Question: In the movie The Princess Bride, during the climactic sword fight between Count Rugen and Inigo Montoya, Rugen offers Inigo anything he wants. What does Inigo want?
Last Question: On The Dukes of Hazzard, who was the local mechanic friend of the “Dukes”?
Answer: Cooter
On this episode of Return to the ’80s, Robert and Paul welcome Ty Ray, from the Beats and Eats podcast, to the show. The guys Return to 1981, and count down the year’s top songs, movies, and television shows. Also, find out what the biggest selling toys were in 1981, and reminisce on the big news stories of the year.
As this current decade comes to a close, come join us to Return to the greatest decade ever, and check out the awesome year of 1981!
10. “Keep On Loving You” by REO Speedwagon
10. Time Bandits
5. Stripes
4. Arthur
3. Superman II
8. “I Love a Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbit
7. “Kiss On My List” by Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates March Madness
10. One Day At a Time
9. M*A*S*H
8. ABC Monday Night Movie
7/6 tie Too Close for Comfort and The Dukes of Hazzard
5. Alice
4. Three’s Company
3. The Jeffersons
2. 60 Minutes
1. Dallas
6. “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang
5. “Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield
4. “(Just Like) Starting Over” by John Lennon
NFL
Oakland Raiders beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 – January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome
NBA
Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 4-2
NHL
New York Islanders defeat the Minnesota North Stars 4-1
MLB
LA Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-1
January 20 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed
March 6 Walter Cronkite signs off of CBS Evening News
March 30 Reagan Assassination attempt
April 18 The Longest Game – Pawtucket Red Sox tie Rochester Red Wings 2-2 in 32 innings (game resumed 23rd June)
May 11 Cats premieres in London
May 13 Assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II
Jun 2 Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be
Jun 5 AIDS Epidemic officially begins when US Centers for Disease Control reports on pneumonia affecting five homosexual men in Los Angeles
Jun 12 Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike
July 29 Royal Wedding
Aug 1 MTV premieres at 12:01 AM
Aug 3 13,000 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike; US President Ronald Reagan offers an ultimatum to workers: ‘if they do not report for work within 48 hours, they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated’
Sep 12 “The Smurfs” animated cartoon series by Hanna-Barbera first broadcasts in North America
Sep 25 Sandra Day O’Connor sworn in as 1st female supreme court justice
Dec 11 Muhammad Ali’s 61st & last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick
Dec 28 1st American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr is born in Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 31 CNN Headline News debuts
2. “Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
1. “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes
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We are back with a new episode of the Return to the ’80s podcast!!
In this episode, Robert and Paul welcome guest host Jim Vilk (@JimVilk). Do you get frustrated when you are listening to a radio station that plays ’80s music, and they always play the same song over and over for a particular artist, when you know they have other great music? Well, Return to the ’80s has a brand new segment called ‘Listen to This, Not That.’ First up…Rick Springfield.
Also, 2016 continues to wreak havoc on us, as we have 3 deaths to talk about this week.
There is a brand new Remember That Song, as well as ’80s Trivia. Then we talk about the awesome, upcoming ’80s Crossover event. This month, several ’80s blogs and podcasts will be discussing our favorite ’80s Christmas presents. Jim, Robert, and Paul talk about our favorite presents that we either received, gave, or wanted but never got.
Finally, we get into our main topic – ’80s Action/Adventure Television Theme Songs.
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– Introducing guest Jim Vilk (@JimVilk)
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Listen to This
Not That
Margaret Whitton (November 30, 1949 – December 4, 2016)
John Glenn (July 18,1921 – December 8, 2016)
Joseph Mascolo aka. Stefano DiMera (March 13, 1929 – December 8, 2016)
Last song
Here we stand / Worlds apart, hearts broken in two / Sleepless nights / Losing ground, I’m reaching for you
“Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey
Winner: Kurt Torster
New Song
Neon lights, a Nobel Prize / When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies / You don’t have to follow me / Only you can set me free
If you know the answer, email us at returnto80s@gmail.com, and enter Remember That Song in the subject line.
Last Question
What color did the ghosts have to be for Pac Man to eat them?
Answer: Blue
Winner: Kurt Torster
New Question: What colors were on the original Rubik’s cube?
If you know the answer, email us at returnto80s@gmail.com, and enter Trivia in the subject line.
80’s Reboot Overdrive is hosting another ’80s Crossover Event. This time, we are talking about our favorite Christmas gifts. It can be a gift that was given, received, or most wanted and not received. Participants include the following:
80s Reboot Overdrive (@80sReboot)
Rediscover the 80s (@RD80s)
Realweegiemidget (@realweegiemidge)
Killer Kitsch (@killer_kitsch)
The Fall Guy (Jim)
The Dukes of Hazzard (Robert)
Hardcastle and McCormick (Paul)
Seasons 1 and 3 (“Drive”)
Season 2 (“Back to Back”)
Magnum P.I. (All)
Alternate theme
Main theme
Simon & Simon (Jim)
Alternate opening
CHiPs (Robert)
Voyagers! (Paul)
The A-Team (All)
Matt Houston (Jim)
Call to Glory (Robert)
The Greatest American Hero (Paul)
Miami Vice (All)
Next Episode: Year in Review/Top 10 Songs of 1980
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In honor of the late great James Best, who died at the age of 88 this past Mondy, April 6, 2015, here are some great Rosco P. Coltrane quotes. He is one of the first television characters that I remember making me consistently laugh every week.
I love It, I love It!!! Gkhuh-gkhuh-gkhuh
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane: Oh, Boss, if you ain’t the sneakiest, low-down double dealinist little fat rascal, coo!
Boss Hogg: Oh, Rosco, it sure is nice to be so appreciated.
Boss Hogg: It’s like I died and went to heaven. Can you believe it, Rosco?
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane: Well, I’m trying, but see, I’m having trouble with the part about a double dealin’, four flushin’, flim-flammer like you boss gettin’ to heaven.
Sheriff Rosco Coltrane: When you were a little fat kid didn’t you read about Aladdin and his lamp
Boss Hogg: about Aladdin and his lamp? Listen, I was too busy runnin’ a floatin’ crap game at school to do much readin’.
Sheriff Rosco Coltrane: Well listen, let me tell ya the story. See, if you rub this lamp, if it’s Aladdins, then the smoke comes out, hits the fan and then the genie pops out and gives you all sorts of wishes.
Boss Hogg: Oh, that lamp, the one with the genie. Oh I know all about that anyhow. Yeah, but you gotta be touched in the head to believe a fairy tale like that.
Sheriff Rosco Coltrane: I believe it…
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