TV Movie Night!

The Oscars have come and gone, but TV Movie Night is celebrating the toast of Tinsel Town in the month of March as we discuss made-for-TV movies featuring Best Actor or Best Actress winners! First up, from 1991, it's "Driving Miss Daisy's" Jessica Tandy in "The Story Lady." Tandy stars as Grace, a retiree who becomes an overnight sensation for her incredible talent: reading public domain children's stories with minimal issue! This movie combines Mark and Andrew's love of public access television with the backroom dealings of corporate America. It's "UHF" with an Academy Award winner! Listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew round out February (and early March) with their final true crime look, with NBC's "Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder." Sometimes called "Swearing Allegiance," this tale of teenaged terror was billed as the movie THEY didn't want you to see. And that's mainly because its accusatory take aired smack-dab in the middle of jury voir dire, causing some Texas affiliates to balk at its airing. But, Mark and Andrew don't care none for the courts and will render their own verdict on this controversial retelling. Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

True Crime February continues with "Beauty's Revenge," sometimes called "Midwest Obsession." Mark and Andrew craft up their finest hot dish and delve into the world of murder, mystery and dairy princesses in this pulpy tale of revenge. "Melrose Place's" Courtney Thorne Smith and "Growing Pains" Tracey Gold square off over the love of one dumb cowtown hunk, but can it really be about the Midwest if not a single person plays euchre? I think not. Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

February kicks off our look at love gone wrong true crime made-for-TV movies. We start with a 90s star-studded affair in "No One Would Tell," based on a true story of a deadly high school romance. Starring "The Wonder Years" Fred Savage and "Full House's" Candace Cameron, "Tell" follows Stacey as her friends and family fail to tell, and later, convince her that her boyfriend, Bobby, is a real stinkin' creep. Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

Our look at afterschool specials ends this week with a critically-acclaimed look at how easy it is to gas up a group of high schoolers in ABC's "The Wave." This Emmy-and-Peabody Award winner follows Mr. Ross as he teaches his students about how easy fascism can be spread by doing it in the most effective way: unethical (and possibly illegal) experimentation. Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

Grab your picket signs and giant inflatable rats, cause we're on strike with the ABC's after school special "Mom's On Strike." Mark and Andrew saddle up to the negotiation table, as an overworked mom tells her family it's time for some changes around here. On the other side, her daughter Yeardley Smith and the rest of her family hope to keep the status quo of quiet desperation in tact. Both sides learn a lot as mom learns it's much easier to live without her family, even if it involves sleeping on the lawn. And the family learns being a mom is a giant pain in the butt. Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

Mark and Andrew are back for 2025 and they are learning lessons they failed to grasp in 2024 via after-school specials, our topic for January! First up, a tale of censorship, artistic integrity and smoking hot songwriting in ABC's "It's Only Rock and Roll." Debuting in 1991, "Roll" focuses on Hallie and her band, who make such an explicit song about smooching on someone (that can be performed on a show airing at 3 pm on broadcast TV) that the world's eyes are on them, for better and for worse. The Monkees' Davy Jones and songwriter Carole King are also here to rap with the kids, teaching us that creative expression should have limits. Unless it makes money. Then, hell yeah, brother, let it ride! Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

In the year's final TV Movie Night, Mark and Andrew get to the bottom of Mr. St. Nick, starring Kelsey Grammer and Charles Durning. Premiering on ABC in 2002, Mr. St. Nick sees Grammer try and live up to his Santa family name by being a rich layabout in Miami. But, when it comes time to take on the Santa mantle, does he have what it takes, other than gobs of money that aren't explained where they were obtained? Does anything else matter nowadays? Tune in and find out! ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

Andrew and Mark continue their look at the Santa family this month with the delightful musical "Mrs. Santa Claus." Debuting on CBS in 1996, Mrs. Santa Claus stars Angela Lansbury as a wayward but plucky Mrs. Claus, who sets out to show the North Pole that she's more than just the wife of Santa. Combine that with a memorable Jerry Herman score and choreography from Chicago's Rob Marshall, and you've got a unsung singing gem in this holiday musical. Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

Christmastime is here and we're digging into all your favorite Xmas films about Santa and his layabout family. During December 2024, we're focusing on made-for-TV movies about the other members of Santa's clan. First up, from 2006, it's "Santa Baby," starring 90s it-girl Jenny McCarthy. Did you ever wonder if Christmas could be more efficient by cluttering it up with do-nothing consultants? And what if this consultant was the film's hero? Not to mention blatant nepotism? Well, great news! Get in the holly-jolly spirit and listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

