Best Square Brackets Podcasts (2025)

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80. Grease 2 (1982) 1:07:01

8M ago1:07:01

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79. Hello Dolly! (1969) 1:49:10

11M ago1:49:10

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Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Don your golden gown and hop on the train from Yonkers for Hello Dolly (1969)! Starring Barbra Streisand, so many waiters, and a whole ass parade. Buckle up for crazy matchmaking schemes, silly milliners, and so much dancing in the street. You've never seen a dinner service quite like this!…

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78. The Greatest Showman (2017) 1:22:23

1y ago1:22:23

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Welcome to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your burgundy top hat and get swindled by The Greatest Showman (2017)! Starring Huge Jacked Man, Zefron, and a Swedish diva who cannot manage rejection. Strap in for dynamic choreography, heart tugging songs, and almost no facts. You've never seen a child's dance recital quite like this! So…

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77. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 1:16:22

1+ y ago1:16:22

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Head on down to Skid Row and come in to the Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Green, and a surprise Bill Murray. Buckle up for crazy puppetry, incredibly catchy songs, and a whole town of horticulture fans. You've never seen a dentist quite like this! So feed a plant yo…

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76. Bonus Episode: 2023 Bracket 38:29

1+ y ago38:29

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Join us for a very special bracket episode as we pit all the movies from 2023 against each other. Who will come out on top as our favorite movie of the year? Let us know what your favorite movie was and we'll see you in a few weeks for the first full episode of 2024! Follow us on Facebook, Insta…

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75. Christmas on the Square (2020) 1:06:58

1+ y ago1:06:58

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Gather in the square and dance along to Christmas on the Square (2020)! Starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, and a white boy in his first musical ever. Join us for over written dialogue, surprise angels, and more religion than we were expecting. You've never seen a town meeting quite like …

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74. The Fantasticks (1995/2000) 1:08:43

1+ y ago1:08:43

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Head to the travelling circus and trick your children to watch the 1995 (or 2000?) The Fantasticks! Starring Joel Gray, Brad Sullivan, and a Zorro swindler. Be prepared for a lot of vibes, jarring cuts, and a very alarming gondola ride. You've never seen a kidnapping quite like this! So fake a f…

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73. At Long Last Love (1975) 1:20:46

1+ y ago1:20:46

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pop the champagne and jump in the pool for the 1975 At Long Last Love! Starring Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, Cybill Shepherd, and an actual Italian playing an Italian. Buckle up for the worst menaces to society you have ever seen, unnecessary live singing, and an uncompelling plot. You've never…

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72. The Harvey Girls (1946) 1:26:51

1+ y ago1:26:51

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a train going west and meet the 1946 The Harvey Girls! Starring Judy Garland, Angela Lansbury, and a really wide smiled love interest. Get ready for a conniving judge, unnecessary B-plots, and more steaks than you can shake a stick at. You've never seen a saloon brawl quite like this! So …

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71. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) 1:21:35

1+ y ago1:21:35

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Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of body horror, gore, and mutilation. Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab a new face and join us for the 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera! Starring Alexa Vega, Anthony Stewart Head, and Paris Hilton (of all people). Strap in for His-and-Hers secret passageways, too many angsty t…

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70. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) 1:16:53

1+ y ago1:16:53

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your go-to-hell hat and meet us in Leadville for the 1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown! Starring Debbie Reynolds, Charles Walters, and the Titanic, with the Colorado River. Buckle up for feral reactions to conflict, a lot of gold and red decorating, and more correlations to The Prince of Egyp…

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69. Top Hat (1935) 1:16:19

1+ y ago1:16:19

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your white tie and tails for the 1935 Top Hat! Starring literally everyone who was in The Gay Divorcee. Get ready for sweeping dance numbers, stupid miscommunications, and a wild amount of feathers. You've never seen a gondola ride quite like this! So pretend to be a priest, don't swim in…

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68. Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) 1:19:27

1+ y ago1:19:27

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Strap on your cowboy boots and get ready to defend the 1982 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas! Starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and a Despicable Me villain. Strap in for breaking and entering, inconsistent pacing, and absolute dumbest waiter. You've never seen a wig snatch quite like this! So…

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67. Carmen Jones (1954) 1:18:55

