Made-For-TV Movie Club Podcast

This 1989 made-for-tv murder is about the murder of Jennifer Levin in NYC's Central Park 1986. After a sensational trial, Robert Chambers pleaded guilty and was in prison until 2003. But, there's more. . . . Listen until the end to find out what happened after the events of the movie! Join us In The Clubhouse! https://www.tvtango.com/movie/preppie_murder_thehttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000287/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000732/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000732/awards/?ref_=nm_awdhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005088/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005088/awards/?ref_=nm_awdhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Chambers_(criminal)https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/news/a7587/jennifer-levin-robert-chambers-preppy-killer/https://nypost.com/2023/08/02/preppy-killer-robert-chambers-spotted-in-new-york/Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC

Death at Love House (1976) is a 70s classic starring Kate Jackson and Robert Wagner! The Gregories are writing a biography about famous, long-dead actress Lorna Love. They stay in her estate to do research, and find their lives in jeopardy. Thanks to our longtime listener, Bobby Jo, for recommending it! https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/Death_at_Love_Househttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_at_Love_Househttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074384/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001822/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001822/awards/?ref_=nm_awdhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000462/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000462/awards/?ref_=nm_awdCheck out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC

Based on the bestselling novel, this Emmy-winning 1973 tv movie documents the downfall of a 15-year-old high school student. https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1973/01/24https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/Go_Ask_Alicehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068644/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810404/?ref_=tt_cst_t_9https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000638/awards/?ref_=nm_awdhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000638/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341431/awards/?ref_=nm_awdhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341431/?ref_=tt_cst_t_5Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC

A man finds out his wife might not be who he thought she was. Buried Alive (1995) stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tim Matheson. Join us in The Clubhouse! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099188/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000492/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000492/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001513/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001513/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Buried_Alive_(1990_TV_film) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040472/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC

A lonely, married woman embarks on a brief affair. It does not go well for her when she breaks it off in this 1995 tv movie starring Tracey Gold (one of our favorite tv actresses!), Jack Wagner and Judith Light. Join us in The Clubhouse! https://www.tvtango.com/movie/lady_killer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113594/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509937/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509937/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905935/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905935/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325097/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325097/awards/?ref_=nm_awd Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC

This one has ALL the 80s feels! It's prom night 1988, what could go wrong? Listen and find out. This made-for-tv movie stars Christina Applegate, Matthew Perry, Brian Bloom, Tempest Bledsoe, and our favorite – Tracey Gold! We will see you in The Clubhouse! Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/Dance_%27Til_Dawn https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094941/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255699/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912308/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097068/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0596959/?ref_=tt_cst_t_5 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001827/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4

This one has ALL the 80s feels! It's prom night 1988, what could go wrong? Listen and find out. This made-for-tv movie stars Christina Applegate, Matthew Perry, Brian Bloom, Tempest Bledsoe, and our favorite – Tracey Gold! We will see you in The Clubhouse! https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/Dance_%27Til_Dawn https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094941/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255699/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912308/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097068/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0596959/?ref_=tt_cst_t_5 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001827/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4 Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC

Santa needs a break, in this classic stop-motion animated special which first aired in 1974, and has delighted viewers annually ever since! Join KC and Beth in The Clubhouse! Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_Without_a_Santa_Claus https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072424/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001682/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001682/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095804/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1

This is the OG Origin Story!!! Santa is not feeling it this year, so Mrs. Claus, elves Jingle and Jangle and reindeer Vixen have to find the Christmas spirit! And remember the Snow Miser brothers, Heat and Snow? Join KC and Beth in The Clubhouse as they discuss this Christmas classic from 1970! Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066327/ https://tvtango.com/series/santa_claus_is_comin_to_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town_(TV_special) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000001/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000001/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001682/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001682/awards/?ref_=nm_awd

We are celebrating our 100th episode, and what better way to do that than just chat about growing up in the 70s and 80s! Join us in The Clubhouse! #mftvmcpodcast And check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC

