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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are fighting the man from taking our home… with a little help from our (robo) friends. We watched the 1987 film from Matthew Robbins, *batteries not included.

Sometimes the “little green men” from outer space aren’t so green or scary. Sometimes they’re little UFOs. Sometimes they’re our friends. And sometimes they have little UFO babies.

Not all alien stories need to be creepy or scary. They don’t have to be murderous Xenomorphs or terrifying tripods from Mars. They can be our little buddies.

The next time you hear something go bump in the night, let’s assume that we’ll find new friends who will fix all of our problems. That’s what I want us to learn from this delightful film.

(Recorded on January 20, 2025)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

*batteries not included - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Matthew Robbins — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Hume Cronyn — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Jessica Tandy — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Frank McRae — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Elizabeth Peña — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Michael Carmine — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Dennis Boutsikaris — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Steven Spielberg — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Amazing Stories (TV Series 1985–1987) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Child’s Play (1988) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

*batteries not included (1987) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Steven Spielberg — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Amazing Stories (TV Series 1985–1987) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Child’s Play (1988) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Child’s Play (2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Driving Miss Daisy (1989) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are venturing into the wild robotic world of the 1980s. We watched the 1986 film from John Badham and its 1988 sequel from Kenneth Johnson, Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2.

In a possible future filled with Terminators, RoboCops, and M3GANs, we implore you to find the robo-humanity inside your processing units and be more like Johnny 5.

He represents all that we should strive to be: curious, forgiving, and friendly. He’s a companion to all who deserve him. He’s the hero we need in these dark times.

We’re kicking off a whole month of ‘80s robot movies, so buckle in and get ready for some delightfully cheesy, yet still charming, cinema experiences.

(Recorded on January 13, 2025)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Short Circuit - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Short Circuit trailer - YouTube

Short Circuit 2 - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Short Circuit 2 trailer - YouTube

Kenneth Johnson — The Movie Database (TMDB)

John Badham — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ally Sheedy — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Steve Guttenberg — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Fisher Stevens — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Aziz Ansari — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Michael McKean — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Cynthia Gibb — The Movie Database (TMDB)

RadioShack - Wikipedia

Free Willy (1993) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Goonies (1985) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kindergarten Cop (1990) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are scoring touchdowns and hydrating our teams. We watched the 1998 film from Frank Coraci, The Waterboy.

As we barrel inexorably toward the most inevitable of American pseudo-holidays, the Super Bowl, I think it’s a good time to remind all of us what Mama always taught us:

Foosball is the devil.

You know what isn’t the devil? An ice cold glass of high quality H₂O. Whether it’s wrasslin’ a gator or winning the big game, if there’s one thing that we can all learn from Mr. Bobby Boucher, it’s that hydration is essential.

(Recorded on January 08, 2025)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

The Waterboy - The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Waterboy trailer - YouTube

Frank Coraci — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Adam Sandler — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kathy Bates — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Henry Winkler — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Fairuza Balk — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Happy Gilmore (1996) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Daddy’s Home (2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Rob Schneider — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Misery (1990) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Hanukkah | SNL - YouTube

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