Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie

Welcome back to the Monday Afternoon Movie! Sam's return to horror continues with this 1975 episode of ABC's Wide World of Mystery that features the premiere of the one and only Kate Mulgrew. Here to probe into this 70's television masterpiece is none other than drag queen, activist, actor and Drag Race veteran Nina West, aka Andrew Levitt.

A lonely teen struggles emotionally after the loss of her parents and begins a strange amorous relationship with a man named Marc that lives inside of a television. Is this a harmless prank? A psychotic break? A real alien from another planet? Find out now with Sam and Nina. 


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Let the new season of horror begin! Sam Pancake is here in the new year to get back to the Monday Afternoon Movie roots, which is all that is shocking and scary and sometimes ridiculous. He's asked actor and now returning guest Alec Mapa to sit down with him to watch the 1972 film THE PEOPLE, starring William Shatner, Kim Darby, and Diane Varsi. 

A school teacher takes a job teaching at a very rural school where she discovers that the locals adhere to very strict rules regarding their society as well as their children. Is there more to this town than isn't easily visible? Is the new school teacher in danger? Will doctor/veterinarian Willam Shatner have to save the day? Will we all have a newly discovered love of the sweet sounds of the harmonica? 

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OMG OMG OMG Bruce Vilanch!

Okay, now that that is out of the way... Part two of the Monday Afternoon Movie holiday special has arrived, and it has brought with it not frankincense and myrrh, but definitely two wise men in Sam Pancake and THE legendary Bruce Vilanch. We just had to include him in any conversation revolving around the Star Wars holiday special as he was one of the writers of this "timeless" classic. 😉 Bruce also touches on some of the other greatest hits of his career, such as Mahogany, The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, and a plethora of 1970s and 1980s television variety shows with Donnie and Marie and the Brady Bunch. Also find out what Bruce thinks wookies sound like, and what Paul Lynde loved about Gene Simmons.

Happy New Year (and Life Day!) from Sam Pancake and everyone at Monday Afternoon Movie & TableCakes! 

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It wouldn't quite feel like the holidays without a Monday Afternoon Movie holiday special. For that special, why not cover the infamous pinnacle of all holiday variety shows, The Star Wars Holiday Special?! The whole crew is begrudgingly and contractually back to bring a truly forgettable viewing experience to your late 1970's television sets. Mark Hamill is here as Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford is back as Han Solo, and everyone's favorite space Mom Carrie Fisher is back as Princess Leia Organa. Unfortunately, they are not the main characters in any way. That title would belong to Lumpy & Itchy, the family of Chewbacca, who spend large portions of the movie grunting away  about Life Day without the assisitance of subtitles. Then, just for fun, toss in a bevy of celebrity guests like Bea Arthur, Harvey Korman, Art Carney, Dihann Carroll, and Jefferson Starship. If you're a Star Wars fan and you've never seen it, you really should at least once... okay, maybe not. 

Happy holidays (and Life Day!) from Sam Pancake and everyone at Monday Afternoon Movie & TableCakes! We hope that you got to spend some time away from work and with your loved ones.

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It's the Halloween Special part two, covering the fourth installment of one of the most famous horror series ever. That infamous New England house is back in Amityville: The Evil Escapes aka A HIDEOUS GAY LAMP IS KILLING MY FAMILY aka DON'T STICK YOUR HAND IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL aka DON'T OPEN YOUR MOUTH UNDER AN OPEN SEWER PIPE.

Joshua Tonks is back, all the way from England (supposedly) to share his thoughts and quips with all of us. He says he's English, but is he really? Only Sam knows the shocking truth.

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Ok y’all- for my Halloween episode(s) this year, I decided to take us on a trip to that fated Dutch Colonial Mansard-Roofed House of Horror with the Glowing Demonic Window/Eyes. I had never seen the fourth installment and first TVM iteration of the frenetic “Amityville Horror” franchise, 1989’s AMITYVILLE HORROR: THE EVIL ESCAPES aka AMITYVILLE 4: THE EVIL ESCAPES aka A HIDEOUS GAY LAMP IS KILLING MY FAMILY.

