That 80s Show SA

Linda Hamilton is back on the scene — now we know we're safe. Everyone in the 80s wanted to be held in those Sarah Connor arms.

Tomorrowland lost a stage in a fire… and you'll never guess who came to their rescue. The tannies of the 80s are grabbing their Bibles.

Dori has a recommendation about nothing, and Paulo is hunting for a movie with an even weirder time travel device.

We also realise no one needs a new Rubik's Cube, Paulo uncovers a new fetish, and The Hoff will forever be the most-watched man on TV.

Jump To:

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Passing (00:06:13): https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/21/entertainment/malcolm-jamal-warner-death

Tomorrowland Stage Fire (00:10:58): https://parade.com/news/80s-band-saves-tomorrowland-edm-festival-metallica-fire

Rick Springfield on The Today Show (00:14:39): https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rick-springfield-calls-out-today-show-melvin-yawning-boring-1236020597/

80s Celebrities: Who Would Be a Jerk? (00:18:59)

Rubik’s Cube & the Wow Cube (00:23:17): https://parade.com/news/iconic-80s-toy-rubiks-cube-unrecognizable-new-tech-upgrade-wowcube-photos-2025

Vintage Star Wars Toys Discovery (00:26:58): https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/collection-1980s-toys-fetch-6000-32102000

Seinfeld: An 80s/90s TV Classic (00:29:14):

Trancers (00:42:29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7dmBHGFMvg

David Hasselhoff: Most Watched Man on TV (00:58:05): https://parade.com/news/80s-pop-culture-icon-named-most-watched-man-on-television-of-all-time-marks-73rd-birthday

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Men Without Hats are back with a synthy love letter to the ’80s — and a masterclass in AABBCCDD rhyming.

Remember when the biggest fear in the ’80s was getting strapped to a lie detector? Gary Coleman’s wife took one to clear her name over his death — and the results were shakier than Mr. Drummond doing the Moonwalk.

Paulo reviews Airwolf before Airwolf , and we dig up an ’80s Superman TV show nobody asked for.

Jump To:

Men Without Hats' New Song "I Love the 80s" (00:00:18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6SF492hNU

Live Aid 40th Anniversary Reflections (00:03:30): https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/live-aid-1985-michael-buerk-bob-geldof-b2788047.html

Gary Coleman's Death and Controversy (00:08:30): https://www.eonline.com/news/1419706/gary-colemans-death-what-happened-with-shannon-price

Movie Recommendation: Blue Thunder (00:15:27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEUAviZ_OOk

Superman in the 1980s: Movies and TV (00:28:36): https://movieweb.com/superboy-80s-superman-tv-show-forgotten/

Casting What-Ifs: Superman Replacements (00:33:13): https://movieweb.com/why-christopher-reeve-almost-recast-superman-iii/

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Paulo and Dori come to you from a secret German bunker — The Hoff is down here, and so are Nena and Alphaville.

But after this show, we don't think we'll be so big in Berlin.

We right some wrongs from last week's show, which includes more sexy sax music than we remember — and dead gnomes.

How many '80s movies were made on cocaine? The easier question is: how many weren't?

We find out how Bill Murray made Hunter S. Thompson look silly, why Paulo hates City of Angels, and what happens when you slow down Kylie Minogue.

Finally, we're voting for our favourite '80s ballad, and Paulo is tempted to give it to an animated cat.

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St. Elmo’s Fire Soundtrack & Saxophone Debate (00:03:07): https://youtu.be/rgYkL_V1pmE?si=XcyHJyKjjs0BEQOL

Dawie Die Kabouter and Gnome Deaths (00:09:58): https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/54d5zo/til_that_the_last_episode_of_the_80s_kids_cartoon/

Timelessness of Back to the Future (00:14:20): https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/03/back-to-the-future-at-40

Movies Fuelled by Cocaine (00:16:29): https://www.cracked.com/article_47203_23-movies-brought-to-you-mostly-by-cocaine.html

Wings of Desire: Plot and Differences from City of Angels (00:30:13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liAOEb5rnbA

Paulo’s Movie Review: Where the Buffalo Roam (00:37:52): https://youtu.be/_ZT6fziaIIw?si=p2mPbBCafjoICDd4

Rick Astley’s Song Choices and an 80s Conspiracy (00:44:04): https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/06/rick-astley-honest-playlist-kylie-donna-summer-biffy-clyro-abba

https://youtu.be/N40qlumASq4?si=mJiTjWtvxWjoZsVR

BBC 80s Duet Countdown (00:48:09): https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025/bbc-radio-2-ultimate-80s-duet

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If you have a spare $40 lying around, you might be able to get Corey Feldman to inscribe your buttocks — just bring your own camera.