Hoboken has a giant chicken problem. It also has Peter Billingsley, Dick Van Patten, Gabe Kaplan and Allison Ghostly, among others! Join us in The Clubhouse as we talk about this Thanksgiving special from 1984, based on the kids' book of the same name. #mftvmcpodcast Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://chicken.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hoboken_Chicken_Emergency_(film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156609/fullcredits https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/163485-the-hoboken-chicken-emergency

Based on the bestselling author Richard Peck's novel, this 1978 tv movie tells the story of high school student Gail. The movie follows Gail as she is harassed, stalked and assaulted. In the end, there is an utter lack of justice. Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_in_the_House_Alone%3F https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000898/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001100/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001100/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000598/?ref_=tt_cl_t_6

This 1993 sequel to 1979's When a Stranger Calls, reunites Carol Cane and Charles Durning reprising their original roles Jill Johnson and John Clifford. Jill, now a therapist, and John, a retired PI work to find out who is stalking Julia, a former babysitter whose children disappeared while in her care five years prior. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001406/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001406/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108556/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001164/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001164/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_a_Stranger_Calls_Back

Professor Alex Connor has a brief affair with his student, Shelia Hart. When the professor's wife goes into remission from cancer, he ends the affair. Only Sheila isn't ready to let it go. This tv movie from 1996 stars Tim Matheson, Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118039/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001259/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001513/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001513/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Unfinished_Affair

A married college professor enters into an affair with one of her graduate students. This tv movie from 1996 stars Bonnie Bedelia, Joe Spano and Brian Austin Green.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Costly_Affair https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116517/?ls https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0816876/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004977/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000889/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1

Our second BONUS episode this summer is ABC's Afternoon Special: Me and Dad's New Wife. This episode first aired on February 18, 1976 and stars some of the biggest child stars of the day: Kristy McNichol, Lance Kerwin, Leif Garrett and Alex Kenin. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450130/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001531/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001531/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0308161/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0308161/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Kenin https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6465012/alexa-kenin

Miami Vice (1988) is the tv show that brought us the white t-shirts under colorful suits and loafers with no socks trends - and a pet alligator named Elvis! In Brother's Keeper, Miami Metro-Dade Vice Detective Sonny Crockett is looking for “The Columbian” – a man responsible for his partner's death. NYPD Detective Ricardo Tubbs comes to Miami looking for Calderone – a man responsible for his brother's death. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087717/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086759/?ref_=tt_ov_inf https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000467/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000467/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859365/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2

In August we will release TWO bonus episodes! The first, we review and recap The Day My Kid Went Punk. This might be our very favorite piece of television every aired! It first aired on October 21, 1987 during the sixteenth season of the ABC Afterschool Special. Terry decides to “go punk” while his mom is planning to give a speech at a conference about “Punk Syndrome.” This one is sooooo sooooo sooooo 80s! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343579/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Afterschool_Special

Come Aboard, We're Expecting You! This tv movie is the second of three pilots before the series, which aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986. Though Captain Stubing and Cruise Director Julie are not in this one, Gopher, Doc and Isaac are! It also guest stars Ken Berry, Marcia Strassman, Kristy McNichol, Robert Reed and many more! (Also, our favorite composer, Paul Williams, co-wrote the theme song!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Boat https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076332/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075529/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077607/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001531/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001531/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833519/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8

It's hard to believe that this enduring series from series creator David Lynch only aired for two seasons in its initial run. (There was a subsequent season in 2017 and a major motion picture Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.) For this episode, we review and recap the pilot tv movie Northwest Passage, written by Lynch and Mark Frost, aired in April 1990. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098936/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278784/?ref_=ttep_ep1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278784/?ref_=ttep_ep1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001492/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001492/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0648920/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001223/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6

