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The Adam Sandler Hall of Fame and ‘Jay Kelly’ With Noah Baumbach!
December 10, 2025 · Jay Kelly (2025) · Comedy · Drama · 2:27:42 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Noah Baumbach
Edition: Adam Sandler
Chapters
The Adam Sandler Hall of Fame
- 01The Chanukah Song▶ 1:51:08
- 02Billy Madison▶ 1:51:08
- 03Happy Gilmore▶ 1:51:08
- 04The Wedding Singer▶ 1:51:08
- 05Big Daddy▶ 1:51:08
- 06Punch-Drunk Love▶ 1:06:39
- 07Funny People▶ 1:51:08
- 08Grown Ups▶ 1:51:08
- 09The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)▶ 1:51:08
- 10Uncut Gems▶ 1:51:08
Exactly 10 inductees. The Chanukah Song (1994) inducted as a non-film 'text' slot. Final recap list read back at t~6668. Near-misses cut in reconciliation: Jay Kelly (cut to preserve one-Baumbach rule, keeping Meyerowitz), Hustle, Anger Management (represented by Grown Ups/Big Daddy), 50 First Dates (lost to Funny People; represented by Wedding Singer). Airheads, Waterboy, Eight Crazy Nights removed as early yellows. First-pass verdicts (many greens/yellows) were non-final; recap is authoritative.
Movies Referenced (73)
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10 mentions · Noah Baumbach, Sean Fennessey▶ 20:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 52:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 50:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 53:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 48:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
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6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 42:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 50:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (16)
28 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Noah Baumbach · Known for The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck., Michael Clayton▶ 0:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Regretting You▶ 1:49:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Help▶ 1:29:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You▶ 1:07:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Juice, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X▶ 1:01:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Noah Baumbach · Known for Day for Night, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The 400 Blows▶ 2:25:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Noah Baumbach · Known for The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon▶ 2:15:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story▶ 1:27:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Walk to Remember▶ 1:19:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Up in the Air, Saturday Night, Thank You for Smoking▶ 1:26:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 1:06:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (88)
33 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Big Daddy, Little Nicky▶ 0:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Noah Baumbach, Sean Fennessey · Known for Double Dragon▶ 0:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Almost Famous, Watchmen, The Good Shepherd▶ 4:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Noah Baumbach, Sean Fennessey · Known for Bridget Jones's Diary▶ 0:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Noah Baumbach · Known for Mary Poppins Returns, Lars and the Real Girl, Match Point▶ 4:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Noah Baumbach · Known for Tiny Furniture, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood▶ 4:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Top Five, The Longest Yard, Head of State▶ 46:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Bruce Almighty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind▶ 49:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates, Never Been Kissed▶ 50:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Noah Baumbach · Known for Arsenic and Old Lace, His Girl Friday, The Philadelphia Story▶ 2:19:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Sense and Sensibility, The Remains of the Day▶ 1:26:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Island▶ 1:37:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (7)
22 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Noah Baumbach · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 0:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The King of Staten Island, Knocked Up▶ 1:18:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Station Agent, Win Win▶ 1:27:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Broadcast News, As Good as It Gets, Terms of Endearment▶ 1:12:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 49:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Julie & Julia, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 57:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for First Man, La La Land, No Time to Die▶ 4:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Thin Red Line, L.A. Story, Practical Magic▶ 1:31:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