1+ y ago1:18:55

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab a rose and meet us at the boxing ring for the 1954 Carmen Jones! Starring Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, and the shittiest CO. Buckle up for toxic behavior, stellar acting, and not a single redeemable character. You've never seen a finale quite this fast! So abandon your fiancée, flee …

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66. Moulin Rouge (2001) 1:40:43

1+ y ago1:40:43

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pour yourself a shot of Absinthe and join us at the 2001 Moulin Rouge! Starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, and an easily bamboozled Duke. Brace yourself for an overwhelming amount of extravagance, the most fun dance numbers, and a very swindling waiter. You've never seen a Gothic Tower quite …

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65. The Pirate (1948) 1:14:01

1+ y ago1:14:01

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Don your best hat and run to the sea for the 1948 The Pirate! Starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and the villain from Pocahontas. Strap in for Gene Kelly doing the most, the shortest shorts, and the sexiest pirate ballet. You've never seen a fainting spell quite like this! So flirt with every gi…

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64. Cry-Baby (1990) 1:02:21

2y ago1:02:21

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your leather jacket and drag race your way to the 1990 Cry-Baby! Starring Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, and Iggy Pop and Willem Dafoe what are you doing here? Get ready for supportive family dynamics, crazy courtroom shenanigans, and the wildest amusement park opening. You've never heard backs…

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63. The Wiz (1978) 1:18:34

2y ago1:18:34

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab Toto and click your heels for the 1978 The Wiz! Starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and the most terrifying munchkins you've ever seen. Strap in for dystopian city scapes, overwhelming wide shots, and some lackluster dances. You've never seen a subway station quite like this! So get lost …

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62. Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) 1:10:29

2y ago1:10:29

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Make a cup of cocoa and arm yourself for the 2017 Anna and the Apocolypse! Starring Ella Hunt, Malcom Cummings, and Draco Malfoy. Strap in for poor horror movie decisions, a handful of really fun songs, and more zombies than you can shake a candy cane at. You've never seen a Chekhov's Star of Be…

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61. Pirates of Penzance (1983) 1:01:47

2y ago1:01:47

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your eye patches and set sail for the 1983 Pirates of Penzance! Starring Dame Angela Lansbury, Linda Rondstadt, and Kevin Kline's thighs. Buckle up for fantastic physical comedy, unintelligible lyrics , and several gumby policemen. You've never seen a paradox quite like this! So lie about…

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60. Once More With Feeling! Newsies (1992) 1:18:53

2y ago1:18:53

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Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your papes and your strike signs and join us for Disney's 1992 Newsies! Starring Christian Bale, Robert Duvall, and America's favorite president. Prepare yourself for a good male chorus, some acrobatic (but questionable) dance solos, and the most aggressive accents you have ever heard. You've never see…

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59. Camelot (1967) 1:34:23

2y ago1:34:23

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on your horse and gallop towards the 1967 Camelot! Starring Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Doug Dimmadome (Owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome). Get ready for the Rex Harrison School of Singing, miraculous healings, and a very Italian Frenchman. You've never seen a May-Day quite like thi…

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58. High School Musical 2 (2007) 1:27:15

2y ago1:27:15

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Jump in your golf cart and meet us at Lava Springs for the 2007 High School Musical 2! Starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and our forever waiter Fulton. Settle in for over the top songs, a plot with no stakes, and an atrociously choreographed final number. You've never seen a talent show quite…

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57. A Star Is Born (1954) 1:29:14

2y ago1:29:14

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Lose that long face and settle in for the 1954 A Star Is Born! Starring Judy Garland, James Mason, and a pianist who deserves more. Buckle up for pointless songs, heartfelt ballads, and a whole section that doesn't have video. You've never seen an awards speech quite like this! So miss the bus t…

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56. Evita (1996) 1:17:22

2y ago1:17:22

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a train to Buenos Aires and join us for the 1996 Evita! Starring Madonna, Antonio Banderas, and a delightfully good Johnathan Pryce. Settle in for political machinations, questionable lyrics, and not a single goon in sight. You've never seen a funeral quite like this! So overthrow the oli…

