This mid-season tv movie, which first aired during season 5of the tv show In The Heat of the Night, aired as a feature-length tv movie. The movie stars beloved actors Carroll O’Connor and Carl Weathers, with Corbin Bernsen guest starring as the chain-smoking bad guy. (Spoiler alert!) Join Beth and KC in The Clubhouse! Check out our YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: NowPlaying! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1995/02/17 https://nbc.fandom.com/wiki/In_The...
Aug 15, 2025•48 min•Season 117Ep. 2
Few tv veterans are as iconic as Dick Van Dyke, who will turn 100 this year! Join Beth and KC as they recap and review this Diagnosis Murder tv movie from 1992. Another tv veteran, Bill Bixby, guest stars. And there’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it from the X-Files’ Smoky Man! Join us in The Clubhouse! Check out our YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC Check out the lists we made on Millionpods! https://www.millionpodcasts.com/movie-club-podcasts/ ...
Jul 25, 2025•40 min•Season 5Ep. 116
Join Beth and KC in The Clubhouse as they recap and review the Matlock Pilot movie from 1986, as we continue our Summer TV Movie Extravaganza, where we talk about movies from our favorite tv franchises. Andy Griffith in his first role as the beloved defense attorney, Ben Matlock! Check out our YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC Check out the lists we made on Millionpods! https://www.millionpodcasts.com/movie-club-podcasts/ https://www.million...
Jul 11, 2025•39 min•Season 5Ep. 115
Bionic Showdown, starring Lindsay Wagner and Lee Majors, is a 1989 tv movie that is the second reunion movie for the Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman. But, did you know that it was also a backdoor pilot for the character Kate Majors? Sandra Bullock, playing Kate Majors. This is her firsttv movie! Join us in The Clubhouse! Check out our YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: NowPlaying! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC Check out the lists we made on Millionpods! https://www.millionpodc...
Jul 10, 2025•54 min•Season 5Ep. 114
This little-seen cult favorite from 1978 is produced by our favorite cartoon producers of the 70s – Hanna-Barbara! Members of the band KISS fighting an evil inventor who wants to save a California amusement park. Beth and Kierstin don’t know why it’s gotten so much hate. We enjoyed the camp and the “special effects!” Join us in The Clubhouse! Check out our YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC Check out the lists we made on Millionpods! https://...
Jun 13, 2025•52 min•Season 5Ep. 113
Widow’s Kiss is a 1997 made-for-tv movie starring BeverlyD’Angelo, Bruce Davison and Mackenzie Astin. Not long after his mother dies, Sean’s wealthy, connected father remarries. And then, spoiler alert, he dies, making his new wife a widow twice over. But, wait, is stepmom now hitting on Sean, her stepson? Listen as we unravel this strange tale of a femme fatale who loves, and then kills, her prey. Check out our YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: NowPlaying! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFT...
May 30, 2025•48 min•Season 5Ep. 112
Streaming as Love, Honor & Deceit , thismade-for-tv movie from 1997 is about a nurse who marries a very rich man with a very hot stepson. When she falls for the stepson, murder ensues. A classic tv movie whodunnit with a twisty ending! See you In the Clubhouse! Check out our YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: NowPlaying! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119796/ https://www.moviefone.com/movie/my-stepson-my-lover/20046480/main/ https://www.imdb.com/name/n...
May 13, 2025•42 min•Season 5Ep. 111
This made-for-tv movie from 1994 is based on the real events of the 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons Erik and Lyle. Join us in The Clubhouse! https://www.tvtango.com/movie/honor_thy_father_and_mother_the_menendez_murders https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110056/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_21 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912308/?ref_=tt_cst_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912308/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0078588/?ref_=tt_cst_t_4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...
Apr 25, 2025•42 min•Season 5Ep. 110
This 1989 made-for-tv murder is about the murder of Jennifer Levin in NYC’s Central Park 1986. After a sensational trial, Robert Chambers pleaded guilty and was in prison until 2003. But, there’s more. . . . Listen until the end to find out what happened after the events of the movie! Join us In The Clubhouse! https://www.tvtango.com/movie/preppie_murder_the https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000287/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000732/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm00007...
