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Just One of the Guys

year 1985decade 80sdirector Lisa Gottliebgenre Comedy
host Bill Simmonshost Kyle Brandthost Joanna Robinson
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · 1:21:02

Boogie Nights reveal homage

A deliberately provocative theory claims the delayed reveal inspired the ending of Boogie Nights, drawing parallels between the films’ visual withholding.

Kyle Brandt: A larger career for Joyce Hyser is advocated, with Debi Mazar’s New York-inflected roles suggested as a possible path.

The film

Just One of the Guys (1985)

Directed by Lisa Gottlieb · Comedy

101 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Joyce Hyser Terry Griffith
Clayton Rohner Rick Morehouse
Billy Jacoby Buddy Griffith
William Zabka Greg Tollen
Toni Hudson Denise
Deborah Goodrich Deborah Stroughbridge
Kenneth Tigar Mr. Raymaker
Arye Gross Willie
Stuart Charno Reptile
John Apicella Coach Morrison
J. Williams Julian
Don Blanton Jimmy
Ramon Chavez Mr. Mendosa
Frank Sprague Mr. Grasso
Emily Ragsdale English teacher
Richard Blake Janitor
Mickey Guinn Security guard
Stacy Blythe Linda
Linda Kelly Betty
Kim Studer Beth
Katy Boyer Jeanine
Troy Clegg Cool guy #1
Randy Mooers Cool guy #2
Brian Melrose Boy in locker room
Tony Brock Prom band
Jay Davis Prom band
John Coury Prom band

Everything from the episode

In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.

12:56

Sasha Jenkins Award for Actor Who You Can’t Believe Didn’t Become a Bigger Star

Billy Jacoby

Billy Jacoby

This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.

In the discussion (7)
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  • Billy Jacoby’s comic performance is praised as remarkably funny and memorable despite a smaller career than the familiarity of his face suggests. — Kyle Brandt
  • Buddy’s relentless comic energy, including silent advances, prompts surprise that the performer did not become a larger star; his screen time may exceed Dion Waiters eligibility. — Bill Simmons
  • The director reportedly cast the young performer after comparing his audition to a fourteen-year-old Bill Murray.
  • A reunion panel is said to reveal a similarly energetic personality; later television work and the name change from Billy Jacoby to Billy Jayne are discussed. — Kyle Brandt
  • A later reality-show credit on MILF Manor is met with disappointment. — Joanna Robinson
  • The relentless comic commitment is compared with Fletch; a reported teenage chaperone arrangement prompts speculation about partying. — Kyle Brandt
  • The invited flex picker abandons a bigger-star discussion already covered and improvises Thrust One of the Guys; Just All of the Guys and Thrust All the Guys are alternatives. — Bill Simmons
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16:53

Producer review

Negative; generational nostalgia acknowledged; William Zabka praised

Negative; generational nostalgia acknowledged; William Zabka praised

In the discussion (5)
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  • An invited response disputes the Bill Murray comparison while acknowledging the performer’s full commitment. — Bill Simmons
  • The invited younger viewer strongly dislikes the film while acknowledging how childhood exposure and limited access to sexual images can create lasting affection. — Bill Simmons
  • The reveal was anticipated immediately before it happened; the discussion argues the film’s legacy depends heavily on that scene, alongside the comic supporting performance. — Kyle Brandt
  • The younger viewer rejects the praise for Billy Jacoby and most performances, but makes an exception for William Zabka; cheesy line delivery is the central complaint. — Joanna Robinson
  • Terry’s disguise is compared with a young Michael Jackson and Elvis Costello. — Kyle Brandt
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29:13

Half-Assed Internet Research

Original title; disguise model; stunt dispute; residuals; naming restriction; sequel pitch

Original title; disguise model; stunt dispute; residuals; naming restriction; sequel pitch