The Foundlings is the pilot tv movie for the beloved tv series BJ and the Bear. It ran for three seasons in the late 1970s, turning Greg Evigan into a household name. The tv show was born of the CB radio and trucking craze. Throw in an adorable Chimpanzee named Bear, and voila! TV magic is born. https://filmboards.com/board/t/bear-mean-monkey-1645495/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._and_the_Bear https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078564/?ref_=ttep_ov https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078564/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077196/?ref_=ttep_ep0 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263760/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015391/?ref_=tt_cl_t_18 https://nbc.fandom.com/wiki/B._J._and_the_Bear https://tvdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/B.J._and_the_Bear:_The_Foundlings https://doyouremember.com/156971/b-j-and-the-bear-cast-then-now#google_vignette https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062567/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_1_act

Project ALF – the reunion movie nobody asked for, or were sorry they did after it aired. This 1996 movie aired six years after the beloved tv comedy ended abruptly. Does it gives us a sense of closure? Well, the Tanner family is not in it, so that's up for debate. Join us in The Clubhouse as we debate whether it helped or hindered the franchise.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_ALF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALF_(TV_series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117397/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001208/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001208/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001208/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000640/?ref_=tt_cl_t_18 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000640/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000893/?ref_=tt_cl_t_16 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000893/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqjUxGb3DkQ

We are breaking our own rules for this episode! Baby Snatcher, from May 2024, got Beth thinking about the X-Files, one of her all-time favorite tv shows. So, we decided to watch it and talk about it! Listen to our recap and review (and love for David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) the two-part episodes End Game and Colony from Season 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_(The_X-Files) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_Game_(The_X-Files) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751093/?ref_=ttep_ep16 https://x-files.fandom.com/wiki/The_X-Files_(season_2) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000141/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000141/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000096/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000096/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadhorse,_Alaska

This dark comedy follows the strange true story of Wanda Holloway, who was accused in Channelview Texas in 1991. Holloway was accused of hiring a hitman to kill Verna Heath, the mother of Holloway's daughter's supposed cheerleading rival. And then everyone tried to cash in, including Holloway and Heath. It's a bizarre movie, and a bizarre story. But it stars Holly Hunter, and we love her! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Positively_True_Adventures_of_the_Alleged_Texas_Cheerleader-Murdering_Mom https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107861/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000456/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000456/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000977/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000977/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001436/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/witness-s-death-recalls-cheerleader-mom-case-1513753.php https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/lakehouston/news/article/Remembering-Channelview-strange-cheerleader-mom-12539969.php https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098473/Wanda-Holloway-s-daughter-Shanna-breaks-silence-Texas-Cheerleading-murder-plot.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/526769/pom-pom-hit-when-texas-was-struck-cheerleader-moms-murder-plot https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/witness-s-death-recalls-cheerleader-mom-case-1513753.php

Single mom Karen Williams gives birth to a daughter. Bianca Hudson wants to save her marriage to her Air Force Captain husband, so she fakes a pregnancy.  Then she kidnaps Karen's newborn. (Hence the title!) Based on a true story, this tv movie from 1992 stars David Duchovny and Nancy McKeon. https://www.tvtango.com/movie/baby_snatcher https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103749/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001529/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000141/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000141/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357557/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000514/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/02/27/woman-allegedly-abducted-infant-to-aid-marriage/9acf092d-e8f6-4511-8cb9-216bc9ad3d20/ https://more.ppld.org/SpecialCollections/Index/ArticleOrders/288557.pdf https://babysnatchermovie.blogspot.com/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154149884/maritza-beato

Babysitter Michelle finds herself in danger after the mother of the children she babysits is found dead. Was it murder? And if so, who was responsible? https://variety.com/1996/tv/reviews/the-babysitter-s-seduction-1200444362/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112437/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005392/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005392/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004834/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0711118/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0711118/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068551/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068551/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4

In one of his first roles, Jeremy Renner is featured in this 1992 TV movie. Also starring, Gerald McRaney and Shelley Fabares, this movie follows the Zarn family. When mom Lily Zarn suddenly disappears, everyone insists she left her life willingly. However, daughter Sarah Zarn feels like something terrible happened. Will her nightmares become her reality? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134848/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574468/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102060/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719637/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719637/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4 https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=late&p=210&item=B:87069 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/feb/12/brace-yourself-for-end-of-nightmare/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/01/07/Leonard-Tyburski-whose-wife-was-found-in-a-basement/6524600152400/ https://bonnie421.rssing.com/chan-30133146/article31.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/11/18/Freezer-killer-gets-reduced-sentence/9033785134800/ https://thecinemaholic.com/dorothy-tyburski-murder-where-is-leonard-tyburski-now/ https://www.billicksfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Leonard-Tyburski

