In Defense of Bad Movies

Join hosts Sam Bowen, Loren Bowen, and Bobby Mattern as we watch movies that are generally regarded as bad, but at least one of us actually enjoys and defends the movie to the others.

Episode 51: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 05/01/2021

Episode 51: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Bobby tries to convince the rest of the group that 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles doesn't belong in the sewer from whence the turtles themselves came. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/18933380

Minisode 50: The 100th Episode 03/09/2021

Minisode 50: The 100th Episode Join the entire In Defense of Bad Movies gang as they are interviewed in a manner that can only be called entirely too seriously about their 50th movie and 100th episode! And a special thanks to Jesse McCann for conducting the overly serious interview! /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/18244196

Episode 50: Constantine 02/26/2021

Episode 50: Constantine Celebrate In Defense of Bad Movie's 50th episode with Sam, Loren, and Bobby, PLUS some IDOBM all-stars--Ronnie, Leah, and Jesse, as the gang discusses the Keanu Reeves movie Constantine! /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/18102653

Minisode 49: Themes Like Old Times Episode 32: Good Times 02/11/2021

Minisode 49: Themes Like Old Times Episode 32: Good Times Find out about the next movie and our guests, then join Sam & Loren as Themes Like Old Times becomes Themes Like Good Times. It's a whole thing. Just listen to it! /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/17909831

Episode 49: Unfriended: Dark Web 10/22/2020

Episode 49: Unfriended: Dark Web The gang is again joined by fan fave Bobby Ramos (AKA Dino Winwood)! After his stellar appearance defending Unfriended, he's back to defend the sequel, Unfriended: Dark Web. Will he again be successful (spoiler for his previous appearance)? Or will the IDOBM gang poop on his party? Listen to find out. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/16502645

Minisode 48: Themes Like Old Times Episode 31 10/14/2020

Minisode 48: Themes Like Old Times Episode 31 Find out the next movie, and then stick around for Themes Like Old Times as Sam and Loren discuss 1987's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and good luck getting that theme out of you head!) /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/16397456

Episode 48: Casper 08/25/2020

Episode 48: Casper Join Bobby, Loren, and Sam as they punch down at Casper, a movie nobody has even thought of for two decades. Check out Bobby's mistress podcast, And What Are You Into And watch the first episode of Sam Sleuth: Stereotypical Noir Detective . /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/15740747

Minisode 47: Themes Like Old Times 30: Gilligan's Island 06/27/2020

Minisode 47: Themes Like Old Times 30: Gilligan's Island Wow, it's not even a month and we're back! Discover what movie the gang will discuss next, and then stick around as Loren and Sam finally get around to talking about Gilligan's Island on their show "Themes Like Old Times." /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/14985065

Episode 47: Popeye 06/09/2020

Episode 47: Popeye It's the podcast you can't keep down, no matter how much the hosts themselves try! That's right, we're here to save your 2020 by discussing the movie that couldn't go wrong. Robin Williams. Robert Altman. Based on the beloved cartoon. It's 1980's Popeye and it can't miss! /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/14751650

Minisode 46: Themes Like Old Times 29: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 4 04/24/2020

Minisode 46: Themes Like Old Times 29: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 4 With COVID-19 comes the return of In Defense of Bad Movies (please don't equate those two in your brain)! Sam tells you what movie is next on the chopping block, and then Sam and Loren discuss Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's final season's theme. Go ahead and liste /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/14124476

Episode 46: Only You - Chinese 08/13/2019

Episode 46: Only You - Chinese After all the fun of the Chinese version of My Best Friend's Wedding (seriously, we enjoyed it) and the growing Chinese market, the gang decides to watch the Chinese version of Only You. Will it be successful? Listen to find out! /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/10868975

Minisode 45: Themes Like Old Times 28: Cheers 05/24/2019

Minisode 45: Themes Like Old Times 28: Cheers After Sam reveals the next movie the IDOBM gang will discuss, Loren and Sam talk about the ultimate TV theme song--Cheers! And now the requisite NORM! /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/9905981

Episode 45: My Best Friend's Wedding - Chinese 12/02/2018

Episode 45: My Best Friend's Wedding - Chinese It's many happy returns here at IDOBM! Laura returns to defend My Best Friend's Wedding again, this time the Chinese language version. Will its Asian charm win over Loren this time? Will Sam avoid the temptation to call it "My Best Fliend's Wedding"? Will Laura decide to come back full time? Will Bobby avoid being told to shut up? Only one way to find out. But instead of just asking us, listen to the podcast! /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/7770011

Minisode 44: Themes Like Old Times 27: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 3 11/07/2018

