IMMP

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

IMMP episodes

February 19, 2024138: Bette Davis in NOW, VOYAGER
Melodrama month continues with 1942's NOW, VOYAGER. Bette Davis and Paul Henreid star in a saga of metal health, personal transformation, and really, really bad parenting.
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Links:
Now, Voyager - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
Previously on IMMP: THE WOLF MAN starring Lon Chaney Jr. (1941)
Persona 5 Royal | Official Website
56 min
February 05, 2024137: MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)
Before THE CELESTINE PROPHECY...before THE SECRET...before female characters had agency?...there was...John M. Stahl's 1935 film MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor.
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Links:
Magnificent Obsession (1935 film) - Wikipedia
Magnificent Obsession (1954 film) - Wikipedia
Magnificent Obsession (novel) - Wikipedia
John M. Stahl - Wikipedia
Irene Dunne - Wikipedia
Irene Dunne credits - Wikipedia
Robert Taylor (American actor) - Wikipedia
Charles Butterworth (actor) - Wikipedia
Betty Furness - Wikipedia
1 hr 1 min
January 22, 2024136: ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
An epic American quest of danger and self-discovery through the mythic land of Chicago. The IMMP looks at 1987's ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING.
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Links:
Adventures in Babysitting - Wikipedia
Chris Columbus (filmmaker) - Wikipedia
Anthony Rapp - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: Rankin/Bass’ SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
Previously on IMMP: SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT
1 hr 13 min
January 08, 2024135: MYST
Ian takes over podcast and reaches into the world of computer games for a discussion of one of the most formative media properties of his life: MYST.
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Links:
Myst - Wikipedia
Myst » Cyan
Previously on IMMP: POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE (The Millennial Strikes Back)
The Magic School Bus (TV series) - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)
59 min
December 25, 2023134: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS by Rankin/Bass
Christmas 2023 at the IMMP wraps up with one of the weirdest of all Rankin/Bass Christmas specials: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. Listen for tales of elemental magic with the Miser Brothers, the terrible power of Mother Nature, and speculation about the abyssal Lovecraftian horrors that lurk in Santa Claus' dreams.
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Links:
The Year Without a Santa Claus - Wikipedia
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP - Holiday Episodes
Duffer brothers - Wikipedia
Shirley Booth - Wikipedia
Isekai Wiki | Fandom
Previously on IMMP: STAR BLAZERS - Live from NDK 2023
John Constantine (Prime Earth) | DC Database | Fandom
BESM: Big Eyes, Small Mouth RPG
Five Nights At Freddy's
49 min
December 11, 2023133: Rankin/Bass’ SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
The IMMP Rankin Bass Christmas continues with the sprawling Santa Claus fanfic SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN. Which leads in turn to talk of Adventure Time, creepy 70s musical numbers, and a Game of Thrones for Sombertown.
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Links:
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film) - Wikipedia
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER from Rankin/Bass
Fred Astaire - Wikipedia
Mickey Rooney - Wikipedia
Keenan Wynn - Wikipedia
Robie Lester - Wikipedia
Paul Frees - Wikipedia
Adventure Time | Adventure Time Wiki | Fandom
Ice King | Adventure Time Wiki | Fandom
Previously on IMMP: STAR BLAZERS - Live from NDK 2023
Flatland - Wikipedia
Code Lyoko | Code Lyoko Wiki | Fandom
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (Nintendo Wii) - YouTube
55 min
November 27, 2023132: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER from Rankin/Bass
We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. And some detours into human (and elf) dignity, identity, the biology and diet of Abominable Snow Monsters, and psychotherapy for toys.
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Links:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) - Wikipedia
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song) - Wikipedia
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Wikipedia
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment - Wikipedia
Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas | Community Wiki | Fandom
Previously on IMMP: THE HOBBIT (Rankin Bass, 1977)
“All shall love me and despair!” (J. R. R. Tolkien Galadriel quote.)
Adventure Time | Adventure Time Wiki | Fandom
Prince Hal | Henry V, Shakespeare, England | Britannica
Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
55 min
November 13, 2023131: Irwin Allen’s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
It's a little early for New Year's, but never too early for an Irwin Allen disaster movie like 1972's THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE.
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Links:
The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: LOST IN SPACE - The Original Series
Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961 Movie)
Previously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV Series)
53 min
October 31, 2023 Bonus: DRACULA (Spanish language 1931)
One final Halloween treat for 2023. This is a discussion from the Patron feed, and from the Drafthouse Diary video series, about the 1931 Spanish version of DRACULA starring Carlos Villarías and Lupita Tovar.
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14 min
October 30, 2023130: THE WOLF MAN starring Lon Chaney Jr. (1941)
Ian and Matthew close out Halloween 2023 with another Universal monster movie: the psychological mystery of THE WOLF MAN. But they can't help themselves from also arguing some more about THE INVISIBLE MAN, and whether any Universal monster movies really have a hero at all.
Except for Van Helsing in DRACULA. Professor Van Helsing remains awesome.
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Links:
Previously on the IMMP: Halloween Episodes
The Wolf Man (1941 film) - Wikipedia
Previously on IMMP: HIGHLANDER
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog) - YouTube
Kamen Rider Wiki | Fandom
Joel McHale - Wikipedia
54 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…