This tv movie from 1996 stars Yasmine Bleeth as Emily Gilmore, a timid woman who was scarred during a car accident as a child, who is conned into stealing from her employer. After her release from prison, she has surgery to remove the scars and seeks revenge on the man who conned her. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116265/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000109/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005554/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002101/?ref_=tt_cl_t_10 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002101/?ref_=tt_cl_t_10 https://tvtango.com/listings/1996/03/11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Face_to_Die_For

Barbie and the Rockers (1987) has Barbie and her band are going to outer space to perform a concert for charity. In the sequel, Barbie and the Sensations (1987) return to Earth in 1957, where they keep on rockin'! https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Barbie_and_the_Rockers:_Out_Of_this_World https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6381486/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313254/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_and_the_Rockers:_Out_of_This_World https://barbie.fandom.com/wiki/Barbie_and_the_Rockers https://barbie.fandom.com/wiki/Barbie_and_the_Rockers:_Out_of_this_World https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Barbie_and_the_Rockers:_Out_of_This_World https://barbie.fandom.com/wiki/Barbie_and_the_Sensations:_Rockin%27_Back_to_Earth

Originally airing on Showtime in 1992, this made-for-tv movie stars Rachel Ward, Sela Ward and Bruce Boxleitner in a thriller with a full on 80s vibe. Was a murder with a witness self-defense, or was there more than meets the eye? https://filmpedia-the-films.fandom.com/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_(1992)#:~:text=Double%20Jeopardy%20is%20a%201992,1992%20on%20the%20Showtime%20network. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104132/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000688/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000688/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000310/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000310/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001829/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001829/awards/?ref_=nm_awd

Everyone who listens knows how much we love Tracey Gold! This made-for-tv movie from 1998 has Gold playing Annie Nolan, a woman who tells the story of being gaslit into murder in a series of flashbacks. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_girl_next_door_1998 https://variety.com/1998/tv/reviews/the-girl-next-door-1117487800/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002102/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002102/awards/?ref_=nm_awd

“We're excited and delighted! Everyone is having fun and you're invited!” – Camp Cucamonga Rap We reviewed and recapped yet another made-for-tv family tagline. This one, from 1990, stars many big tv stars of its day – including Jennifer Anniston! Join us in the Clubhouse, and find out if Camp Cucamonga keeps its accreditation! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Cucamonga http://tvtango.com/movie/camp_cucamonga#anchor http://tvtango.com/listings/1990/09/23/camp_cucamonga https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099212/

The tagline for this VERY special 80s made-for-tv family comedy is “When the wrong boy meets the right girl.” Michael J. Fox and Nancy McKeon star as potential love interests, with obstacles, of course. There's also a teacher subplot and lots of big stars of the day. http://tvtango.com/movie/high_school_usa http://tvtango.com/listings/1983/10/16/high_school_usa https://letterboxd.com/film/high-school-usa/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085679/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busy_line_interrupt

Our beloved Muppets are going to surprise Fozzie's mom, Emily ‘Ma” Bear and the results are the most delightful chaos that only Muppets can experience. And Robin sings! And the Sesame Street gang join them. Oh, and there may be a Fraggle cameo! We love this special from 1987. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251282/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://tvtango.com/listings/1987/12/16 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000568/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0324397/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625456/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001345/?ref_=tt_cl_t_9 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662730/?ref_=tt_cl_t_11

