Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

Summary

Pod Meets World – "Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board"

Date: March 24, 2026
Hosts: Will Friedle & Sabrina Bryan

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Episode Overview

In this nostalgic episode, Will and Sabrina revisit the 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board, the sequel to the beloved Johnny Tsunami. With their signature humor and layered pop culture knowledge, the hosts break down everything—from major plot shifts and behind-the-scenes trivia to personal opinions—ultimately exploring why lightning rarely strikes twice for DCOM sequels. The episode is lively, candid, and peppered with fun tangents about age gaps, mountain boarding, and why some stories are better left with a single installment.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Sequel Hype & Anxieties

[04:13]

• Sabrina shares her nervousness about the sequel living up to the original:
  • “This is my top three. This is my Mount Rushmore… I just, I was nervous especially because, you know, I love myself some Brandon Baker.”
• Will echoes the anxiety, noting the rarity of DCOM sequels measuring up and the long gap between the two films.

2. Production Details & Oddities

[05:33] – [07:17]

• The film debuted eight years after the original, possibly missing the core audience:
  • Will: “Talk about striking while the iron is cold.”
• Low premiere ratings (1.8 million viewers vs. ~17 million for High School Musical 2).
• Filmed in New Zealand for cost reasons despite being set in Hawaii, with New Zealand becoming “the new Toronto” for DCOMs.
• Notably, the sequel is about mountain boarding, not surfing:
  • Sabrina: “I was waiting for it to happen and it just never did. Ever.”

3. Mountain Boarding: A Surprising Focus

[07:17] – [09:29]

• Neither host had heard of mountain boarding before the film, and debate ensues over how “cool” or dangerous it appears.
  • Sabrina: "This was the coolest looking. I was like, wow, so dangerous."
  • Will: “When the board's attached to your feet, they could do one trick move, they could spin… Like, you're on a skateboard, you could do a whole bunch of stuff.”
• Insider trivia: The cast received training and pro riders performed the stunts.

4. Soundtrack & Disney Channel Vibes

[10:02]

• The movie leans hard into mid-2000s Disney Channel music, including Jonas Brothers, Plain White T’s, and T Squad (notably featuring Boo Boo Stewart).
• Despite critical reception, it won two notable awards (Humanitas Prize, WGA for Children’s Script).

5. The Plot & Character Dynamics

[11:56]

• Synopsis: Johnny returns to Hawaii for his grandpa Tsunami’s wedding, meets his new 12-year-old Uncle Chris (a mountain boarder), and gets sucked into a turf war over a family surf shop.
• Sabrina’s take: “I laid into the nostalgia of the first movie… If it wasn't horrific, I was gonna love it.”
• Will’s critique: “This was not a good movie… The little kid was not really… The character was annoying. You just wanted to slap him.”

6. Cast & Age Gap Oddities

[13:45] – [18:15]

• Brandon Baker (Johnny) praised—“can do no wrong.”
• Jake T. Austin (Chris): Generally a good actor, but “needed some work” in this role.
• Noted multiple age gap relationships, causing some unease.
• Reunion of notable character actors from Karate Kid and Mortal Kombat history.
• Will notes, “There’s quite a lot of weird age stuff in this movie. Well, either way, Carla is very pretty and much younger.”

7. Plot Mechanics: Structure and Logic Flaws

[40:00] – [41:43]

• Frustrations with the plot, particularly the “toilet bowl” race never returning despite setup.
  • “How do you set up the most dangerous place… and never see anybody actually go down the thing?”
• The new family shop diversifying into dirt boards: Is this actually a good-guy move?
  • Will: “Is it kind of a move to literally open a shop across the street and … sell the exact same specific product?”

8. Character Growth (or Lack Thereof)

[42:22] – [43:56]

• Chris’s character arc is too abrupt, lacking depth or genuine development.
• Will: “…He has one good day, and then all of a sudden, he's a good guy. It was like, wait, what?”

9. Climax and Race (and More Logic Lapses)

[79:51] – [83:08]

• The final race is confusingly staged, with arbitrary rules (“three tricks”), and the outcome determined more by stunt than skill:
  • Sabrina: “This was a very confusing race… The weirdest rules for a race I have ever seen.”
• Stakes of the race are odd: the whole shop’s inventory depends on a single mountain board competition.

10. Final Family Resolution

[86:13] – [87:12]

• After the villain is arrested via speedy offscreen confession, the family reunites for a quick wedding.
• The movie ends on a feel-good (if rushed) note, with surfing and family on the beach.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the mountain boarding premise:
  • “Johnny Tsunami 2. It's about crocheting. Like, wait, what?” (Will, 10:02)
• On nostalgia bias:
  • “It was one of those movies where if it wasn’t horrific, I was gonna love it.” (Sabrina, 12:44)
• On the inconsistent character arcs:
  • “He was just horribly unlikable. I mean, he really was.” (Will, 70:08)
• On baffling plot structure:
  • “What’s the point of putting this there and never seeing anybody actually go down the thing?” (Will, 41:37)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Nostalgia & Sequel Nerves: [03:49] – [04:45]
• Production & Ratings Trivia: [05:33] – [07:17]
• Mountain Boarding Debated: [07:17] – [09:41]
• Soundtrack / Awards: [10:02] – [11:48]
• Plot Introduction: [11:56] – [12:42]
• Cast Discussion & Age Gap: [13:45] – [18:15]
• Setting Up 'Toilet Bowl': [40:00] – [41:43]
• Critique of Chris's Character: [42:22] – [43:56]
• Discussion of Business Rivalry: [62:03] – [64:40]
• Climactic Race Details: [79:51] – [83:08]
• Wrap-up & Wedding: [86:13] – [87:12]
• Final Ratings: [103:34] – [108:17]

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Hosts’ Ratings

• Sabrina: 8/10 Spidey and Roosters
  • “Even though it was brand new to me, had such a depth of nostalgia… It wasn’t horrible.”
• Will: 6.5/10 Spidey and Roosters
  • “The movie did have some pretty bad plot holes… That’s based solely on Brandon and the cast.”

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Final Thoughts

Will and Sabrina agree that while Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board has nostalgic appeal and solid performances from returning cast (especially Brandon Baker), it fails to recapture the magic of the first film due to a convoluted plot, a weak central conflict, a confusing focus on mountain boarding, and strangely underdeveloped character arcs (particularly for the new 'uncle' Chris). Fun soundtracks and callbacks to DCOM classics aside, the hosts ultimately see it as a serviceable, if underwhelming, follow-up for fans driven by nostalgia alone.

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Listener Callouts & Game Segment

• Audience reviews added extra laughs, especially the five-star review:
  • “I wish I can go to Hawaii and surf, but I don’t know how to swim. Five stars.” (91:20)
• Will and Sabrina struggle through a “double-letter spelling” game, humorously acknowledging their collective spelling woes as part of the fun:
  • “This game should have just been called Make Will and Sabrina look stupid.” (94:10)

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Summary for New Listeners

If you love DCOMs, ‘90s/early 2000s nostalgia, and honest (often hilarious) appraisal of beloved but flawed movies, this episode captures it all. Will and Sabrina’s rapport shines through as they juggle fond memories with a tough but fair critique of Disney’s sequel strategies.

For best effect: Watch or recall Johnny Tsunami first.
If you haven’t seen Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board, the hosts’ insights, jokes, and timestamped commentary will give you everything you need to know—minus the bruises from mountain boarding.

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Next episode tease:
They’ll be covering Tiger Cruise, a dramatic DCOM inspired by 9/11 events, marking a significant change of tone and genre.

Transcript

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[Will Friedle]

Hi, Sabrina.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Hey, Will.

[Will Friedle]

Were you excited for this one?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I got my new dad Hawaiian shirt that Jordan has two. Who knew?

[Will Friedle]

Of course you need to have one to party during the day and one to party at night. Everybody knows that about Hawaiian shirts.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's true. That is true.

[Will Friedle]

But I know you were such a fan of the first one.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know. And I was nervous. I was nervous, nervous going into it.

[Will Friedle]

I was nervous. I was nervous going in and let's leave it at that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I was, I was so nervous because I'm like, you know, this is, this is my top three. This is my Mount Rushmore. You know, of. Of the, the decoms for me.

[Will Friedle]

You love this.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You know, and we all know a second one doesn't. Doesn't always mean it's as good or better or the same. You know, I just, I was nervous especially because, you know, I love myself some Brandon Baker.

[Will Friedle]

I know, I know. We don't. We all do. And he's friend of the show, so we'll get into it. Well, first of all. Right, welcome back to Magical Rewind, the show that makes you want to grab your friends, your PJs and your popcorn and go back to a time when all the houses were smart. The wave tsunamis 2. See what I just did there?

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[Will Friedle]

And the how I said, how's this? Welcome back to the show. I'm Will Friedle.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I'm Sabrina Bryan. Aloha.

[Angela Yee]

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[Will Friedle]

Aloha. Yes. It is time to surf the turf and take on a long boarded, long requested sequel. We're trading in the waves for dirt to watch the 2007 sequel to Johnny Tsunami, now with a more fitting title, Johnny Capahalla back on board. Okay, so we talked about. I. I'm not even gonna get into it yet. We're back. Here we are. We're doing some sequels. We've been here a while, but this was when I was nervous for you because for our producers, this would be like. We did Double Teamed two. So I.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, I don't think that's quite as fair.

[Will Friedle]

You loved it. You loved Johnny Tsunami.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But it's because it was a great movie.

[Will Friedle]

It was a great movie. It was a great movie. Double teamed. Double teamed, not so much. This movie debuted on the Disney Channel June 8, 2007, a whopping eight years after the original. Talk about striking while the iron is cold. That is quite a down period for the series. You have to wonder if kids watching the channel in 2007 even knew the first movie existed. I mean, again, that's the thing about Disney Channel. Eight years later, if you watched it even at 8.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

You're probably still not watching Disney Channel at 16. Maybe, but probably not. It's very niche.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So new generation that have their eyes on this now franchise. It's true.

[Will Friedle]

That's probably why they didn't call it Johnny tsunami 2 because there was no recognition furthering that point. Johnny Capahalla back on board brought in only 1.8 million viewers, which is a very disappointing number for the era. Keep in mind, in 2007, that same year, Twitch is 2. This time it's personal brought in about 7 million viewers. And High School Musical 2 broke every record in the world possible with 17.2 million. So 1.8 million. It was like I watched it by myself. Now though the movie's essence is based in Hawaii, it was actually shot in New Zealand. More specifically West Auckland. This is a trade we've seen before and a common move by decoms looking, you know, for Hawaii. So for some reason they go to a much farther away place. It has to be a money thing. It has to be.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Absolutely. And it's kind of become our new Toronto, to be honest.

[Will Friedle]

Exactly. We've got. Now we've got to add New Zealand to the mix, but we need a three sided coin which I don't know if we're going to be able to find. And we should address the elephant in the room right now. The movie is not about surfing. That's right. This movie, a sequel to a film about surfing, is about mountain boarding.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

Had you ever heard of mountain boarding before this movie?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I hadn't. I hadn't.

[Will Friedle]

Well, it was really popular for this one month in 2007.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I don't know why though. It was cool. This was the coolest looking. I was like, wow, so dangerous.

[Will Friedle]

Kind of disagree.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Really?

[Will Friedle]

Yes. Part of it looks cool. But then when the board's attached to your feet, they could do one trick move, they could spin.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

Like you're on a skateboard. You could do a whole bunch of stuff. I guess if you're in a pipe, you can do the. I guess if you get really good, you could do the same stuff you do in a snowboard. Because you're attached to a snowboard.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes. So I guess it was an Annie up because it looked so much more dangerous than snowboarding in the sense that like rocks and just like the snow at least especially if you're not going off terrain like in the. In the snow, you're not going off the path. That's kind of, what is it groomed. Right. And you go into like the woody wood area of snowboarding slope.

