Franchise Fun! Picking Our Favorite Franchises

Franchise Fun! Picking Our Favorite Franchises

From Wait, Are these Guys Friends? by Mike Barcode

January 14, 2026 · 1h 56m · Season 3 · Episode 1

About this episode

Mike and Randy discuss their favorite movie franchises from the 80s to the 2010s, covering various aspects including the best and worst movies and awards.

Timecodes Below! In this episode Mike and Randy each pick a favorite franchise from the 80s-2010's and discuss the Best Movie, the Worst Movie, The Series MVP, wonder who could be recast, and all hosts of thoughts and trivia. Enjoy! 00:00 - Hello and Chit Chat, Setting up the episode 03:57 - Randy's 80s Franchise Picks 05:35 - Mike's 80s Franchise Pick 07:52 - Talking Randy's 80s Franchise Pick & His Awards 27:15 - Talking Mike's 80s Franchise Pick & His Awards 36:27 - Mike's 90s Franchise Pick 39:56 - Randy's 90s Franchise Pick 44:25 - Talking Randy's 90s Franchise Pick & His Awards 55:21 - Talking Mike's 90s Franchise Pick & His Awards 1:04:40 - Mike's 00s Franchise Pick 1:07:00 - Randy's 00s Franchise Pick 1:08:31 - Talking Randy's 00s Franchise Pick & His Awards 1:22:13 - Talking Mike's 00s Franchise Pick & His Awards 1:36:25 - Mike's 10s Franchise Pick 01:40:32 - Randy's 10s Franchise Pick 01:41:45 - Talking Randy's 10s Franchise Pick & His Awards 01:49:15 - Talking Mike's 10s Franchise Pick & His Awards 01:54:10 - Social Media Plugs & Goodbye

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Barcode, Randy

Topics covered

  • franchises
  • 80s movies
  • 90s movies
  • 2000s movies
  • 2010s movies
  • movie awards
  • trivia

Keywords

  • franchise
  • movies
  • 80s
  • 90s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • awards
  • trivia

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