Apr 11, 2025•46 min•Season 5Ep. 109
Death at Love House (1976) is a 70s classic starring Kate Jackson and Robert Wagner! The Gregories are writing a biography about famous, long-dead actress Lorna Love. They stay in her estate to do research, and find their lives in jeopardy. Thanks to our longtime listener, Bobby Jo, for recommending it! https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/Death_at_Love_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_at_Love_House https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074384/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/n...
Mar 28, 2025•53 min•Season 5Ep. 108
Based on the bestselling novel, this Emmy-winning 1973 tv movie documents the downfall of a 15-year-old high school student. https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1973/01/24 https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/Go_Ask_Alice https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068644/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810404/?ref_=tt_cst_t_9 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000638/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000638/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1\ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341431/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.co...
Mar 14, 2025•38 min•Season 5Ep. 107
A man finds out his wife might not be who he thought she was. Buried Alive (1995) stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tim Matheson. Join us in The Clubhouse! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099188/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000492/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000492/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001513/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001513/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Buried_Alive_(1990_TV_film) https://www.imdb.com/name/...
Feb 28, 2025•36 min•Season 5Ep. 106
A lonely, married woman embarks on a brief affair. It does not go well for her when she breaks it off in this 1995 tv movie starring Tracey Gold (one of our favorite tv actresses!), Jack Wagner and Judith Light. Join us in The Clubhouse! https://www.tvtango.com/movie/lady_killer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113594/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509937/?ref_=tt_cst_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509937/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905935/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 ht...
Feb 14, 2025•36 min•Season 5Ep. 105
This one has ALL the 80s feels! It’s prom night 1988, what could go wrong? Listen and find out. This made-for-tv movie stars Christina Applegate, Matthew Perry, Brian Bloom, Tempest Bledsoe, and our favorite – Tracey Gold! We will see you in The Clubhouse! Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/Dance_%27Til_Dawn https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094941/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 https://www.imdb.com...
Jan 24, 2025•44 min•Season 5Ep. 104
This one has ALL the 80s feels! It’s prom night 1988, what could go wrong? Listen and find out. This made-for-tv movie stars Christina Applegate, Matthew Perry, Brian Bloom, Tempest Bledsoe, and our favorite – Tracey Gold! We will see you in The Clubhouse! Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/Dance_%27Til_Dawn https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094941/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 https://www.imdb.com...
Jan 10, 2025•33 min•Season 5Ep. 103
Santa needs a break, in this classic stop-motion animated special which first aired in 1974, and has delighted viewers annually ever since! Join KC and Beth in The Clubhouse! Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_Without_a_Santa_Claus https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072424/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001682/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001682/awards/?ref_=nm...
Jan 08, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 102
This is the OG Origin Story!!! Santa is not feeling it this year, so Mrs. Claus, elves Jingle and Jangle and reindeer Vixen have to find the Christmas spirit! And remember the Snow Miser brothers, Heat and Snow? Join KC and Beth in The Clubhouse as they discuss this Christmas classic from 1970! Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066327/ https://tvtango.com/series/santa_claus_is_comin_to_town htt...
Dec 13, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 100
We are celebrating our 100th episode, and what better way to do that than just chat about growing up in the 70s and 80s! Join us in The Clubhouse! #mftvmcpodcast And check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC
Nov 29, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 100
Hoboken has a giant chicken problem. It also has Peter Billingsley, Dick Van Patten, Gabe Kaplan and Allison Ghostly, among others! Join us in The Clubhouse as we talk about this Thanksgiving special from 1984, based on the kids’ book of the same name. #mftvmcpodcast Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://chicken.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hoboken_Chicken_Emergency_(film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156609/fullcredits https:/...
Nov 15, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Based on the bestselling author Richard Peck’s novel, this 1978 tv movie tells the story of high school student Gail. The movie follows Gail as she is harassed, stalked and assaulted. In the end, there is an utter lack of justice. Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_in_the_House_Alone%3F https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000898/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001100/awards/?ref_=n...
