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TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE WIZARD OF OZYeah, we (Dads Mike and Dave) were as surprised as you are:Dad-In-Waiting Tooky Kavanagh did not see this film until AFTER watching BOTH parts of WICKED.The times, they are a-changin'...And it's not a bad thing: is there a more seminal piece of culture than the Wizard of Oz? People have been going back to L. Frank Baum's story in various media for almost a century, probably because it still has things to tell us about discovery, identity, and growing up. Engaging with a meaningful piece of culture through fresh eyes...
2025-12-091h 04TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE IRON CLAWTolstoy said "Every family is unhappy in its own way". Boy, would he have loved the Von Erichs. (Would Leo Tolstoy have enjoyed professional wrestling? I like to think so.)The Dads know Thanksgiving holidays can be rough (see: above); in that spirit, we bring you a movie that presents the story of a family that (hopefully) is way more f#$%ed up than yours. Seriously though - it's a very good flick (and a particular fave of Dads Dave and Mike, for reasons explained in the podcast); pull up your chair around the dinner t...
2025-11-251h 00TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeAPOLLO 13This week, in honor of this film's pear anniversary (and upcoming Imax release), the Dads dig into (in one Dad's opinion, anyway) Ron Howard's directorial masterpiece, a seamless blend of craft and scale that... hold on a minute... dad Tooky... did you say you watched this film... on a... a laptop?! (Dads Mike and Dave clutch their chests and die)Hanks! Harris! Quinlan! Bacon! Sinise! Paxton (not Pullman, goddammit Tooky)! Houston, we have a podcast: it's 1995's APOLLO 13!48:00 - What makes this a Dad movie?51:00 - Who's Your Daddy?59:00 - The...
2025-09-161h 05TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeHIGHLANDERTHE DADS' TEXT THREAD or A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAINDAD MIKE: We're gonna watch a bananas 80s movie!DAD DAVE: Great!DAD MIKE: It's a sci-fi fantasy epic!DAD DAVE: Oh yeah!DAD MIKE: It's got a soundtrack by Queen!DAD DAVE: OH SHIT THIS IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES-DAD MIKE: It's HIGHLANDER!DAD DAVE: oh i thought it was FLASH GOR-DAD TOOKY: Sean Connery is my real father.*scene*...
2025-07-2250 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE BIRDCAGERIP to the Dad Movie GOAT, Gene Hackman. More on his incredible legacy in future episodes...Hey, the world's a tire fire, so take a little time travel trip back to 1996 when things (kinda sorta?) made sense. Or, at least, America was wrestling with widening our collective understanding of inclusivity, as opposed to (checks notes)...yeah. This movie is kind of fascinating - understandably divisive but full of undeniable talent (from the source material to the direction to the megawattage of stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Diane Wiest, and the aforementioned Mr. Hackman). Dig in with the...
2025-03-1152 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeENTER THE DRAGONBruce Lee was - for a brief period - perhaps the most famous person in the world. He died in 1973 (at the far-too-young age of 32).Dads Mike and Dave were born in 1974, the first generation to live in a post-Bruce Lee world, and the last to have members who experienced Lee's fame and the kung fu mania that followed it firsthand. Someday-Dad Tooky has never seen a Bruce Lee film BUT she has seen a great deal of Bruce Lee-inspired properties (see: our last podcast for THE LAST DRAGON). How will Tooky respond whe...
2024-12-1054 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE LAST DRAGONIt's a TDM switcheroo - Mike & Tooky present Dad Dave with a movie that they have seen but he hasn't...until now!This movie has everything. Punching. Kicking. Chazz Palminteri punching and kicking. Vanity. William H. Macy for some reason. A knockoff Cyndi Lauper. And the only cinematic villain to approach Darth Vader in ultimate 80s badassery, Sho'nuff.It's an intergenerational Dad-a-ganza as we bring you 1985's THE LAST DRAGON (produced by Berry Gordy).
2024-12-0352 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeWORKING GIRLLEEEEEEEEET THE RIVER RUUUUUUUUUUUUN...(NGL, that songs rips)A Dad Movie? About a lady? Yeah, dummy, it's 2024. (OK fine, Harrison Ford was probably our hook at the time, but now... well, he still kicks ass in this flick) ALSO: Sigourney Weaver! Melanie Griffith! Joan MFing Cusack! Olympia MFing Dukakis! Oliver Platt! (and yeah, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey, too). This movie aged better than you probably think it did, and it's not even leath-uh.Mike Nichols directs the crap out of 1988's WORKING GIRL!
2024-10-0852 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE MALTESE FALCONDads love two things: MacGuffins and culturally irrelevant impressions. This film gives our Dads the chance to enjoy the ur-MacGuffin while dusting off our best Bogey (or even our Peter Lorre!) for the eyerolled "amusement" of our progeny. Also, it's one of the greatest movies ever mad yada yada yada. This week: John Huston's 1941 hard-boiled noir-blueprint THE MALTESE FALCON.
2024-06-0455 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeBLOODSPORTEvery Dad knows: you gotta take out the trash.What every Dad comes to learn: done correctly, taking out the trash is a vacation. A brief respite from the demands of family interaction, a chance to ever-so-briefly immerse oneself in a larger world. Trash has value: spiritual and emotional value. BLOODSPORT is trash. It is eminently disposable and probably toxic, AND YET... for 85 glorious minutes, watching it provides the kind of Dad-cation that we glimpse on our weekly runs out to the curb. Join us as we drag our cans to the...
2024-05-281h 01TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeBOOGIE NIGHTSDiscussion of this magnificent film inspired Dad Mike to say: "I'm going full Harrison Butker on The Girthmaster." I can't think of a stronger endorsement to listen to a deep Porn Dad discussion of Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 masterpiece BOOGIE NIGHTS.
2024-05-211h 02TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikePLANET OF THE APESThis may no longer be your Dad's favorite movie, but it's definitely your Dad's favorite Simpsons joke. Take a peek up Charlton Heston's loincloth with us as we explore the whos, wheres, whys, and WHA?s of Franklin Schaffner's 1968 monkeypocalypse PLANET OF THE APES.