[Will Friedle]

I get like scary.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But this was like, there's no way to groom it. That was literally just like, go find a mountain.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Find the ditches in the mountain. Don't find them. Hit them correctly. Don't hit them. This was dangerous.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, super dangerous. I guess you're right. I guess you're right. If you, if you like snowboarding, this would be a natural progression. You could kind of do it. But they tried this with skiing too. They tried land skiing in like the 80s and it just never worked.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So I have any to find video of that.

[Will Friedle]

You do. It's really funny because they're like in their shorts and everything. Like we're land skiing and it just didn't look good. The entire cast, by the way, had to learn how to mountain board, which is no easy task. But the movie employed some mountain board experts to not only help, but double for jumps and stunts. We've got Oconee Kama, who was the main consultant, Leon Robbins, Cody Stewart, Jared Cronin, Ryan Slater, Ben Toulman, and Joe Lowry, who of course are all household mountain boarding names, if you ask me. The DCOM also got a home video and DVD release, something that was more successful than the lousy premiere just a few months after the airing on October 9. Now, without spoiling your thoughts on the movie, do you still wish it was about surfing because it was such an important part of the first movie? Yes, me too. Why would you not do this about surfing?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Even if we could have just gotten a couple more surfing moments. Just, just a. I. I really felt that was lacking.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I. I felt exactly the same way as you did. Surface make it about surfing.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Especially knowing I. The one thing that I did know that about this movie was it was a new. It was filmed in New Zealand. Yeah, because. And it's called Back on Board and told us. Yeah, Back on Board. So it was a little bit like I was waiting for it to happen and it just never did. Ever.

[Will Friedle]

Johnny Tsunami 2. It's about crocheting. Like, wait, what? So now, musically, the sequel did feel more Disney Channel than maybe the actual movie did. The soundtrack featured the one and only Joe Bros. Who were signed to Hollywood Records at the time. The song hold on from their 2007 self titled album. And it was used in a montage and I'm sure most of our producers sang along with it. The second it came on. We also hear plain white tees of hey There Delilah Fame and music from two bands we know nothing about, Wide Awake and Dark Black T shirt, which. I'm kidding, that's not. That was a joke. T Squad was the other one worth noting here. One of the members of T Squad was Boo Boo Stewart, who we'd later see as Jay in the Descendants franchise. So it all comes back around. And despite the rough reception, Johnny Capahalla back on board did win two awards. The Humanities prize for Children's live action, an award the original movie was nominated for but didn't win. And it's weird that that didn't. The first one didn't win, but this one did and it won the WGA award for children's long form script. It also won the award for only mountain boarding movie ever made. I think it would be safe to say that we're not talking out of school. Johnny Capahallo was negatively received, especially when you take into consideration that the original film is considered a absolute DCOM classic. We all loved it. Great movie. Okay, so obviously both of us knew this movie existed. We've been giddy about it for quite some time. So let's just take some time to remind you that we interviewed the star of the original Johnny Tsunami and this movie, Brandon Baker, right here on Magical Rewind. Just search for us in any streaming service and hear all the memories. Just shooting the first film. What it was like. He's so cool. We loved him. Friend of the show. He's undoubtedly going to be knighted at some point by us. He is great. And he can marry you. Yes, like me, he is an ordained minister.

[Sabrina Bryan]

If you are looking for a minister or an ordained minister in Colorado.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. Or he'll travel because he's got boards.

He'll travel.

Yes, he's got boards. So he can come. Now it's time to don your dirt devil's uniform and get to thrashing because here's the synopsis. Back in Hawaii, it's New Zealand for his grandfather's wedding. Johnny Capahala meets his new 12 year old uncle Chris, a rebellious mountain boarder who starts an all out turf war and leads everyone into competition to save the family business. Woo. Lot going on there. Sabrina, it's time to face the music. Early thoughts? Johnny Capahalla back on board. What did you think of the movie?

[Sabrina Bryan]

You know I again this, this 100% for me was one of those movies. I laid into the nostalgia of the first movie. I had not seen it and I was just positively watching this and Thinking great thoughts.

[Will Friedle]

Wow.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I was like. It was one of those movies where if it wasn't horrific, I was gonna love it. If it wasn't just that awful, awful, terrible. So many holes. Like, if it wasn't super terrible, I was gonna love it. And that's where I stand.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, this.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This was how you will.

[Will Friedle]

This was not a good movie. Oh, this was not. Come on. This was. Come on. This. First of all, Brandon Baker, awesome. Can do no wrong. He was phenomenal in the first movie. He was phenomenal in the second movie. Most of the cast was good. Yes. The little kid was not really. Oh, God. First of all, the character was annoying. You just wanted to slap him.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, my gosh.

[Will Friedle]

That was. The thing about the first movie was they took. So they were supposed to. In my head, the way they pitched this movie was, we want to give Brandon Baker's character his own version of himself when he was a kid.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

Somebody who's moved out of everything. He knows. He's really struggling with it. He is kind of can then mentor the guy, and then he finds this new niche thing. In this case, it's mountain boarding. They didn't do that at all. Because the thing we loved about the first one was no matter what situation you put him in, he was super nice.

[Honey German]

He was.

[Will Friedle]

He was sharing his magazine with the bullies at school. He was positive. He was having a great time. This kid was such a little. I wanted him to fall down the gorge. I hated him. Not only that, but the actor was smiling and laughing through every scene he was in, which took me right out of the movie. Like, he's trying to say his lines, but he's got a smile on his face or is trying to make it look like it was just. And I know we've seen him in other things that he was better. He was not good in this movie, and it took me right out of the film. So the acting wasn't good for the little kid and the character was. I hated it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. The character was not a likable character in any sense. Even.

[Will Friedle]

No.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Even towards the end, I wasn't really necessarily happy that it worked out. You know what I mean? For.

[Will Friedle]

That makes no sense. The race at the end is unmotivated. It makes no sense. We're racing to see which one of us can sell these boards in a store. I mean, none of this made sense to me. And it hurt my heart because I loved the first one. I love Brandon Baker. He's amazing. The grandfather, everybody. I was so happy to see them all back and then they kind of. I don't blame them for it. They did this with the story and I was not a fan. But anyway, we'll get into that. The director was Eric Bross, a new name to the podcast. At the time, Bross had recently come off a big TV movie, Martha Behind Bars, starring Cybill shepherd as Martha Stewart in her big tax fraud court case. Fun fact. My Uncle Bobby was her lawyer. Wow. Yeah. My dad's best friend, he also. He's gone now. But Bob Morvillo, great guy. He also directed the movie on the Line, starring Lance Bass and featuring a cameo from 90s wrestler China Bras, is still working, most recently directing a Hallmark movie called Rome in Love, a 2013 Lifetime film featuring Dolly Parton called A Country Christmas story, and a 2012 Blue Lagoon reboot called the Awakening. And like we mentioned, Brandon Baker, the man himself returns. Now eight years older and basically a grown adult. He stepped right back into the shoes of Johnny Kapahala, the main character, even though the original movie was called Johnny Tsunami, his grandfather's nickname. And that's not the only controversy with the name. You may remember, the spelling of Kapahala is very confusing. In the title, it was 1p, but in the credits, 2p's. Get it together, Disney. This is one of Disney's biggest mysteries. Brandon, of course, got his big break at 12 years old when he played Mowgli in the straight video Disney sequel to the Jungle Book, Mowgli's Story. Baker is also seen in Even Stevens, the Proud Family and Boston Public. Like we said, don't be a chicken. Let Brandon marry you. He's an awesome dude and he's welcome here anytime. He was great in this movie. And the new Disney Channel generation is represented by Jake T. Austin. He plays step uncle Chris and this was a rough one for me. And is best known as Max Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place, where he was great. He was a channel favorite, bringing his character to the show's eventual dcom and the Suite Life on Deck. He's also the voice of Diego in the Door of the Explorer Universe and Fernando in Rio. And Rio, too. He's a very good actor. Yes, there's a lot of very good actors that sometimes don't work with the right people, the right director, the right whatever. And sometimes the performance isn't great. And this one needed some work. Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa also returns as the big guy himself, Johnny Tsunami. Tagawa was a cult favorite character actor, mostly because he played Shang tsung in the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie, Mortal Kombat. Great movie, and most of the video games since. And he appeared in movies like 007, License to Kill, 2001's Planet of the Apes, and most famously, the 1987 critically beloved film The Last Emperor. In 2015, he had a nice return to TV, as I hope I don't. I apologize if I butcher this name. Nobusuke Tagomi, I believe is how you say it in the TV show the man in the High Castle. But very sadly, and such a big loss for Hollywood, he passed away last year at the age of 75, and that one seriously hurt my heart.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Another former Magical Rewind guest and friend of the podcast, Robin Lively plays Carla, the much younger future bride of Johnny Tsunami. She was not in the original movie and was a real get for Disney, honestly. We spoke to her on this podcast for another Disney Channel original movie, the Legend. Oh, it's. I'm saying it. I'm saying it with a smile. I always do. Buzz Bucket. That's right. Lively was an always busy young actor, appearing in Wildcats, Karate Kid Part three, Chicago Hope, and the cult classic Teen Witch. So take that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

She continues to act on shows like 911, Lone Star, Cobra Kai, where she revisited her Karate Kid lore. The Good Doctor, the Bad Doctor, the okay Doctor. And she's now shown up on one of TV's biggest hits, Landman. She's also married to the great Bart Johnson of High School Musical fame. He's a large man in person, too, and he hosts podcast. Also interviewed him, and we released his podcast right here on this very feed. And Lively wasn't the only Karate Kid alum in this movie. We have Yuji Okamoto returning as the dad, Pete Kapahala. Okamoto was in a bunch of classic 80 movies. Okay, I'm just gonna list these movies, and this might as well be called Will's Greatest Hits of All Time because they're awesome movies like Real genius, Karate Kid 2, and my favorite of all time, better Off Dead, where he played. Please tell me you've seen Better Off Dead. Oh, my God, Sabrina. Okay, well, it's phenomenal. He plays one of two drivers, and he just talks like Howard Cosell drag racing with a young John Cusack every time they appear at the same stoplight. He would also return to his Karate Kid roots on Cobra kai for almost 25 episodes and appeared in the movies Inception and Pearl harbor. And, man, do I want to talk to him. Okay, all this Karate Kid talk has made me want to roundhouse kick Anyone who likes movies longer than 90 minutes, we all know that's the target we're looking for when it comes to length here on Magical Rewind, people. So let's see what Johnny Capahala back near the board. Near your board. All about the board came in at it's 90 minutes. Ring the bell, call the authorities. We have hit the target, people. I'd like to thank the cast and crew, but really, it's all because of me. 90 minutes, people. You're welcome. We actually, speaking of the team, we have four writers on this movie, which is a real team effort. There's Annie DeYoung. Her career started on I Shrunk the Kids, the TV show, and she was behind a few decoms. Return to Halloween Town, the recently reviewed Princess Protection program, Starstruck, and 2014's Girl vs Monster, which I think was her last credit on I am IMDb. And we have Max Ensko. Max was Annie's writing partner on a lot of projects, including Return to Halloweentown and another one called the Ron Clark Story, starring Matthew Perry. His last credit was also in 2014. And then there's Anne Austin, who wrote the original movie. She was a Power Rangers vet of almost 10 years. She's been engulfed in the animated Barbie universe as a head writer and producer. I am in the new Barbie show, so I may have worked with Anne and another Power Rangers writer teamed up with her on both this movie and the original. His name is Douglas Sloan. He also wrote the DCOM Motocrossed. And in addition to also joining Anne on some newer Barbie projects, he writes on all the how to Train youn Dragon TV projects, which is one of my favorite series of all time. How to Train youn Dragon was awesome.