Oct 25, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 98
This 1993 sequel to 1979’s When a Stranger Calls, reunites Carol Cane and Charles Durning reprising their original roles Jill Johnson and John Clifford. Jill, now a therapist, and John, a retired PI work to find out who is stalking Julia, a former babysitter whose children disappeared while in her care five years prior. Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001406/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imd...
Oct 11, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 97
Professor Alex Connor has a brief affair with his student, Shelia Hart. When the professor’s wife goes into remission from cancer, he ends the affair. Only Sheila isn’t ready to let it go. This tv movie from 1996 stars Tim Matheson, Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli. Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118039/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001259/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com...
Sep 27, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 96
A married college professor enters into an affair with one of her graduate students. This tv movie from 1996 stars Bonnie Bedelia, Joe Spano and Brian Austin Green. Check out our new YouTube channel, the MFTV Movie Club: Now Playing! Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MFTVMC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Costly_Affair https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116517/?ls https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0816876/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004977/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000889...
Sep 13, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 95
Our second BONUS episode this summer is ABC’s Afternoon Special: Me and Dad’s New Wife. This episode first aired on February 18, 1976 and stars some of the biggest child stars of the day: Kristy McNichol, Lance Kerwin, Leif Garrett and Alex Kenin. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450130/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001531/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001531/awards/?ref_=nm_awd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0308161/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0308161/?ref...
Aug 23, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 94
Miami Vice (1988) is the tv show that brought us the white t-shirts under colorful suits and loafers with no socks trends - and a pet alligator named Elvis! In Brother’s Keeper, Miami Metro-Dade Vice Detective Sonny Crockett is looking for “The Columbian” – a man responsible for his partner’s death. NYPD Detective Ricardo Tubbs comes to Miami looking for Calderone – a man responsible for his brother’s death. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087717/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086759/?ref_=tt_ov_i...
Aug 16, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 93
In August we will release TWO bonus episodes! The first, we review and recap The Day My Kid Went Punk. This might be our very favorite piece of television every aired! It first aired on October 21, 1987 during the sixteenth season of the ABC Afterschool Special. Terry decides to “go punk” while his mom is planning to give a speech at a conference about “Punk Syndrome.” This one is sooooo sooooo sooooo 80s! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343579/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Af...
Aug 09, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 92
Come Aboard, We’re Expecting You! This tv movie is the second of three pilots before the series, which aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986. Though Captain Stubing and Cruise Director Julie are not in this one, Gopher, Doc and Isaac are! It also guest stars Ken Berry, Marcia Strassman, Kristy McNichol, Robert Reed and many more! (Also, our favorite composer, Paul Williams, co-wrote the theme song!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Boat https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076332/ https://www.imdb.com/t...
Aug 02, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 91
It’s hard to believe that this enduring series from series creator David Lynch only aired for two seasons in its initial run. (There was a subsequent season in 2017 and a major motion picture Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me .) For this episode, we review and recap the pilot tv movie Northwest Passage , written by Lynch and Mark Frost, aired in April 1990. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098936/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278784/?ref_=ttep_ep1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Pea...
Jul 19, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 90
The Foundlings is the pilot tv movie for the beloved tv series BJ and the Bear. It ran for three seasons in the late 1970s, turning Greg Evigan into a household name. The tv show was born of the CB radio and trucking craze. Throw in an adorable Chimpanzee named Bear, and voila! TV magic is born. https://filmboards.com/board/t/bear-mean-monkey-1645495/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._and_the_Bear https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078564/?ref_=ttep_ov https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078564/ https://...
Jul 05, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 89
Project ALF – the reunion movie nobody asked for, or were sorry they did after it aired. This 1996 movie aired six years after the beloved tv comedy ended abruptly. Does it gives us a sense of closure? Well, the Tanner family is not in it, so that’s up for debate. Join us in The Clubhouse as we debate whether it helped or hindered the franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_ALF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALF_(TV_series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117397/ https://www.imdb.com/name/...
Jun 21, 2024•24 min•Season 4Ep. 88