In the discussion (6)
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  • The filmmakers and a reported five-million-dollar budget and eleven-and-a-half-million-dollar gross are discussed alongside a larger cable and rental afterlife.
  • The original title I Was a Teenage Boy is identified with Terry’s article. — Bill Simmons
  • Ralph Macchio is recalled as the disguise model; Rohner reportedly objected to the stunt-double fence fall replacing his own take. — Kyle Brandt
  • Rohner reportedly received 17 cents per cable showing; the director recalled substantial residual checks. — Kyle Brandt
  • Paramount reportedly prevented use of the word Trekkies. — Joanna Robinson
  • A reunion-era sequel pitch imagines the bully buying the newspaper and Terry returning undercover; the rambling pitch and reunion behavior are recounted humorously. — Bill Simmons
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33:09

Watch Party: Best Viewing Scenario

Peanut Gallery ladies’ night; basement buddies; pregame

Peanut Gallery ladies’ night; basement buddies; pregame

In the discussion (1)
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  • Suggested viewing settings split between Peanut Gallery ladies’ night, a basement gathering of four adult buddies and a pregame. — Bill Simmons
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35:06

Most Rewatchable Scene

Buddy teaching Terry to act like a guy (explicit final choice); reveal among candidates

Buddy teaching Terry to act like a guy (explicit final choice); reveal among candidates

In the discussion (11)
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  • Buddy’s introduction and his maxim that desire overcomes embarrassment are nominated as memorable comic material. — Kyle Brandt
  • The masculine-behavior lesson is nominated, with the scratching instruction singled out. — Bill Simmons
  • Rick’s sudden boxing skill at prom is entertaining but unexplained; an attempt is made to credit earlier resistance for tiring the bully. — Bill Simmons
  • The reveal scene contains a conspicuous Cyndi Lauper mispronunciation; the failure to correct it is blamed on production oversight.
  • The reveal, the indignant response about having breasts and the subsequent return home are remembered as irresistible cable-viewing material.
  • The final explicit scene choice is Buddy teaching Terry to act like a guy. Two earlier preferences are alluded to without naming their scene again. — Kyle Brandt
  • Buddy singing Slowhand is another scene candidate. — Bill Simmons
  • Buddy doing algebra and Terry returning drunk are another scene candidate. — Bill Simmons
  • Buddy visiting Terry’s school is another scene candidate.
  • Rick standing up to Greg is another scene candidate, with the nonviolent confrontation and insults praised.
  • Terry inviting her friend to prom, followed by Sandy arriving and Buddy making advances, is another scene candidate. — Bill Simmons
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38:32

Probably Unanswerable Questions

How does Terry make up missed schoolwork?

How does Terry make up missed schoolwork?

In the discussion (7)
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  • The beach prom clashes with Arizona filming and a visible Arizona plate, leaving the intended fictional location unclear.
  • Rick’s upset reaction is debated as understandable surprise after two weeks of platonic male friendship. — Bill Simmons
  • The adaptation is criticized for omitting the confused attraction found in Twelfth Night, while Rick’s acceptance of apparent homosexuality is praised.
  • The insistence on asking out and driving at the ending is criticized as unnecessary masculine control. — Bill Simmons
  • The final motorcycle pickup, Denise’s older musician and Rick’s sexual initiation by his mother’s friend highlight troubling adult-teen pairings.
  • The unexplained older motorcyclist is treated as a period fantasy and jokingly linked with the performer’s later MILF Manor appearance. — Kyle Brandt
  • The unanswered administrative question is how Terry makes up work when returning to her original school; the terrible article opening is recalled. — Bill Simmons
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47:47

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

“Just after my dad died, this friend of my mom’s, I think she wanted to cheer me up. And she did.”

“Just after my dad died, this friend of my mom’s, I think she wanted to cheer me up. And she did.”

