Best Emily Dumas Podcasts (2024)

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Armageddon 53:44

13d ago53:44

53:44

This week the Sweeties have been melting slowly thanks to the intense heat wave hitting the east coast this week. To celebrate the official start of summer and comisserate on this heat, we decided to watch 1998's summer blockbuster--Armageddon. Wow is this movie nuts or what? We have thoughts, we have memories, and we wish we never had to hear Aero…

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The Fifth Element 59:03

1M ago59:03

59:03

This week we're covering the Fifth Element! A kooky but fun Sci-Fi adventure starring the one and only Mr. Brucey Willis. This episode is a first for us--watching the movie then doing the podcast 3 weeks later! Whoopsies. We may have forgotten the plot, but we will never forget LeeLoo's bad orange dye job or the creepy brown blood trail oozing down…

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Punky Brewster 46:41

2M ago46:41

46:41

Hey hey! It's been a nice 2 month break following the birth of Sweeti Jr. but we're back and ready to bring you the important discussions you've all been craving. This week we're jumping into the 80s pop culture revolution that was Punky Brewster. An adorable show about the coolest girl to ever live who has a cute dog named Brandon and who lives wi…

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The Abyss 55:15

4M ago55:15

55:15

It's the miracle of miracles! The Abyss is finally available to stream! Though it's not technically a baby movie, it does talk about how we breathe in water for 9 months and we're fine, so we're counting this one don't worry. Join us as we talk about James Cameron's water obsession, why submarine's are the worst, and why lab rats are less terrifyin…

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Honey I Blew Up the Kid 48:38

5M ago48:38

48:38

It's almost time for us to meet Sweeti Jr! Sweetie will be giving birth to the latest member of the Sweetie Club any day now, so we decided to prepare by watching some classic movies about babies. First up, the sequel to the hit 80s flick Honey, I Shrunk the Kids----Honey, I Blew Up the Kid! Following the Szalinski's to Las Vegas, this sequel intro…

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Batman and Robin 50:51

5M ago50:51

50:51

It's a new year but same old Sweeties. Join us as we dive into one of the worst movies ever made--Batman and Robin! Following the much better received Batman Forever, Batman and Robin replaces Val with George but keeps around whiny Chris O'Donnell as Robin. This movie is a hot mess ya'll. From the endless ice puns, to the weird accent work of Uma, …

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Ernest Saves Christmas 48:21

7M ago48:21

48:21

We did it! We hit our goal of 2 Christmas movies this year. Oh, how times have changed. With our final selection, we're bringing you one of our least favorite characters---Ernest, in the holiday classic: Ernest Saves Christmas. In a true Christmas miracle however, we both decided this was pretty sweet and probably the least Ernesty of all the Ernes…

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) 51:36

7M ago51:36

51:36

Happy Holidays from the Sweeties! This year we're hoping to cover two Christmas movies and we're starting off with Rudolph! This gem from 1964, is in a lot of people's childhood memory banks. We were always afraid of it because the puppets seemed creepy and old though? This year however, we're facing our puppet fears and finally checking it out. So…

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Donnie Darko 50:37

8M ago50:37

50:37

This week, the Sweeties are tackling one of Sweety's fave movies from her days of being a moody creative teenager---Donnie Darko! Taking place in 1988, Donnie Darko involves a 'troubled' hottie named Donnie Darko who meets a bunny rabbit named Frank and then time travels or something. While we admit, we do not get much of the movie--we can't deny h…

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Bride of Boogedy 53:03

8M ago53:03

53:03

And so our journey through Spooky Month comes to a close with our final pick--Bride of Boogedy! A follow up to the 1986 classic, Mr Boogedy, Bride of Boogedy focuses again on the Davis family as they try to make their way in the quaint New England town of Lucifer Falls and are faced yet again with Mr. Boogedy and all his BS. This time, the guy need…

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Double Double Toil and Trouble 46:22

9M ago46:22

46:22

Spooky season continues now with a TV movie theme! This week we're covering Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's 1993 classic: Double, Double Toil and Trouble. Though not about to win any acting Oscars, this flick provides some harmless, authentic Halloween atmosphere and some pretty rad bad witch energy from Cloris Leachman. Join us as we reminsince about…

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Halloweentown 45:56

9M ago45:56

45:56

Happy Spooky Season!! We're kicking off this most spooky of months with the Disney Original movie classic Halloweentown! Starring cute as a button Debbie Reynolds, this TV movie is....yeah it's not great but it's got nostalgia pouring out of its bones. Join us as we dive into the complexities of the different creatures running amok in town, why or …

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Toy Soldiers 55:34

10M ago55:34

55:34

The Sweeties are back! (again!) I know we're a broken record but this time it was for good reason as we announced today the upcoming birth of a new Sweetie boy joining the family! Will he be called Sweetie II? Sweeti Jr? Sweetee? Only time will tell. Today however, we watched Toy Soldiers from 1991--a movie often confused with Small Soldiers (which…

