Comedians Dave Atkinson and Meg Mackay invite hilarious guests to go back in time to study the popular culture and history of a year and then watch the highest grossing movie of that year to try and find out why it was that year's Big Gross Movie.
Episodes (111)
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BGM-237-1987-Fatal Attraction with Jess Williams
BGM-237-1987-Fatal Attraction with Jess Williams
Published: 7 Mar 2018 Duration: 01:08:11This week we fire up the time machine and head back to 1987 once again, this time to catch the number two movie: Fatal Attraction with Special guest Jess Williams! We go over the tale of a teen who hated his new school sooooooo much he got ... Read more →This week we fire up the time machine and head back to 1987 once again, this time to catch the number two movie: Fatal Attraction with Special guest Jess Williams! We go over the tale of a teen who hated his new school sooooooo much he got ... Read more →
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BGM-236-1985-Commando
BGM-236-1985-Commando
Published: 28 Feb 2018 Duration: 41:56This week, we take a joyride back to 1985 to have some fun and watch the classic action movie Commando! We go over the shootiest, explodingest, dumbest fun you can imagine that, it turns out, some people seem to think is a documentary.This week, we take a joyride back to 1985 to have some fun and watch the classic action movie Commando! We go over the shootiest, explodingest, dumbest fun you can imagine that, it turns out, some people seem to think is a documentary.
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BGM-235-2013-Iron Man 3 with Andrew Ivimey
BGM-235-2013-Iron Man 3 with Andrew Ivimey
Published: 21 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:21:42This week, we take a quick skip back to 2013 to have a look around and watch its second highest-grossing movie Iron Man 3 with special guest Andrew Ivimey! We co over a rock punching Russia in the face before recapping a movie about Tony Sn... Read more →This week, we take a quick skip back to 2013 to have a look around and watch its second highest-grossing movie Iron Man 3 with special guest Andrew Ivimey! We co over a rock punching Russia in the face before recapping a movie about Tony Sn... Read more →
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BGM-234-1997-Face/Off BAD MOVIE SPECIAL!
BGM-234-1997-Face/Off BAD MOVIE SPECIAL!
Published: 14 Feb 2018 Duration: 55:35This week it's a BAD MOVIE SPECIAL! Meg and Dave get sideways and swerve our way though the vortex back to 1997 to watch Face/Off because we deserved it. We go over Gun wizardry, how early to suspect a face-switch situation, space prison e... Read more →This week it's a BAD MOVIE SPECIAL! Meg and Dave get sideways and swerve our way though the vortex back to 1997 to watch Face/Off because we deserved it. We go over Gun wizardry, how early to suspect a face-switch situation, space prison e... Read more →
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BGM-233-1985-Rambo: First Blood Part II with Dylan Gott
BGM-233-1985-Rambo: First Blood Part II with Dylan Gott
Published: 7 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:05:25This week we crank up the Delorean and head back to 1985 to have a look around and watch its second-highest-grossing movie Rambo: First Blood Part II with special guest Dylan Gott! We go over a slight change to bubbled cocaine water that dr... Read more →This week we crank up the Delorean and head back to 1985 to have a look around and watch its second-highest-grossing movie Rambo: First Blood Part II with special guest Dylan Gott! We go over a slight change to bubbled cocaine water that dr... Read more →
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BGM-232-1979-Kramer vs. Kramer with Mike Balazo
BGM-232-1979-Kramer vs. Kramer with Mike Balazo
Published: 31 Jan 2018 Duration: 58:30This week we moonrake our way back to 1979 to look around and check out its second highest-grossing movie Kramer Vs. Kramer! with our guest Mike Balazo we go over a whimsical escape from an authoritarian nightmare and then go over a movie a... Read more →This week we moonrake our way back to 1979 to look around and check out its second highest-grossing movie Kramer Vs. Kramer! with our guest Mike Balazo we go over a whimsical escape from an authoritarian nightmare and then go over a movie a... Read more →
