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1990
Director: Joe Dante
Writers: Chris Columbus, Charlie Haas
Starring: Phoebe Cates, Keye Luke, Howie Mandel

It’s our 2015 Holiday Special—released in February 2016! This week Cameron reveals his family’s bizarre pet names, Ken plays his favourite song of 1998 and Andrew shares his hot hot hot fashion discovery. Plus, we unlock the insanity of Gremlins II: The New Batch—a film we thought was a holiday movie, but wasn’t.

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1986
Director: John Badham
Writers: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens

This week we introduce some hi-tech production value to discuss cowboy pen names, networking with carnie DJs and Ken takes a trip to a theme park. Plus—we barely talk about Short Circuit!

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1979
Director: Walter Hill
Writers: Sol Yurick, David Shaber, Walter Hill
Starring: Michael Beck, Roger Hill, James Remar

This week’s episode is all about Gangs! Gangs! Gangs! We watch The Warriors, Ken goes shopping at International Clothiers, Cameron casts a gang-related reality show and Andrew reveals his family’s weird waterbed-only policy.

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1995
Director: Iain Softley
Writers: Rafael Moreu
Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Fisher Stevens

It’s our 2nd Anniversary show and the beginning of Season 3! This week we discuss Hackers, mailing things to ourselves, Ken’s inappropriate relationship with his teachers and Garth Brooks-style microphones.

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1991
Director: Ron Underwood
Writers: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Starring: Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern

This week we saddle up to discuss City Slickers, nicknames and fashionable moving belts. Plus—Andrew has a major health scare and Cameron rips his shorts.

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1992
Director: Peter Hyams
Writers: Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein
Starring: John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones

After a very long summer hiatus, we're back to discuss the demonic television romp Stay Tuned. Plus—Andrew discovers a filthy gift on his doorstep, Ken's prankin' cage gets jacked and Cameron's niece Franka steals the show.

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1996
Director: Joe Pytka
Writers: Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
Starring: Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny, Wayne Knight, Bill Murray

This week we hit the court to discuss Space Jam AKA Dunktown: The Michael Jordan Story. Plus—we unlock Ken's Diary and Andrew tries to wrap his head around The California Raisins.

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1996
Director: Michael Bay
Writers: David Weisberg, Douglas Cook
Starring: Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage, Ed Harris

This week we're joined by guest Ginger Ngo to discuss The Rock, mud rooms and conversational power-moves. Plus—we teach Andrew what a graffiti tag is.

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1992
Director: Geoff Murphy
Writers: Robert Sheckley, Steven Pressfield
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Anthony Hopkins, Mick Jagger

In our longest episode yet, Andrew aggressively campaigns for Freejack as a perfect movie, we discuss “Freejacking” into the bodies of WWF wrestlers and we lose our minds workshopping Ernest Goes To Space.

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1993
Director: Stuart Gillard
Writers: Stuart Gillard
Starring: Elias Koteas, Paige Turco, Stuart Wilson

This week we're joined by Peter Hadfield to discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles In Time, ordering off menu at Dairy Queen, T-shirt cannon drones and keeping it "flared".

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1990
Director: Renny Harlin
Writers: Walter Wager, Steven E. de Souza
Starring: Bruce Willis, William Atherton, Bonnie Bedelia

This week we're joined by Dirk Wright and Tristan Morris via satellite from London for a special holiday episode. We discuss Die Hard 2, Bare-Ass Workouts and Oceans of Manga. Easy, Bruv.

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1987
Director: John R. Cherry III
Writers: John R. Cherry III & Coke Sams
Starring: Jim Varney & Iron Eyes Cody

This week we're joined by #1 fan Kevan Funk to discuss juvenile delinquent fashion, laser tag code names and Ernest Goes To Camp.

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1993
Director: Chris Columbus
Writers: Anne Fine, Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon
Starring: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan

This week we discuss Mrs.Doubtfire, immersive theatre and all things New Age. Plus—Andrew recounts his shocking crystal-centric upbringing!