The Simpsons have “killed off” Marge, so Paulo revisits three other 80s TV show deaths: one that traumatised him, one that confused him, and one that, well... titillated him.

Paulo’s movie recommendation features some bizarre cameos, while Dori manages to upset Yoko Ono — something we can probably all get behind.

And finally, we uncover Tony Danza’s tattoo and Rob Lowe’s most 80s moment. We don't know if it involves a saxophone.

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Corey Feldman’s Autograph Economics (00:02:36): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLQ87EAx0pF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

80s TV Character Deaths: Transformers & Airwolf (00:08:29):

Optimus Prime: https://youtu.be/S7sjXkYHOg0?si=1KTQ8oOld3mB1aCI

Airwolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shJnFFZO6l8

Dallas & Bobby Ewing’s Dream Death (00:15:03): https://youtu.be/nCEjeTb1rrs?si=nS4PlLOFf92YU8Is

Chapter 27 (00:17:31): https://youtu.be/TktOCF-iBTQ?si=3kkF8CNEnGfdMEZx

Clint Eastwood’s Pink Cadillac (00:34:27): https://youtu.be/I5P2UWe-c1I?si=hI_4IderbhKb95bR

Bryan Adams in Pink Cadillac: https://images.app.goo.gl/RKJajr1EZqfDCK5m8

Jim Carrey in Pink Cadillac: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098097/mediaviewer/rm189105665/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Tony Danza’s Legal Trouble & Who’s the Boss (00:43:07): https://www.cracked.com/article_47129_tony-danza-avoided-jail-time-thanks-to-whos-the-boss.html

Rob Lowe, Saint Elmo’s Fire, and 80s Nostalgia (00:46:56): https://www.aol.com/rob-lowe-reveals-favorite-part-150000509.html?guccounter=1 

# character deaths, # The Simpsons, # Transformers, # Airwolf, # Dallas, # Corey Feldman, # celebrity appearances, # autograph signings, # 1980s television, # character arcs, # media commentary, # Chapter 27, # John Lennon, # Mark David Chapman, # Jared Leto, # method acting, # Lindsay Lohan, # Clint Eastwood, # absurdity, # movie reviews, # Tony Danza, # Rob Lowe, # St. Elmo's Fire, # entertainment industry, # celebrity culture, # 80s films, # cultural significance, # film recommendations, # absurd plot, # comedic elements, # character transformations, # psychological aspects, # entertainment nostalgia, # film discussions, # movie cameos, # light-hearted banter.

Who would’ve thought The Golden Girls would lead to the C-word being said four times in five minutes?

Bea Arthur, that’s who — and don’t ask what’s itchin' in her kitchen.

Dori discovers how to make beautiful Star Trek music, but all roads lead... somewhere we don’t need roads.

Paulo shares why Top Gun is the ultimate ’80s fighter jet movie — hopefully Clint Eastwood can hear him.

And we go around the ’80s in 80 seconds to find out why Rob Lowe won’t keep his shirt on, how Madonna finally finds a Papa who can preach, and why Prince blew up Weird Al.

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- Bea Arthur vs. Betty White: The C Word (00:02:50): https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/80s-sitcom-stars-betty-white-bea-arthur-couldnt-warm-up-to-each-other-outside-of-the-golden-girls 

- Concert in the Park Podcast (00:06:13): https://substack.solidgold.co.za/p/40th-anniversary-of-the-concert-in

- Full Disclaimer Podcast (00:16:33):

https://www.instagram.com/probert_designs/?hl=en

- Firefox (00:24:14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky-uzsw0kqw

- Round the '80s in 80 Seconds(00:30:22):

- Rob Lowe can't keep his shirt on: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14817497/Rob-Lowe-real-reason-shirtless-selfies.html

- Madonna and The Pope: https://parade.com/news/beloved-80s-pop-star-with-a-complicated-church-history-is-related-to-pope-leo-xiv

- Prince hated Weird Al: https://www.cracked.com/article_46922_prince-had-no-patience-for-weird-al-yankovic.html

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Spaceballs 2. That’s it. That’s the episode.

