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#313 The Birdcage
Jun 16, 2026
1h 41m 19s
#313 Muppet Treasure Island
May 22, 2026
1h 20m 36s
#312 Muppet Treasure Island
May 22, 2026
1h 20m 36s
#310 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Feb 27, 2026
1h 35m 56s
#308 Short Time
Jan 30, 2026
1h 38m 02s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/16/26 | #313 The Birdcage | Happy pride! We locked ourselves into The Birdcage, one of the funniest movies of all time. How great are all these performances? How is this son SUCH a villain? All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock dozens of bonus episodes right away! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Birdcage, Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, 90s, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast | 1h 41m 19s | ||||||
| 5/22/26 | #313 Muppet Treasure Island✨ | Muppetsfilm review+3 | — | PatreonMuppet Treasure Island+1 | — | MuppetsTim Curry+5 | — | 1h 20m 36s | |
| 5/22/26 | #312 Muppet Treasure Island | Sailing for adventure on the big blue wet thing! We hit the high seas with our pals, the Muppets, for one of our favorite Muppet things: Muppet Treasure Island! Why doesn't Tim Curry get the same level of love as Michael Caine? Does this need more Muppets? Also, we out ourselves as not loving Muppet Christmas Carol! All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock dozens of bonus episodes right away! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Muppets, Tim Curry, Kermit, 90s, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast | 1h 20m 36s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | #310 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1✨ | spoofcomedy+3 | — | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1Airplane | — | Emilio EstevezSamuel L. Jackson+5 | — | 1h 35m 56s | |
| 1/30/26 | #308 Short Time✨ | film reviewcomedy+3 | — | Short TimeLast Holiday | — | Dabney ColemanTerri Gar+4 | — | 1h 38m 02s | |
| 12/26/25 | #307 Home Alone (Clip)✨ | Home Alonemovie commentary+3 | — | Home Alone | — | Macaulay CulkinJoe Pesci+5 | — | 3m 59s | |
| 12/25/25 |  #34 Prancer✨ | Christmas spirit1980s film+3 | Sam Elliot | Prancer | — | PrancerSam Elliot+5 | — | 1h 24m 22s | |
| 11/24/25 | #306 Only The Lonely✨ | John CandyRomCom+3 | — | PatreonOnly the Lonely | — | John CandyAlly Sheedy+4 | — | 1h 20m 54s | |
| 11/3/25 | #305 Armed and Dangerous✨ | comedyfilm review+3 | — | SCTVPatreon+1 | — | John CandyEugene Levy+5 | — | 8m 48s | |
| 10/17/25 | #304 The Stuff✨ | cult classicmovie review+3 | — | The Stuff | — | The Stuff80s+3 | — | 1h 32m 04s | |
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| 10/3/25 | #303 The Witches✨ | movie review80s films+4 | — | PatreonKevin MacLeod+1 | — | The WitchesAnjelica Huston+3 | — | 4m 10s | |
| 9/20/25 | #302 Teen Wolf✨ | 80s moviesMichael J. Fox+3 | — | Teen Wolf | — | Teen WolfMichael J. Fox+4 | — | 1h 35m 22s | |
| 9/5/25 | #301 The In-Laws (Clip)✨ | movie review80s cinema+3 | — | The In-Laws | — | The In-LawsPeter Falk+4 | — | 2m 56s | |
| 8/15/25 | #300 The Breakfast Club | Mama mia, 300 episodes! Insane to have been doing this for 11 years and 300+ episodes. Thank you all for listening!We had to do a BIG one for this, and what better re-visit than John Hughes' coming-of-age classic? This is a movie with some *electric* performances, but oof-a-doof some rough moments. Thank you for your support and bearing with our offseason. As we said on this episode, we’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th hereon the main feed. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Breakfast Club, Molly Ringwald, Brat Pack, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast | 1h 51m 19s | ||||||
| 8/2/25 | #299 The Naked Gun (Clip) | We're back! Celebrating the release of the Legacyquel/Remake The Naked Gun, we're diving in with Frank Drebin's debut film. A truly hilarious movie that is just absolutely packed to the gills with jokes! Why don't they make more comedies filled wall-to-wall and edge-to-edge with jokes? All this and more! Thank you for your support and bearing with our offseason. As we said on this episode, we're going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month here on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Naked Gun, Frank Drebin, Leslie Nielsen, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast | 6m 48s | ||||||