Y’all. Y’all!??! Y’ALL. The good news is that you can watch this jaw-dropper most anywhere: Tubi, Plex, Pluto, FreeVee, AMC+, Roku, YouTube, the CVS app, in the settings dial of a new Whirlpool dryer, if you stare long enough into a slightly spoiled container of macaroni salad from that questionable snack kiosk at the airport. The better news is that it is one of the most ridiculously hilarious, nonsensically kookoo-boots “movies” I’ve ever had the pleasure of covering on the pod. The best news: my guest is the delightful and deeply knowledgeable cutie- smartie Joshua Tonks, who I was a big fan of from my fave scary movie podcasts from the UK, “Evolution of Horror” and “Brain Rot.” Luckily he was here in LA visiting from London this week and I snagged him in person for my 🎃 special! Yeehaw!

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Time to drop back into the satanic panic of 1982 with the second half of the Tom Hanks led TV film Mazes and Monsters, also starring Wendy Crewson and Chris Makepeace.

Joining Sam again is TableCakes own Meika Grimm, editor of this very podcast. She has also edited a number of our sister podcasts, including Smart Mouth. She is an L.A. based digital creator, musician, and audio/video engineer. 

We return to the story with our lead Robbie experiencing vivid dreams of his missing brother Hall. After increasingly concerning behavior, including staying in character even when they aren't playing the game, he sneaks out of a party to go on a solo mission to find his long lost brother. His friends follow the clues he's left behind, Scooby Doo style, leading to our climactic finale in the heart of New York City.   

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You're going to want to bring out the 20 sided dice, blacklights, and Mountain Dew for this one. We're staying in the year 1982, but after a string of teenage wasteland themed episodes, it's time to get back to the show's roots. That right! Horror! Specifically the Tom Hanks led film Mazes and Monsters, also starring Wendy Crewson and Chris Makepeace.

Joining Sam today is TableCakes own Meika Grimm, editor of this very podcast. She has also edited a number of our sister podcasts, including Smart Mouth. She is an L.A. based digital creator, musician, and audio/video engineer. 

Our film follows 4 college aged kids from New York who have formed a bond around a fantasy table top board game loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons. When the group decide to take the game into the local caves to add an extra level of excitement to the adventure, it leads to one of them going missing and the rest wondering what is real and what is fantasy. You will definitely want to watch this one, if only for the amazing 80's sweaters on display.

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We're back in good ol' 1982 for part two of the apex of the teenage wasteland movies, Desperate Lives, starring Helen Hunt, Diana Scarwid, and Doug McKeon. Joining Sam again for the conclusion is actor, writer, and comedian Arden Myrin (Secret Chef, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).

Two high school kids from anytown, USA get involved with the wrong crowd and fall heavily into drugs, causing progressively worse and worse things to happen to them and their friends. Will they be able to pull themselves out and get clean before it's too late? Will Arden ever get over her fear of vans? Listen as Sam teaches us all about"shotgunning" a joint hit and learn who Arden got to do it with on the set of a Shameless.

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The pinnacle of the teenage wasteland made for TV specials is here and Sam has asked actor, writer, and comedian Arden Myrin (Secret Chef, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) to join him in breaking down the hard to find 1982 CBS movie Desperate Lives. It stars Helen Hunt, Diana Scarwid, and Doug McKeon. 

Two high school kids from anytown, USA get involved with the wrong crowd and fall heavily into drugs, causing progressively worse and worse things to happen to them and their friends. Will they be able to pull themselves out and get clean before it's too late? Will Arden ever get over her fear of vans? Listen as Sam teaches us all about"shotgunning" a joint hit and learn who Arden got to do it with on the set of a Shameless.

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The end of Summer Sam-a-thon continues with COTTON CANDY Part 2 with podcast giant Sarah Marshall!

It's the conclusion of the 1978 Ron Howard film Cotton Candy, starring Clinton Howard, Leslie King, Charles Martin Smith, and Kevin Lee Miller. Fellow podcaster and writer Sarah Marshall returns to breakdown Torbin's fashion habits and lack of tact, Clint Howard's choice writing, and the long lost mystery of how the film actually ends.

When high schooler George fails to make the football team, he decides to dream big and starts a band. The big dream of winning the Battle of the Bands is here and now's his chance to be somebody in the local music scene. Do they have what it takes?

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The movie of the week this time around is the 1978 Ron Howard film Cotton Candy, starring Clint Howard (naturally), Leslie King, Charles Martin Smith, and Kevin Lee Miller. Joining Sam is fellow podcaster and writer Sarah Marshall, of the popular podcast You're Wrong About. Listen as they talk about trying to make "flush you" a thing, as well as the intricacies of "donkey basketball."

When high schooler George fails to make the football team, he decides to dream big and starts a band, in the hopes of winning the upcoming battle of the bands. Will they reach their ultimate goal? Can a girl be a fox *and* a good drummer?

