The Rank

👊🚕 John’s back at the Sunshine Garage for a surreal close to Season 2 with Taxi — Season 2, Episode 24: “Fantasy Borough: Part 2.” After Fantasy Borough: Part 1 set the gang off on a series of wild daydreams triggered by finding Hervé Villechaize’s belongings in Tony’s cab, the cabbies dive even deeper into their outrageous fantasy sequences — each one a humorous window into what they wish life...

👊⚖️ John’s back on the couch with Married… with Children for Sitcom Rankings as he dives into one of the most infamous installments in the show’s history — Season 3, Episode 10: “I’ll See You in Court.” This isn’t just any Bundy episode — it was originally pulled from airing during the show’s original 1988–89 run due to concerns about its adult humor and the wider controversy surrounding the seri...

🎙️🏆In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John takes on Best Picture Rankings with a look at the monumental 1962 war drama The Longest Day — one of the most ambitious and influential portrayals of D-Day and the Normandy invasion in cinema history. Based on Cornelius Ryan’s bestselling book, the film recreates the events of June 6, 1944, from the eve of the Allied assault to the bloody beach landing...

🎙️😂 In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John dives into Sitcom Rankings with a look at The Mindy Project — focusing on Season 3, Episode 9: “How to Lose a Mom in Ten Days.” This hilarious entry centers on the ever-present and ever-opinionated Annette Castellano, Danny’s (Chris Messina) mom (guest-starring Rhea Perlman), whose constant presence in Mindy and Danny’s life starts pushing Mindy to th...

👊🚕 John’s back at the Sunshine Garage for a surreal detour in Taxi — Season 2, Episode 23: “Fantasy Borough: Part 1.” After Fantasy Island actor Hervé Villechaize (best known as Tattoo) accidentally leaves a package in Tony’s cab, the gang finds themselves speculating wildly about what it means — and more importantly, what they would do if their wildest dreams came true. Tune in as John breaks d...

🎙️👊 In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John dives into Sitcom Rankings with a look at the classic Married… with Children — specifically Season 3, Episode 9: “Requiem for a Dead Barber.” After Al’s longtime barber, Tony, passes away, Al refuses to entertain the idea of going to a salon staffed by stylists — especially one full of women — and lets his hair grow out in protest rather than face wha...

🎙️🏆 In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John explores Best Picture Rankings with a deep, thoughtful look at the critically acclaimed 2025 drama Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier. This richly layered Norwegian-led film follows sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) as they unexpectedly reunite with their estranged father Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård) following t...

🎙️🌟 In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John dives into Sitcom Rankings with a look at The Mindy Project — specifically Season 3, Episode 8: “Diary of a Mad Indian Woman.” This episode mixes relationship comedy with professional chaos as Mindy Lahiri (Mindy Kaling) finds herself juggling her responsibilities at the hospital and the awkward aftermath of Danny (Chris Messina) staying over at her p...

👊🚕 John’s back at the Sunshine Garage for Taxi — Season 2, Episode 22: “Art Work.” In this clever ensemble comedy, the cabbies get swept up in one of their classic get-rich-quick schemes after a conversation about how an artist’s work skyrockets in value once the artist has died. Elaine tells the group about a dying painter whose pieces are just about to hit that fate-driven hot streak, convinci...

👊✈️ John’s back at the Bundy household for Married… with Children — Season 3, Episode 8: “The Gypsy Cried.” After attending a party thrown by Steve and Marcy, the Bundys — along with Steve — get their fortunes read by a psychic named Madame Olga. While Al, Peggy, and Steve all hear positive predictions about money, luck, and success, Marcy receives a bleak forecast: misfortune, disaster, and even...

🎙️🔥 In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John takes on Action Movie Rankings with a deep dive into Avatar: Fire and Ash — the highly anticipated 2025 sci-fi action spectacle from James Cameron and the third film in the Avatar franchise. Set years after the events of The Way of Water, the story returns to Pandora, where former Marine-turned-Na’vi leader Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zo...

🎙️🌟 In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John dives into Sitcom Rankings with a look at The Mindy Project — specifically Season 3, Episode 7: “We Need to Talk About Annette.” In this hilarious and awkward installment, Mindy (Mindy Kaling) finds herself in deep sitcom territory when Danny’s (Chris Messina) mom, Annette (Rhea Perlman), reveals a surprising habit: she shoplifts. Mindy witnesses Anne...

👊🚕 John’s back at the Sunshine Garage for Taxi — Season 2, Episode 21: “Alex Jumps Out of an Airplane.” After an exhilarating ski trip, Alex (Judd Hirsch) catches the adventure bug and decides it’s time to shake off his usual cautious routine. Inspired by the thrill of pushing his boundaries, he starts testing himself in bigger and bolder ways around town — from entertaining patrons at Mario’s w...

