Husband and Wifetime

In The Christmas Setup, Kate (Fran Drescher) sets up her son Hugo (Ben Lewis) with Patrick (Blake Lee).

Barbara Kymlicka! Cocoa! Meredith Hagner! History! Mistletoe & Menorahs! Grauman’s! Woodworking! Winter picnics!

Matt thinks that Italian sandwiches are an essential component of made-for-tv holiday movies!

Elizabeth plugs “Under My Tree” for the last time!

In Poinsettias For Christmas, urban planner Ellie Palmer (Bethany Joy Lenz) saves her family’s poinsettia farm.

Easy-Bake Ovens! Maryland! Hot dogs! Small towns vs big cities! Lincoln logs! Farmers! Hot chocolate!

Alana digs into poinsettia farm finances!

Augie knows a real mountain when he sees one!

Elizabeth thinks a Christmas turkey is downright un-American!

Matt makes a topical movie reference!

In An Ice Wine Christmas, Camila (Roselyn Sanchez) takes over an ice wine vineyard and falls in love with Declan (Lyriq Bent).

Philadelphia! Diners! The Pennsylvania Wine Trail! Christian Mingle! Infomercials! Dickens! Christmas movie montages! Jukebox musicals!

Elizabeth anthropomorphizes her artificial Christmas tree!

Matt’s primary note is about a coat!

In Deadly Mile High Club, Jake (Marc Herrmann) decides to take flying lessons. His instructor Tanya (Allison McAtee) becomes obsessed with him because she believes he is the reincarnation of her deceased lover.

Liza! Tacos! Pan Am! Dolls! Balsa wood! The Blue Angels! Reincarnation!

Elizabeth wants to know if there are two souls in there!

Matt thinks Jake is just a little naive!

In I Am Watching You, romance novelist Nora (Madeline Zima) becomes entangled with her sexy neighbor Lucas (Brian Ames).

Breakfast potatoes! LFO! Romance novels! Bud Light Straw-Ber-Rita! Christmas movies! Big cities vs small towns! Pizza rat!

Elizabeth almost boycotted this episode!

Matt apologizes on behalf of diners! 

Where is the missing Zima sister? And where is the missing Zima sisters’ album?

In The Girl He Met Online, Gillian (Yvonne Zima) meets Andy (Shawn Roberts) on a dating website and goes to great lengths to ensnare a man who does exploding fist bumps.

Twinkle All The Way! The “cool girl” cliche! Alexander McQueen’s Oyster Dress! The Brady Bunch! Musical theatre! Estonia! LFO! Philadelphia!

Elizabeth proposes a most exciting reunion tour!

Did Matt tell a Christmas lie?

Was this entire episode a pretext for discussing the 2021 It’s A Wonderful Lifetime lineup?

In Deadly Dating Game, Shannon (Skye Coyne) hosts the wildly popular radio show Love On The Air With Shannon Baker. She embarks on a series of dates to find true love and instead finds - you guessed it - danger . . .

Single White Female! All About Eve! Evening bags! Bette Davis and Miles Davis! Madonna vs The Madonna! Tasers! Cat food!

Elizabeth thinks Shannon’s answer to a subjective question is objectively incorrect!

Matt has been on the radio!

In A Mother’s Nightmare, Maddie (Annabeth Gish) helps her son Chris (Grant Gustin) escape the clutches of Vanessa (Jessica Lowndes).

Dreamgirls! Richard Simmons! Don Juan! Witches and crones! Cherry soda! Class rings! Tim Hortons! Can’t Hardly Wait! Marmots! Swimfan! So much Christmas!

Elizabeth asks an age-old question: is Chris Pine a person?

Matt endeavors to explain a 4:40 in a manner succinct enough for Elizabeth!

In Mile High Escorts, Lauren (Saxon Sharbino) works as both a flight attendant and an escort for a private jet company. Danger ensues.

La Vie En Rose! Paleo cake! Charleston Chews! YouTube personalities! Succession! More fringe! French food! Nicole Byer! Barbara Kymlicka!

Elizabeth could play a British royal, but not the one you think!

Matt has been to the Detroit airport!

Elizabeth can’t do it with the names, not Grauman’s Theatre, not Brighton, not any of them!

Matt knows the word for shoe in at least THREE languages!

In Bad Tutor, Emily (Alex Frnka) needs a chemistry tutor. Devin (Charles Hittinger) helps her turn her grades around and turn into the spitting image of his deceased ex-girlfriend. Can Kelly (Vanessa Marcil) save her daughter before it’s too late? And can anyone save us from Emily’s music?

Elizabeth Holmes! “Under My Tree”! Mead! Cry-Baby! “Blame It On The Alcohol”! AOL Instant Messenger! TWA! Nepotism! Business cards!

Elizabeth throws her hat into a most unexpected ring! And immediately withdraws it!

