Have you ever asked the question "What if Ocean's Eleven was a child's Christmas movie and what if Danny Glover was in it?" then this movie is definitely for you! Listen for our take on The Naughty Nine!

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The Naughty Nine (November 22, 2023)

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Directed by Alberto Belli (Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado)

Written by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Best Friends Whenever, Raven’s Home, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)

Starring:

Winslow Fegley as Andy Steele (Fast Layne, 8-Bit Christmas, Lyle Lyle Crocodile)

Camila Rodriguez as Dulce Gutierrez (Daredevil: Born Again)

Derek Theler as Bruno (Baby Daddy, 68 Whiskey - this was his last credit)

Deric McCabe as Jon Anthony Dizon (A Wrinkle in Time, Home Before Dark)

Clara Stack as Rose Wingert (Hawkeye, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, IT: Welcome to Derry)

Anthony Joo as Lewis Sobong (Bossy Bear, Left Arm Treasure Society)

Ayden Elijah as Albert Reyes (Morphle, Blaze and the Monster Machines)

Imogen Cohen as Ha-Yoon Si-u (The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)

Madilyn Kellam as Laurel Steele (Full Out 2, Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet)

Liyou Abere as Bethany (Blues Clues & You, Locke & Key, The Boys, Lyla in the Loop)

Danny Glover as Santa (The Color Purple, Lethal Weapon, Angels in the Outfield, Beloved, The Prince of Egypt, The Royal Tenenbaums, Dreamgirls, Jumanji: The Next Level)

Synopsis: Andy, a mischievous boy, discovers that he is on Santa's naughty list. He forms a team with other children from the list to claim their gifts.

Fun Facts:

The first Disney Channel Original Movie to premiere in November since Geek Charming (2011) 12 years prior.

The two schools shown are named after the families in popular Christmas movies. McAllister Elementary is named after the McAlister family of Home Alone (1990) and Griswold Middle School is named after the Griswold family in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).

Next Movie: Descendants: The Rise of Red

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Al and Val watch The Hangover...we mean The Slumber Party as our first full-fledged DOM. What a wild hedgehog ride!

The Slumber Party (July 27, 2023)

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Directed by Veronica Rodriguez (Chicken Girls, Dropout, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables)

Written by Eydie Faye (Fuller House, Camp Rock 3, Zombies 5) & Jen Malone (wrote the book)

Starring:

Darby Camp as Megan Brookman (Big Little Lies, Gaslit)

Emmy Liu-Wang as Paige (Raven’s Home)

Alex Cooper Cohen as Veronica (only credit)

Valentina Herrera as Anna Maria Guerrero (Black Widow, Odd Squad)

Dallas Liu as Mikey (Hopefuls, Pen15, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sakamoto Days)

Ramon Jose Rodriguez as Jake Ramirez (Love XO, Class of 1970)

Caroline Valencia as Penny Guerrero (Only Murders in the Building, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)

Tituss Burgess as Mesmer (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ratatouille: The Tik Tok Musical, Central Park, Schmigadoon, Snow White)

Paula Pell as Principal Petersen (SNL Writer, 30 Rock, Inside Out, The Awesomes, AP Bio, Girls5Eva, Big Mouth, The ‘Burbs)

Sean Hankinson as Dr. Patrick Brookman (character actor - Prom Queen, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse)

Rodney Hicks as Dr. Conrad Brookman (broadway actor)

Synopsis: Depicting the aftermath of a sleepover birthday party hypnotism gone wrong as best friends Megan and Paige, along with soon-to-be step-sister Veronica, wake up with absolutely no memory of the night before.

Fun Facts:

The movie is based on the novel "The Sleepover" by Jen Malone

Next Movie: The Naughty Nine

Baby's first DOM! And we LOVE it! Listen for all our gushing, plus TWO games!

Prom Pact (March 30, 2023)

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Directed by Anya Adams (Speechless, Fresh Off the Boat, Ginny & Georgia, Yellowjackets, Bridgerton)

Written by Anthony Lombardo (American Housewife)

Starring:

Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Mandy Yang (Andi Mack, Descendants 3, Doogie Kamealoha M.D.)

Milo Manheim as Ben Plunkett (Zombies franchise, School Spirits)

Blake Draper as Graham Lansing (Neighbours, The Imposter)

Monique Green as LaToya Reynolds (Big Shot - PP is her last credit)

Arica Himmel as Zenobia (Mixed-ish)

Jason Sakaki as Charles (Devil in Ohio, The Dressing Room)

Chelah Horsdal as Mrs. Lansing (character actor - The L Word, Level Up, When Calls the Heart, Hell on Wheels, You Me Her, Man in the High Castle, Firefly Lane, Star Trek: Discovery)

David S. Jung as Tom Yang (character actor)

Wendi McLendon-Covey as Alyssa Yang (character actor - Reno 911, The Goldbergs, Bridesmaids, Big City Greens, St. Denis Medical)

Christopher Shyer as Senator Lansing (Whistler, V, The Night Agent, Hallmark movies)

Margaret Cho as Ms. Chen (Standup - All-American Girl, Drop Dead Diva)

Synopsis: It is the height of prom season, but high school senior Mandy Yang has her sights set on a singular goal: attending Harvard. When she finds out she has been deferred, she is determined to do whatever she can to get herself off the waitlist, even if that means asking the one person who represents everything she abhors, all-star jock Graham Lansing, whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.

