Episode 39: September 1998 and The End of the Netflix DVD Mailer
After 25 years, Netflix is shutting down...it's mailer subscription. Join Latch-Key Dads as we bid adieu to the service that put Blockbuster out of business and eventually led to the term, "Netflix and Chill". We also discuss what life was like in 1998 including...
Episode 38: Can’t Buy Me Love & Labor Day
Kick off Labor Day Weekend with the newest episode of Latch-Key Dads! In this episode, we review the 1987 movie, Can't Buy Me Love. The movie was originally titled Boy Rents Girl and stars Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson. It's full of 80's nostalgia, cliches, and...
Episode 37: Pickleball & A Tribute to Pee-wee Herman
"Growing old in this new millennium..." How better to do this than to start playing the official game of the aging - Pickleball! That's right, we started playing Pickleball and we are very excited about it. Join us as we talk about one of the fastest growing games in...
Episode 36: Celebrity Deathmatch & What’s My Cassette Worth
In this episode, Latch-Key Dads discuss Celebrity Deathmatch. The late-90’s claymation show on MTV was the perfect mindless show for late night viewing. We also review a list of the top-10 most expensive tape cassettes. So find your cassette tapes in your parents...
Episode 35: The Mandela Effect and Fake Websites
"Luke, I am your father!" blew all our minds. There is a cornucopia in the Fruits of the Looms logo. C-3PO is all gold. The Monopoly Man has a monocle. These are all truths of our youth - but are they? In this episode, we discuss the new phenomenon coined 'The Mandela...
Episode 34: Finish the Line
In this episode, we play our brand new game: Finish the Line. In this game, we take turns playing 80's and 90's commercials and TV theme songs and make the other guy finish the song! Think you know cartoons? Prove it and finish the line: Life is like a hurricane here...
Episode 33: June 1993 Part 2
In the 2nd part of our June 1993 episode, we discuss the jaw-dropping list of television shows that were truly must-see tv. In that year, we had Doogie Howser, M.D., Kevin Arnold, Murphy Brown, Sam Malone, Bart Simpson, Roseanne Connor, Danny Tanner, Carlton Banks,...
Episode 32: June 1993
June of 1993 was a big month and we break it all down for you. We've got the Stanley Cup, dinosaurs, love stories, NBA legends in their prime, Prince officially gets weird, Schwarzenegger bombs at the box office, grunge goes mainstream, and Greg graduates high...
Episode 31: Terrible Kids Shows and 80s PSAs
Being a dad of little kids is hard and sometimes you just need a break. So you plop your kids in front of the television for a blissful 30 minutes of quiet time. Then the theme show kicks in and you realize just how much you can't stand children's programming. In this...
Episode 30: Retro Never Have I Ever & What’s in the Box
In this episode of Latch-Key Dads, we play a retro version of the game, Never Have I Ever. Have you ever recorded music off of the radio to make a mixed tape? Do you own an encyclopedia? Play along and find out how many of the items you can claim fame to. We also dig...
Episode 29: March 1995 and 90s Trivia with Our Boys
In our first ever 1990's episode, we discuss movies, music, and events of March 1995. The music was thumping, Tampa Bay got a baseball team, Mel Gibson was raging in a kilt, and Mike Tyson was back on the street ready to reclaim his heavyweight title. We review the...
Episode 28: Do You Remember?
Latch-Key Dads kicks off season 2 with an all new segment, Do You Remember? Delving into our childhood memories we call out some of the fun activities, toys, and random things that made the 80's rock! We also discussed school lunches, whether you were brown-bagging...