80's Television

The Friday night soap opera with one of the most famous 'who done it' episodes ever... sex, oil, and drama... here is the crooked J.R. Ewing and one of the most popular soap operas of the 80's - "Dallas"...

the intro...



who did shoot J.R.?



and then look who gets shot!



Dallas

Format Soap Opera
Created by David Jacobs
Starring Larry Hagman
Barbara Bel Geddes
Jim Davis
Patrick Duffy
Linda Gray
Susan Howard
Steve Kanaly
Howard Keel
George Kennedy
Ken Kercheval
Cathy Podewell
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
Victoria Principal
Dack Rambo
Donna Reed
Charlene Tilton
Sheree J. Wilson
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 14 (including the miniseries)
No. of episodes 357 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 45 Minutes (excluding commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run April 2–30, 1978, as miniseries
September 23, 1978 as weekly program – May 3, 1991

I'm Feeling Like a Bad Boy

Well, the rock group that will never ever go away is up today... they will be touring for another 40 years I believe... led by Steven Tyler, here is Aerosmith with their 1987 hit "Ragdoll"... the way Steven drives down the street at the end of the video reminds me of my younger days (right)....

Aerosmith - Rag Doll
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Lyrics | Aerosmith lyrics - Rag Doll lyrics

“Rag Doll”

Single by Aerosmith
from the album Permanent Vacation
B-side "St. John"
Released 1988
Format Cassette, CD, Record
Recorded 1987
Genre Hard rock
Length 04:24
Label Geffen
Writer(s) Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance, Holly Knight
Producer Bruce Fairbairn

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #17

80's Movie Weekend

Featured this season on an episode of "30 Rock," this weekend's movie flashback was one of those movies that was so bad it was good if that makes any sense at all. I think it actually won an academy award for makeup and did inspire a short lived tv series of the same name... ladies and gentlemen, I give you John Lithgow in "Harry and the Hendersons"...




the trailer...



I'll show you me crazy!



I need some bigs on Sasquatch...




Harry and the Hendersons

Directed by William Dear
Produced by William Dear
Richard Vane
Written by William Dear and
Bill Martin &
Ezra D. Rappaport
Starring John Lithgow
Melinda Dillon
Margaret Langrick
Joshua Rudoy
Kevin Peter Hall
Lainie Kazan
Don Ameche
M. Emmet Walsh
David Suchet
Music by Bruce Broughton
Cinematography George Koblasa
Editing by Donn Cambern
Distributed by Universal Studios
Release date(s) June 5, 1987 (USA)
Running time 110 minutes
Language English
Budget Unknown
Gross revenue $29,760,613 (USA)

When There's Lightening

Surely the producers of today's video could have gone with a less windy day, but it might have left us without one of the 80's great heavy metal outfits... we get a shirtless Ronnie James Dio with a vest, tight jeans, some sort of wrap on his wrist and some furry topped boots that seem to be fairly popular with the ladies these days... anyway, not many men could pull off that look... with one of the great metal songs of all-time, from one of the ugliest singers ever, it's Ronnie James Dio and the band Dio with "Rainbow in the Dark"...

Dio, Ronnie James - Rainbow In The Dark
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Lyrics | Dio lyrics - Rainbow In The Dark lyrics

“Rainbow in the Dark”

Single by Dio
from the album Holy Diver
B-side Stand Up and Shout (live), Straight Through the Heart (live)
Released October 21, 1983
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1983, Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 4:15
Label Vertigo
Writer(s) Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
Producer Ronnie James Dio

Thank You For Being A Friend (To the Excellent 80's)

An 80's television flashback for you today as we travel back to 1985 when some old chicks got together to make a funny foursome that kept your grandma and maybe your parents in stitches every Friday night... here's the intro for Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia, also known as "The Golden Girls"...



Blanche and Sophia were always my favorites...



Golden Girls bloopers...



The Golden Girls

Format Sitcom
Created by Susan Harris
Starring Beatrice Arthur
Betty White
Rue McClanahan
Estelle Getty
Opening theme "Thank You for Being a Friend," written by Andrew Gold and sung by Cynthia Fee
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 7
No. of episodes 180 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 25 minutes (22 minutes for syndication)
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 14, 1985 – May 9, 1992

I'm Still Asking What It's Got To Do With It

Then...


and now...


Born Anna Mae Bullock, November 26, 1939, here is Tina Turner with her biggest charting single ever, and my personal favorite that begs the open-ended question - "What's Love Got to Do With It?"