Matt remembers words from high school chem class!

Helena (Brittany Underwood) desperately wants to marry Charlie (Cameron Jebo). Enter Charlie’s brunette divorcée sister Becca (Charlene Amoia). Will Becca poison Charlie against Helena before Helena gets a chance to poison Charlie?

Cupcakes! *NSYNC! Wedding cake toppers! Plaid! Angel hair pasta! Power Rangers!

Matt doesn’t need a schmear!

Elizabeth discusses a regrettable moment that she refuses to regret!

When evil brunette Rachel R (Caitlin Carver) discovers she can’t keep up - both on and off the track - with her protégé saintly blonde Rachel N (Madison Iseman), Rachel R offs the competition. But wait, Rachel R isn’t the last Rachel left standing . . .

Lord of the Flies! Local news anchors! Schitt’s Creek! Southern Charm! Singlets! Ichabod Crane! Crafting! The Feminism Club! Running!

Elizabeth speculates a lot about youths!

Matt has thoughts about costuming like some sort of Freaky Friday!

In Kept Woman, Jess (Courtney Ford) and Evan (Andrew W. Walker) move from the big bad city to the suburbs following a burglary. But their neighbor Simon (Shaun Benson) isn’t what he seems.

Lauren Lapkus! Henry VIII! Stir fry! Blast From The Past! Room! Billy On The Street! Christmas cookie assortments! Married At First Sight Australia!

Matt recommends Medieval Times!

Elizabeth loves a mouthy broad but she wants you to keep your wet mouth away from her!

In Revenge Delivered Dr. Victoria Brooks (Olunike Adeliyi) loses a patient early in her career. Decades later the case comes back to haunt her in the form of the deceased patient’s daughter. Can Dr. Brooks figure out who is tormenting her before they get to Noelle (Mary Antonini)?

Pandora charm bracelets! Northwestern University! I Know What You Did Last Summer! Puffy paint!

Matt doesn’t think his family will murder him in a cabin!

Elizabeth doesn’t think an attempted murderer is living her best life!

In Just What The Doctor Ordered, Dr. Albert Beck (the man, the myth, the Eric Roberts) escapes Abernathy State Mental Hospital and squats in the attic of a house. Maggie (Carrie Schroeder) and her daughter Alexa (Grace Patterson) move in. Dr. Beck falls for Alexa, who has a heart condition. Dr. Beck explores a series of potential heart “donors” for Alexa.

Javert! Pizza ovens! Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet! Semisonic! Wicker trays! CPR dummies! eHarmony! Shots! Tie dye! Ice skating!

Matt has big Type O+ energy!

Elizabeth doesn’t know anything about blood types, including her own!

Matt doesn’t think chamomile is a good heart medication!

Elizabeth - surprise, surprise - hijacks the conversation!

This week you get three episodes for the price of one, which is to say free!

In Stalked By My Doctor: The Return, Dr. Albert Beck (still Eric Roberts) gives Amy (Claire Blackwelder) CPR, and saves her life. He follows her to San Diego and romances her mother Linda (Hilary Greer) to get closer to her.

In Stalked By My Doctor: Patient’s Revenge, Dr. Albert Beck (always Eric Roberts) starts a new job as a college professor at Southeastern Arizona University and falls for his student Melissa (Anna Marie Dobbins), but Sophie (Brianna Chomer) transfers from Whittendale to Southeastern Arizona University to stop Dr. Beck.

In Stalked By My Doctor: A Sleepwalker’s Nightmare, Dr. Albert Beck (Eric Roberts now and forever) assumes the identity of a doctor at a sleep clinic. Dr. Beck initially falls for his new patient Michelle (Emilie Ullerup) - a thirty-something! - who suffers who from sexsomnia. His brief detour into slightly more age appropriate attraction ends abruptly when Michelle’s niece Katie (Angeline Appel) arrives and he falls for Katie.

The Craft! Claussen pickles! The Pickup Artist! Nabokov! Cardigans! San Diego! SPF 100! La La Land! Dive bars! Margaritaville! Pancakes!

Elizabeth and Matt discuss their hopes for the future of the franchise!

Elizabeth can’t remember if it’s sport or sports coat!

Matt doesn’t like this wasteful use of mustard! 

Elizabeth proposes a romantic partner from the Lifetime universe for Dr. Albert Beck!

Matt is excited to learn about the geography of Salt Lake City!

Following the death of her mother, Keisha (Serayah) tracks down her father (Gregory Alan Williams) and half-sister Gabrielle (Rose Rollins). Keisha sees Gabrielle’s happy family, successful career, designer clothes, and beautiful mansion, and decides nothing and no one will stop her from taking them for herself.

Bruce Boxleitner is the hardest working moral high horse in the business!