Flex pick · Bill Simmons

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  • A flex quote nomination singles out the exchange about the mother’s friend cheering Rick up after his father died, followed immediately by a change of subject. — Bill Simmons
  • The best-quote flex is recalled as the exchange about sex with the mother’s friend. — Bill Simmons
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49:01

The most 1985 thing

Deborah’s outfits

Deborah’s outfits

In the discussion (5)
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  • Kevin’s very short shorts are nominated as a defining period detail. — Kyle Brandt
  • Other period details include a low-tar cigarette advertisement, a word processor and aspiring to newspaper journalism.
  • Buddy’s sleeveless denim and flannel wardrobe is treated as a short-lived 1980s look.
  • Trekkie outfits, the word brewski and an older prom band playing originals are period details; research connects band members with Rod Stewart.
  • The prom queen’s outfits, particularly the yellow Madonna-like ensemble, are the final stated period-detail selection. The spoken performer name is Deborah Foreman. — Bill Simmons
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52:16

What’s Aged the Best?

Older siblings’ friends; outdoor school; soulful sex comedy; absent parents; college-boyfriend archetype; creative in...

Older siblings’ friends; outdoor school; soulful sex comedy; absent parents; college-boyfriend archetype; creative insults; soundtrack

In the discussion (13)
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  • Adolescent fascination with older siblings’ friends is praised as recognizable, with a cologne anecdote illustrating it. — Bill Simmons
  • Outdoor lockers and a beach prom are envied, although a real beach prom and the absence of supervising adults are questioned. — Kyle Brandt
  • The sex comedy is considered more soulful and less uncomfortable than several male-directed contemporaries; female direction is offered as a reason.
  • Parents absent for the whole movie are praised as a familiar 1980s plot device. — Joanna Robinson
  • Modern cameras and constant contact would undermine the absent-parent premise; the lack of a huge house party is also surprising.
  • The rich heroine’s clothing purchase and move between schools support a reading of the story as personal growth beyond a privileged life and poor boyfriend.
  • The obnoxious older college boyfriend with a convertible is enjoyed as a recurring period archetype. — Joanna Robinson
  • Sexual nicknames, the virginity line and eccentric insults are praised, particularly the avoidance of a common homophobic slur. — Joanna Robinson
  • The bluntly tailored title songs are enjoyed as an era-specific soundtrack device.
  • Hyser reportedly had a no-nudity contract and was persuaded by the director to reconsider.
  • Rosanna Arquette reportedly advised that the scene would permanently draw attention to her breasts, including in old age. — Bill Simmons
  • Interview recollections describe surprise at freeze-frame notoriety and later regret about avoiding other nude scenes.
  • Clayton Rohner’s description of the breasts as a work of art is recounted with amusement. — Joanna Robinson
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1:02:21

Steven Seagal shitting on himself award for most unbelievable anecdote from the actual film shoot

James Brown coaching the dance scenes

James Brown coaching the dance scenes

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  • James Brown’s reported visit to coach dance moves is the unbelievable shooting anecdote; accounts differ on three versus five days, and the hours claimed are doubted. — Bill Simmons
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1:03:41

Billy Jacoby Award for Most Believable and Unequivocally Delightful Shooting Anecdote

Billy Jacoby pursuing women under his sister’s supervision

Billy Jacoby pursuing women under his sister’s supervision

The panel proposes a new category here.

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  • A newly named Billy Jacoby anecdote award concerns the underage performer pursuing women while supervised by his older sister; the source expressly does not know whether a specific hookup occurred.
  • Additional reported set stories involve famous visitors and William Zabka preferring singing and hanging out to pursuing interested women. — Bill Simmons
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1:06:12

The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop

Trouble; Hard Way

Trouble; Hard Way

In the discussion (1)
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  • Trouble by Lindsey Buckingham and the prom song Hard Way are needle-drop candidates, with uncertainty about the latter’s recording.
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1:06:32

The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink

The spaghetti spill

The spaghetti spill

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  • The spaghetti spill is the food selection, prompting nostalgia for messy pasta scenes.
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1:07:49

The Billy Batts / Jack Woltz Award for Biting, Scalable Insult

“Carbon-based douchebag”

“Carbon-based douchebag”

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  • The carbon-based douchebag insult from the Star Trek enthusiasts is the biting-insult selection.
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1:08:44

Is There a Porn Parody of This Movie?