John’s back with the Bundys for Married… with Children — Season 3, Episode 7: “The Bald and the Beautiful.” In this hilarious installment, Steve Rhoades starts worrying that his hairline is receding after seeing an ad for a baldness cure — and once he’s freaked out, he drags Al Bundy into the panic too. What begins with a little denial quickly becomes a full-on crisis of confidence as both men des...

🎙️🏜️ In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John turns his attention to one of cinema’s most revered epics as Best Picture Rankings tackles David Lean’s 1962 masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia. Starring Peter O’Toole in his career-defining role, the film chronicles the extraordinary real-life story of T.E. Lawrence, a British officer sent to Arabia during World War I who becomes deeply entangled in the...

👊🚕 John’s back at the Sunshine Garage for Taxi — Season 2, Episode 20: “Shut It Down: Part 2.” After the cabbies’ strike brought the garage to a halt in Part 1, this episode picks up with the strike still in full swing — and Elaine Nardo reluctantly preparing to honor the deal she made with Louie De Palma to go out with him in exchange for meeting the drivers’ demands and ending the work stoppag...

👊😂 John’s back at Shulman & Associates for The Mindy Project — Season 3, Episode 6: “Caramel Princess Time.” In this episode, Danny (Chris Messina) has finally reached his limit with Mindy’s chronic lateness — especially after she shows up so late to their movie date that they miss the film entirely. Determined to teach her a lesson about punctuality, he pushes back against her casual attitu...

👊👙 John’s back with the Bundys for Married… with Children — Season 3, Episode 6: “Her Cups Runneth Over.” When Peggy decides to get a breast augmentation, Al is immediately thrown into a spiral of insecurity and possessiveness — thrilled by the results, yet terrified of the attention they bring. As Peggy proudly shows off her new look, Al’s jealousy kicks into overdrive, turning every interactio...

🎙️⚡ John returns to Action Movie Rankings with a look at Thor: The Dark World (2013), the MCU sequel that leans darker as ancient powers resurface across the Nine Realms. After a fragile peace settles in the wake of The Avengers, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) must confront the return of the Dark Elves, led by the vengeful Malekith (Christopher Eccleston), whose goal is to plunge the universe back into d...

👊😂 John’s back at Shulman & Associates for The Mindy Project — Season 3, Episode 5: “The Devil Wears Lands’ End.” In this episode, Mindy (Mindy Kaling) finds herself in a full-blown fashion showdown with Danny (Chris Messina) when he starts policing her wardrobe at work. Danny insists Mindy’s revealing outfits undermine her professionalism as a doctor, pushing her toward bland, conservative...

👊🚕 John’s back at the Sunshine Garage for Taxi — Season 2, Episode 19: “Shut It Down: Part 1.” The cabbies’ world is rocked when the New York City Taxi Commission threatens to shut down Sunshine Cab for alleged violations, putting everyone’s jobs — and livelihoods — on the line. What starts as bureaucratic pressure quickly turns into an all-hands-on-deck crisis as Alex, Louie, and the drivers sc...

🎙️🌌 John closes the gates on The Good Place with a look at Season 4, Episode 13 — “Whenever You’re Ready.” In this emotional two-part finale (aired Jan 30, 2020), the series jumps forward to show the main characters living in the Good Place — and then gives each of them the heartbreaking, beautiful choice of when to move on. Over time Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, Jason, Michael, and Janet confront wha...

🎙️🔥 John plunges into James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), a visually staggering follow-up that follows Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) as they try to protect their family and home when an old human threat returns. After years of peace, the Sully family — including their children Neteyam, Lo’ak, and Tuktirey — are forced to flee and seek refuge with the ocean-go...

👊😂 John’s back at Shulman & Associates for The Mindy Project — Season 3, Episode 4: “I Slipped.” This episode pushes Mindy and Danny’s relationship into awkward new territory when Danny attempts a surprise sexual move and later insists it was just an accident — “he slipped.” Mindy is hurt, confused, and furious: was it a careless boundary violation, or a poorly explained attempt at intimacy?...

👊🛁 John’s back with the Bundys for Married… with Children — Season 3, Episode 5: “A Dump of My Own.” Al finally decides to chase one of his lifelong dreams, a private, executive bathroom in the garage, after one too many disasters with the upstairs toilet. What begins as a petty, stubborn project turns into full-on Bundy chaos: loud construction, lost living-room space, and Al’s fragile ego ridi...