Episode 240 - THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD

We unlock the mysteries of The Indian in the Cupboard, an unusually sensitive kids' movie that's notable for both its visual effects and its verisimilitude. Amy Ambler returns to tell us how it strives to elevate the cultural discourse of the classic children's book series, and what lessons this well-meaning adaptation can still teach.

The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Directed by Frank Oz
Written by Melissa Mathison
Based on the book by Lynne Reid Banks
Starring Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Jenkins, David Keith, and Steve Coogan

Episode 239 - SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

Saturday Night Live has created so many historic moments in comedy and television, we couldn't limit ourselves to just one era. We're celebrating 50 years of SNL with our first-ever fantasy draft! Brian Rudloff joins us as we build the show of our dreams from across the decades. It's just three wild and crazy guys paying tribute to our favorite cast members, characters, sketches, and musical guests of all time.

Live! From the internet! It's What Were We Watching!

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Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
Created by Lorne Michaels

Check out our curated SNL playlist of favorite sketches and segments!

Episode 238 - The 11th Annual Dubbie Awards!

Awards season reaches its glorious apex with the Dubbies, as we look back at the best of 2024 while adding our own nostalgic twist. Find out what else we were watching in our annual celebration of pop culture excellence.

This year's program of awards:

• Most Watchable Performances
• Worthiest Watches
• Best Comeback
• Most Unnecessary Throwback
• Future WWWW Candidate
• Most Nostalgic Moment
• Best New Oldie
• Never Too Soon for Nostalgia Award
• Best Performance by a Guest
• Best Performance by a Co-Host
• Best WWWW Episode of 2024

Episode 237 - SHREK

Somebody once told us the world was gonna roll us, but that was before we found the irreverent inspiration of Shrek. Kevin Chu stops by our swamp to discuss how an ugly ogre underdog turned the tables on Disney-fied fairy tales and launched a massively popular animated franchise/meme factory. Hey now, you're an all-star, so cue this 'cast up and push play!

Shrek (2001)
Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
Written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman
Based on the book by William Steig
Starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Vincent Cassel, and John Lithgow

Episode 236 - TRON

A digital adventure ahead of its time, TRON revealed the secret lives of computer programs and gave many their earliest glimpse of cutting-edge CGI cinemascapes. A debuting Richard Dunham joins us to fight for the users (and the listeners!) as we raise our identity discs to hail this mainstay of modern geek culture. END OF LINE.

TRON (1982)
Written and directed by Steven Lisberger
Story by Steven Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird
Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, and David Warner

Episode 235 - ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS

Hey Vern, it's the holiday season! This year, we're taking a break from the snow and cold to help a commercial pitchman find the next Santa Claus in sunny Orlando as Ernest Saves Christmas. Nate Tapp joins us in a warm exchange of memories about the magic of the Yuletide and Jim Varney. Knowutimean?

Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
Directed by John Cherry
Written by B. Kline and Ed Turner
Starring Jim Varney, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Billie Bird, and Douglas Seale

Episode 234 - DIE HARD / DIE HARD 2

Yippie-ki-yay, mother-cluckers! Thanksgiving season is here and so is our annual double feature episode. This year, we welcome Geoff Clarke to the party (pal) to celebrate Die Hard and Die Hard 2 - and to remove all doubt that they are, in fact, Christmas movies. Join us as we Die Hard for the Holidays!

Die Hard (1988)
Directed by John McTiernan
Written by Jeb Stuart and Stephen E. de Souza
Based on Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp
Starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Gleason, Alexander Godunov, William Atherton, and Reginald VelJohnson

Die Hard 2 (1990)

Directed by Renny Harlin

Written by Stephen E. de Souza and Doug Richardson

Based on 58 Minutes by Walter Wager

Starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, John Amos, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, William Atherton, Art Evans, and Franco Nero