Best Zenon A DCOM Podcasts (2024)

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Twitches 2:08:55

1h ago2:08:55

2:08:55

Spooky season is here, Mom Can't Cook fans, and we're kicking off with a slam dunk DCOM about twins who are also witches. That's right, it's Twitches! Sister Sister's Tia and Tamera Mowry play Alexandra and Camryn, two strangers who run into each other in a clothing store and realise that not only are they twins, they are also powerful witches able…

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Tropic Thunder 1:01:07

5d ago1:01:07

1:01:07

Hannah and Cameron talk about Robert Downey JR's all-timer performance, Ben Stiller's direction, Tom Cruise's chops as a comedian, and the 2009 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Risky Business 1:29:19

10d ago1:29:19

1:29:19

Hannah and Cameron try to make sense of the dreamlike and melancholy filmmaking of this hijinks-filled satire-drama-romance that sparked the beginning of Cruise's icon status.

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Jump In! 2:10:58

16d ago2:10:58

2:10:58

This week, the DCOM writers spin the sports wheel and get a teen... [BOXER] who is worried about the ridicule he'll receive for his secret love of... [COMPETITIVE DOUBLE DUTCH JUMP ROPE]. Huh. Not sure how that got on here, but let's see how they get on. The boxer in question is Isadore "Izzy" Daniels, a pugilistic prodigy under a lot of pressure f…

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Jack Reacher 1:21:56

18d ago1:21:56

1:21:56

Hannah and Cameron discuss the 2012 film Jack Reacher directed by Christopher McQuarrie and based on the Lee Child novel "One Shot" We discuss how Reacher can be distinguished from Ethan Hunt, Rosamund Pike's odd career, Robert Duvall in final shootout scenes, and whether Cruise was the right fit for Reacher at all.…

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Mission: Impossible 1:31:26

18d ago1:31:26

1:31:26

Hannah and Cameron watch Mission: Impossible--the conversation circles around Tom Cruise's star persona, the many twists and turns of the Robert Towne script, what De Palma brings to the table, and more.

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Jett Jackson: The Movie 2:24:57

1M ago2:24:57

2:24:57

Jett Jackson is the star of the hit TV show Silverstone, a thrilling spy drama full of karate and explosions. He's also a regular kid trying to keep his grades up and ask his friend Kayla to the prom. As you can imagine, this is a challenging lifestyle to maintain that only gets more difficult when he accidentally falls through a dimension hole and…

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Season 5 Announcement! 29:59

1M ago29:59

29:59

Cameron and Hannah are back after an extended sabbatical, and they're bringing a whole new season -- Cruise Control

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Zenon: Z3 2:29:02

2M ago2:29:02

2:29:02

Vega omega, Mom Can't Cook! fans, this week we're heading back to the spay-stay for another instalment in the Zenon series of sci fi films that is confusing major, as well as viral extreme (bad). When we join our hero Zenon, she has a lot going on, with a new cousin, her space driving test, and the Galactic Teen Supreme contest all vying for her at…

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The Cheetah Girls 2:35:21

2M ago2:35:21

2:35:21

High School Musical may have been the most successful musical DCOM, but it wasn't the first. That dubious honour belongs to 2003's The Cheetah Girls, which charts the fortunes of a four piece girl group as they navigate friendship, fame, and deciding whether or not to trust a man who is literally named 'Jackal Johnson.' When we first meet the Cheet…

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Life is Ruff 2:12:59

2M ago2:12:59

2:12:59

Calvin Wheeler, the main character of Life is Ruff, is many things. A big man on campus, a world class skateboarder, master to a snivelling worm-like manservant named Figg and of course, the world's biggest fan of an unpopular superhero named Gotham Man. What he isn't, is a dog owner, something that proves to be a problem when he needs to win a dog…

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Rip Girls 2:11:51

3M ago2:11:51

2:11:51

What if Johnny Tsunami were a lot less fun, and a lot more about probate law and real estate deals? That's the question no one asked that was answered by Rip Girls (2000)! Sydney Miller is a 13 year old girl who suddenly finds herself the owner of a large parcel of land in Hawaii after a distant relative leaves it to her in their will. But it turns…