Politics month comes to a merciful close with an ABC made-for-tv feature from 1999 called "Swing Vote" (not the Kevin Costner one). Stop me if you've heard this one, but in this film, Roe vs. Wade is overturned and newly appointed justice Andy Garcia is the crucial swing vote on deciding what happens to a woman's right to choose now that individual states are deciding what's legal and what isn't. You know, an interesting "what if" from a quarter century ago, yeah? Right? *sigh* Anyway, we start Christmas movies next week. Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

November '24 continues with a look inside an infamous Beltway figure with HBO's "Citizen Cohn." Mark and Andrew learn all about the world of dirty tricks and McCarthyism, with James Woods' portrayal of notorious DC fixer Roy Cohn, a name that you'd think shouldn't be relevant today, but, well, 2024 continues to keep on surprising us. And hey! Joe Don Baker is here as Joe McCarthy, who somehow isn't the scummiest character in this movie! Join us as we continue our made-for-tv tour of DC and listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

November 2024 rolls on in the world of TV Movie Night, as we take a look at made-for-tv movies set in Washington D.C. This week, Andrew and Mark take in a heartstring puller in "A Child's Wish." "Veep's" Anna Chlumsky struggles with a devastating sickness, all while her family struggles with the crushing gears of the American healthcare system. But, it's set in 1993, so that's all ancient history compared to the enlightened year of 2024! Also, Bill Clinton makes a guest appearance (in the movie. Not the podcast. He told us he swore off listening to us after Mark's controversial take on "The Amazing, Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon")! ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the retro world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus." Email us at tvmovienightpodcast@gmail.com.

It's the election surprise we were all waiting for: Mark and Andrew are back again with some brand-new TV Movie Night for 2024! In November, the fellas are watching movies set in the Beltway, starting with 1987's "Stillwatch." "Wonder Woman's" Lynda Carter has a big scoop about the next Vice President, but also has a scoop on a true crime story: her own parents' murder. Let it not be said that TV Movie Night was never willing to chase the trends, several years late. Listen in, how about? ABOUT TV MOVIE NIGHT: TV Movie Night is a podcast featuring TV what-have-yous Andrew Krukowski and Mark Gonzales diving into the world of made-for-tv movies. Each episode spotlights one of these forgotten "classics" (and sometimes without the scare-quotes classics), enjoying cinema on the small screen an episode at a time. Past episodes include landmark films like "The Day After," lost gems like "The Night of the Scarecrow," and odder fare like "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus."

March madness continues, with Andrew and Mark exploring the wild world of World War 3. This week is for the ladies with UPN's "The Last Man on Planet Earth." In a world where men are outlawed after WW3, Modern Family's Julie Bowen must shepherd a dumb-dumb science experiment named Adam, while the audience must shepherd themselves from getting weirded out by this bizarre, misogynistic and incredibly horny late-90s made-for-tv oddity. Somehow WW3 is the least upsetting part of this entire film. A real treat, listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew delve into the world of World War III in the month of March, starting with a star-studded affair. One of the last Cold War adjacent offerings, HBO's "By Dawn's Early Light" has an incredible battery of stars: Martin Landau, James Earl Jones, Rebecca De Mornay and Powers Boothe. But, does it also have all the grab-ass and towel spanking you'd ever want in an end of days made-for-tv movie? You better believe it. Listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew round out the shortest month with a long review of the most recent film to date on the pod, 2021's "My Husband's Killer Girlfriend." Lifetime brings to the small screen the exciting story of hidden identities, lax doctor-patient AND lawyer-client confidentiality rules, and the largest and ugliest sterile McMansions that a pandemic-era location scout could find. It's our last love gone wrong tale of woe for February, so listen in, how about?

