Episodes & Rankings
Below is a list of The Franchise episodes 241 - 260 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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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 241: GOON AND GOON: LAST OF THE ENFORCERS
Directors: Michael Dowse; Jay Baruchel
Screenwriter: Jay Baruchel, Evan Goldberg; Jay Baruchel, Jesse Chabot
Year: 2012; 2017
E: 221
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Daniel gets hung up on hockey logistics and Henry enjoys making hockey puns! Our year of Seann William Scott continues unabated.
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 4; 2
EPISODE 242: MORTAL KOMBAT AND MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION
Directors: Paul W. S. Anderson; John R. Leonetti
Screenwriter: Kevin Droney; Lawrence Kasanoff, Joshua Wexler, John Tobias
Year: 1995; 1997
E: 222
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Get over here! Henry and Daniel venture to Outworld this week to down-up the shit out of you all like Sheeva curb stomping Noob Saibot. We once again have cause to celebrate the genius of Paul W.S. and even invent a reality competition show for him to co-star in. A merry Joe Rogan to you all!
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 3; 1
EPISODE 243: STREET FIGHTER AND STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI
Directors: Steven E. de Souza; Andrzej Bartkowiak
Screenwriter: Steven E. de Souza; Justin Marks
Year: 1994; 2009
E: 223
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Raul Julia, Imma let you finish, but Chris Klein gave the best Street Fighter performance of all time! Meanwhile, where are the streets? Where is the fighting? WE WERE ON A BREAK!!!!
daniel: 1, 1
henry: 1, 2
EPISODE 244: ROBOCOP AND ROBOCOP 2
Directors: Paul Verhoeven; Irvin Kershner
Screenwriter: Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner; Frank Miller, Walon Green
Year: 1987; 1990
E: 224
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We're discussing a stone-cold classic this week and then discuss how our personal interactions with Frank Miller led us to expect disappointment from its sequel.
daniel: 5; 2
henry: 5; 1
EPISODE 245: DEEP BLUE SEA 3
Directors: John Pogue
Screenwriter: Dirk Blackman
Year: 2020
E: Bonus!
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A bonus episode! We find that we are not too afraid to go back into the water and Daniel has to remind Henry how we know the lead of the movie.
daniel: 2
henry: 2
BONUS!
EPISODE 246: ROBOCOP 3 AND ROBOCOP (2014)
Directors: Fred Dekker; Jose Padilha
Screenwriter: Frank Miller, Fred Dekker; Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
Year: 1993; 2014
E: 225
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We ask questions that matter, like what does the title Crossing Jordan mean anyway? And what's the day-to-day of a robot cop's life?
daniel: 2, 3
henry: 2, 3
EPISODE 247: THE CONJURING
Directors: James Wan
Screenwriter: Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes
Year: 2013
E: 226
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It's the spookiest month of the year, so we conjured up a real treat for you guys. That's right! We talked about Patrick Wilson for over an hour! Aren't your mouths just watering to hear that?!
daniel: 3
henry: 3
EPISODE 248: ANNABELLE AND THE CONJURING 2
Directors: John R. Leonetti; James Wan
Screenwriter: Gary Dauberman; Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes, James Wan, David Leslie Johnson
Year: 2014; 2016
E: 227
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Daniel and Henry welcome back Jason Anthony Harris and his Public Speaking moniker for another round of thrills, chills and even spills. We continue to question and query the Warrens and discuss the unfortunate musical blunders of the Conjuring sequel. Long episode, gang. Strap in.
daniel: 2, 4
henry: 2, 4
GUEST: 3; 3
EPISODE 249: ANNABELLE: CREATION AND THE NUN
Directors: David F. Sandberg; Corin Hardy
Screenwriter: Gary Dauberman
Year: 2017; 2018
E: 228
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More Farmiga Fun this week as we forge ahead into the downright spookiest month of the year.
daniel: 2; 1
henry: 3; 1
EPISODE 250: THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA AND ANNABELLE COMES HOME
Directors: Michael Chaves; Gary Dauberman
Screenwriter: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis; Gary Dauberman
Year: 2019
E: 229
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We wrap up the Conjuring Universe and, indeed, the spookiest, slimiest month of the year with some very important discussion about dating apps.