For this episode, we are reviewing two very, very weird, animated shorts! First up, from 1977, we review and recap A Cosmic Christmas. Second, a very strange Christmas special that aired to promote a doll. It is called The Adventures of Candy Claus: Part 1, The Beginning from 1987. Candy Claus might be the most bizarre “family” animated show ever created.  https://nelvana.fandom.com/wiki/A_Cosmic_Christmas https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ACosmicChristmas https://archive.org/details/a-cosmic-christmas https://archive.org/details/a-cosmic-christmas-special https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492275/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492275/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203466/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0716516/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4 https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Candy_Claus https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446665/ https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Candy_Claus https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601814/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779423/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2

In the U.S. during the month of November, we celebrate Thanksgiving. For this episode, we review two animated tv movie shorts from the 1970s with a Thanksgiving theme! First up, a space-age fantasy about a family of space farmers seeking new lands to harvest. The other is about a talking squirrel who must save Thanksgiving. Yes. The 70s were a weird time in animation. Join us in The Clubhouse! https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0180051/?ref_=ttpl_ov https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0128377/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0001573/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergalactic_Thanksgiving https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1230175/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178190/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808401/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7 https://saturdaymorningarchives.blogspot.com/2021/11/thanksgiving-toons-intergalactic.html https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-story/51742-Thanksgiving-That-Almost-Wasnt https://drunktv.net/2017/11/15/the-thanksgiving-that-almost-wasnt-1972-the-forgotten-tradition-of-holiday-specials/

This tv movie from 1975, is based on the novel of the same name. Set in the 1930s, Sooner, nine, is being raised by a poverty-stricken bootlegger named Old Mam Hawes. When Sooner is removed from the home, she becomes the ward of a childless couple in the hill country of Velray, Indiana. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073047/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001665/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001665/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001077/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001458/?ref_=tt_cl_t_6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Girl_Named_Sooner#:~:text=The%20child%20actress%20who%20would,screen%20testing%20and%20final%20approval

This tv movie from 1988 is a remake of the theatrical release from 1965 starring Joan Crawford. The movie follows two teenager who make prank phone calls, only to get the attention of a serial killer who is worried they witnessed a murder. http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1988/05/20 http://www.tvtango.com/movie/i_saw_what_you_did https://headhuntershorrorhouse.fandom.com/wiki/I_Saw_What_You_Did_(1988) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095344/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095344/awards/?ref_=tt_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491079/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809938/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001019/?ref_=tt_cl_t

This tv movie from 1983 follows a detective as he investigates the brutal murder of a young teacher in NYC in the early 1970s. While fictional names are used, it is based on the murder of 23-year-old New Yorker Roseann Quinn on January 1, 1973. http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1983/10/15/trackdown_finding_the_goodbar_killer http://www.tvtango.com/movie/trackdown_finding_the_goodbar_killer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086464/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001719/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001719/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352379/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001630/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001630/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://nakedcitystories.com/goodbarmurder.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Roseann_Quinn https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/nyregion/25allstate.html https://www.facebook.com/TheOldNewYorkPage/posts/2430280903651406/ https://www.datalounge.com/thread/31436716-looking-for-mr.-fred-ebb

In this tv movie from 1996, Tom Deese becomes obsessed with his daughter's roommate, Amanda, and they have a very brief affair. After Amanda is murdered, the police investigate a separate stalker. But Tom's daughter, Catherine, doesn't believe the puzzle pieces fit together. Who killed Amanda and why? Check us out! We made the 60 Best Movie Podcast list! Link below: ⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/movie_club_podcasts/ http://www.tvtango.com/movie/kiss_so_deadly_a http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1996/10/14/kiss_so_deadly_a https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116781/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789478/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789478/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679410/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679410/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662523/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662523/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005383/?ref_=tt_cl_t_6 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005383/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116781/reviews

College Co-Ed Joanna Halbert is lured into becoming an adult escort. When she tries to quit, the owner of the escort service forces her to continue working for him. At her wit's end and trying to quit again, she shoots him in self defense and must face a trial. Will she be found guilty or innocent of attempted murder? Join us in The Clubhouse to find out! Check us out! We made the 60 Best Movie Podcast list! Link below: ⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/movie_club_podcasts/ https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/lauren-otis/50-most-ridiculous-lifetime-movies http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1996/02/06/coed_call_girl http://www.tvtango.com/movie/coed_call_girl https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001760/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001760/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005538/?ref_=tt_cl_t_6 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086806/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://dailycal.org/2014/12/22/history-uc-tuition-since-1868

