June 10, 2025 • 5 mins
“What do dads really want for Father’s Day? Peace and quiet—or just a tractor ride?”In this laugh-out-loud episode of The Ben and Skin Show, hosts Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray dive headfirst into the hilariously awkward truths about Father’s Day. From questioning the legitimacy of the holiday to proposing a radical trade-off—cancel both Mother’s and Father’s Day to “net out at zero”—this episode is packed with hot takes, heartfelt moments, and side-splitting banter.🎬 Key Highlights:
- Father’s Day: Celebration or Obligation? The crew debates whether the holiday is meaningful or just another calendar guilt trip.
- Movie Dads Showdown: From Mr. Mom to Taken’s Brian Mills (aka “Swollen Dong”?), the gang roasts and reveres the best—and worst—dads in movie history.
- Cameron Poe, Clark Griswold, and Darth Vader all make appearances in a chaotic, nostalgic, and oddly touching tribute to cinematic fatherhood.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Attention all foodies.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
If you're looking for something delicious to eat, head out
to Andrew's American Pizza Kitchen Plano. There's only one location
of Andrews a DFW, and it's so good. It was
named best Pizzeria DFW by readers of the Dallas Morning
News Presston A, Plano Parkway. Five different types of pizza.
It is exquisite. Go get you some Andrews American Pizza
Kitchen in Plano. But right now, it's not for this.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
The sticky, the giant jiggle the moon. Pretty excited about
this Garland Python coming up in a second. But first,
Father's Day's coming up in just five days. You guys
looking forward to some Father's Day fun?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
You know?
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Not really.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I feel like it's a kind of a fake holiday.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
It's become an obligation day, not even needed.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Really, I would trade Father's Day for Mother's Day and
just have them even out net out at zero.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Yes, let's do that. Can we negotiate that right now?
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Christina? I don't think I think moms need that. Let's
do too. Well.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Yeah, but we're saying if we both need it, let's
cancel it out and not have a Mother's Day.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Ye, have a Father's Day.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And here's the thing old dads want for Father's Day
is to not be bothered. Yes, and so it's like, Okay,
am I going to get that or not? And also
in my case, okay, some Mother's Days like two weeks
after your birthday and then for Father's Day, like we
already make all the money, right, so we already have
everything we want. Yeah, so it's like, Hey, I've come
(01:29):
to ask you for money to spend on you for
Father's Day.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yeah, Christina, Yeah, I'm making all the money in my household,
so I know my dad. All my dad wants for
Father's Day is to see us and hang out with us.
So I think it depends on the age of your
kids for one, but two, I did want to say, yes,
there needs to be more time between Mother's saying Father's
Sday because it just I am not ready for Father's
Day yet.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Doesn't your dad just want you guys to join them
on a tractor ride? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Basically that's sweet. That's all I want I.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Do like Father's Day. Just if it's mandatory that my
daughter has to spend time with me because she's fourteen,
so she wants to know part of talking to me. Ever,
it's like one word answers. Yeah, in that regard, I
do like it, but I also don't want to spend
time with my other kids. It's fun for a kid
to have to fulfill an obligation with you because they
put forth the best effort.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, those table talk some of the best dads in
movie history. Found a crappy list on the internet.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
You know that's probably let's just say, Michael Keaton and
mister mom. I mean, my god, what a what a badass?
Speaker 1 (02:29):
You know that. I'll look it up, mister maul. I
don't think it's on there. The first one is the
guy from Taking Do you remember her name? The character's name?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
His name was Liam Neeson.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
See, that's that's what everyone remembers that. I thought it
was Swollen Dong, the very boring Brian Mills.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Brian, that's right, it was Brian. What a weird that's
a bad character name. My name is Brian.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
We talked about this one the other day. Conn Air, Yeah, dude,
come on, Nicholas Cage. What was his character's name?
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Nick?
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (02:58):
God? What was it? Donnie?
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Since we're going down the path, so we're going down
this path. I'm going to say a father from a
movie I've never seen, but i've heard been talk about.