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55. Mame (1974) 1:28:03

2y ago1:28:03

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pack your bags and ride side-saddle for the 1974 Mame! Starring Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, and a criminally underused Robert Preston. Prepare for a woman just living her best life, average singing voices, and all the plot in the last 30 minutes. You've never seen a hunt quite like this! So loose …

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54. Night and Day (1946) 1:14:20

2y ago1:14:20

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your engraved cigarette case and settle in for the 1946 Night and Day! Starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, and a lot of people just playing themselves. Buckle up for sweeping golden age music, less plot than you might think, and so many altos. You've never seen an outdoor rehearsal quite lik…

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53. Phantom of the Opera (2004) 1:49:14

2y ago1:49:14

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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on a masquerade mask and come to see the 2004 Phantom of the Opera! Starring Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, and a perfectly cast Minnie Driver. Brace yourself for tragic back stories, a banger overture, and the worst fight or flight response. You've never seen an auction quite like this! So bla…

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52. Singin' in the Rain (1952) 1:21:28

2y ago1:21:28

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Jump into a strangers car and head to the premiere of the classic 1952 Singin' in the Rain! Starring Gene Kelley, Donald O'Connor, and a 19 year old Debbie Reynolds. Get ready for chaotic movie making, several songs that have absolutely no point, and dance that is so amazing it's hard to describ…

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51. Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993) 1:01:25

2+ y ago1:01:25

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your tights and join the Merry Men for the 1993 Mel Brooks comedy Robin Hood: Men in Tights! Starring Cary Elwys, Richard Lewis, and a baby Dave Chapelle. Brace for spectacular physical comedy, a few jokes that don't land, and the best King Richard cameo of all time. You've never seen an …

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50. Grease (1978) 1:17:59

2+ y ago1:17:59

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Buy a broken down car and join us at the drive-in for the classic 1978 Grease! Starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, and a lot of grown ass adults pretending to be teenagers. Prepare for inappropriate behavior, wildly fun music numbers, and a very supportive auto shop teacher. You've never…

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49. White Christmas (1954) 1:08:53

2+ y ago1:08:53

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a train and make your way up to Vermont for 1954's White Christmas! Starring Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and everyone's favorite housekeeper. Get ready for a shocking amount of pointless dance numbers, a fake engagement, and a genuinely heartwarming finale. You've never seen a touring …

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48. Chicago (2002) 1:37:27

2+ y ago1:37:27

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your garters and get ready for the iconic 2002 Chicago! Starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Richard Gere (who is better than he has any right to be). Prepare for incredible mirror choreo, a truly spectacular Act of Desperation l, and the biggest Swindler of them all. You'v…

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47. Enchanted (2007) 1:51:05

2+ y ago1:51:05

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Make a gown and get ready for the ball in the 2007 Enchanted! Starring Amy Adams, peak Patrick Dempsey, and James Marsden in tights. Brace yourself for joyous dance numbers, mid 2000's CGI, and an Oscar worthy performance from a chipmunk. You've never seen a date quite like this! So call all the…

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46. In Old Chicago (1938) 1:30:10

2+ y ago1:30:10

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get in your horse drawn carriage and prepare for the 1938 In Old Chicago! Starring Alice Faye, Tyrone Power, and a very kicky cow. Brace for political backstabbing, inconsequential songs, and the most expensive fire on film. You've never seen an ending monologue quite like this! So start your ow…

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45. Earth Girls are Easy (1988) 1:06:23

2+ y ago1:06:23

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Crash your spaceship and go to the beach to see the intergalactic 1988 Earth Girls are Easy! Starring Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, and a shockingly hot Jim Carrey. Prepare for spectacular physical comedy, huge continuity errors, and a nurse who deserves better. You've never seen a dance battle qu…

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44. Bye Bye Birdie (1963) 1:24:16

2+ y ago1:24:16

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Write a hit song and sneak your way on to the Ed Sullivan Show for the 1963 Bye, Bye, Birdie! Starring Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, Ann Margaret, and an over the hill Elvis impersonator. Strap in for boggling floor plans, strange animations, and a genuinely fun dance number. You've never seen a R…

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43. Once More With Feeling! High School Musical (2006) 1:17:04

2+ y ago1:17:04

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We had some unexpected personal business that made it impossible to record our next episode. Please enjoy this throw back and we will see you in two weeks! Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get your basketballs and nostalgia and join us for the 2006 classic High School Musical! Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale, and a ba…