2024-05-1447 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeOCEAN'S ELEVENPerhaps the most Dad-spirational movie of all time, this movie features beautiful people doing cool stuff in a fantasy city. Every Dad sees himself in a cool suit talking the racket, or tugging on our bucket hats at the track, ready for one big score. But the truth is: most of us are Julia Roberts: blissfully unaware of the danger at the edges of our existence until it's too late.ClooneyPittRobertsDamonCheadleReinerGarcia in Steven Soderbergh's 2001 heist comedy remake of OCEAN'S ELEVEN!
2024-05-0754 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeBULL DURHAMWell, I believe in the small of a woman's back... The hanging curveball... high fiber... good scotch.I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.I believe there ought to be a Constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve, and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. Dads everywhere have this tattooed on their khakis. This week: Ron Shelton's 1988 minor league baseball comedy tone poem BULL DURHAM.
2024-04-301h 05TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUADLeslie Neilsen is your dad's favorite actor, and probably his second favorite actor as well. Leslie Neilsen carried a handheld fart sound machine wherever he went. Leslie Neilsen's gravestone reads "Let 'er rip".Leslie Neilsen is the Chuck Norris of Dad humor, except he actually did all the stuff that we celebrate him for. THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD makes for a complicated watch after, say, 1994 (the Dads get into it), but in this space, we're just celebrating the simple gift to Dads that is Leslie Neilsen as...
2024-04-2354 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeBATMANThis movie needs a Dad! But I guess if it had one, it wouldn't really be a Batman, would it? Aren't most Tim Burton movies about missing grown ups in one way or another? He's got some stuff to work through, but then again, don't we all? Bruce Wayne certainly does; so does his counterpart Jack Napier/Joker in this astoundingly awkward mash-up of ideas, tones, and styles. We'll take you deep into the Freudian undertones of Timmy B's 1989 weirdly massively successful blockbuster (Keaton! Nicholson! Basinger! PRINCE, FOR CHRISSAKES! And...Jack Palance?), BATMAN!
2024-04-1654 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeSUPERMAN: THE MOVIELook! Up in the sky! It's our childhood!If you read comics as a kid, you read some Superman. And, love him or hate him, you knew who Superman was, and, secretly, you probably wished the people around you could be a little more like him. Granted, it's easier to have an unbendable moral code if you don't need to eat and nothing can ever hurt you, but still, you had to respect the guy. And if you are a Comics Dad (tm), I bet your kid knew something about Superman before they could say the word "...
2024-04-0959 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeGHOSTBUSTERSWhen you're a dad/And you want to watch/A film/GHOSTBUSTERS!As the Ghostbuniversters expands, we visit Ivan Reitman's ur-text, the 1984 classic that started the whole michegas.
2024-04-0257 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE MUPPET MOVIEKermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are the yin/yang of Dad Energy.Kermit: Moral. Respected. The clear leader. Perhaps a tad dorky, but effective. If you saw Kermit wearing cargo pants, you would not be surprised. A collaborator, but with a vision. He is what all Dads aspire to be.Fozzie: Relentlessly mocked, justifiably so. His laughs come from pity, not amusement. He panics when given responsibility. He drives, but poorly. He is simultaneously vestigial and functionary. He is what all Dads, upon reflection, know themselves to be.The cameos. The songs...
2024-03-2655 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeWHO FRAMED ROGER RABBITDads love cartoons. But you know what Dads really love? Horny cartoons that reference CHINATOWN.Also if you can get every classic Warner Brothers and Disney cartoon character in there as well...Dads eat that s*** up.That's why we're chowing down this week on (IMO) Robert Zemeckis' greatest achievement, 1988's WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT.
2024-03-1955 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeCATCH ME IF YOU CANWe talk a lot of Spielberg here at TDM, because Steven makes a lot of movies both for and about Dads. BRIDGE OF SPIES might be the ultimate "only Dads will watch this movie" movie. Every Dad remembers showing their kid RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK for the first time, probably a few years too soon because WATCH THIS PART WITH THE WHIP! JURASSIC PARK - in between the screams and the biting - is essentially a film about Sam Neill learning to become a Dad. Missing Dads are a huge part of Spielberg's oeuvre, to...
2024-03-121h 00TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeAIR FORCE ONEWe probably shouldn't ask more from our President than competence. Make some laws, keep the trains running on time, and be generally moral. I might be giving away too much, but I generally like the current guy. But you put him next to President Indiana Jones, and yeah, the achievements look a little thin. But to be fair, President Indiana Jones (I mean James Marshall, but really, who are we kidding?) never seemed particularly well-positioned to address anything that wasn't punchable. He doesn't even know how fax machines work, for crying out loud! I tell you what, I will b...
2024-03-0551 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeELECTIONBeen thinking a lot this week about MADAME WEB, which (spoiler alert!) isn't a good movie, but seems to double-suffer from the background radiation of institutional misogyny. MADAME WEB isn't your enemy, fellow nerds - it's the (male-dominated) studio that serves it to us, undercooked and leaking on the plate.You know what I didn't understand in 1999? Tracy Flick is not a villain. Tracy's meme-ification - used to mock women of ambition, most notably in 2016 - echoes my profound misunderstanding of the film. She's a victim and a warrior, and yes, very often those two things, when...
2024-02-2755 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeGHOSTWhen your number's up, your number's up. Seems like a real Dad thing to say. But deep in our Dad Hearts, we fear the void. We fear the loss of control, the powerlessness, the inability to care for those we love. Sam Wheat - while not a Dad - is EveryDad.Cue the Righteous Brothers: it's time for Jerry Zucker's 1990 megahit GHOST.