[Honey German]

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[Will Friedle]

okay, so now the shop is opening. Soon it's time to destroy the Dirt Devils and get into Johnny Capahalla. Back on board we open on a snowy hilltop as our hero Johnny Capahalla is prepping to snowboard and reminds the audience all about who he is. He realizes 90% of the viewers have forgotten the details of the movie they watched eight years ago or never saw in the first place. So let's just consider this a very needed re establishing shot. Kapahala moved from sunny Hawaii to snowy Vermont and traded the surfboard for a snowboard. Then it's revealed that he's on the edge of a cliff, hundreds of feet above the ground. He's teetering off the edge, flirting with death. He eventually loses his balance and rockets to his death, screaming the whole way down. But instead of crashing head first, we transition to a sunny beach. Kapehalla is now surfing on a surfboard, still in a heavy jacket and winter gear. He wipes out and we hear someone calling his name. He wakes up in the back of the car, sweating. He was, of course, having a nightmare. His parents are driving and they're back in Hawaii for his grandpa Johnny Tsunami's wedding. They're excited to be back, but it's a little weird because he hasn't met the fiance, Carla. And the even bigger issue is she has a mysterious son named Chris. So now Johnny's dad has a brother, I guess, and Johnny has a new uncle. That's all we know at this point. He has an uncle. Johnny's parents Plan on staying in the city for a few days. So they've set up a ride for Johnny to get to his grandpa's early. And it's his buddy Sam from the first movie. Somebody you definitely don't remember at all because we don't remember him. And we got paid to watch this movie recently. So did you remember was this was a recast was originally the milit. The military guy?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Where they military stole a plane. Right, Right.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

But this wasn't the same actor.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No.

[Will Friedle]

Well, then I do remember the character. I thought this was the same.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The character. It just. The recast looks nothing like the.

[Will Friedle]

The original Thompson. Young was awesome in that movie. Maybe he just didn't want to do it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm assuming. I'm assuming that's what it was.

[Will Friedle]

The other thing he literally. Other than the Batmobile, that might be the coolest car I've ever seen in my life.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I loved it. Okay.

[Will Friedle]

Such a great car. It's a Jeep, I think.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I didn't even like cut to ask Jordan because Jordan loves cars too. To ask. I was like, I'm gonna wait because I know Will's gonna love this car. What was it? Because it's similar looking to like a Bronco that they have nowadays. Like. Yeah, when people take off the whole top. So the Broncos.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I think it's a threat. Was a stretched out Jeep. But the. I. I don't. I don't normally like red cars, but that red and orange combo with the doors and everything up, it was a sick car.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It was. It was very cool. And I. That's one of my favorite things when I'm at like in Hawaii and you're driving into it from the airport and you're seeing so many people on those Jeeps with the tops off and like

[Will Friedle]

my brother had one of them hanging

[Sabrina Bryan]

out and like, oh, it's so cool. It was like amazing.

[Will Friedle]

It was. It was great. So anyway, Johnny is very excited to see the new guy playing his old friend who was living in Iceland for the last four years but just moved back. They drive off to a tsunami for the big weekend but run into some bad on the way that kind of look like skateboarders, but that they were also stuck in the Matrix. The boards are longer and they look like they're all wearing Y2K Oakley sunglasses. Johnny is intrigued by this new alien sport. Eventually, Sam gets to a tsunamis, which is now a beautiful modern paradise. It's gorgeous. In the first movie, he sort of lived a bit like a pig, but apparently in the Last eight years he got really into HGTV programming and did some new construction I guess because it's. The home is nice. No one's home. And Johnny is shocked to see his old room is still a messy boy's bedroom, but with none of his things. So we still don't know what's going on. Little weird. Meanwhile, we see a young little white kid surfing wiping out over and over and over again. He quickly gets up and walks back to the beach. He thinks surfing is stupid and complains to what appears to be his teacher, an older man in a hat who is Johnny Tsunami. Welcome back, buddy. It's good to see you again. The little brat huffs his way off of the sand. He's such a little. As Kapahala and his grandpa, now with a new short hair vibe, lovingly reunite. And it was nice to see them back together again. Back at the house, Xunami meets Carla. He's about to be grandma, who is younger than his mom. And the issue of age in this movie is a little confusing. Am I right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

There's a lot of Are they called May December romances. There's quite a quite a lot of weird age stuff in this movie. Well, either way, Carla is very pretty and much younger. She's Robin Lively, who seems very much in love with Johnny Tsunami and made huli huli chicken for dinner. Have you ever had huli huli chicken? Do you. Do we know what huli huli chicken is? I want it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I have no idea what it is.

[Will Friedle]

I want it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm down to try it. I'm down to try it.

[Will Friedle]

I am too. I saw the funniest reel this morning where a guy just looks in the camera and said nobody told me that. Adult life is basically just trying to figure out what to do with ground beef and chicken every night for the rest of your life. Which is absolutely what it is. So huli huli chicken. Love it. Let's figure it out. Carla says that she rented a house down the street, but it's small, so her son, this Chris, everyone is so concerned about, lives at Johnny Tsunami's. She hopes that's okay. Kapahala says he's actually excited to meet Chris. He's never had an uncle before and usually relates well to adults. But that pouting little comes back from the surf lesson and stomping down the stairs. This is Chris. He's a 12 year old uncle. Because this movie is a mess when it comes to age appropriate relationships, Xunami takes Kapa Hollow to meet Uncle Chris, who's Playing video games in his room and Chris barely pays attention. Keep this in mind because eventually he grows as a character. Nope, doesn't grow at all. He's always. Later on, the two, Johnny's regroup outside to talk about dealing with Chris Kapahala. Everybody's optimistic, though, that the two boys will get along eventually. Either way, Tsunami is so happy his grandson has come back for his big day. But later, when Kapahala wants to catch some waves, Tsunami doesn't have time. And that's weird in itself because he never says no to surfing. But he has a big day of important business to take care of and takes Kapahala along for the ride. Which we got to say Kapahala and Tsunami, because otherwise they're just Johnny's. Yes, it's hard. They pull. I guess I could say John, but it's not the same. They pull up to an old. No, he can't.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's not.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, he can't.

[Sabrina Bryan]

John.

[Will Friedle]

John Tsunami. It's not the same.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Not old enough to be a John. He's too little.

[Will Friedle]

I'm John Tsunami. They pull up to an old surf shop that Carla's father left her when he passed away. It's the reason she actually moved to Hawaii. Tsunami is going to help her get it up and running, and she needs the help because the inside is it. Okay, this is where I start to go like, wait, what? So the inside was a disaster area. Keep that in mind. It was just. It was. Looked like it had good bones to be a store, but it obviously wasn't set up in any way, shape, or form. They had a lot of work to do. I was like, okay, cool. We're gonna see the transition. Carla's inside, hard at work, but Uncle Chris is across the street hanging out with some friends at a dirt boarding shop. Tsunami suggests that maybe Kapahala should go babysit his uncle across the street, who is currently watching a bunch of bad. Skate on little ramps and act tough. Johnny introduces himself and Johnny introduces himself and meets the Dirt Devils. It's a whole team. There's an owner and older bro, Troy, and then there's the leader, Jared. And you got Bo, sp, Spidey and Rooster. Now, Sabrina, you get to pick for the rest of your life. I am calling you either Spidey or Rooster. Which one do you want?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I think I'd have to go with Spidey. Rooster is just like, what?

[Will Friedle]

I kind of dig Rooster. I'll be Rooster, you be Spidey.

[Sabrina Bryan]

All right.

[Will Friedle]

I think that's when we open our breakfast Shop. It'll be Spidey and Roosters.

[Sabrina Bryan]

If I nickname. If someone just randomly nicknamed me Spidey, I would Spider man them all the time. Just, like, shoot my webs.

[Will Friedle]

I don't want to know what I'd do if somebody called me Rooster all of a sudden. I don't know where that came from exactly. And then there's also a very pretty girl named Val that quickly captures Johnny's attention. And we have now done so many episodes of Magical Rewind that halfway through the movie last night, I texted Sabrina and went, was Rose on our show? I can't remember. And then I was conflating it because she and I hung out in Hawaii at a con with my wife. And that's how I knew her so well. So I don't think we've had her on the show. I think that's how I knew her.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, but the funny part is, you ask me who. I have never met her, and I said, I don't think so. But then after you said that, I'm going, wait, maybe. Exactly.

[Will Friedle]

I can't remember. I don't think we have.

[Sabrina Bryan]

She looks familiar. I think. I mean, I scrolled and scrolled and scrolled on our magical rewind.

[Will Friedle]

No, we haven't. Okay, we have.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I do not think we have.

[Will Friedle]

It is beneficial. We have it. It's just that I actually know her in real life. That's the weird thing about being an actor. It's like, have we talked or do I know you in real life? Have we worked together? I don't know. So I knew Rose. She's very sweet. She's also a fellow dirt boarder. The dirt boarders act like mainland thugs, hardly welcoming the surfer back, which is weird. And the godfather of the mountain boarding team, Troy, exclaiming, they bring the dirt. I supply the devil.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That was such a weird line. All right. I had to write that one down.

[Will Friedle]

All right, Troy. Easy there, tough guy. Eventually, Johnny is invited into their shop and shown around. It is much cooler and darker than the war zone Carla inherited. Troy is planning on taking the squad out for a tour one day and letting them see the world. Johnny says he skateboard, by the way. This is a whole group of kids that don't. If I'm getting this right, it's a whole group of kids that don't want to live in Hawaii.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right? Or. Or despite. At least we could say despite. Despise surfing. Think surfing super dumb.

[Will Friedle]

Right? In Hawaii.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Let me just say this isn't to be. I have. That was we. I was lucky Enough to have, like. That was our. Kind of. Our summer vacation that we went to quite often and would get a chance to, you know, on the beach or what. I had never met a local that had. Didn't love. Like, maybe they weren't a great surfer, but they all loved the. The culture of. It's part of the Hawaiian culture.

[Will Friedle]

Well, they're connected to the ocean in a way that they'll never understand.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, they might not be surfers, but they loved the water. You know what I mean? But they also loved hiking. But just because they liked hiking and doing things on land had no reflection of, like, hating.

[Will Friedle]

No. On something like this spiritual connection to their land that. That we will never understand.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

And it's one of those things where it was weird to have a group of white kids in this movie that are like, we. We essentially don't want to be here. Run by a guy who's trying to get out, too. It was just. I don't know, it was strange.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It was a little. A little off putting.

[Will Friedle]

A little. A little off putting. But anyway. And that's why I was like, oh, really? There's going to be basically no surfing in the Johnny Capahola surfing movie. And I was like, okay, I guess I'm just gonna have to deal with that. It'd be like Point Break without there being a point Break. Come on.

[Honey German]

Didn't get it.

[Will Friedle]

Anyway, Johnny says he skateboards, but while in Hawaii, he's all about surfing. Troy thinks riding waves is boring. And the Dirt Devils explain, when you stack, you don't float, you bleed. Which I think in young translates to, when you fall down, you can get hurt. Cutie Val invites him to ride with the team for the day, and to Uncle Chris's dismay, Johnny accepts. We cut to a montage of the Dirt Devils doing their thing, and it looked pretty awesome. It did. I get what you're saying. Like, it doesn't seem like there's much to do with it, but it was cool looking.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

If that makes sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

However, like, you got to keep in mind when it comes to snowboarding, like, when I snowboard, I just cruise down the mountain. I am not hitting those.

