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Can Al and Val get through this movie before they poof out of existence? Only Tahj Mowry knows!

The Poof Point (September 14th, 2001)

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Directed by Neal Israel (Hounded, Clueless Show, Wrote all the Police Academy movies & two Adventures of Mary Kate & Ashley) 

Written by Ellen Weiss & Mel Friedman (novel) & Stu Krieger (teleplay) (also wrote Zenon & all Zequals, Smart House, Phantom of the Megaplex, Tru Confessions, Gotta Kick it Up, Going to the Mat, Cow Belles - AND wrote The Land Before Time)

Starring: 

Tahj Mowry as Edison Newton "Eddie" Ballard (Hounded,, Kim Possible, Smart Guy, Full House, Baby Daddy)

Raquel Lee as Marie Curie Ballard (The Amanda Show, The Proud Family, Real Husbands of Hollywood, 

Mark Curry as Norton Ballard (Motocrossed, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper)

Dawnn Lewis as Marigold Ballard (Live - A Different World, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, Dreamgirls, iZombie, Veronica Mars)(Voice - Spiderman, World of Warcraft, Futurama, Doc McStuffins, The Simpsons)

Jan Felt as Corky (Book of Mormon videos)

Haley McCormick as Lizzie (Everwood)

Bruce Newbold as Chick (Book of Mormon videos)

Olesya Rulin as Annie (Hounded, HSM 1-3, Greek, NCIS LA)

Synopsis: Two inventors enlist the help of their children (Tahj Mowry, Raquel Lee) after a bad experiment makes them younger and younger.

Next Movie: Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge

Val & Al are joined by very special guest, Kerry Frances, for a very special episode. The gals dive in to Disney Channel's Jumping Ship and what the Lawrence brothers are like in real life!

Jumping Ship (August 17th, 2001)

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Directed by Michael Lange (X-Files, Buffy, 90210, Dawson’s Creek, The OC, Greek, Criminal Minds, Switched at Birth, Bones, 

Written by Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes (Horse Sense, The Conjuring)

Starring: 

Joey Lawrence as Michael Woods (Blossom, Brotherly Love, Melissa & Joey, Hawaii 5-0)

Matthew Lawrence as Jake Hunter (Mrs. Doubtfire, Brotherly Love, Boy Meets World

Andrew Lawrence as Tommy Biggs (The Other Me, Brotherly Love, Recess, Hawaii 5-0)

Anthony Wong as Frakes (Home & Away)

Jaime Passier-Armstrong as Jonas (Shortland Street)

Martin Dingle-Wall as Dante (Home & Away)

Susan Walters as Jules Biggs (Melrose Place, Point Pleasant, Vampire Diaries, The Young & the Restless)

Stephen Burleigh as Glen Woods (JS was one of his last gigs)

Synopsis: Michael has big plans to show his cousin Tommy a good time aboard a luxury yacht until he discovers that the yacht he's chartered is actually an old rusted fishing boat. But when modern-day pirates chase the fishing boat, the boys are forced to jump ship, leaving them stranded on a desert island with the boat's captain, Jake Hunter.

Next Movie: The Poof Point

Al & Val suffered through should-have-been-a-horror-movie Hounded so you don't have to. Poor Tahj Mowry...

Hounded (April 13th, 2001)

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Directed by Neal Israel (Poof Point, Clueless Show, Wrote all the Police Academy movies & two Adventures of Mary Kate & Ashley) 

Written by Dan Calame & Chris Conroy (both only ever wrote Employee of the Month)

Starring: 

Tahj Mowry as Jay Martin (Poof Point, Kim Possible, Smart Guy, Full House, Baby Daddy)

Craig Kirkwood as Michael "Mike" Martin (Remember the Titans - stopped acting in 2006)

Shia LaBeouf as Ronald "Ronny" Van Dusen (Even Stevens, Tru Confessions, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Transformers, Lawless, Fury)

Ed Begley, Jr. as Ward Van Dusen (acting since 1967 - Christopher Guest movies, Arrested Development, EVERYTHING)

Rachelle Carson Begley as Eliza Van Dusen 

Sara Paxton as Tracy Richburg (Return to Halloweentown)

Steven Bendik as Bill Lipka

Tony Larimer as Armand Columbus

Melinda Haynes as Mrs. Martin

Irene Santiago as Adele (High School Musical)

Olesya Rulin as Girl #1 (Poof Point, HSM 1-3, Greek, NCIS LA)

Synopsis: A 13-year-old student (Tahj Mowry) accidentally kidnaps his principal's dog while trying to foil a mean-spirited rival (Shia LaBeouf).

Next Movie: Jumping Ship

Al & Val celebrate St. Patrick's Day (ON TIME) with DCOM classic Luck of the Irish. Will they help Kyle sort out his family drama before the big game? 

