A Specifically 80s Heist | Corey Feldman Told to Beat It | Don’t Use James Brown’s Toilet

The ultimate 80s weekend outing was pointless if it didn’t include a stop at Santarama Miniland. But Jan van Riebeeck’s Lilliputian empire has crumbled — and it’s given Paulo an idea for a very specific, very tiny heist.

Naturally, it somehow involves Michael Jackson. And because we said “Michael Jackson” three times in a row, we accidentally summoned Corey Feldman.

Unfortunately, we seem to be the only ones as we find out why he was told to “Beat It”, along with several other very 'Bad" Michael Jackson song puns.

If you flew into certain airports in 80s America, you might have found a bar where everybody knew your name — and two barflies who knew how to steal your soul.

Finally, “Two 80s Truths and a Lie” warns us never to use James Brown’s toilet.

Links:

Santarama Mini Land & Jan van Riebeeck Statue (00:03:24): https://web.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160433653026599&set=gm.584606431122676&idorvanity=293847420198580

https://thesewalkingboots.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/santarama-miniland/

https://web.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=486060891462309&set=a.471171301709762&id=100064506887860&_rdc=1&_rdr

Giant Michael Jackson Statues (00:12:28):https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0q2krypkro

Corey Feldman admin woe: https://www.tmz.com/2026/04/29/corey-feldman-not-at-michael-premiere-due-to-misunderstanding/

Animatronic Barflies from "Cheers" : https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/tv/cheers-bar-robots-controversy

Two 80s Truths and a Lie: https://time.com/3629041/james-brown/

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