---
title: "The Flop House: Episode #28 \u2013 Mr. Magorium\u2019s Wonder Emporium"
url: "https:\/\/www.flophousepodcast.com\/2008\/12\/the-flop-house-episode-28-mr-magoriums-wonder-emporium\/"
date: "2008-12-14T20:13:00+00:00"
episode_number: 28
movie: "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
guests: "Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, Stuart Wellington"
---

# The Flop House: Episode #28 – Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium

How can a movie centered around a lisping, fright-wigged Dustin Hoffman possibly go wrong? Anything’s possible in [Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457419/)! Meanwhile, Dan busts out another one of his 101 voices, Stuart uncovers the lost, obscene Mark Knopfler album, and Elliott reveals the rampant incompetence of medical droids.

 0:00 – 0:34 – Introduction and theme.
 0:35 – 5:04 – We spend the first five minutes talking about a movie about toys that WASN’T the one we watched, released more than a decade ago.
 5:05 – 11:14 – We make a brief feint at discussing Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, but quickly get sidetracked by talk of Willy Wonka and old-time character actors.
 11:15 – 35:41 – We finally manage to focus on the topic at hand, the horrifying tale of a sentient toy store and its insane inhabitants. What’s that? It’s a kids’ film? …You sure?
 35:42 – 40:05 – Final judgments.
 40:06 – 44:10 – Copyright infringement, listener mail, and discussion of nude Lea Thompson.
 44:11 – 46:34 – The MOST IMPORTANT SEGMENT EVER.
 46:35 – 54:38 – [The](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097257/) [sad](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116253/) [bas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1012804/)[tards](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970468/) [recom](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023074/)[mend.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040444/)
 54:39 – 58:30 – Goodbyes, outtakes, and theme.

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 [Wikipedia synopsis of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Magorium#Plot)