Andrew and Mark dig into a love gone wrong February with a bit of true crime, in the form of NBC's "Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story." Based on a true story, Bewitched's Elizabeth Montgomery plays Taylor-Moore, who has a nasty habit of attempting to murder her husbands and lovers. But, Dr. Stephen Root is on the case to get to the root of the problem (I understand his name is ironic in this case, but please believe me when I say it's completely coincidental). Listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew are back for one last look at 2002 and no look at television movies of the time would be complete without gazing into the hellish abyss of "I Was a Teenage Faust." Combining the literary experience of an episode of "Wishbone" with the cutaway gags of a Season Five episode of "Family Guy," "Faust" centers on the what if of "What if Faust happened in, like, Indiana? But also, like, today?" Grab your Goethe Cliff's Notes and your favorite Joe Mantegna movie and listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew look back on another 20-year-old film this month with creature feature "The Rats." New York City is swarming with rats. At least more than usual, and it's up to Twin Peaks' Madchen Amick and Law and Order: SVU's Vincent Spano to tame the pests. And that will involve rat geysers and other creepy things that prompts Mark to call this his most upsetting film we've done on the podcast. A high bar, to be sure. Listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew start the year off right by looking back into the past, twenty years to be specific. January is all about movies from 2002, and we begin with a white-knuckle thriller from TBS called "Atomic Twister." Starring NYPD Blue's Sharon Lawrence and Saved by the Bell's Mark-Paul Gosselaar, "Twister" sees a frantic race to stop a tornado-caused meltdown. But, the more frantic race involves stopping a child from being an even larger creep. Listen in, how about?

It's the last TV Movie Night of the year, and with Christmas Eve approaching, no better time than now to look at NBC's "Christmas Eve." Loretta Young is on her way out and wants to see her grandkids one final time. Only thing is, she's being sued by her son and she's hired one crappy PI to track everyone down. Will the grandkids show up before Christmas? Will Loretta Young have any character flaws? Will Andrew and Mark exchange their combs and watch fobs on air? Listen in and find out!

Mark and Andrew continue their crusade to save some amount of holiday cheer, this time via CBS' 2002 effort, "The Man Who Saved Christmas." Jason Alexander plays AC Gilbert, creator of the Erector set, as he sells toys in the midst of the Great War. With the war effort happening, Christmas is threatened, which means AC can't sell toys, make children happy or belittle his unathletic son. And really, is it Christmas without those things? Listen in, how about?

It's Christmas time again and the happiest elves this side of the North Pole, Andrew and Mark, are back at it, looking at made-for-tv merriment. To start us off, Santa Art Carney is looking to avoid getting blown up by oilmen in ABC's The Night They Saved Christmas. You ever want to see a movie give a thousand different options on how to solve a character's problems, and decide to use none of them? Well, have we got the perfect gift for you! Listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew finish their questionable November with the afterschool special "Can a Guy Say No?" Starring Beau Bridges, this made-for-tv movie takes a long look at the idea of maybe not having sex during high school. A wild idea, to be sure, one that Mark and Andrew could never, ever, ever fathom. Ever. Not even hypothetically, so don't even ask, okay? Anyway, it's our final question to answer this month, so listen in, how about?

We have another question in November, and it's about Ellen. Can she be saved? Mark and Andrew dig into this question, as Ellen appears to be wrapped up in a bunch of cult nonsense. And John Saxon and Leslie Nielsen are also hot on the case. While we answer this question, answer one yourself: Won't you let TV Movie Night into your heart (or at least your streaming device) and listen in, how about?

It's I Don't Know-vember here on TV Movie Night, where all of our titles ask the questions. The first query this month is from 1973, entitled "Isn't It Shocking?" Small town police chief Alan Alda is on the hunt of somebody electrocuting old people, while also ducking his girlfriend's three rowdy kids. Join Andrew and Mark as we find out if the shocks are shocking enough, or if this question was better left unanswered.

It's time to look toward the altar of TV Movie Night's patron saint, Guerdon Trueblood, as Mark and Andrew enjoy another one of his made-for-tv offerings. After bees and ants, it's now time for spiders, with CBS' "Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo." Venomous creepy crawlies arrive via a crashed plane in a California town, and it's up to the townsfolk to get educated via a scientist man on how to stop these eight-legged terrors from killing the orange crop (oh, and people, too). Listen in, how about?

The scares continue into November as Mark and Andrew buckle up for a late-night ride called "Night Terror." Starring Rhoda's Valerie Harper, "Terror" (or "Night Drive" in some other universes) has Harper on the run after witnessing a murder. Which is a real bummer for her. Anyway, put the hammer down and listen in, how about?

