Episodes & Rankings
Below is a list of The Franchise episodes 181 - 200 and star ratings.
Each franchise is rated between 1 and 5 stars - hover over the star to see Daniel & Henry's ratings!
​
Special thanks to @SpaceCadetJuan for providing all the ratings!
​
Also, bonus episodes aren't real episodes and don't deserve their own number. If you want to know the real episode The Franchise is covering, look at the description box.
This isn't confusing at all.
EPISODE 181: MIGHTY DUCKS
Directors: Stephen Herek
Screenwriter: Steven Brill
Year: 1992
E: 168
​
Gordon Bombay drives drunk and fucks a kid's mom. Quack. Featuring the world's only Emilio Estevez ranking.
daniel: 3
henry: 3
EPISODE 182: FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW
Directors: David Leitch
Screenwriter: Chris Morgan, Drew Pearce
Year: 2019
E: Bonus!
​
At last. A film with two ampersands in the title.
daniel: 3
henry: 3
BONUS!
EPISODE 183: D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS AND D3: THE MIGHTY DUCKS
Directors: Sam Weisman; Robert Leiberman
Screenwriter: Steven Brill; Steven Brill, Jim Burnstein
Year: 1994; 1996
E: 169
​
Wolf The Dentist proves a formidable villain for our newly expanded Olympic Ducks. Then, they dace off against our Nord and Savior.
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 3; 2
EPISODE 184: THE TERMINATOR
Directors: James Cameron
Screenwriter: James Cameron, Gale Ann Hurd
Year: 1984
E: 170
​
Arnold and Cameron rankings are attempted before a dissection of this very complicated robot slasher movie.
daniel: 4
henry: 4
EPISODE 185: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY AND TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES
Directors: James Cameron; Johnathan Mostow
Screenwriter: James Cameron, William Wisher
Year: 1991; 2003
E: 171
​
Henry and Daniel do math and get annoyed, the AFI chimes in a lot and a Terminator...with boobies?????!!!!!!!
daniel: 5; 1
henry: 4; 2
EPISODE 186: TERMINATOR SALVATION AND TERMINATOR GENISYS
Directors: McG; Alan Taylor
Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris; Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier
Year: 2009; 2015
E: 172
​
Stil talkin' Term. Plus, a Bale ranking.
daniel: 1; 2
henry: 3; 1
EPISODE 187: BEFORE SUNRISE
Directors: Richard Linklater
Screenwriter: Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan
Year: 1995
E: 173
​
Daniel, Henry, Slackers and Dykes this week on The Franchise. We discuss the world of 90s indie cinema with Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke rankings followed by a discussion of an instant classic.
daniel: 5
henry: 5
EPISODE 188: BEFORE SUNSET AND BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Directors: Richard Linklater
Screenwriter: Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Year: 2004; 2013
E: 174
​
Yapping about yapping.
daniel: 5; 4
henry: 5; 4
EPISODE 189: THE EXORCIST AND EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC
Directors: William Friedkin; John Boorman
Screenwriter: William Peter Blatty; William Goodhart
Year: 1973; 1977
E: 175
​
Spooky day to you all! Hellcome to the show! We're talking about William Friedkin's Oscar-winning classic and its honeycomb-shaped sequel, which involves Telepathy Machines and Dana Plato.
daniel: 5; 2
henry: 5; 2
EPISODE 190: EXORCIST III, EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING AND DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST
Directors: William Peter Blatty; Renny Harlin; Paul Schrader
Screenwriter: William Peter Blatty; Alexi Hawley; William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr
Year: 1990; 2005
E: 176
​
It's a three-movie week! First, George C. Scott chomps on the scenery, which includes a painting of Scott Wilson. Then, Morgan Creek can't decide which boring version of the same movie they want to release, so they decide to release both!
daniel: 2; 1; 2
henry: 2; 1; 2
EPISODE 191: POLTERGEIST AND POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE
Directors: Tobe Hooper; Brian Gibson
Screenwriter: Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor; Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Year: 1982; 1986
E: 177
​
Jason Anthony Harris (Public Speaking) joins "The Boys" to discuss Native American Mysticism, brownface, vomit monsters, premature deaths and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Plus, there's a BAFTA theme?!
daniel: 5; 2
henry: 3; 2
GUEST: 4; 2
EPISODE 192: JOKER
Directors: Todd Phillips
Screenwriter: Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Year: 2019
E: Bonus!
​
Just in case you wanted to hear two MORE assholes discussing this particular film, here we are.
daniel: 2
henry: 5
BONUS!
EPISODE 193: POLTERGEIST III AND POLTERGEIST (2015)
Directors: Gary Sherman; Gil Kenan
Screenwriter: Gary Sherman, Brian Taggert; David Lindsay-Abaire
Year: 1988; 2015
E: 178
​
Skyscraper horror! Mustache grooming! Chubby cheeks! A non-plussed Sam Rockwell! Drones! The D-Train forgetting to turn on his mic for the entirety of the episode!
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 3; 2
EPISODE 194: AIRPLANE! AND AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker; Ken Finkleman
Screenwriter: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker; Ken Finkleman
Year: 1980; 1982
E: 179
​
From spooky to spoofy, we dissect the filmographies of the ZAZ boys.
daniel: 4; 2
henry: 3; 1
.jpg)
EPISODE 195: AIRPORT AND AIRPORT 1975
Directors: George Seaton; Jack Smight
Screenwriter: George Seaton; Don Ingalis
Year: 1970; 1975
E: 180
​
We watched these two tributes to adultery. Get ready for liftoff.
daniel: 4; 3
henry: 2; 3
EPISODE 196: AIRPORT '77 AND THE CONCORDE...AIRPORT '79
Directors: Jerry Jameson; David Lowell Rich
Screenwriter: Michael Scheff, David Spector; Eric Roth
Year: 1977; 1979
E: 181
​
We close out this supremely enjoyable franchise with Jimmy Stewart guiding a party of old-timey actors underwater, followed by a race against time between a plane and a missile for the fate of humanity! We disagreed.
daniel: 2; 4
henry: 3; 1
EPISODE 197: 9 1/2 WEEKS AND ANOTHER NINE & A HALF WEEKS
Directors: Adrian Lyne; Anne Goursaud
Screenwriter: Sarah Kernochan, Zalman King, Patricia Louisianna Knop; Michael Davis
Year: 1986; 1997
E: 182
​
We talk about boning down after ranking the films of Adrian Lyne. Exactly as it should be.
daniel: 2; 1
henry: 3; 1
EPISODE 198: FROZEN AND FROZEN II
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Screenwriter: Jennifer Lee
Year: 2013; 2019
E: 183
​
We venture into the unknown and find a magical land where Henry finds a way to fall in love with Josh Gad.
daniel: 2; 2
henry: 3; 3
EPISODE 199: SPECIES AND SPECIES II
Directors: Roger Donaldson; Peter Medak
Screenwriter: Dennis Feldman; Chris Brancato
Year: 1995; 1998
E: 184
​
Get ready for some hardcore sci-fi erotica featuring alien genitalia.
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 3; 2
EPISODE 200: SPECIES III AND SPECIES: THE AWAKENING
Directors: Brad Turner; Nick Lyon
Screenwriter: Ben Ripley
Year: 2004; 2007
E: 185
​
Space erotica of the highest degree as we meet many new alien hybrid things and also there's some sweet faux-cest involving a guy named Uncle Tom. The sound of the episode improves at around the 45 minute mark. Sorry, folks.
daniel: 1; 1
henry: 2; 1
