LIST-A-RAMA-A-GO-GO - “Shoulder pads, synthesizers and the hilarious Bill Pullman.” Might this be an entire episode based on HOT TO TROT? THE WRONG GUYS? ZAPPED? MY DEMON LOVER? HEARTBEEPS? CADDYSHACK II? Join Bob and Tim as they talk their favorite 80s comedies, not as the adults as they are now but as the SHORT CIRCUIT fans they were then.
00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - a reminder of time and space
00:00:47 - PODCAST PSA - Bob and Tim will listen to your podcasts / “Bit By Bit”
00:10:37- DECEMBER 31st 1989 - favorite ‘80s comedies as viewed in the 1980s
00:16:22 - SCI-FI COMEDY - Tim calls a technicality on Bob’s first choice
00:23:24 - HORN-DOG COMEDY - the safer TV edit
00:31:55 - ADVENTURE COMEDY - dirty kids with no adult supervision
00:38:44 - SMART-ASS COMEDY - when smugness fails
00:45:25 - BATHROOM INTERLUDE - Bob recalls a moment from childhood
00:49:22 - REFERENTIAL COMEDY - Bob’s intro to parody
00:54:58 - NIELSEN COMEDY - Tim loves a certain someone’s delivery
01:01:31 - FRINGE FESTIVAL - what almost made their lists
01:19:15 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plugs and no catchphrase / “The Goonies ‘R Good Enough”
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MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
“Bit By Bit (theme from Fletch)” performed by Stephanie Mills for the original motion picture soundtrack to the 1985 movie FLETCH.
“Goonies R Good Enough” performed by Cyndi Lauper off the original motion picture soundtrack to the 1985 film THE GOONIES.”
The use of these songs are for entertainment purposes and without the expressed permission of the recording artist.
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