Episodes & Rankings
Below is a list of The Franchise episodes 201 - 220 and star ratings.
Each franchise is rated between 1 and 5 stars - hover over the star to see Daniel & Henry's ratings!
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Special thanks to @SpaceCadetJuan for providing all the ratings!
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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.
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EPISODE 201: JINGLE ALL THE WAY AND JINGLE ALL THE WAY 2
Directors: Brian Levant; Alex Zamm
Screenwriter: Randy Kornfield, Chris Columbus; Stephen Mazur
Year: 1996; 2014
E: 186
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We talked about Arnold Schwarzenegger and Larry the Cable Guy Christmas movies for two and a half hours. We are idiots.
daniel: 3; 1
henry: 2; 1
EPISODE 202: AMERICAN PIE AND AMERICAN PIE 2
Directors: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz; James B. Rogers
Screenwriter: Adam Herz
Year: 1999; 2001
E: 187
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We discuss a mysterious long-ago time when Jason Biggs ruled the world and blink-182 was the soundtrack of our lives.
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 3; 2
EPISODE 203: AMERICAN WEDDING AND AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: BAND CAMP
Directors: Jesse Dylan; Steve Rash
Screenwriter: Adam Herz; Brad Riddell
Year: 2003; 2005
E: 188
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Bob Dylan's Sasquatch of a son helms a verite sex farce somehow, before Ted Helgenbrelgen or whatever shows up to try to inject the whole enterprise with some added Stiffy Juice.
daniel: 2; 1
henry: 2; 1
EPISODE 204: AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE NAKED MILE AND AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: BETA HOUSE
Directors: Joe Nussbaum; Andrew Waller
Screenwriter: Eric Lindsay
Year: 2006; 2007
E: 189
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Daniel and Henry venture to the limits of taste. A piece of furniture failed to survive this episode. Chris Weitz solves an argument. Stiflers are discussed.
daniel: 1; 1
henry: 1; 1
EPISODE 205: AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE BOOK OF LOVE AND AMERICAN REUNION
Directors: John Putch; Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Screenwriter: David H. Steinberg; Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Year: 2009; 2012
E: 190
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We say goodbye to every Stifler one by one.
daniel: 1; 3
henry: 1; 3
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EPISODE 206: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Directors: J. J. Abrams
Screenwriter: Chris Terrio, J. J. Abrams
Year: 2019
E: Bonus!
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Two more losers wasting podcast time on this movie. Dew it.
daniel: 2
henry: 2
BONUS!
EPISODE 207: "CROCODILE" DUNDEE, "CROCODILE" DUNDEE II AND CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES
Directors: Peter Faiman; John Cornell; Simon Wincer
Screenwriter: Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell; Paul Hogan, Brett Hogan; Eric Abrams, Matthew Berry
Year: 1986; 1988; 2001
E: 191
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We did a deep dive into all 3 Crocodile Dundee movies, including just how the hell Paul Hogan locked down the Kozlosker. Happy Australia Day!
daniel: 2; 1; 1
henry: 4; 2; 1
EPISODE 208: LONE WOLF AND CUB: SWORD OF VENGEANCE AND LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX
Directors: Kenji Misumi
Screenwriter: Kazuo Koike
Year: 1972; 1972
E: 192
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What year is it? Who are these people? What's a gaijin? All these questions answered and more outside our wheelhouse as a Patron delivers us a manga adaptation samurai franchise.
daniel: 3; 4
henry: 2; 3
EPISODE 209: LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART TO HADES AND LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN PERIL
Directors: Kenji Misumi; Buichi Saito
Screenwriter: Kazuo Koike
Year: 1972; 1972
E: 193
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We venture forth back to samurai times, as Henry figures out what year it is and we unfortunately get up to four for four on rapes.
daniel: 3; 4
henry: 5; 3
EPISODE 210: LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN THE LAND OF DEMONS AND LONE WOLF AND CUB: WHITE HEAVEN IN HELL
Directors: Kenji Misumi; Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Screenwriter: Kazuo Koike, Tsutomo Nakamura
Year: 1973; 1974
E: 194
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We salvaged 11 minutes of this previously lost episode and recorded new intros and reviews of the final two Lone Wolf and Cub movies! We did it!
daniel: 2; 5
henry: 3; 4
EPISODE 211: THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE AND THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2
Directors: Tobe Hooper
Screenwriter: Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper; L. M. Kit Carson
Year: 1974; 1986
E: 195
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Evil Chris chose this franchise and we begin with Henry viewing a classic for the first time and Daniel relating a little too closely to the Leatherface family.
daniel: 5; 4
henry: 3; 1
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EPISODE 212: TERMINATOR: DARK FATE
Directors: Tim Miller
Screenwriter: David Goyer, Justin Rhodes, Billy Ray
Year: 2019
E: Bonus!
