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/na ..read more

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 ..read more

“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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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.imd ..read more

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://w ..read more

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_Thanksgivi ..read more

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_Thanksgi ..read more

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=Th ..read more

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_ ..read more