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High School Musical 2:37:43

3M ago2:37:43

2:37:43

High School Musical was a watershed moment for Disney Channel Original Movies, when they crossed over from odd, throwaway curiosities about mermen and telepathic horses, into huge mainstream success, with hit albums, merchandise and two bona fide stars in the form of Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. With all that being said however, it is still recog…

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The Even Stevens Movie 2:16:21

4M ago2:16:21

2:16:21

The Even Stevens Movie (2003) is the culmination of three years and 65 episodes of television, which we have seen precisely none of. However, that's not going to stop us from recapping this wild movie, in which the Stevens family think they've won a dream vacation to a paradise island, only to end up unwitting participants in a cruel reality show. …

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My Date with the President's Daughter 2:12:16

4M ago2:12:16

2:12:16

Can you think of any scenario in which you abscond with the President's daughter and don't end the night being killed by the secret service? Well, Disney can. In My Date With the President's Daughter (1998), regular teen Duncan Fletcher asks a girl at the mall on a date, only to discover later that she's the literal DOTUS. When Hallie decides to es…

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Go Figure 2:15:31

5M ago2:15:31

2:15:31

Ice. What is it? Science can only begin to guess. But without it we would not have figure skating or ice hockey, the two sports at the heart of this week's DCOM, Go Figure. Katelin Kingsford is a world class figure skater, but to afford training from the world's top coach she must accept an ice hockey scholarship to a prestigious school. Will Katel…

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Pixel Perfect 2:26:48

5M ago2:26:48

2:26:48

How many great bands have never found mainstream success because their lead singer stands there singing, instead of rolling around on the floor doing yoga and the splits and stuff? It is literally millions. That's the predicament the band The Zettabytes find themselves in in Disney Channel Original Movie Pixel Perfect - that is until they meet Lore…

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The Scream Team 2:09:53

6M ago2:09:53

2:09:53

We're halfway to Halloween, Mom Can't Cook fans, so what better way to celebrate than with a spooky DCOM! This week it's 2002's The Scream Team, which is, confusingly, about a group of ghosts called The Soul Patrol. It's also about Ian and Claire, two kids whose grandfather passes away, but unfortunately gets his soul crushed in the fist of an evil…

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Miracle in Lane 2 2:17:08

6M ago2:17:08

2:17:08

Miracle in Lane 2 tells the inspirational story of Justin Yoder, the first person with a disability to compete in the All American Soapbox Derby, and also presumably the first person to sit in a Disney screening room watching a movie about his life that inexplicably features loads of scenes of his parents going to town on each other. Frankie Muniz …

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Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board 2:02:59

7M ago2:02:59

2:02:59

The iconic good-vibes surfin', boardin' legend from Johnny Tsunami (1999) makes a glorious return to the Disney Channel in 'Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board' (2007)! Johnny returns to O‘ahu, Hawaii for his grandfather's wedding, but finds the island paradise under the cruel yoke of a gang of mountainboarding teens! Can Johnny save his increasingly la…

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The Jennie Project 2:11:11

7M ago2:11:11

2:11:11

Apes. What are they all about? Can we trust them? Are they going to go ballistic and destroy our houses? If only there were some way we could ask them. Well friends, there is: sign language, the communication method that can be learned by apes. Unfortunately the ape in this movie, Jennie, isn't really interested in learning sign language, and is mo…

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Going to the Mat 2:17:45

8M ago2:17:45

2:17:45

Jace Newfield is a New Yorker through and through. He loves jazz music, playing baseball in Central Park and, of course, the great taste of an egg cream. He's also a person who is blind, although in a place like the Big Apple, he lives a normal life with his friends. But when his family uproots and moves Jace to Utah, he finds himself struggling wi…

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EP 24: It's Not Just a Phase (The Thirteenth Year) 1:32:04

8M ago1:32:04

1:32:04

Join Avery and Jehan to talk about the one movie they both remember with striking clarity. Is it because the merboy was so handsome? Is it because it's a unique take on puberty but with more gills? Unclear. Avery would like the record to show that she knows Dave Coulier is Uncle Joey, not Uncle Jesse, she misspoke!!!…

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Z3: Zenon 1:15:32

8M ago1:15:32

1:15:32

Cetus-Lupeedus? More like Vega-Omega! Zenon is back in this trilogy-capping bit of completely incomprehensible nonsense. Count the Zs in the background, wonder why everybody hates Cassie, and mourn the loss of bully-Margie in this film that posits the ultimate question--is Zenon the most important person in the universe?…