Gula! Jovani! Jessica Rabbit! Billy Baldwin! Break and bakes! Kandi Burruss! Versailles! Taylor Swift!

Matt wants your slice of pizza!

Elizabeth keeps running into the very simple premise of this movie like a brick wall!

Elizabeth and Matt compare sin tendencies or sinclinations if you will. (You won’t!)

Welcome to a very special episode of Husband And Wifetime jam-packed with star talent! Alana and Augie Pennino are new to Lifetime movies, and this one was a real doozy. (Augie is one of the kindest people in the world, and watching a Lifetime movie broke him. Television for women indeed.)

In Fatal Flip, Alex (Dominique Swain) and Jeff (Michael Steger) quit their jobs to flip a house. But they’re not up to the task. Enter Nate (Mike Faiola) - a contractor - who meets them at a hardware store and offers to help them renovate their house, in exchange for room and board. Try as hard as Alex’s best friend Roslyn (Tatyana Ali) might, Nate only has eyes for Alex. Will Alex remain faithful to Jeff in spite of Nate’s raw, flannel-covered sex appeal?

It’s HGTV mixed with classic Lifetime with just a dash of “The Cask of Amontillado.”

Churchill! The Wolverines! Drag Race! Plaxico Burress! Blazers! Blood splatter! The Wire! Les Misérables! Blouse Barn! Bobbleheads!

Everything Alana knows she learned from Face/Off!

Augie refuses to apologize for being a late bloomer!

Matt proposes a jingle revision!

Elizabeth has no clue who plays Wolverine!

In The Wrong Student, Amber (Kennedy Tucker) and Aunt Kelly (Jessica Morris) move to a new town for a fresh start. At Amber’s soccer tryout, Aunt Kelly catches the eye of Coach Dominic (Jason-Shane Scott) with her unique cheerleading. But Amber’s teammate Maddie (Evanne Friedmann) hopes to tempt Coach Dominic away from Aunt Kelly. Does Maddie have a shot?

Vivica A. Fox! Hepburn and Tracy! Scantrons! Tiger Beat! Silence of the Lambs! Head shots! Soccer tears! Kitchen shears! Soul Train!

Elizabeth discovers - much to her chagrin - that the space in her brain that should be filled by the correct pronunciation of the word “fusty” is currently occupied by the name Syndergaard!

Matt is tickled pink!

Elizabeth references Victor/Victoria and P90X with no knowledge of either!

Matt wants to be taken out of this scenario!

In The Bachelor Next Door, Donnie (Michael Welch) moves in next to Alex (Haylie Duff) and Gavin (Steven Bruns). Although Donnie saves Alex and her paintings from a fire, his intentions are not innocent. Will his devious plot to win Alex away from Gavin be successful?

The Crucible! Diner food! Publisher’s Clearinghouse Prize Patrol! Vitamix! Picasso! Air Bud!

Matt was bothered by typ0s!

Elizabeth utters the phrase “horned up”!

Matt says “prerogative” and doesn’t mention Bobby Brown!

Elizabeth pitches herself for a role without any qualifications save enthusiasm!

After last week’s foray into “based on” territory, Elizabeth and Matt are right where they want to be: outside of the realms of both reality and plausibility.

In Psycho Wedding Crasher, Jenna (Heather Morris) is a wedding dressmaker who trips and falls right into the arms of Glenn (Jason Cermak). Rom com meet-cute? No, recipe for a great Lifetime movie! Even though Glenn marries Marci (Fiona Vroom), Jenna will stop at nothing to marry him. Sure beats the sophomoric antics of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson!

Teddy bears! Tackling dummies! Bad portmanteaux! Worse dancing!

The Husband and Wifetime Players return!

Elizabeth makes two Shakespeare references (reaches both) and completely fails to note something explicitly stated in the movie title!

Matt talks relief pitchers and Hawaiian shirts!

In Fatal Honeymoon, Tina Watson (Amber Clayton) and Gabe Watson (Billy Miller) honeymoon in Australia. They go on a scuba dive to view a sunken shipwreck, but only Gabe surfaces. Can Tommy Thomas (Harvey Keitel) unravel the suspicious circumstances of his daughter Tina’s death?

Office jargon! Cap sleeves! Kayaking! Barbecue! Yogurt! Morocco! Bad French!

Elizabeth laments crimes against pizza!

Matt spots a bad egg!

Elizabeth and Matt don’t know scuba words!

In Killer Body (or The Wrong Patient), imitation is the sincerest form of stalking. Liz (Lindsay Maxwell) is obsessed with her former classmate, acclaimed surgeon Dr. Katie Jones (Sunny Mabrey). Liz wants to become Dr. Jones, starting with her face, and woe to anyone who tries to “limit” her.

Finally a villain named Liz!

Aqua! The Supremes! Rem Koolhaas! Owls!

Elizabeth can’t stop won’t stop her many thoughts about set design!

