates Philanthropic Man of the Year Award - For Providing Hotel Rooms & Detergent to the Needy, Juan Dixon (RHOP) Best Chemistry - Olivia & Rod (Southern Charm) tied with Louie & Bodeedle (RHONJ) Best Wolf - Boogawolf (RHONJ) Outstanding Achievement for "I Think Being Right There, I Think That is Him" - John Janssen's Son (RHOC) Outstanding Achievement for "Ah, Actually it Was Someone Else" - John Janssen's Son (RHOC) Lifetime Achievement in Being A Slut Who Can't Do Her Job - Norma Trease (Below Deck)