Today’s Flop Story!

The LOUISVILLE LIVE SHOW has a TICKET LINK and a topic! We’ll be discussing GLITTER, from 2001, starring Mariah Carey, who went on to have much better performances in other movies, so you don’t have to feel bad for her here! If you live in the Louisville, KY area, we hope to see you on Friday, September 18, at 8 pm for what promises to be a DELIGHT of a live show!

Close Encounters of the 4th Kind

If you’re anything like me, or the hundreds of thousands of people who did NOT flood Washington D.C. for America’s 250th birthday (looking kind of tired, bud, maybe you should get some work done — and by that, I mean much-needed infrastructure repairs) you maybe didn’t feel much patriotic fervor this July 4th. Hmn. Wonder why?

Maybe you need a little pick-me up. Well, Dr. Dan has the usual prescription — MOVIES. Here are a few that might make you feel better about our country’s possibilities.

The Birdcage - It’s not perfect by any means, but during a retrograde time, it might be good to see something with a little gay joy, and a story where meeting different kinds of people actually leads to greater acceptance and understanding.

American Graffiti - A film about the essential American experience — driving around aimlessly listening to pop music.

Apollo 13 - Hey, remember when America cared about science and did things?

Rocky - An uplifting movie about an underdog whose big triumph is that no one knocked him down. Or you could ditch the sad undertones and just watch Rocky IV, a big silly movie about punching a giant blond Russian.

Malcolm X - Sure, not the happiest, but a film that doesn’t shy away from the essential truth that improvement always requires struggle, and encourages viewers to keep fighting.

The Muppet Movie - Take a trip across the country and enjoy the promise of what America COULD be — namely: filled with Muppets.

Or you could just go to PlutoTV and watch a bunch of comforting America’s Test Kitchen reruns. Just stay off social media. For the sake of your mental health, please!

Next on the Podcast

7/11 - We discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal’s fascinating fiasco, THE BRIDE! — the 2026 film with the most instances of Mary Shelley possessing an unrelated woman to yell gibberish… so far. And to help us, we’re joined by the utterly delightful Kenice Mobley. Check out her live show The Hot Guy Draft!

7/18 - Dan brings us a mini that’s truly outrageous. Truly, truly, TRULY outrageous.

Plugging Away

NEW PLUGS:

We had our first planning meeting for FLOP TV SEASON FOUR about a week ago! That’s right; it’s returning this September for an all-new 6-month season of live streaming laffs! Watch this space for more details!

PLUGS CLASSIQUE:

Elliott’s book, Joke Farming, is now available in audiobook form, read by the author! Hey, that’s him! The author is him!

Stuart paints Warhammer models/chats with viewers most Fridays on his Twitch channel.

Dan’s just here, man.

You Made it to the End!

Dan’s household visited Newfoundland over the holiday weekend, to see some extended family. Here he is, standing in front of a painting of a moose, to look more Canadian.