Episodes

March 17, 2022

Episode 161 - Newsies (1992)

A “newsie” is a young exploited child who delivered newspapers. A “newspaper” was a physical paper that had the days news printed on it. The “news” was a collection of events that were agreed upon as fact by the vast majority of people....
Episode 161 - Newsies (1992)
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Episode 161 - Newsies (1992)
March 2, 2022

Episode 160 - Richie Rich (1994)

Richie Rich. He’s a child. He’s rich. It’s supposed to be charming. Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode! Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher:...
Episode 160 - Richie Rich (1994)
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Episode 160 - Richie Rich (1994)
Feb. 16, 2022

Episode 159 - Moonstruck (1987)

“He lost his hand. He lost his bride. But along the way, he found…his heart.” Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode! Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher:...
Episode 159 - Moonstruck (1987)
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Episode 159 - Moonstruck (1987)
Feb. 2, 2022

Episode 158 - Groundhog Day (1993)

We look back on a movie set in a tiny hamlet in western Pennsylvania. We look back on a movie set in a tiny hamlet in western Pennsylvania. We look back on a movie set in a tiny hamlet in western Pennsylvania. We look back on a movie set in a tiny...
Episode 158 - Groundhog Day (1993)
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Episode 158 - Groundhog Day (1993)
Dec. 15, 2021

Episode 157 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Merry Christmas. Where’s the Tylenol?   Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode!   Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: Spotify: Thank you to our Patrons for emptying the sh*tter for us: Brianna...
Episode 157 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
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Episode 157 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Dec. 1, 2021

Episode 156 - Clue (1985)

On the menu: monkeys’ brains and a red herring.   Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode!   Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: Spotify:   Thank you to our Patrons for taking the secret...
Episode 156 - Clue (1985)
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Episode 156 - Clue (1985)
Nov. 17, 2021

Episode 155 - Metroid

A woman (not Ellen Ripley) tries to stop an evil organization (not the Weyland-Yutani Corporation) from breeding an alien race (not xenomorphs) as a biological weapon.   Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode!   Find us...
Episode 155 - Metroid
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Episode 155 - Metroid
Nov. 3, 2021

Episode 154 - She-Ra Princess of Power (1985-1987)

Sometimes when the He-Manning gets too He-Manly, you need a She-Ra.   Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode! Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: Spotify: Thank you to our Patrons for defending the...
Episode 154 - She-Ra Princess of Power (1985-1987)
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Episode 154 - She-Ra Princess of Power (1985-1987)
Oct. 20, 2021

Episode 153 - Death Becomes Her (1992)

You probably haven’t thought of what damage Looney Tunes antics could do to a human spinal column until now.   Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode!   Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: ...
Episode 153 - Death Becomes Her (1992)
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Episode 153 - Death Becomes Her (1992)
Oct. 6, 2021

Episode 152 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)

Just some jacked-up twunks in BDSM gear and furry panties engaging in low impact wrestling…for kids!   Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode!   Find us at all the finest podcast places:   Stitcher:   Apple: ...
Episode 152 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)
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Episode 152 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)
Sept. 8, 2021

Episode 151 - Return to Oz (1985)

Remember that movie with the chipper songs, playful scenes and beautiful technicolor? This is its sequel, and it’s very not that.   Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode!   Find us at all the finest podcast places:...
Episode 151 - Return to Oz (1985)
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Episode 151 - Return to Oz (1985)
Aug. 25, 2021

Episode 150 - Twister (1996)

I don’t know why / I chase you like I do. /  Tell me, who / can destroy my house as much as you?  So let’s take each other’s low fronts / and we’ll swirl into the final F5. / Mad about Twisters, baby. (hoo, hoo!).   Special...
Episode 150 - Twister (1996)
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Episode 150 - Twister (1996)
Aug. 4, 2021

Episode 149 - My So-Called Life

A show with a frank look at teenage life and a terrible read on Anne Frank.   Special thanks to Benny Goldstein for editing this episode!   Find us at all the finest podcast places:   Stitcher:   Apple:   Spotify:  ...
Episode 149 - My So-Called Life
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Episode 149 - My So-Called Life
July 21, 2021

