Best Movie on Cable TV

Summary

You Betcha Radio – "Best Movie on Cable TV" (Feb 2, 2026)

Host: Myles the You Betcha Guy
Panel: Ryan, Josh, Tyler, Jerrod

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Episode Overview

In this nostalgic, comedy-rich episode, the You Betcha crew debates the ultimate "stop and watch" movies that always reel them in whenever they stumble across them on cable TV. The conversation flows from childhood favorites and iconic 2000s action films, to unexpectedly deep dives into adolescent awakenings via celebrity crushes and a lively debate about snack preferences—all with that signature Midwest humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Cable TV Movie Staples — The Irresistible Flicks

• The core question posed:
  Ryan: “If you still have cable or dish tv, what is one movie plan that will make you stop scrolling and tune in? Gone in 60 seconds is mine.” (00:00)

• Josh’s picks:

  • Will Ferrell movies
  • The Bourne series (but only if caught at the start or "they're boring if you jump in the middle")
  • Ocean's Eleven, Dumb and Dumber, and holiday marathons of Harry Potter

• Josh on holiday Harry Potter marathons:
  “They usually do a marathon around Christmas because every single movie has a Christmas scene in it… It makes total sense that the wizards who have magic believe in Christ, AKA Christmas.” (01:02–01:08)

• Miles’s classics:

  • Triple X (Vin Diesel), but jokes: “I couldn’t tell you [the plot], but it’s basically Fast and Furious but with a different name… with three X’s instead of two F’s.” (02:08, 02:15)
  • All agree these Vin Diesel movies blur together and are a “must-stop” for mindless fun

• Other must-stop movies cited:

  • Forrest Gump (Ryan: "I'd say mine would be like Forrest Gump.") (02:57)
  • Shawshank Redemption
  • Star Wars
  • Back to the Future ("That's one I watch a lot, always on TV.") (03:14)
  • Transformers (“That one's on a lot. ... I'll stop for Josh Duhamel.”) (03:20–03:21)
  • Fargo

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2. Childhood Crushes and “Boner Awakening” Moments

• Josh triggers a nostalgic, comical tangent about first crushes ignited by movie stars:

  • “I feel like at 8 years old, I was optimist prime to be able to be interested in Megan Fox… that could have been like a catalyst for you to discover boners. Everyone's got that woman who required you to discover boners.” Josh (03:38–04:01)

• Miles recalls:

  • Anna Kournikova (tennis star; “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition... pay him like five bucks for the poster and put it inside my locker”) (04:10–04:17)
  • Later, Kate Upton: “She was the next, you know, hot thing in Swimsuit Edition.” (04:42)

• Ryan quips about these middle school moments:

  • “Might need to go to the bathroom for a little bit.” (04:25)

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3. 2000s Nostalgia and Cultural References

• The guys reminisce about being in seventh grade, the 2007 release of Transformers, and how that era shaped their pop culture touchstones. Myles confesses his enduring fandom of Machine Gun Kelly (“my favorite artist… for a long time has been MGK, so… Megan Fox”). (05:15–05:27)

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4. Midwestern Snack Debates: The "Heavenly Hunks" Controversy

• Miles launches a side quest with a review of “Heavenly Hunks” (oatmeal snack bars): “Those things are so dry and they are about equivalent to biting into a cattail.” (05:38)

• Josh claims loyalty: “I'm now a big Heavenly Hunk. Like, yeah, the bigger the hunk, the more heavenly it is.” (05:50)

• Peanut butter vs. chocolate chip flavor war:

  • Miles: “The chocolate chip ones are way better.” (05:58–06:09)
  • Josh: “See, I couldn’t disagree more.”

• Pro tips emerge: crumbling them into “cereal” with whole milk (“I do that later… my kids got whole milk. That’s all I drink now.”) (06:39–06:49)

• Ryan and Miles riff on the snack’s odd shape:
  "Holding two dicks Heavenly Hunks update. Those things are so dry..." (05:38–05:50)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On why certain movies have endless rewatch value:
  Josh: “I’m trying to think of other movies that would make me stop... It’s all predicated on my mood, you know?” (03:07)

• On the paradox of magical Christmas traditions:
  Josh: “It makes total sense that the wizards who have magic believe in Christ, AKA Christmas.” (01:08)

• On adolescent coming-of-age movie moments:
  Josh: “Everyone’s got that woman who required you to discover boners.” (04:01)

• On nostalgia for snack shelf staples:
  Miles: “Those things are so dry and they are about equivalent to biting into a cattail.” (05:38)