Oh, alright—Dori also watched an Adam Ant movie about a struggling artist who refuses to make money from his passion, which picks at a raw wound for Paulo.

He reviews a sci-fi movie that somehow puts Carrie Fisher in an outfit even more revealing than in Return of the Jedi—all while teaching us about the dangers of the Neutron Dance.

And finally, Michael J. Fox gets the last laugh, and a picture of He-Man has us thinking of Dirty Dancing.

Jump To:

- Spaceballs 2 Announcement (00:00:30): ⁠https://youtu.be/WsK-KPi_w3w⁠

⁠https://people.com/spaceballs-2-everything-to-know-11754158⁠

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs:_The_Animated_Series

- Review of Trust Me & Adam Ant’s Filmography (00:20:15): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098529/

- Bad Movie Recommendations & The Time Guardian (00:25:20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCIifRGFwQE

- Carrie Fisher's breast plate: https://mutantreviewersmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-time-guardian.jpg

- Family Ties Casting: Michael J. Fox vs. Matthew Broderick (00:34:45): ⁠https://www.cracked.com/article_46907_family-ties-producer-didnt-want-to-hire-michael-j-fox.html⁠

- Masters of the Universe Movie Update (00:3903): ⁠https://screenrant.com/masters-of-the-universe-2026-movie-nicholas-galitzine-he-man-image-filming-update/⁠

- Comic Accuracy & Parody in He-Man (00:40:12): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PgTjhx1VLw

#Spaceballs2, #Spaceballs, #Mel Brooks, #parody films, # comedy, # cultural impact, # sequel announcement, # film legacy, # nostalgia, # satire, # Trust Me, # Adam Ant, # disappointing movies, # movie recommendation, # film critique, # time travel movies, # Millennium, # Time Guardian, # Masters of the Universe, # He-Man, # Nicholas Galitzine, # Richard Kind, # Spin City, # Michael J. Fox, # comedy landscape, # clever spoofs, # entertainment, # podcast, # Apple Podcasts, # audience engagement, # award-winning show, # long-running podcast.

A lot of our 80s favourites are getting sick — is it a conspiracy, or just a sign that we’re all getting really old?

Michael Jackson's family is making a biopic and, in a totally-not-nepo-baby move, his nephew has landed the lead role.

Still no word on who’s playing Tito.

Was that a sock in Steve Guttenberg’s pocket, or was he just happy to see the Village People? And someone stole Marty McFly’s guitar — but don’t worry, your kids are gonna love it.

Morton Harket’s Parkinson’s Diagnosis (00:01:02):https://americansongwriter.com/lead-singer-of-popular-1980s-band-may-never-sing-again-after-parkinsons-diagnosis/

Billy Joel’s Health and Documentary (00:04:36):https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/billy-joel-jokes-about-aging-cremation-after-brain-disorder-diagnosis

Rod Stewart’s Health Struggles (00:06:14): https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/30616/rod-stewart-history-of-health-issues/

Michael Jackson Biopic Announcement (00:10:53):https://screenrant.com/michael-jackson-movie-box-office-record/

Boy George and Culture Club Documentary (00:16:11):https://ca.news.yahoo.com/boy-george-culture-club-review-013000500.html?guccounter=1

Steve Guttenberg, Caitlyn Jenner, and “Can’t Stop the Music” (00:19:02):https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14790353/80s-icon-moment-caitlyn-jenner-stuff-shorts-socks-steve-guttenberg.html

Care Bears Live Action (00:23:06): https://movieweb.com/care-bears-reboot-warner-bros-josh-greenbaum/

Back to the Future’s Missing Guitar (00:25:26):https://parade.com/news/cast-of-beloved-80s-classic-invites-fans-to-help-with-decades-long-mystery

https://losttothefuture.com

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This week, Dori takes us through some 80s fad diets — including the definitely-not-a-cult Breatharian Diet.

The most iconic movie/music scene combo in 80s cinema history almost sounded very different — and we have James Belushi to blame.

