Deep Thoughts about Airplane!

Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Podcast

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The Guy Girls have fond memories of the 1980 comedy Airplane!–specifically, they remember their dad helplessly snort-laughing at this three-gags-a-minute parody of 1970s-era disaster films. The movie still delivers solid belly laughs, but not everything is as funny four decades later. Tracie examines how jokes about pedophilia, misogyny, racism, and homophobia in the movie punch down instead of skewering the powerful and absurd, and the sisters lament the fact that the Zucker brothers (and Jim Abrahams) question everything–except the idea that a woman is a prize. But credit where credit is due–Tracie is able to make Emily lose it with laughter just by describing some of the movie’s funniest moments.

Surely you’re going to listen to this episode.
I am going to listen–and don’t call me Shirley.

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The commentator with gag analysis: https://covell.ca/airplane/

Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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1. Deep Thoughts About Airplane Parody (00:00:00)

2. A Comedy of Absurd Airplane Antics (00:05:53)

3. A Critical Analysis of Airplane Scenes (00:19:29)

4. Analyzing Airplane's Mean-Spirited Humor (00:22:57)

5. Examining and Critiquing Airplane's Humor (00:32:56)

6. Humor's Longevity Through Absurdism (00:48:38)

7. Cultural Analysis of Parody Longevity (00:56:07)

8. Analyzing Airplane's Lasting Impact (01:04:33)