One of eight tv reunion movies from the popular Hart to Hart tv series, Home is Where the Hart Is (1994) finds Jonathan and Jennifer (and Max!) returning to her hometown of Kingman's Ferry to find out who killed her mentor and late boss, Eleanor Biddlecomb. Check us out! We made the 60 Best Movie Podcast list! Link below: https://blog.feedspot.com/movie_club_podcasts/ http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1994/02/18 http://www.tvtango.com/series/hart_to_hart https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109989/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078622/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078622/awards/?ref_=tt_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001822/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001822/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694619/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0822034/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694619/awards/?ref_=nm_awd

We never thought we'd find a place where we belong . . . I said jump, down on Jump Street! 21 Jump Street (1987) is the tv pilot movie for the 21 Jump Street show about undercover cops who infiltrate high schools, busting the criminals committing crimes. Listen as we recap and review one of Beth's favorite tv shows of the late 80s/early 90s! https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1486-21-jump-street?language=en-US https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092312/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092312/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0501950/?ref_=ttep_ep1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005372/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002078/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629006/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217938/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4

The Family Ties Vacation (1985) premiered a week before the season four premiere. Alex Keaton begins a scholarship program at Oxford and the rest of the Keaton family tag along and make a vacation out of it. Unbeknownst to them, they get entangled in a mystery involving bungling spies and Scotland Yard. http://www.tvtango.com/series/family_ties https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089125/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000150/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343447/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000150/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000868/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001869/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5 https://vanlifewanderer.com/2023/03/16/tina-yothers/ https://people.com/family-ties-cast-where-are-they-now-7509253

This is the pilot movie for the tv series Baywatch, about a team of L.A. County lifeguards who are led by newly promoted Mitch Buchanan (David Hasselhof). Parker Stevenson also stars.   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096542/ http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1989/04/23 http://www.tvtango.com/movie/baywatch_panic_at_malibu_pier https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130085/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829017/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001327/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1

Mrs. Garrett and the girls, Tootie, Blair, Jo and Natalie, fly to France in this tv movie from 1982! The girls are enrolled in a French immersion program at a private school and Mrs. Garrett is enrolled in cooking school. When the girls find out they will be spending time in the French countryside, they collude to break away and spend time exploring Paris. Mrs. Garrett, on the other hand, is also struggling to garner the respect of the chef who runs the cooking school. The Facts of Life Goes to Paris first aired in 1982 between the third and fourth seasons. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078610/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924075/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705989/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705989/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004917/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001529/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169934/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4 http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1982/09/25 https://www.themoviedb.org/search?language=en-US&query=facts+of+life+goes+to+paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveller%27s_cheque

After Maddie Hayes is left penniless when her accountant steals all her money, she finds out she owns a detective agency. Poised to sell it off for the cash, David Addison, head detective, persuades her to keep it open. Before she makes her decision, they find themselves solving their first case together for the Blue Moon Detective Agency. Join us in The Clubhouse and relive the nostalgia of this engaging series that captured the hearts of its viewers in the late 80s.   http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1985/03/03/moonlighting http://www.tvtango.com/series/moonlighting https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088571/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089619/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001732/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001732/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000246/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000246/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlighting_(theme_song) https://ew.com/tv/bruce-willis-why-cant-we-watch-moonlighting/#:~:text=Lionsgate%20released%20all%20five%20seasons,from%20picking%20up%20the%20rights.