Thrust One of the Guys; Just All of the Guys; Thrust All the Guys

Thrust One of the Guys; Just All of the Guys; Thrust All the Guys

Flex pick · Kyle Brandt

In the discussion (1)
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  • The invited flex picker abandons a bigger-star discussion already covered and improvises Thrust One of the Guys; Just All of the Guys and Thrust All the Guys are alternatives. — Bill Simmons
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1:09:17

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Rick; the Cyndi Lauper pronunciation

Rick; the Cyndi Lauper pronunciation

In the discussion (2)
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  • Weak-link discussion focuses on the Cyndi Lauper pronunciation and Rick’s underwritten character, while another response resists judging performances in a vibe-driven comedy.
  • Rick’s characterization is criticized as inconsistent, with James Brown enthusiasm failing to make the sensitive outsider compelling.
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1:09:56

Jamie Lee Curtis Unnecessary Nudity Award

Terry’s reveal: disputed necessity

Terry’s reveal: disputed necessity

In the discussion (4)
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  • The nudity category opens by suggesting a bra reveal might have achieved the same plot purpose. — Kyle Brandt
  • The reveal prompts questions about the binder and visible bra. — Kyle Brandt
  • The nudity is defended as plot-related because Rick repeatedly disbelieves Terry; a separate bra-covered television take is proposed. — Joanna Robinson
  • A viewer originally saw a cut without the reveal; this scene is considered more plot-related than the nudity in Trading Places. — Bill Simmons
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1:11:16

What’s Aged the Worst?

Teacher sexism; title song; school nudity practices; gender jokes; sixth-grade date

Teacher sexism; title song; school nudity practices; gender jokes; sixth-grade date

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  • The teacher suggesting modeling after Terry overhears objectifying comments is criticized.
  • The cheaply synthesized title song is criticized. — Kyle Brandt
  • The later Sherilyn Fenn star factor is said to have diminished, though Twin Peaks’s continuing audience is offered as a qualification.
  • Some transgender jokes are criticized as poorly aged. — Kyle Brandt
  • Pairing a high-school senior with a sixth-grader is criticized; ninth grade is proposed instead. — Kyle Brandt
  • Older media commentary anticipating underage celebrities turning eighteen is recalled critically. — Joanna Robinson
  • Some transgender jokes and a sixth-grade date for a high-school senior are criticized as poorly aged. — Kyle Brandt
  • An interview claims fans have not brought the nude still for autographs; the respect is praised while the fear and claim’s plausibility are debated. — Joanna Robinson
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1:17:02

Recasting Couch

Santa Monica; David Fincher; Patrick Dempsey; Sandra Bullock; Demi Moore; Andrew McCarthy

Santa Monica; David Fincher; Patrick Dempsey; Sandra Bullock; Demi Moore; Andrew McCarthy

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1:17:55

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

The teacher

The teacher

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  • The teacher’s awkward apology, pauses and romantic interest in his student’s story are the overacting choice, with uncertainty whether the problem is overacting or underacting.
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1:18:45

The Vincent Chase Award: Are We Sure This Character Is Actually Good at Their Job?

