MOON OF THE WOLF with Tommy Hobson
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Release Date: 07/28/2025
THE GATHERING with Alonso Duralde
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Do you hear the bells and festive music? Feel that cold weather nipping at your toes? Smell the gingerbread and peppermint? I guess that means only one thing: Meika, cue up the Ed Asner clips because the yearly Sam Pancake Holiday Special is upon us once more and we're all out of Paul Lynde specials to cover. Today's episode takes us on a sentimental and heartwarming journey through ABC's 1977 Hanna-Barbera produced made-for-tv film The Gathering, starring legendary actors Ed Asner and Maureen Stapleton. Also of note, the movie was written by Academy Award winner James Poe, who gave us the...
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THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME with Daniel Vincent Gordh
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
The time has come for our yearly Thanksgiving harvest, only this year, Sam Pancake has deciede to share with you all the dark secret of the corn. It's going to be a shuckin' good time. To help unfold that secret is actor, comedian, and content creator Daniel Vincent Gordh (Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Matt and Dan) THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME is a 1978 tv mini series produced by Universal Television. It stars (in what may be her most ideal role ever) Bette Davis, David Ackroyd, and a young screechy Rosanna Arquette. When advertisement peddler Nicholas moves his family to a quiet peaceful...
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HALLOWEENTOWN with DeVaughn Taylor
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
The Halloween episode has arrived and we come bearing Debbie Reynolds and a little bit of Disney Channel magic. In a Monday Afternoon Movie first, Sam and his guest will cover all 4 movies of the series in one action packed epsiode! HALLOWEENTOWN, starring Kimberly J. Brown and Debbie Reynolds, follows Marnie and her siblings as they learn from their Grandma Aggie all about the wonders, dangers, and rules of being and witch, as well as how to navigate a strange new world they've learned about called Halloweentown. Sam has enlisted a popular name in the horror podcast...
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ALL THE KIND STRANGERS with Melanie Hutsell
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Today's Monday Afternoon movie involves overalls, Stacy Keach, backwoods Tennessee children, willow switches, and rattlers! ALL THE KIND STRANGERS is a 1974 ABC Move of the Week starring Stacy Keach and Samantha Eggar. When photojournalist Jimmy sees a young boy carrying a heavy load back to his house, Jimmy offers to take him home. What he finds when gets there is a family of children with no clear adults present but always the promise of one to arrive. What strange direction will this Lord of the Flies vibe take us? Sam's has asked friend, colleague, and SNL alum Melanie Hutsell back...
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DEADLY MESSAGES with Mario Diaz
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
The mystique and intrigue of the Ouija board is on full display this Monday afternoon. What will its' connection to the spirit world reveal to Mr. Pancake and his guest? More importantly, who, or what, is Dick Pizza? DEADLY MESSAGES is a 1985 ABC made-for-TV horror film starring Kathleen Beller and Michael Brandon. When main character Laura finds a Ouija board, her roommate decides to use it behind her back to talk to a murder victim that was supposedly killed in their apartment. When this leads to someone beginning to stalk her, they begin to realize that it may be more than just a...
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MOON OF THE WOLF with Tommy Hobson
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Aaaaa-rooooooOOOOOOO! Werewolf-philes and lycanthrope enthusiasts unite as today's Monday Afternoon Movie is all about your favorite furry moon loving creatures of the night. MOON OF THE WOLF is a 1972 ABC Movie of the Week starring David Janssen, Barbara Rush, and Geoffrey Lewis, father of the lovely Juliette Lewis. Fun fact: The director, Daniel Petrie, is probably best known for his work on A Raisin in the Sun, with the legendary Sidney Poitier. As per usual, Sam has enlisted the help of an amazingly talented actor friend to break it all down for us. Tommy Hobson, star of...
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SWEET, SWEET RACHEL with Bridger Winegar
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Eye! Knife! Raven! Doll! Coffin! Sam is back for your monthly Monday Afternoon adventure. Today's wild movie? Sweet, Sweet Rachel, a 1971 TV movie starring Pat Hingle, Louise Latham, and Alex Dreier. When a murderer strikes using psychic power as a weapon, an expert on paranormal and ESP abilities uses his knowledge to try andtrack down the killer. Juicy subplot: Will Sam's voice make it to the end without a functioning humidifier? Tune in to find out! Sam's guest today is Bridger Winegar: writer, producer, podcaster, and actor. Bridger also hosts the popular I Said No Gifts podcast. Link...
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WOMEN IN CHAINS with Pete Zias
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Let the prison tropes begin! Sam Pancake has a hot caged piece of heat for you with this episode. The movie? WOMEN IN CHAINS, the 1972 American television film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. Originally released for ABC's Movie of the Week, the film stars Ida Lupino, Jessica Walter & Belinda Montgomery. Sam's guest today is Pete Zias: actor, commedian, and alum of The Groundlings Sunday Company and The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Love what you hear? Want to show your support for Sam & The Monday Afternoon Movie? Make sure to follow on the official Patreon page and...
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RITUAL OF EVIL with Stacie Ponder
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Let the Ritual of Evil begin! This month's episode of Monday Afternoon Movie brings back super podcast guest Stacie Ponder to dissect the classic RITUAL OF EVIL, a 1970 American made-for-television drama directed by Robert Day and starring Louis Jourdan. It was made as a sequel to (1969) Want to show your support for Sam & The Monday Afternoon Movie? Make sure to follow on the official Patreon page and pledge a few bucks if you are able. Show Links: Stacie Ponder's previous episode with Sam: Engineered & Produced by .
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FIVE DESPERATE WOMEN With Sarah Burns
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
The Monday Afternoon Movie hiatus is officially over! Sam Pancake is back to recap and analyze your favorite made for TV movies and specials, in a way that only he can. He continues his march into 70's and 80's TV movie madess with Five Desperate Women, a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week starring Robert Conrad & Joan Hackett. To help Sam break down the plot for us, he's bringing back actor & comedian (of HBO's Enlightened & Barry). You may also remember her from the previous episode covering the John Travolta movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Link below. Want to show...
info_outlineAaaaa-rooooooOOOOOOO! Werewolf-philes and lycanthrope enthusiasts unite as today's Monday Afternoon Movie is all about your favorite furry moon loving creatures of the night.
MOON OF THE WOLF is a 1972 ABC Movie of the Week starring David Janssen, Barbara Rush, and Geoffrey Lewis, father of the lovely Juliette Lewis. Fun fact: The director, Daniel Petrie, is probably best known for his work on A Raisin in the Sun, with the legendary Sidney Poitier.
As per usual, Sam has enlisted the help of an amazingly talented actor friend to break it all down for us. Tommy Hobson, star of Nickelodeon's That Girl Lay Lay and the Fresh Beat Band, as well as the supernatural thriller Ghosts of the Ozarks) was kind enough to join us and share his professional industry takes on the wacky and wild world of werewolves.
Love what you hear? Want to show your support for Sam Pancake & The Monday Afternoon Movie? Make sure to follow on the official Patreon page and pledge a few bucks if you are able, and get access to a new bonus episode every month, 4 behind-the-scenes exclusive videos, as well as all past episodes and content for hours upon hours of Pancake action.
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This episode was engineered & produced by Meika Grimm.