---
title: "The Flop House: Episode #39 \u2013 Bride Wars"
url: "https:\/\/www.flophousepodcast.com\/2009\/06\/the-flop-house-episode-39-bride-wars\/"
date: "2009-06-13T22:30:00+00:00"
episode_number: 39
movie: "Bride Wars"
guests: "Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington"
---

# The Flop House: Episode #39 – Bride Wars

This week we take a look at the movie that made us famous… or at least led to [this interview](http://blog.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/2009/01/dumb-interview-the-flophouse.html). That’s right, we tackle [Bride Wars](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901476/). Meanwhile guest host Amanda explains Candice Bergen’s magical powers, Stuart reveals his commercial catchphrase, Stuart nominates Kate Hudson to star in the film “My Slightly-Puffy Matthew McConaughey Love Interest is an Alien, and Dan fills in for Elliott’s golden pipes at an unexpected juncture.

 0:00 – 0:31 – Introduction and theme
 0:32 – 2:22 – We introduce our guest host: stand-up comedian and comedy writer Amanda Melson.
 2:23 – 31:20 – In Bride Wars, there are no winners. Only bloodstained white tulle.
 31:21 – 34:23- Final judgments
 34:24 – 39:02 – Listener mail, and a revelation about Dan’s slumlord background.
 39:03 – 45:40 – The [sad](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077248/) [bastards](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116503/) [recommend](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102951/)
 45:41 – 47:24 – Goodbyes, theme and outtakes.

 If you like Amanda Melson in this episode, check out [this Comedy Central stand-up clip](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9jvum_amanda-melson-procrastorbate_fun). VIDEO! FUN!

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 [Wikipedia synopsis of Bride Wars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_Wars#Plot)