Tina Turner: What's Love Got To Do With
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Lyrics | Tina Turner lyrics - What's Love Got To Do With It lyrics

“What's Love Got to Do with It”

Single by Tina Turner
from the album Private Dancer
B-side "Don't Rush the Good Things"
Released June 4, 1984[1]
Format Cassette single
7" single
12" single
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 3:50
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Terry Britten
Graham Lyle
Producer Terry Britten
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Silver (BPI)[2]

Chart (1984) Peak position

Australian Singles Chart #1
Canadian Singles Chart #1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1

Monkey Pack Him Rizla Pon the Sweet Dep Line

You all recognize the title line don't you? It's the classic "what the hell is he saying?" comment associated with this song, and for all I know, the title is not right, but I'm going off of lyrics mode for today's black and white video... a remake of the Neil Diamond classic with a funky rap thrown in, here is the British reggae band UB40 with "Red, Red Wine"...

UB40 - Red Red Wine
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Lyrics | Ub40 lyrics - Red Red Wine lyrics

“Red Red Wine”

Single by UB40
from the album Labour of Love
B-side Sufferin'
Released August 20, 1983 (1983-08-20)
Format 7", 12"
Genre Reggae
Label DEP International (UK)
A&M (US)
Writer(s) Neil Diamond, arranged by UB40
Producer UB40, Ray "Pablo" Falconer

Chart Peak position

New Zealand #1
UK Singles Chart #1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #34 (1984)
#1 (1988)

The Ball Is Tipped. There You Are

You're running for your life... it's NCAA championship game day and twenty years ago in 1989 we had a pretty good final game that saw Rumeal Robinson and Michigan take home the title in a close one over Seton Hall... enjoy the montage from 1989...

80's Movie Weekend

Our 80's movie weekend takes us back to a classic crazy kids, high-jinks movie on the ski slopes with none other than Playboy's Shannon Tweed... how could you forget this classic I ask?... Harkin Banks and the flick "Hot Dog... The Movie!"

the trailer...


the ski lift ride...


Hot Dog... The Movie!

Directed by Peter Markle
Produced by Edward S. Feldman
Mike Marvin
Written by Mike Marvin
Starring David Naughton
Patrick Houser
Tracy Smith
Shannon Tweed
Music by Peter Bernstein
Mark Goldenberg
John Stewart
Cinematography Paul Ryan
Editing by John Stewart
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) January 13, 1984
Running time 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Gross revenue $17,700,000

If You're Blue and You Don't Know Where to Go

You just have to love any performer that's named after a scruptuous mexican food, right? Well, not necessarily, but today's artist, born in Indonesia to a Dutch couple was named Taco Ockerse... in today's video, he looks like a Vampire in a tux with all the white makeup on his face... with a remake of the 1929 song by Irving Berlin, here is the scary Taco and "Puttin' On the Ritz"...

Taco - Putting On The Ritz
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Lyrics | Taco lyrics - Puttin On The Ritz lyrics

"Puttin' On The Ritz"

single by Taco
released: 1982
from the album: After Eight

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4

Now, How Can It Be?

Today's video features an english pop rock and jazz-funk band formed in 1980 by the name of Level 42... with their only top 10 U.S. hit (and on 4/2 at that), here is Level 42 and "Something About You"...

Level 42 - Something About You
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Lyrics | Level 42 lyrics - Something About You lyrics


“Something About You”

Single by Level 42
from the album 'World Machine'
B-side "Coup D'etat" (Version)
Released 1985
Format 7", 12"
Genre Jazz funk
Length 5:56
Label Polydor - POSP 759
Writer(s) Mark King, Mike Lindup
Producer Level 42

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7

I'm Not Your Fool

Happy April Fool's day and as a warning to not be a fool... here is today's featured video that comes to us from the glam band from Philly called Cinderella... you ever noticed how lead singer Tom Keifer has those Steven Tyler lips going on in this song, and what's up with the chick running down the street dressed like a hooker and then in the end is running down the street again in some sort of white night gown? Here is "Nobody's Fool"...

Cinderella - Nobody's Fool
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Lyrics | Cinderella lyrics - Nobody's Fool lyrics

“Nobody's Fool”

Single by Cinderella
from the album Night Songs
B-side Push, Push
Released October 1986
Genre Glam metal
Length 3:46
Label Mercury

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #13