The Flop House

MaximumFun, Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, Elliott Kalan
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Dec 13, 2025 • 56min

FH Mini - Holiday Hallmarking, with Amber Nash

We welcome Amber "Voice of Pam on Archer" Nash to the show for a little quiz about this year's slate of Hallmark holiday films, and what we think their plots might be. Check out Amber's podcast, RePhrasing: An Archer Rewatch Podcast, right on our own network, Maximum Fun!Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE! Also, we’ll be back at San Francisco Sketchfest on January 25! Get tickets now! We’ll be discussing legendary flop THE MASTER OF DISGUISE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets! It’s got fun stuff in it!
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Dec 6, 2025 • 1h 23min

The Christmas Martian, with Alonso Duralde

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Some might go so far as to call it the hap-happiest season of all. Why? Because we're rejoined by Alonso Duralde, one of the warmest most delightful film critics and podcasters in the world, for our annual bad holiday movie! That said, goddamn you Alonso for suggesting we watch The Christmas Martian. This... this... thing... oof. Just listen to the show.We’re coming back to San Francisco Sketchfest on January 25! Get tickets now! And: BREAKING NEWS -- we'll be discussing THE MASTER OF DISGUISE!OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE! Tonight (12/6)'s episode is on the oft-referenced ZARDOZ!Stay updated on Flop House events and side projects, plus a little extra, with our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for The Christmas MartianRecommended in this episode:Dan: PTU (2003)Stu: Sentimental Value (2025), Sirāt (2025)Elliott: The Baron of Arizona (1950)Alonso Duralde: Rebuilding (2025), Train Dreams (2025)
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Nov 29, 2025 • 2h 21min

Afraid, with Chris Weitz

Our friend Chris Weitz knocked politely and requested to be allowed into the lion's den, becoming the first director to come on a full episode to discuss his OWN work. That's right, on this Flop House we discuss AfrAId, a movie written and directed by (checks notes) Chris Weitz. And surprisingly (?) it's one of our most joyful episodes. God bless you, brave sir.We’re coming back to San Francisco Sketchfest on January 25! Get tickets now! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!Stay updated on Flop House events and side projects, plus a little extra, with our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for AfraidRecommended in this episode:Dan: Predator: Badlands (2025)Stu: Die My Love (2025)Elliott: Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (2025)Chris Weitz: Eddington (2025)
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Nov 22, 2025 • 2h

Ep.#466 - The One, with Michael Shanks

"The One with Michael Shanks?" What is this, a FRIENDS episode?!? (Thank you, producer Alex, for that joke.) No -- in this episode we welcome writer/director/FX artist/actor/man with impeccable taste in podcasts, Michael Shanks, all the way from his home in Australia, to discuss his nostalgia pick, 2001's The One, starring Jet Li!We're coming back to San Francisco Sketchfest on January 25! Get tickets now! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!Stay updated on Flop House events and side projects, plus a little extra, with our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for The OneRecommended in this episode:Dan: The Fog (1980)Stu: Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025)Elliott: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)Michael Shanks: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)
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Nov 15, 2025 • 2h 4min

Ep.#465 - Smurfs, with Jesse Thorn

We welcome the man who brought us to the Maximum Fun network, Mr. Jesse Thorn, to the show this week. And how did we repay him? We made him watch Smurfs. We never said life is fair. Anyway, of all the Smurfs movies in the world, this will definitely go down as "the one with Rihanna and James Corden."Come see us live in Chicago, THIS SUNDAY, 11/16, discussing K-9! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!Stay updated on Flop House events and side projects, plus a little extra, with our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for SmurfsRecommended in this episode:Dan: Batman (1966)Stu: Roofman (2025)Elliott: Flow (2024)Jesse Thorn: A Thousand Clowns (1965)
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Nov 8, 2025 • 1h 37min

Ep.#464 - The Crow (2024), with Scott Weinberg

Writer, producer, and podcaster Scott Weinberg kicks off the FOUR FULL EPISODES OF "MOVEMBER," with a discussion of 2024's remake, The Crow. The original Crow was a defining movie for legions of goths and black-trenchcoated teens. This one... has a lot of people thirsting after Bill Skarsgård's abs? And not much else?Come see us live in Chicago, on 11/16, discussing the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog buddy comedy K-9! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!To stay updated on Flop House events and side projects AND get a little bit of extra fun nonsense, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Download the MP3 directly, HEREPaste https://feeds.simplecast.com/EOAFriME into iTunes (or your favorite podcatching software) to have new episodes of The Flop House delivered to you directly, as they’re released.Wikipedia page for The CrowRecommended in this episode:Dan: Next of Kin (1982)Stu: After the Hunt (2025)Elliott: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)Scott Weinberg: Primitive War (2025)
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Nov 1, 2025 • 1h 1min

FH Mini 140 - Halloween Costumes on Film, with Hallie Haglund

Hallie stuck around to help ease your Hallie-ween hangover, as Elliott guides the peaches through a survey of Halloween costumes in cinema. Who wore it best, and whose costumes were just lame? We put on our cattiest Mr. Blackwell costumes and decide! And remember -- MOVEMBER starts next week. Other than this brief Shocktober close-up mini, all four of November's remaining shows will be FULL EPISODES!See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! OR if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets! It's got fun stuff in it!
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Oct 25, 2025 • 1h 29min

Ep.#463 - Until Dawn, with Hallie Haglund

We wrap Shocktober 2025 up with a discussion of the extremely-loosely-based-on-the-videogame meta-slasher UNTIL DAWN. But that's enough about the movie! We're burying the lede! Hallie Haglund returns to join us in our filmic antics. Has she seen a ghost yet?Come see us live in Chicago, on 11/16, discussing the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog buddy comedy K-9! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!To stay updated on Flop House events and side projects AND get a little bit of extra fun nonsense, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for Until DawnRecommended in this episode:Dan: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)Stu: Deathstalker (2025) The Lost Bus (2025)Elliott: Highest 2 Lowest (2025)Hallie: Weapons (2025)
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Oct 18, 2025 • 55min

FH Mini 139 - Tuboy Tube Talkin' (re)Turns!

Stuart's popular "let's discuss TV instead" mini format Tuboy Talkin' Tube to Two Dudes, Tonight All Right returns with a little serious first amendment talk up front and then a lot of goofy Emmy talk.See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! OR if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!
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Oct 11, 2025 • 1h 31min

Ep.#462 - Imaginary

Boo! Hahahha, gotcha! It's SHOCKTOBER, when all the ghouls and ghosties and ghremlins and ghrim reapers come out to scare us! And at The Flop House it's our traditional all-horror month! We kick off with 2024's IMAGINARY, about the scariest thing in the world -- an imaginary friend! And if you don't believe us, watch that awful John Krasinski imaginary friend movie. We're shivering just thinking about it!Our first Chicago show sold out, so we ADDED A LATE SHOW! Come see us live! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!To stay updated on all new events and side projects AND get a little bit of extra fun and behind the scenes nonsense, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for ImaginaryRecommended in this episode:Dan: Little Women (2019)Stu: Lust, Caution (2007)Elliott: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

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