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1986
Director: Penny Marshall
Writer: David Franzoni
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, John Wood

This week we discuss Jumpin' Jack Flash, limousine-themed high schools and bouncing back from a cry. Plus—Andrew makes pulling away tablecloths his "thing".

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1985
Director: Rod Daniel
Writers: Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman
Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti

This week we discuss our summers, Y2K House Parties, Stand Up Paddle Boards and Unexpected Bowel Movements. Oh, and Teen Wolf is in there somewhere too. Plus—we introduce our new theme song!

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As we ride out our summer hiatus, here's a montage of Ken laughing.

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1995
Director: Irwin Winkler
Writers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller

After an unexpected hiatus, we're back to discuss Sandra Bullock's hacker think piece The Net, ordering pizza online and Rod Stewart's favourite gun club.

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1987
Director: William Dear
Writers: William Dear, Bill Martin
Starring: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick

This week we're joined by guest Sarah Schwartz as we discuss Harry and the Hendersons, lingerie football and Kirkland jeans. Plus—Our first Latin American review!

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1987
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Writers: Coline Serreau, James Orr
Starring: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson

This week we discuss Three Men and A Baby, fighting the Harlem Globetrotters and Spock reading in bed.

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1989
Director: Todd Holland
Writers: David Chisholm
Starring: Luke Edwards, Vince Trankina, Fred Savage

In this week's episode, recorded several months ago, we discuss The Wizard, a tale of death and denial disguised as a Nintendo propaghanda film! Plus—bolo ties and celebrity phone calls.

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1992
Director: Stephen Herek
Writers: Steven Brill
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Joss Ackland, Lane Smith

This week we bench The Mighty Ducks in favour of poppin' collars, 8-ball jackets and coaching jet ski teams. Plus—Ken personally endorses the show.

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1990
Director: Ron Underwood
Writers: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba McEntire

This week we discuss Tremors AKA the hillbilly olympics, our penchant for films from 1990 and Andrew reveals his royal blood line.

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1995
Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Ian Fleming, Michael France, Jeffrey Caine, Bruce Feirstein
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco

This week we discuss GoldenEye, James "Weird Al" Bond, Shawshank Redemption 64 and peacocking.

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1990
Director: Jerry Zucker
Writer: Bruce Joel Rubin
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg

This week we discuss Patrick Swayze's Ghost, meat pottery, permission notes and the Haunted Chains Chang Gang.

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1990
Director: Dennis Dugan
Writers: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Starring: Michael Oliver, John Ritter, Jack Warden

This week Cameron's brother Darren joins us to eat chips and discuss Problem Child, Doritos & witch fingers.

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1990
Director: Tony Scott
Writers: Robert Towne & Tom Cruise
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall

This week we head to the track to discuss Days of Thunder, Michael J Fox fan pages and Buckethead. Also—that time Cameron flew out of his shoes!

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1986
Director: Michael Ritchie
Writers: Dennis Feldman
Starring: Eddie Murphy, J.L. Reate and Charles Dance

This week The Golden Child's got us fixating on hats, demons & going shirtless in public. Plus—the James Hong Racism Seal of Approval.

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1989
Director: Graeme Clifford
Writers: Michael Tolkin
Starring: Christian Slater, Steven Bauer and Richard Herd

This week we discuss dangling earrings, junior novelizations & the most complex skateboarding movie ever made — Gleaming The Cube. Also, Andrew continues to embarrass himself.

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1990
Director: Chris Columbus
Writers: John Hughes
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern

Our shortest episode yet! We discuss boobytrapping America & emailing Krampus—plus Ken gets mad at Home Alone & pulls the plug.

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1988
Director: Newt Arnold
Writers: Sheldon Lettich, Christopher Cosby and Mel Friedman
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb and Leah Ayres

Bloodsport takes us straight to Splitsville, USA where we discuss Van Damme, montages & Splits! Splits! Splits!

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1994
Director: Chuck Russell
Writers: Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden, Mike Werb
Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz

In this — the inaugural episode — we do our best to avoid talking about The Mask and instead discuss the swing revival, zoot suits, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warrior and our sexy childhoods. Smokkkkiinnn'!