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Poltergeist II: The Otherside 56:25

11M ago56:25

56:25

We're baaaaaaack! The Sweeties took a mini summer hiatus as life got crazy---but we're back and ready to kick some podcasting butt. First up we give tribute to Paul Rubens who sadly passed away after a private battle with cancer. We love you Paul and we owe this all to you and Large Marge, RIP! For this week's flick, we're hitting up the Freelings …

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Beverly Hills Cop 1:01:34

1y ago1:01:34

1:01:34

Do Do Do Do Do Do Do, Do Do Do Do Do Do Do, Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Dooooooooo. Beverly Hills Cop, from 1984 and starring Eddie Murphy, became an 80s phemonenon and continued the comedian skyrocket to total domination. Part action, part comedy, part buddy cop film and throw in a fish out of water theme - and you have a really fun romp where it's impos…

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Not Quite Human 39:40

1y ago39:40

39:40

If you grew up in the 1990s and had the Disney Channel you most definitely caught one of the better Disney original movies - Not Quite Human, which spawned two sequels (ooo a trilogy!) - and made us really invested in the life of Chip, the Android! Played by Jay Underwood, known to us only as Bug from Uncle Buck and also starring Alan Thicke (RIP b…

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Under the Umbrella Tree 32:15

1y ago32:15

32:15

Do you ever wonder, what could happen under, under an umbrella tree? Under the Umbrella Tree, the adorable people + puppets Canadian show that ran on Disney from 1990 - 1997 was a must watch in our household! We loved watching the roommate hijinks of Gloria Gopher, Iggy Iguana, Jacob Bluejay and Holly! We thought it would be fun to re-watch a coupl…

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Caddyshack 43:13

1y ago43:13

43:13

1980's Caddyshack was Harold Ramis' directorial debut! Go Harold! Featuring a slew of funny dudes, lots of improvisational comedy, and a Baby Ruth mistaken for a turd, Caddyshack is considered to be one of the funniest movies to come out of the 80s. We really had never seen it - but man do a lot of guys (and some girls!) talk about it a lot. Is it …

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The Matrix 50:15

1y ago50:15

50:15

The year before Y2K, just as we were all getting ready for the world to end but also sort of loving the new technology that seemed to be streaming our way at lightening speed, The Matrix was released and boy did that F a lot of people up! Starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburn, and a brand new cinematic technology called Bull…

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Romancing the Stone 49:34

1y ago49:34

49:34

This one goes out to our mom, Carol, who loved Romancing the Stone - an action adventure romantic comedy from 1984 starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Come to find out, we like these movies now too now that we're in our mid to late 30s and it's directed by our pal, Robert Zemeckis or Bobby Z if you've listened to some of our past episodes…

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Good Burger 45:46

1+ y ago45:46

45:46

Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Can I take your order?! 1997 brought us this silly little spin-off from everyone's favorite kid's sketch comedy show, All That. Good Burger is all about Ed, a kind hearted, yet dim witted fast food employee who is not that great at his job or being able to take things not literally, but dang we sure …

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My Father the Hero 44:52

1+ y ago44:52

44:52

1994 brought us My Father the Hero, a really inappropriate movie about trying to make a hot guy jealous by pretending your father is your boyfriend, a movie plot that could only come from one place ... France! That's right - this American remake of Mon Pere Ce Heros - stars Gerard Depardieu, the Frenchman Du Jour of the 80s and 90s and Katherine He…

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Mannequin 1:02:20

1+ y ago1:02:20

1:02:20

We finally watched Mannequin! Man, has this 1987 CLASSIC been tough to find but the Egyptian gods were on our side this week (also known as HBO Max) and we were able to view this kooky movie about a Jonathan Switcher, a struggling artist who can't hold down a decent job! However, turns out this mannequin he sculpted (?) is actually a hot Egyptian w…

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Desperately Seeking Susan 50:24

1+ y ago50:24

50:24

From 1985, Desperately Seeking Susan is an kooky 80s romp featuring the likes of Madonna, and who doesn't love a movie with Madonna in it? Madonna plays Susan, a sassy bitch living the vagabond lifestyle in NYC, who communicates to her once in awhile boyfriend Jimmy through the personal ads of the newspaper. Roberta Glass is your classic bored hous…

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Hey Dude 47:23

1+ y ago47:23

47:23

Annnd we're back! Okay we realize we say that almost every episode now but we ARE HERE FOR YOU, we swear. Starting out small this week with an episode about many a 90s kids fav TV show, Hey Dude! Hey Dude aired on Nickelodeon from 1989 to 1991 - 65 episodes of teenagers having high jinks on the Bar None Ranch! I'm sure we caught this in syndication…

