Al & Val are BACK after a summer break and ready to be uber critical about Den Brother.
Enjoy a recap of our summers. Den Brother chat starts at 34min.

Den Brother (August 13, 2010)

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Directed by Mark L. Taylor (Actor - The Other Me & Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff)

Written by James Krieg (Clueless show, Scooby Doo, LEGO properties, 2 other random TV movies) & Michael Horowitz (Burn Notice, The Gifted)

Starring:

Hutch Dano as Alex Pearson (Ramona & Beezus, Zeke & Luther)

Genevieve Hannelius as Emily Pearson (Leo Little’s Big Show, Sonny with a Chance, voice acting)

Vicki Lewis as Dina Reams (voice & character actor - NewsRadio, Three Sisters, Finding Dory)

Kelsey Asbille Chow as Matisse Burrows (One Tree Hill, Pair of Kings, Teen Wolf, Fargo, Yellowstone)

David Lambert as Danny "Goose" Gustavo (Aaron Stone, The Fosters, Good Trouble)

Kelly Gould as Rachel (Lucky Louie, Rita Rocks, stopped in 2013)

Kiara Muhammad as Ursula (voice of Doc McStuffins)

Haley Tju as Tina (voice actor)

Maurice Godin as Jasper Pearson (voice actor, character actor, Life with Roger, Working)

Debra Mooney as Allie Jacklitz (acting since 1976 - Tootsie, Dead Poets Society, Davis Rules, Kirk, Everwood, Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Inventing Anna)

Rick Dano (real-life father of Hutch Dano) makes a cameo as Delivery Man

Synopsis: Suspended from his hockey team, a teenager (Hutch Dano) becomes a substitute leader for his sister's (G. Hannelius) Girl Scout troop.

Next Movie: Camp Rock 2

Al & Val agreed when the characters in Starstruck never could...this is not a good movie. But it's a good episode!

*WE ARE TAKING JULY OFF! WE'LL SEE YOU IN AUGUST!*

Starstruck (February 14, 2010)

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Directed by Michael Grossman (The Invisible Man, Buffy, Angel, Charmed, Zoey 101, Drop Dead Diva, Pretty Little Liars)

Written by Annie DeYoung (Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board, Return to Halloweentown, Starstruck) & Barbara Johns (Firefly Lane)

Starring:

Sterling Knight as Christopher Wilde (Eve, 17 Again, MacKenzie Falls, Sonny with a Chance, So Random!, Melissa and Joey, In the Rough)

Danielle Campbell as Jessica Olson (The Originals, Runaways, Tell Me a Story, The Rookie)

Maggie Castle as Sara Olson (The Time Traveler’s Wife, Todd & the Book of Pure Evil, Arthur)

Brandon Mychal Smith as Albert Joshua "Stubby" Stubbins (Unfabulous, Phil of the Future, Sonny with a Chance, So Random!, Let it Shine, Get on Up, You’re the Worst, Four Weddings & a Funeral, Rise of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Chelsea Staub as Alexis Bender (Minutemen, Jonas, Fish Hooks, Baby Daddy, Archibald’s Next Big Thing)

Matt Winston as Alan Smith (Fight Club, Passport to Paris, Keeping the Faith, Kicking & Screaming, Little Miss Sunshine, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, character actor)

Toni Trucks as Libby Lam (Barbarshop, Ruby Sparks, Franklin & Bash, Seal Team)

Abbie Cobb as AJ (90210, Suburgatory, character actor)

Beth Littleford as Barbara Olson (Spin City, The Hard Times of RJ Berger, Crazy Stupid Love, Dog with a Blog, Love Victor)

Dan O'Connor as Dean Olson (character & voice actor)

Alice Hirson as Grandma Olson (Another World, One Life to Live, Dallas, Ellen)

Lauren Bowles as Sheri Wilde (Watching Ellie, True Blood, character actor)

Hugh Dane as Howard (The Office, character actor)

Sunkrish Bala as Dr. Sanjay Lad (Notes from the Underbelly, Castle, Good Trouble)

Synopsis: A Midwestern girl goes to Los Angeles with nothing more in mind than visiting her grandparents while her sister tries to meet her idol. One night she meets the rising Hollywood pop star. They go on an adventure around Los Angeles and start to like each other. When the girl returns home, the famous guy, on national TV, says he doesn't know her, and never met her.

Fun Facts:

Sterling Knight only sang Starstruck. The rest of the songs were sang by Drew Ryan Scott, because Knight was cast late in the process and did not have time to learn all the songs.

Next Movie: Den Brother

Al and Val have a chat (/group therapy session) with Johnny Kapahala himself, Brandon Baker! Learn about how Brandon landed the role of Johnny, what he's been up to since, and how you can hire him to officiate your wedding!

Brandon Baker
Johnny Tsunami (1999)
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007)

Brandon's Instagram: @brandonbegood
The Cheeks (Brandon's band)

Creators & Guests

• Val Agnew - Host
• Allie Ring - Host