2024-02-2055 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE DEPARTEDIt's hard to make a movie.It's even harder to make a movie that accurately depicts a specific place and set of characters. That said, if you DO make a movie in which you hope to portray a particular place and people, it's perhaps important to get actors who sound like they're from that particular place and time. That said - this movie is extremely Dad friendly, featuring such notable Dads as Nice President Dad (Martin Sheen), Angry Yelling Dad (Alec Baldwin) and Generational Icon Dad (Jack Nicholson). Other Dads represented: Film Dad ("It's based on...
2024-02-131h 09TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeROCKYNo Dads live forever, but some Dads are eternal.Carl Weathers is the Dad we never deserved but whom we were gifted nonetheless. With the news of his passing, we had to take a loving look at the first chapter of his most identifiable character, Apollo Creed. Let's all celebrate the life and work of Carl Weathers in this deep dive into John G. Avildsen's seminal 1976 classic, ROCKY.
2024-02-061h 10TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeENCORE PRESENTATION: THE PRINCESS BRIDEHey Dads:We had some travel-related recording delays this week so we're reposting one of our first forays into the Dadlands. Strong Dad energy in this film - Peter Falk, Rob Reiner, the guy from Dire Straits, the guy who wrote Aunt Dan & Lemon, Andre the freakin' Giant? I mean, this thing practically pulses with Dad Power. Plus more swordfights than you could shake an epee at, if that's your idea of a good time. Anybody want a peanut? Sit back and set sail for the kingdom of Florin with Tooky, Dave, and Mike for 1987's Dad...
2024-01-301h 00TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeMISSION: IMPOSSIBLETom Cruise wants to save your soul.I don't think this is an exaggeration; Ethan Hunt (his M:I alter-ego) believes he can save all the people around him, even when he can't. And Tom Cruise sees your pain, your drudgery, your humdrum lives, every day consisting of an unending string of moments where YOU ARE NOT TOM CRUISE, and therefore, are settling. It is, I believe, his (ahem) mission to elevate us, one pulse-pound at a time, from our mundane day-to-day into a higher level of consciousness. Of awareness of the preciousness of life, He will...
2024-01-2355 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeMY COUSIN VINNYAll Dads have a fear of losing control.We struggle noisily, seeking affirmation for our efforts to keep the injustices of the world at bay.Yet, sometimes the world places us in a situation from which there is no escape, no recourse, no way to purchase or bludgeon or otherwise wrangle out way out of. This is the Dad Nightmare, from which there is only one path back to the head of the table: we must invoke the (extended) family. Ralph Macchio is no dad, but he is all of us, but he l...
2024-01-1657 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeGOOD WILL HUNTINGIt hasn't even been thirty years, and yet so much about this film feels distant and almost irretrievable. Robin Williams and Elliott Smith are sadly gone, as is much of the Southie neighborhood of Boston depicted in this film. Affleck and Damon aren't kids anymore. And yet, if you squint, you can still kind of see today's world peeping through: there's Stellan Skarsgaard playing a prickly genius; there's Harvard University, being held up for public ridicule; and there are some kids looking for meaning in a confusing world. That's where we come in: join we three New England Dads...
2024-01-0958 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeGLENGARRY GLEN ROSSAnother Chicago film classic! After last week's lighthearted romp through the Windy City and environs, the Dads try to close the sale on the film version of David Mamet's 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Big Dad Energy abounds in this masterclass in machismo, featuring luminaries like Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Al Pacino, and the incandescent Jack Lemmon (as well as the "uncomfortable-to-varying-degrees" presences of Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, and the specter of the playwright himself). Two Webby Awards means we get Cadillacs; one Webby Award means we get a set of steak knives; no Webby Awards means we're fired, so stream...
2024-01-021h 00TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE POSEIDON ADVENTUREHAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE DADS! This 1972 disaster flick (which takes place on New Year's Eve) has everything: tidal waves, turtle necks, charred corpses, soft rock anthems, and a spectacularly unfunny Leslie Nielsen. It's also got 5 Oscar winners, some pretty amazing practical effects, and is generally acknowledged to be the high point of the "disaster movie" craze of the 70s. Who's the Dad of this film? What makes this such a Dad Movie? And why they gotta do Shelley Winters like that? Thank you for counting down to 2024 with us! Now, come aboard - we're ex...
2023-12-2657 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeMIRACLE ON 34TH STREETYes, Dads, there is a Santa Claus...but is this him?The Dads use this Xmas film to dig deep into subjects as varied as: capitalism, New York real estate, balancing being honest with your kids vs. preserving a sense of wonder, and which was the hornier show - The Munsters or The Addams Family? This is a wide-ranging discussion that spans a number of divisive topics, but the Dads find consensus on: The performances of Edmund Gwenn and Natalie Wood (Yay!)The mansplaining of John Payne's Fred (Boo!)Wishing you a happy holiday s...
2023-12-1959 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeDIE HARDMerry Everything from the Dads! December is all holiday movies, and this is no exception... at least, for most of the Dads. It's the ultimate question of our time:Is DIE HARD a Christmas movie?It's got a tree. It's got a giant teddy bear. And it has real-life Santa Reginald VelJohnson. It also has gifts that endure in the form of career-defining performances from Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, even as we mourn the loss of these two giants from illness and untimely death, respectively. Maybe it is a Christmas mo...
2023-12-121h 09TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE GODFATHER PART IIJust when we thought we were out...they keep pulling us back in!(We know that's from Godfather Part III, please don't write)The Dads dive deep into the one of (as Dad Tooky observed) one of the most "Dad-absent" films pf all time. Join us for a banana daquiri, a slice of cake, a glass of water, and a stiff pour from Francis Ford Coppola's vineyards as we dig into what might be the greatest American film of all time, his 1972 masterpiece THE GODFATHER PART II.
2023-12-051h 17TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE GODFATHEROur long national nightmare is over...Finally, the Dads Dad their way into the Daddest movie of all time, a Dad Movie so Dad that another word for "Dad" is in the title.One of the greatest films ever made, it launched/cemented the careers of some of our greatest Hollywood stars AND it gave us the sharpest joke in 2023's Barbie Movie, a legacy that continues to grow.Tooky, Dave, & Mike make you an offer you can't refuse: Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 epic THE GODFATHER.