Andrew and Mark continue the march through October with an even more spine-tingling, but just as commercial conscious, event in ABC's "Tower of Terror." Based on the Walt Disney World ride of the same name, "Tower" stars Steve Guttenberg, Kirsten Dunst and the best damn ride queue you ever did see. Saddle up as we get in on the ground floor of this gem. Listen in, how about?

TV Movie Night's October starts with the two scariest things imaginable: pirates and massive product placement. This time, Andrew and Mark look into the forgotten NBC foray into paid primetime programming with "Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins." Part swashbuckling adventure, part family drama and all shill, "Island" asks the question: What if you could live out your wildest pirate fantasies, while also losing 600 dollars a night to a video poker machine? Tune in, how about?

Monster March ends with the most monstrous creature of all: a dopey looking dog, in CBS' "Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell." Mark, Andrew and Richard Crenna dive into the wild world of Satanic cults that are focused on making devil dogs. But, the real challenge these filmmakers undertook was trying to make a fuzzy, adorable puppy look intimidating. Did they succeed? Probably not. Is it entertaining? Absolutely. Etch your eye tattoo on the palm of your hand and listen in, how about?

March is all about monsters! Mark and Andrew don our snow suits and head into the great wintery wilderness in this week's TV Movie Night, as we hunt down NBC's Snowbeast. It's just like Jaws, except with a yeti, and not a good movie. But, still interesting as TV Movie Night alumni Clint Walker and Silvia Sydney also drop in to bag that dang Bigfoot. Listen in, how about?

Andrew and Mark look back to a simpler time, when we could enjoy Bob Hope making topical references about the movie Cocoon and having a jalopy of a car. This week, the fellas look at Hope's first made-for-tv offering with NBC's "Masterpiece of Murder," which also stars Trading Places Don Ameche. This movie has it all: meandering plots, odd politics, Jamie Farr. And did someone say date of air commercials? You betcha! Tune in, how about?

February is knock-off month here on TV Movie Night, and we've got a genuine Twister called "Tornado!" Debuting days before that OTHER tornado movie in 1996, Tornado sports Bruce Campbell, an Oscar-nominated writer and more matte paintings than you can shake a stick at. Come for the tornados, stay for the specific warnings about global warming in 1996 that seemed somewhat laughable by the mainstream press but now seem prescient and uncomfortable from this movie. Listen in, how about?

Andrew and Mark look to the headlines as they round out their 30-year look back at 1991. This week, it's "Wife, Mother, Murderer" with Who's the Boss' Judith Light, playing criminal Marie Hilley. Follow the fellas as they look at the winding wild world of Marie Hilley, as Light plays her own fake identical twin, gaslights her daughter and bamboozles Major Winchester from MASH, all within a tidy 90 minutes. All that and more, so tune in, how about?

Andrew and Mark continue their 30 year look back to 1991, with the comedy "Frankenstein: The College Years." What if Ferris Bueller, and his buddy Ferris Bueller, had to get a Frankenstein monster into college? Does that sound interesting? Well, too bad, because it's what we've got this week. Larry Miller is here, too, so it's not all awful. Listen in, how about?

It's 2021, so no better time to look 30 years ago into the past for this month of TV Movie Night. First up, Mark and Andrew join Barbara Eden as she takes down a rival news upstart in "Her Wicked Ways." Sometimes called "Lethal Charm," Eden and Heather Locklear butt heads over the best way to break the story: either through lying or not as MUCH lying. Tune in, how about?

One last week before we kill this awful year, so it's a murder mystery holiday movie on TV Movie Night. Sally Field is looking to try and prevent her father from being poisoned to death, while also dealing with all the OTHER family BS that happens at Christmas. Same old, same old. But, it's Mark and Andrew's job to get to the bottom of this who-done-it before the ball drops in NYC, ringing in the 2020 v2, AKA 2021. Listen in, how about, before you flip that last calendar page?

Tis Christmas week and Mark and Andrew have a gift they've been asking for all year. On TV Movie Night, the fellas watch the hotly anticipated follow-up to "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus" with "Meet the Santas." The entire gang is here: Steve Guttenberg, Not Bernard and actual Crystal Bernard. Get ready for some mildly inconveniencing drama this week as you gather round the virtual yule log and celebrate with your laptop displaying images of your family. What a wonderful time of year indeed!