[Will Friedle]

Right. Yeah, that's true.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This and that. I just love cruising down the mountain. This is not something you could do if you were to enjoy a cruise. There's no cruise.

[Will Friedle]

It also looks like it's just bashing your knees.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Like, it looks so dangerous and so hard. It looked like a very, very hard sport to actually be good at.

[Will Friedle]

And it also. I mean, as far as we know. Unless. And again, we talk about microworlds on this podcast all the time. Unless there's something we don't know about. It never took off. Like, I don't know, a whole bunch of mountain borders that hang out. Like, I. I'm guessing it's a thing, but I'm guessing it's a very small niche group of people that are mountain.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Like Mountain Lou Jean, like.

[Will Friedle]

Right, Well, I do that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

How do you get into that?

[Will Friedle]

I'll. We'll talk about it later. Because I'm a world. I'm number seven in the world at mountain losing right now. So. Okay, I'm a. Pretty. Well, I. It must be because everyone I know calls me a loser. See what I just did? Yes. See what I just did? That's all I hear. You're such a loser. You're such a loser.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You're like.

[Will Friedle]

I know, I know. Such a. I'm an extreme loser. Thank you very much. That is. Yeah, that's me. Okay, so, yes, there looks like they're going like a hundred miles an hour on this huge grassy mountain. They're pulling off the. Some jumps again, they can just kind of flip around. But this is where I had a bit of a problem with the directing. I did not like the directing of the action stuff, the quick cuts. And that's just a personal thing. I do not like quick cuts of. You can see a wheel here, but you can't really see anybody doing things. And he's putting sepia tones over the thing. Like he's got a 1980s camcorder. And it was like. Yeah, I wasn't digging that if it would.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I think to make that camcorder make sense, it needed to be like, you know, every. Not every, but a lot of times those, like, kind of extreme groups has like a videographer that's there all the time doing. So it needed. It needed a character to do something like that to. To make that a little bit more. But also, I felt like I gave it grace with the cuts because to me, again, this seems like one of the most extreme and dangerous micro world sports that we've seen.

[Will Friedle]

But it sounds like they have the eight guys who can do it on the cast. Like they. Like they brought in. No, I'm saying, like, they brought in all the eight dudes that can actually do it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But they were doing, like, they were. I have one thing in my spring of seas that, like, is so obvious to me, but they. It. It wasn't like they could get Brandon to be able to do much of this. Like this. More so than the most. More so than the snowboarding. And we know that. He told us that they were being dragged.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Up the mountain. You can't do it with this one. So I feel like they had to cut around it more so than our rollerblading stuff. We've seen other skateboarding. Like, there was no way to show and make it make sense or real. Real. You're probably right that these actors were

[Will Friedle]

doing any of this because they're. It's. You'd be killed. Like. Oh, yeah. How do you not knock out a tooth every time you try to do this thing? So. Yes.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

It's.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's.

[Will Friedle]

Was crazy. Yeah.

[Wilmer Valderrama]

It's.

[Will Friedle]

It's impressive. But again, I don't think it took off. And we could be wrong. We could get in date with people. Like, dude, mountain boarding is the greatest thing in the world. Which it may be.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I've never seen it.

[Will Friedle]

I don't.

[Sabrina Bryan]

On the X Games.

[Will Friedle]

Me neither.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Therefore might not exist anymore.

[Will Friedle]

Right. I'm wondering. It's like if they. Anybody has a mountain board anymore. Kahala then warns Uncle Chris they aren't allowed to skate on this hill. And questions if these guys are even his friends. Especially because they haven't made him an official Dirt Devil yet. Which, again, I just kept thinking of the vacuum cleaner. They bicker. Then they both ride the hill at full speed, leading to a total wipeout from Kapahala right in front of all the bad. Val helps him up, but the guys rub the crash in his face. And these were pretty weak bad guys, if I'm honest.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Jared informs Chris to join the Devils. He'll need to impress him. And then Troy. And to do that, they've got to face the toilet bowl. Val thinks that's way too much, but the guys love the idea. And so now little Uncle Chris stares down the massive downhill of the dirt that we can assume is the toilet bowl. I'm happy he didn't mean an actual toilet bowl. Chris looks terrified. He's not sure he can make it. And while the Devils call him chicken, Kapahala promises Chris there's no shame in backing out. And just as he's about to take off, we hear a siren. Everyone scatters off. But when we cut to the tsunami's house, the policeman did catch Kapahala and Chris for trespassing. It's Chris's second warning. Next time, he'll face the juvie judge. And this is when I was like, okay. They've. They've set up Dead Man's Curve, or whatever they call it in every other movie. The toilet bowl. It's gonna be great when they race here again.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Never comes back again. I know.

[Will Friedle]

Never see it again. There's no race on it. No one ever goes down it. You literally never see this again. How do you set up the most dangerous place to do this thing? And everyone's peered at the edge and right about to go. And then they scatter. They can't actually do it. How do you not come back to this place at some time in the movie to race this thing?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Agreed.

[Will Friedle]

It's like, what. What's the point of putting this there and never seeing anybody actually go down the thing?

[Sabrina Bryan]

And to be honest, too, it was set up as though that was gonna happen in the end. It's set up, and then we end up. Where? I don't know. I don't know if you.

[Will Friedle]

Where we are. No, no. Oh, we'll get there. Because that's always fun. Yeah. So crazy. Now, waiting to hear their fate, an angry Chris swears to Kapahala that he would have made it down the toilet bowl. I can't even say that out loud. And takes the time to remind his supposed nephew that they aren't actually family. Then Tsunami and Carla return with some bad news. They've decided to take away Chris's mountain board for the rest of the week. He's furious, especially because Johnny got away with just an apology. And Johnny tried to take the rap for him.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

And he was still a little.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I mean, like, how did you sit there? You know your mom is coming back with something. How do you not. How are you not expecting. You're not going to be able to ride your board for a while?

[Will Friedle]

Nope. And also, how do you be. He literally says he said he was his fault. Like, yeah, dude. Yeah. I just. I didn't like. And I got where they were, and I was like, okay, they're setting the character up to be bad. Like this. Obviously, he's supposed to be troubled and angry. And I'm totally. At this point, I was like, okay, I'm fine with it. He's annoying, but that's the point. And he's gonna have this great epiphany, and he's gonna grow, and that none of that ever really happened. They have him change, but kind of like off camera, he has one good day, and then all of a sudden, he's a good guy. It was like, wait, what?

[Sabrina Bryan]

So.

[Will Friedle]

And that's what I love. We specifically talked about in the first one.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yep.

[Will Friedle]

How great Johnny Capahalla was when he went to Vermont. He was just nice and he had a smile on his face and he was supportive of his dad. Like, yes, I'll move with you across the country and I'm not gonna make it difficult on you and I'm gonna try my best in school. He was so likable.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

And this kid is so the opposite of that. That it was like, ugh, okay, I get what you're doing, but it was a bit much.

[Sabrina Bryan]

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[Angela Yee]

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[Will Friedle]

Honestly, though, they're bigger problems than that. Little if Tsunami and Carla don't get the shop up and Running soon, she might lose everything. And they need Johnny's help with keeping Chris out of trouble through the grand opening, which is on Saturday. So Kapahala and Sam babysit Chris and take him into Carla's shop, which is coming along nicely. Now, this is when time passing in this movie is weird because the next time we went into the shop, it was like 90% done.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, it was.

[Will Friedle]

That's what I meant by. I was like, wait.

[Sabrina Bryan]

All they had to. All they had to do was get the product out onto the floor.

[Will Friedle]

That was it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That was it. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

We spent one day with that kid, and in one day, the shop is literally almost ready to open. From how it looked the first time we saw it to now. Took a day. And that's why I was like, what? Wait, what is going on? So time was really strange in this movie as well. And we'll get into more of that, too. Soonami went to go get a haircut, proving maybe his business acumen might not be ideal. You have days left and you're getting a haircut during the day. What do you maybe stay there and finish your store? But it looked like the store was done in an hour, so that works too. Kapahala walks over to the barbershop and he is shocked to bump into Tsunami on his way out. Wearing a very fancy suit, he looks like a million bucks. And he's on his way to meet Carla at the bank. Maybe he has got together after all and is finally growing up at 70 years old. Kapahala returns to the shop and starts unloading products with Sam, while Chris left to go hang out with the Dirt Devils across the street. Sam and Kapahala are immediately interrupted by his parents. They're back from their little work trip and decide to help with the store duties. Johnny's dad sends the boys off to surf, but on their way out, they see Chris getting pushed into a van, which never a good sign, seeing a little kid pushed into a van. Worst nightmare, never get into a van. Oh, my God. I don't care how you can. Cute. They say the puppy is. Kapahala is concerned and tries to stop the van, but ends up just watching it drive away. He and Sam follow the Dirt Devil straight to a barge. Kapahala plays narc and rats on Chris. He isn't supposed to be mountain boarding. He's grounded. But Troy finds a loophole. They're skateboarding, not dirt boarding. He defends the Dirt Devils as a group of kids who have used the sport to stay out of trouble and reveals that Chris is very close to joining the team, but it's obvious that we shouldn't be a fan of Troy. He seems like, like a big old D bag, and they're obviously setting them up to be said D bag. Meanwhile, Kapahala and San can't believe Chris is acting like this. The week of the wedding and the store opening. I mean, who. Who do we blame for the scheduling? Just push the wedding back if the store is that important to you, or it seems like it's destined to fail, but they're doing it on the same day. It's like we're getting married tonight, and then tomorrow the store open.

[Honey German]

Wow.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, it. It was. They. They say it later on. They say, what were we thinking? It's the stores opening in the morning and the wedding is that night.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. Yikes. Just yikes. Change the schedule. You didn't have a venue. You were, like, getting married at the house, weren't you?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I mean, you're on the beach. It's like you could go anytime.

[Will Friedle]

Push it for a week, Give yourself an extra six days. It's not that big a deal. Sam, though, defends Chris's actions. It's hard to move to Hawaii. If anyone can understand that, it's Johnny Capahala. And I was like, okay, I like what they're doing. I like giving him himself a younger version of himself. But they didn't. They gave him this kind of jerky little kid who doesn't ever seem to grow or learn. Yeah. So anyway, they ask if they can join the devil skate session, something Uncle Chris isn't thrilled about, especially because his nephew has never skated on ramps this extreme before. But to everyone's surprise, Sam and Johnny are really good and earn the respect of the gang. Chris isn't impressed, though. Seeing Johnny blend in with the devil so easily has made him jealous. He ditches his equipment and leaves with his tail between his legs. But Sam and Johnny don't even see him leave. So once they finish skating, they have to frantically drive around trying to find him. They eventually bump into him on the side of the road and bring him back home, where it becomes a family affair. Johnny, Tsunami, Carla, and the Kapahalas are setting up for dinner when young Chris storms in. Kapahala rushes to his uncle's room to apologize, but Chris isn't hearing it. Skating was his chance to prove himself, and now it's ruined. This relationship is becoming more and more strained. A bit later, out on the beach, the Johnny's that Tsunami and Kapahala are walking and chatting About Chris and every step they took on this beach. I was like, God, I really want to go to New Zealand. It just. Everything looks so stunningly beautiful.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Just need to be cast in the next zombies movie is all that needs to happen.

