Comedy

26 episodes tagged

Episode 1 February 05, 2025

Groundhog Day (1993)

1993 63 min Film: 101 min

For this very first episode of 2 Dads 1 Movie, Nic and I had the same dilemma that all dads have, at least those looking to have a hobby, or a creative outlet, or a personal lif...

Fantasy

Episode 5 April 09, 2025

Spaceballs (1987)

1987 61 min Film: 96 min

Director: Mel Brooks

9.5/10

This week the Dads are taking a look at Steve's pick, the 1987 comedy classic SPACEBALLS. It's one of Steve's top ten comedies of all time... but Nic has never seen it!Come alon...

Sci-Fi

Episode 7 April 30, 2025

Army of Darkness (1992)

1992 63 min Film: 81 min

Director: Sam Raimi

9/10

Grab your boomstick and hop in the nearest medieval death pit, because this week the dads are taking on Army of Darkness! Bruce Campbell swaggers his way through time as Ash Wil...

Adventure Fantasy Horror Missing Or Artificial Limb(s)

Episode 12 June 04, 2025

Coming To America (1988)

1988 69 min Film: 117 min

Director: John Landis

7/10

This week, the dads head to Queens with Coming to America, Eddie Murphy’s 1988 comedy crown jewel. From royal palaces to fast food counters, we follow Prince Akeem’s quest to fi...

Scumbags Watching Boxing on TV

Episode 13 June 11, 2025

Fletch (1985)

1985 64 min Film: 98 min

Director: Michael Ritchie

7/10

This week, the dads slide into the absurd world of Fletch, the 1985 mystery-comedy that gave Chevy Chase his most iconic role (and maybe his most chaotic wardrobe). Whether he’s...

Crime The Dobermann: The Official Attack Dog of the '80s

Episode 18 July 16, 2025

Brewster's Millions (1985)

1985 74 min Film: 97 min

Director: Walter Hill

5.5/10

This week, the dads try to make it rain responsibly (and hilariously) with Brewster’s Millions, the 1985 Richard Pryor comedy about a broke minor league ballplayer who suddenly ...

Sports

Episode 19 July 23, 2025

Happy Gilmore (1996)

1996 84 min Film: 92 min

Director: Dennis Dugan

7.5/10

This week, the dads take a wild swing at Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler’s 1996 comedy about a hockey reject who turns golf into a full-contact sport. He’s got anger issues, a kille...

Carl Weathers Dies In This Missing Or Artificial Limb(s) Sports

Episode 20 July 30, 2025

The Naked Gun (1988)

1988 84 min Film: 86 min

Director: David Zucker

7.5/10

This week, the dads go full slapstick with The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, the 1988 Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy where every line is a setup, every gag has a ga...

Contains A Meme Villain With A Tank Of Dangerous Fish

Episode 23 August 20, 2025

Friday (1995)

1995 76 min Film: 91 min

Director: F. Gary Gray

8.5/10

Steve picks the ultimate quotable comedy Friday (1995), and the dads dive into Ice Cube and Chris Tucker's hood classic that basically created its own language. From "Bye, Felic...

Contains A Meme

Episode 24 August 27, 2025

The Secret of My Success (1987)

1987 86 min Film: 111 min

Director: Herbert Ross

6/10

Michael J. Fox could do no wrong in the late 80s, and The Secret of My Success proves it, earning $111 million on a $12 million budget despite lukewarm reviews. Nic picked this ...

Romance The Dobermann: The Official Attack Dog of the '80s

Episode 25 September 03, 2025

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

1984 70 min Film: 82 min

Director: Rob Reiner

8.5/10

This week, the dads crank it up to 11 with This Is Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner's 1984 mockumentary about Britain's loudest heavy metal band and their disastrous American comeback tou...

Mockumentary

Episode 27 September 17, 2025

Tommy Boy (1995)

1995 81 min Film: 98 min

Director: Peter Segal

6/10

This week, the dads tackle Tommy Boy (1995), Chris Farley's star vehicle that perfectly captured the sweet-natured physical comedy that made him a legend. Steve picked this one ...

Episode 28 September 24, 2025

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

1985 78 min Film: 91 min

Director: Tim Burton

8.5/10

This week, the dads tackle Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), Tim Burton's directorial debut that introduced audiences to both his distinctive visual style and Paul Reubens' belove...

Family Fantasy The Dirt Bike: The Official Vehicle of Crime The Dobermann: The Official Attack Dog of the '80s

Episode 36 November 19, 2025

Raising Arizona (1987)

1987 64 min Film: 94 min

Director: Joel Coen

8/10

This week, the dads drop into Raising Arizona (1987), a madcap pivot in their Cagevember journey, trading military convicts and green flares for baby snatching and pomade-covere...