Terry

Terry

Flex pick · Joanna Robinson

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  • An explicitly invited flex asks whether Terry is a good journalist; the article’s unclear subject and apparent romantic focus offer little evidence of skill.
  • The visible opening of Terry’s article is judged terrible, settling the answer against her journalism ability; liability avoidance is jokingly proposed as the reason she wins. — Joanna Robinson
  • Her slow word-processor typing adds to the criticism of her credibility as a writer. — Joanna Robinson
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1:21:02

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Boogie Nights reveal homage; Joyce Hyser’s lost career; Billy Jacoby’s elite comedy

Boogie Nights reveal homage; Joyce Hyser’s lost career; Billy Jacoby’s elite comedy

In the discussion (4)
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  • A deliberately provocative theory claims the delayed reveal inspired the ending of Boogie Nights, drawing parallels between the films’ visual withholding.
  • A larger career for Joyce Hyser is advocated, with Debi Mazar’s New York-inflected roles suggested as a possible path. — Kyle Brandt
  • Age, declined teen parts and reported auditions for Body Double and Tootsie enter the career discussion; some near-casting stories and a Risky Business suggestion meet skepticism. — Kyle Brandt
  • Billy Jacoby’s performance is argued to have an elite comic hit rate comparable with major 1980s stars, inspiring suggestions to revive his career. — Bill Simmons
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1:26:35

Casting What-Ifs

Jennifer Jason Leigh; James Le Gros

Jennifer Jason Leigh; James Le Gros

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1:26:58

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Clayton Rohner; Arye Gross

Clayton Rohner; Arye Gross

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1:27:50

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

The Trekkies; reptile student

The Trekkies; reptile student

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  • The Trekkies and reptile-carrying student are Dion Waiters candidates; Buddy is explicitly ineligible because he appears too much.
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1:32:40

Apex Mountain

Cast except Sherilyn Fenn; Lisa Gottlieb; teenage-bedroom posters

Cast except Sherilyn Fenn; Lisa Gottlieb; teenage-bedroom posters

In the discussion (5)
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  • The initial Apex claim covers the actors and director but is immediately corrected to exclude Sherilyn Fenn. — Bill Simmons
  • The largely unfamiliar cast is considered part of the film’s identity; a Robert Downey Jr. Rick would change its legacy and energy. — Bill Simmons
  • Apex for 1980s high-school films is rejected; Buddy’s claim as funniest teenage boy is debated against Ferris Bueller.
  • A joking Jacoby-name comparison ends with two preferences for Dave Jacoby over athletic namesakes.
  • The era is separately called an Apex for teenage-bedroom posters. — Bill Simmons
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1:34:37

Cruise or Hanks?

Cruise

Cruise

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  • Cruise is preferred, particularly as Greg; Hanks as Buddy is entertained, while Hanks as Rick is rejected as insufficiently dreamy.
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1:35:09

Scorsese or Spielberg?

Scorsese

Scorsese

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  • Scorsese is preferred because Spielberg seems ill-suited to the sexual material; a drug-filled alternative is imagined.
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1:36:02

Best Hang / Worst Hang

Best: Terry. Worst: Kevin.

Best: Terry. Worst: Kevin.

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  • Terry is the best hang and Kevin the worst, with his drinking alongside the younger brother illustrating the latter. — Kyle Brandt
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1:38:29

Picking Nits

School transfer; recognition; Kevin relationship; Buddy’s betrayal; Hemingway poster

School transfer; recognition; Kevin relationship; Buddy’s betrayal; Hemingway poster

In the discussion (5)
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  • Status, a car and a relationship carried over from school are possible reasons for Terry dating Kevin. — Bill Simmons
  • Changing schools for two weeks late in senior year without records, parental permission or recognition is criticized as implausible; a hacker helper could patch the premise. — Bill Simmons
  • Buddy revealing the plan to Kevin is questioned, then explained by chaos-seeking, wanting to attend prom and a threat of violence. — Bill Simmons
  • The enormous Hemingway poster is considered an unconvincing shorthand for Terry’s intellect; Woodward and Bernstein would fit her stated interests better. — Bill Simmons
  • Recognition across neighboring schools and the failure to notice Terry’s disappearance remain problems. — Kyle Brandt
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1:42:54

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

Untouchable

Untouchable

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  • The film is declared untouchable; a separate gender-disguise film, Just One of the Girls or Anything for Love, is discussed as a related direct-to-video curiosity.
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1:44:53

Is This Movie Better With…?

