Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie

Latest Episodes:

RITUAL OF EVIL with Stacie Ponder Apr 29, 2025

Show notes

Let the Ritual of Evil begin! This month's episode of Monday Afternoon Movie brings back super podcast guest Stacie Ponder to dissect the classic RITUAL OF EVIL, a 1970 American made-for-television drama directed by Robert Day and starring Louis Jourdan. It was made as a sequel to Fear No Evil (1969) Want to show your support for Sam & The Monday Afternoon Movie? Make sure to follow on the official Patreon page and pledge a few bucks if you are able.

PATREON PAGE Show Links: Sam Pancake's Instagram Stacie Ponder's Website Stacie Ponder's previous episode with Sam: The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

Engineered & Produced by Meika Grimm.

FIVE DESPERATE WOMEN With Sarah Burns Mar 31, 2025

Show notes

The Monday Afternoon Movie hiatus is officially over! Sam Pancake is back to recap and analyze your favorite made for TV movies and specials, in a way that only he can. He continues his march into 70's and 80's TV movie madess with Five Desperate Women, a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week starring Robert Conrad & Joan Hackett. To help Sam break down the plot for us, he's bringing back actor & comedian Sarah Burns (of HBO's Enlightened & Barry). You may also remember her from the previous episode covering the John Travolta movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Link below. Want to show your support for Sam & The Monday Afternoon Movie? Make sure to follow on the official Patreon page and pledge a few bucks if you are able.

PATREON PAGE Show Links: Sam Pancake's Instagram Sarah Burn's Instagram Sarah Burn's previous episode with Sam: Part 1 | Part 2

Engineered & Produced by Meika Grimm.

THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE with Lauren Graham Dec 23, 2024

Show notes

What better Christmas present could Monday Afternoon Movie offer you than a holiday special with special guest Lauren Graham? Not only is she one of the titular Gilmore Girls, she's also a bona fide Christmas movie star in her own right as a result of starring in both Bad Santa and appearing in this year's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. And she's also Sam's IRL bestie, and they're joining forces to discuss 1972's THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE, starring Lisa Lucas and Jason Robards.

Watch the film on YouTube.

THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY with Patty Schemel Dec 16, 2024

Show notes

We don't like to brag on this podcast — we don't, we swear! — but presented for your holiday delight is possibly the best union of guest and subject matter we've done so far: kickass drummer Patty Schemel and the 1968 made-for-TV Christmas classic, The Little Drummer Boy. Yes, this is a non-scary episode of the podcast, unless you find the Rankin/Bass stop-motion animation slightly unsettling, and many of us do. Listen to Sam and Patty reminisce about the 90s, her days in the band Hole, drugs and also holiday TV.

Watch the special on YouTube.

GHOSTWATCH with Roz Hernandez Oct 28, 2024

Show notes

Welcome to a special Halloween edition of Monday Afternoon Movie, in which we discuss not a hilarious made-for-TV gem that is enjoyable on a camp level but instead a TV movie that is actually scary. We speak of GHOSTWATCH, a 1992 BBC broadcast that took many an at-home viewer by surprise when it first aired. To say too much would ruin a first-time viewing experience, so Sam — joined by returning guest Roz Hernandez! — will not be giving away the whole plot. Instead, let their conversation inspire you to tune in for yourself.

Happy Halloween!

And BTW, you can watch this film yourself right now (and for free!) on Tubi!

THE NIGHT STRANGLER with Jack Plotnick Sep 30, 2024

Show notes

A hero returns just when we need him most! Is it Darren McGavin's Carl Kolchak? No! It's Sam Pancake, here to discuss the second of the Kolchak movies in which a host of crabby white men go on and on in the face of supernatural peril. This time, Sam is joined by professional funny-acting person Jack Plotnick, to discuss the highs and lows of the made-for-TV horror subgenre.

Get even more Monday Afternoon Movie on Patreon!

Follow Sam on X (formerly known as Twitter)

LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ROSEMARY'S BABY with Stacie Ponder Aug 27, 2024

Show notes

You might think that if anyone was going to follow up the iconic film Rosemary's Baby with further tales of the plucky Woodhouse family, they would do so with the skill and thoughtfulness that made the original so celebrated. Well, you woulnd't be correct, because the 1976 ABC TV movie LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ROSEMARY'S BABY tosses out the prestiga of the original for the wackadoo kookiness that you'd find in any made-for-TV horror flick of the era. Fortunately for Sam, his guest for the exploration of this sequel-that-should-not-be is none other than Stacie Ponder, of the celebrated Final Girl blog and more podcast episodes about scary stuff than we can count. Was Ruth Gordon justified in returning for this one? Find out!

And if you're a fan of Stacie's appearances on the Evolution of Horror podcast, be sure to check out her new Twin Peaks podcast, The Detective and the Log Lady! (Spoiler: She's the Log Lady.)

Get even more Monday Afternoon Movie on Patreon!

Follow Sam on X (formerly known as Twitter)

SCREAM, PRETTY PEGGY with Andrew Hopf Aug 01, 2024

Show notes

Have you ever been watching reruns of That Girl and felt like Ted Bessell seemed too villainous to be playing Marlo Thomas's boyfriend? If yes, then we've got the movie for you. Originally airing in 1973, SCREAM, PRETTY PEGGY has Bessell starring opposite Bette Davis and Sian Barbara Allen in a thriller that sure wants to earn the adjective "Hitchcockian." Sam is joined by Andrew Hopf to discuss whether it earns it.

Get even more Monday Afternoon Movie on Patreon!

Follow Sam on X (formerly known as Twitter)

NIGHT TERROR with Carrie Aizley and Christen Sussin Jul 01, 2024

Show notes

Also known as Night Drive, this 1974 made-for-TV thriller stars none other than Valerie Harper as a lady motorist pursued by a psychopath. Is it a distaff Duel or an even scarier Crossroads? Here to answer that question are two of Sam's comedy chums, performers Carrie Aizley and Christen Sussin.

Sam Pancake's X (Formerly known as Twitter)

FALLEN ANGEL with Margaret Cho May 27, 2024

Show notes

Warning: This episode (and this TV film) concerns child pornography and might be upsetting for some listeners.

What's this? A return to the "teen trauma" wave of TV movies? YES! And it's all thanks to this week's guest, Margaret Cho, who made the suggestion that Sam look into this real doozy of a telefilm. FALLEN ANGEL stars Melinda Dillon as the mother of a tween who runs afoul of child pornographers. So yeah, this is heavy, but Sam and Margaret treat it like a real-life horror film… because it is.

Sam Pancake's X (Formerly known as Twitter)

Sam Pancake's Instagram

Visit the Monday Afternoon Movie website

Facebook / X / Spotify / Google Play / Apple Podcasts

This podcast was recorded & edited by Meika Grimm. Follow her on X or Instagram 😊

This is a TableCakes production, a woman-owned, Los Angeles-based podcast company

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected