That 80s Show
Shoulder pads, Rubik’s cubes, luminous clothes, angsty movies... and of course loads of factoids. Paulo and Dori are living in the past - and loving it!
You wake up in the '80s... now what? | Paulo manifested a portable vinyl player | Ferris almost took ALL the days off!
What would you do if you woke up back in the '80s? Buy Apple stock and not really do anything different, unless you're Dori, who would change the order in which she kisses her posters in the morning. We also reminisce about the hilarity of '80s Garfield merchandise, wonder if…
The USA for Africa death pool | The lizard baby from V | Sly did Frank dirty | Two 80s Truths and a Lie?
We open the show with a look back at Tina Turner's career, but being us - we ended up wondering which member of the supergroup USA for Africa would die next. One name 'jumped' out at us. Paulo reminds Dori of the mini-series V, while she reminds him of MacGyver's…
Chunging our Wangs | Skinny Dipping with Jane Fonda | A vinegary Russian
We promise that we had a running order for this week's show, but once Dori brought up Panburgers we took a very weird detour that Chunged our Wangs. Pac-Man, paint-stripping '80s vinegar, skinny dipping with Jane Fonda, another - more obvious - name for the keytar, Paulo being blocked by…
One is a carrot | Michael Jordan or Whitney | Chart Savant | Spot a South African with an 80s song
Come and knock on our door...but not while we're recording!!! It's Three's Company as Barret Edelstein, The Celeb Savant joins Paulo and Dori. He tells us about his tribute interview with Michael Caprio, Olivia Newton-John's publicist and brings another round of Chart Savant to the pod. Before that we talk…
The Cheers bar is for sale and we would be terrible billionaires | A literal butthead | Michael J Fox dated EVERYONE!
How much would you pay for an unopened Betamax? Not as much as Dori would pay for a half-naked David Hasselhoff torpedo boat. Dori brings in a guest for her movie recommendation, 'Society'. Dori has never watched it, Paulo watched one scene and fears this segment may have reached its…
Tom Cruise Cakes | Rewatching Robocop in your 40s | Song that grew up to be 'Take on Me' | A celeb mention every 2 mins
We finally have something in common with Brooke Shields - none of us are getting Cruise cake. We count down Europe's celeb encounters, plus Paulo rewatched Robocop and picked up some things he had missed as a kid. All that time watching a guy get shot into meat that he…
Paulo messes up a Prince story | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Two '80s Truths and a lie
It's just another Manic Monday, except it's a Friday, on That '80s Show as Paulo did not pre-read a story about Susanna Hoffs. To be fair to him, he was distracted by the pictures. Dori has never watched Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Paulo thinks he has - or…
Jason Bateman may hate the '80s | How is Rob Lowe not cancelled? | Going Ape! | Living on a Stranger Thing
Jason Bateman's hair is more '80s now than it was in the '80s and it bothers Dori. We wonder how Rob Lowe didn't get cancelled, remind ourselves of the pain of a blown TV tube, and Paulo watched a movie where Danny DeVito didn't have the worst comb over. George…
Did Paulo get Diettered? | Nipples dripping with symbolism | Roll the dice on Der Denver Clan
Paulo and Dori mishear Dead or Alive lyrics and get spun around by Paul Rudd cosplaying as Pete Burns. Dori's movie recommendation reminds Paulo of Adam Driver's Star Wars nipples... which reminds him of Sylvester Stallone's nipples... which reminds him of Dolph Lundgren's nipples. Nipples. We finish off with a…
Renaming Mick Hucknall | It's Serge | Cocaine Bear | An unknown Madonna
Dori proves she's a real person by joining Paulo in studio, but she brought Mick Hucknall with her. We do the dance of joy because Bronson Pinchot is back as Serge in Beverley Hills Cop 4 and then ask, "Does a Cocaine Bear shit in the woods?". If Paulo had…
Oscars of the '80s | Jamie Lee Curtis and Roger the Red Vested Thruster | Two '80s Truths and a Lie
Hooray for ('80s) Hollywood!! Paulo and Dori revisit Oscars winners from the '80s, reassigning some of the statues and realising that for someone who studied film, Dori hasn't watched that many. Jamie Lee Curtis' win prompted Paulo to go back on her filmography to recommend an '80s movie that involved…
A Tribute to Mark Pilgrim | Kevin Bacon is telling porkies | George Michael and The Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame
A sombre but celebratory start to That 80s Show as Paulo and Dori recount the impact Mark Pilgrim unknowingly had on this show. @MacAngelZA graciously allowed us to use his fitting tribute to Mark which can be found on these platforms: https://www.instagram.com/macangelza/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mDDvupuqFHNrhdvaMd_jw/videos https://web.facebook.com/macangelza/?_rdc=1&_rdr https://soundfx.co.za/macangel/ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paulo thinks Kevin Bacon…
Air Tetris | Shameless 'The Last of Us' trolling | A misleading Glen Medeiros Google Alert
There used to be a time when movies set in the '80s were based on historical events, great sporting achievements or rock-star autobiographies. Now they're about admin. Paulo gets very excited about movies based on Tetris and AirJordan, while Dori gets (very) excited about Jae Bae. ******THE LAST OF US…
A One Hit Wonder That Hurt No One | That time Bruce Willis was a sperm | An Invite from Sting's Son
No Dori, No Worry - we've used that before, but it just works. The Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, joins Paulo on his '80s flashback this week. They spot an old friend in a Superbowl ad, remind the world of Connie Sellecca, pitch a 'Look Who's Talking' spin-off about the sperm…
Michael J Fox doccie | Robert Downey Sr doccie | Billy Zane doccie in the making
Paulo and Dori can't wait for 'Still, The Michael J Fox Story', but in the meantime they get their doccie fill through 'Sr.' about Robert Downey's dad. Paulo loves Top Gun Maverick and Dori tells him a story he's heard 100 times before - but she adds in a new…
The '80s didn't care about your fingers | DNA didn't care about Rob Lowe
This week we give you the Lowe down on Rob's family and Paulo just doesn't understand genetics. A recent air-fryer purchase reminded Paulo of the Ghosts of Kitchen Appliances past and wonders why people in the 80s loved to julienne their veggies. Simon and Simon says in Dori's viewing recommendation…
Rick Gravy x Yung Astley | Long-haired Travolta | Controversial music videos
Paulo and Dori discuss the most triggering things from 'Welcome to Chippendales'... and it's not what you think. We go LA Law on Yung Gravy's ass. He stole Rick Astley's song - but we want to mediate and offer a win-win solution. Dori's movie is high art while Paulo's put…
Double Beaned Dori | Kylie Minogue's grape-juice | George Michael's biopic
Sometimes you're in a park and a drunk guys starts singing Bon Jovi songs, sometimes that guy isn't even Paulo - and sometimes people sing along. We also veer close to being cancelled by association, go buy a Used Car, ask AI to draw Theo James in Wham! style tiny…
Walkman like an Egyptian | Fleshlight-looking Aliens | An inside out Zet
It was never meant to be an extra-terrestrial show, but hey, who are we to do things like... plan. Dori gives an encyclopedia update, we pick the three '80s albums we'd take to space with us, we find out what happens when you put a VHS into a wood-chipper, and…
Huey 'Lewis' News | Going Gordon Gekko on Songvest | Baywatch before Baywatch
Paulo starts off the year with his favourite new radio station, but Dori reveals that it's not that hip to be a Lewis. There's an investment opportunity not seen since Gordon Gekko met Bud Fox and we're getting in on the ground floor. Dori's movie has a theory about bald…