Episode 6, released August 4, 2016, is a love letter to a way of watching things that was already disappearing. Bobby and Jason mourn the VCR, pour one out for Blockbuster, and then celebrate the 35th birthday of the network that raised them: MTV, back when it actually played music videos.
It is a nostalgic, format-obsessed hour with a great Michael Keaton tangent, a strong Stranger Things recommendation, and a run down the Billboard chart from this exact week in 1986. If you remember rushing home to program a timer so you would not miss a video, this is your episode.
What you’ll hear in this episode
- The end of an era: the very last VCRs coming off the line, and everything that made a Friday night at Blockbuster an event. [03:31]
- Michael Keaton finally getting his Walk of Fame star, a tour through his 80s run, and Bobby’s dead-on Beetlejuice-era impression from Night Shift. [06:32]
- Why Jason could not stop watching Stranger Things, and how unnervingly accurate its 1983 world is. [09:02]
- MTV turning 35 and relaunching as MTV Classic, promising to bring the videos back. [19:30]
- A this-week-in-1986 chart rundown, from Madonna’s Papa Don’t Preach to Sledgehammer to Danger Zone. [24:30]
- Seeing Aliens together in 1986, and how the whole theater jumped at the same moment. [28:00]
The Michael Keaton segment gives Bobby a chance to break out one of his favorite impressions, from Keaton’s motormouth turn in Night Shift:
“I’m an idea man, Chuck. I got ideas coming at me all day.”
Bobby, doing Michael Keaton, [08:01]
In the show-moment segment, Bobby owns up to his most awkward on-camera memory, getting pulled up to dance while a star sang her number-one hit. Years later, it only sounds like a flex:
“Looking back, man, I was dancing with Evelyn Champagne King. How many people can say that?”
Bobby, [16:00]
From Michael Jackson videos as appointment television to the whole idea of MTV coming full circle, it is a warm hour about how we used to watch.
Original 2016 show notes
Who misses the MTV from the 80’s and 90’s? We compare the golden era of MTV to current version. From music videos to reality TV.
The guys once again reach into the email bag and also read a few social media comments.
A few tears are shed at the end of the VCR and a couple of high fives exchanged at the “rebirth” of MTV. (It’s about time!)
The joggling of the ol’ MTV memory banks takes Bobby and Jason on a trip to this week in 86′ as they uncover more of what made the 80s the “Greatest Decade Ever!”
80s Cringeworthy Moments Revisited
In a quest to leave no embarassing 80s stone unturned they dig up some things that in all reality they’d rather leave forgotten.
“I’m an ideas man.. I tell you they just come to me!”
From Michael Keaton, Night Shift and Stranger Things there is more than enough 80s Awesomeness to go around with this episode Bobby and Jason’s “Awesome 80s Podcast”!
Enjoy!
FAQ
What is Episode 6 about?
Bobby and Jason mark the death of the VCR, mourn Blockbuster, celebrate Michael Keaton’s Walk of Fame star, and toast MTV’s 35th anniversary with a this-week-in-1986 chart rundown.
When did Episode 6 air?
It was released August 4, 2016, as part of Season 1.
Why is it called I Want My MTV?
The episode centers on MTV turning 35 and relaunching as MTV Classic, and on the guys’ memories of when MTV was all about music videos.
Where can I listen?
Play it right here on the episode page, or find Bobby and Jason’s Awesome 80s Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Amazon Music.
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