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The Movies That Made Only Us
A podcast about two brothers revisiting the amazing, insane, and obscure movies they loved as kids. Join us with our video rental retrospective!
Episodes
- The Movies That Made Only Us
Ep 33 — Casper
What is more cozy Halloween-y than Casper (1995)? A friendly ghost...or so we thought. Turns out he's a horny little nice guy, and that ghosts don't make any…
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Ep 32 — Bananas In Pyjamas
Max relives his preschool days as anyone would: listening to the soothing Australian accents of two giant bananas on beach patrol pretending to be fairies. And…
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Ep 31 — Doogal (w/ Oliver Howard)
With Oliver returning as a guest once again, the three brothers achieved the unthinkable: they all thought of the exact same movie to pick. And that movie is…
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Ep 30 — Milo & Otis
Hoping for a calm, cozy watch, Nathan suggests revisiting Milo & Otis (1986)...with the heavy asterisk that there was probably a lot of animal abuse behind the…
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Ep 29 — Explorers
The brothers revisit Explorers (1985), an E.T.-craze Joe Dante movie that affected Max in some big ways. Pop culture references, child actors, and goofy aliens…
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Ep 28 — CJ7
Max and Nathan walk down memory lane with CJ7 (2008), a Chinese family film about a boy and his alien buddy. But it's also about kung fu bullies, the…
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Ep 27 — Black Hole
In a post Star Wars Hollywood, Disney combined their best minds together to make their response: a B movie version of 2001: A Space Odyssey that features a mad…
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Ep 26 — Christmas Holiday Special: Jack Frost
The classic Christmas story: kid has deadbeat dad, deadbeat dad dies, kid blows magical harmonica, deadbeat dad becomes snow man, snow man dad mooches off of…
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Ep 25 — Thanksgiving Special: Squanto
Thanksgiving: a day of thankfulness, family, and love. But it's origins are much more complicated, and linked to horrifying events. There's no one better to…
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Ep 24 — Halloween Special: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
As a post Halloween treat, the brothers watched Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998), a spooky, kooky, fun filled time. More monsters than you count, and a…
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Ep 23 — G-Force
Max chooses G-Force (2009) as the next watch — a Black Eyed Peas soundtracked spy movie about talking guinea pigs — and the brothers talk about Nicolas Cage…
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Ep 22 — MirrorMask
What is a mirror without a mask? What is a mask but a mirror of our own mask? What is a mirrormask with a mirror? What is mirror masking a mask mirrormasking…
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Ep 21 — Aladdin & The King of Thieves
The '90s was a special time for Disney animated movies that gave us many classic masterpieces. Beauty & The Beast, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame…
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Ep 20 — Hidalgo
Max revisits a badass cowboy racing movie from his childhood...only to find out it's actually just post 9/11 propaganda. The brothers delve into Hidalgo (2004)!
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Ep 19 — Frog Dreaming/The Quest
Nathan picks an Australian coming of age movie starring the kid from E.T., and somehow breaks Max's brain. Settle in for a down under nightmare with Frog…
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Ep 18 — An Easter Special: Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
What symbolizes Easter Sunday more than a giant idiot duck in a diaper? The brothers dive into Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1999) to talk about the…
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Gooby REDUX! — Anniversary Bonus Minisode
In celebration of one year of TMTMOU, Nathan holds up to his promise: that he would rewatch Gooby if provided with a higher quality version. Thanks to the…
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Ep 17 — Wild America
What encapsulates family entertainment better than the who's who of 90's pretty boys, animal adventures, and independent documentary filmmaking? The Howard…
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Ep 16 — Baby Geniuses
As a child Max tortured the Howard family with Baby Geniuses (1999) many times, and it's back to torture Nathan again! Listen to hear the brothers explore the…
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Ep 15 — Gumby: The Movie
You ever want to go back to the good ol' days? Claymation, garage bands, and dogs that cry pearls. Back when you could drive into a book and save a farm from…
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Ep 14 — A Christmas Special: Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a lovely New Year to everyone! After our Fall/Winter hiatus we are back, and we’re starting with a short episode about the…
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Ep 13 — A Spooky Special Pt. 2: Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (w/ James Knight)
Did you think we were done with the Halloweentownverse? Not at all. We're back again, and this time we've brought along with us a fantastic guest and friend of…
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Ep 12 — A Spooky Special Pt. 1: Halloweentown
BoOOoOoOoOoOOo! It's the spooookiest time of the year. To celebrate, the brothers are diving into TWO Halloweenie trips down memory lane — starting with the…
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Ep 11 — My Brother The Pig
Brotherhood is a big theme of the show, and what's a better way to honor that then watching the racist painfully 90's Scarlett Johansson early work, My Brother…
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Ep 10 — Voyage of The Unicorn
For the first time, the brothers tackle a limited series! A 4 hour fantasy epic, to be exact. Tune in to hear how Voyage of The Unicorn (2001) sucked out Max's…
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Ep 9 — Barney's Great Adventure
After watching Barney's Great Adventure (1998), the Howard brothers marvel over the crazy '90s — when the pitch for a Barney movie revolves around an alien…
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Ep 8 — Rock-A-Doodle
The Howard household is a Don Bluth household, and Nathan gives us our first taste of that through Rock-A-Doodle (1991). Nothing like some good, kooky…
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Ep 7 — Gooby
(CW: Discussion of grooming, pedophilia, and generational trauma) Max subjects yet another soul to his obsession with the mentally destructive horrors of Gooby…
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Ep 6 — The Wild (w/ Oliver Howard)
The two brothers welcome their very first guest: a third brother! Oliver brings one of his childhood favorites, The Wild (2006), which leads to a discourse on…
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Ep 5 — Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Nathan discovers the true secret of the lost legend: the way you break Max's spirit is with a baby dinosaur watching people have sex. You can rent Baby: Secret…
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Ep 4 — Dragon Hunters
The boys dive into the world of Dragon Hunters (2008) to find some floating cabbage patches, Forest Whitaker, and low budget 3D animated monsters. You can…
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Ep. 3 — Snow Dogs
Nathan tries to torture Max as payback for forcing him to watch Snow Dogs (2002) on repeat as kids, but in the end he mostly just tortures himself. Meanwhile…
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Ep. 2 — Pet Shop
For Max's first pick, the brothers fall down the rabbit hole that is Pet Shop (1994). Strap in for some bad NY accents, an alien pooch, and the best outfits…
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Ep. 1 — Babar: The Movie
In Episode 1, Nathan tries to start off the show with some wholesome comfy vibes with Babar: The Movie (1989) — but the brothers are shocked to uncover the…
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