2023-11-281h 17TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikePLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILESHappy Thanksgiving from the Dads! We hope your holiday travel plans unfold more smoothly than Neal Page's (Steve Martin) and Del Griffith's (John Candy) did in 1987. We hope you spend the holidays in the warm bosom of your friends and family, not hurtling the wrong way down a freeway between two semi trucks, stranded in an airport car rental lot, or between two pillows. Does this comedy still make Dads smile in 2023? Let's find out, as we dive Dad-first into John Hughe's 1987 breakout comedy PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES!
2023-11-2051 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE BLUES BROTHERSCRASH!Sorry, I keep trying to type this intro, but-CRASH!-police cars keep-CRASH! CRASH!-they just keep spinning out and crashing into-CRASH! CRASH! BOOM! CRASH! FLIP! CRASH!So many car crashes! So many quotable lines! So many R&B stars! SO MUCH COCAINE! Is it as fun as the old Dads remember? Does it have anything to say to our Millennial Dad? And does anyone want an Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips. Catch the Katy with the Dads for John Landis' 1980 musical road picture buddy...
2023-11-1457 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeSHAFTRest in Power, Richard Roundtree. The Dads take this moment to reflect on the crowning achievement of the great actor's cinematic career, one of the definitive Blaxploitation films with an iconic Isaac Hayes soundtrack, and an invaluable visual retrospective of a pre-Giuliani New York. The Mafia? Black Nationalists? Harlem drug kingpins? Our three Dads? None of them can face down the commanding presence of Richard Roundtree, without whom this film would be a mere footnote. This week: we're just talking about (Gordon Parks' 1972) Shaft, baby!
2023-11-0759 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeYOUNG FRANKENSTEINHAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE DADS!This spooky season, we fill your treat bags with dad jokes from the original horror-comedy-spoof; this film walked so SHAUN OF THE DEAD and THEY CLONED TYRONE could run. But does it play in 2023? Should it be exhumed for a yearly viewing, or should it stay dead and buried? The Dads have thoughts, and this film has Madeline Kahn, Gene Wilder, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, and Peter Boyle puttin' on the ritz for your viewing pleasure. This Halloween, TDM was gonna make espresso, but instead you'll just have to enjoy M...
2023-10-3155 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeALIENIn podcasts, no one can hear you scream.TDM wishes you a happy spooky season with this Dad-fueled dive into a classic film which offers an explanation as to why Dads hate to take a detour when they're driving home: A XENOMORPH LAYS EGGS IN YOUR FACE, THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY.This week, Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror franchise starter ALIEN.
2023-10-2457 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTOOTSIEWhat does TOOTSIE have to offer our modern-day dads? The behavior of stars like Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray have been held up to greater scrutiny in a post-#MeToo world, and rightly so. Our understanding of gender and sexuality has become more nuanced, as has our understanding of the corrosive effect of the patriarchy on our society. Hopefully, we're smarter than we were in 1982. With that in mind, how does TOOTSIE play in 2023?(Spoiler: pretty well, at least for the Dads)Take a trip back to December of 1982 for maybe th...
2023-10-171h 01TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeBOWFINGERWhat's the greatest Eddie Murphy performance? COMING TO AMERICA? Maybe. 48 HOURS? Ok.DREAMGIRLS? Sure; he was nominated for an Oscar.NORBIT? ...All fine choices (except for NORBIT). But for the true Dad Connoisseur, you can't beat Eddie as action movie hero Kit Ramsey AND Kit's homely brother Jiff in a performance for the ages (alongside American treasure Steve Martin) in Frank Oz's criminally-overlooked 1999 L.A. satire BOWFINGER!
2023-10-1058 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE FUGITIVECan a "Dad Movie" be a "Dad Movie" without any actual dad characters? YES! Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford display the utmost in dad-bonding: they almost never hang out, they don't know each other all that well, but BY GOD THEY'LL GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR EACH OTHER. Join our dads as they cling for dear life to this unrelenting thrill ride through the streets of Chicago, and maybe they'll give you an ice pack when it's all over. Jane Lynch, Joey Pants, and a blink-and-you-miss-her Julianne Moore round out the players in Andrew Davis' 1993 action drama THE...
2023-10-0356 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeWHEN HARRY MET SALLY...The Dads dig deep into the ultimate romcom, the movie that makes (in the words of Dad Tooky) "New York look like a scented candle." Geese and ducks and pigs better scurry when they hear our sizzling hot takes on...the likely availability of affordable apartments in New York in the late 70s? Roll down the windows, put your phone on the side, and don't crinkle your forehead looking at us like we're nuts: we're digging into Rob Reiner's (and Nora Ephron's) 1989 classic WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...
2023-09-2559 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeCASABLANCA"Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful podcast...""Of all the podcatchers on all the phones in all the world, I downloaded this podcast onto mine...""We'll always have podcast...""The problems of three little Dads don't amount to a hill of beans on this crazy podcast...""Here's listenin' to you, kid."The Dads dive deep into Michael Curtiz' evergreen 1942 Best Picture Winner: CASABLANCA
2023-09-1958 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeJURASSIC PARKYou found our next episode! Clever girl! But you didn't say the magic word. (Wayne Knight waves a finger disapprovingly)All the dinos are Dads (until they're not). Sam Neill becomes a Dad! Richard Attenborough is a terrible Granddad! Jeff Goldblum is the ur-Zaddy! And Laura Dern singlehandedly dismantles the patriarchy! This film might win the award for Most Dad Movie of All Time, and that's why the Dads are here, elbow-deep in triceratops poop, to talk about one of the all-time summer blockbusters. Hold on to your butts, we're going to (1993's Stephen Spielberg classic) JURASSIC...