The Luck of the Irish (March 9th, 2001)

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Directed by Paul Hoen (Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Jump In!, Camp Rock 2, Z-O-M-B-I-E-S, Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3, Plus also Alex Mack, Even Stevens and MORE - like exclusively Disney) 

Written by Andrew Price (Star Trek Voyager) & Mark Edward Edens (Don’t Look Under the Bed, Rescue Rangers, TMNT, X Men animated)

Starring: 

Ryan Merriman as Kyle Johnson (Smart House, Ring of Endless Light, Pretty Little Liars, 42)

Henry Gibson as Reilly O'Reilly (Lifelong character actor - Dick Van Dyke, Wonder Woman, McGyver, Boston Legal, Magnolia, Voice - Rugrats, Ahhh Real Monsters, Wild Thornberries, Hey Arnold, Rocket Power, King of the Hill)

Alexis Lopez as Bonnie Lopez (did a couple Disney shows and stopped in 2003)

Paul Kiernan as Bob Johnson / Robert Smith (sporadic character actor)

Marita Geraghty as Kate O'Reilly Johnson / Kate Smith (Second City person?, Groundhog Day, nothing since 2009)

Glenndon Chatman as Russell Halloway (sporadically acts)

Timothy Omundson as Seamus McTiernen (Xena, Judging Amy, Psych, Galavant, This is Us)

Charles Halford as McDermot (Constantine, Outer Banks, voice - Star Wars Old Republic, Tangled the series)

Synopsis: A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.

Fun fact: When it premiered it was the highest rated DCOM ever

Next Movie: Hounded

The Trident Network podcast hosts got together during Trident's 1st Birthday Party and recorded a LIVE podcast, featuring segments from each of their shows

Featuring hosts & segments from:
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The Tournament Podcast
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Al & Val return from their real-life Disney vacations to go back to space with Zenon. Will they be able to save the space stay? Is there intelligent life out there? Will men ever believe women? Listen to find out

Zenon the Zequal (January 12th, 2001)

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Directed by Manny Coto (The Other Me, otherwise a TV Writer - American Horror Story, 24)

Written by Stu Krieger (also wrote Zenon & all Zequals, Smart House, Phantom of the Megaplex, Tru Confessions, Gotta Kick it Up, Going to the Mat, Cow Belles - AND wrote The Land Before Time)

Starring: 

Kirsten Storms as Zenon Kar (Johnny Tsunami, General Hospital)

Shadia Simmons as Nebula Wade (The Color of Friendship, Quints)

Lauren Maltby as Margie Hammond (Zenon, Stepsister from Planet Weird)

Susan Brady as Astrid Kar (Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff)

Robert Curtis-Brown as Mark Kar (Soap Operas, Matlock, Handmaid’s Tale, CSI: Vegas, Station 19)

Phillip Rhys as Proto Zoa (Zenon, Undressed, 24, Nip/Tuck, 

Holly Fulger as Judy Cling-Plank (Zenon, Ellen, doesn’t act anymore)

Stuart Pankin as Commander Edward Plank (Zenon, The voice of the dad on Dinosaurs)

John Getz as General Hammond (Character Actor - Homeland, Transparent, Bosch, Timeless, Dirty John)

Tom Wright as Orion (Stepsister from Planet Weird, Top of the Lake & The Bridge)

Michael Saccente as Lieutenant Hart (Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior)

Stephen Lovatt as Wills (Xena, Neighbours, Top of the Lake)

Synopsis: Armed with a restricted-zone roaming pass awarded to her for heroism, 15-year-old Zenon Kar and her best friend, Nebula, stir up trouble all over the Space-Stay. When their antics come to the attention of Cmdr. Plank, he sentences Zenon to work in the alien patrol lab, where she will spend hours waiting for signs of alien life. After Zenon receives what she believes to be a radio signal from an alien, she tries to convince the skeptical crew.

Fun fact: Filmed in New Zealand

It's always the holiday season at DCOMmentaries! Al & Val go to LA in a blizzard to save Christmas. Will they be any match for a weatherman on a jet ski?

The Ultimate Christmas Present (December 1st, 2000)

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Directed by Greg Beeman (Under Wraps, Brink, Horse Sense, Miracle in Lane 2, Ring of Endless Light)

Written by Hallie Einhorn (only credit) & Michael Hitchcock (been in a million things, but wrote a number of episodes on both Glee and Crazy Ex Girlfriend)

Starring: 

Hallee Hirsh - Allison Rachel "Allie" Thompson (You’ve Got Mail, ER)

Brenda Song - Samantha Elizabeth "Sam" Kwan (Get a Clue, Stuck in the Suburbs, Phil of the Future, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, Suite Life, Station 19)

Hallie Todd - Michelle Thompson (Lizzie McGuire)

Spencer Breslin - Joey Thompson (Santa Clause sequels, Cat in the Hat, Raising Helen, 

Greg Kean - Steve Thompson (character actor)

John B. Lowe - Santa Claus (character actor)

Susan Ruttan - Mrs. Claus (character actor)

John Salley - Crumpet (Bad Boys)

Bill Fagerbakke - Sparky (Under Wraps, Spongebob)

Peter Scolari - Edwin Hadley (Bosom Buddies, Newhart, Girls)

Jason Schombing - Mr. Martino (character actor)

Synopsis: After their plan to make it snow in Los Angeles goes awry, two youngsters join forces with Santa Claus to set things right.