[Will Friedle]

Please make us zombies. Make us zombies. Yeah. So it just. It just looks amazing. But Kapahala is out of ideas on how to turn the kid around. So Tsunami tells his grandson to take the day off and let him take care of Chris tomorrow. So, with time on his hands, Kapahala gets ready to surf, adjusting a board on the car's roof, when Val appears. She's tried surfing once in California and chipped her tooth. We get some very awkward flirting where she does everything but say, dude, ask me out. It's like, even I could tell she was flirting, bro, and I'm terrible with that stuff. Then Kapahala says he can help her relearn to surf. And just like that, they have their first official date. Unfortunately, Uncle Chris sees this exchange, and now he's even more bummed because Johnny is not only stealing his team, but he's stealing the girl he likes. He obviously has a big old crush on Val. And so we get Kapahala teaching his love interest how to surf in a cute date montage. And she's actually pretty good. They watch the sunset, and then she writes her phone number on his hand with the black Sharpie that she carries around with her for that same reason.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And the weirdest way to do it.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Wasn't it, like, it was on the top of his hand?

[Will Friedle]

Like, he'd have to, like, flip his hand around to read her number. And it's also. Could we maybe write it in ballpoint?

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's.

[Will Friedle]

That's. That's a Sharpie that's not coming off. I'm gonna have your name.

[Sabrina Bryan]

She didn't want it to come off permanently. Wanted to stay there forever.

[Will Friedle]

Well, it's still there. It's literally he's lying in bed. Johnny Capajala is married.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We were interviewing Brandon. I saw it still on his hand.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, he's lying in bed. Bed with his wife and kids right now, looking down at an ex girlfriend's number still written on his hand in permanent pen. Yes. But it's okay. So back at the house, Chris is now skateboarding. So Kapahala tries his hardest to connect with him again. But it's clear Chris does not feel comfortable in Hawaii. He wants to move back to Philadelphia. Kapahala explains that even if Chris doesn't like him, he needs him. Yeah, because he can drive him around. But Chris still wants nothing to do with him or his quote unquote girlfriend, Val. Ooh. He's upset because he loves liked Val. But Kapahala isn't ready to give up. And while getting shaved ice with Sam, he gets a brain freeze and then has an idea he sneaks into. Follow me with the idea. He sneaks into Chris's room with Sam, videotaping, and places headphones on Chris's ears while he's sleeping. He blares heavy metal music, startling his little uncle awake. They kidnap Chris and then carry him every time. I know. It's so strange, isn't it? His little uncle. Yeah. And they carry him outside to threaten him with blackmail. So the video, they'll send the video of him being woken up by music to the dirt devils. And apparently that's gonna embarrass him.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, because I think it was like he was like kind of screaming like,

[Will Friedle]

you know, like footy pajamas or something. Like get a picture of him in a Batman cape. I mean, something like that. The idea that somebody woke him up and he woke up startled, like everybody would. That's embarrassing to me. I was like, there could have done way better things with that. Like that's not. That's not blackmail material. I'd be like to show him you being. Waking me up.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's Disney. I know, but you need black man.

[Will Friedle]

You could easily have a picture of him sleeping with a teddy bear or something like that. Yes, exactly. Something like that. To where it's actually embarrassing instead of a reaction that, that anybody would have, which is I just woke up to music blaring in my. In my ears. I mean, crazy.

[Sabrina Bryan]

If it's gonna be one of those like crazy, like screamy things. It would have been funny to like scare him and him have like this like high pitch, like.

[Will Friedle]

Yes.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Type of thing.

[Will Friedle]

I guess as producer Lisa just said, they need to take some tips from Lizzie McGuire's little brother. That's absolutely true. But still, for some reason Chris and I get there, he's trying to be embarrassed. I know, I'm nitpicking. Chris doesn't want this footage getting into the dirt borders hands. So they make a deal. If he hangs out with Kapahala and Sam today, doing whatever they want, they'll destroy the tape. So Chris agrees. And just like that, a crime has been committed. First stop is Val's house. Her dad is rich and lives in the most bangin house in the history of homes. It is freaking amazing. I hope this is a real place in New Zealand because I want to live there. It's like some sort of rapper on MTV Cribs. She also has a handful of four wheel ATVs. Her dad buys her whatever she wants because he's always working and her mom lives in a different state.

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[Sabrina Bryan]

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[Wilmer Valderrama]

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[Will Friedle]

Kapahala also reveals that he talked to his grandpa and the dirt boarding ban has been lifted for Chris. And so now we see three ATVs joyriding out in the dirt with Kapahala and Val sharing one like lovebirds at the X Games. Eventually, they all end up in a beautiful field and it's time to Dirt board. Chris goes first and pulls off a sick grind trick. His anger about everything quickly turns into happiness and he ends up having a fun day teaching the guys how to ride. And he's good. They show that at 12 he's really good. Over at Carla's surf shop, she's complaining to Johnny Capahalla's mom about how difficult Chris has been. They think he'll fall into place after the wedding. It also looks like Johnny Tsunami, out of nowhere is playing with the idea of selling mountain boards in the shop. And this is the first kind of we're hearing about this. We're now over at Dirt Devil's headquarters and things aren't going as planned. Troy's on the phone with a potential buyer of the store. But they're thinking of pulling out because of the new competition across the street with. Wait, what? This makes Troy worry that Carla's surf shop is diversifying their inventory into dirt boards. So Troy sends Jared out to double check. Back at Val's house, the four wheeler gang is having a blast. Even Chris looks like he's finally having fun. Val's dad arrives at home from a business trip and meets the guys. He is clearly hiding an accent. You know, a couple people, their accents pop out. It's like, oh, that's right, we're in New Zealand.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right?

[Will Friedle]

But they did great. Once they leave, Kapahala realizes Val's dad was the banker his grandpa was talking to. He just doesn't get what they were talking about. Meanwhile, Jared arrives at Carla's shop and pockets one of their wholesale receipts. He has proof they are going to be selling dirt boards. Carla spots him and sees him out. Once he delivers the news to Troy, he decides it's time to pay them a visit. Okay, does Troy have a point here? I mean, is it kind of a move to literally open a shop across the street and it's a surf shop, but then decide to sell the exact same specific product that your guy across the street literally is selling? I mean, is that kind of not cool?

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's absolutely not cool.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, so Troy, bad guy has a point.

[Sabrina Bryan]

An ice cream shop across from a snow cone shop. And then the snow cone shop starts to also celebrate.

[Will Friedle]

Right? You know what I mean? It's like, that's not. I was like, well, dude, that's really not cool to do. And we're supposed to like you. You're the good guys.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes. Where I. Because again, this movie is not going to do wrong. Okay, all right, so you just need to simmer down over there. Where. Where I just.

[Will Friedle]

I get you, Spidey.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I actually kind of like this new new nickname of mine where I justified it as it felt like we didn't get a ton of backstory of what the shop was. Remember, it was a hand me down type idea.

[Will Friedle]

Right.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Where I justified it in my head was this was always an old school kind of surf shop type thing. And he is. And that the. The dirt board place was more of a newer thing and he was trying to rebuild it. And of course he's trying to, you know, make it make sense and apply appeal to everyone and you know, the new guy. Sorry, but this is an old one and this is, this is the name.

[Will Friedle]

But the store was never open like the store that they're rebuilding. Her dad shop was obviously never sold mountain boards. I mean, if he.

[Sabrina Bryan]

If they had thrown in a line like mountain board.

[Will Friedle]

But that's what I'm saying. If they throw in a line like, you know, my, My dad who left me. The shop was the first person to sell mountain boards.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

You opened a shop across the street. We're just going back. If they somehow justified.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And they could have done it because of the, the, the, the big wigs that we find out later could have been like, oh, yeah, he was my first sponsor.

[Will Friedle]

Exactly. Something like that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But it didn't.

[Will Friedle]

And, and so I know that could

[Sabrina Bryan]

have been one quick tidy seat because we do meet him and what was he there for? How did they know him like that could have tied it. Oh, wow.

[Will Friedle]

I'm glad you're with me, Spidey.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Wow.

[Will Friedle]

I'm. Rooster has a point.

[Sabrina Bryan]

However, the movie, you know, however, it's still a 10.

[Will Friedle]

10 out of 10 from Sabrina. I'm giving it 10 roosters. I don't even know what we're calling it. 10 spiders.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Nice.

[Will Friedle]

Exactly. So, yeah, I just thought they had a point. It was kind of a. Kind of move.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But anyway, yeah, it's true.

[Will Friedle]

So, yeah. So Troy and Jared make their way to Carla's and get a little feisty about going toe to toe. Tsunami claims competition is good for the community, but the tension is very high. He's Shang Tsung.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

He can kill you and take your soul. Flawless victory. Anyway. Oh, God, such a good movie. Anyway, yeah. Troy even announces that Chris is no longer allowed at Dirt Devils, which of course infuriates the hopeful member. The next day, Chris won't even talk to his future stepdad. Tsunami tells Kapahala all about his own origins of surfing at 16 and the biggest waves he ever caught. He ate it big time. He took on too much. He promised himself he would never do that again. And so the next morning when everyone wakes up, Tsunami is nowhere to be found, which is a nightmare because the store opens later today and Uncle Chris, Little tiny Uncle Chris is gone too. Kapahala and Sam drive off to find little tiny Uncle Chris again, but instead run into Jared and Val arguing. She's been hanging out with Kapahala. She can't drive with the team to the Pro Dirt Board demo, an event where they were planning to meet sponsors. Kapahala tries to step in, but that isn't helpful. Of course. The Dirt Devils drive off and now Sam is forced to drive her in his awesome car. Yeah, it's just so awesome.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It was like, oh, this giant plot twist and, oh, what a. Oh, you can drive me. Cool.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, you can take me. Great. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. Thank you. I love that you're finding flaws.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know, but it's like.

[Will Friedle]

But I don't care.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Let's go see what we're doing with this X Games moment.

[Will Friedle]

Thank you. At the big demo, it looks like X Games, which is cheap. Local carnival. Nonetheless, the trio are impressed with all the writers and start looking for Chris, which for Sam turns into flirting with multiple girls. Kapahala finally does spot his little uncle cousin, who is now arguing with Jared about being banned from the Dirt Devils. The young boy challenges Jared to a race, but is interrupted by Troy, who has found a possible sponsor. Pro boards. The company wants to meet the Dirt Devils and Chris could join them. He just needs to convince Tsunami not to sell skate or dirt boards. Jared also tells him to be at the gap in the south trail. And I'm going to butcher this name. I apologize. Pupu Kaya.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I think so.

[Will Friedle]

Is that right? Tomorrow to get big air and prove himself there. And at the same time, back at the house, Carla and Tsunami are happy they found Chris, but his attitude is really bothering her. It was. Was bothering me by this point. Soonami promises he just needs to feel part of something. Okay. Once Chris is home, he sprints right to his playing video games, which is real, let's be honest. But Kapahala tries to give him words of encouragement. Their family members are getting married. They should make the best of it. Running away will only make people miserable. And Kapahala just wants his grandpa happy. And I like that people started to kind of give this kid, like, knock off your attitude. It's not about you all the time.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

And that's sometimes not very Disney, where they'll, like, sit a little kid down and essentially be like, check yourself.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

And they did that twice in this movie, which I. Because she then comes and does it too, and I like that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

However, it. It never quite helps.

[Will Friedle]

No, it doesn't work. He's still a little.

[Sabrina Bryan]

He's still an uncle little, but at least they tried.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, they tried several times.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Like Robin put the smack down girl.