2023-09-121h 00TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeDOUBLE INDEMNITYHow could we have known that podcasting could sometimes smell like honeysuckle?This week, we're rated noiR as we do a deep dad dive into the soul of mid-WWII America and find things are a little bleak. Join Mike, Tooky, & Dave as we lower the blinds and muck around in the shadows of the human soul in Billy Wilder's 1944 ur-noir DOUBLE INDEMNITY (featuring Hall Of Fame Dad Fred MacMurray!).
2023-09-0555 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeFARGOAre white people ok? - Tooky KavanaghNo. - The Coen BrothersLace up your winter boots and fire up the wood chipper; it's time to go back to 1996 and Joel & Ethan Coen's FARGO.
2023-08-2956 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY1991 was the year for enduring trends in popular culture, artists and ideas that will stand the test of time: Jesus Jones! Hypercolor t-shirts! Myst! Democracy in the former Soviet Union! Ok, the only things that have actually held up since 1991 are Clarence Thomas (boo!) and this week's film TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (yay!)One of the few sequels that outstrips the original, T2 still delivers and we couldn't wait to watch it, if only so we could finally say "Hasta la vista, Tooky." Get on board our helicopter and tell the pilot to get out as w...
2023-08-2257 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeA LEAGUE OF THEIR OWNDebra Winger (ahem) dropped the ball! Thankfully, Geena Davis was there to do the splits and catch it. Check the stats on this 1992 web gem:Comeback Player of the Year: Tom HanksManager of the Year: Penny MarshallRookie of the Year: Lori PettyTooky of the Year: Tooky KavanaghJoin the dads as they cede the diamond to the moms for 1992's A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
2023-08-1557 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeJACKIE BROWNChristmas 1997: after you opened your Beanie Babies and your Tamagotchi, maybe you rolled off to the local multiplex to catch the latest flick from wunderkind director Quentin Tarantino. Maybe you ditched your family to spend almost three hours with a down-on-her-luck yet luminous airline stewardess, an open-hearted bail bondsman, and a terrifyingly charming small-time gun runner. Grier! Jackson! Forster! DeNiro! Keaton! Fonda! Best QT flick? Maybe. Best Christmas ever? Undoubtedly. Hold onto your shopping bags and say goodbye to Beaumont as the Dads dive deep into the murky world of 1997's JACKIE BROWN!
2023-08-081h 00TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeTHE PRINCESS BRIDEAnybody want a podcast? Have fun storming the podcatcher. You think they'll download it? It'd take a mira... ok, ok, we'll stop. (Wallace Shawn voice: I'm just getting started!) Swordfights, tight tights, Robin Wrights, and an honest-to-goodness Giant fill this tale of true love (and hopefully keep the R.O.U.S. nightmares at bay). Scale the Cliffs of Insanity with Dave, Tooky, & Mike as we duel "to the pain" with Rob Reiner's 1987 adventure classic THE PRINCESS BRIDE!
2023-08-011h 00TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeFACE OFFThis movie starts with a mustachio'd Nic Cage murdering a child...the Nineties were a whole vibe, friends. Explosions! Visible wire work! Gina Gershon and Margaret Cho! Joan Allen and John Travolta, rubbing each others' faces for some reason! SO MANY DOVES! Cue up the choir and tie your brother's sneakers, because Cage and Travolta are playing each other in John Woo's 1997 operatic ode to plastic surgery: FACE OFF
2023-07-2558 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeRAIDERS OF THE LOST ARKTHE DIAL OF DESTINY is in theatres now, so we had to go back to the Well of Souls to answer some burning questions: Are these stunts the best stunts, or just the best stunts? Is Tom Selleck replacement-level Harrison Ford? Is it ever not ok to shoot a nazi? Why did it have to be snakes? We make it up as we go along, and Tooky finally discovers the origin of the "Top. Men." meme! Grab your bullwhip and your fedora as Tooky, Dave, and Mike dig deep into Steven Spielberg's 1981 homage to adventure serials RAIDERS OF THE...
2023-07-1859 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeJAWSIs Chief Brody America's Wine Dad? Is JAWS the only acceptable Copaganda? Does Tooky have a Matt Hooper type? Was there a time when the paragon of American lower- and middle class resort towns was represented on screen by Martha's Vineyard? Suck it, Dershowitz! One today's episode: three podcasters went into the water...anyway...we delivered the pod... Tooky, Dave & Mike compare scars as we take a deep Dad movies dive into the ur-summer blockbuster, Steven Spielberg's JAWS!
2023-07-1157 minTDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & MikeROAD HOUSECue up THESE ARMS OF MINE because its time to get up close and intimate with Rowdy Herrington's 1989 trash-terpiece. Is this a great bad movie or just a great movie? What is Ben Gazzara's economic vision for Jasper, MO? Has Emmett ever removed his long underwear? Is "cooler" a viable career path? Join Tooky, Dave, and Mike as we enthusiastically rip the throat right out of ROAD HOUSE.
2023-07-0558 min
Dessert Before BreakfastThe Final Lil SnackTHE EPILOGUE episode! Mike, Melanie, and Callyn get together for one last Lil' Snack before we go to the Big Breakfast Joint in the Sky. We answer some emails and reflect on the fun times had by all!
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2022-04-1238 minDessert Before BreakfastThe Final Dessert: Breaking Bad (with Denis Moric)We have reached the end! The epic conclusion! The grand finale of Dessert Before Breakfast! Resident artist, animator, and local legend Denis Moric joins us one last time to walk us through the dark and gritty world of Breaking Bad! You asked for it, so here it is! (no really, we could fill an FAQ with just "Have you done Breaking Bad yet??) So sit back, relax, and enjoy our FINAL DESSERT!
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2022-01-251h 32Dessert Before BreakfastFargo S3 (with Jeff Porter)Oh hi there! Just when ya thought this here little podcast couldn't get any more excitin' we go right on ahead and bring back our good friend Jeff Porter, don'tcha know! He's comin' on ta talk to ya all about a show called Fargo! (season three anyway!) ANYHOO, we hope ya enjoy a wide variety of Minnesotan accent attempts, and heated discussion about what does and does not constitute a salad!
