Back in the Day with John and Jay
We are in fact that hidden room, with the black curtain, at the back of your local video store personified! Your hosts John and Jaysen take a funny, comedic and sometimes raunchy approach on the movies, TV shows, video games and music that helped define their childhoods spanning the 80s and 90s.
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Podcasting since 2022 • 137 episodes
Back in the Day with John and Jay
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Episode 137: Police Academy (1984) // All time classic franchise!
Good speech.Attention, comedy cadets! This week on Back in the Day with John and Jay, we’re throwing it back to 1984 to review the outrageous classic Police Academy. Join us as we dive into the wild antics, unforgettab...
September 16, 2024
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Episode 137
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Episode 136: The Boyfriend School (1990) // Classic 90's rom-com or Lifetime movie of the week?....
You choose.Gus (Steve Guttenberg), a nerdy cartoonist recovering from a serious illness, gets a little help from his romance-novelist sister Lizzie (Shelley Long) to reinvent himself into a hunky biker heartthrob to win the affection of...
September 09, 2024
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Episode 136
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Episode 135: North (1994) // Is it as bad as people say?
The short answer is no.We will break down the unusual plot where young North (Elijah Wood) decides to "divorce" his parents and embarks on a globe-trotting adventure to find new ones. We’ll discuss the film’s blend of fantasy, humor, an...
September 02, 2024
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Episode 135
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Episode 134: Twister (1996) // Plus Jay's Vacation Exploits.
This week we will dive into the whirlwind plot where storm-chasing scientists Jo (Helen Hunt) and Bill (Bill Paxton) race against time—and each other—to deploy their groundbreaking weather research equipment, all while battling a series of dead...
August 26, 2024
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Episode 134
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Episode 133: Best of Our Song Spoofs and Skits Volume 1
Jay is on vacation this week so we have special "Best of" episode.At the midway point of our episode we always do a song spoof or skit. This is some of our best ones through the almost three years of doing this show. Hope you en...
August 19, 2024
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Episode 133
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