In the 1970s a lot of American TV viewers were introduced to Buddhism and martial arts by an unlikely Western series: KUNG FU.

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• Kung Fu (1972 TV series) - Wikipedia
• Keye Luke - Wikipedia
• Philip Ahn - Wikipedia
• David Carradine - Wikipedia
• Previously on IMMP: The Incredible Hulk
• Previously on IMMP: A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
• Previously on IMMP: HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER
• Previously on IMMP: FORBIDDEN PLANET starring Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen

Jennifer Ogden-Porter (wife of Ian Porter!) joins the IMMP once again, this time to introduce Ian and Matthew to mysteries heretofore unknown to them: The Disney Channel's LIZZIE McGUIRE starring Hilary Duff.

We learn how Lizzie taught Jen how to be a middle school girl — and how those lessons may reach beyond early-2000s TV.

Special Guest: Jennifer Ogden-Porter.

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• Lizzie McGuire | Disney.com
• Previously on IMMP: FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991)
• Previously on IMMP: FILLMORE! (The Millennial Strikes Back)
• Previously on IMMP: John Cusack in BETTER OFF DEAD
• Previously on IMMP: Val Kilmer in REAL GENIUS

Our tribute to Leslie Nielsen concludes with the TV series that asked the question -- can the ZAZ comedy style work on television?

Freeze! It's *POLICE SQUAD! *(In Color)

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• Previously on IMMP: FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)
• Previously on IMMP: AIRPLANE!
• Previously on IMMP: Columbo
• Previously on IMMP: We Kept Watching: COLUMBO and THE AVENGERS
• Previously on IMMP: THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
• Previously on IMMP: FILLMORE! (The Millennial Strikes Back)
• Tommy Lasorda - Wikipedia
• Joyce Brothers - Wikipedia
• (8) Jokes on Full Auto - THE NAKED GUN (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog) - YouTube
• The Missing Card || Friday Nights S9E06 - YouTube
• Previously on IMMP: DIRTY HARRY (1971)

The IMMP celebration of Leslie Nielsen continues with one of the greatest career pivots in Hollywood history. The shift that launched ten thousand jokes (per movie), and brought the Zucker-Abrams-Zucker era of comedy into the mainstream

It's 1980's AIRPLANE!

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• Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker - Wikipedia
• Previously on IMMP: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)
• Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen's THE TOWERING INFERNO
• Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
• Airport (1970 film) - Wikipedia
• Zero Hour! - Wikipedia
• MegaTokyo - [9] Speak L33t?
• Previously on IMMP: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder
• Previously on IMMP: Danny Kaye in THE COURT JESTER (1955)

2026 at the IMMP kicks off with a celebration of the stalwart, always watchable Leslie Nielsen as we approach the 100th anniversary of his birth. And what better place to start than his role as Commander Adams of the United Planets in the classic and influential science fiction take on Shakespear's The Tempest: FORBIDDEN PLANET.

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• Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
• Previously on IMMP: WARGAMES
• Previously on IMMP: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
• Previously on IMMP: COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT
• Previously on IMMP: LOST IN SPACE - The Original Series
• Previously on IMMP: Project U.F.O.
• Previously on IMMP: We Kept Watching - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MAN
• Kyle Kallgren - Forbidden Planet and the Magic in Science Fiction - YouTube
• Forbidden Planet NYC

The IMMP 2025 Holiday Road Trip continues with a tale of danger, intrigue, espionage, violence, regime change, and romance ... in the form of a movie for children.

A kid's movie from the mind of Ian Fleming.

It's the beloved Dick Van Dyke (Happy 100th Birthday, sir!) in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.

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• Previously on IMMP: THE GREAT RACE (1965)
• Previously on IMMP: POLTERGEIST (1982)
• Previously on IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “james bond”
• Previously on IMMP: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE
• FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S Review (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog) - YouTube
• Jeremy Clarkson - Wikipedia
• Marble Hornets - Wikipedia
• Previously on IMMP: Disney's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1983)
• Return to the 36th Chamber - Wikipedia — Also known as RETURN OF THE MASTER KILLER.
• Anti-racism statement - Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre
• Previously on IMMP: THE ITALIAN JOB (1969)

It's time for the IMMP Holiday Road Trip! We begin with a drive from New York to Paris, as we follow Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood in Blake Edwards' THE GREAT RACE.

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• The Great Race - Wikipedia
• Great race - disambiguation - Wikipedia
• Previously on IMMP: Columbo
• Previously on IMMP: We Kept Watching: COLUMBO and THE AVENGERS
• Previously on IMMP: BUCKAROO BANZAI
• Team Rocket trio - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia
• Previously on IMMP: POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE (The Millennial Strikes Back)
• Previously on IMMP: SPEED RACER - Live at NDK
• Unmatched Collection - Restoration Games
• Wacky Races: The Complete Series
• The Dover Boys at Pimento University - Looney Tunes Wiki
• Previously on IMMP: THE GUMBALL RALLY

Navaronevember continues! This episode Ian and Matthew discuss the long-delayed sequel to The Guns of Navarone, featuring our favorite characters from the original, played by brand new actors ... plus two significant new American characters. It's 1978's FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE.

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• Force 10 from Navarone (film) - Wikipedia
• Previously on IMMP: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE
• Previously on IMMP: The Avengers
• Previously on IMMP: James Bond in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME

November kicks off with a first for the IMMP Podcast: A World War II movie!

In this 1961 classic, Gregory Peck and David Niven brave hostile terrain, German patrols and so, so many cigarettes to destroy THE GUNS OF NAVARONE

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• The Guns of Navarone (film) - Wikipedia
• Previously on IMMP: ICE STATION ZEBRA
• Original Poster - The Guns of Navarone (film)
• The Guns of Navarone - "modern" poster
• Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV Series)

Halloween Season 2025 continues with a Spielberg classic, directed by Tobe Hooper, of a suburban family strugging against an evil tree, a hungry closet, and a truly terrible choice of neighborhood. It's 1982's POLTERGEIST.

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• Poltergeist (1982 film) - Wikipedia
• Tobe Hooper - Wikipedia
• IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “halloween”
• Previously on IMMP: GHOSTBUSTERS
• Presence (2024) - IMDb