About this episode

The episode reviews the 1982 comedy 'The Toy', discussing its problematic themes and overall quality despite its low Rotten Tomatoes score.

On today's episode Donnie picks the 1982 comedy, The Toy. A movie about a spoiled rich white kid who picks a poor black man to be his friend. If this sounds slightly problematic, I assure you it does have some heart to it. Starring Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason and directed by Richard Donner (Superman and The Goonies). The Toy has a whopping 3 % on Rotten Tomatoes but just how bad is it really? The Vern and Donnie help explain what's good, what's bad and what's down right strange about this movie.

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