Sins of the Mother, starring Elizabeth Montgomery as Ruth Coe, is about a domineering mother and her serial rapist son, Kevin Coe. This tv movie from 1991 is an adaptation of Jack Olsen's true crime book Son: A Psychopath and His Victims about the South Hill Rapist who was active from 1978-1981. http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1991/02/19/whos_the_boss_1984 http://www.tvtango.com/movie/sins_of_the_mother https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102933/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_6_act https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000548/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000548/?ref_=tt_ov_st https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001535/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.historylink.org/File/9484 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/nov/05/case-of-the-century-lawyers-judges-and-journalists/ https://retronewser.com/2021/03/10/spokanes-south-hill-rapist-fred-coe-arrested/ https://www.khq.com/news/background-on-kevin-frederick-harlan-coe/article_aa20bbd1-afc6-5819-ab69-c41d72f73c19.html https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/rapist-kevin-coes-words-show-arrogance-sex-obsession/ https://www.khq.com/news/update-south-hill-rapist-kevin-coe-denied-appeal/article_c2f1308a-6be6-57fa-a08a-afa80c651ca3.html https://www.kxly.com/news/kevin-coe-commitment-upheld-by-wa-supreme-court/article_9b97a870-53a3-5b4f-947c-08fe228c1e77.html#:~:text=The%20Washington%20State%20Supreme%20Court,McNeil%20Island%20in%20western%20Washington. https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/ruth-coe-mother-of-notorious-rapist-dies/article_e094cdcf-c54c-5a2e-b45a-817d20dd272b.html

Wife, Mother, Murderer (1991), starring Judith Light, is based on the very strange story of Marie Hilley. Hilley murdered her husband by poisoning him with arsenic. When she tries the same with her daughter and gets caught, she flees and assumes a new identity. After marrying her second husband under the assumed identity of Robbi Hannon, she fakes her own death and comes back, pretending to be Robbie's twin sister, Teri. Will there be justice? Listen and find out. You don't need to watch the movie. We did that for you! #mftvmcpodcast https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103258/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509937/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001773/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.playbill.com/person/judith-light-vault-0000088647 http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1991/11/10/my_son_johnny http://www.tvtango.com/movie/wife_mother_murderer https://www.nydailynews.com/true-crime-justice-story/ny-black-widow-escape-true-crime-20210314-bbe6gtpavvf3pbj6buy3dwfrmu-story.html https://tvcrimesky.com/2022/08/30/marie-hilley-frank-hilley-alabamas-wife-mother-murderer-true-story-movie-revisited/56/ https://thecinemaholic.com/frank-hilley-murder-how-did-audrey-marie-hilley-die-is-carol-hilley-still-alive/ https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/audrey-marie-hilley

Violation of Trust (1991) is also known as She Says She's Innocent. Justine, a popular high school teacher has a popular football player boyfriend, Ryan. After Ashley tells Justine that Ryan was cheating on her with Vicky, Ashley and Justine confront Vicky. Vicky ends up dead, but was it murder? And did Justine kill Vicky? Justine's mother fights for her innocence and the truth is more chilling than anyone could have imagined. This one has a twisty ending we didn't see coming!   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102901/?ref_=tt_mv_close https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005408/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005408/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102901/?ref_=tt_mv_close https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662321/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005383/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7 https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/She_Says_She%27s_Innocent http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1991/10/28 http://www.tvtango.com/movie/she_says_shes_innocent

The miniseries False Arrest (1991) is based on a book by the same name by Joyce Lukezic. Lukezic, a mother of three, is married and owns a successful business. Her life is turned upside down and she is left to fight for her freedom when she is arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder but is later acquitted.   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101854/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005234/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005234/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001822/?ref_=tt_cl_t_18 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001822/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000874/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000874/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/supreme-court/1984/5940-2.html https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/11/15/who-victims-arizona-death-row-inmate-murray-hooper/8023342001/ https://www.azfamily.com/2022/10/13/last-hitman-mini-series/ https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/arizona-executes-76-year-old-man-after-refusing-dna-and-fingerprint-testing-in-case-with-no-physical-evidence https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/down-in-the-dirt-with-the-lawyers-6412543 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/as-seen-on-tv-a-famous-phoenix-murder-6411727 https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-10-31-1991304210-story.html