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Prancer 38:29

1+ y ago38:29

38:29

The holiday season is upon us once again! This week we watched 1989's Prancer, a too real Christmas story that may or may not end in reindeer suicide?! Prancer follows the Christmas season in a small town in Michigan and centers around Jessica Riggs, a precocious 8 year old who lives on an apple farm with her really mean Dad, brother and has just l…

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The Blair Witch Project 42:00

1+ y ago42:00

42:00

Happy Halloween! Our last spooky pick for this month takes us back to 1999 with The Blair Witch Project! Who wasn't duped into thinking this found footage documentary style horror movie was real slash didn't know that shaky camera work and dolls made out of sticks could be really, really scary?! What a time, what a time! We'll talk about if this mo…

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Escape to Witch Mountain 48:37

1+ y ago48:37

48:37

Continuing on our journey into the Spookyville, this week we watched Escape to Witch Mountain from 1975. Kids with spooky powers is the theme of this Disney movie - telekinesis, mind reading, telepathy - as we follow orphans Tony and Tia Malone on a journey with many old man friends, to find the answer behind their strange powers. Where are they fr…

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Scream 2 53:45

1+ y ago53:45

53:45

It's spooooooky month and we decided to watch one of the most successful spooky sequels, Scream 2! Coming hot off the heels of the original (just 1 year later!), we find Sydney Prescott at college, trying to leave the Woodsboro murders and the memory of her crazy psycho boyfriend behind her, even with the Hollywood version of her story now a major …

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Dangerous Minds 51:43

1+ y ago51:43

51:43

As I walk through the valley in the shadow of death ... RIP to Coolio who died last week at the gone too soon age of 59! We'll miss him but continue to jam out to Gangsta's Paradise on the reg and so thought it would be fitting to watch Dangerous Minds this week! From 1995 and starring the gorg Michelle Pfeiffer, Dangerous Minds felt like a movie a…

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The Karate Kid Part II 51:29

2y ago51:29

51:29

As part of Sequel September, we're covering the second installment in The Karate Kid franchise ... Part II! From 1986, this movie picks up right where the first movie left off, yes that's right - in the boy's locker room! Danielson is fresh off the mats after crane kicking the shit out of Johnny Lawrence! However, Part II takes us on a journey to O…

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All Dogs Go to Heaven 58:35

2y ago58:35

58:35

1989's All Dogs Go To Heaven deals with the oh so important subject of canine mortality! Sweety loved this movie so much when she was little and ... we're not really sure why? Sure, she loved dogs. Or maybe she was really into the mob, because essentially this movie is a thinly veiled mob tale about gambling addicts, double crossers, and horse race…

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Fast Times At Ridgemont High 56:11

2y ago56:11

56:11

According to some, Fast Times at Ridgemont High is the 1980's titular (hehe, pun intended!) high school film. Directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe, the movie follows the lives of a handful of CA high school students as they navigate the tricky waters of mean teachers, shitty jobs, losing your V-card, and scalping Van Halen ticket…

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The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Movie 1:04:59

2y ago1:04:59

1:04:59

Go Go Power Rangers! After the mega success of the TV show in 1993, the powers that be (Zordon?) decided we all needed a Power Ranger movie, thus The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Movie was born and we saw Kimberly, Aisha, Tommy, Adam, Billy, and Rocky flip for us 10,000 more times on the big screen! Really this is just a long drawn out tv episode w…

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Say Anything 55:26

2y ago55:26

55:26

Say Anything, writer/director Cameron Crowe's first movie from 1989 should really be called How to Break Up With Your Dad, becuase holy hella emotional incest! Despite all this, Say Anything is a super cute movie, and dare we say it, an anti-80s high school movie. All the kids are so nice! No one gets beat up (okay maybe Lloyd in the kick boxing ri…

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The Phantom Menace 1:17:07

2y ago1:17:07

1:17:07

It's been TOO long since we talked about Star Wars so we thought we were ready to finally talk about the oft dreaded prequels! So here we are with The Phantom Menace! From 1999, we remember the world being crazy excited for these movies. Coming off the heels of the Stars Wars Episodes IV-VI re release in 1997, we had high hopes for these but let's …

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Dick Tracy 1:01:20

2y ago1:01:20

1:01:20

We were in the mood for a Madonna movie, so went with 1990's Dick Tracy. Starring and directed by Warren Beatty it features Madonna as Breathless Mahoney, a sultry red lipped lounge singer, an over the top Al Pacino doing what he does best mobster extraordinaire, and lots of vivid colors and crazy makeup to make all the gangsters in this 1930s era …

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Ferngully: The Last Rainforest 39:45

