Heartbeeps was meant to serve as the big screen launching pad for comedian Andy Kaufman. It backfired.

Why? Well, it's a mostly nonsensical mess with few laughs, and it buries him under bizarre robot prosthetics. As a performer, Kaufman was known for his showmanship. Heartbeeps robs him of all that, instead turning him into a caricature of his own caricature.

Val, the android he plays, is just a watered down Latka Graves from Taxi. Hence why this unfunny mishmash of a film bombed at the box office. On a budget of $12 million, it grossed barely over $2 million, scuttling future plans for its star. Kaufman and his co-stars deserved so much better.

Now, sit back, rewire your palette with a Dr. Robot Blackberry Lemon Sour from Monday Night Brewing, and refrain from telling low power jokes! I, the Thunderous Wizard (@WriterTLK), Chumpzilla, and Bling Blake are just three dim-witted robots looking for love!

This Week’s Segments:

• Introduction/Plot Breakdown – Meet a modern nuclear family unlike any other! (00:00)


• Lingering Questions – The Double Turn Podcast wrestles a camel (well, technically a bear), and then we discuss how a film as miserable as Heartbeeps could happen. And, we also declare it the Shit Movie Champion. (35:49)


• The "Request Denied" Trivia Challenge – Chumpzilla challenges the field to trivia about the movie. (43:42)


• Recommendations – We offer our picks for the week and next up: We finish Hops and WTF Flops with bastardized E.T., aka Mac and Me! (52:03)

And, as always, hit us up on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram to check out all the interesting factoids—the brilliance of Andy Kaufman and more—from this week’s episode!

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