Category: Movie

Movie, Television

Good Burger 2 with Stacey

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Ali and returning guest, Stacey, discuss the long-awaited Good Burger sequel, Good Burger 2, written by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert and directed by Phil Traill. They chat about favorite comedy bits, cameos, and Easter eggs, classic lines from the first movie, iconic All That characters, their love of Kenan & Kel, the comedic chemistry between Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell from the ’90s to today, hopes for a Good Burger 3, and more. ‘Cause we’re all dudes, hey!

Check out these previous episodes featuring Stacey:

Some of the sketches brought up in this episode:

Movie, Television

Zoey 102 with Stacey

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Are you ready? Ali and returning guest, Stacey, discuss the Zoey 101 sequel movie, Zoey 102, written by Monica Sherer and Madeline Whitby and directed by Nancy Hower. They discuss initial reactions, favorite laugh-out-loud and heartfelt moments, thoughts on the glow-ups of all the original characters, and much more, including gushing over Todd (even despite the big reveal at the end), reminiscing about some classic moments from Zoey 101, parallels with the iCarly revival, and still holding out hope for a Ned’s Declassified reboot.

Check out these previous episodes featuring Stacey:

Zoey 102
Movie, Novel

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

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Ali discusses Judy Blume’s pivotal coming-of-age novel and its wonderful film adaptation written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Animation, Movie, Short Story

The Super Mario Bros. Movie + “A Heartfelt Quest”

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Ali discusses The Super Mario Bros. Movie written by Matthew Fogel and directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Afterward, she shares a post-movie short story she wrote called “A Heartfelt Quest.” Let’s-a go!

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Animation, Movie

Hey Arnold!: The Movie

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Ali taps into her 11-year-old self’s hatred of Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002), reflecting on why it was such a huge disappointment to her at the time between the misleading marketing, the lackluster plot and The Big Scene (you know the one).

Previous Hey Arnold! episodes to check out:

Hey Arnold! The Movie