In this episode of Hard on the 80s, Shonda, Jimmy & Johnny revisit National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation .

What starts as nostalgia-fueled laughter quickly turns into a hilarious (and occasionally uncomfortable) deep dive into Clark Griswold’s rage issues, Cousin Eddie’s unhinged brilliance, and the many moments that definitely didn’t age well.

From road rage and family chaos to exploding turkeys, jelly-of-the-month clubs, and the immortal line “sh*tter’s full,” the crew breaks down the film’s biggest laughs, biggest problems, and most quotable scenes—while debating whether this is a Christmas tradition worth keeping or just a time capsule of 80s madness.

What has this podcast turned into!?!? We all loved this movie. ...but there were no boobs in it.

Shonda, Johnny & Jimmy had a superfun conversation about high school, courage of the heart, and not wanting to sell anything bought, produced or sold.

The crew is divided on this one.  Is Eddie Murphy in his prime worth the blackface and "N-bombs"???

We all agree that: Dirty Santa Suits + Smoked Salmon = Hilarious.

Surely you didn't wait this long to review "Airplane!"?  
It took us until now...and stop calling us "Shirley."
This was Shonda's 1st time watching the firm.  So much of the innocent silliness is pretty dark when viewed as an adult.
Maybe next time we'll watch a movie about gladiators???

Is it a Christmas Movie? Is it a comedy? Is it horror? Is it a public service announcement about holiday suicides???
We didn't like much about this movie...but Shonda, Jimmy and Jonny had lots to say.

Naked men, phone books, answering machines, inept cops, skinny ties, and our first 80's look at a dystopian future.  (Actually, near-future... 2029!) 
We had a blast revisiting the classic 1984 film, The Terminator.

We took a trip back and revisited this beloved movie from our youth.  We all had some laughs, but we were unprepared for the ickiness that was considered "normal" in this 1984 film.

Johnny pushes hard to convince Jimmy that SCROOGED is about psychedelics & trauma work.
They both agree that Bill Murray is amazing.

Flash Gordon came out 43 years ago and it shows.  It's like  "Star Wars" if you ordered it on WISH.com.  It has plenty of ridiculousness that makes it fun to watch.  And even though a couple of the scenes have been scorched into Jim and John's brains, we still felt bad for making Shonda watch it.  Lots of laughing as we discussed, of course.

"Eat. My. Shorts."  The crew revisits a John Hughes movie that was important to all three of us.  Does it hold up?  Well, Bender's sexual talk is NOT cute anymore.  But the depth shown of each character remains rich and valuable.  We also shared a bunch of our own Jr. High and High School experiences.