A lot of podcasts have debated the greatest comedies of the 20th Century, but we decided to debate the greatest comedy FRANCHISES. It was an epic showdown between A-list properties such as Ghostbusters; Bill & Ted; Monty Python; Jay & Silent Bob; Home Alone; Austin Powers; The Naked Gun and more! We couldn't do this alone, so we brought in Mo and George from @GenXGrownUp and Amy from @PopCultureRetrospectivePodcast .

We're planning on making three more of these franchise brackets: scifi/fantasy; horror; and action/adventure. Be sure to subscribe to see which movies we think were the BEST franchises of their genres in the minds (and hearts) of Gen Xers!

FYI: we defined "franchise" as any series of movies that originated in the 20th Century that included 3 or more films; or 2 films plus one or more of the following: a TV show, animated series, video games; toys, etc. We did bend the rules a little at times, but anyone can reasonably agree these are some of the biggest properties in comedy movies in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

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HOWARD THE DUCK has already gone down in cinematic history for being one of the biggest flops of all time. Not even STAR WARS creator George Lucas, nor the screenwriters from INDIANA JONES could make this thing work. Most people don't know it's actually based on a MARVEL comic book (which would technically make it the first entry in the MCU).

We collab'ed with Mike and Christian from the PRETTY BAD MOVIE GAB podcast to look back at this infamous flick. We all saw it as kids in the 1980s, but it's been DECADES since our last viewing. Is it really as bad as its reputation, or is it one of those so-bad-its-good movies? Is there ANYTHING to enjoy, or is it just 110 minutes of puns, dad jokes, wildly inappropriate adult situations, and special effects that have aged like organic produce?! Listen and find out!

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Terminator 2 really needs no introduction. It's an EPIC Arnold Schwarzenegger action/scifi spectacle directed by James Cameron. As ground-breaking as the original Terminator film was, "Judgment Day" ups the ante to an extreme degree. Though its remembered for its mesmerizing "liquid metal" CGI; those SFX only add up to a few minutes of runtime. Everything else is practical effects and real stunts. They're still as impressive in 2026 as they were in 1991.

We saw this movie in the theaters for its 35th anniversary, and it was quite an event watching it on the big screen. Both Chad and Cristina had seen this multiple times back in the 1990s, but it's been a while since our last viewing. Going the old school route of actually leaving the house was the retro nostalgia experience we were hoping for.

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