nostalgia – Page 19 – Jumping The Shuttle

50: “Scammed”

A dead body rolled up in a carpet; Mother, Jugs & Speed; some dirt bag with slicked back hair, and the Rainforest Cafe.

Can Waldo continue his win streak? Did we miss our calling as professional grifters? And WHO PROGRAMMED THIS GAME?! We kombat these questions and more as we watch Season 7, Episode 21 of Family Matters.

49: “Dream Date”

Tim Robinson wearing a shirt from Dan Flashes, Shaq in Kazaam, Tim Robinson choking on a hot dog, and Tim Robinson's focus group sketch.

What virus are David and Myra dealing with this week? How did we keep the I Think You Should Leave references at bay for so long? And why is this real R&B group a portal into another dimension? We wheeze through these questions and more as we watch Season 7, Episode 22 of Family Matters.

48: “A Ham Is Born”

Twister - the attraction. David Hasselhoff shirtless. A pinwheel. And a Where's Waldo page.

What do Richie, a cow, and Dorothy Gale have in common? Is Nicole Moses someone famous? And do you have to be a cop to play one in the movies?

47: “Send In The Clone”

The Dodge Ram from Twister, The McRib, Hugh Jackman in The Prestige, and the double wedding from Twelfth Night.

done with the conspiracy theories, right? And is it cheating if you have sex with your partner’s clone? Welcome to Season 3 of Jumping The Shuttle, where we freight train our way through these questions and more while watching Season 7, Episode 24 of Family Matters.

Season 8 Recap

Tim Allen's mugshot, an angry golfer, Principal Winslow from Invincible, and two giant, smooth watermelons.

Okay, everybody exhale. Let’s take a minute to process our feelings. And by process our feelings we mean play more games, revisit some references, and talk about our “accomplishments,” because we made it through watching all of Season 8 of Family Matters backwards.

46: “Paris Vacation, Part I”

Who was right about Stefan’s origin? Can you Xerox a memory? And how much does family matter to Gilbert? We insist on answering these questions and more as we watch Season 8, Episode 1 of Family Matters.

45: “Paris Vacation, Part II”

Pee-Wee Herman at the Alamo, subtitles in Annie Hall, Marvel's Ben Reilly, and Bryce Dallas Howard's heels from Jurassic World.

sexual fruit shape? And who wrote the script for this podcast? We get John’s reaction to these questions and more as we watch Season 8, Episode 2 of Family Matters.

44: “Paris Vacation, Part III”

The Sydney Opera House, Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, JCVD and Dennis Rodman in Double Team, and Steve Carell in Anchorman.

Who is the dialect coach for this show? What’s your go-to timesaving distraction prop? And how does this show keep managing to pull us back in? We jump into these questions and more as we watch Season 8, Episode 3 of Family Matters.

43: “Movin’ On”

The intro from Disney's Adventures In Wonderland, Kindergarten Cop, the Tang monkey, and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.

What bantha hole did David fall down this week? Is Eve 6 more than a two-hit wonder? And does your hair grow back if your shitty roommate moves out? We comb through these questions and more as we watch Season 8, Episode 4 of Family Matters.

42: “3J In The House”

Jay Leno's Crimson Chin, Jamie Kennedy's Son of the Mask, Subway's "tuna" sandwich, and Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood.

How did phones work in 1996? Did John have the most “2007” day in history? And did we record this whole episode doused in Eau de Go? We quickly (for us) answer these questions and more as we watch Season 8, Episode 5 of Family Matters.