This week, Fred and Tom pay homage to the legacy and career of the late, great Rob Reiner.

They discuss his history spanning from his acting career to the movies he directed, while highlighting their favorites along the way, including “The Princess Bride”, “This is Spinal Tap”, “When Harry Met Sally”, “Misery”, and more.

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Opening theme written and performed by Nick Spitza.

Ending theme written and performed by Mike Schwantz.

This week, Fred and Tom get a little "cheesy" as they cook up a tasty episode all about cheeseburgers!

In their fifth annual blind-taste tournament, they search for the best cheeseburger from five different fast food chains: Hardee's, McDonald's, Burger King, Culver's, and Wendy's.

They welcome back comedians Jasmine Gonzalez and Joe Francisco to rank all of their sandwiches from each these popular burger joints to crown who has the best cheeseburger of them all!

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Opening theme written and performed by Nick Spitza.

Ending theme written and performed by Mike Schwantz.

In this episode, Fred and Tom send out seasons greetings and good cheer by discussing classic holiday music!

Together they pick their favorite holiday songs from over the years and why they persevere even today.

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Opening theme written and performed by Nick Spitza.

Ending theme written and performed by Mike Schwantz.

This week, Fred and Tom get ready to 'sleigh' this holiday season as they discuss the Tim Allen-led franchise, "The Santa Clause"!

They welcome in local comedian Rachel Glassford to help them dive deep into the fine print surrounding the three movies and the latest streaming series, "The Clauses", as well as talk about the best fits and what could have been from this now 30-year old franchise.

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Opening theme written and performed by Nick Spitza.

Ending theme written and performed by Mike Schwantz.

This week, Fred and Tom pay homage to the original franchise podcast, which focuses solely on chain restaurants, Doughboys!

They welcome in the dining critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Rachel Seis, to help them break down the best episodes, the podcast’s lore, and list their favorite bits involving the “Spoonman” Mike Mitchell, Nick “Tiger” Wiger, the Dais, and more!

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Opening theme written and performed by Nick Spitza.

Ending theme written and performed by Mike Schwantz.

This week, Fred and Tom get 'real' down and dirty as they discuss the many franchises of the Real Housewives reality TV series!

They welcome in local personality Erin Frank (WUWM) to help break down the history, the latest drama, and the best fights involving the housewives of New York, Beverly Hills, Salt Lake City, and more!

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Opening theme written and performed by Nick Spitza.

"Show me the Franchise" transition music by Hanto.

Ending theme written and performed by Mike Schwantz.

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This week, Fred and Tom raise the 'stakes' this week as they discuss the classic supernatural TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"!

They welcome in comedian Shannon Joslyn (Sports Bra Comedy) and musician Jay Joslyn (Large Print, Lifetime Achievement Award) to help break down the history, highlights and what could have been/what could be from the adventures of a world-saving cheerleader living on top of a Hellmouth.

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Opening theme written and performed by Nick Spitza.

"Show me the Franchise" transition music by Hanto.

Ending theme written and performed by Mike Schwantz.

This week, Fred and Tom dive into the heart of the Halloween season by discussing the doll with looks that could kill – Chucky!

They welcome back comedian Jon Waldbauer (Midnite Show) to help break down the history and highlights of the infamous slasher toy voiced by Brad Dourif, from his first appearance in "Child's Play" to his most recent eponymously named TV series, "Chucky".

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Opening theme written and performed by Nick Spitza.

Ending theme written and performed by Mike Schwantz.