At least Starship Troopers has a cult following. I unabashedly love the movie "Canadian Bacon." Something about it just hit my comedy sweet spot. You should see the blank looks I receive when recommending it, though.

That sounds intriguing!

One of my former co-workers (in North Carolina) re-wrote that last year as "Me and You and HB2; traveling and peein' across the land." He reported singing it at karaoke to a confused and stone-faced crowd.

British panel "game" shows. Where are the contestants? Who wins? What's the point?
I don't know. They're just hilarious.

I love watching "Rejected." I think I will do so again. I won't even try to explain it to anyone, though.

When she was around 11 or 12, I indoctrinated my daughter into loving MST3K and RiffTrax. She's now 15 and tries her hardest to explain the concept to her friends. The movie nerds sort of get it, but I don't think she's convinced anyone yet.

I had a friend in college who, when annoyed, would use "Shit A Bitch!" It stuck with me, and I still say it in my head sometimes. It sounds ridiculous aloud.

Is that Richard Dreyfus' brother on the left?

Have you read some of the essays on ghionjournal.com? It's very thought-provoking.

Hmmm. Yours seem correct for the era, unlike some other years.

My year had "sleazo." That's not even a full word.

Blaxploitation, y'all! (But also, "contempo," which I dispute is a word.)

What an awesome guy! Thanks for this story!

Reminds me of "Going on a Bear Hunt," which I find very confusing. Where are their guns?

AAAAHHHHHH!!!!! That screams overplayed, amirite?

FTW! You nailed it.

The Squirrel Nut Zippers rule. They were all talented. Maybe they were lumped in with all the other "fun but not much to it" swing music of the time, but I thought they should have had a longer career.

Times New Roman never fails, people. Stick with what works.

I felt that way when I first saw the last Newhart episode. I was ready for them to literally make perfect sense of a nonsensical show with one genius episode. A few months later, I "got" the joke and thought it was genius.

Oh. Somehow I missed that info. Thanks for letting me know!