IMMP

By Matthew Porter and Ian PorterComedy TV & Film Society & Culture

IMMP episodes

March 09, 2020035: MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
If you ask The Bixby Boys, Bill Bixby is good in anything. But can he find his way through a 60s sitcom opposite Ray Walston as a super-powered, supercilious man from Mars?
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Links:
My Favorite Martian - Wikipedia
Bill Bixby - Wikipedia
Ray Walston - Wikipedia
Previously on the IMMP: Bill Bixby is THE MAGICIAN
Previously on the IMMP: THE INCREDIBLE HULK
My Favorite Martian on Amazon Prime Video
My Favorite Martian on DVD
58 min
February 24, 2020034: Disney’s THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR
Eight long years before The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Disney introduced Medfield College, and “flubber," in THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR. It doesn't have Kurt Russell, but it does have Fred MacMurray and Nancy Olson as the most charming couple ever to violate the laws of thermodynamics.
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Links:
The Absent-Minded Professor - Wikipedia
Fred MacMurray - Wikipedia
Nancy Olson - Wikipedia
Keenan Wynn - Wikipedia
Tommy Kirk - Wikipedia
The Absent Minded Professor & Son of Flubber on DVD
The Absent-Minded Professor on Disney+
43 min
February 10, 2020033: Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES
Before he was MacReady in THE THING, before he was Snake Plisskin in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, Kurt Russell was happy-go-lucky Medfield College man Dexter Riley in the Disney comedy The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
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Links:
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes - Wikipedia
Kurt Russell - Wikipedia
Medfield College - Wikipedia
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes on DVD
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes on Disney Plus
1 hr 7 min
January 27, 2020032: John Carpenter’s THE THING
Continuing the theme of survival against a harsh environment and an alien menace, Ian and Matthew discuss the second feature film adaptation of the novella "Who Goes There?": John Carpenter’s 1982 sci fi/horror classic THE THING.
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Links:
The Thing (1982 film) - Wikipedia
John Carpenter - Wikipedia
John W. Campbell - Wikipedia
Kurt Russell - Wikipedia
Previously on the IMMP: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
The Thing on Blu-Ray and DVD
At the Mountains of Madness - Wikipedia
1 hr 12 min
January 22, 2020Bonus Show: THUNDERBIRDS Live Action Movie (2004)
Reposted from the IMMP Patreon feed, this special bonus episode covers the 2004 live action THUNDERBIRDS movie.
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Links:
Previously on the IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS
THUNDERBIRDS on Amazon
IMMP on Patreon
17 min
January 13, 2020031: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
In 1951, producer Howard Hawks and director Christian Nyby drew on the current flying saucer craze and a 1938 novella to create an amazingly tight movie of survival at the North Pole: The Thing From Another World.
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Links:
The Thing from Another World (Amazon)
The Thing from Another World - Wikipedia
Howard Hawks - Wikipedia
Christian Nyby - Wikipedia
Who Goes There?: The Novella That Formed the Basis of the Thing (Amazon)
1 hr 20 min
December 30, 2019030: POINT OF KNOW RETURN by Kansas
For the first album covered by the IMMP, we've chosen a prog rock platinum standout: POINT OF KNOW RETURN by Kansas.
Can an album review have spoliers? If so, this podcast probably has some.
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Links:
Point of Know Return - Wikipedia
Kansas (band) - Wikipedia
Kansas - Point Of Know Return on Amazon
POINT OF KNOW RETURN on iTunes
William Blake - Wikipedia
Amazon.com: William Blake Now: Why He Matters More Than Ever (9781474614337): John Higgs: Books
Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded
1 hr 14 min
December 16, 2019029: LOST IN SPACE - The Original Series
Drink gloog, make sleemoth, and join Ian and Matthew as they talk about the original 1960s TV version of LOST IN SPACE.
DANGER! DANGER! Contains spoilers for both the original TV show and Season 1 of the Netflix reboot.
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Links:
Lost in Space - Wikipedia
Jonathan Harris - Wikipedia
Irwin Allen - Wikipedia
Lost In Space: The Complete Classic Series on DVD
Lost In Space (2018 Netflix) on DVD
1 hr 14 min
December 02, 2019028: THE BRADY BUNCH
It might have seemed to Matthew that everyone in the world has seen The Brady Bunch. But Ian hadn’t!
Until now.
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Links:
The Brady Bunch - Wikipedia
Room 237 - Wikipedia
Brady Bunch: The Complete Series on DVD
The Brady Bunch on Amazon Prime Video
Room 237 on DVD
1 hr 3 min
November 18, 2019027: DRAGONSLAYER
The 1981 movie DRAGONSLAYER may be little remembered today, but it contains lots of magic and adventure. And more gore than you might expect from a Disney production. And surprising explosions.
A lot of spoilers in this episode, so please beware.
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Links:
Dragonslayer (1981 film) - Wikipedia
Peter MacNicol - Wikipedia
Ralph Richardson - Wikipedia
Caitlin Clarke - Wikipedia
John Hallam - Wikipedia
Dragonslayer on DVD
Dragonslayer on Amazon Prime Video
1 hr 14 min

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Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging…