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The Franchise
by The Franchise
A podcast about movies that couldn't be left at one.
Episodes
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Psycho III | Bates Motel (1987)
Cut Up Tim Ahlin joins me to discuss the auteur Anthony Perkins as well as a weird late 80's TV swing by NBC which incorporates ghosts and fake Scooby-Doo ghosts and Jason Bateman.
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Psycho | Psycho II
Jason Anthony Harris joins me to discuss all things Bates. Turns out, this guy got up to a lot. Let's sort out canon.
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Price Ashe is back for the episode that was intended to be this week's only episode because the last one was supposed to come out last week. Anyways, Ron Burgundy!
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Grumpy Old Men | Grumpier Old Men
Price Ashe joins me for a discussion of the Grumpies! Lemmon/Matthau reunite to call each other names and try to get laid.
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Every Which Way But Loose | Any Which Way You Can
My old pal David Gallagher joins me to discuss the Clint Eastwood orangutan duology. Beers to you!
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Jackass: Best and Last | Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Catch up time again, with Matty Ragz. We've got a Jackass clip show and a 2 billion dollar busting wallcrawler.
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The Birds | The Birds 2: Land's End
Nathaniel Safren is back to talk birds.
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Supergirl | Evil Dead Burn
We catch up on a couple of recent franchise entries, both of which Daniel thinks are real dogs.
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Bean | Mr. Bean's Holiday
Tim comes on and forces Bean upon me, apparently a member of his pop culture Mount Rushmore. I wanted to play "Boombastic" or "I Love LA" at the end but the app I use isn't working. Oh well.
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Class of 1984 | Class of 1999 | Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
Eric Nelson returns to the show to do a deep dive into some real cult classics.
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The Raid: Redemption | The Raid 2
Matty gives Daniel a lesson on Indonesia. Daniel sounds predictably stupid.
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Scary Movie (2026) | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Did you know that a new Star Wars movie came out this year? Wild. Also, the Wayans Siblings are back! All of them!
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Good Burger | Good Burger 2
It's a We Love Kids Movies redux here as we reenter the Schneiderverse.
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Agent Cody Banks | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Tim Ahlin's back for more Muniz Month, as we discuss his very horny foray into the spy genre. This week on The Franchise, Hilary Duff's mom pulls off a coup d'etat.
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Big Fat Liar | Bigger Fatter Liar
Shut Up Tim Ahlin is back to discuss Blue Giamatti and a remake masquerading as a sequel. Welcome to Muniz (slash Dan Schneider I guess?) Month.
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Toy Story 5 | Mortal Kombat II
Matty joins Daniel to catch up with a tiresome new Mortal Kombat entry and the occasionally delightful new Toy Story. Bonus interview with Fiona Smyth and Zoey Smyth, Daniel's twin nieces.
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The Strangers: Chapter 2 | The Strangers: Chapter 3
The great Matty Ragz finally makes his first main show appearance to discuss the last two Renny Harlin Strangers movies starring that girl from Riverdale.
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Get Shorty | Be Cool
Daniel and Tim discuss such worthy topics as Chili Palmer's catchphrases and late-career Aerosmith. Plus, Henry texts in!
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Space Jam | Space Jam: A New Legacy
Shut Up Timmy-Boy Ahlin joins the pod to discuss all things Looney and Roundball. More discussion of the Serververse than you ever could have dreamed of.
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Wall Street | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
I forgot to make jokes about how Michael Douglas got cancer from eating too much pussy, so here it is in the ep description. Also, we rank the films of Oliver Stone.
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Porky's Revenge! | Porky's: Pimpin' Pee Wee
Eric and Daniel discuss the final film in the Porky's trilogy and also head on over to 2009 to discuss an attempted reboot of this all-important IP. Eric also watches Hollywood Zap, the fabled Porky's 4.
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Porky's | Porky's II: The Next Day
Guest host Eric Nelson joins Daniel to discuss a formative work of sex comedy by visionary (baby) genius Bob Clark.
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Neighbors | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
We talk about the emotional effectiveness of dildo-based comedy. Have a summah everyone.
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Left Behind: World at War | Left Behind (2014) | Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
Daniel and Nathaniel are back to discuss the final Kirk Cameron rapture movie, its big studio remake with Nicolas Cage and a weird, desperate attempt by Kevin Sorbo to use the rapture to complain about Covid restrictions.