Minisode 44: Themes Like Old Times 27: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 3 Join Sam as he reveals the next movie the group will discuss, along with the appearance of a special returning guest. Also enjoy the third part of Sam's and Loren's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series in Themes Like Old Times. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/7467008

Episode 44: Lake Placid 09/04/2018

Episode 44: Lake Placid Sam tries yet again to defend a David E. Kelley joint, this time the crappy crocodile movie featuring a monster who is more likeable than any of the human characters. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/7003179

Minisode 43: Themes Like Old Times 26: Muppet Babies 09/04/2018

Minisode 43: Themes Like Old Times 26: Muppet Babies After Sam reveals the new movie, the "Themes Like Old Times" guys break down the 1984 Muppet Babies theme. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/7002831

Episode 43: Tomorrowland 07/17/2018

Episode 43: Tomorrowland Join the gang for their triumphant return as Loren and Sam try to convince Bobby that Tomorrowland wasn't an extremely rare hiccup by Brad Bird! /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/6821785

Minisode 42: Themes Like Old Times 25: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 07/13/2018

Minisode 42: Themes Like Old Times 25: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 After an exceedingly long hiatus, join Sam as he reveals the next movie and makes a sorry excuse for the delay. Then stick around as the "Themes Like Old Times" gang bring you part two in the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/6806919

Episode 42: Hook 11/29/2017

Episode 42: Hook Unlike Peter Pan, Loren will never grow up if her taste in movies is any indication: she defends 1991's Hook. Join the gang as they discuss bad dads, cruel killings of minorities, and movies that suffer from 90s-itis. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/6042456

Minisode 41: Themes Like Old Times 24: Frasier 11/15/2017

Minisode 41: Themes Like Old Times 24: Frasier Discover the next movie a member of the gang will defend and then stick around as Sam and Loren discuss Frasier and the future of TV theme songs in Themes Like Old Times. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5950163

Episode 41: Where the Wild Things Are 11/01/2017

Episode 41: Where the Wild Things Are Try not to despair in your tragic childhood and listen in as Bobby defends the mostly forgotten 2009 Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's classic Where the Wild Things Are. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5917547

Minisode 40: Themes Like Old Times 23: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 10/18/2017

Minisode 40: Themes Like Old Times 23: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Find out the next movie the gang will discuss, then join the Themes Like Old Times guys as Loren geeks out on Rachel Bloom and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5905256

Episode 40: Pet Sematary 10/04/2017

Episode 40: Pet Sematary You'll have a DOGgone good time as Sam defends the CATastrophe of a movie that is Pet Sematary. Be our GUINEA PIGS as we continue this experiment of watching bad movies. HAMSTERn up your volume and give it a listen. Get it? It's pet puns. The show is better, we promise. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5861877

Minisode 39: Themes Like Old Times 22: Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears 09/20/2017

Minisode 39: Themes Like Old Times 22: Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Find out what movie the gang will discuss next, and join Sam and Loren as they discuss the Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears theme. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5806010

Episode 39: The Great Wall 09/06/2017

Episode 39: The Great Wall Sam inexplicably thinks the 2016 movie The Great Wall is actually good. Meanwhile, Bobby is mercilessly attacked by a small dog and the gang practically begs Kumail Nanjiani to appear on the show. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5791982

Minisode 38: Themes Like Old Times 21: Darkwing Duck 08/23/2017

Minisode 38: Themes Like Old Times 21: Darkwing Duck Find out the next bad movie the gang will defend, then stick around as Sam and Loren conclude the Disney Afternoon arc by discussing the Darkwing Duck theme song. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5759906

Episode 38: Babe: Pig in the City 08/09/2017

Episode 38: Babe: Pig in the City You can take the pig out of the farm, but you can't . . . wait, why are they taking the pig out of the farm? And sending him to the city?! Join Bobby, Sam, and Loren as they discuss this and other bold decisions in Babe: Pig in the City, the bonkers sequel to the charming film Babe. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5674575

Minisode 37: Themes Like Old Times 20: Punky Brewster 07/26/2017

Minisode 37: Themes Like Old Times 20: Punky Brewster Join Sam and Loren as they discuss the tender theme to Punky Brewster. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5642462

Episode 37: Planet of the Apes 07/12/2017

Episode 37: Planet of the Apes Sam's not monkeying around as he defends Tim Burton's 2001 Planet of the Apes. Mostly because, as he insists on informing everyone over and over, monkeys are not apes.. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5600598

Minisode 36: Themes Like Old Times 19: TaleSpin 06/28/2017

Minisode 36: Themes Like Old Times 19: TaleSpin After finding out the next movie, stick around as Loren continues her exploration of the Disney Afternoon theme songs with TaleSpin. /episode/index/show/indefenseofbadmovies/id/5548912

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