2y ago39:45

39:45

Tonight we watched Ferngully, the animated classic that taught us all about SAVING THE RAINFORESTS. Whatever happpened to the rainforests, guys? Are they okay? We liked these non-Disney cartoons enough, but really feel that they just miss the mark slightly in terms of their character building, song choice and plot pacing! We'll talk about all the s…

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80s Cartoon Birthday Bonanza 1:04:06

2y ago1:04:06

1:04:06

Happy 39th Birthday to Sweetie! In celebration, we watched a slew of 80s cartoons and discovered that we are JEM girls all the way! We watched My Little Pony, Jem and the Hollograms and She-ra Princess of Power and it felt like being wrapped in a big old blanket of nostalgia! We'll discuss all the fun action figures that went along with these carto…

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Jawbreaker 46:33

2y ago46:33

46:33

And you thought we were done with mean girl movies ... time for Jawbreaker! From 1999, Jawbreaker is essentially the 90s version of Heathers as it's another dark comedy centered around the drama of high school popularity and, welp, MURDER. Starring Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart and Judy Greer and hey, is that Kenicki from Grease as somebody's dad?…

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Heathers 51:03

2y ago51:03

51:03

Mean girl movie time! This week we watched Heathers, the cult classic from 1988 starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and ... a lot of characters named Heather! This movie takes a dark, albeit comedic look at teen suicide and bullying and made us think - wow this movie could never be made now post Columbine. High school is a really f-ed up time f…

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Porky's 49:22

2y ago49:22

49:22

Time for that early 80s, raunchy classic - Porky's! So while this movie is totes made for high school aged boys and deals with probably more "isms" than any other movie - sexism, racism, antisemitism, small penis-ism - we still find it pretty funny. Directed by the same guy (Bob Clark) who brought us Ralphie and his Red Rider bb gun, we'll talk abo…

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The Rescue 56:59

2+ y ago56:59

56:59

The Rescue, from 1988, is Sweetie's favorite "kids to the rescue" movie from her childhood! Okay mayyyybe this movie is a touch unrealistic - like is it really that easy to motorboat across an ocean into a police state like that? But it's hella fun (giant waterslide! spy stuff! evil North Koreans!). And look Farmer Hoggett is in this! We'll talk ab…

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Leprechaun 45:06

2+ y ago45:06

45:06

In honor of St. Paddy's Day we decided to watch Leprechaun, the 1993 horror comedy that has since become a cult classic and has spawned oodles of sequels! Probably best known for being Jennifer Aniston's first feature film, Leprechaun features Warwick Davis (Wicket from Star Wars, Willow in ... Willow) as a really evil leprechaun who seems to have …

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Robin Hood 44:14

2+ y ago44:14

44:14

Time for another classic Disney romp! This week we watched Robin Hood - from the 70s era of Disney cartoons and wooohoo this movie is as cute as a button! Robin Hood features a foxy fox as the rob from the rich, steal from the poor swashbuckler and a host of other animals to stand in for Little John (okay is that you Baloo?), Maid Marion, Prince Jo…

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Tommy Boy 1:04:03

2+ y ago1:04:03

1:04:03

Holy shnikes! Last night we watched Tommy Boy, the film that launched Chris Farely to comedic fame and yo this movie is still hilarious in every way possible! Written by the same writing team (Bonnie and Terry Turner) as Wayne's World, Tommy Boy joined about 80 other movies that came out in the mid 90s featuring a former or current SNL cast member …

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Love Potion No. 9 40:02

2+ y ago40:02

40:02

I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth ... You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth ... She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine ... Sellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number Nine! From 1992 and starring real life couple at the time Tate Donovan and Sandra Bullock, Love Potion No. 9 is about two biochemists who stumble upon a potion …

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Full House + Bob Saget Tribute 43:02

2+ y ago43:02

43:02

Since we lost Bob Saget last month, we decided it was time for an in depth discussion of our love for Full House, one of the best sitcoms to come out of the 1990s. We were obsessed with this show as kids and our little Sweety has become a Full House scholar (she graduated from Large Marge Sent Us University or LMSUU) in the last couple of years! We…

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Mr. Mom 44:59

2+ y ago44:59

44:59

As an ode to Sweeti Jimi's last week of paternity leave, we covered Mr. Mom an 80s gender role reversal romp starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr! Things get all higgledy piggledy when Jack Butler gets laid off from his job and has to stay home with his three kids while his wife takes over the 9-5 responsibilities at a sexist, patriarchal advertis…

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282. Can't Hardly Wait 52:41

2+ y ago52:41

52:41

We couldn't wait to start off 2022 by watching ... Can't Hardly Wait, a late 90s high school movie that has a pretty crazy ensemble cast, a sweet 90s hits soundtrack, and will give you night sweats thinking about how much you loved your JNCO jeans. From 1998, Can't Hardly Wait is a party movie centered around the night after graduation when Preston…

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