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Left Behind: The Movie | Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
Daniel and Nathaniel venture forth into the world of Christian cinema with the Kirk Cameron rapture classics, Left Behind and Left Behind 2. Madness ensues.
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
Guest host Nathaniel Safren joins Daniel to kick off a new era of the Franch and pretty much shit all over the new Avatar movie.
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
end of an era
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Super Mario Bros. (1993) | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
In which Daniel finally gets to unleash all the strange affection he has for 1993's live action Mario movie and Logan gets to watch it for the very first time. Then, the boys prepare for the Galaxy movie with a discussion of the first Illumination animated film.
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Ready or Not | Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
You won't find any radio silence here. Just lots of discussion about the film collective Radio Silence! And especially about their newly franchised Ready or Not films. Logan and Daniel went to the movies this week on The Franchise.
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Venom: The Last Dance | Kraven the Hunter
another episode of this great podcast
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Morbius | Madame Web
what a waste of time to upload this
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Venom | Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Possible final episode of the podcast.
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Scream 7
A ghostface never leaves a haunted house Patreon YouTube
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300 | 300: Rise of an Empire
Zack Snyder + Gerard Butler = cinema 300: 00:00 Rise of an Empire: 1:04:27 Patreon YouTube
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Greenland | Greenland 2: Migration
GERAAARRD BUUTLERR Greenland: 00:00 Migration: 1:19:08 YouTube Patreon
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Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | ...The Animated Series (TV Pilot) | ...The Series (TV Pilot)
Most unnecessary episode in podcast history Mission to Moscow: 00:00 The Animated Series: 44:45 The Series: 50:44 Patreon YouTube
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Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
ACAD week 3. "Tony Stank" was in fact at the end of Captain America: Civil War. Assignment Miami Beach: 00:00 City Under Siege: 52:36 Patreon YouTube
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Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Time to get back in uniform, the streets aren't going to make themselves safe! Back in Training: 00:00 Citizens on Patrol: 50:35 Patreon YouTube
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
BONUS episode for the 28 Days/Weeks/Years Later franchise. Correction for Logan's ranking of these movies: I believe 4>3>1>2 is said, but 3>4>1>2 was meant to be said. I know that matters greatly. Patreon YouTube
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Police Academy | Police Academy: Their First Assignment
ALERT: NO MORE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE for weekly Franchise episodes. The experiment failed, we accept the L. Sorry. Police Academy: 00:00 Their First Assignment: 1:17:18 Patreon YouTube
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xXx: State of the Union | xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Vinuary(?) comes to a close State of the Union: 00:00 Return of Xander Cage: 1:16:15 Patreon YouTube
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Riddick | xXx
Almost pulled a Michael Roof instead of uploading this episode Riddick: 00:00 xXx: 58:25 Patreon YouTube
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Pitch Black | The Chronicles of Riddick
Pitch Black: 00:00 The Chronicles of Riddick: 1:00:52 Patreon YouTube
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Predator: Badlands | Wake Up Dead Man
We spend some time with our favorite Yautja before solving a new Knives Out mystery Predator: 00:00 Wake Up Dead Man: 44:09 Patreon YouTube
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The Brothers McMullen | The Family McMullen
The moment you've all been waiting for. McMullen o'clock. Correction: at one point the name Jake Johnson is said, the name meant to be said was Charlie Day. Brothers: 00:00 Family: 57:00 Patreon YouTube
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Happy Death Day | Happy Death Day 2U
Hitting play on this episode will open a time loop. Enjoy. Happy Death Day: 00:00 2U: 54:33 Patreon YouTube
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This Is Spinal Tap | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Hell Toupee Spinal Tap: 00:00 The End Continues: 51:23 Patreon YouTube
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Avatar | Avatar: The Way of Water
James Cameron gives us something to be thankful for Avatar: 00:00 The Way of Water: 55:33 Patreon YouTube
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Beauty Shop | Barbershop: The Next Cut
Last call for cuts before we close up shop! Beauty Shop: 00:00 Barbershop (TV): 38:37 The Next Cut: 47:30 Patreon YouTube
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Barbershop | Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Who's ready for a cut? Barbershop: 00:00 Barbershop 2: 47:12 Patreon YouTube
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