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Can of Worms 2:11:11

8M ago2:11:11

2:11:11

We all feel like we don't belong on this planet now and then, but very few of us choose to construct an intergalactic satellite communications dish in our backyard to beg aliens to come and pick us up, and even fewer of us have those calls answered by a talking dog with a necklace made of lips. Not so Mike Pillsbury, an awkward computer genius who …

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Zenon: The Zequel 1:24:53

8M ago1:24:53

1:24:53

Greg is easy to get over Major, Margie becomes a main character, and everybody else has been recast. Sounds like another disappointment minor from the DCOM sequel (ahem, Zequel) machine.

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Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off 2:02:48

9M ago2:02:48

2:02:48

Imagine, if you will, some cooking. Seems pretty normal, right? Well get this: it was done by a BOY. Sorry to shock you with such a mind shattering scenario, listeners, but you'll need to be thusly prepared for this week's episode which is about Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off, a movie in which baseball-loving teen Eddie Ogden discovers a passion f…

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DCOMS - Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century 1:17:57

9M ago1:17:57

1:17:57

Cetus-Lupeedus! The Space-Stay has been inky since Lutz-the-Klutz put that viral disk major into the main memory core. Now it's up to troublemaker Zenon, new boyfriend Greg, and bully Margie to save the day before Microbe (and the hunky leadsinger Proto Zoa) can perform the first ever rock'n'roll concert in space!…

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2023 From A to Zenon End of Year Extravaganza 38:27

9M ago38:27

38:27

Jehan and Avery take on the year 2023-- what have our favorite Disney Channel stars been up to as we wrap up this year? They've been busy!By From A to Zenon: A DCOM Podcast

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Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior 2:14:45

9M ago2:14:45

2:14:45

Welcome back, podcast fans, to Mom Can't Cook! This week we're recapping 2006's Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, a film that attempts to be a martial arts movie, a high school drama, a wacky fish out of water comedy and a thoughtful examination of the pressures affecting first and second generation immigrants. Does it succeed? Kind of! DCOM royalty Br…

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A Very Nutty Christmas 2:33:59

10M ago2:33:59

2:33:59

Happy Holidays, Mom Can't Cook listeners! We got you this episode, about a film in which Melissa Joan Hart falls in love with a sexual nutcracker. MJH plays Kate Holiday, an overworked baker who has to make 15,000 cookies for the army for some reason. But when she receives a magic nutcracker that turns into a man for some reason, it rekindles her l…

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The Ultimate Christmas Present 1:53:32

10M ago1:53:32

1:53:32

It's the holiday season folks, so this week we're cracking into a seasonal DCOM: the impossibly festive sounding The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000). The movie tells the story of Allie and Sam, two teenage girls who steal Santa's weather machine, which you'll notice, isn't a thing Santa is known for having. If he were known for having a weather m…

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DCOMS - Quints 1:08:47

10M ago1:08:47

1:08:47

Have you ever felt neglected by your parents? Was your art teacher super cool? Do you have a genius best friend who seems to be in need of child protective services? Then you may relate to Jamie Grover, sister of the Grover Quints of Milford!

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DCOMS - Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off 1:15:54

11M ago1:15:54

1:15:54

Why is Eddy's dad like that? How did he get married? Why are all of Eddy's friends awful? What is the...appeal...of this film? Cameron and Hannah get to the bottom of it in this episode about...what else?...the queer-coded DCOMS of yesteryear.

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DCOMS - A Ring of Endless Light 1:09:32

11M ago1:09:32

1:09:32

Ryan Merriman, the reigning king of DCOMS, stars in this film about a girl who can talk to dolphins. We talk James Whitmire, Mischa Barton, Dean from Gilmore Girls, and more in this episode.

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Right on Track 2:06:10

11M ago2:06:10

2:06:10

Continuing the grand DCOM tradition of trying to get you to care about niche sports, this week's episode is about Right on Track (2003), which takes us deep into the highly competitive world of *checks notes* junior drag racing. Here we meet Erica Enders and her sister Courtney, junior dragster prodigies who struggle to be taken seriously because o…

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DCOMS - The Thirteenth Year 1:02:12

11M ago1:02:12

1:02:12

Ever been a merman? Do mermaids usually have electrical powers? Why is he so sticky? Cameron and Hannah get right down to it.

