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Yeah. I watched Freaks And Geeks again a couple weeks ago and it still holds up. There is the one episode where Ken wonders if he's gay which, is not great, but with the context of being 1981, it's not bad.

It’s not funny ... my ass is on fire

They sang West on Down the Road when they were headed to Texarkana to get the Coors.

I’m watching the second half and am now convinced it was created to give children a contact high. Or lick the movie screen to get an LSD hit. it feels like David Lynch took the reigns! Where’s Eraserhead? i found the scenes where the lion was licking himself to be really disturbing. Especially when he’s sitting on Diana Ross’ lap. love that Richard Pryor is a failed politician! I feel like Joel Schumacher took the art design as the jumping off point for his Batman films. It’s an excellent HDTGM-adjacent choice! Sidenote: Quincy Jones was a graduate from Garfield High School in Seattle (where my brother and I went to school). There’s a good documentary about him on Netflix but my brother and I were bummed it didn’t talk about his life in Seattle. There’s a historic auditiorium there named after him. From Wikipedia, just FYI: “The music program at Garfield High School has won numerous awards. Several notable musicians attended the school, including Jimi Hendrix, Lil Tracy, Quincy Jones, Macklemore, and Ernestine Anderson.” Also Ishmael Butler—from Digable Planets (whose music takes samples from The Wiz, which I didn’t realize until now).

Needless to say, the first four mambos were unsuccessful.

I had an orgasm but unfortunately I lost it.

They call me the dog whisperer because I sneak up behind people and whisper the word dog in their ears.

I love (or at least like) most of the Judd Apatow comedies. Still think Freaks and Geeks is a masterpiece. But films like Knocked up, Superbad, etc. have a SHITLOAD of gay panic jokes. I still enjoy This Is the End, but that has jokes about rape that are super uncomfortable. Really, I don’t think comedies got less problematic (if you’re viewing it through that lens) until 2015 or maybe even later. A lot of the time it doesn’t mean—if I liked the films/shows—that I won’t watch them again, it just makes me remember “oof, this is a record of when that humor was OK.” It’s just the pitfalls of making “edgy” comedy.

I have zero idea on how to respond to someone's comment, but to the awesome person who took a step back because they felt down, you are loved, your feelings are valid, and this group will be here for you. I will anyway. I work with some garbage people, and I use this group and podcast as my therapy. I listen all day long to the back catalog. This is what keeps me sane. I literally take 2 mg of Xanax at 9:00 am I am so stressed. Feel free to message me anytime and I will give you a great pep talk! It is one of my favorite things to do!

Holy shit, there’s even an escalator! Are we sure this wasn’t an Us prequel?

Ok, just into the first 20 minutes of this, but it appears that Dorothy has been zapped into the land of the Tethered. The graffiti coming to life feels very much like Us! Before they start speaking, that is.

Wheelers! I couldn't remember the name for them. I read the Baum books in like 1988 or so, so I don't remember many details but images of wheeled monkeys stuck.

How did you get a picture of my nightmare?

Did I love this overall? No. But there were some absolute gems: Scarecrow's nose, a Reese's peanut butter cup wrapper? As Dorothy announces she's going to confront Evillene, she takes off her earrings matter-of-factly Any time they sang East on Down the Road Everybody Rejoice dance sequence Diana Ross' performance of Home at the end

Yesssss!!!! I love this one...They need to do it.

This one is such a good call...I love how they have us like rooting for his dad's affair...The score gets all romantic & sweet. Meanwhile his wife is just sobbing in the kitchen.