Matt introduces his favorite pharma bro!

Elizabeth refuses to be baited, and Matt doesn’t mention the real Dr. J! Such models of restraint!

Welcome to part two of the “Double” double feature!

In Double Mommy, Jess (Morgan Obenreder) is impregnated by Ryan (Griffin Freeman) and Brent (Mark Grossman).

Will Elizabeth’s high horse remain stabled?

Dickens! Camus! Soccer! Whittendale! More boy bands!

Matt talks produce!

Elizabeth manages to say “heteropaternal superfecundation” several times, but fails to say simple names!

Barbara Kymlicka, the world waits with bated breath for the Davick twins movie!

Welcome to part one of the “Double” double feature!

In Double Daddy, Connor (Cameron Palatas) impregnates virtuous, blond Amanda (Mollee Gray) and evil, brunette Heather (Brittany Curran). (That’s two teen pregnancies for the price of one—Lifetime has really upped its game.) That’ll give his fancy, rich mom (Maeve Quinlan) something to discuss at the vineyard next summer!

Beer bong physics! Boy bands! Murder! Lamaze class! Whittendale!

Elizabeth makes an eleventh hour realization!

Matt says something about red delicious apples that will cut you to your core…but not with a steak knife!

If you think this is a lot, just wait until you hear about Double Mommy…

Happy 2021, friends! Matt and Elizabeth made lots of resolutions for 2021 but clearly brevity wasn’t one of them! In their first episode of the new year, Elizabeth and Matt discuss a movie that will have you questioning all of your fitness resolutions. 

In Blood, Sweat and Lies, personal trainer Trey (Adam Huber) becomes obsessed with Melissa (Hannah Barefoot). Will she date Trey, as suggested by bubbly best friend Leslie (Briana Lane), or will Adam (Matt Cedeño) capture her heart?

Elizabeth makes an odd plea on behalf of the postal service and states a claim about the criminal justice without any evidence, not even a cursory google search!

Matt talks about running!

Elizabeth punishes Matt with an absolute deluge of trivia!

There’s so much to discuss that Elizabeth doesn’t even get into the missing Oxford comma in the title!

In this special bonus episode, Matt Caporaletti and Elizabeth Blickle discuss A Recipe For Seduction, a KFC-sponsored mini-movie that Elizabeth initially dismissed as a joke: “Premieres air at 8pm! Lifetime only airs Christmas movies in December! And November. And half of October.” Oh how wrong she was. But not nearly as wrong as A Recipe For Seduction is.

Elizabeth and Matt fixate on grooming and fashion choices, and the plot, insofar as one could call what happens during the 15 minutes a plot.

Matt makes an historical reference!

Elizabeth makes a bold claim!

Matt tells you something you probably didn’t know about another country!

Spouses Elizabeth Blickle and Matt Caporaletti are back for their second episode, and this time it’s personal! No, really, they have a very personal connection to A Gift-Wrapped Christmas. Watching this snowy confection is their first (and only) holiday tradition, for a surprisingly bloody reason.

In A Gift Wrapped Christmas, personal shopper Gwen (Meredith Hagner) helps her client Charlie Baker (Travis Milne) — widower, single father, Vista Sun Equities powerhouse — buy a suit for his office Christmas party AND discover that there’s more to life than work. But will it be enough to pry him away from his ambitious (gasp!) girlfriend Victoria (Anna Van Hooft)?

Matt says the meanest thing he’s ever said about an eight-year-old. For shame, Matt, for shame.

Elizabeth overuses the word impulse!

Matt goes full Matt over an octopus and Elizabeth waits impatiently to say a bad pun, and then shoehorns it in a second time because it’s Christmas!

In the debut episode of Husband And Wifetime, spouses Elizabeth Blickle and Matt Caporaletti discuss the birth of an obsession. Theirs, with Lifetime movies. Oh, and the obsession of Dr. Albert Beck (Eric Roberts) with his teenaged patient Sophie Green (Brianna Joy Chomer).

Elizabeth and Matt will discuss Stalked By My Doctor, an important part of the (Lifetime) canon. Is it the best (Lifetime) movie of all time? (Fun drinking game: take a sip every time Elizabeth and Matt say “cut to.” They know movie terms.)

Matt and Elizabeth will delight in the this-one-goes-to-eleven levels of acting, camp, and healthy dose of silliness—all the components of a Lifetime classic. They will chat about how Eric Roberts is the hardest working man in show business, dethroning James Brown. They are pretty sure Eric Roberts would have done this podcast if they’d paid him because he seems to say yes to everything. (He was nominated for an Oscar and now he’s on Cameo, you do the math.) And the world is a better place for it.  

They have so much to cram into this episode that they don’t even mention that the final credits list “The Players” not “The Cast” because this is highbrow fare, folks!