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Tower of Terror 1:47:00

11M ago1:47:00

1:47:00

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is a Disney ride in which you get in an elevator that flings you up and down for about a minute. As you can probably tell from that description, it's rich with narrative potential, which is why we have 1997's Tower of Terror movie starring Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst, the movie we're talking about today. Gut…

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DCOMS - Stepsister From Planet Weird 57:13

11M ago57:13

57:13

Is Cosmo Cola a red flag or a green flag? What kind of life does a gasbag live? How would you go about attaining a body if you were a gasbag? Windsurfing is cool.

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DCOMS - Phantom of the Megaplex 1:08:49

12M ago1:08:49

1:08:49

Do you have a Movie Mason in your life? What would you do to catch the Phantom of the Megaplex? Are movie theaters dead? Is this movie scary?

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Don't Look Under the Bed 1:49:34

12M ago1:49:34

1:49:34

If you didn't watch 1999's Don't Look Under the Bed when it first came out, then let us introduce you to that rarest of things: a good DCOM! If you did watch it when it first came out then you won't need reminding, as this film is absolutely terrifying and you've doubtless seen it every time you close your eyes for the last 24 years. The film tells…

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DCOMS - Can of Worms 1:03:47

12M ago1:03:47

1:03:47

Hannah and Cameron talk about the amazing creature designs and bizarre plot choices of this truly unhinged Disney Channel Original Movie.

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DCOMS - Return to Halloweentown 55:43

12M ago55:43

55:43

Sara Paxton replaces Kimberly J Brown in this fourth entry in the Halloweentown franchise, where the Cromwells continue their reign of terror on the undeserving pumpkinheads of the world.

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Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge 2:13:27

1y ago2:13:27

2:13:27

Ah, October. Jack-o'-lanterns on every stoop, crisp leaves upon the ground, and a new Halloweentown movie to stare at in baffled wonder as Marnie condescends to every single person she meets and then goes time travelling. Yes friends, it's time for Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001), a sequel which picks up where the first movie left off, b…

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DCOMS - Halloweentown High 1:06:05

1y ago1:06:05

1:06:05

The continued saga of how the Cromwell witches are the architects of their own demise. Cameron and Hannah talk about unusual pacing, unclear political messages, stupid characters, and the ongoing jokes about Grandma Aggie's bags.

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DCOMS - Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge 1:02:48

1y ago1:02:48

1:02:48

Did the Halloweentown set disappear? Can we find it at Gort's house? Do you just have to avoid the word "apart" forever, or is there more to it? Headphones would have been good information for the kids in all the years the grandmother was absent. Has nobody attempted the spell to open the gate...ever? Marnie is a hacker, and Kalabar has a son!…

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Lines, More Lines, and Trying Times: Jehan and Avery See the Jonas Brothers (The Tour) 1:07:10

1y ago1:07:10

1:07:10

That's right! Jehan and Avery are on assignment. This is the sort of hard-hitting investigative journalism you can and should expect from us. We weathered a storm and Yankee Stadium to bring you this review of the first (but notably, not only!) night of the Jonas Brothers five album tour.By From A to Zenon: A DCOM Podcast

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Phantom of the Megaplex 2:14:12

1y ago2:14:12

2:14:12

17 year old Pete Riley thinks he has it pretty tough. He's the assistant manager of a huge cinema, there's a big Hollywood premiere happening tonight, and he's friends with like, 37 named characters that this film expects us to keep track of. An impossible task for a movie audience, let alone one stressed boy. But buckle up folks, because Pete's ev…

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DCOMS - Halloweentown 1:08:18

1y ago1:08:18

1:08:18

So begins Hannah and Cameron's coverage of the Halloweentown franchise. How does it work? How old is Aggie? What's the deal with the mom? How does the magic work?

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DCOMS - Don't Look Under The Bed 1:18:11

1y ago1:18:11

1:18:11

In this episode, Hannah opines about the most awkward kiss in the history of cinema. Cameron demonstrates his science history knowledge. Stephen Tobolowsky talk, opinions about lunch room announcement, and more.

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