''Dinner and a Movie'' is an American cooking and entertainment television program aired on TBS from

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. Each episode included a movie and the preparation of a creative dinner to go with its theme, generally via a

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. For example, an episode showing ''

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'' features a recipe titled "The Beets Go On", referencing the

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single " The Beat Goes On", as well as the plot of the movie about a drummer who tries to fit in with a new

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. The show was hosted by chef Claud Mann and comedian Paul Gilmartin throughout its run, as well as

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from 1996–2002,

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from 2002–2005 and

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from 2005 to the show's end in 2011. The show's cancellation was announced by Gilmartin on the May 6 edition of his podcast, ''The Mental Illness Happy Hour''.

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