Cagevember Crime Fantasy Nontraditional Baby Acquisition The Rottweiler: The Official Attack Dog of the '90s

Episode 38 December 03, 2025

Trading Places (1983)

1983 94 min Film: 116 min

Director: John Landis

9.5/10

This week, the dads tackle Trading Places (1983), the John Landis comedy that asks the age-old question: what if you took a rich guy's entire life and gave it to Eddie Murphy? W...

Dadvent Calendar

Episode 39 December 10, 2025

The Ref (1994)

1994 64 min Film: 97 min

Director: Ted Demme

5.5/10

This week, the dads continue their Dadvent Calendar with The Ref (1994), a pitch-black Christmas comedy where a cat burglar named Gus hijacks the wrong couple and spends his Chr...

Crime Dadvent Calendar Drama The Rottweiler: The Official Attack Dog of the '90s

Episode 40 December 17, 2025

Home Alone (1990)

1990 88 min Film: 103 min

Director: Chris Columbus

9/10

This week, the dads open another door on the Dadvent calendar with Home Alone (1990), the Christmas classic that feels impossible to skip during the holiday season. Steve and Ni...

Dadvent Calendar Family Walking On Walking On Broken GlaaAAaass

Episode 47 February 04, 2026

Airplane! (1980)

1980 61 min Film: 88 min

Director: Jim Abrahams +2

7/10

This week, the Dads kick off their new 2 Dads 2 Decades series with 1980's Airplane!, and Steve arrives with the ultimate childhood credential: he first watched this movie at tw...

Contains A Meme Missing Or Artificial Limb(s)

Episode 49 February 18, 2026

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

1982 87 min Film: 90 min

Director: Amy Heckerling

6.5/10

This week, the Dads dive into Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Cameron Crowe's undercover-journalism-turned-screenplay debut brought to life by first-time director Amy Hecke...

Chaos in a Mall Drama

Episode 50 February 25, 2026

Strange Brew (1983)

1983 57 min Film: 90 min

Director: Dave Thomas +1

6/10

For their 50th episode, the dads crack open a 24-pack of nostalgia with Strange Brew (1983), the Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas comedy that somehow became every kid's unofficial g...

Magic Video Game

Episode 51 March 04, 2026

Ghostbusters (1984)

1984 78 min Film: 107 min

Director: Ivan Reitman

9.5/10

This week, the Dads continue their 2 Dads 2 Decades march with 1984's Ghostbusters.Steve has seen Ghostbusters well over a hundred times. He watched it on LaserDisc as a four-ye...

Fantasy

Episode 52 March 11, 2026

The Breakfast Club (1985)

1985 77 min Film: 98 min

Director: John Hughes

8/10

This week the Dads get detention along with The Breakfast Club, and what was supposed to be a conversation about a teen movie turns into something closer to a therapy session fo...

Drama The Switchblade: The Official Weapon of Crime

Episode 53 March 18, 2026

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

1986 84 min Film: 103 min

Director: John Hughes

5/10

Steve brought a childhood favorite to the table this week, and Nic brought a grudge he didn't know he had. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) is John Hughes's love letter to the pe...

Fantasy The Rottweiler: The Official Attack Dog of the '90s

Episode 59 April 29, 2026

Wayne's World (1992)

1992 80 min Film: 94 min

Director: Penelope Spheeris

8/10

Some movies leave a line or two rattling around in your head for years. Wayne's World (1992) apparently colonized Steve's entire personality. The man is 46 years old and recentl...

Welcome To The Movie Title!

Episode 61 May 13, 2026

Clerks (1994)

1994 59 min Film: 92 min

Director: Kevin Smith

6/10

In 1994, a 23-year-old Kevin Smith maxed out every credit card he could open to make a movie about two guys talking shit behind a convenience store counter for 92 minutes. Steve...

Episode 63 May 27, 2026

Swingers (1996)

1996 85 min Film: 96 min

Director: Doug Liman

10/10

The dads land at 1996 in the 2 Dads 2 Decades run, and Steve has picked the movie that turned him into the guy who browbeat an entire cast party into watching it in late '97. Sw...

Groundhog Day (1993)

Spaceballs (1987)

Army of Darkness (1992)

Coming To America (1988)

Fletch (1985)

Brewster's Millions (1985)

Happy Gilmore (1996)

The Naked Gun (1988)

Friday (1995)

The Secret of My Success (1987)

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

Raising Arizona (1987)

Trading Places (1983)

The Ref (1994)

Home Alone (1990)

Airplane! (1980)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Strange Brew (1983)

Ghostbusters (1984)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Wayne's World (1992)

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