It's a Hobo's Christmas on TV Movie Night! Grab your finest bindle and hop aboard this made-for-tv boxcar with Cincinnati Andrew and Mark "The Topeka Kid" Gonzales. This week, Barnard Hughes is a drifter who drifts back into his son, Gerald McRaney's life. And it's also Christmas!? We're gonna need more beans for this hobo stew! Pull out your favorite hobo knife and listen in, how about?

Andrew and Mark continue their holiday joyride through the world of Christmas made-for-tv movies with 1990's "Guess Who's Coming for Christmas," which appears to have forgotten the Christmas part of its title. The discussion gets off-track quickly as the fellas discuss Richard Mulligan's secret relationship in the woods with an alien and how his life changes because of that. It's a close encounter of the jolly kind, so listen in, how about?

Andrew and Mark awake from their hibernation and board Santa's sled to begin their journey into the world of made-for-tv Christmas movies. This week, it's HBO's The Christmas Wife with TV Movie Night alum Jason Robards as a widower coming to grips with his first Christmas alone. Will he find love? Will he get scammed by someone who may or may not be a pimp? There's only one way to find out!

It's only April, but Andrew and Mark are looking toward the end of the year this week, taking a gander at what to get each other for Christmas. And there's ideas abound in NBC's "A Mom for Christmas." What happens when you breathe life into the non-living for the sake of having a parent? Well, a lot of ethical questions, that's what, and they are laid bare here in this week's movie. Olivia Newton-John is a mannequin come to life by way of a wayward wish and she's ready to bring more soulless members of her plastic army with her, Christmastime or not. Listen in, how about?

Andrew and Mark abandon ship in order to check out a sci-fi remake of a Hitchcock classic. This week, we take a look at Fox's "Lifepod," starring Robert Loggia and Ron Silver. You know it's sci-fi because they got rocket ships in this one. Join the fellas as they stare out the porthole, waiting for this murder-mystery to develop as a group of passengers escape a sinking space ship. But, it seems there's more to these people than at first glance. Even the guy with the robot arm, because, again, sci-fi. Listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew invite you into the seedy world of weird cults and even weirder prank phone calls with CBS' "Prophet of Evil." Ripped from the headlines of the 1970s, we watch Brian Dennehy get his followers to do anything he wants, from murders to probably getting him a meatball parm, because the Lord willed it or something. You can also join the Cult of TV Movie Night, and all it'll take is just a click of the button (and, coincidentally, a meatball parm). Listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew work our way to the top of the financial ladder in this Fox romp starring two of the biggest names in comedy: George Carlin and Buddy Epsen! Also, some guy named Ben Stiller is here, too. Listen in as we explore the first made-for-tv offering from the Fox network, and see the humble beginnings that would give us Fox's magnum opus: Generation X. Stay safe and listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew turn back the clock to a simpler time, the 1990s, when we could look at an even simpler time, the 1950s. Our look back at looking back brings us to the comic adaptation "Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again." It's got all your favorite parts of Archie, from cringey rap versions of "Sugar, Sugar" to 8-year-olds being weird perverts. Open up your funny books and listen in, how about?

Social distancing is here, and Andrew and Mark are never one to buck a trend. But, that doesn't stop TV Movie Night as the fellas tackle a time-traveling tale in "My Mother was Never a Kid." This after school special has Victoria finding out how much of a dirtbag her mom actually was, while Mark finds out just how cribbed 1985's Back to the Future was from this 1981 special. Our flux capacitor is fluxing and our podcast is podding (in separate houses this week). Listen in, how about?

The afterschool specials continue this month, and Andrew and Mark learn all about the birds and the bees and what happens after those things have sex. This week, we're watching ABC's "Schoolboy Father." Rob Lowe is a 16-year-old finds out he's a father, and it turns out that babies aren't the easy to raise creatures that the TV would lead us to believe. Grab some hand sanitizer, cough into the crook of your elbow and listen in, how about?

Mark and Andrew begin their month-long look at After School Specials by raising their self-confidence. And there's no better way to do that than by instilling COSMIC AWARENESS. And there's no better way to do THAT than by watching ABC's "The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon." From 1976, this special will teach you the skills of making funny faces, hearing sexy ladies chant your name, and busting up the union of local kids doing odd jobs for neighbors. Truly a sight to behold. Get your pet crow, puff out your cheeks and listen in, how about?