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42. Fame (1980) 1:38:03

2+ y ago1:38:03

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your leg warmers and dance on a car for the 1980 sensation Fame! Starring actual teenagers in a high school movie (shocking). Prepare yourself for a LOT of dark plot lines, less songs than you would think, and a truly excellent 80s power ballad. You've never seen a lunchroom quite like th…

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41. Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) 1:16:08

2+ y ago1:16:08

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on the trolley and head to the World Fair to watch the 1944 Meet Me In St. Louis! Starring Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and the worst behaved child you've ever seen. Get ready for classic Halloween pranks like arson and attempted murder, a wonderfully supportive family, and more basketball than …

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40. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) 1:19:48

2+ y ago1:19:48

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Buy some chocolate and settle in for the 1971 spectacular Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory! Starring Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, and so many children. Prepare for OSHA violations, heartwarming songs, and a shocking amount of child endangerment. You've never seen a boat ride quite like this! …

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39. Cannibal! The Musical (1993) 1:12:14

2+ y ago1:12:14

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get hungry and set out for Colorado in the 1993 cult musical Cannibal! The Musical! Starring Trey Parker, Matt Young, and literally everyone they went to school with. Brace yourself for low budget gore, historically accurate settings, and a lot of dick jokes. You've never seen a fur hat quite li…

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38. The King and I (1956) 1:29:49

3y ago1:29:49

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on a hoop skirt and polka for the 1956 The King and I! Starring Yul Brenner, Deborah Kerr, and shockingly also Rita Moreno. Prepare for large sets, inappropriate casting, and A LOT of children. You've never seen collar bones quite like this! So ride in on a palanquin, write a play, and send …

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37. The Last Five Years (2014) 1:00:19

3y ago1:00:19

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Embrace your emotions and forget about needing a plot in: The Last Five Years (2014)! Starring Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, and So. Many. Cameos! Settle in for confusing timelines, an egotistical writer, and a non-communicative actress. You've never seen a couple like this afford a brownstone! …

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36. Once More With Feeling! Guys and Dolls (1955) 1:16:02

3y ago1:16:02

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Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Due to life happening sadly we could not bring you a new episode this week, so please enjoy this throwback: Oh boy! Get your cheesecake statistics ready and join us for the 1955 masterpiece Guys and Dolls! Starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, and exactly one gangster. Be prepared for cigarette choreograph…

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34. Kid Millions (1934) 1:19:32

3y ago1:19:32

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Inherit 77 million dollars and set sail for Egypt in the 1934 Kid Millions! Starring Eddie Cantor, Ethel Mermen, and Colonel Grandpa. Brace yourself goonish gangsters, witty one liners, and so many attempted murders. You've never seen a magic trick quite like this! So open a free ice cream facto…

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34. Xanadu (1980) 1:23:28

3y ago1:23:28

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your roller skates and legwarmers for the 1980 Xanadu! Starring Olivia Newton John, Gene Kelly, and B-level Heath Ledger. Prepare for insane scene transitions, chaotic dance numbers, and a plot that has never heard of logic. You've never seen a recording studio quite like this! So play cl…

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33. La La Land (2016) 1:20:39

3y ago1:20:39

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your dancing shoes and hop in your Prius for the 2016 La La Land! Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, and not enough J.K. Simmons. Brace yourself for jewel-tone dresses, ominous jazz, and several stunning long shots. You've never seen an 80's cover band quite like this! So inter…

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32. State Fair (1962) 1:22:53

3y ago1:22:53

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your cowboy boots and leave the farm for the 1962 State Fair! Starring Pat Boone, Ann-Margaret, and a very large mechanical cowboy named Tex. Get ready for boozy mincemeat, several large pigs, and the best perfume name ever. You've never seen a racecar race quite like this! So sneak your …

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31. The Little Colonel (1935) 1:14:09

3y ago1:14:09

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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pack your bags and run out West for the 1935 The Little Colonel! Starring Shirley Temple, Bill Robinson, and Colonel Sanders. Brace your self for fabulous tap dancing, swindlers, and the fastest business deal you've ever seen. You've never seen a 'cottage' quite like this (because it's actually …

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