daniel: 2; 3
henry: 1; 3
EPISODE 251: THE EVIL DEAD AND EVIL DEAD 2
Directors: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Sam Raimi; Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel
Year: 1981; 1987
E: 230
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It's almost an achievement that it's taken us so long not to do this one, but here we are. Ashy Slashy begins.
daniel: 4; 5
henry: 4; 4
EPISODE 252: ARMY OF DARKNESS, EVIL DEAD 2013, AND ASH VS. EVIL DEAD
Directors: Sam Raimi; Fede Alvarez
Screenwriter: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi; Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues
Year: 1993; 2013; TV Series
E: 231
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We rank the films of Sam Raimi, while the D-Chain gets annoyed by another horror remake and Henry the Red gets excited about the third US President in Franchise history.
daniel: 4, 1, 4
henry: 4, 2, 4
EPISODE 253: AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: GIRLS' RULES
Directors: Mike Elliot
Screenwriter: Blayne Weaver, David H. Steinberg
Year: 2020
E: Bonus!
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Hey, did you know that there's a new American Pie movie on Netflix? Well, there is. And we discussed it for about an hour.
daniel: 2
henry: 1
BONUS!
EPISODE 254: 48 HRS AND ANOTHER 48 HRS
Directors: Walter Hill
Screenwriter: Roger Spottiswoode, Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza; John Fasano, Jeb Stuart, Larry Gross
Year: 1982; 1990
E: 232
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We must forge ahead on Eddie Murphy franchises, as there are many to get through. We discuss our weird relationships with Walter Hill, plus attempt Nick Nolte impressions and welcome back to the show our old friend the Wishmaster.
daniel: 5, 2
henry: 5, 2
EPISODE 255: HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES
Directors: Rob Zombie
Screenwriter: Rob Zombie
Year: 2003
E: 233
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It's the house of one thousand corpses, you dumb piles of dog shit!
daniel: 2
henry: 1
EPISODE 256: THE DEVIL'S REJECTS AND 3 FROM HELL
Directors: Rob Zombie
Screenwriter: Rob Zombie
Year: 2005; 2019
E: 234
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A divergence of opinions emerges this week as the boys pore over 2 more Rob Zombie movies and raise a toast to DDP.
daniel: 4; 1
henry: 2; 3
EPISODE 257: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION AND NATIONAL LAMPOON'S EUROPEAN VACATION
Directors: Harold Ramis; Amy Heckerling
Screenwriter: John Hughes; John Hughes, Robert Klane
Year: 1983; 1985
E: 235
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We begin a month of franchises with Christmas sequels with 2 family vacations with the Griswolds (er, Griswalds?). Buckle in and try to ignore that one sound.
daniel: 4, 3
henry: 5, 2
EPISODE 258: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION AND VEGAS VACATION
Directors: Jeremiah S. Chechik; Stephen Kessler
Screenwriter: John Hughes; Elisa Bell
Year: 1989; 1997
E: 236
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Lots of discussion of Chevy Chase's eyeballs. Some discussion of the 1988 Kids Choice Awards. Happy holiday(s)!
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 5; 2
EPISODE 259: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION 2: COUSIN EDDIE'S ISLAND ADVENTURE AND VACATION (2015)
Directors: Nick Marck; Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Screenwriter: Matty Simmons; Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Year: 2003; 2015
E: 237
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Daniel gives a history lesson about the birth of Jesus. Then. halfway through, he has a conniption fit about his mic (he tried to cut around this) so he's a bit ornery in the second half for no reason. Henry is a perfect delight, as always. And the current state of Chevy Chase saddens him greatly.
daniel: 1, 2
henry: 1, 3
EPISODE 260: BAD MOMS AND A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS
Directors: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Screenwriter: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Year: 2016; 2017
E: 238
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The Hangover guys wrote some stuff for Martha Stewart and Kenny G cuz Tyson worked out so well, and then we deck the halls with boughs of....funny????
daniel: 2, 2
henry: 2, 2