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The exciting conclusion! Rejoin Sam, his nephew Nic, and his niece Julia (real kids from the valley!) as they wrap up the second half of the 1979 made-for-TV movie The Survival of Dana, starring Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Carradine, Marion Ross, & Judge Reinhold.

When a high school girl's family moves from North Dakota to the San Fernando Valley in California, she finds a world far different from what she had known and quickly falls into terrible trouble. Will she fall victim and become another statistic, or will she find a way to survive?


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Happy Monday Afternoon to you all. The troubled teens theme continues, this time with real teens as guests! Sam is joined by Julia and Nic, two actual teens from the valley who were forced to watch all 95 minutes of THE SURVIVAL OF DANA for this podcast. This CBS made-for-TV movie originally aired in 1979, and starred Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Carradine, Marion Ross, Talia Balsam, and Judge Reinhold.

When a high school girl's family moves from North Dakota to the San Fernando Valley in California, she finds a world far different from what she had known and quickly falls into terrible trouble. Will she fall victim and become another statistic, or will she find a way to survive?

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Sam Pancake and the amazing Gedde Watanabe are back for part two of their walkthrough of Angel Dusted, the NBC TV Special starring Jean Stapleton and Arthur Hill.

An affluent family's son begins to have violent outbursts while away at college and they soon discover that he has fallen into drugs, specifically the dangerous new trendy drug called PCP, otherwise known as Angel Dust.

Will parents Betty and Michael be able to reach their son in time to stop his descent into addiction? Will the young, hip Dr. Gideon's newfangled ways convince them to step out of their usual comfort zones to save him?

One thing is for sure, we are going to play a LOT of classic commercials from the era, and we will find out just how sexist advertisements were then.

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This week, Sam is here to help teach us all about the dangers of PCP, through the 1981 NBC Monday Night at the Movies film ANGEL DUSTED, starring Jean Stapleton, Helen Hunt, and Arthur Hill. Who better to "sift" through this flick with Sam than someone who knows a bit about teen movies? Why not legendary screen and stage actor Gedde Watanabe (Pretty in Pink, Pacific Overtures, Ronin 47, & Sex Lives of College Girls)?

An affluent family's son begins to have violent outbursts while away at college and they soon discover that he has fallen into drugs, specifically the dangerous new trendy drug called PCP, otherwise known as Angel Dust.

Will they be able to pull him from the depths of his drug induced insanity or will he continue down his violent path until he seriously hurts somebody?

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We return with the thrilling yet ambiguous conclusion to The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, the 1976 ABC TV movie starring John Travolta, Diana Hyland, and Robert Reed.

As usual, Sam is not tackling this task alone. Sarah Burns is back and ready to offer her perspective and opinions regarding horses with no names, toxic teenage traits, and who she considers to be comedic royalty.  

Will Todd Lubich ever build up enough immunities to live a life outside of his bubble? Will his roommate in the hospital ever get to live out his many, many sexual dreams? Maybe you'll find out now on this episode of Sam Pancake Presents: The Monday Afternoon Movie.

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Sam Pancake Presents: The Monday Afternoon Movie continues to roll along! Sam sets his sights this week on the 1976 ABC release The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, starring John Travolta, Diana Hyland, and Robert Reed.   

This week, Sam has called on his friend, the always talented and hilariously affable actress Sarah Burns (Barry, I Love You, Man, Drunk History) to help get through this made for TV movie that is, surprisingly, one of the better made films of its kind.  

Will Todd Lubich ever build up enough immunities to live a life outside of his bubble? Will his roommate in the hospital ever get to live out his many, many sexual dreams? Maybe you'll find out now on this episode of Sam Pancake Presents: The Monday Afternoon Movie.

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After a brief Patreon-only summer break, Monday Afternoon Movie is now officially back on the public feed!

What better way celebrate the 100th episode than with a good old fashioned clip show? Join usual host Sam Pancake as he sits in the guest chair this time to discuss and reminisce about all of the laughs, scares, highs, and lows of the first 100 episodes of the Monday Afternoon Movie. Your special episode guest host today is TableCakes co-founder, journalist, and fellow podcaster Drew Mackie.

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The movie discussed in this episode depicts violent and traumatic physical and psychological situations, including rape, abuse, and self-harm. Please be advised.

Sam and the amazingly talented Julie Brown are back for part two of their coverage of the highly controversial 1974 film BORN INNOCENT, starring Linda Blair. The second half of the movie isn't any eaiser than the first, but the show must go on.

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