Dori discovers a Japanese version of "Holding Out for a Hero", and Paulo finds a time-travelling movie that learned nothing from Back to the Future.

Jump To:

- 80s Fad Diets (00:01:25) : https://soyummy.com/pop-culture/1980s-diets/

- Say Anything & The Boombox Scene (00:10:04):  ⁠https://www.cracked.com/article_46773_john-cusack-originally-blasted-ska-music-in-say-anything-boombox-scene.html⁠

- Bonin in the Boneyard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLoH7Ra2WxI

- Tetris Movie Review (00:17:13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loCVDF9Fu4g

- Japanese version of “Holding Out for a Hero (00:22:32): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D193wSP0YLc

- Millennium (1989) Movie Review (00:26:34): https://youtu.be/S0k8xDtHnNM?si=bQ0owvI6hMFVt7MU

#1980s fad diets, #fitness trends, #Tetris, #nostalgia, #Hollywood Diet, #Scarsdale Diet, #Drinking Man's Diet, #Israeli Army Diet, #Rice Diet, #Banana and Milk Diet, #Breatharian Diet, #diet absurdity, #movie discussion, #political espionage, #video game history, #soundtrack, #cultural significance, #time travel, #Millenium1989 #KrisKristofferson, #CherylLadd, #That Dori Show.

This week, Dori takes us through some 80s fad diets — including the definitely-not-a-cult Breatharian Diet.

The most iconic movie/music scene combo in 80s cinema history almost sounded very different — and we have James Belushi to blame.

Dori discovers a Japanese version of "Holding Out for a Hero", and Paulo finds a time-travelling movie that learned nothing from Back to the Future.

Jump To:

- 80s Fad Diets (00:01:25) : https://soyummy.com/pop-culture/1980s-diets/

- Say Anything & The Boombox Scene (00:10:04):  https://www.cracked.com/article_46773_john-cusack-originally-blasted-ska-music-in-say-anything-boombox-scene.html

- Bonin in the Boneyard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLoH7Ra2WxI

- Tetris Movie Review (00:17:13): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loCVDF9Fu4g

- Japanese version of “Holding Out for a Hero (00:22:32): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D193wSP0YLc

- Millennium (1989) Movie Review (00:26:34): https://youtu.be/S0k8xDtHnNM?si=bQ0owvI6hMFVt7MU

#1980s fad diets, #fitness trends, #Tetris, #nostalgia, #Hollywood Diet, #Scarsdale Diet, #Drinking Man's Diet, #Israeli Army Diet, #Rice Diet, #Banana and Milk Diet, #Breatharian Diet, #diet absurdity, #movie discussion, #political espionage, #video game history, #soundtrack, #cultural significance, #time travel, #Millenium1989 #KrisKristofferson, #CherylLadd, #That Dori Show.

Balki Bartokomous is on everyone’s podcast — so why isn’t he on ours?

Maybe it’s because we know nothing about Fred Savage and the brother from his mother.

We marvel at an ’80s star’s chameleon-like ability to blend in — but by George, give us a Time and we’ll figure out who that boy is.

Dori takes us to Action Park — and even though we never went there in the ’80s, every Gen Xer went to a water park that tried to kill them and trap their mullets in the pool inlet valves.

Finally we wonder: why would a time-travelling teenager try a Tab?

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Bronson Pinchot Discussion (00:02:02): https://youtu.be/2ewBBTZnscU?si=bjh2A3UzlQp_jJio

Boy George's Appearance (00:12:06): https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/833720/80s-pop-icon-looks-completely-unrecognizable-in-rare-sighting-amid-exciting-new-role/

Freddie Mercury's Secret Daughter (00:16:26): https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/freddie-mercurys-secret-daughter-bombshell-35288787

Cocaine and Popeye (22:19): https://pagesix.com/2025/05/23/celebrity-news/1980s-hit-popeye-fueled-by-cocaine-says-mogul-barry-diller/

Action Park (26:56): https://youtu.be/mqg48h_uKYM?si=2ByuCoCN7Gv2sEzN

Fandango Movie Introduction (00:46:05): https://youtu.be/AK-zl6S3MS0?si=B5qUWfNTQNdttfGN

Movie Trivia Segment (00:52:37): https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/28535/1980s-popular-movie-trivia-quiz/

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