[Will Friedle]

No. Nope. Never. You think that's gonna happen in Bart Johnson's house? I think not. Yes. So running away was only gonna make people miserable. And Kapahala just wants his grandpa happy, like I said. But Chris doesn't care and gives him one last later bra. Oh, and I just wanted to slap him. And now the big weekend has arrived. Everyone is prepping for the rehearsal dinner, except Chris, who's pouting by himself. This is where we learn that tomorrow is not only the wedding night, they're opening the surf shop in the morning. Like you said, worst scheduling I've ever heard of. How did they think they could take this off? It makes no sense. Sense. But still, 10 out of 10 for Sabrina, tsunami and Kapahala's dad go to pick something up and leave Kapahala and Chris to chat it out. Chris is still adamant he's joining the Dirt Devils today, but Kapahala is ready to stop him. He's not going to ruin the wedding weekend with some dangerous jump. And so we get a standoff. Kapahala is set off to town to get ice, and Chris volunteers to go with him. And I'm like, oh, I know he's going to pull something. I sign a possible progress. But no. Once they do arrive at the general store, Chris Bree lines to the bathroom and sneaks out a back window. He hid his dirt board in the truck and makes a clean getaway. And by the time Kapahala figures it out, little Uncle Chris is long gone. And he left behind a flat tire.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, wow. I know.

[Will Friedle]

Now you're touching my whip. Are you kidding me?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes. Right?

[Will Friedle]

Are you kidding me? I have given you enough leeway.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But also, Johnny, come on. Like, you clearly have never been put in charge of another child before because.

[Will Friedle]

But he also wasn't a bad kid. That's the thing. Johnny Tsunami was not a bad kid.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's true. That's true.

[Will Friedle]

Said that's what we loved about the character was no matter what was thrown at him, like, the bully came up to him in school. He's like, hey, man. Yeah, Here's a surfer magazine. Check it out. You're gonna love it. It was like, he was the nicest kid. So it would have been so cool if they did the same thing here. And then the twist to having him leave and still wanting to jump, all that could have still worked. And you didn't need to make the kid this bad. Yeah. Because he was just horribly unlikable. I mean, he really was. Even by this point in the movie, they should have had a couple heartfelt moments of the kid, of not just I want to go back to Philadelphia, but why?

[Sabrina Bryan]

What he missed there, what happened?

[Will Friedle]

I'm so sad. Like, not anger. Because when you play anger all the time, it's grading. When you get into more sorrow, you start to feel for the character, as opposed to hating the character, which by this point, I was like, I don't like this kid. I do not like this kid. So, yeah, it was tough anyway. And it's such a juxtaposition to Johnny, who you still love.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

So, yeah, it's very strange. Anyway, I'm gonna keep harping on this until I get emails after emails after emails because I don't read them anyway. I send them all to Spidey and she reads them for me. They're rough guys. Keep in mind, this is him, not me. This, this is Spidey, not Rooster. It's time for Chris to meet the Dirt Devils to try out at the South Trail Gap. The jump is crazy. It's at least 15ft deep. If he misses, it's like a cavern. If he misses. Seriously injured, Kapahala has recruited Val and they make it to the gap just as Chris is taking off. He's skating at full speed when he hits the jump, and in slow mo, he just clears the gap, then crashes on the other side. Chris has survived, but he really hurts himself, obviously, and Val runs off to get help. That night, Kapahala's dad is disappointed in his son. How could he let this happen? As if it was Johnny's fault at all. He says Chris is a little evil genius, but the jump was actually really impressive. Tsunami returns with Chris, who only has a simple fracture. Carla apologizes for her son, but Kapahala says he's even sorrier. He should have been watching over Chris, and this whole thing ruined their rehearsal dinner. But on the bright side, Chris apparently told his mom all about how great of an influence Kapahala has tried to be. And the two boys are left alone to bro it out. Okay, so it's starting to get a little better. Then a cop arrives with some bad news. The shop has been broken into. Everything has been thrashed. The police will do an investigation and look for fingerprints, but right away. Seconds later, Jared's arrested. It is the quickest investigation in the history of the world. Congratulations. He was apparently stashing skate equipment nearby, and that was suspicious, so they caught him to answer for the crime. Though Troy has also arrived on the scene, he says he knows nothing about it, and a shocked Jared is taken into custody. Troy apologizes about his recent behavior, but the group can read right through his bs. It's obvious he was somehow involved. Troy also congratulates Chris on his big jump and invites him back to the store. Maybe it's finally time to talk about joining the Dirt Devils, especially since most of the kids that were on the team are probably going to be in prison. But Kapihalla jumps in. That's not going to happen. The gang war is just getting started. Chris is furious. He always wanted to join the Dirt Devils. He says he hates his family and runs into the house. Kapahala's dad promises Tsunami that things will work out in the morning, right in time for the wedding and the opening of the store, which has now been pushed because it's thrashed. But now they got the wedding. And later that night, in all the chaos, Chris sees his mom break down. She's talking to Tsunami, convinced she should have never entered his life and started all this business. It was a mistake. Everything's collapsing. And she calls off the wedding.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Damn.

[Will Friedle]

As if the wedding was the problem. She's going back to Philly and taking Chris with her. She's sorry. And again, character wise, it would have been more interesting had she said, he's not doing well here. You're going to be a stepdad. You need to leave this place and come back to Philly with us.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I thought that's what it was gonna. I was like, oh, no. Yeah, Nami's gonna leave.

[Will Friedle]

Yep. And The Johnny Tsunami 3 back in Philly was gonna be written as we were going. It's just him in now. He's like joining. Like what, Steak eating competitions?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. Basketball. What do we. What would we be doing in Philadelphia again?

[Will Friedle]

I think it would be cheesesteak eating competitions. Or maybe hockey. It could be hockey. Philly's a good hockey town. You got the flyers. It could be. It's still kind of a winter sport, so maybe he's a hockey guy. But we'll get there. We'll figure it. Yes. And then it would be. It'd be Johnny Capahala against the boards. Oh, you see? So you can keep board there. God, I'm good. Rooster for the win. Yeah. So great. So anyway, and you would obviously have

[Sabrina Bryan]

to be because you're just so good at ice skating. You'd have to be.

[Will Friedle]

Right. You've seen he double hockey sticks and the boy meets roll wife skate with Nancy Kerrigan. Other than being such a big loser, I'm also a skater.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Fund it.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, she would have. She would have been great. She does. She. Nancy has always been my biggest skating advocate. She literally looked at me and just went, wow, those skates are way too good for you. It was awesome. She's a sweetheart anyway. She is. She's very nice. She is. She is. Nancy is a sweetheart. I want to make that clear. She's always very nice. To me, she really was, but she's like, yeah, those skates are way too good for you. It's true. When you get Nancy Kerrigan making fun of your skating, you've kind of reached the pinnacle of a career. It's true. It's one of my favorite days. Yes, but she's going back. She's ending the marriage and going back to Philly and taking Chris with her. She's sorry. And seeing his mom cry and make such a drastic decision has finally affected that little D bag Chris. He drags himself back to his room as sad music plays. The next morning, Kapahala makes his way to the beach to surf and finds his grandpa just looking out over the waves. Xunami is devastated. He can't imagine his life without Carla and Chris. Kapahala convinces him to talk to Chris, tell him what he means to him, which I didn't think really was the problem. It has nothing to do with their relationship with Chris and Tsunami. That had nothing to do with this film at all. Yeah, but either way, Kapahala has had an idea on who to recruit to help, and Tsunami is thankful for any advice he can get. The plan is revealed when Val arrives at Chris's door. We know he has a little crush on her and doesn't want to see, you know, him turn into Jared. She defends Kapahala. All he's ever wanted to do is make his new family work and to keep him safe. He was just following Tsunami's instructions. And with that mic drop, she walks out of the room. Soon after, Chris and Kapahala are outside, finally talking it out. Chris regrets the gorge jump. He thinks his rivalry between his mom's shop and the Dirt Devils is his fault. Fault? He finally wants to fix everything, and Kapahala says that he will help. So it was just too quick a transition. I would like to have seen a little bit more than that. Yeah, I get what they were doing, but a little more would have been good. Meanwhile, Kapahala's mom is trying to convince Carla to stay and delay the shop opening, which, hey, you should have done in the first place. Yeah, whatever. It's a start. Then Kapahala calls. He tells them to come to the shop, and when they arrive, they're shocked to see it's been totally decorated, steaming volcano and all. It is ready to open.

[Honey German]

Open.

[Will Friedle]

Chris, Kapahala, Val and Sam accomplish what was taking weeks to finish in a few hours. And again, what is going on with timing in this movie?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I just don't understand.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I don't get it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We just got to keep moving. Okay, we're nearing that 90 minute mark. We just gotta keep moving. Everybody jump on board.

[Will Friedle]

We need this movie perfect for. For Spidey. So it's got to be 90 minutes. Let's go.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Wrap it up.

[Will Friedle]

Let's wrap it up, people. Let's wrap it up, people. We got 90 minutes. Hey, we haven't finished the race. We don't know who wins. That's it. 90 minutes. We're done.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's fine. Did you start? Okay, good. We're good.

[Will Friedle]

We're already riding back. Back against the boards or against the boards. Whatever. I called number three, and now it is time for the grand opening. It is packed with customers, and Val is helping coordinate the festivities with an iron fist. And across the street, Troy is having words with a man in a suit. He was supposed to step in if the buyer backed out, but he's changed his mind. Troy's life depends on this, and they had a verbal contract. Contract. When the disagreement starts to get physical, Tsunami and Kapahala's dad run over and step in. And we realize that the man in the suit is Val's dad. Troy was hoping the businessman would buy the shop for a new condo development, but negotiations fell through. So everyone learned.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You just convincingly said, like you didn't know it was Val's dad who he was talking to.

[Will Friedle]

I know, I know. Did you like how I made it seem like we were. What? It was Val's dad.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Val's dad. But it was like, not Old man Cooper. Val, go get your dad. What's going on?

[Will Friedle]

I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't the meddling kids. Oh, my God. It's Val's dad. Yeah. I tried to make it seem like it was a surprise. I'm doing my best. This is your favorite movie of all time. What do you want me to do? It's true. Yes. Everyone learns that the Dirt Devil's leader's plan was to ditch everyone and move to California. Val's dad wasn't interested in helping him let kids down, including his dirt daughter. Troy calls himself the real deal and tells Tsunami that the Dirt Devils will win. In the end, he'll make sure Carlos goes out of business. Kapahala realizes this torment will never end, so he steps up and challenges the bully to a mountain board race. If Troy wins, Tsunami will quit selling mountain boards. If Kapahala wins, both stores can sell whatever they want. I'm just gonna let that sit. So maybe the movie is actually about free trade. More than anything else. Is that what it's about? It's such a weird thing. And of course, Troy accepts. And Tsunami accepts because he has faith in his grandson, who's mountain boarded twice. Val's dad reveals he owns the perfect spot for the race. The toilet bowl. Nope, never went back there. So we go instead to. Voila. We are at a fully developed mountain board park with the race being prepped with flags and banners and barrels of hay. So Tsunami secretly convinced the bank to fund a full development. And. And again, how much time do we have here? Because now, all of a sudden, there's a full race track that's been built.

[Honey German]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. You're still all in, aren't you?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm on 87 minutes, so we gotta just take it as it is.

[Will Friedle]

But you're still all in, aren't you? You're like, yes. This is exactly what I thought was gonna happen. I'm gonna put the fate of my. That's what I was hoping for. The fate of my store in the hands of a kid whose mountain board twice. Yeah. Against the guy who runs the whole team and is the only one in the known world at this point who actually mountain boards as an adult.

[Sabrina Bryan]

See, but here's the thing, too, though. I was also thinking that Troy actually wasn't good.

[Will Friedle]

Right, Right. That's what. That's what Johnny says. You've never seen you do it. Yeah, we don't. Like, you're just a poser.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I thought he was gonna be like, no, no, no. I'm like, come on, come on, do it. And then he actually could.

