Monster Squad Minute

The show that really dorks out about the 1987 cult classic The Monster Squad, one minute at a time!

Minute 82 -The Real Monster Hunter, Right Here 11/07/2018

Minute 82 -The Real Monster Hunter, Right Here Midnight! End of the world, remember? No? Oh, well never mind then. But it's definitely the end of the credits, which means we are on the final minute of Monster Squad! The only appropriate way to close out such an epochal enterprise than by having the slayer of monsters and hero of the movie Phoebe Crenshaw on the show! Actress Ashley Bank takes us through being a six-year-old girl in a tux at a movie premier, the final fate of Scraps, and how legitimately terrifying Duncan Regehr's Dracula was from a couple inches away. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7464101

Minute 81 - What Does the Girl Feel About All This? 11/06/2018

Minute 81 - What Does the Girl Feel About All This? One of our most requested guests,Patrick's Sister herself Lisa Fuller joins us to reminisce about filming the movie, what the experience of its resurgence in popularity has been like, why Patrick's Sister has no first name, and what was on the mix tape Ryan Lambert made her that one time. Plus what Lisa's favorite monster is, and whether or not he, or Steve, counts. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7443731

Minute 80 - A Certain Weird Creep 11/05/2018

Minute 80 - A Certain Weird Creep Crystal Beth returns, armed with forbidden knowledge of what's actually happening in the movie! Does she like it? Does she still think Dracula's costume looks cheap? Plus, Andrew gets to talk abut Star Trek again, and we ponder how long Rudy is going to spend in jail for killing a lot of people for, as far as the evidence is concerned, no real reason. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7428017

Minute 79 - The Other Del Toro 11/02/2018

Minute 79 - The Other Del Toro Makeup Artist Zoltan sends Justin and Andrew off into a tangent on creepy 80s kids movies with creepy adult themes, and also Dracula's Dog. We also talk about the best props from the movie, Justin goes straight for the pie, and we both mix up which Del Toro we're talking about. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7403030

Minute 78 - Schumachernipples 11/01/2018

Minute 78 - Schumachernipples Justin returns, and weighs in on Star Trek/Monster Squad, argues in favour of a continuing Crenshaw family unit, and ponder if the Archies or the cast of Saved by the Bell would've done as well vs Drac and the gang. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7393754

Minute 77 - The Frankenstore 10/31/2018

Minute 77 - The Frankenstore Anthony returns once more to teach us the difference between rap and new jack swing, talk about other movies lucky enough to end with a rap that recounts the movie you just saw, and try to make heads ot tails of MC Hammer's Addams Family Groove. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7359299

Minute 76 - Creepy Baseball Nickname 10/30/2018

Minute 76 - Creepy Baseball Nickname Anthony Murphy is pitch-hitting for Justin once more as we talk about these army guys are Eugene wrote to, and figure out why the heck they showed up anyway. Also in this episode, bullies DJ and Derek try to worm their way into the Squad, and Scary German Guy and Eugene do heartbreaking violence to a beautiful antiquarian book. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7358003

Minute 75 - Star Trek vs Dracula 10/29/2018

Minute 75 - Star Trek vs Dracula Justin has been sucked into limbo, so Anthony Murphy from No Time for Heroics returns to help us in the aftermath of the battle between good and evil. We ponder the merits or lack thereof of Gilmore Girls, what the Monster Squad might be up to a hundred years from now in the next time holes to limbo need a-blowin', and what would happen in the potential Star Trek/Monster Squad crossover. Note that we had some kind of limbo-induced tech crash half way through this ep and switched to the backup. Pardon our echos! “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7346840

Minute 74 - Scraps is My Co-Pilot 10/26/2018

Minute 74 - Scraps is My Co-Pilot Ainsley's back one more time as we call wrap on the Frankenstein Monster. Justin wonders what happened to the amulet after the whole limbo thing. Andrew wonders if Event Horizon is worth re-watching. We ask the tough questions about limbo, where dwell the damned. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7318043