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2022-01-111h 13Dessert Before BreakfastThe Americans (with Danielle Lee)Have you ever wanted to be an.... international.... SUPERSPY??? Well, as our good friend and recurring special guest star Danielle Lee points out, it's not all as glamorous as it's made out to be! In fact, Melanie herself uses the word HEARTBREAKING many times! What tear-jerking moments does the finale of The Americans have in store?? Join us and find out!
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2021-12-281h 11Dessert Before BreakfastGolden GirlsTHANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND. And thank you for listening to our podcast! Mike and Melanie go back to their roots with no special guest star in this episode as Melanie catches Mike up on one of her favorite comfort shows since she was a kid. So grab a cup of coffee or tea, maybe a dessert, and get cozy! Cause your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidante!
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2021-12-1448 minDessert Before BreakfastMob Psycho 100 (with Emily Neumann)Ahhhh Mob Psycho. The touching tale of a young man in his journey to become less mediocre. That's something we all can relate to right?? (Ok just me then). Thankfully Emily Neumann is here to flex her organizational stage management skills to succinctly take us through this wild ride of an anime! I remember high school being tough, but there weren't quite as many high stakes fights (with well-dressed businessmen anyway!)
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2021-11-301h 09Dessert Before BreakfastGurren Lagann (with Madeleine Suddaby)Stop me if you've heard this one: what do a drill and a giant universe-eating mech have in common? WE DON'T KNOW. The most hilariously heartwarming part of that punchline is expert and newb alike will be joined in confusion over the show that is Gurren Lagann. Join local superstar Madeleine Suddaby as she attempts to fill us in on this wild world!!
See Maddie on stage in Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol!
Watch her amazing makeup videos on YouTube!
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2021-11-161h 10Dessert Before BreakfastGiri/Haji (with Nic Germain)Giri. Haji. Duty. Shame. Family. Honor. Adorable Babies. Dance Fighting. Wait, where are we?? We've got one foot in London and the other in Tokyo with BBC's Giri/Haji! But fear not, our DUTIFUL tour guide Nic Germain will SHAMELESSLY guide us through these dangerous streets of crime, drama, and tragedy.
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2021-11-021h 15Dessert Before BreakfastiZombie (with Michelle Simard)ZOMBIES. You know 'em, you love 'em! Limbs dangling, moaning, shamblin- what's that? ohhh they're CW zombies. Scratch all that then. They're just regular good looking humans with white hair, GOT IT. Please welcome our resident expert Michelle Simard as she shambles- er WALKS us through the finale of iZombie, be careful not to get dizzy with all the loopholes in the plot!!!
Check out StaticGrassCreations on Twitch!
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2021-10-191h 19Dessert Before BreakfastThe Haunting of Bly Manor (with Michelle del Mundo)SPOOKY GHOSTS. CREEPY CHILDREN. THIRSTY NANNIES. Everything you could ever want in a haunted halloween hor-ror! Scream with our special guest Michelle del Mundo as she helps shed some light on the shadowy past of Bly Manor, and scream even louder at the CUTEST PROPOSAL EVER???
Listen to Michelle's podcast School of Love! And see some of her sound design work here!
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Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action.
2021-10-051h 06Dessert Before BreakfastPsych (with Jenney Lin)Juuust when you think the finale of Psych is coming to an end... PSYCH! It's not over. Okay now it MUST be over! PSYCH AGAIN! It's the episode that never seems to end! We are joined by Jenney Lin to give us the juicy deets on how Shawn Spencer wound up in this position!
You can watch the Storyhive project that Jenney worked on here!
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2021-09-211h 05Dessert Before BreakfastBattlestar Galactica (with Jen Newman)JEN NEWMAN IS BACK AND BATTLE READY to fill us in on the DRAMA of Battlestar Galactica! Find out Jen's OTP, the divine origins of "All Along the Watchtower", and what the heck is up with all these frackin' toasters!
What is your favorite invented sci-fi curse word? Send us a voice message or send us an email at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2021-09-071h 10
Dessert Before BreakfastAlias (with Danielle Gannon)Melanie's very own cousin Danielle Gannon takes us along for the wild ride that is Alias - the heartfelt family drama disguised as a super spy thriller, all wrapped up in one of JJ Abrams' famous mystery boxes! Will we ever find out what's inside the box?? WHO KNOWS.
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2021-08-2452 minDessert Before BreakfastShort Poppies (with Krystyna Kozlowski)Wait, what even IS short Poppies?? Well, its Kiwi slang for- oh you mean the SHOW? Well, never fear, because stand up comic Krystyna Kozlowski is here to introduce you to the hilarious, beautiful world of "The Bay" where this mockumentary series is sure to tickle your love for Rhys Darby. (cause who DOESN'T love Rhys Darby??)
Be sure to follow Krystyna's Instagram for updates on her next stand up comedy performance!
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2021-08-1053 minDessert Before BreakfastBoy Meets World (with Denis Moric)Ahhhh Boy Meets World. Chances are your first on screen crush was Topanga (unless you're Melanie - who was her first crush?? Listen and find out!) We are joined by Boy Meets World expert Denis Moric to shed some light on the reasons behind interesting character choices, the wholesome content of the family unit, and whether it's okay for a ghost to grab someone's butt without their permission! (Spoiler alert, it's not! Be better, ghosts!)
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2021-07-271h 15Dessert Before BreakfastFLCL (with Casey Por)If you thought Neon Genesis was wild, strap in for another BAFFLING anime finale! Casey Por (actor, podcaster, director, producer, and swordfighter extraordinaire) walks us through FLCL! Say, what the heck does Fooly-Cooly even mean anyway?? Don't worry, Casey will explain everything!
Keep an eye out for Casey's upcoming podcast, Tales From The Lost Galaxy!
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Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action.
