Throwdown Thursday

This week Patsy and Ashes are joined by Powerful Brandon to talk about one of the most quotable, most heartwarming and most enjoyable films of the last 40 years, The Princess Bride. After briefly forgetting his name, Patsy is able to join the conversation as the three of them revisit their thoughts and feelings on this film and the memorable characters we meet along our journey. From Inigo Montoya...

This week Patsy and Ashes are discussing the greatest one-off character in the history of television, Hank Scorpio form The Simpsons Season Eight, episode two, "You Only Move Twice". Not to worry though, because they also discuss their list of some of the other amazing single-appearance (occasionally twice) characters Springfield has shared with the world. All this, plus battle results, and a NEW...

This week Patsy and Ashes are covering characters from one of the most acclaimed television series in recent memory, The Mandalorian. Focusing mainly on the titular character...and of course his little green friend, they will take you on a journey through a galaxy far, far away as they talk about the Mandalorian's honor code, iron will, and the friends he makes along the way that help him as much...

This week Patsy and Ashes discuss one of Winona Ryder's most iconic yet underrated roles, Veronica Sawyer from the 1989 film Heathers! They discuss how her home and school lives contributed to her eventual role in the clique, her relationship with JD (Christian Slater), and how she got along with the other students in her high school, especially the titular Heathers. But that's not all! They also...

This is a very special episode of Throwdown Thursday! Not only is it the longest episode ever, but we have an astounding amount of feedback that we have gotten from our extended podcasting family! Guests from the past (and hopefully the future as well) share with us the lists of their favorite characters of all time! Patsy and Ashes also sprinkle their choices in as well amongst the overwhelming a...

This week Patsy and Ashes are discussing tragic villains, with their main focus being on their continuation of Lord of the Rings characters and one of the most tragic of all time, Gollum! They delve deep into his backstory, the difference between the films and books, as well as the way he was brought to life through the magic of not only motion capture technology, but by Andry Serkis' incredible a...

This week Patsy and Ashes discuss Samwise Gamgee from Lord of the Rings! But first, Ashes discusses her first experience with the films, and what enamored her with Sam in the first place. They discuss his heroism, innocence, great deeds, and loyalty, as well as other parts of the story that makes him so endearing. They also give you some background that can only be found in the books and extended...

It's Patsy's birthday! He thought they were going to be covering Bender from Futurama, but instead, Patsy is shocked to found out that a whole bunch of the extended Throwdown Thursday Family sent in messages for his birthday! Patsy is genuinely floored by the fact that so many people have so many nice things to say to and about him and the outpouring of affection truly humbles him. But that's not...

This week Patsy and Ashes are discussing one of the top-five animated characters of all time, Philip J Fry of Futurama! They discuss his past, future, romantic entanglements, and all of his various accomplishments. They also discuss how he affected the future from the past, and how he affected the past from the future. Time travel is a hell of a thing... They also give you the most recent battle r...

This week Patsy and Ashes use the theme of isolation to their advantage and discuss Daniel Anthony Torrance from The Shining! They compare and contrast the various portrayals of young Danny in the book and both the 1980 and 1997 films as well as grown-up Dan in Doctor Sleep. They discuss his powers, abilities, and life after the events of the Overlook Hotel. They also discuss other Stephen King ch...

This week Patsy and Ashes are joined by horror master, filmmaker and Castlevania nerd James Lamond from It Came From the 508 Productions to discuss the Belmont family of the Castlevania franchise! James gives us a brief rundown of the history of the Belmont family, expands on the genealogy, and gets to talk about his favorite, Trevor! Ashes gives her perspective as a newcomer to Castlevania, and P...

What's your favorite dinosaur? This week Patsy and Ashes discuss the characters from the 1988 classic Don Bluth animated film The Land Before Time! They discuss how Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike all band together to make the perilous journey to join their families in the Great Valley! They also discuss some of the tragic behind the scenes details, and the political statements made by...

This week Patsy takes the reigns while Ashes is recovering from either Space Plague or Wine Flu to chat with author Sam Miserendino about his Addicted Animal series of books, including "IF You Give a Bunny a Beer", "If You Give a Bear a Bong" and the upcoming "If You Give a Kitty a Cocktail". Sam provides insight into his writing process, some other great ideas he's got, and more! Plus Ashes is ab...

