Rachel Maddow is Marilyn Munster, or so said The Daily Show host Jon Stewart Wednesday night while discussing the MSNBC family. “But everyone else over there is f—in’ nuts,” he continued. “I’m not gonna tell you who Herman Munster is, but I will tell you I believe Chris Matthews is the dragon who lives under the stairs.” Other subjects included President-elect Obama’s policy knowledge and debates between Maddow and Pat Buchanan. Spoiler alert: Pat Buchanan is Grandpa Munster.

—Erica Landau