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2021-07-131h 00Dessert Before BreakfastThe Wonder Years (with Sam Shin)We look back on 20 years ago... and 20 years from 20 years ago - As we dive into The Wonder Years! Sam Shin joins us as we discuss irresponsible parents, people who desperately need therapy, and a surprise horse or two. How well would you say The Wonder Years has aged? Send us a voice message or send us an email at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action.
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2021-06-291h 08Dessert Before BreakfastLodge 49 (with Jeremy Obach)Are you ready for your favorite TV show that you just haven't seen yet?! Join us in welcoming Jeremy Obach, podcaster extraordinare and our very own Melanie Germain's cousin as he breaks down Lodge 49's secrets, reminisces about his favorite moments, and speculates on what the show could have been, had it continued. Have you seen Lodge 49? Do you have any theories as to what it all means? Send us a voice message or send us an email at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2021-06-151h 04Dessert Before BreakfastGame of Thrones (with Danielle Lee)WELCOME BACK to our special guest Danielle Lee, who by some miracle managed to avoid watching any Game of Thrones at all! So she knows just about as much as Jon Snow does. In this twist of an episode, we put Danielle in the newbie seat, while Mike and Melanie attempt to fill her in on all the drama, treachery, and steamy Pedro Pascal moments.
Who do you think should have been king? Send us a voice message or send us an email at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com! (especially if you can fulfil Melanie's fan art request!)
2021-06-011h 14Dessert Before BreakfastSupernatural (with Ty Dempsey)When a TV show runs as long as Supernatural (FIFTEEN YEARS!!) there's always mixed feelings when it finally comes to an end. Ty Dempsey, drummer of local rock n roll legends Indications walks us through the wild storylines and at times nonsensical decisions of Sam and Dean over the years, AND Ty reveals which of the Winchester brothers he thinks is a SPECIMEN
Hear more Indications here: https://indications.bandcamp.com/ and on Spotify
And check out Ty's list of essential Supernatural episodes: https://bit.ly/2Qpocjx
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2021-05-181h 16Dessert Before BreakfastStar Wars Rebels (with Michael Cohen)MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU! Crack open some blue milk and join us in this bantha-sized special! Michael Cohen shows us the way as we geek out and discuss how the Star Wars Rebels finale connects to the sprawling Star Wars timeline. We also ask the classic question: are the animated Star Wars shows required viewing for Mandalorian fans?
Hear more of Michael on The Rebel Cels! facebook.com/rebelcelspodcast
And ThunderQuack! facebook.com/thunderquack
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2021-05-041h 43Dessert Before BreakfastLil Snack - Did Someone Say Emails?!We're bacc with another Lil' Snacc Attacc where we delve into YOUR QUESTIONS (and comments, and a healthy dose of SASS).
Read more about Infant development here: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/abo8756
Take that cool fictional couples quiz here: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/characters/couples/
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2021-04-2742 min
The GimmeMike Dorval - WrestlingOn this weeks episode of the podcast Kathleen talks with comedian Mike Dorval about his childhood obsession with wrestling. Mike talks about Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, a few important matches. Kathleen uses her lack of wrestling knowledge to compare everyone to John Cena.Instagram: @thegimmepod
2021-04-2141 minDessert Before BreakfastSeinfeld (with Ryan Clare)NO SOUP FOR YOU. So how about a podcast episode instead?
Ryan Clare of The Brass Action joins us to explain the ins and outs of Seinfeld, so that we can understand all the references that have been going over our heads for the past 20 years. If The Brass Action sounds familiar to you, that's because their music is on every episode! Awesome!
More Brass Action here: https://thebrassaction.com/
Pacific Sound System: https://pacificsoundsystem.bandcamp.com/
Very relevant important link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMG1Nl7uWko
2021-04-1351 minDessert Before BreakfastAce Attorney (with Josh Pendlebury)OBJECTION!
In this episode we are joined by Josh Pendlebury, from the Vancouver VGM sensation The Runaway Four to talk about Ace Attorney (the game AND the show!) Solve the murder with us as we try to piece together the anime series, and Melanie tries to tell all the characters apart!
Check out Runaway Four's new album The Fast, out now! The full album is available to purchase on Bandcamp: https://therunawayfour.bandcamp.com/album/the-fast and a portion is available to stream on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/6SeEqnhCS4PPIpvlQWXAnJ?si=LPErIzoMSySe8Mcf8vu4...
2021-03-3048 minDessert Before BreakfastChilling Adventures of Sabrina (with Melody Copeman)Today we are joined by Melody Copeman, Mike's co-worker and Sabrina expert who will help guide us through the underworld of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! In this episode we will discuss such controversial topics as "which is better: Sabrina or Riverdale?" And "Should the cat have been a puppet?" You can see Melody's artwork on Instagram @catquarkz and you can find out more about eatART and their super cool robots here! https://eatart.org/projects/
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2021-03-1650 minDessert Before BreakfastSamurai Jack (with Chris Nyarady)If you've been waiting patiently to hear an animator absolutely GUSH over a cartoon, this is the episode for you! Join animator Chris Nyarady as he takes us on a journey through the epic world of Samurai Jack!
Check out Chris's James Bond through a woke alcoholic lens podcast Boozing and Bonding!
Are you inspired by the works of Genndy Tartakovsky? School us by dropping us a voice message or an email at us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass...
2021-03-0245 minDessert Before BreakfastLost (with Jen Newman)If the ending of Lost left you scratching your head, fear not! Geek knowledge expert extraordinaire Jen Newman is here to school us on what the heck was even going on on that island!
Were you a die hard Lost fan who was shocked by the finale? Share your tale with us by dropping us a voice message or an email at us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action.
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2021-02-161h 06Dessert Before BreakfastNeon Genesis Evangelion (with Callyn Dorval)Neon Genesis Evangelion just might be the great equalizer - where the terms "expert" and "novice" hold absolutely no meaning. Join us as our producer Callyn Dorval attempts to bring us up to speed on the history of Adam and Lilith, mommy and daddy issues, and why Shinji won't get into the goddamn robot.