| 7/21/25 |  #56 Chopping Mall | We're still on our extended hiatus, but here's another great vault episode for you! We're aiming to return in August, stay tuned! Rounding out the 2016 Spooktacular is Chopping Mall! Why aren’t these killbots equipped with cleaning equipment? Who wants to have a sex party in a furniture store? Why are the characters SO stupid? Out-of-context quote of the episode: “Stop, drop … Continue reading → | 1h 13m 45s | ||||||
| 7/7/25 | #22 Going Overboard | We're still on our extended hiatus, but here's another great vault episode for you! We're aiming to return in August, stay tuned! This week, Tripp and Andrew get back to torturing themselves with barely watchable dreck: Adam Sandler’s Going Overboard! Not to borrow from Buzzfeed, but this actually is the movie Adam Sandler doesn’t want you to see! Forget Pixels, this is … Continue reading → | 57m 19s | ||||||
| 6/23/25 |  #64 Friday the 13th 4: The Final Chapter | Sorry folks, Hiatus is continuing for another month! Having a baby is hard, and both of us have real job issues making things more complicated. We're hoping to be back in July! For now, another archive episode: Friday the 13th Part 4! Out-of-context quote from this episode: “TED WHERE’S THE CORKSCREW?” FOURBRUARY 2017 continues with Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter. In this episode: Stranger Things creeps in, Crispin Glover is “dreamy”, Tripp casts Jason as Lenny in “Of Machetes … Continue reading → | 1h 02m 54s | ||||||
| 6/9/25 |  #77 Child’s Play | Sorry folks, Hiatus is continuing for another month! Having a baby is hard, and both of us have real job issues making things more complicated. We're hoping to be back in July! For now, another archive episode: Child's Play! Note: Tripp is an idiot and picked the wrong microphone, so the first half of this sounds a mess! He’s super sorry – it’s fixed in the second half. We’re having another trip to “child” horror territory with Child’s Play … Continue reading → | 1h 18m 35s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | #298 Say Anything (Clip) | We're on hiatus here on the main feed, but we're still keeping to our Patreon schedule for April and June! Our next flick is Cameron Crowe's coming-of-age classic: Say Anything... Hear us get into a legitimate fight about this movie being #problematic! (It is not. I write the copy, so I determine this - Tripp). “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Hocus Pocus, Bette Middler, Sarah Jessica Parker, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast | 2m 39s | ||||||
| 5/26/25 |  #72 One Crazy Summer | While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! We return to the Savage Steve Holland world of Dream Logic for One Crazy Summer, kicking off our summer episodes! The merits of graduation gown rental vs. purchase are discussed, Hoops McCann has a secret history with boats that no … Continue reading → | 1h 22m 18s | ||||||
| 5/12/25 |  #62 Better Off Dead | While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! Out of context quote from this episode “I also started hearing in my head guys playing ‘Wonderwall’ on the saxophone…like every dorm room has a saxophone in the corner.” On this episode, we ski the K-12 with John Cusack and … Continue reading → | 1h 19m 59s | ||||||
| 4/28/25 | #18 9 to 5! | While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! The Mega Podcasting Powers return from a brief hiatus with 9 to 5 to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend! Could this movie BE any more sexist? Why has nothing changed in the last 35 years? Is Dolly Parton a good actress? … Continue reading → | 43m 10s | ||||||
| 4/20/25 | #2 Golden Girls S4E20, High Anxiety | While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “Old folks homes are f*ck city.” Just about sums up this episode, featuring drug use, discussions of rampant sex among old people and the struggles of racism with the elderly. Download here! | 26m 22s | ||||||
| 4/14/25 |  #12 Rocky IV! | While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! Tripp and Andrew continue FOUR-BRUARY with Rocky IV! Is this sweatier than No Holds Barred? Can Rocky defeat communism? Is Apollo Creed a baller? Just how is this fight legal?! Listen! All this and more! Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for … Continue reading → | 1h 11m 32s | ||||||
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Chart history for Dissecting The 80s
Peaked at #164 in Ireland, currently #164 in Ireland.
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| Ireland | — | #164 | #164 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.