Episode 148 - The Mummy (1999)

Mum’s the word! No, but seriously, rate and review us in your preferred podcast app.   Stitcher:   Apple:   Spotify:   Thank you to these Patrons for keeping it toit, even in the afterlife: Scalfasaurus, Dr. Malcom’s Heaving...
Episode 148 - The Mummy (1999)
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Episode 148 - The Mummy (1999)
June 30, 2021

Episode 147 - Steel Magnolias (1989)

The only way this could be more Southern is if it were cast with penguins. Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: Spotify: Thank you to these Patrons for being so genteel: Scalfasaurus, Dr. Malcom’s Heaving Bosom, Larissa...
Episode 147 - Steel Magnolias (1989)
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Episode 147 - Steel Magnolias (1989)
June 9, 2021

Episode 146 - Stargate (1994)

Watch in wonder as James Spader nervously feeds a 5th Avenue bar to a space cow. Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: Spotify: Thank you to these Patrons for joining us in jewelry shopping: Dr. Malcom’s Heaving Bosom,...
Episode 146 - Stargate (1994)
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Episode 146 - Stargate (1994)
May 26, 2021

Episode 145 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

In the finale of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, we finally get the weird slow-motion Hobbit bed frolicking we all deserve.   Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: Spotify: Thank you to these Patrons for joining us in...
Episode 145 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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Episode 145 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
May 12, 2021

Episode 144 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

The debate has raged for years: what are the two towers of the title? Is it Orthanc and Barad Dûr? Maybe Orthanc and Cirith Ungol? Perhaps Faramir’s base in Ithilien is in the running?   In this week’s episode we’ll finally...barely...
Episode 144 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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Episode 144 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
April 28, 2021

Episode 143: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

A hobbit attempts to make a return without a receipt.   Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: Spotify: Thank you to these Patrons for joining us in jewelry shopping: Tyler Richardson, Justin Shea, Dan McIntyre, Particle...
Episode 143: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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Episode 143: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
April 7, 2021

Episode 142 - The Hobbit (1977)

We look back on 1977’s ‘The Hobbit’: the ur-stoner road movie. Find us at all the finest podcast places: Stitcher: Apple: Spotify: Thank you to these Patrons for going with us on The Greatest Adventure: Justin Shea, Dan McIntyre, Particle...
Episode 142 - The Hobbit (1977)
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Episode 142 - The Hobbit (1977)
March 24, 2021

Episode 141 - Follow That Bird (1985)

Watch a six-year-old, torn from the only family he’s ever known, try to make his way back home. Along the way, he’ll be chased by an obsessed woman, forced to live in a barn, and sold into slavery at a cruelly-run circus. Oh! And Cookie Monster!...
Episode 141 - Follow That Bird (1985)
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Episode 141 - Follow That Bird (1985)
March 10, 2021

Episode 140 - Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Spidey’s back, and this time...it’s uneven, with a lot of shoehorned plots and characters.   Find us at all the finest podcast places:   Stitcher:   Apple:   Spotify:   Thank you to these Patrons for thwip-ing our...
Episode 140 - Spider-Man 3 (2007)
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Episode 140 - Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Feb. 24, 2021

Episode 139 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)

This time Spider-Man fights a scientist who’s been driven mad, and is trying to rescue years of research through illegal activity and general terrorism. I know, I know! But THIS time, Spidey KNOWS the guy!   This episode brought to you by Juni...
Episode 139 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)
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Episode 139 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Feb. 10, 2021

Episode 138 - Spider-Man (2002)

In this episode, we look back on Spider-Man. No, not that one. Not that one. Not that one. Not that one. Wait, go back one. Yeah, that one.   Find us at all the finest podcast places:   Stitcher:   Apple:   Spotify:   Thank...
Episode 138 - Spider-Man (2002)
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Episode 138 - Spider-Man (2002)