Minute 73 - Nom Nom Nom 10/25/2018

Minute 73 - Nom Nom Nom Justin, Andrew and special guest Ainsley all get devoured by the vortex to limbo, along with most of the set and cast. We see Dracula die for the maybe third and fourth time in the last half of the movie, Van Helsing back from blowing it, and Patrick actually does something! Plus, we break down the history of throwing a thumbs up at someone “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7260263

Minute 72 - The Impaler Becomes Impaled 10/24/2018

Minute 72 - The Impaler Becomes Impaled This episode Phoebe blew a hole in limbo and sucked away our audio with it! So after a catastrophic equipment failure, Andrew has pieced back together the episode into a shambling patchwork mockery of a man that shows up just in time to grab Dracula by the neck and impale him on a cross! Ainsley Hawthorn returns to help us figure out this magic spell thing. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7288976

Minute 71 - This Wasn't in Stoker's Original Text 10/23/2018

Minute 71 - This Wasn't in Stoker's Original Text Dracula uses the force on Scary German Guy, and then calls Phoebe a bad word. Ainsley helps us figure out what the heck age group this movie is for. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7260245

Minute 70 - A Faustian Dealio 10/22/2018

Minute 70 - A Faustian Dealio Ainsley Hawthorn joins us once again for what may be, if not the best single minute in any movie ever done in the movies by minutes format, certainly the best of this particular film. Justin settles the eternal question of Horace vs Chunk, Horace settles the eternal question of Fishman vs shotgun, Ainsley gives Andrew the eternal gift of an opening to talk about Horatio Nelson. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7258466

Minute 69 - Horace is Not a Doormat 10/19/2018

Minute 69 - Horace is Not a Doormat We take a deep dive into the movie and get a sneak peak at the Squad Doc as André Gower joins us one last time to wax philosophical on the significance of the entire film. Plus Justin cheers for the apotheosis of Horace, Andrew gives his own pitch for Monster Squad Part II, and André might just check a couple new recruits officially into the Squad. Also, somehow if breaks down that minute 69 is all about virgins. Whoops! “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7234529

Minute 68 - Rimshot 10/18/2018

Minute 68 - Rimshot We're in virgin territory with Monster Squad star André Gower asks why having sex disqualifies you from being able to save the world, how incredible the death of the Wolfman is, and the possible origins of Wolfcop. Plus, André names his top 80s movies, throws some serious Goonies shade and could that be a Monster Squad sequel? HMMMMMMM!? ALSO! Andrew drops a bomb about André's filmography that's going to blow your dang mind. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7207313

Minute 67 - What Became of Rudy's Bow 10/17/2018

Minute 67 - What Became of Rudy's Bow We sing the praises of Ryan Lambert's vulnerable portrayal of the unstoppable killing machine Rudy Halloran and also talk about what songs were on the mixtape he made Lisa Fuller. André Gower confirms that the treehouse was full of pornography. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7191284

Minute 66 - The Wolfman Diet 10/16/2018

Minute 66 - The Wolfman Diet Squadmaster André Gower is back to talk about how hard it is to hit an actor in a Wolfman outfit with a bat, how great Ryan Lambert i as spit taking, and the direct line between Monster Squad's Gillman, Predator, and Shape of Water. All that and Wolfman's incredible abs! What more could you want from a podcast? “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7191275

Minute 65 - Oh Crap, I Got Shot as a Bat 10/15/2018

Minute 65 - Oh Crap, I Got Shot as a Bat The leader of the Squad, Sean Crenshaw himself, André Gower joins us just in time for him to do a sick karate roll as Del shoots a Dracula out of the air while driving a station wagon. At least we hope that was Dracula, maybe it was just any old bat in the wrong place at the wrong time... Get ready for some behind the scenes dish all this week, plus info on André's new doc ! “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7157930

Minute 64 - Every Time Patrick Speaks a Fairy Dies 10/12/2018

Minute 64 - Every Time Patrick Speaks a Fairy Dies One last time, Shawn Robare of returns to help us figure out who exactly the virgin in this situation is, and also whatever the heck happened with that third Bride of Dracula. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7149361

Minute 63 - Burger King, Frog Brothers, and the Gilmore Girls 10/11/2018

Minute 63 - Burger King, Frog Brothers, and the Gilmore Girls Shawn Robare is back to help us figure out if Del and Emily can really make this marriage thing work after this (they can't) what makes a successful marriage (defeating Dracula) and what to see when you visit the Gilmore Girls in Stars Hollow. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7148944

