Episode 98: November 1987
Strap on your neon shades and rewind the clock—this episode of Latch-Key Dads drops you straight into November 1987! Tim and Greg go full DJ mode as they spin the Top 10 hits of the month, featuring iconic artists like Billy Idol, Belinda Carlisle, Bruce Springsteen, and Cutting Crew. Then it’s off to the silver screen for a rundown of the hottest movies in theaters, starring legends like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Bateman, and Ted Danson.
But that’s not all—flip through the TV Guide with the dads to see what ruled the living room, and wrap it all up with a fast-paced look at the biggest headlines of the time. Music, movies, television, and history collide in one nostalgia-packed ride. Press play and relive November ’87 with the Latch-Key Dads!
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- According to the internet, Joe Montana’s 22 consecutive passes record still stands and has not been broken.
- The “I’d Buy That for a Dollar” commercial was in ROboCop, not The Running Man. Check out the clip here.
- If you never saw the Three Men and a Baby ghost scene, you can check it out here. It starts at the 36 second mark as they walk through the room.
- The cast of Three Men and a Baby included Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson and how could we forget – Tom Selleck!
- The Survivor Series was a type of tag team elimination match that typically featured two teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. In a Survivor Series match, each member of a team had to be eliminated to win. Check out the final bout from the November 1987 Survivor Series here.
- And last but not least, the iceberg that broke off of Antartica in November of 1987 is still floating off the coast of Antartica. You can read all about it here.
How did we do? What grade should we get? Another A+? Yeah, definitely an A+!
Check out our November 1987 Spotify playlist here and some images from the episode below.
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