Fergie the Florist as newspaper editor

Fergie the Florist as newspaper editor

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  • Fergie the Florist is imagined as the newspaper editor demanding another undercover story and threatening Terry. — Bill Simmons
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1:45:56

Just One Oscar

Billy Jacoby

Billy Jacoby

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  • Billy Jacoby is the Oscar selection; the actual supporting-actor field is considered open despite a defense of Cocoon. — Kyle Brandt
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1:47:29

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Bullying gloves; tube socks

Bullying gloves; tube socks

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  • Two memorabilia choices favor Greg’s bullying gloves; another favors the disguise’s tube socks. — Bill Simmons
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1:48:07

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson

“Horny will kick embarrassment’s ass anytime”; “All balls itch. It’s a fact.”

“Horny will kick embarrassment’s ass anytime”; “All balls itch. It’s a fact.”

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  • A proposed life lesson endorses extreme deception for a newspaper prize, but the claim that multiple lives were ruined is challenged.
  • The embarrassment maxim and the observation that all testicles itch are preferred comic life lessons. — Bill Simmons
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1:49:36

Best Double Feature

Soul Man; Summer School; Can’t Buy Me Love; Girls Just Want to Have Fun; The Sure Thing; The Breakfast Club
Just One of the Guys
Soul Man
Summer School
Can’t Buy Me Love
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
The Sure Thing
The Breakfast Club
In the discussion (5)
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  • Soul Man is the shared double-feature choice because of its troubling academic-disguise premise; an encounter with its lead recalls how coveted the role originally was.
  • The younger participant knows Soul Man only as the blackface film; the cast and contemporary expectations are recalled critically. — Kyle Brandt
  • Summer School is another suggested pairing, especially for its eccentric student ensemble. — Kyle Brandt
  • Can’t Buy Me Love is suggested as a later counterpart within the same teen-film era. — Kyle Brandt
  • A quadruple feature adds Girls Just Want to Have Fun, The Sure Thing and The Breakfast Club, reportedly all in theaters in April 1985. — Kyle Brandt
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1:55:13

Who Won the Movie?

Billy Jacoby

Billy Jacoby

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Podcast choices
Speaker not identified
Billy Jacoby
Speaker not identified
Billy Jacoby
Speaker not identified
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1:57:42