• On snack loyalty:
  Josh: “I’m not gonna feed this Heavenly Hunk slander right now.” (06:55)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00 – Introduction to the "stop and watch" cable TV movie debate
• 00:50 – Harry Potter as a holiday staple, “wizards believe in Christmas” tangent
• 01:44 – Vin Diesel movie confusion: Triple X vs Fast & Furious
• 02:57 – Forrest Gump, Shawshank, and other Midwest cable classics
• 03:20 – Transformers nostalgia and Megan Fox awakening
• 04:01 – First crush/coming-of-age stories (Anna Kournikova, Kate Upton)
• 05:38 – Heavenly Hunks snack review and flavor dispute

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Tone & Style

The episode is packed with the group’s signature banter—irreverent, unapologetically nostalgic, and sprinkled with self-mockery and inside jokes. Cultural references span from early 2000s blockbusters to middle school locker-room confessions, with a hearty dose of Midwest sensibility grounding the entire conversation.

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Summary for the Uninitiated:
If you love movies that always make you drop the remote—or just want a window into the formative pop culture (and snack) obsessions of a group of Midwest guys—this episode delivers laughs, weirdly relatable insights, and endless quotable moments.

Transcript

[Ryan]

If you still have cable or dish tv, what is one movie plan that will make you stop scrolling and tune in? Gone in 60 seconds is mine.

[Miles]

Really nice.

[Josh]

It was actually like, I'm a. You know, movies that came out when I was like, you know, between the ages of like 10 and like 20. I feel like I always stop on those. Any Will Ferrell movie, maybe. Maybe some. Maybe the Bourne movies will make me stop. But then you get into the Bourne movie and you're like, ah, I forgot how boring this is. If you just come into it in the middle.

[Ryan]

Born in.

[Josh]

It's boring at times. I'm trying to think of other movies that would make me stop. Ocean's Eleven, Dumb and Dumber, but that's not on very often. I'll. I'll. You know, if it's around Christmas time, I'll sauce into a Harry Potter movie, see what's going on.

[Ryan]

Is that a Christmas series? Like they.

[Josh]

They usually do a marathon around Christmas because every single movie has a Christmas scene in it.

[Ryan]

Gotcha.

[Josh]

You know, it makes total sense that the wizards who have magic believe in Christ, AKA Christmas.

[Ryan]

I don't know.

[Josh]

It's very strange.

[Ryan]

Pounding a liquid lucky and like.

[Josh]

Yeah, it's like holy liquid.

[Miles]

Lucky.

[Ryan]

Lucky liquid. Is that what it is, Miles?

[Josh]

It's liquid luck.

[Ryan]

Liquid luck.

[Miles]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Miles]

Is that in Harry Potter? Yeah, I've seen them all.

[Josh]

No, you haven't.

[Miles]

Yes, I have. I just don't retain like that.

[Ryan]

Always got to rewind it.

[Josh]

I don't know what other movies.

[Miles]

I mean. You're missing one. One of the best Triple X. Triple X?

[Josh]

Yeah. Fast and Furious movies. I will. Because they're basically the same.

[Miles]

Pretty much the same thing. Yeah. Triple X. And we're talking cable. We're not talking WWW Triple X, we're talking cable. Triple X.

[Ryan]

Safer work.

[Miles]

Triple X. Yep. Yes. Sfw.

[Ryan]

What's the plot of that one again?

[Miles]

I couldn't tell you. Why?

[Josh]

It's very similar to Fast and Furious. Vin Diesel in it too.

[Miles]

Yeah, yeah. He's the main guy.

[Josh]

Yeah, it's just Fast and Furious but with a different name. Yeah, but with three X's instead of two F's.

[Miles]

Like, I think there's some component that could end the world. And it's like it's Vin Diesel trying to. Trying to get it back from the bad guys.

[Josh]

Doesn't he jump off a train or something too? Train or a cliff jumps in the water. There's also a exact same scene in like Fast and Furious 5 or something.

[Miles]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Ryan]

I wonder if Vin Diesel and Fast Furious. Ever drives a diesel vehicle?

[Miles]

I think drives a Mustang. I don't know. It's usually like a black muscle car, it seems like. Or a darker, darker colored black muscle or. Yeah, yep. You get it.

[Ryan]

I'd say mine would be like Forest Gump.

[Josh]

Yeah, Forest Gump's good.

[Ryan]

Shaw Shank is one. That's about it. I can't think of any others.

[Josh]

I'm trying to think Star wars once in a while. Like, it's all predicated on my mood, you know?