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BGM-231-1969-Midnight Cowboy with Alex Wood
BGM-231-1969-Midnight Cowboy with Alex Wood
Published: 24 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:05:27This week we swing back to 1969 to have a look around and go over its second highest-grossing movie: Midnight Cowboy with special guest Alex Wood! Meg does the research this week and we look at the Stonewall Riots before going over a master... Read more →This week we swing back to 1969 to have a look around and go over its second highest-grossing movie: Midnight Cowboy with special guest Alex Wood! Meg does the research this week and we look at the Stonewall Riots before going over a master... Read more →
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BGM-230-1974-Blazing Saddles with Ian MacIntyre
BGM-230-1974-Blazing Saddles with Ian MacIntyre
Published: 17 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:03:17This week we head back to 1974 to have a look around and go over its second highest grossing movie Blazing Saddles with special guest Ian MacIntyre! We go over a 70s space station built and staffed by uncles before going over a movie's whos... Read more →This week we head back to 1974 to have a look around and go over its second highest grossing movie Blazing Saddles with special guest Ian MacIntyre! We go over a 70s space station built and staffed by uncles before going over a movie's whos... Read more →
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BGM-229-1999-The Sixth Sense with Griffin Toplitsky
BGM-229-1999-The Sixth Sense with Griffin Toplitsky
Published: 10 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:22:56This week, we take the time-bus back to 1999 to have a look around and watch its second highest-grossing movie: The Sixth Sense with special guest Griffin Toplitsky! We go over this kid who shattered an industry one time and then remember w... Read more →This week, we take the time-bus back to 1999 to have a look around and watch its second highest-grossing movie: The Sixth Sense with special guest Griffin Toplitsky! We go over this kid who shattered an industry one time and then remember w... Read more →
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BGM-228-1993-Cliffhanger STALLONE HUBRIS SPECIAL
BGM-228-1993-Cliffhanger STALLONE HUBRIS SPECIAL
Published: 3 Jan 2018 Duration: 47:41This week, filled to the brim with Christmas Cheeses, Dave and Meg head back to 1993 to continue our series of in-depth analyses of Sylvester Stallone being absolutely certain he pooped gold for about ten years there with Cliffhanger! Stala... Read more →This week, filled to the brim with Christmas Cheeses, Dave and Meg head back to 1993 to continue our series of in-depth analyses of Sylvester Stallone being absolutely certain he pooped gold for about ten years there with Cliffhanger! Stala... Read more →
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BGM-227-1983-Terms of Endearment with Sam Burns
BGM-227-1983-Terms of Endearment with Sam Burns
Published: 27 Dec 2017 Duration: 01:01:13This week, Dave and Meg load up on various leftover nogs and head back to 1983 to watch it's second highest-grossing movie: Terms of Endearment with guest comedian Sam Burns! We do a Canada Corner first half and go over a deadly toilet fir... Read more →This week, Dave and Meg load up on various leftover nogs and head back to 1983 to watch it's second highest-grossing movie: Terms of Endearment with guest comedian Sam Burns! We do a Canada Corner first half and go over a deadly toilet fir... Read more →
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BGM-226-2003-Love Actually Christmas Special!
BGM-226-2003-Love Actually Christmas Special!
Published: 20 Dec 2017 Duration: 01:00:34This week it's a Christmas Special! So we're watching Love Actually, that British classic where everything is problematic but you love everyone in it so whatever! We go over it all in time for when you half watch it in a day drunk this Chr... Read more →This week it's a Christmas Special! So we're watching Love Actually, that British classic where everything is problematic but you love everyone in it so whatever! We go over it all in time for when you half watch it in a day drunk this Chr... Read more →
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BGM-225-1988-Who Framed Roger Rabbit? with Allison Dore!
BGM-225-1988-Who Framed Roger Rabbit? with Allison Dore!