The Craig Century Club

100 minutes

100 minutes

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  • The runtime is confirmed as exactly 100 minutes, and the recurring runtime focus is credited with changing viewing habits. — Kyle Brandt
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This is the first three-person appearance for the guest and only the second in-person appearance.
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The film became a family favorite through repeated television exposure, alongside other 1980s high-school comedies.
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The nearly adult-free setting creates an enjoyable hang, with young characters driven by sexual curiosity.
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The climactic nudity is remembered as surprising, although other 1980s comedies also contained unexpected nudity; its use here serves the plot.
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A television viewer first encountered a Comedy Central edit that removed the nudity and only later learned its freeze-frame reputation.
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An informal grouping separates great, huge, sports, horny and perfectly period-specific 1980s teen films; this movie joins Secret Admirer and Can’t Buy Me Love in the last group.
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Research reports that the film resonated with queer and transgender audiences, alongside its reputation among adolescent male viewers.
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The reveal is remembered as an unusually startling childhood first encounter with onscreen nudity.
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The female gaze in the locker-room scene is praised, and the female directors of this film and Fast Times are noted.
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The Twelfth Night premise and overt sexism of the teachers are discussed; the latter would draw a different institutional response today.
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The lead performance divides opinion: the male disguise is praised as convincing, while an early argument with the teacher is criticized as stiff.
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Research attributes the prominent Coca-Cola cans and generically labeled beer to Columbia’s ownership at the time.
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Buddy’s rapid insults, vacuuming plea and instruction on masculine scratching are praised as precise comic highlights.
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Research recounts a long relationship with Bruce Springsteen and a reported set visit; a jealousy anecdote and other purported relationships are explicitly uncertain.
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Biography research describes a relationship with Warren Beatty, television work on L.A. Law and reported missed roles in Volunteers, Eddie and the Cruisers and The Sopranos.
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An unnamed declined television role is tentatively identified as CSI; alternate Sopranos casting prompts speculation about downstream careers.
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A dance background, the opening visual presentation and a Dan Hartman music-video appearance are discussed.
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The Karate Kid, this film and Back to School form a bully-role run; repeating the type so quickly is questioned, with the beach fight especially reminiscent of Karate Kid.
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Teen sexuality, novelty and period music are offered as explanations for the strength of 1980s high-school films.
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Buddy’s wall-to-wall pinups and parents absent for two weeks are considered comically implausible.
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A reported forty-eighth-place high-school-film ranking is considered too low; Superbad’s eligibility is defended despite limited classroom time.
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Easy A, Mean Girls and She’s the Man are compared with the film; an initial Julia Stiles misidentification is corrected to Amanda Bynes.
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Amanda Bynes’s comic talent and career are discussed, with What a Girl Wants eventually identified after confused title suggestions.
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Lindsay Lohan’s early talent, Parent Trap praise and Saturday Night Live work prompt a broader discussion of young performers lacking support.
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The suggestive locker-room poster is remembered as a powerful video-store rental draw.
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Meeting a formative screen crush is imagined as embarrassing, with Joyce Hyser and Andrew McCarthy named.
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The difference between meeting an actor and a beloved youthful character leads to an anecdote about meeting the performer who played Thelma on Good Times.
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An invited younger participant names Blake Lively in Accepted as a childhood screen crush, after initially suggesting Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Accepted receives divided judgments as the discussion recalls its invented college.
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Family viewing and enthusiastic recognition among college friends illustrate the film’s enduring personal appeal.
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Greg’s loss is considered a bullying collapse; his furniture-lifting routine may not amount to real fighting preparation.
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The fingerless gloves worn specifically for bullying and the resigned cafeteria students lifting their trays are praised as comic details.
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Movie fight choreography is contrasted with chaotic real fights, followed by a tangent about social-media recommendation algorithms.
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The algorithm tangent continues with unwanted fighting and disaster-video recommendations.
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The opening’s framing and music are compared with an adult-film setup.
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Alternate Billy Jacoby roles in Married... with Children and Basic Instinct are jokingly proposed.
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A dog-feeding tangent compares spaghetti in Fatal Attraction with steak in A Star Is Born.
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The early shopping trip is questioned, then Airborne’s makeover sequence is recalled.
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The hottest-take category’s current and proposed names are discussed, including the established Luke Wilson comparison and a proposed anti-Nirvana alternative.
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Casual after-school beer drinking is enjoyed as another implausibly adult high-school behavior.
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Leigh McCloskey’s extensive television career leads to criticism of algorithmic known-for selections and a recalled Hall of Fame Plaque idea.
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Blown Away with the Coreys and Nicole Eggert is praised as an outrageous direct-to-video comparison.
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A recently watched, unnamed Billy Zane and Helen Slater film receives a strongly negative reaction.
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The Springsteen relationship is revisited in discussing a later biographical film’s omissions.
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Research claims Columbia prioritized advertising Perfect and the filmmakers took pride in outperforming it; Perfect is defended as a drama now enjoyable as comedy.
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An extended Perfect and Regarding Henry tangent discusses accidental comedy, journalism ethics and the aerobics closing credits.
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Earlier reactions to Sneakers are disputed during a comparison of generational viewing tastes.
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The choice of film, streaming availability and proposed age-separated polling continue the disagreement about generational appeal.
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Another 48 Hrs. and the coming Netflix launch are future-programming announcements, not current episode themes.
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A possible Devil Wears Prada revisit prompts praise and a brief complaint about its boyfriend character.
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