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! 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 sad bastards recommend.
54:39 – 58:30 – Goodbyes, outtakes, and theme.

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**CORRECTION: As perhaps the whitest man alive, Elliott can be forgiven for not knowing that In Living Color aired on Fox, and not on MTV, as he stated in this episode.

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