Published: 13 Dec 2017 Duration: 01:19:38This week, Dave and Guest Meg Allison Dore Make a quick hop to 1988 to have a look around and watch its second highest-grossing movie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? We go over the first guy to reach the north pole and peel away at an onion of w... Read more →This week, Dave and Guest Meg Allison Dore Make a quick hop to 1988 to have a look around and watch its second highest-grossing movie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? We go over the first guy to reach the north pole and peel away at an onion of w... Read more →
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BGM-224-1991-Adventures in Dinosaur City with Jess Williams
BGM-224-1991-Adventures in Dinosaur City with Jess Williams
Published: 6 Dec 2017 Duration: 54:01This week it's Meg's Birthday so it's another Meg Birthday Special! we watch her childhood favorite, the 1991 made for TV movie Adventures in Dinosaur City and go over unsettling puppets, unsettling sexuality, unsettling longshorts, and hav... Read more →This week it's Meg's Birthday so it's another Meg Birthday Special! we watch her childhood favorite, the 1991 made for TV movie Adventures in Dinosaur City and go over unsettling puppets, unsettling sexuality, unsettling longshorts, and hav... Read more →
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BGM-223-1982-The Dark Crystal
BGM-223-1982-The Dark Crystal
Published: 29 Nov 2017 Duration: 30:42This week it's a Meg Remembers Special! After we recorded last week's episode Dave and Meg each recapped a favorite movie from memory that the other hadn't seen. Dave's didn't record right, but Meg's did, so this week Meg is going over The... Read more →This week it's a Meg Remembers Special! After we recorded last week's episode Dave and Meg each recapped a favorite movie from memory that the other hadn't seen. Dave's didn't record right, but Meg's did, so this week Meg is going over The... Read more →
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BGM-222-1997-The Lost World: Jurassic Park with Nigel Grinstead
BGM-222-1997-The Lost World: Jurassic Park with Nigel Grinstead
Published: 22 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:01:46This week, we attach unnecessary chairs to the sides of the time machine and dino-safari back to 1997 to have a look around and watch its second-highest grossing movie The Lost World Jurassic Park with guest comedian Nigel Grinstead! we fir... Read more →This week, we attach unnecessary chairs to the sides of the time machine and dino-safari back to 1997 to have a look around and watch its second-highest grossing movie The Lost World Jurassic Park with guest comedian Nigel Grinstead! we fir... Read more →
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BGM-221-1967-The Graduate with Selby Nixon
BGM-221-1967-The Graduate with Selby Nixon
Published: 15 Nov 2017 Duration: 58:52This week we grease up the time axles and head back to 1967 to have a look around and then watch its second highest-grossing movie: The Graduate with guest Selby Nixon. We go over the life of a stupid nazi and then watch a movie that's ama... Read more →This week we grease up the time axles and head back to 1967 to have a look around and then watch its second highest-grossing movie: The Graduate with guest Selby Nixon. We go over the life of a stupid nazi and then watch a movie that's ama... Read more →
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BGM-220-1953-From Here to Eternity with Jennifer McAuliffe
BGM-220-1953-From Here to Eternity with Jennifer McAuliffe
Published: 8 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:11:42This week, we just throw some nuclear whatever in the tank and head back to the radioactive everything year of 1953 to have a look around and watch its second highest-grossing movie From Here to Eternity with guest comedian Jennifer McAulif... Read more →This week, we just throw some nuclear whatever in the tank and head back to the radioactive everything year of 1953 to have a look around and watch its second highest-grossing movie From Here to Eternity with guest comedian Jennifer McAulif... Read more →
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BGM-219-1994-The Specialist STALLONE HUBRIS SPECIAL
BGM-219-1994-The Specialist STALLONE HUBRIS SPECIAL
Published: 1 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:03:55This week, Meg and Dave take a Stallone Hubris joyride to 1994 to watch the incredibly goodbad The Specialist. Sylvester Stallone IS Ray Quick, a bomb man who knows James Woods, also a Bomb Man. Then Sharon Stone is also there, but look o... Read more →This week, Meg and Dave take a Stallone Hubris joyride to 1994 to watch the incredibly goodbad The Specialist. Sylvester Stallone IS Ray Quick, a bomb man who knows James Woods, also a Bomb Man. Then Sharon Stone is also there, but look o... Read more →
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BGM-218-1975-The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Rebecca Reeds
BGM-218-1975-The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Rebecca Reeds
Published: 25 Oct 2017 Duration: 58:52This week we cover the time machine in boas and fishnets and head back to 1975 and... I guess ever since to watch it's technically 2nd highest grossing movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show with guest comedian Rebecca Reeds! We go over Tim C... Read more →This week we cover the time machine in boas and fishnets and head back to 1975 and... I guess ever since to watch it's technically 2nd highest grossing movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show with guest comedian Rebecca Reeds! We go over Tim C... Read more →
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