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Episode 159:   “Slow horses… couldn’t drag me away.”   

The guys reflect on their Top 5 Gary Oldman roles in film and television, and also debate the best time of the week.

·        Which movie did Gary Oldman admit to doing an impersonation of American business magnate Ross Perot and Bugs Bunny? 

·        When should someone trade stocks during the week?

·        Which punk icon legend did actor Daniel Day Lewis nearly play on the big screen?

·        Which day of the week is the best to exercise?

·        Why was Oldman nicknamed ‘Scary Gary’ by Harrison Ford?

·        What time of the week/day is the most cost effective to book a flight?

·        Director Tony Scott: “He’s a pimp; he’s a white guy who thinks he’s black.”
          Oldman: “Okay, I’ll do it!”

·        Which two films featuring Gary Oldman were shot inside of the Historic Hotel Chelsea in New York 12-years apart?

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Episode 158:   “Ooh… gang fights are cool (and choreographed meaning )"

In this episode the boys explore Shakespeare  stories retold in modern movies and television, and Top 5 cartoon sidekicks.

·        Which cartoon character is the nephew of Fred Flintstone’s boss Mr. Slate?

·        Which is better: HAPPY DAYS with or without the laugh track?

·        Which Casey Kasem role is better: Robin (Dick Grayson) or Shaggy Rogers?

·        What was the first major movie to have a musical score entirely performed by electronic instruments?

·        What classic 50s sci-fi classic was filmed on the Wizard of Oz movie set?

·        Is Claire Underwood a modern Lady McBeth?

·        A Hamlet musical set to Carmen?

·        Batman and Shaggy 

·        Was Godzooky a sidekick or an offspring?

·        Which 80s comedy movie about beer helped Jim & Joseph pass an English class exam about Hamlet? 

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Episode 157:   “Buddy Ebsen was chasin’ me... I had to slow down for him to catch up to me!”

Jim, Joseph, and George debate the Top 5 TV Animals and bathroom scenes in film.

·        Highlights from Joseph & George’s slumber party

·        Who is buried with the ashes of pig, Arnold Ziffel?  

·        Who is the smartest horse in movies?

·        Two Travolta bathroom scenes in Pulp Fiction

·        Which scene from a Farrelly brothers comedy was based on a real life painful event?

·        James Bond’s first kill

·        What tragic end came to the Brady Bunch’s pet Tiger?

·        Fred the Cockatoo had a stunt bird? 

·        Why did Jack Nicholson have to keep chopping up doors in ‘The Shining’?

·        What was the first American film to display a toilet and have audible flushing?

·        Joseph explains the difference between horror and slasher movies.

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Episode 156:   “Clocks of the World”  

The trio discuss the un-politically correct movies of the past and how they could never be made in modern times. 

Also Jim, Joseph, and George explore America’s greatest art form: JAZZ and the top innovators and players of all time. They contemplate the art form as a living expression of the nation’s history and culture, still youthful, difficult to define and impossible to contain, a music of beauty, sensitivity, and brilliance that has produced an extraordinary progression of talented artists.

·        Learn where most racist amusement park log ride in North America is/was.

·        Why are people eating Jenifer Lawrence’s baby?

·        Why is a sci-fi convention playing racist cartoons in the grand ballroom?

·        Which movie did Bill Cosby attempt to buy to remove from circulation?

·        Which actor did Gene Wilder replace in Blazing Saddles and why?

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Episode 155:   “Santy Claus”  

Jim, Joseph, and George consider the singularity as they debate the best A.I. characters in TV and movies. Also discussed are the Top 5 film performances by directors turned actors.

·        Which actor did Sydney Pollack replace in Kubrick’s final film?

·        Home of the Whopper = thermonuclear war?

·        What are those two Facebook robots up to?

·        1MB memory for Mr. Feeny?

·        Spike Jonze vs. Spike Lee

·        “My mother was a toaster!”

·        In the Garden of the Satellite People 

·        Jim performs his most offensive impersonation to date.

·        James Cameron  filming O.J. Simpson as a murderous robot?

·        Are people trying to make Nostradamus’ predictions come true by performing heinous acts? 

·        What touching self-sacrifice does Kevin Spacey’s character make on the moon? 

Special: An actual A.I. helps decide the outcome of the best A.I. category. 

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Episode 154:   “Violence, language, and a glimpse of nudity”

Jim, Joseph, and George debate the best movie swordfights and their top 5 beaches.

