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May 26, 2021

Episode #355: "Utah! Get me two!" | Point Break (1991)

Johnny Utah is a young FBI agent investigating a string of bank robberies who must go deep undercover in a gang of surfers to crack the case. Between the engaging life philosophies of the surfer-guru, Bodhi, and the fact that …

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May 19, 2021

Episode #354: "Head or Gut?" | The Last Boy Scout (1991)

Joe Hallenbeck is a former secret service agent turned private investigator who can't seem to keep his life on track. When he gets a job to bodyguard a stripper, Cory, he gets entangled in a plot to legalize sports gambling. …

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May 13, 2021

Episode #353: "We Only Kill Each Other" | Bugsy (1991)

Bugsy Siegel — just don't call him that to his face — has always wanted to make it big. Now he's got his chance if he can only finance the building of a hotel in the barren desert that will …

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May 5, 2021

Episode #352: "You still got one brother left" | Boyz N The Hood (199…

Tre Styles moves in with his father, Furious Styles, who is trying to be a father to his son in a neighborhood without fathers. Tre's friends, Doughboy and Ricky, are brothers but on the opposite ends of life — Ricky …

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April 28, 2021

Episode #351: "I Wanna Be Bob Bosenbeck" | Career Opportunities (1991)

Jim Dodge can't seem to hold down a job — or at least a job that would provide him with the money he would need to live the life of leisure he would prefer — so he takes a job …

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April 21, 2021

Episode #350: “You Can’t Have Zee Duck” | L.A. Story (1991)

Harris Telemacher is a TV weatherman who's not content with his job or his love life, but when he meets Sara, a reporter from London, he falls immediately in love. This is Steve Martin's love letter to the city of …

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April 14, 2021

Episode #349: "We get one take!" | The Hard Way (1991)

Nick Lang is a Hollywood star who wants to land the role of the tough New York cop, but needs a little coaching along the way. When he goes undercover as John Moss' new partner, he might get more than …

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April 7, 2021

Episode #348: "Trapped in HeeHaw Hell" | Doc Hollywood (1991)

Dr. Ben Stone crashes his car in a small out-of-the-way town on his way to a new job as a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. His punishment is to serve as the town doctor until he's repaid his debt. When …

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March 31, 2021

Episode #347: "A Rare Case of Brake Fluid" | Soapdish

Celeste Talbert has been the star of The Sun Also Sets for years, but now her co-star Montana Moorehead wants top billing. As cast members conspire to supplant her, in typical soap opera fashion there are plenty of outrageous plot …

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March 24, 2021

Episode #346: "Towanda!" | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Evelyn couldn't get Ed to pay attention to her. Food didn't work. Cellophane didn't work. Nothing worked until the story of Idgie and Ruth inspired her and brought her to the realization that she didn't need Ed to pay attention …

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March 17, 2021

Episode #345: "Let's Not Get Caught" | Thelma & Louise (1991)

What starts as a girl's weekend quickly turns deadly when Louise saves Thelma from an attacker. Now the two friends are on the run from the law and showing everyone along the way that they're mad as hell and they're …

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March 15, 2021

Favorite Songs of 1990-91: Patreon Exclusive Preview

Check out a preview of our Patreon exclusive episode on our favorite songs of 1990 and 1991. It was a three and a half hour marathon show, so this is just a taste to try to entice you. We would …

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March 11, 2021

Episode #344: "He Can't See Without His Glasses" | My Girl (1991)

Vada Sultenfuss is constantly dying of something... her doctor just refuses to agree with her. Maybe that's not surprising from someone who's grown up in a funeral parlor, but when death hits a little too close to home Vada is …

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March 3, 2021

Episode #343: "Fumble, FUMBALAYA, FUMBLERUSKI!" | Necessary Roughness…

Paul Blake never got his shot at being a great college football quarterback, but now that he's old enough to be a teacher he's getting another chance. Scott Bakula, Robert Loggia, Hector Elizondo, and Harley Jane Kozak star in Necessary …

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Feb. 24, 2021

Episode #342: "Are They Made With Real Girl Scouts?" | The Addams Fam…

Uncle Fester has been gone for over two decades when he suddenly reappears. Is it really him, though? The Addams Family fortune may be at stake if they don't uncover this mystery. Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, and Christina …

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Feb. 17, 2021

Episode #341: “Get This Man Some Ritz Crackers” | Regarding Henry (19…

Henry is a high-powered attorney who has furthered his career by sacrificing his relationships. When a bullet to the head causes him to have to start life over from scratch, he finds that wealth and power may not be the …

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Feb. 10, 2021

Episode #340: "Dishes Are Done" | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dea…

Sue Ellen doesn't really like her mom very much. She doesn't like her siblings. She doesn't like much of anything. When her mom heads to Australia with her new boyfriend for a couple of months, the babysitter abruptly dies and …

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Feb. 3, 2021

Episode #339: "George Banks is saying NO!" | Father of the Bride (199…

George and Nina Bonks... sorry, Banks... are prepping for their daughter's wedding. George may be struggling with the concept a little more than your average dad. Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short star in Father of the Bride. Trailer:

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Jan. 27, 2021

Episode #338: "The Missing Link!" | TMNT 2: The Secret of the Ooze (1…

The Turtles return to battle evil once again when the Shredder, who they believed to be dead, shows up and has a couple of mutant monsters of his own. Paige Turco, David Warner, and Michelan Sisti star in Teenage Mutant …

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Jan. 20, 2021

Episode #337: "It's A Living Thing" | Backdraft (1991)

Steven and Brian are brothers, but they don't always get along. This would be pretty normal for brothers, but when you're firefighters serving in the same company, you kinda need to be able to trust your partners. When a series …

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Jan. 13, 2021

Episode #336: "Go Back to Disneyland" | Double Impact (1991)

Chad and Alex were separated as babies and grew up not knowing they each had a twin brother, but when Chad travels to Hong Kong and accidentally meets Alex they have to work together to avenge their parents' deaths and …

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Jan. 6, 2021

Episode #335: "The Rocka-Who??" | The Rocketeer (1991)

Welcome to 1991! Our first episode rockets into your podcast app of choice as Cliff Secord finds a mysterious jetpack and is soon catapulted into a conflict between the feds, the mob, and the Nazis... oh my! Billy Campbell, Timothy …

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Dec. 25, 2020

Episode #334: "Minds Were Evaporated" | Star Wars Holiday Special (19…

There are two questions you always say "yes" to: When someone asks if you're a god, or if the hosts of the Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast call you up and ask you to join them for a discussion …

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Dec. 23, 2020

Episode #333: "I Love Being A Turtle!" | TMNT (1990)

Ever wanted to see Leonard, Donatello, Michaelangelo and Raphael beat the crap out of a bunch of evil ninjas? Well, until I can fully finance that Kung-Fu Renaissance screenplay I've been working on, you'll have to settle for Teenage Mutant …

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