What effect did the iconic pool scene in 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High have on life as we know it? Did 1956’s Carousel invent the sexual liberation movement? T.A.G. is back to answer all of these important questions and more! 

0:00 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High

23:51 - Carousel

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This week from the Patreon vault! 1985's Better Off Dead demonstrates the best way to cheer up a depressed John Cusack. 1991's Drop Dead Fred proves that Phoebe Cates can be the light in even the darkest of movies. Are grapes the key to understanding both of these bleak absurdist comedies? Tune in to find out!

00:00 - Better Off Dead

43:50 - Drop Dead Fred

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This week from the Patreon vault! 1984's Revenge of the Nerds is the ultimate hijinks filled slobs vs. snobs story. 2001's Shallow Hal is the romantic story of a snob and a slob vs. the women who are trying to love them.

00:00 - Revenge of the Nerds

24:24 - Shallow Hal

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From the Patreon vault! In 1994, It’s Pat outgrew SNL and flipped Hollywood on its androgynous head. In 1967, You Only Live Twice gave us a James Bond plot so twisted it could only have been written by one man. Dahl. Roald Dahl. 

00:00 - It's Pat

39:13 - You Only Live Twice

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This week from the Patreon vault! A favorite on the show, Elisabeth Shue, stars in the 1987 hit about suburban teenagers exploring downtown Chicago. In 1996, the director of The Godfather brings a pair of comedy legends together for an improv romp to remember. Enjoy!

00:00 - Adventures in Babysitting

34:47 - Jack

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This week from the Patreon vault! In 1985’s Commando, Arnold Schwarzenegger uses the healing power of laughter to cope with his murder addiction. In 1998’s Bulworth, Warren Beatty plays a politician who gets his groove back. Which hero solves racism? Tune in to find out!

00:00 - Commando

39:09 - Bulworth

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This week, from the Patreon vault! 1984’s Hardbodies is a sexy beach comedy where adult men fight for their right to party. 10 years later, Melanie Griffith makes the brave choice of accepting the role of a prostitute who sleeps in a treehouse. Both explore the nature of age-gap relationships and exchanging favors for a place to crash. Surf's up!

00:00 - Hardbodies

39:50 - Milk Money 

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This week, from the Patreon vault! 1969's The Gay Deceivers is the heartwarming story of two friends going above and beyond to avoid the call of duty. 1984's Sixteen Candles is the story of an immigrant who embodies everything that made the 80s great. Bang a gong and get it on!

00:00 - The Gay Deceivers

38:45 - Sixteen Candles

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From the Patreon vault! This week, we have two tales of men pretending to be other people to get the love of a woman. In 1987, Patrick Dempsey reinvents the world's oldest profession. In 1997, national hero Ernest P. Worrell does a trip around the world to earn the love of a thrill seeker. Both aged great!

00:00 - Can't Buy Me Love

41:28 - Ernest Goes to Africa

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This week, from the Patreon vault, come two tales of fish out of water from 1986! Howard the Duck is tractor beamed from his duck planet to Cleveland to make rock and roll history. Crocodile Dundee is the heartwarming story of a middle aged man making his first trip to New York City, and all the people he punches along the way.

00:00 - Howard the Duck

37:00 - Crocodile Dundee

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