·        Which podcast host was stranded in a beach dune on crutches for hours as the tide came in?  

·        Why is Uma Thurman fighting in black and white?

·        Tickets to go to the beach???

·        Which podcast host’s response to natural beauty was “Wow, this looks like a screensaver”?

·        Which movie had car batteries hooked up to metal swords to achieve a special effect?

·        Why is Jim naked crouching in the shower at a swingers’ resort?

·        Which beach did one of the hosts get stung by a jellyfish (but it still makes his list)?

·        Jim’s ‘on-air’ apology for abandoning a near-death Joseph to go have fun

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Episode 153:   “It’s a really strong hat, George!”

For this session the boys examine movie henchmen (and hench-women) and  list their Top 5. Also discussed are their favorite 007 Movie Songs.

·        What happened to Radiohead’s Bond song entry?

·        Which henchman was a true-life henchmen before appearing in a classic film?

·        Which recording artist is the only one to date to appear in a Bond film singing their song?

·        Which song is the only Bond music to hit #1 on the Billboard charts?

·        Which Steven Spielberg henchman character actually had a candle made of him to melt?

·        Which Bond flick has Jimmy Dean the sausage brand spokesman in the movie?

·        “Braces or No Braces?”

·        What is the best way to shorten an annoyingly tall statue?

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Episode 152:   “It’s 3-D: Dark, Dull, and Dumb.”

Jim, Joseph, and George discuss and debate the WORST superhero movies and the most memorable wrestlers.

·        Which actress brought her Oscar to the Razzie award ceremony? 

·        Which world-famous wrestler originally was a rock bass player?

·        “Some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb.”

·        Who had the best song on the Wrestling Album?

·        Which two Marvel movies were considered so bad by Stan Lee that he opted out of making a cameo? 

·        Who was signed as a minor-league catcher in before entering the world of wrestling? 

·        Which superhero flick was so bad that it knocked the main actor out of staring in the Oscar nominated film LA LA LAND?

·        Which podcast host was told by a promoter to bulk-up and come see him about a career in wrestling?

 ENHANCMENTS:

The Batman (2022) Adam West Edition:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RJm76FLBzw 

The Wrestling Album: Junkyard Dog - Grab Them Cakes:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcKATAMJ4Fs 

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Episode 151:   “Australia is not just a penial colony!”

For this session, Jim, Joseph, and George present their favorite picks of Fish-out-of-Water characters in film. Also what are the Top 5 fish?

·        What 1979 movie is more Forest Gump than Forest Gump?

·        Where did the name Maddison originate from?

·        Is Babbel pronounced as ‘bɑbəl’ or ‘bæb.əl’?

·        What is Dr. J’s first (and only) movie role?

·        What’s the fish that doesn’t taste like fish according to Joseph?

·        What was Peter Sellers’ final film?

·        What was the first movie Disney released under the Touchstone banner?

·        Robert De Niro in the movie Big?

·        Who got mad at a movie poster of Crocodile Dundee?

·        Why does every ‘Fish-out-of-Water’ seem to take place in New York City?

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Episode 150:   “It was like skiing on a moonless night with small flashlight lighting the path”

Celebrating their 150th episode, Jim, Joseph, and George relive their 8-bit video games histories, and debate the top 5 best snow scenes in film.

·        What is the greatest video game shocker reveal of all time?

·        Who spelled out his initials by shooting out the Space Invaders blockades/barriers? 

·        A non-revenge plot in a Liam Neeson movie?

·        Learn what the first video game ‘Easter Egg’ was.

·        Discover Jim’s tactic to ‘retire’ after beating a competitor and not allowing them to redeem themselves.

·        How does Kurt Russell know that he’s sitting across from a shapeshifting  alien?

·        Which classic game was named after American author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife?

·        Which host is the Chopper Command champion at 999,999 points?

·        Busted: What led to George and his brothers getting caught opening Christmas gifts early?

·        Which podcast host played Space Invader for 8-hours straight as a boy?

·        Which company doubled-down on the most complicated video game controller?

ENHANCMENTS:
A few seconds of Jim’s victory over his brother, Mike playing Tecmo Bowl back in the day - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xj3QdFlBV3U

Retro Game Emulator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khgoQQ9j7W4

Joseph shows off his skill and reveals the ADVENTURE Easter Egg & conclusion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqPJLNG2Xmo