Made-For-TV Movie Club Podcast

In one of his first roles, Jeremy Renner is featured in this 1992 TV movie. Also starring, Gerald McRaney and Shelley Fabares, this movie follows the Zarn family. When mom Lily Zarn suddenly disappears, everyone insists she left her life willingly. However, daughter Sarah Zarn feels like something terrible happened. Will her nightmares become her reality? https://www.imdb.com/title

This tv movie from 1996 stars Yasmine Bleeth as Emily Gilmore, a timid woman who was scarred during a car accident as a child, who is conned into stealing from her employer. After her release from prison, she has surgery to remove the scars and seeks revenge on the man who conned her. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116265/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000109/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https:/

Barbie and the Rockers (1987) has Barbie and her band are going to outer space to perform a concert for charity. In the sequel, Barbie and the Sensations (1987) return to Earth in 1957, where they keep on rockin’! https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Barbie_and_the_Rockers:_Out_Of_this_World https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6381486/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313254/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 ht

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. http

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 http

“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_Cucamo

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://lett

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

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.fand

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 Th