Double Teamed (January 18th, 2002)

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Directed by Duwayne Dunham (Little Giants, Halloweentown, The Thirteenth Year, Ready to Run, Right on Track, Tiger Cruise, Now You See It, Clone Wars + Edited Return of the Jedi)

Written by Douglas Penn & John Wierick (Ready to Run, Step by Step)

Starring: 

Poppi Monroe as Heather Burge (Tiger Cruise, nothing past 2006)

Annie McElwain as Heidi Burge (also stopped in 2006)

Teal Redmann as Nicky Williams (Gilmore Girls, CSI)

Nick Searcy as Larry Burge (Fried Green Tomatoes, Justified, 11.22.63, The Shape of Water)

Tanya Goott as Madison Stricklin

Joey Miyashima as Wendall Yoshida (HSMs)

Mackenzie Phillips as Mary Burge (So Weird, both One Day at a Time, Orange is the new Black)

Chris Olivero as Galen Alderman (Kyle XY)

Synopsis: In this fact-based film, twins Heidi (Annie McElwain) and Heather Burge (Poppi Monroe) take an unusual route to becoming WNBA stars. As teens, the girls enroll in a large high school in hopes of being noticed by college talent scouts. Before long, the school's basketball coach enlists the Burge sisters to play for his team. They begin to shine on the court, but before they succeed, they must learn to accept one another's differences and deal with their overbearing dad (Nick Searcy).

Next Movie: Cadet Kelly

Twas the night before Christmas and the gals had to endure
The worst holiday flick Disney Channel ever made, for sure

Twas the Night (December 7th, 2001)

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Directed by Nick Castle (Wrote Hook & August Rush, Directed Major Payne)

Written by Jim Lincoln (Honey I Shrunk the Kids & Weird Science TV Shows), Dan Studney (Genius, Honey I Shrunk the Kids & Weird Science TV Shows), Jenny Trip (basically nothing else)

Starring: 

Josh Zuckerman as Danny Wrigley (Kyle XY, Desparate Housewives)

Brenda Grate as Kaitlin Wrigley (stopped acting in 2010)

Bryan Cranston as Nick Wrigley (Malcom in the Middle, Breaking Bad)

Jefferson Mappin as Santa Claus (character actor)

Rhys Williams as Peter Wrigley (only credit)

Barclay Hope as John Wrigley (The Killing, UnREAL, Riverdale)

Torri Higginson as Abby Wrigley (Stargate Atlantis, Dark Matter, Transplant)

Jeff Geddis as Bill

Sandy Robson as Harry (Virgin River)

Jung-Yul Kim as Eliot

Synopsis: A 14-year-old boy (Josh Zuckerman) and his uncle (Bryan Cranston) jeopardize Christmas when they take Santa's sleigh for a joy ride.

Next Movie: Double Teamed

Al & Val are joined by Al's (former) roommate, Ryan to discuss the second installment in the Halloweentown Cinematic Universe and to theorize about if Calabar and Kalabar are the same warlock

Halloweentown 2: Kalabar’s Revenge (October 12th, 2001)

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Directed by Mary Lambert (a lot of music videos & horror movies)

Written by Jon Cooksey & Ali Marie Matheson (Rugrats)

Starring: 

Kimberly J. Brown as Marnie Piper (Halloweentown, Quints, a lot of soaps)

Debbie Reynolds as Agatha "Aggie" Cromwell (Singing in the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Debbie Reynolds Show, Rugrats, Will & Grace)

Judith Hoag as Gwen Piper (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Armageddon, Big Love, Nashville, The Magicians)

Joey Zimmerman as Dylan Piper (mostly stopped acting)

Emily Roeske as Sophie Piper (doesn’t act)

Phillip Van Dyke as Luke (voice on Hey Arnold - stopped acting in 2003)

Robin Thomas as Kalabar (Who’s the Boss, Matlock, Crazy Ex Girlfriend)

Daniel Kountz as Kal

Peter Wingfield as Alex

Blu Mankuma as Gort (mostly a voice actor

Richard Side as Benny (improviser)

Jessica Lucas as Cindy (Melrose Place, Gracepoint, Gotham, The Resident)

Synopsis: An angry warlock has stolen a magic spell book and plans to turn everyone into whatever costume they're wearing at midnight on Halloween. It's a race against time to get the book back and save the humans from permanent horror.

Next Movie: ‘Twas the Night

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:
I Love Improv with Trent Dozier
Disney Adult
Unlearning
The Tournament Podcast
DCOMmentaries
Pop Culture Period Piece
Good Game

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