One of the things that bothered me a bit about this episode. I can believe the store itself would be ill-prepared with a tornado plan. But any kid that's grown up in the Midwest can tell you that tornado preparedness is drilled into you from the moment you leave the crib. And it's precisely because they arise so…

I wondered the same thing. I never engage in the kind of social sniping that seems to make up about 75% of all discourse on the internet. But I am a fan of movie history. So disregarding a legitimately influential film for an apparently arbitrary reason strikes me as wrong.

I hope Laszlo's explanation is what the…

Best random store moment: the guy stocking the two different apple bins - with a price difference of $3/pound - with the same apples.

Daddy, please don't

It wasn't his fault

He means so much to me

Daddy, please don't

We're gonna get mar….ied(dies)

Of course. It stars Kurt Russell as Jack Burton, one of the greatest characters in motion picture history. "We really shook the pillars of Heaven, didn't we Wang?"

"You Light Up My Life" is a curious case. Until the remake of "Candle in the Wind" passed it, I think it was the best selling song of all time. I know from experience that the song was EVERYWHERE for months after release.

A guy who's most famous song amounts to, "Ha ha! Isn't it funny we got caught trying to cheat on each other?" Maybe the most "swingin' 70s" song ever.

Holy mother of god. Is that the Brady Kids' Band singing in the background?

I especially like the fact that 70s on 7 almost never plays Barry Manilow or the Carpenters, but when America's Top 40 comes on, they invariably take up half the top 10. Revisionist history at its finest.

I'm still not 100% sure myself.

Plus, Billy Mumy from Lost in Space was in America for a brief time.

I love listening to those. A treasure trove of long-forgotten music. Some Queen classic will be buried at #28 while the #4 song in America was some disco song that even the classic radio stations never play.

You're familiar with the Ballad of the Green Berets. But have you ever heard The Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley? I recently heard it during a replay of a 1971 episode of America's Top 40 on Sirius 70s on 7 (a treasure trove of forgotten music). It's, um, different.

I had no idea Indian Reservation was written at the request of actual Native Americans. I always assumed it was one of those well-meaning, but ultimately wrongheaded songs that were so prevalent in the 60s and 70s.

I grew up with most of these songs. I wasn't familiar with Timothy. Holy crap is that dark.

The odd thing about that movie is that while Randall does several scenes in yellowface, it's never entirely clear that even that character is Lao's real face. At one point in the film, Randall drops the "Asian accent" entirely and speaks in his regular voice. Sure, it's still offensive, but I'd argue only mildly so.

David Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China is basically Fu Manchu. Even looks like him. But in that film he's played by an Asian actor and the heroes that take him down are Chinese-American. The twist is that the westerner is a buffoon who succeeds in spite of himself.

The former was one of the best episodes of the new series. The latter was…not.

The latest version added a wrinkle that I think is particularly nice. At the beginning and end of each segment, usually with a shot of the front of the restaurant, they have a graphic of the city where the restaurant is located. Say what you want about Fieri, but the effect his visit has on the restaurants he visits…

You and me both. My wife is the fan. I know three songs. But it was nigh impossible not to get caught up in the moment.

I saw him live a few months ago. It might have been an act, but occasionally he would just stop singing, close his eyes, and hug his guitar while the crowd filled in the verse. He seemed genuinely rapturous at the affection the crowd had not just for him, but for his music. It really was a special moment.