This week Patsy and Ashes, in collaboration with Retro Ridoctopus, are talking about the cereal mascots you know and love! They pick ten popular mascots and teach you a little bit about each of them, including some crazy facts that you'll want to hold on to for your next trivia night! They also discuss their unique new battle, their favorite cereals from their own childhood, and some interesting o...

This week Patsy and Ashes discuss one of the most intriguing characters from DC Comics' colorful Rogues Gallery, Dr. Harleen Quinzel, Ph. D. - AKA Harley Quinn! They get into her tragic origin story, her many incarnations since appearing nearly three decades ago, and how her comic story is much darker than some folks realize! They also discuss her role in films and other various media, the many ta...

This week Patsy and Ashes are honored to have the talented, delightful and awesomely nerdy Ashley Victoria Robinson on the show to talk about the Kickstarter for her new graphic novel, Jupiter Jet! They discuss useless superpowers, inspiration and what's next for the series! They also talk about another graphic novel Ashley was instrumental in creating, SCIENCE! And they, of course, discuss how yo...

This week Patsy and Ashes get to interview director James Thomas (Megalodon) and badass space pirate Aimee Stolte (also from Megalodon) to talk about their latest collaboration, Battle Star Wars! They discuss the different challenges they faced making this film compared to their time together on Megalodon, their motivation for the characters and how the story and movie came to be a reality! They a...

This week Patsy and Ashes are discussing one of the most lovable robots in the history of cinema, Johnny Five of the Short Circuit films! They discuss how the character was brought to life through a variety of means, his skills, abilities, and his shortcomings and weaknesses. They discuss how what being alive really means to him and in the context of the films. They also share their thoughts on th...

This week, in honor of and in tribute to David Bowie, Patsy and Ashes are discussing his portrayal of Jareth the Goblin King in 1986's Labyrinth! From his iconic look to the music to what he represents, they talk about all things Jareth and how this film made an impact on us all as kids and how we feel about it now watching it again. They also discuss the films that they watched as kids that while...

This week Patsy and Ashes are giving you their list of the stuff that's coming out this year that they are most excited for, and want to know your thoughts! From horror to comedy to drama to superheroes, what are YOU looking forward to this year? Be sure to check out the battle to share your most anticipated stuff! All this plus a look forward to what's coming up and more!

This week Patsy and Ashes share their favorite characters from both 2019 as well as the 2010s! Despite Patsy having 65 films in his top ten for the 2010s, he manages to pare things down to keep things from getting out of hand. Ash isn't feeling great but manages to power through and give all her entries and reasoning. There's also some listener feedback and some interesting thoughts from social me...

This week Patsy and Ashes are getting into the Christmas spirit with that 1984 family favorite Silent Night, Deadly Night and covering the tragic tale of Billy Chapman! They discuss what traumatized him and all of the different factors that contributed to him committing his psychosis- and alcohol-fueled attacks, culminating with a deadly face-to-face confrontation at the orphanage where he grew up...

This week Patsy and Ashes discuss everyone's favorite hydrophobic Christmas gift, Gizmo the Mogwai from 1984's Gremlins! They discuss the origins not only of Gizmo himself, but the mythology of the Mogwai, its roots in Chinese mythology, and of course the rules for dealing with Mogwai. There's also some great music selections, battle results, coming attractions and other spots where you can find t...

This week Patsy and Ashes are taking another dive into our shared childhood memories, albeit unexpectedly as they discuss Caroll Spinney, AKA Big Bird, and Oscar the Grouch. We discuss his introduction to the role, how he touched generations of children around the world, how he made Big Bird iconic and how those characters imprinted on us as kids and shaped us as adults. They discuss Sesame Street...

This week Patsy and Ashes tackle another historical figure who has made their way into popular culture via film, Fred McFeely Rogers! They go on an emotional trolley ride through their childhood and highlight a few of the things we see in the new film and discuss how accurate they are to true events. There are a few times where tears are fought back as they talk about the message Mr. Rogers gave t...