Before he was Forrest Gump...Before he became America’s Dad...Tom Hanks almost killed his career in the 1980’s with a string of mediocre, low-box-office comedies where he basically played the same role repeatedly - the charming, lovable, unthreatening, wisecracking everyman. Apart from making a big splash with enormous hits like Big and Splash, there is little to distinguish most of his movies made in the Me Decade. Which got us to thinking: How did the 80’s not manage to sink Tom Hanks entirely? Because about 93% of his filmography from this era is pretty awful, if we’re being honest. Don’t get us wrong, there are a few underappreciated gems in the lot, to be sure, and we’ll mostly be touching on those. Join us for a look back at a time before he was a superstar and T. Hanks for the memories!

| 0:00 - Intros

| 4:45 - Watchmen (HBO, 2019)

| 9:15 - Burr (Vidal, Gore)

| 12:30 - Half in the Bag reviews Jack and Jill (2011)

| 16:00 - Lucy (2014)

| 21:35 - Star Trek Picard (2020)

| 26:50 - Hunters (Amazon, 2020)

| 29:50 - Absolutely Fabulous

| 32:00 - Community

| 36:25 - Tom Hanks

| 47:15 - Bachelor Party (1984)

| 53:00 - The Money Pit (1986)

| Clips

| Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl

| Gary Bennett - My Life

| Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat

| Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - A Stronger, Loving World - Watchmen Vol. 03

| Clip from Jack & Jill (2011) - Al Pacino Dunkin Donuts

| Eric Serra - Pleasant Drive In Paris

| Jeff Russo - Star Trek Picard Main Title

| Trevor Gureckis - Hunters - Main Title

| Julie Driscoll and Adrian Edmondson - This Wheel’s on Fire

| The 88 - At Least It Was Here

| Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh

| Oingo Boingo - Bachelor Party

| Stephen Bishop - The Heart is so Willing

| Clip from The Money Pit (1986)

| Tom Hanks and Dan Ackroyd - City of Crime

| The Art of Noise - Dragnet

| Clips from Dragnet (1987)

| Clip from Dragnet (1967)

| Clip from Punchline (1988)

| BUCKWHEAT GROATS - Tom Hanks