Matthew McConaughey an interstellar god so good.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
I'm not seeing it. But that that told you it's
not like the best list. What was his character's name,
Cameron Poe? Damn it?
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Uh, there was a ranger picture named Cameron po.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Cameron Low and Snake and more on that in a second.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Snake is in Garland right now.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
It might be it. How about Clark Griswold.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Incredible that talk he had with Russ.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
It's my favorite. It's so good. You can't see the
line Kenny Russ, you think mama by it? How about
it's a little bit of trespassing and catfishing. But how
about Robin Williams and Missus Doubtfire.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
I prefer Robin Williams in One Hour photo?
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Is he a good dad? In that one? He's a psycho? Oh,
I'm not sure Vader should have made this list.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
No, at the end the spoiler alert if you haven't
seen it, At the end, at the end, he ends
up being a good dad. Yeah, Because Luke, it's the
exact opposite of what happens with his grandson because his
grandson ends up killing Han solo. But at the end
he can't watch the Emperor f luke up anymore, and
so he gets involved and basically takes a bullet for him,
(04:24):
an electric force bullet.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Another one for Ben Here nineteen ninety eight's Armageddon, Bruce
Willis does the ultimate dad thing, takes the sacrifice so his.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Daughter can have her husband, the pre emperor hooking up
with his daughter.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
No, the Emperor has just been affleck yep. But the
problem with Bruce Wilson that movie is that his name
is Harry Stamper.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
As a bad name. I's incredible, dude, that's good and
it's it is weird that the astronauts NASA they can
get up to this flying media or no problem, but
they just don't know how to do basic you know,
just oil drilling.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Just what do they called the necks? What are they call? Ye?
Speaker 2 (05:02):
They can't rough neck, but they can get to the
flying asteroid in space.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
The train. They did show the training montage of them
learning they had to do.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Sorry to make this sad, but one of the worst
movie dads is Kip and Napoleon's dad. I mean, where's
he you don't ever see him. Yeah, I know, that's
why they're living with their lesbian aunt.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Jack Burns meet the parents, and he's protecting his daughter.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I don't know, man, it's weird that he's on this list.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
This list sucks. Plus he told you crazy and taxi driver.
I'll say Denzel and John Q very good. Yeah. Now,
also a hostage situation. But what would you do for
your kid?
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Denzel is very big into doing the action movies now
as he's eighty. I don't understand. Yeah, I don't think
Denzel's a good dad and he got game.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Yeah. Well, that's enough of that Happy Father's Day. Everybody
Father's Day, Dad's yep.
Attention all foodies.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
If you're looking for something delicious to eat, head out
to Andrew's American Pizza Kitchen Plano. There's only one location
of Andrews a DFW, and it's so good. It was
named best Pizzeria DFW by readers of the Dallas Morning
News Presston A, Plano Parkway. Five different types of pizza.
It is exquisite. Go get you some Andrews American Pizza
Kitchen in Plano. But right now, it's not for this.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
The sticky, the giant jiggle the moon. Pretty excited about
this Garland Python coming up in a second. But first,
Father's Day's coming up in just five days. You guys
looking forward to some Father's Day fun?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
You know?
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Not really.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I feel like it's a kind of a fake holiday.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
It's become an obligation day, not even needed.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Really, I would trade Father's Day for Mother's Day and
just have them even out net out at zero.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Yes, let's do that. Can we negotiate that right now?
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Christina? I don't think I think moms need that. Let's
do too. Well.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Yeah, but we're saying if we both need it, let's
cancel it out and not have a Mother's Day.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Ye, have a Father's Day.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And here's the thing old dads want for Father's Day
is to not be bothered. Yes, and so it's like, Okay,
am I going to get that or not? And also
in my case, okay, some Mother's Days like two weeks
after your birthday and then for Father's Day, like we
already make all the money, right, so we already have
everything we want. Yeah, so it's like, Hey, I've come
(01:29):
to ask you for money to spend on you for
Father's Day.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yeah, Christina, Yeah, I'm making all the money in my household,
so I know my dad. All my dad wants for
Father's Day is to see us and hang out with us.
