TGIFailure 3: Marty Saves the Moon

LAST TIME ON GOON ROYALE:Tarantino moves two films on to the second round, which we probably should have seen coming. And tragically, the wonderful Hard Ticket to Hawaii was double tapped by Mr. Wick.NEXT UP:Will Broken Arrow pull off an unfathomable upset against one of the greatest movies of all time? Can the jacked up space marines of Avatar out-evil the goddamn nazis? Let's find out.Today we're discussing Mad Max: Fury Road, Broken Arrow, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Avatar: The Way of Water.Call this episode antifa, because the nazis, military industrial complex, and patriarchy are all getting kicked in the teeth. Join us in wonderful schadenfreude, and also bumming ourselves out by thinking about First Reformed for some reason.The great Charlie Nash is back to lure us onto wild tangents, yet again.

Voice actor and Make Me a Nerd host Mandy Kaplan joins the studio to talk about Baby Talk, an ill-fated attempt to translate the success of 1989's Look Who's Talking to the small screen. "Talking Baby" was apparently the idea we couldn't let go, as ABC tried three different times to make this show work. We're suffering through all we can as our look at failed TGIF sitcoms continues.

The Goon Royale carnage continues with John Wick 3, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, Sisu, and Django Unchained.This episode has everything! Attack dogs, porno, horse kicks, Werner Herzog impressions, exploding Tarantino, delicate conversations about history's greatest monsters, Dan being roasted, landmines, Gold, Sonic the Hedgehog, bikinis – the list goes on! What more could you want from a podcast?!Can the unbreakable will of Sisu beat out the hyperactive Django Unchained? Is Hard Ticket to Hawaii basically softcore porno? There's only one way to find out.Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]

In this unlocked bonus episode, Marty and Dan cover one of the worst shows of all time. My Mother the Car is a bizarre TV Relic that should have stayed buried but we can't help ourselves. It's just failure and loser energy all over the place with this one, folks.

We're meeting back up with our friend Teen Angel but things are looking a little different now, muich more manly, much more rugged, much more designed to appeal to a young male audience. And you know who young boys love more than anything? That's right, big JVD to the rescue again.

We're covering Dredd, Big Trouble in Little China, The Raid, and Violent Night. Episode contains spoilers.LAST TIME ON GOON ROYALE: Fifth Element took the Bad Boys down, much to Marty's relief. Con Air was completely obliterated, much to Marty's chagrin. What other emotions can we make Marty feel? TODAY: We're joined by the great David Dylan Thomas (Director of White Meat: Appetizer) to enjoy some chaos, carnage, and christmas magic.Put the guns away, it's time for the goons to face FISTS and SWORDS and FESTIVE IMPROVISED WEAPONRY. Oh but also Dredd is here so yeah there are guns, he's almost exclusively shooting guys.

Continuing our journey into TGIF's most cursed attempts at success, we move on to 1997's Teen Angel. Teen Angel is a bizarre oddity from a pair of Simpsons writers about a dead teenager who comes back to help his best friend through high school, which apparently means teaching him to date.Plus, Marty is the defender of space.Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]

What do you do when your TV show isn't connecting reaching the youth? You gotta bring out the BIG GUNS, the one man who gets it, the coolest guy on the planet, every kid's favorite... Jerrrrrryyyy Vaaaannnn DyyykkkeeeWe're chugging along on the TGIFailure train with another dash of genie work, more You Wish.Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]

We're starting a new mini-series! TGIFailure explores the terrible shows that ABC tried to make into hits throughout the 80s and 90s by shoving them into their mildly successful TGIF block!First up, You Wish - an incredibly annoying attempt to ape that Sabrina-the-Teenage-Witch magic, but with a guy that will make you scream and beg for Pauly Shore.Watch all of You Wish and read its backstory on Archive.orgLike this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]

We close out our Mad About Mad About You miniseries with a look at the four- (four!) episodes that make up Mad about You's first series finale - until NBC changed their mind and brought it back with a baby.Continuing its streak of not caring about tv "rules", Mad About You brings everything to a big crash and we are along for the ride, stressed-out and angry!Like this? Join our Patreon, reach us on Bluesky, or send us an email: [email protected]