[Will Friedle]

So.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, I was starting to.

[Will Friedle]

Yep. So were you. Okay, good. I hope so. I hope so. I hope you're just like. I love this movie. So. Ah, it says Kapahala. But still. Chris now has his own field to practice on, just like Kapahala had his own surface, had his own ocean to surf in. And with the race getting closer, Kapahala knows the pressure is on, because again, he. He doesn't know how to do this thing. Chris has scoped out the whole course and gives his nephew some advice. Troy trash talks his opponent, but our challenger remains confident. Sam, who is now unexplainably a race official, breaks down the rules. And with that, here we go. Ready, set, go. We get another Instagram filter as the race starts and the two borders feverishly carve through the dirt neck and neck. They're completing jumps and trading off first place until Troy takes the lead. But it is close. Anyone could win this thing. As they rail grind Around a mud. As they rail grind around mud and soar over ditches, the future of the shop will come down to the wire. On a final turn, they crash into each other, both falling to the ground. But Troy's the first one to get back up and now has a decent lead. But in a move that can only be described as dumb as Troy attempts a massive trick mid race even though the trick means absolutely nothing for winning and as a result, he wipes out and as kind of falling down the hill. Then Kapahala does a McTwist of his own again for. For no reason at all and crosses the finish line, speeding right into a massive wall of hay. He's the victor and his dad and tsunami race to the crash to see if he's okay. But he's all good. His first words are. That was sweet.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Okay, so the trick. This was a very confusing race because it wasn't just a race though. They said you have to do three

[Will Friedle]

tricks at the end, but at the end and, and, and none of it. And why do you have to do tricks?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I don't know.

[Will Friedle]

That was like who decides what the tricks are?

[Sabrina Bryan]

The weirdest rules for a race I have ever seen.

[Will Friedle]

That was like on a racetrack that didn't exist the day before yesterday but

[Sabrina Bryan]

was somehow and now in the idea of doing three tricks. So it was like that's where they had to up the ante on these last little like dupes at the very end of the race, which makes them go for whatever. I don't know. It was kind of like. So it's not just about speed. Like if one of them only did two and then the third one, the second person did three but finished after.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, Sabrina. The idea that you do not know all the perfect rules to the Johnny Capahala Mountain board race, that's insane that you don't know these things.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I was lost. I'm sorry.

[Will Friedle]

Are you.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I was lost. I apologize. I tried. I rewound it. I did. I rewounded to try to figure it out and I stuff.

[Will Friedle]

If you cross the finish line first but didn't hit your technical three tricks, you're docked 7% of a point which at the end of the day is added to double time of what you finished crossing the race according to Sam, who's a race official. Come on, Sabrina.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I guess I wasn't paying attention. I. None of this made sense.

[Will Friedle]

I'm sorry. None of this made sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

No. None of this made sense. Having Johnny Capahala just make it about surfing. Just make the movie about surfing.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, just make the movie about surfing. We are locked in on this mountain board.

[Will Friedle]

How do you. How do you not make it about surfing? And then it's. It is Johnny Capahala teaching his young little uncle the. The. The joy of the ocean. How is that not. Yes, his little baby uncle, which is, by the way, my new rap name is Little baby Uncle. How do you not make that? This thing where he teaches him the magic of the ocean, the spirituality of the ocean. I mean, let's go. We're gonna go all the way back to Hawaii, Johnny Kapahala, and then we're gonna mountain board. None of this makes sense. Sabrina, I know you love it, but it's okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay, but we are at 98 minutes. We have got to finish this movie. Let's go.

[Will Friedle]

I'm telling you. All right, so Val hugs him and they celebrate as one big family. But Troy isn't done. Even though he promised to let things be, he's never given up. But the policeman from earlier butts in. He says it is finished. They've released Jared from custody and now they want to talk to the ringleader. Jared fully confessed, cuz again, he's a little. And proved it was Troy's idea. They cuff the owner and take him away.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I mean, yes, I am going. Just so you know, if you ever ask me to do something illegal and then you jail and I go and I go to jail and they're telling me I'm going to jail and Will is not, and it was your idea to begin with. I am telling them everything they need to know to make sure that I am not going to jail. Well, do not ever ask me. I'm telling you right now, do not ask me to do something like that, because I am not reliable. I am not going to jail for anyone else. Okay, I'm gonna throw something at you on a junta. Maybe I'll stick with you. But if you bail, I am ratting your out so fast. I don't blame Jared for a second. Yes, it was him. It was Troy. It was Troy the whole time.

[Will Friedle]

I have a new hashtag. It's hashtag Cheetah snitching all day.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I am not going to jail for no one. No. Nope. No.

[Will Friedle]

You and I, we've talked about this. Neither of us are built for prison. I'll rat out whoever I have to. I'll even make up.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I will survive not even 45 minutes in that place. There Is no way.

[Will Friedle]

That's why I don't break the law. This is exactly why I don't break

[Sabrina Bryan]

the lawyer Shiny personality is not going to be tolerated for even 45 minutes. They will hate me.

[Will Friedle]

Yep. That's why I don't. That's why I don't. That's why I don't break the law. Because I will not last. Don't come to me.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm not that person.

[Will Friedle]

Yep, fair enough.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I am cheetah snitching on your ass.

[Will Friedle]

Cheetah snitching all day. All day. Oh, we're changing strut to snitch. I love it. Whole new song. You got a snitch.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You mean it. Free your mind.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, that's brilliant. I love it. Okay. With that, the rest of the Dirt Devils, now without a true leader, arrive to congratulate Kapaha. They love the new park that they didn't know about as the six people who actually do this sport. And there's an entire thing there. And invite Chris to ride with them. Val joins in too. And it looks like we have a new Dirt Devils. And there's just one little thing left to do. That beautiful wedding dress is going to waste. So, Sabrina, all this apparently happened in the same day. I don't get it. I don't get it. I can't help them out. Time wise, I don't know what's happening. But Xunami and Carla decide they are gonna get married. And we're magically transported to it. Now on the beach, everyone's thrilled. Even Chris who drinks a fruity virgin drink at the ceremony. We think it's a virgin. He could be hammered. He exchanges a smile with Kapahala and the movie ends with Johnny Tsunami and his grandson finally sharing a wave and then pretending to pull Chris into the water. The three men of the family walk down the beach as the credits roll. Holy.

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[Will Friedle]

Can we do some real reviews? Sabrina, you have the five star this week. What do you got?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, man. Well, this is the five star and it's a pretty good one by Carly P. I wish I can go to Hawaii and surf, but I don't know how to swim. Five stars.

[Will Friedle]

Five stars.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Thank you, Mo.

[Will Friedle]

Thank you very much for watching our film. I have our one star by our old friend Unamid. That's right. Unnamed is back. This was my favorite movie when I was 11. I liked, I think I liked it so much because I had a crush on the guy who played Johnny. But now since I hate Disney movies and my heart belongs to somebody else, I don't enjoy it anymore. One star. Interesting.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, man. Baker lost one. Follow.

[Will Friedle]

I'm telling you, I'm still in love with Brandon Baker and this was not a good movie. He was great. We're now gonna get to our feature presentation, Sabrina's favorite, which is called Double Up. So sure this movie has some age gap issues with relationships, but the real problem with Johnny Capahala back on board resides in spelling. In the title, Johnny's last name is spelled.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We're doing a spelling one.

[Will Friedle]

I'm gonna lose already. Oh, you want to see bad? The only thing that works for me than spelling is geography. K a P a H A L A. Yet in the credits it has has two Ls. So make up your mind, guys. For the game we'll get other words that may or may not have a repeated letter in it and we have to guess yes or no. Three out of five wins. Oh, God. What? What unfortunate producer is going to make us look awful today?

[Sabrina Bryan]

You have Michaela. Yay.

[Will Friedle]

Hi.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Michaela is a pretty good luck charm.

[Will Friedle]

For me it is Michaela, spelled M y r T. Hashtag apostrophe.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay, here we go silent Q.

[Will Friedle]

Silent q, upside down. 4. Okay, here we go. What do we have for our word today, Mikayla?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay, the first one. Battalion.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, that's easy. Battalion has two L's, doesn't it?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, God. Now I'm gonna question everything. Doesn't it?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I mean, you're saying L's.

[Will Friedle]

Isn't that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

What? Two T's.

[Will Friedle]

Wait, what is it supposed. It's just any repeating letter.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Does it? Yeah. Does it have a repeating letter? You're saying L?

[Will Friedle]

Yes. Yeah, I think. I think there's two Ls. I don't know.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I can't spell two Ts, so you

[Angela Yee]

technically get it right, because there are

[Will Friedle]

repeating letters, but it's T. It's T. I can't.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I said T. Yes, you did.

[Will Friedle]

But technically we get. I'll take. I'll take the win. Oh, yeah, there's one L. Of course. B. A T. T, A, L, I, O, N. Okay. Okay. I'm going to be writing all these out. What's our second word? Supersede.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Supersede.

[Will Friedle]

Super.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. Two E's.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. I agree.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No.

[Will Friedle]

Damn it. God, I suck at spelling. What's the third word? This game should have just been called Make Will and Sabrina look stupid.

[Sabrina Bryan]

What's the third word? I think they're all should be called that. Belligerent. Belligerent. Yes. No. Yes.

[Will Friedle]

There's two L's, right?

[Angela Yee]

Correct.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, what's. Is there another one?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes. Number four. Millinery. Millinery.

[Will Friedle]

Can you. Can you give us a country of origin and use it in a sentence, please?

[Sabrina Bryan]

So the design, manufacture and sale of hats and other headwear. Wait, why did. Why did I love that?

[Will Friedle]

You knew it right away.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We were gonna need.

[Will Friedle]

I knew I was gonna ask.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, he didn't do this. I did it for myself.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, did you? You knew I was gonna ask.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Millinery.

[Will Friedle]

Millinery.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No.

[Will Friedle]

Milinary. No.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Damn it. What's. What's is there two Ls? Again?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Two Ls? Correct.

[Will Friedle]

God, is that the end? Are there.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay, last one. Last one. Canceling. Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Canceling.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Canceling.

[Will Friedle]

Canceling.

Yes.

No.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, no. No. It's a no.

[Will Friedle]

It's the worst game ever.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Why don't we just put a request that we cut this whole segment of this episode?

[Will Friedle]

No, I'd like to double it. Can we keep looking at words? I think we've technically won, but. God, is that a win? It's a loss for sight.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Win. I didn't get Succeed.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, yeah. That is a loss for Society.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You. You won, Will. Great job.

[Will Friedle]

Well, thank. Thank you, Michaela for that. Again, Michaela spelled with a silent R. Can we do some Sabrina Cs? Sabrina C.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes. Okay. My first three is literally. Is that you, Sam? Blink once if that's you. Then it was. The car is so cool. And then the next one, Robin. Those are my three first scenes of the movie.

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I loved it. And I also went, damn, I can't believe we wasted our interview on Fuzz Bucket.

[Will Friedle]

Right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Not. Not doing this movie.

[Will Friedle]

I'm not sure we even talked about it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'd rather heard about this than Fuzzbucket.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, Agree.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Anyways, all right, so question for you, Will. Yes, as a Sabrina C. Did you believe or buy into Baby uncle Chris being 12?

[Will Friedle]

He seemed younger to me.

[Sabrina Bryan]

He seemed much younger to seem like

[Will Friedle]

he seemed like he was 9 or 10.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes, that's what I was.

[Will Friedle]

Super weird in this movie.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, because the only thing that worked a little bit more is Brandon was clearly, I mean, it had. We said what, seven years, eight years? Brandon was clearly older.

