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Year of the Weasel Episode 9: Pauly (1997)

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We can’t exactly say we’re surprised, but after finding the positives in both Jury Duty and Bio-Dome, we’d held out hope for Pauly, the exceptionally short-lived 1997 Fox sitcom that officially sank Pauly Shore’s career, to have at least some redeeming qualities. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t, but we still watched four of the five existing episodes so you don’t have to! We’ll be back next week to wash the taste of our mouths with some Thanksgiving-themed Totally Pauly.

YouTube version:

00:00:00 Original TV ad for Pauly

00:01:41 Our Halloween minisode

00:03:08 We liked Bio-Dome, so if we say Pauly is bad, we mean it

00:03:21 It’s also worse than Jury Duty

00:03:27 The episode where we talked about Future of America

00:03:41 Possibly also worse than In the Army Now?

00:06:18 “Behind the Weasic” by Greg Beato, SPIN, October 1999

00:07:59 Would Pauly in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992) really be that much weirder than Keanu?

00:08:13 Pink Diggily Diggily (1994), the title of which… doesn’t inspire confidence

00:11:06 Pauly Episode 1: “Pilot” (Robert Berlinger, 1997)

00:16:52 (It was Oakland, actually)

00:27:38 Pauly Episode 5: “Through the Ringers” (Amanda Bearse, 1997)

00:30:16 Pauly Episode 2: “Spies Like Us” (Amanda Bearse, 1997)

00:33:26 Pauly Episode 4: “Foreplay” (Terri McCoy, 1997)

https://youtu.be/AspesZmRj8s?si=6eZTxvbEzavNEBz1

00:35:55 Fox’s nonsensical print ad for Pauly

00:36:55 Amy Hill’s previous appearance in the Dystopian Dance Party Cinematic Universe

00:37:10 “Amy Hill on being Hollywood’s ‘go-to Asian’ and why working with Mike Myers was hell” by Marah Eakin, The A.V. Club, October 25, 2016

00:40:04 We talked about Chillin’ with the Wiez in our May minisode

00:42:49 Whoops, we should have come up with the idea of a voice acting minisode before we recorded a whole episode on the Goofy Movie franchise

00:43:35 Follow us on YouTube!

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00:43:44 Zach forgot to say this, but you can still email us! (heybuuuddy@dystopiandanceparty.com)

November 22, 2024
Year of the Weasel Episode 7: Jury Duty (1995)

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We’ve finally reached the movie that gave us the idea for this series (we’ll let you decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing)! Jury Duty may not be great cinema–it’s basically 12 Angry Men with a closed head injury–but we’ve both seen much worse (cough, In the Army Now). And besides, if you’re looking for great cinema, you’re in the wrong place, because next month we’re finally watching Bio-Dome!

Video version:

00:00:00 Trailer for Jury Duty (John Fortenberry, 1995)

https://youtu.be/EEARDSdiQ74?si=AEn7Maf_feaD26oO

00:04:37 Our episode on In the Army Now

00:04:46 Our last minisode

00:06:02 The long-awaited return of “Behind the Weasic” by Greg Beato, SPIN, October 1999

00:06:57 Jury Duty on Rotten Tomatoes

00:07:37 For comparison, here’s Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo on Rotten Tomatoes

00:13:23 Medusa: Dare to be Truthful (John Fortenberry, 1991)

00:13:34 A Night at the Roxbury (John Fortenberry, 1998)

00:15:32 Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (John Fortenberry, 2011)

00:20:54 Jury Duty (John Fortenberry, 1995)

00:22:13 Pauly Ass Shot Count: 4

00:23:37 Twin Sitters (John Paragon, 1994)

00:24:18 Zach made the mistake of editing out some of the Barbarian Brothers references in this episode, as if we were going to stop talking about them

00:25:03 Double Trouble (John Paragon, 1992)

00:34:02 Big Night (Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci, 1996)

00:49:50 Pauly Ass Shot Count: 5

01:05:22 Follow us on Instagram!