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We finally saw that new Terminator movie Cameron produced. We did not find it enjoyable.
daniel: 1
henry: 2
BONUS!
EPISODE 213: LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III AND TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION
Directors: Jeff Burr; Kim Henkel
Screenwriter: David J. Schow; Kim Henkel
Year: 1990; 1995
E: 196
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In which we learn that Leatherface is a father.
daniel: 2; 2
henry: 2; 1
EPISODE 214: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003) AND THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING
Directors: Marcus Nispel; Johnathan Leibesman
Screenwriter: Scott Kosar; Sheldon Turner, David J. Schow
Year: 2003; 2006
E: 197
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Now, you see, they're dunes but they're platinum. Platinum dunes. A remake and a prequel to a remake. Ah, the 00s.
daniel: 1; 2
henry: 1; 2
EPISODE 215: TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D AND LEATHERFACE
Directors: John Luessenhop; Julien Maury, Alexandre Busillo
Screenwriter: Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan, Kirsten Elms; Seth M. Sherwood
Year: 2013; 2017
E: 198
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Special quarantine edition! We wrap up and rank the Texas Chainsaw movies with two weird departures. It starts with an awkward 9/11 joke! Will things improve from there? Tune in to find out!
daniel: 3; 1
henry: 2; 2
EPISODE 216: HENRY FOOL
Directors: Hal Hartley
Screenwriter: Hal Hartley
Year: 1998
E: 199
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Because you're all stuck inside anyways, we can get away with a celebrating a wonderful filmmaker that you probably don't give a care about. We also rank Parker Posey and discuss New Andy's Deli.
daniel: 4
henry: 4
EPISODE 217: FAY GRIM AND NED RIFLE
Directors: Hal Hartley
Screenwriter: Hal Hartley
Year: 2007; 2015
E: 199
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Episode number 199 tries to pin down exactly what Hal was thinking with Fay Grim and then denounces Hollywood for forcing the third in the trilogy to be Kickstartered. Also, Hal Hartley pitches Fay Grim to Marc Cuban in the Shark Tank.
daniel: 2; 4
henry: 3; 4
EPISODE 218: UNDER SIEGE AND UNDER SIEGE 2: DARK TERRITORY
Directors: Andrew Davis; Geoff Murphy
Screenwriter: J. F. Lawton; Richard Hatem, Matt Reeves
Year: 1992; 1995
E: 200
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It's a 200th episode extravaganza! We debut our 2019 lists and a new Honorable Mentions Theme, then we rank the great films of Steven Seagal, before discussing two of the best Die Hard rip-offs. Plus, a discussion of train movies!
daniel: 4; 3
henry: 3; 2
EPISODE 219: CHILDREN OF THE CORN AND CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: THE FINAL SACRIFICE
Directors: Fritz Kiersch; David Price
Screenwriter: George Goldsmith; A.L. Katz, Gilbert Adler
Year: 1984; 1993
E: 201
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D-Grain and H-Stalk join the cult of He Who Walks Behind The Rows.
daniel: 2; 2
henry: 2; 1
EPISODE 220/221: CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST AND CHILDREN OF THE CORN IV: THE GATHERING
Directors: James D. R. Hickox; Greg Spence
Screenwriter: Dode B. Levenson; Stephen Berger, Greg Spence
Year: 1995; 1996
E: 202
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Whale Fall's Aaron Farinelli joins us to discuss the relative spookiness of corn products. Then, lists are done for no reason and Daniel has cause to make lots of Buffy references. Will we ever meet He Who Walks Behind the Rows?
daniel: 3; 1
henry: 2; 1
GUEST: 3; 1
