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- This week, the Belvedere Bros came together at THE FEST 24 in Gainesville, Florida, to discuss an absolutely insane episode of Mr. Belvedere. First airing on January 24th of 1986, this one features a young Jason Bateman being an absolute CREEP.
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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. - Most musicians dream of having a hit song, but that dream gets a little more complicated when the hit is a COVER song. In the highly competitive world of major label artists, doing whatever it takes to expose new audiences to your original music occasionally involves this theoretical “deal with the devil,” and it doesn’t always work out as planned. In the case of The Ataris, their cover of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer” was never intended to be a single. When LA’s famous rock radio station KROQ started playing it, however, the song took on a life of its own, cracking the Top 20 at at time where the charts were otherwise dominated by hip hop. This week, we’re slapping those Black Flag stickers on our Cadillacs and diving into the story, career, and music of The Ataris.
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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. - In a Mr. Belvedere episode that first aired on January 17th, 1986, Marsha fails a law exam, leading to a transformation into a stereotypical 50s housewife. Meanwhile, Heather has a date, Wesley punches a classmate, and Kevin is making lots of noise with his drumsticks.
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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. - What started as a song about a serial killer became a song about passion for dance, and that in turn became a #1 hit for Michael Sembello in 1983. “Maniac” was featured in the wildly popular film Flashdance, shooting the song from this relatively unknown artist to the top of the charts. Though Michael was far from a household name, his past session work was beyond impressive, and it’s a great story about a truly talented and unique artist having a moment. This week, musician and Horror Movie Night host Scott Roger joins in on the Sembello-mania!
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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. - The focus of this week is the thirteenth episode of the second season of Mr. Belvedere, which first aired on January 10th, 1986. In this episode, Mr. Belvedere gets himself a sugar mama, which unfortunately ends up being Wesley’s teacher. Lynn also manages to insult the entire city of Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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Yes, One Hit Thunder in a long-running podcast about one hit wonders, and yes, it’s hosted by Chris Fafalios of the band Punchline and Matt Kelly of the Geekscape Network, but don’t let THAT be what convinces you to listen and subscribe. Instead, read the words of this 1 star review left by Royalsfan83 with the subject line “Garbage”: Yet another music podcast by insipid, try-hard millennials who amaze themselves at how edgy they are. You can get this content from countless other shows minus the delusional leftist rants. Hard pass.
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