Fun Facts:

Milo became the 20th actor to be in 4+ DCOMs/DOMs

Next Movie: The Slumber Party

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Al & Val reunite with new and old mummy pals, including Adam Wylie, who had the distinction of being in the first and last ever DCOM.

Listen in the first 10min for an announcement on the show's future (GOOD NEWS!)

Under Wraps 2 (September 25, 2022)

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Directed by Alex Zamm (My Date with the President’s Daughter, A Christmas Prince, Under Wraps, The Baxters)

Written by Josh A. Cagan (The Duff, Kim Possible movie, Upside Down Magic, Spin, Zombies 4)

Starring:

Malachi Barton as Marshall (Under Wraps, Stuck in the Middle, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Fancy Nancy, The Villains of Valley View, Zombies 4 & 5)

Christian J. Simon as Gilbert (Under Wraps, The Amazing World of Gumball, Disney Animals, Sydney to the Max, T.O.T.S.)

Sophia Hammons as Amy (Under Wraps, The Social Dilemma, Up Here, Freakier Friday)

Phil Wright as Harold (Under Wraps)

Melanie Brook as Buzzy (Under Wraps)

Jordan Conley as Larry (character actor)

Rryla McIntosh as Rose (character actor - hallmark movies)

T.J. Storm as Sobek (character & voice actor - V.R. Troopers, Conan the Adventurer, Resident Evil, Streetfighter, League of Legends)

Claude Knowlton as Pop (character actor - Lizzie McGuire Movie)

Antonio Cayonne as Carl (character actor - Christmas movies)

Adam Wylie as Bueller (OG Under Wraps, Can of Worms)

Synopsis: Three friends, Amy, Gilbert and Marshall, prepare for a wedding. However, they spring into action when they learn their mummy pal, Harold, and his beloved Rose face the wrath of an evil mummy with a 1,000-year-old grudge.

Fun Facts:

First non-musical sequel since Twitches Too (2007)

First DCOM to premiere in September since Camp Rock 2 (2012)

First DCOM to premiere on a day other than Friday since Starstruck (2010)

First Halloween DCOM to not premiere in October

Next Movie: Prom Pact

Creators & Guests

• Allie Ring - Host
• Val Agnew - Host

Join us as we chat with Disney Zombies' very own Principal Lee, Naomi Snieckus! We talk improv, paying kindness forward, and how to be cool with the teens on set!

We pivot from improv to Disney/Zombies at the 31min mark if you are only interested in one of the two main topics of conversation

Naomi Snieckus

DCOMs

The Swap (2016) - Jamie Karas & Ron Oliver

ZOMBIES (2018) - Paul Hoen

ZOMBIES 2 (2020) - Paul Hoen

ZOMBIES 3 (2022) - Paul Hoen

Other Notables

The Casting Room (2011-2014)

Playdate (2015)

Mr. D (2012-2018)

I’m Also Here (2026)

Firecracker Department

WE MADE IT TO 100 EPISODES!!!! AND IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas…Again?! (December 3, 2021)

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Directed by Andy Fickman (She’s the Man, The Game Plan, Race to Witch Mountain, You Again, Liv & Maddie, Kevin Can Wait, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)

Written by Doan La (only notable credit)

Starring:

Scarlett Estevez as Rowena Clybourne (Daddy’s Home, Daddy’s Home 2, Lucifer, Bunk’d)

Alexis Carra as Carolina (Mixology)

Beth Lacke as Diane (Happy Hour, Work It, HSMTMTS, Chicago Med)

Ashlyn Jade Lopez as Gabby Clybourne (character actor)

Priscilla Lopez as Abuela Sofia (character actor - Kay O’Brien, B Positive, Theater Camp)

Tony Amendola as Abuelo Hector (character & voice actor - Stargate SG-1, Continuum, Once Upon a Time, World of Warcraft)

Gabriel Ruiz as Gerry (You’re So Talented, Chicago P.D.)

Sean Parris as Bruce (character actor)

Daniel Sunjata as Mike (Law & Order SVU, The Devil Wears Prada, Rescue Me, Graceland, High Potential)

Gary Anthony Williams as Santa (character & voice actor - Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Malcolm in the Middle, Boston Legal, Special Agent Oso, The Internship, The Boondocks, The Lion Guard, Doc McStuffins, Night Court)

Synopsis: After her Christmas celebration ends in a disaster, Rowena wishes for things to go back to the way they were in the past. However, it results in her getting stuck in an unusual situation.

Fun Facts:

First DCOM to feature a queer kiss

They actually filmed in Chicago - the house is in North Center!

Next Movie: ZOMBIES 3