THE EIGHTIES STRIKE BACK
Blast from the Past Month begins! In this episode, we discuss the eighties: what defined the decade culturally, what we liked about it, what we hated, and what would happen if we made a live-action film of the 1985-1988 cartoon series Jem and the Holograms.
Also, we'd like to issue a challenge to all our listeners. Sprinkled throughout the episode are excerpts (all less than eight-seconds long for copyright purposes) from seven moderately popular eighties songs. Well, okay, some of them are pretty obscure, but if you can identify these long-forgotten tunes, please post your amazing insight on our comments board.
SHOW AND TELL
00:00 Introduction
00:51 The Secret of NIMH (1982)
03:11 The Chocolate War (1988)
WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE EIGHTIES
05:44 What Defined the Eighties
11:45 What We'd Like to See Come Back
WHAT SUCKED DRAGON BALLS
17:22 Toy Commercials Masquerading as Cartoons
20:40 Top 4 Things That Should Stay in the Eighties
THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOO FACTORY
23:44 Jem and the Holograms: The Movie
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Hosted by
Dimitri A.C. Ly
and Kazim Mohammed
Original music by
Eileen Yun Michel
BLAST FROM THE PAST
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Change of Heart, Sweet Dreams
© Copyright Sony Entertainment
Dare to Be Stupid, Johnny and Mary
© Copyright EMI Records
In My Room, When Doves Cry
© Copyright Warner Bros.
The Transformers Theme
© Copyright Sunbow Productions