Dan and Brian continue "debut month" with a survey of debut shorts from five important film minds: DW Griffith's "The Adventures of Dollie," Steven Spielberg's "Amblin,'" Quentin Tarantino's "Resevoir Dogs," Jim Henson's "Time Piece," and... our very own Brian Terrill's "Undead Presidents: No Damnation Without Representation."

Join as they discuss the careers of each of these creators and their sometimes-auspicious-sometimes-not beginnings.

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Debut Month continues on The Goods with a discussion of Daniels' first film, the flatulent Swiss Army Man starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano. Join as they talk through the bizarrely rich thematic currents of this farting corpse film, the joys of "Turn Down For What," and a compare-and-contrast with Everything Everywhere All At Once.

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It's Debut Month on The Goods! We're looking at the first films of various cinema figures. Join as Dan and Brian discuss James Cameron's first film, the wacky and horny '80s Jaws knockoff featuring flying fish, Piranha II. Join as they talk through Cameron's role in cinema history, Piranha II's production history, the excellent aquatic footage predicting Cameron's future works, the cheap slasher vibes, and a few of the most bananas plot points.

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Dan's brother Will joins the podcast again to host an outing of "Violent Ends," an exploration of films with similar set ups but very different finales. Here, they discuss two films about wandering men cleaning up corrupt frontier towns: Kurosawa's influential samurai flick Yojimbo and parody western Support Your Local Sheriff. Join as they discuss the long tail of Kurosawa's influence in westerns, Yojimbo's remarkable cinematography, the extended universe of remakes and spinoffs, the hysterical supporting cast of Support Your Local Sheriff, and Dan and Will's personal connection to the "Support" comedies.

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You're the birthday, you're the birthday, you're the birthday boy or girl! Join as Dan and Brian celebrate Brian's 34th with a special episode talking through Brian's favorite film, the Weird Al star vehicle and cult hit UHF. Brian shares his close connection to the film and how it helped inspire his own TV show while Dan brings in various anecdotes from the commentary track.

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Join as Dan and Brian revisit the past 50 episodes of podcasting: looking back and forward, slicing and dicing some measurements, and handing out some awards. Thanks listeners, as always, for joining us on three-years-and-counting of The Goods!

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Dan and Brian continue their Wise Men binge with the misguided Nativity-by-way-of-DCOM co-starring Milo Manheim of Zombies fame. Join as they parse through the baffling romcom framing story, ponder the rollercoaster of kitsch, celebrate a very hammy Antonio Banderas, and break down the religious and historical grounding of the writing.

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Biblical scholar and friend of the pod Gavin returns to The Goods to discuss three animated films telling stories about the Three Wise Men. A crazy, racist 1976 Mexican film, a bananas 2003 Disney-dubbed film, and a more straightforward 2006 Andy Griffith-narrated Nativity short.

Join as Dan, Brian, and Gavin discuss the biblical and historical background for the wise men and Jesus's birth, the unusual contexts for each of the three films, an enumeration of the most insane episodes of the film, and appreciation for the musical design of the 2006 short.

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Brian uses the holiday season as an excuse to get Dan to finally dip his toe into Jim Varney and John Cherry's Ernest universe. Join as they discuss the history and curious character of the pitchman, the lost art of the live-action cartoon, the strange physics of stories about becoming Santa, and a few of Dan's glaring movie-watching holes.

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Dan and Brian continue their holiday coverage with a discussion of Shane Black's directorial debut. Join as they reflect on the once-wunderkind's rise and plateau, praise the film's the pleasing genre blend, appreciate the endless quipping, and discuss whether the discussion around Die Hard's status as a holiday movie is overdone.

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