So I think it depends on the age of your
kids for one, but two, I did want to say, yes,
there needs to be more time between Mother's saying Father's
Sday because it just I am not ready for Father's
Day yet.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Doesn't your dad just want you guys to join them
on a tractor ride? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Basically that's sweet. That's all I want I.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Do like Father's Day. Just if it's mandatory that my
daughter has to spend time with me because she's fourteen,
so she wants to know part of talking to me. Ever,
it's like one word answers. Yeah, in that regard, I
do like it, but I also don't want to spend
time with my other kids. It's fun for a kid
to have to fulfill an obligation with you because they
put forth the best effort.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, those table talk some of the best dads in
movie history. Found a crappy list on the internet.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
You know that's probably let's just say, Michael Keaton and
mister mom. I mean, my god, what a what a badass?
Speaker 1 (02:29):
You know that. I'll look it up, mister maul. I
don't think it's on there. The first one is the
guy from Taking Do you remember her name? The character's name?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
His name was Liam Neeson.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
See, that's that's what everyone remembers that. I thought it
was Swollen Dong, the very boring Brian Mills.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Brian, that's right, it was Brian. What a weird that's
a bad character name. My name is Brian.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
We talked about this one the other day. Conn Air, Yeah, dude,
come on, Nicholas Cage. What was his character's name?
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Nick?
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (02:58):
God? What was it? Donnie?
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Since we're going down the path, so we're going down
this path. I'm going to say a father from a
movie I've never seen, but i've heard been talk about.
Matthew McConaughey an interstellar god so good.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
I'm not seeing it. But that that told you it's
not like the best list. What was his character's name,
Cameron Poe? Damn it?
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Uh, there was a ranger picture named Cameron po.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Cameron Low and Snake and more on that in a second.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Snake is in Garland right now.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
It might be it. How about Clark Griswold.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Incredible that talk he had with Russ.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
It's my favorite. It's so good. You can't see the
line Kenny Russ, you think mama by it? How about
it's a little bit of trespassing and catfishing. But how
about Robin Williams and Missus Doubtfire.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
I prefer Robin Williams in One Hour photo?
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Is he a good dad? In that one? He's a psycho? Oh,
I'm not sure Vader should have made this list.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
No, at the end the spoiler alert if you haven't
seen it, At the end, at the end, he ends
up being a good dad. Yeah, Because Luke, it's the
exact opposite of what happens with his grandson because his
grandson ends up killing Han solo. But at the end
he can't watch the Emperor f luke up anymore, and
so he gets involved and basically takes a bullet for him,
(04:24):
an electric force bullet.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Another one for Ben Here nineteen ninety eight's Armageddon, Bruce
Willis does the ultimate dad thing, takes the sacrifice so his.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Daughter can have her husband, the pre emperor hooking up
with his daughter.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
No, the Emperor has just been affleck yep. But the
problem with Bruce Wilson that movie is that his name
is Harry Stamper.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
As a bad name. I's incredible, dude, that's good and
it's it is weird that the astronauts NASA they can
get up to this flying media or no problem, but
they just don't know how to do basic you know,
just oil drilling.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Just what do they called the necks? What are they call? Ye?
Speaker 2 (05:02):
They can't rough neck, but they can get to the
flying asteroid in space.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
The train. They did show the training montage of them
learning they had to do.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Sorry to make this sad, but one of the worst
movie dads is Kip and Napoleon's dad. I mean, where's
he you don't ever see him. Yeah, I know, that's
why they're living with their lesbian aunt.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Jack Burns meet the parents, and he's protecting his daughter.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I don't know, man, it's weird that he's on this list.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
This list sucks. Plus he told you crazy and taxi driver.
I'll say Denzel and John Q very good. Yeah. Now,
also a hostage situation. But what would you do for
your kid?
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Denzel is very big into doing the action movies now
as he's eighty. I don't understand. Yeah, I don't think
Denzel's a good dad and he got game.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Yeah. Well, that's enough of that Happy Father's Day. Everybody
Father's Day, Dad's yep.
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