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Episode 106

First Blood

The character of John Rambo become the personification of rightwing machismo, but he didn't start off that way. Much like using the song Born in the USA to rally behind, the Rambo character is a broken man, a dehumanized killing machine, a Frankenstein monster created by the US government.

The franchise suffers from the laws of diminishing returns, but will Allyson find enough there at the beginning to pique her interest, and will this hold up as well as ten-year-old 1982 little Mikey Bobbitt remembers?

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Allyson Bobbitt

Allyson Bobbitt is a wife, mommy, and comedian from southeastern Michigan. She has toured all over the Midwest, California, and Canada and has worked with the likes of Sara Schaefer (Nikki & Sara Live), Ty Barnett (Last Comic Standing), Dan Telfer (Hashtag Warrior), and many more.
In her spare time, she likes to fully embrace her mid life crisis by dying her hair fun colors and petting her cats, telling them how handsome and perfect they are despite their rancid smelling trash-mouths.
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Mike Bobbitt

Michigan native, Mike Bobbitt is a comedian show offers his perspectives on celebrity, sexuality, people pleasing and the gritty side of Hollywood.

Over the past eighteen years, Mike has performed in four countries, 26 states and Alabama. His three comedy albums are available at the online retailer of your choice. He’s appeared on Freeform’s “Freak Out”, “Laughs” on Fox and the hugely popular WTF Podcast with Marc Maron. He’s also cowrote the horror/comedy No Pets available on Amazon, and co-created the Ideal Remake podcast .

Mike is currently the host of three podcasts. The Truthcast, a improvised conspiracy theory parody that's been described as The X-Files meets Beavis and Butthead. The family friendly Movies for Kids podcast. And You Made Me Watch, where Mike and his wife make each other watch movies they loved, but recognize the other may not.