Name the 80s Christmas Movie
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:0:00 - Introduction4:52 - Joe Pesci was afraid to do Home Alone stunt15:20 - Name the 80s Christmas movie25:45 - Eddie Van Halen’s virtuoso guitar solos anticipated a modern problem37:34 - The Terminator is back with a new retro video game44:55 - How Rob Reiner's surprise love changed Harry Met Sally58:10 - Can men and women be friends?1:11:40 - Wrap Up and Thank YouFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowRead our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!Check out The Long Rewind at https://dustinmorrow.com/the-long-rewind/.
23 Dec 1h 14min
Gwen Stole Our 80s Christmas
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:0:00 - Introduction6:15 - Gwen Stefani Stole an 80s Christmas Song19:25 - Frosty the Snowman had 3 secret families30:40 - Ethan Hawke saw Robin Williams' struggles in the 80s38:00 - Will Stranger Things use time travel?50:00 - Is Gen X the greatest generation?1:10:25 - Wrap Up and Thank YouFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowRead our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!Check out Gen X Journeys at https://genxjourneys.net/.
16 Dec 1h 13min
Supergirl, Home Alone Sequel, and Cheap Trick
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:0:00 - Introduction3:35 - Macaulay Culkin has a pitch for a Home Alone sequel12:20 - Did John Hughes copy Home Alone from another film?18:25 - A $9 million Superman comic was found in an attic23:10 - The copies of the Declaration of Independence found in 198531:12 - Will's kid wrote a Supergirl comic book that was just published37:11 - Cheap Trick’s At Budokan wasn’t49:45 - Working Girl the Musical is hoping for Broadway59:15 - Purple Rain the Musical is hoping for Broadway1:02:41 - New live-action He-Man will be "modern"1:15:40 - Wrap Up and Thank YouFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowRead our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!Check out Chatting Tracks at https://www.chattingtracks.com/.
9 Dec 1h 18min
Balloonfest '86: Tragedy or Triumph?
On Septempber 27, 1986, The United Way of Greater Cleveland held Balloonfest. The organizers' goal was to set a world record for the simultaneous release of small helium-filled balloons. They hoped the event would improve Cleveland’s image. On that afternoon, the skies above Public Square were filled with nearly 1.5 million balloons, which were inflated by a corps of volunteers. By some accounts, however, the event that was intended to raise the standing of the city, quickly turned into a disaster. This is the true tale of Balloonfest.0:00 - Introduction5:19 - WKRP's Turkeys Away9:56 - Cleveland's Ballonfest 8658:35 - Wrap Up and Thank YouFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowRead our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!
26 Nov 1h 1min
Stranger Things, Eddie Murphy and Miss Piggy
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:0:00 - Introduction4:00 - Is Will Byers a pawn of Vecna?18:10 - The cancelled The Escape from New York video game24:35 - Miss Piggy solo movie in development33:12 - Eddie Murphy’s got serious at the 1988 Oscars37:28 - Three movies Eddie Murphy regrets not starring in41:45 - UK is about to limit ticket sales to their original face value1:01:34 - Wrap Up and Thank YouFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowRead our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!
21 Nov 1h 6min
New Road House, Buck Rogers and Kwamé
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:0:00 - Introduction5:15 - Two unrelated Road House sequels14:15 - Two unrelated Bond sequels in 198325:15 - New Buck Rogers movie27:40 - Two unrelated Buck Rogers properties33:35 - New Doja Cat track samples Knight Rider40:25 - 35-Year Old rap streak broken46:40 - Check out Kwamé's new album53:40 - New 1982 Tron collectibles59:35 - Wrap Up and Thank YouFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowRead our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!
11 Nov 1h 1min
You Can't Afford The Jim Henson Auction
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:0:00 - Introduction5:15 - Back to the Future's Delorean injured Michael J. Fox10:41 - Apologizing to people from your past13:28 - Michael J. Fox met Eric Stolz for the fist time17:35 - The Jim Henson Company is auctioning off our youths39:30 - What collectible would you buy, if you could?32:35 - Is Last Rites the most boring ghost story?43:20 - Suzanne Somers’ widower created a bot of the deceased actor50:45 - Suzanne Somers was fired from Three's Company57:15 - Olympian Ben Johnson’s story is hilarious1:12:00 - Wrap Up and Thank YouFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowRead our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s!
28 Okt 1h 14min
