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On this week's episode, Fred and Tom learn about the power...the Nintendo power...of a great musical score as they discuss legendary video game composer, Koji Kondo. Joining them to discuss everything from musical scores to high scores is Milwaukee musician, Nick Spitza. Together they break down all the history, highlights, and what could have been from the mind behind the timeless soundtracks of...

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom 'deliver' the goods by discussing the popular sandwich chain, "Jimmy John's". Joining them to share the goods on the 'gargantuan' franchise is returning guest, Shannon Cassells. Together they break down all the history, highlights, and what could have been - freaky fast! ********* Check out our Linktree to find our Buy Me a Coffee page and all of our social lin...

This week, Fred and Tom explore the wonderful world of buffalo wings with a blind-taste tournament involving five different restaurant chains: Domino's, Pizza Hut (WingStreet), Wings Over, Wingstop, and Buffalo Wild Wings. They welcome back comedians Jasmine Gonzalez and Joe Francisco to sample and rank all of their favorite wings while discussing the highlights, history, and what could have been...

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom set off on a new expedition to discuss the adventurous video game franchise, "Uncharted". Joining them this week to dig up its 'treasured' history is returning guest, Dan Pappas. Together they break down the history, highlights, and what could have been from the popular series from Naughty Dog. Come explore it with us!

It's the holiday season! So whoopty-doo, and dickery dock, and don't forget to start up the pod! On this week's episode, Fred and Tom celebrate the season with their first annual holiday episode. Together they go through the history of the season, discuss its highlights, and give their power rankings for a number of classic songs, movies, and treats that have become synonymous with the holidays. *...

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom learn all about Cylons and space colonies as they discuss the popular sci-fi franchise, "Battlestar Galactica". Joining them this week to really 'frak' things up is returning guest, Jasmine Gonzalez. Together they break down the history, highlights, and what could have been from the cult classic series. So say we all! ----- Help support actor Michael Hogan: htt...

Welcome to State of the Franchise! In this episode, Fred and Tom welcome you to the podcast by offering an overview of what the show is about, as well as what you can expect on your journey into wonderful world of franchises. Together they reflect on one official year of the show by discussing some of the highlights (so far), the show's brief history, and what to expect from the podcast moving for...

Happy Halloween! On this week's episode, Fred and Tom scare up all the dark and spooky things that go bump in the night as they discuss the holiday of Halloween. Together they dive into the long history of All Hallow's Eve, cover all the highlights, and share scary stories to help celebrate the season. Listen now, if you dare...

Hold onto your butts! On this week's episode, Fred and Tom learn all about dino DNA as they discuss the blockbuster trilogy, "Jurassic Park". Joining them this week is returning guest and local comedian, Josh Randall. Together they break down the history (and pre-history), highlights, and what could have been from the ongoing franchise. Embrace the chaos theory and listen now! ----- Help support L...

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom make their first journey to Middle Earth to talk about the epic trilogy (and its many appendices), "The Lord of the Rings". Together they break down the (lengthy) history, highlights, and what could have been for story that inspired a thousand other fantasy stories. Speak 'friend' and enter this episode now!

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom snap into a Slim Jim while they discuss the larger-than-life pro wrestler, Macho Man Randy Savage. Joining them to break down all of the high flying moves and outlandish costumes is comedian Chris Schmidt. Together they break down the history, highlights, and what could have been for hall-of-fame wrestler from the heyday of the WWE (formerly WWF).

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom get ready for some football by discussing the popular online game, Fantasy Football. Joining them to break down all the hard-hitting facts and stats is one of the hosts of the podcast "The Fantasy Football Pros", Shane Onines. Together they break down the history, highlights, and what could have been for continuously growing online competition.

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom would love to see you smile as they discuss the fast food giant, "McDonald's". Joining them to share how much they are 'lovin' it' is former McDonald's manager, Paul Behlmer. Together they break down all the history, highlights, and what could have been from the lucrative restaurant chain.

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom step into the Tardis to discuss the popular British sci-fi series, "Doctor Who". Joining them to break down all the time-bending moments from the show are the hosts of the Doctor Who-themed podcast, "Who's Doing What Now": Beth Ann and Vince Figueroa. Together, they discuss the very long history, the highlights, and what could have been with the Doctor and thei...

On this week's episode, Fred and Tom curb their own enthusiasm to discuss the long-running meta comedy series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Joining them to break down all the cringe-inducing moments is Milwaukee comedian, Mike Schwantz. Together they discuss all the highlights, history, and what could have been from the mind of "Seinfeld" creator, Larry David.

Listener beware, you're in for a scare! This week, Fred and Tom delve into the world of ghosts and ghouls by discussing the popular book series, "Goosebumps". Joining them to break down all the spine-chilling titles (and book covers) is horror aficionado, Nick Kaldunski. Together they discuss all the creepy highlights, history, and what could have been from the mind of R.L. Stine.

This week on the show, Fred and Tom strut their stuff on the catwalk and discuss the popular reality series, "RuPaul's Drag Race". Joining them to break down all the best lip-sync offs and larger-than-life personas are avid fans, Jenny and Lainey Seyler. Together they discuss all the highlights, history, and what could have been from the series that looks for America's next top drag superstar.

Let's get dangerous! Fred and Tom jump back to the heyday of the Disney Channel in the 90's by discussing the animated shows that made up the classic "Disney Afternoon" block. From "DuckTales" to "Chip N' Dale: Rescue Rangers", the guys listen to the catchy theme songs and discuss the history, highlights, and what could have been from each of the popular animated shows.

Franchises…the final frontier. These are the episodes of the podcast, “State of the Franchise”. This week on its continuing mission, Fred and Tom discuss the popular sci-fi series, "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Joining them on their voyage is Los Angeles-based actress, Cristy Barbatelli, to help them break down the highlights, history, and what could have been from the popular entry in the Sta...

"State of the Franchise" has arrived in Gotham City. In this week's episode, Fred and Tom discuss the "Batman Quadrilogy" that consists of Tim Burton's "Batman" and "Batman Returns,", as well as Joel Schumacher's "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin". Joining them this week is returning guest and local comedian, Joe Francisco, to help them discuss the highlights, history, and what could have bee...

It's the State of the Franchise Star Wars Holiday Special! Fred and Tom are celebrating "May the Fourth" by discussing the obscenely large collection of .Star Wars video games. Jumping back to the first games from the 1980s, they are playing the hits, history, and what could have been from the games based on the popular film franchise.

This week, Fred and Tom are flexing more than just their vocal muscles by discussing the filmography of action movie legend, Jean-Claude Van Damme. Joining them is local comedian, Scott Vollmer, to discuss all of the highlights, history, and what could have been involving the "Muscles from Brussels".

This week, Fred and Tom are rapping (in some instances, literally) about the popular SNL sketch-turned-movie, "Wayne's World". Joining them this week is long-time fan, Peter Intile, to discuss all of the highlights, history, and what could have been from all things involving Wayne and Garth. Party on!

This week, Fred and Tom roll out the red carpet to talk about the year in movies for 2021, and the grandaddy of all the award shows: the Academy Awards. Loyal listeners provided feedback from their favorite movies of 2021 to help Fred and Tom determine which movies deserved to be a prestigious Oscar nominee, and which ones could, should, and will win it all.

This week, Fred and Tom live más by picking up some fourth meal from Taco Bell. Joining them this week is local comedian and former Taco Bell employee, Jasmine Gonzalez, to discuss all of the highlights, history, and what could have been from popular fast food chain.