[Ryan]

Back to the Future. That's one I watch a lot, always on tv.

[Josh]

Noah Transformers.

[Miles]

That one's on a lot.

[Josh]

Michael Bay. Yeah, that one. I'll stop for Josh Duhammel. Yeah. Fargo. Boy. Also, I like how you named all of the ones except for Megan Fox. Get the out of here. Come on, man. I was like 8 years old when that movie came out. I was more focused on the robots.

[Miles]

You were just starting.

[Josh]

No, no, it was. It was the transitional period, I guess. I feel like. I feel like at 8 years old, I was. I was like. I was optimist prime. To be able to be interested in Megan Fox.

[Miles]

Yeah. I think the blood started flowing.

[Josh]

I think that was. That could have been like a catalyst for you to discover boners. It was a. It was a transitional moment. Everyone's got that woman who required you to discover boners.

[Miles]

Yeah. For me it was Anna Kournikova. Tennis player.

[Josh]

So specific and such a niche pick.

[Miles]

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Buddies at school, they bring it in. I'd fucking pay him like five bucks for the poster and put it inside my locker.

[Josh]

What's her name?

[Miles]

Anna Kournikova.

[Josh]

You don't even know who Anacor. You are so young.

[Miles]

Crazy.

[Josh]

You are so young.

[Miles]

He was one of the best. Still is. The best looking.

[Ryan]

Might to go to the bathroom for a little bit.

[Josh]

Noah. I have no idea how to even spell it. Oh, that was.

[Miles]

It was Anna Cornucova. And then a couple years later, it was. Was it. Is it Kate Hudson? Justin Verlander's wife?

[Josh]

Yes. Kate Upton?

[Miles]

Kate Opton. Yes.

[Josh]

That was later. You'd already discovered.

[Miles]

Yeah, a couple years later. Yeah, but she was. She was the next, you know, hot thing in Swimsuit Edition.

[Josh]

Yeah, yeah.

[Miles]

I mean, again, I was. I was like 12 years old.

[Josh]

You got to get transformed back. Transformer. Back to that time. He was. Yeah, top tier. What time. What time period is that? When is that year?

[Miles]

That would have been seventh grade. So I would have been like 12.

[Ryan]

2007.

[Josh]

Okay. Ryan's just popping bees. So he opens up his locker. That was like Transformers. That was like when that movie. Yeah, like 2007.

[Miles]

That was a huge Transformers guy too.

[Josh]

Makes sense.

[Miles]

And my favorite artist, you know, for a long time has been mgk, so. Sir, what is mgk? Megan Fox.

[Josh]

Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. I was thinking about the reference there and I was stuck.

[Miles]

You guys gotta get cultured like me.

[Josh]

Yeah, that's the guy who can't retain anything.

[Ryan]

Doesn't know what liquid luck is. Holding two dicks Heavenly Hunks update. Those things are so dry and they are about equivalent to biting into a cattail.

[Josh]

So I convinced my wife to buy the big Heavenly Hunk some. I'm now a big Heavenly Hunk. Like, yeah, the bigger the hunk, the more heavenly it is.

[Miles]

Yeah, absolutely. Did you get the peanut butter ones? Yeah, those are the ones you can't get. The chocolate chip ones are way better.

[Josh]

See, I couldn't disagree more. It may. Yeah.

[Miles]

I have a whole bag of peanut butter at my house. I'll bring them for you. Oh, yeah, I can't.

[Josh]

I actually forgot I have them in the pantry. I'm gonna go home tonight and I'm gonna have a couple Heavenly Hunks Deep throat those honks.

[Ryan]

Yeah, it'll be a long night.

[Josh]

You know what, dude? Whatever about, you know, maybe just. Just drink some water, some milk. Just drink some. Actually be really good with it.

[Miles]

It would. Yeah.

[Josh]

Do a bowl of that if you.

[Miles]

If you were to crumble them up like cereal. Oh, my God.

[Josh]

I do that later. My kids got whole milk. A little whole milk. That's extra.

[Miles]

That's all I drink now.

[Josh]

That's all we have in the fridge.

[Miles]

Whole milk is fire.

[Josh]

Yeah, I mean, I just. It's fine if you just don't get it, then you don't get it. Don't I? I'm not gonna feed this Heavenly Hunk slander right now.

[Miles]

Yeah. Meanwhile, he's holding two bags of dicks.

[Ryan]

Or whatever is holding two dicks.

[Miles]

Holding two dicks.

[Josh]

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