Minute 62 - The Untimely Death of Richard Sapir 10/10/2018

Minute 62 - The Untimely Death of Richard Sapir Shawn Robare is with us as the the black guy is the first to die. Del weighs the paperwork of killing a guy in a Dracula costume in cold blood. Andrew drops some bombs from the script, but not like... not like literal bombs like Drac just did, y'know? “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7133755

Minute 61 - All of the Non-Sentient Things Get Hurt 10/09/2018

Minute 61 - All of the Non-Sentient Things Get Hurt Shawn Robare of is back to witness Dracula take apart the American Dream. Big cars? Destroy 'em. White picket fence? Drive over it. Family unit? Divorce! Plus: Duncan Regehr starts the twenty minutes that made him one of the best and most chilling Draculas on the big screen! “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7133389

Minute 60 - A Literal Deathmobile 10/08/2018

Minute 60 - A Literal Deathmobile Monster master Shawn Robare of Branded in the 80's joins us to present more evidence that Phoebe is the most useful member of the Squad, wonder what Dracula's credit rating is like vis a vis automotive purchases, and hits at a door left open for Monster Squad Part II. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7051381

Your Halloween Mixtape - A Monster Squad Minute Special Assignment 10/03/2018

Your Halloween Mixtape - A Monster Squad Minute Special Assignment NEW MINUTES NEXT WEEK! But first, tired of hosting a Halloween party with only Thriller and Monster Mash on repeat as music? We talk about how to create the best Halloween mixtape to seasonally gloom up even the most ebullient party! THEN! Maybe who cares about going to parties? Let's stay home and watch movies instead! Justin and Andrew break down the best Halloween movies while they're at it. Did we miss any movies or songs? /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/7124956

Minute 59 - The Friggin' Mummy 04/20/2018

Minute 59 - The Friggin' Mummy Dan McCoy of the Flop House is here once more to reveal which is his favorite monster, and also talk about Shawn's excitable bowels. Rudy attempts to SWAT the monsters, and the mummified remains of Kantanka-Ra are surprisingly agile. Plus, some protips on Duck Tales for NES, and a sneak preview of the upcoming Flop House live show! “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/6500722

Minute 58 - Glowing in the Presence of Virgins 04/19/2018

Minute 58 - Glowing in the Presence of Virgins The Squad decides it's going to visit Gilmore Girls, while Dan McCoy from the Flop House returns to the show. We discuss a really sweet Christian joke, Phoebe once again saving the world, and what's up with Scary German Guy anyway. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/6483387

Minute 57 - Dracula vs The Noid 04/18/2018

Minute 57 - Dracula vs The Noid Dan's back to help us navigate the perils of nostalgia, and try and figure out if things wouldn't have gone better if Shawn had just left the amulet where found it surrounded by crosses and garlic. We swap some weaponized pizza recipes. Andrew says the word plinth. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/6483282

Minute 56 - The Importance of Poltergeist 04/17/2018

Minute 56 - The Importance of Poltergeist We welcome back Dan McCoy from the Flop House as the movie fails the monster test. We ponder the proliferation of secret passages, the cycle of nostalgia, and the film career of Fred Dekker. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/6482621

Minute 55 - The Nards Minute 04/16/2018

Minute 55 - The Nards Minute Dan McCoy joins us from the Flop House podcast to talk about the line you know even if you've never seen this movie. We hypothesize about the wolfman reproductive system. We also take a deep dive into some deleted scenes starring Liam Neeson! “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/6482448

Minute 54 - OscarsSoWet 04/13/2018

Minute 54 - OscarsSoWet Once more onto the treehouse, Anthony from No Time for Heroics joins us to point out how woefully underprepared to fight Dracula these guys are. Shawn inadvertently agrees with the Horace-Patrick plan of leaving this to the police. We discuss how to kill a Frankenstein monster, and the problem of monster cultural appropriation. “Monster Mash” ©Reservoir 416 (BMI) Published By Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. /episode/index/show/monstersquadminute/id/6471303

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