Dirk Marshall from the VH US podcast joins us to bring back #VIDtober.  We are kicking things off with 1984's THE DOG WHO STOPPED THE WAR.  Part of the Tales for All series that also brought you THE GREAT LAND OF SMALL, THE DOG WHO STOPPED THE WAR is considered a classic in Quebec, Canada. It was the highest grossing movie in Canada in 1985 and, upon it's release on home video, was more popular than Star Wars in Quebec.    



THE DOG WHO STOPPED THE WAR follows a group of kids on their winter break who decide to decide to split into teams and engage in a weeks-long war game. One team makes a stunningly constructed fort out of snow.  We can't emphasis this enough.  It is a professional snow fort made by maybe three kids.  It has shelving, cubby holes to store drinks and a pretty kick ass sliding tube that we all agree would be the highlight of our winter break if we could have built something remotely close.



Through all the snowball fights, cross country skiing, and war-related confrontations, one can't help but wonder, "how is the dog going to stop this war?"  Well, it does. Eventually.  But not the way you think.



Ryan talks a lot about his preferred methods for transporting lube.  It's not the way you think or want.  In fact, we talk a lot about lube.  More than you would expect for an episode about a kid's movie.  Are we starting the Lubecast?  Maybe.  



We talk about our favorite snow and tree fort ambitions, our love of Romancing the Stone, and the items we thought were cool to bring to show and tell.  To be clear, these are the items WE thought were cool.  Not what the other kids in the class thought was cool.  In fact, we are planning a "favorite childhood memories" show and tell on a future episode.  



But, seriously, we talk a lot about lube.