This week we waded into the black-faced waters of Soul Man, a 1986 comedy starring Ponyboy himself, C. Thomas Howell, as Mark Watson, privileged young man who has been accepted into Harvard Law School! However his wealthy father decides to teach him a lesson in becoming a man by NOT paying for school. What’s a young, affluent white kid to do?Dust off your Amos and Andy tapes, it’s time to talk about Soul Man!  "Yuck," says Shonda.

This week we waded into the black-faced waters of Soul Man, a 1986 comedy starring Ponyboy himself, C. Thomas Howell, as Mark Watson, privileged young man who has been accepted into Harvard Law School! However his wealthy father decides to teach him a lesson in becoming a man by NOT paying for school. What’s a young, affluent white kid to do? Dust off your Amos and Andy tapes, it’s time to talk about Soul Man! "Yuck," says Shonda.

This week we waded into the black-faced waters of&nbsp;Soul Man, a 1986 comedy starring Ponyboy himself, C. Thomas Howell, as Mark Watson, privileged young man who has been accepted into Harvard Law School! However his wealthy father decides to teach him a lesson in becoming a man by NOT paying for school. What’s a young, affluent white kid to do?Dust off your Amos and Andy tapes, it’s time to talk about&nbsp;Soul Man! &nbsp;"Yuck,"&nbsp;says Shonda.

"Soul Man" Ep. 8 - HARD ON THE 80's

Before you could see endless boobs on the internet, 80's sex comedies were the only way kids saw naked ladies - or learned about sex. Johnny, Shonda, and Jimmy re-watch classics like Porky's, Hardbodies, and Meatballs and dive deep into the cringe-fest films that warped a generation. 

Jimmy and Johnny are brothers who grew up in the 80's and both worked at a West Coast Video rental store for one horrific summer. 

 They reunite with their dear friend Shonda, another 80's childhood survivor, after falling out of touch for almost a decade. Hilarity ensues.

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Before you could see endless boobs on the internet, 80's sex comedies were the only way kids saw naked ladies - or learned about sex. Johnny, Shonda, and Jimmy re-watch classics like Porky's, Hardbodies, and Meatballs and dive deep into the cringe-fest films that warped a generation. Jimmy and Johnny are brothers who grew up in the 80's and both worked at a West Coast Video rental store for one horrific summer. They reunite with their dear friend Shonda, another 80's childhood survivor, after falling out of touch for almost a decade. Hilarity ensues.

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"Soul Man" Ep. 8 - HARD ON THE 80's

"Soul Man" Ep. 8 - HARD ON THE 80's