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The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman!
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June 5, 2026 · Masters of the Universe (1987) · Action · Adventure · Fantasy · 2:23:52 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey · With Griffin Newman, Samara Weaving, Adam Rehmeier
Edition: Toy Movie
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Lists in this episode
Griffin Newman's toy movie canon
Published list · Griffin Newman · ▶ 1:30:13
Read on air from Griffin Newman’s published list.
- ·The Transformers: The Movie▶ 1:30:13
- ·G.I. Joe: The Movie▶ 1:30:13
- ·My Little Pony▶ 1:30:17
- ·Care Bears▶ 1:30:18
- ·Clue (1985)▶ 1:30:44
- ·Ouija (2014)▶ 1:30:55
- ·Battleship (2012)▶ 1:30:56
- ·Transformers (2007)▶ 1:31:19
- ·Barbie (2023)▶ 1:33:12
- ·The Lego Movie (2014)▶ 1:33:20
- ·The Lego Batman Movie (2017)▶ 1:34:18
- ·Toy Story (1995)▶ 1:34:33
- ·UglyDolls▶ 1:36:50
- ·Trolls (2020)▶ 1:36:53
- ·Max Steel▶ 1:36:57
Movies Referenced (68)
Directors Referenced (12)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Kubo and the Two Strings, ParaNorman, Missing Link▶ 38:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Smokey and the Bandit Part 3▶ 7:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Armageddon▶ 1:32:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit▶ 1:38:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Promising Young Woman, MaXXXine, The Weekend Away▶ 46:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Clerks, Chasing Amy, Clerks II▶ 34:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Her, Paul, Being John Malkovich▶ 2:22:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life▶ 20:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Reds, Heaven Can Wait▶ 2:21:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, New Nightmare▶ 12:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder's Justice League▶ 1:03:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (45)
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dallas Buyers Club, Morbius▶ 40:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Draft Day▶ 0:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ready or Not, Guns Akimbo▶ 0:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Beasts of No Nation, Thor: Ragnarok▶ 39:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Forget Paris, City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 1:17:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Barbie, Lady Bird, Mistress America▶ 48:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Promising Young Woman▶ 39:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Rocky IV, Masters of the Universe▶ 31:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Get Out▶ 6:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (9)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse▶ 40:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, The Dirt, Bad Trip▶ 2:22:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Alien: Romulus, Don't Breathe, Evil Dead▶ 1:12:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for The Life of Chuck▶ 1:38:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Spies Like Us▶ 1:21:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