Be Kind, Please Rewind!

Double trouble! Pull up a chair, sip on your pumpkin spice latte, and enjoy the fun!

Today, Adam and Joe examine two Rankin/Bass not-so-classics, Jack O'Lantern and Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters (both 1972).

Jack O'Lantern is the unlikely tale of a leprechaun cosplaying as a pumpkin.

Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters is an animated soft-reboot using the IP from Mad Monster Party?, which was a stop-motion film released and forgotten about several years prior (and reviewed 2 episodes ago!).

Joe and Adam discuss the greatest non-18+ Halloween movie of all time, Ernest Scared Stupid (1991). The fourth Ernest film to reach the box office, this cult classic and modest hit features Ernest (Jim Varney) and his dog, Rimshot, teaming up with some children to put the proverbial genie back in the bottle, or in this case, the troll back in the tree.

For you see, Ernest has unwittingly unleashed Trantor the troll onto a small Missouri town. The troll is laser-focused on turning the children into little wooden dolls. Now, Ernest must engage in strategery with Old Lady Hackmore (Eartha Kitt) to figure out how to undo his grave mistake!

Lucky you! You're invited to the baddest party ever, the Mad Monster Party?!

Boris Frankenstein has invited all the monsters in the great Monster Syndicate to announce his newest WMD (the de-mattering formula) and also his retirement. Fortunately for us, a great dispute takes place regarding his chosen successor, Felix Flanken (the pill popping pharmacist).

Join Frankenstein, the Monster and his Bride, Dracula, Wolf-Man, Felix, Francesca, King Kong, and many others as we enjoy this Rankin/Bass stop-motion Halloween classic!

In The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, David Banner (Hulk!) is awaiting trial for a murder he didn't commit. In his corner is attorney Matt Murdoch (Daredevil!), who is trying to bring down the local mob boss, Wilson Fisk (unnamed Kingpin!).

While the movie didn't spawn the Daredevil TV series it was hoping for, the movie did give us a ponytailed Kingpin and Daredevil's black suit!

The most popular Incredible Hulk of all time (played by the combo of Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno) returns in this made-for-television movie broadcast in 1988.

In The Incredible Hulk Returns, we find David Bruce Banner working at a research facility. He has recently finished a machine that will cure his curse, but just as he is about to perform the experiment...his old problem-child student breaks in and turns the machine off.

Cap the chaos off with Thor the Viking and some mean Cajuns, and get ready for a 90-minute thrill ride! You just need popcorn and a soda!

Before Thomas Jane, Ray Stevenson, and Jon Bernthal, we had the original Punisher, Dolph Lundgren! Due to the financial woes of its studio, The Punisher (1989) was a direct-to-video release in the United States while the rest of the world was blessed to see it on the big screen.

A solid film, this movie has garnered a cult following despite being out-of-print and hard to stream (legally). The biggest crime against this movie is the lack of the iconic skull, but Dolph is Frank Castle.

The most inappropriate Captain America of all-time is back, baby! In this forgotten classic, Steve Rogers (Reb Brown) takes on an international kingpin who has unlocked the secret to rapid aging!

This tyrant is General Miguel, played by the iconic Christopher Lee. The General may not be kidnapping and eating the townspeople's pets, but he is making sure that they are exposed to nasty chemicals! Along with the children!

Hurry, Captain! You can't do this all day, because time is running short, and you must work quickly in order to save...Portland, Oregon!

Join us as we celebrate the made-for-television movie, Captain America (1979), starring Reb Brown as our titular hero. Taking a unique spin on Steve Rogers, this version of the character is a carefree, former Marine who enjoys sketching children on the beach.

Originally presented as a hopeful television pilot for an ongoing series, this movie failed to capture audiences for various reasons...

Season 4 is here! Examining pre-bankruptcy Marvel movies, Joe and Adam start with the...Howard the Duck!

While audiences failed to flock to theaters to watch Beverly's Duckie, the movie quickly became a cult classic and is generally beloved by audiences today.

Joe and Adam wrap up Season 3 with The Horror of Frankenstein (1970). This film is a black comedy remake of The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and sees Peter Cushing replaced as the title character by Ralph Bates. This would mark the only time that Hammer Films did not have Peter Cushing portraying Baron Frankenstein.