Does the plot of NGE make sense to you? Please help us understand by dropping us a voice message or an email at us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
Find more about Callyn's voiceover work on her website! www.callyndorval.com
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2021-02-0248 minDessert Before BreakfastBuffy The Vampire Slayer (with Sarah Ball)Into every generation, a Slayer is born! One girl in all the- er, two girls... I mean three. Wait, how many slayers ARE there?? Listen to Super Buffy Fan Sarah Ball dissect her favorite series of all time as she and Mike go head to head to see who is the bigger Buffy nerd!
Are you team Spuffy or team Bangel? Let us know who your OTP is by dropping us a voice message or an email at us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2021-01-191h 06Dessert Before BreakfastDexter (with Jeff Porter)Today we are joined by Jeff Porter: Dexter Dex-pert (and absolutely not a doctor) to discuss just what the heck was going on in the series finale of Dexter! We discuss missed opportunities to get actual therapy for tiny child Dexter as well as how The Code is really more like guidelines...
For more Jeff Porter goodness, check out his podcast, The Fear of Science!
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2021-01-0546 minDessert Before BreakfastLil Snack - TV show obsessionsWe have a little snack episode for you today to talk about some emails we received and our biggest TV show obsessions, some extra tidbits on Twin Peaks, plus what we've been watching lately (including Christmas specials).
Follow us on Instagram (@dessert.before.breakfast) and Facebook. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com.
With Mike Dorval, Melanie Germain and Callyn Dorval. Music by The Brass Action. Edited by Melanie Germain.
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2020-12-2920 min
Dessert Before BreakfastThe Timeless Miracle of Christmas ChallengeTHE TIMELESS MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE!
Hop in a time machine with us and let’s GET OUT OF 2020! Guests Janessa Michelle and Greg Livingstone join our fearless co-host Melanie Germain on this game show style competition for the series finale of Timeless. Expect laughs, tears, winter-themed insults, and maybe a Christmas Miracle or two along the way!
To play along with the Miracle Of Christmas Challenge, click here! https://bit.ly/38fv488
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com! Follow us on Instagram (@dessert.be...
2020-12-221h 03Dessert Before BreakfastDessert Before Breakfast: The Trailer!The podcast where we watch the last episode of a series with someone who's never seen it before!
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2020-12-1600 minDessert Before BreakfastThe X-Files (with Danielle Lee)In today's episode, we are joined by Melanie's Honorary Cousin™ Danielle Lee to seek the TRUTH in the original series finale of The X-Files. We want to believe! Do you??
Check out Danielle's list of must-watch episodes here: https://bit.ly/33VehG9. Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2020-12-0859 minDessert Before BreakfastFlipped: A Eulogy for QuibiToday we have an extra bonus mini episode for Flipped as we mourn the end of the kinda-awful but kinda-great streaming service Quibi! Find out if we're able to review this show using the Quibi standard of a quick-bite episode under 10-minutes (don't look at the episode length - spoiler!) Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2020-12-0110 minDessert Before BreakfastTwin Peaks (with Bradley Duffy)In today's episode, we are joined by our friend actor Bradley Duffy to dive in to the original finale of David Lynch's bizarre show Twin Peaks. We ask the questions like huh? What? and WHAT?
See more of special guest star Bradley Duffy at facebook.com/BradleyJamesDuffy, @bradley.duffy (Insta), @bradleyjduffy (Twitter) Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2020-11-2449 minDessert Before BreakfastHigh Score GirlIn today's episode of Dessert Before Breakfast, we ROAST the Netflix Original Anime about a love triangle in the Arcade! Join us as we discuss poor communication skills and crushes on less-than-desirable protagonists!
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2020-11-1027 minDessert Before BreakfastDawson's Creek (with Denis Moric)In this episode, we are joined by our friend Denis Moric to discuss the finale of Dawson's Creek! We ask the hard-hitting questions like "Why is the creek so big??" and "Are you Team Pacey or Team Dawson?"
See more of Special Guest Star Denis Moric at his website here!
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2020-10-2747 minDessert Before BreakfastFarscapeIn this episode, Melanie gives Mike a crash course on the Jim Henson production Farscape through its final episode, and we ask the important questions, like what's with all the Frelling sex and drugs?
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by the Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2020-10-1336 minDessert Before BreakfastAngelFor our first episode we watch the last episode of Angel - which Melanie has never seen before! Join us as we explore the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff about the vampire with a soul.
Hosted by Mike Dorval and Melanie Germain. Editing by Callyn Dorval. Music by The Brass Action. Email us at dessertbeforebreakfast@gmail.com!
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2020-09-2932 min
TV Guidance CounselorTV Guidance Counselor Episode 370: Mike DorvalOctober 24-30, 1987 This week Ken welcomes actor, comedian and all around entertainer Mike Dorval to the show. Ken and Mike discuss unnatural heat waves, Flirting with Disaster, Alan Alda, Albert Brooks vs. Woody Allen, age appropriate leading ladies, Moon Zapa's father's facial hair, defending Louie's shows, the mechanics of separating the art from the artist, ASMR, StarCase, cable, Rhode Island, a cableless existence, vacation viewing, Hardbodies, Loose Screws, 80s T&A Comedies, Revenge of the Nerds, the darkness of The Last American Virgin, Cannon Films, Lemon Popsicle, Amazon Prime, Force Five, Mr. Big's Toyland, Frankenstein...
2019-08-262h 22
Boston Centric | Bombing with Mike Dorval07 - Josh GondelmanThose "Last Week Tonight" clips that everyone shares every Monday? Josh Gondelman helped write that. That new book "You Blew it"? That's him too. The Twitter profile Modern Seinfeld? Josh. And his album "Physical Whisper" AND his TV debut on Conan March 23...clearly appearing on Bombing tops all of that! Listen to another delightful bomb and a truly special story about a night we had on the road with royalty this week on Bombing with Mike Dorval!
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