[Will Friedle]

He was supposed to be 17.

[Honey German]

Young.

[Will Friedle]

He was supposed to be 17?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, he's supposed to be 17. He obviously wasn't, but he still looked young. Like, he didn't look super crazy old, but like, agreed. Also, like, to me, Jake did not look, he didn't come across as the. As a 12 year old, actually.

[Will Friedle]

What's funny is if you think about the ages of everyone in this movie, Johnny and Sam look like they were probably in their mid-20s. The. The gang that they were dirt riding with looked like they were 15 or 16. So Johnny looked older than everybody else. Yeah, the ages were really weird in this movie.

[Sabrina Bryan]

They were. Yeah, it was, it was pretty strange. But that was my first, like, how old is this kid supposed to be? And it's like, oh, when I found out on 12, I'm like, what?

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

One thing that we didn't really talk about and I don't know why it was, it jumped out at me so much. There was a lot of kissing between Nami and Carla. Like every time they were in a scene together there was a smooch like a, like a high or a goodbye or like it was constantly. Yeah, but we don't normally see that in dcoms. There was. And I don't know if it was to just continuously remind everyone that they were connected because there was obviously supposed to be an age gap between them. But I don't know why. It just kept jumping out on me. I mean, they. There was so we don't see moms and dads that are married and decoms kiss good hello and goodbye.

[Will Friedle]

That's true. Yeah, that's true.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So it kind of wasn't that it bothered me. It just was very like hi. Okay, bye. Oh, hey, you're here. Hey. Like a lot of kissing.

[Will Friedle]

But I guess you know when you're, when you're just about to get married. You do.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, for sure. No, it makes sense. It's just, it was different I guess for what we normally see the like interaction that happens first of all, the two Johnny's, their relationship is just a dream. It is cute. I love it so much. Johnny's relationship is probably one of my favorite relationships we've watched. I can see that as that so much. They're like so much. If there is an award ceremony, we got to keep that in mind.

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay. Because I can do that. I think it's one of the best relationships we've seen.

[Will Friedle]

Ceremony.

[Sabrina Bryan]

There should be an award ceremony. Okay. One thing that was weird. So we get an. And this could have just been editing and thus getting to that 90 minute mark. But the dad, Johnny's dad, the way he mentions it, it seems like his storyline is going to have a big problem with maybe the age gap and the brother that is now and it's mentioned in the beginning that, that he doesn't know who it is. Once we find out who Chris the, the, the brother is not like it is not talked about at all the way Johnny's dad takes it in that his now brother is you know, three decades younger than him. So that's an interesting thing. Another thing that happens more than we've seen in a long time is kind of the. I don't want to get weird about it but the boys, them being at an older age, it makes sense, right? They are noticing girls a lot more. But this is the first time we see like when they're driving at the very beginning, Sam and Johnny and they're like oh hey, like some hot girls. Then the bathing suits and then Sam being really flirtatious. Not like we normally see a funny kind of flirtatious. He's actually like he's, he's not acting. He's like what are you doing after set today? This is the first time I feel like as I can remember that idea of like the like kind of sexuality like you know, the energy between you know, teenagers is really shown quite a bit especially with the bathing suits. A little more skimpy bathing suits moment. Okay.

[Will Friedle]

And they never. One thing I did like Though, is they never put Val in any of that stuff. Notice she was never dressed in, like, oh, we're gonna throw her on the beach and put her in little skimpy bikinis. Like, they never did any of that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right, right. So that was it. And then there's one more. This moment was what. Speaking of Val, there's one more. And the. The idea. And we. I talked about it earlier. She clearly was not comfortable nor. Or for whatever reason, contractual or whatever, ever on an actual board doing anything. Not when they were skateboarding. Not when they were riding. Nothing. Nothing. And they re. Those fast edits actually make it to where that's what made me go. Well, they definitely can't show her because they didn't have a girl dirt board rider. Right. And they show her feet and that's. That's it. And then even when they're in the skate park later on, they don't show her at all. The only time we see her on a board is in. In the surf part, which she did great.

[Will Friedle]

Right, Right. You wonder if she serves in real life. Maybe.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Maybe. But yeah, so that was something that I did notice. Like, she clearly, as an actress, she probably didn't even bother lying like every. Like every other actor in the world.

[Will Friedle]

Again, it's also. If there's no. There's nobody in the world that would answer the question, do you mountain board? Yeah, sure do. Like. Yep.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, no. But you could tell because we know Brand Brandon is a skateboarder. He talked about it when we talked to him. So him and even Sam seemed like he had skateboarding, you know, whatever. So they were able to show more of that. Yeah, but that was something. I definitely know she's not on a board, except for that.

[Will Friedle]

I gotta watch.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. And that's it.

[Will Friedle]

All right, so we've now come to the portion of our program where we have to rate the film that we just saw. My guess is our ratings are gonna be probably a little bit different this week. There's my spider. Yes. Spidey spy. It's Spidey. Right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Spidey is not happy over there with Rooster already. I can tell.

[Will Friedle]

We're gonna do one out of ten this week, and we're gonna make one the littlest number.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So that'll mean that we don't really. Our shortest recommendations of ratings we've ever had.

[Will Friedle]

It is. We don't have many, but I think they're good. So we're gonna do one out of ten. One out of ten. Cold irons. Striking. Why the iron is cold as they did. Eight years later. Y2K Oakley sunglass ads. One out of ten Hulihooly chickens. One out of ten Spidey and Roosters.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Come on.

[Will Friedle]

One out of ten Dirt Devils. Three second criminal investigations. One out of ten age inappropriate relationships. One out of ten Barney pajamas or one out of ten friendly business practices. I think we know what it's going to be, don't we?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Of course.

[Will Friedle]

It's got to be Spidey and roosters.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The good old Spidey and Roosters.

[Will Friedle]

Why don't we start with you and you tell us why you like this movie and I'll tell you why you were wrong. Why don't we start with that?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, man. Okay, I. I'm gonna admit it. And I'm, I'm. I'm not upset about it. I'm not ashamed. This movie, even though it was brand new to me, had such a depth of nostalgia for me.

[Will Friedle]

Right.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I was this movie's biggest cheerleader through and through. I loved it. Yes. There were a couple of missteps. I do think there should be now a third one to then actually get back in the water and give me some more of what I was hoping for in this first, this second movie.

[Will Friedle]

Be great.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But you know, I thought the movie was. Was a great. It was cute. It was. It was something. It wasn't horrible. And like I said, it was going to have to take a horrible movie to make me have a negative tone with it. I thought Brandon. It was so great to see him have a chance to reprise this amazing role for him. That was awesome. And also to get a lot more of. We got a bit of it in the first movie. But to really dive into more of this amazing relationship between the two Johnny's was something that I thought was very cool and really what I. I took from it the most. I loved this relationship. Can't wait to give it an award one day. And I'm gonna stick with a solid eight Spideys and roosters.

[Will Friedle]

Wow. Okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Go Brandon.

[Will Friedle]

It was not horrible. It can't be horrible when you're right. You have this amount of nostalgia in it. Love Brandon. Love the cast. For the most part. I thought the kid was a bit of a misstep. I don't blame him. He's young. Young. But the movie did have some. Some pretty bad plot holes though, and some stuff that just really didn't make any sense. But just nostalgia based and Brandon based. I think I'm generously gonna give this a 6.5. Oh my Spideys and Roosters.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh my God. Not even a seven.

[Will Friedle]

Not even a seven. No, I can't do it. I can't do it. Sorry Spidey, but I can't do it. It didn't. I mean, especially when you go back to how good the first one was.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

I mean, and that's hard. So good. The first one is one of my favorites that we've done. I mean this was the, the, yeah. The Johnny Tsunami was just a really great. Oh God.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Double teamed was better.

[Will Friedle]

Thinking double team was better. You know, the clip literally popped up on my feed again of her doing the special secret move at the end with the basketball and I wanted to rerate it even lower. It was. Yeah. So no, I, I think 6.5 is generous and that's based solely on Brandon and the cast. And because the, it needed a rewrite, the story needed to rewrite some of the casting was, was strange just age wise. The timing of the movie didn't make a whole lot of sense. Sense. And again, I know I'm nitpicking but I loved the first one so much and Brandon's so good that I'm giving it 6.5.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It makes it hard. It makes it hard when the first one is so good to live up to the hype and the expectation. Yeah. And the first one was so, so good.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. And Lee not, not having Lee Thompson there. It was weird.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

So there was, there was some strangeness in this movie that I could not look past and the kid was so annoying.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know, I know. And I love Jake in all of his other roles. That's wild. He's great. Very sometimes actually made me feel like he sound a little bit like Simba for like a bunch of takes there seemed like he, like he's got a great little voice. I mean it was.

[Will Friedle]

He's normally the other stuff we've seen him in and we've watched other things with them. He's very good. He is a very good child actor. He was not in this and it, it must be. You know, sometimes it's the director you work with, sometimes it's the other actors you work with. But if you go back, he's fighting a smile in even very serious scenes, he's laughing. Inappropriate. Let's. It's little kid stuff that you do when you're a really little kid actor. I did it when I was a really little kid actor. It happens. So I, I don't. It's not like, oh this, this 12 year old or 10 year old needs to be beaten down. No, it's not that at all. It's just it wasn't a great performance. So, you know, it kind of took me out of it a little bit. And again, having nothing to do with him, that his character was really annoying.

[Honey German]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

It was not his fault.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Redeeming moments for his character. And that again, that's the point. Very undisturbed. Very on Disney.

[Will Friedle]

Yes.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Because he wasn't meant to be the villain, like character. Right. So that. Yeah, very on Disney.

[Will Friedle]

You know, you can. You can have annoying little brother that still has moments of kind of awesomeness. We've seen it all the time in this.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Remember the brink little sister.

[Will Friedle]

There you go. We gotta get Brink, little sister and this little brother together to make the worst dcom in the history of film. That will be fine. Well, thank you everybody for joining us. By the way, I think you're probably going to think that we're both wrong, that Spidey thought it was too good and I thought it was too bad. So somewhere in the middle is probably right. But thank you for joining us. Our next movie keeps us near the ocean and it is a biographical drama based on real events from the September 11 attacks. So I think it's safe to say this is not going to be a comedy. And it stars some very big names for a DCOM. It's 2004's Tiger Cruise, starring Hayden Panettiere and Bill Pullman. This one is available to stream on Disney, so feel free to work ahead. Prep can only help you with us. But before we board the USS Constellation, we will revert back to programming the Greatest Boyfriend Ever because we chatted with the hilarious Matt Shively, who played the annoying taxi driver big brother Bart in How to Build a Better Boy. He was so much fun to talk to. He has been in a ton of things, incredible shows. And take a little listen to what you can expect from our Park Hopper episode. And then I remember it was about two weeks before I graduated high school, and I had no. No plans of going to college or anything. And my mom was like, well, we can't do the acting thing anymore because you need to focus on what's going to come next. And I got this audition for this Nickelodeon show, True Jackson vp. And I read the sides and I was like, mom, I'm going to book this. And I walked into the casting office and it was Krisha Bullock, who I had known for many years. And. And I walked in, I said, this is my last audition. This is the last time you're gonna see me. And she was like, oh my gosh, are you quitting? And I was like, no, I'm booking this. We love Matt so much. It really is a great episode. So make sure to search for Magical Rewind wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe so new episodes are delivered to you the day they come out. Much like a wonderful cake that just shows up at your house. And for more info, you can follow us of course @magicalrewindpod on the Instagram machine that's on your little phone thing. Bye everybody.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Bye.

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