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01:05:33 Email us (heybuuuddy@dystopiandanceparty.com)

01:06:11 “Sweet Soul Revue” by Pizzicato Five (from Bossa Nova 2001, 1993)

August 23, 2024
Year of the Weasel Episode 2: Peak Weasel

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When we last left our hero, it was 1989 and the world was teetering on the brink of full-blown Weaselmania; now, we’re picking up for a deep dive into the peak of Pauly Shore‘s pre-movie fame, including his MTV show Totally (Different) Pauly, his two (!) imperial-era standup comedy albums, and his 1992 victory-lap HBO special Pauly Does Dallas. Next time, we’ll finally talk about Encino Man! Sound good, buuu-ddies? Cool.

Video version (with much better audio syncing than last time) below:

00:00:00 Pauly’s Totally Buff Special

00:02:30 A representative example of the Totally Different Pauly opening

00:07:03 Richard Simmons’ Facebook statement about The Court Jester

00:07:37 The Court Jester (Jake Lewis, 2024)

00:08:13 Totally (Different) Pauly Episode 473: “Day 1 L.A. School of Gymnastics”

00:09:18 “Pauly Shore sued by man for alleged battery and assault at The Comedy Store club” by Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, January 28, 2024

00:10:58 “Lisa, Lisa (The One I Adore)” Official Music Video by Pauly Shore

00:13:25 We promise “12 Months of Mike” wasn’t that bad

00:16:46 “Behind the Weasic” by Greg Beato, SPIN, October 1999

00:18:25 Another iconic awkward moment involving Buster Poindexter

00:19:32 The 1988 MTV Spring Break special footage we could find

00:20:32 Another random Pauly Shore/Corey Feldman moment

00:26:54 Totally Different Pauly Episode 482: “Day 1 Scuba”

00:27:52 Totally Pauly Episode 33: “Day 5 Running Mom Errands”

00:28:26 Totally Pauly Episode 1: “Hollywood”

00:28:51 Totally Pauly Episode 2: “Business 9 to 5”

00:30:12 Our episode on David Lee Roth‘s Crazy from the Heat

00:30:26 Totally Pauly Episode 6: “Working from Home”

00:31:25 Totally Pauly Episode 11: “Hotel Attendant”

00:35:11 Totally Pauly Episode 325: “Day 5 Encino Man Filming Sound Stage”

00:36:16 Ken Tucker’s 1991 Entertainment Weekly review of Totally Pauly

00:38:46 “Hey dude, the Weasel is, like, the future of America” by Jim Sullivan, Boston Globe, June 1991

00:39:47 Chillin’ with the Wiez 1993 Spring Break Special

00:42:34 Totally Different Pauly Episode 477: “Day 1 Charlie Sheen”

00:43:37 Chillin’ with the Wiez 1993 Spring Break Special

00:45:00 Totally Different Pauly Episode 477: “Day 1 Charlie Sheen”

00:45:59 Totally Different Pauly Episode 483: “Day 4 Scuba”

00:46:21 Totally Different Pauly Episode 482: “Day 1 Scuba”

00:48:34 Totally Different Pauly Episode 467: “Day 4 South Padre Island Texas”

00:50:05 Totally Pauly Episode 71: “Prince’s Paisley Park Studios”

00:50:22 Zach’s Prince blog

00:52:53 Callie’s other podcast, Baby Lee Roth

00:54:44 Totally Pauly Episode 12: “Day 1 At Sam Kinison’s House”

00:56:52 (This Dipshit)

00:57:51 Totally Different Pauly Episode 472: “Day 5 Great Expectations”

01:03:54 “Lisa, Lisa (The One I Adore)” Official Music Video by Pauly Shore

01:05:47 Pauly’s Totally Buff Special

01:08:24 Pauly Does Dallas (Joel Gallen, Greg Johnston, and Robert Leacock, 1992)

01:10:54 Apparently taking bubble baths in front of teenagers was a thing for him?

01:12:07 (Actually she didn’t say she had sex with him, Zach just can’t read)

01:13:15 Follow us on Instagram!

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01:13:29 Email us! (heybuuuddy@dystopiandanceparty.com)

01:14:40 We’re back on Spotify

01:14:56 Pauly’s Totally Buff Special

March 15, 2024
Year of the Weasel Episode 1: Introduction and Prehistory

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The podcast event literally no one asked for has finally arrived! From February 2024 until whenever we’ve had enough, we’re taking you on a journey through what we genuinely believe is the underrated filmography of the Weasel himself, Pauly Shore. Join us in this introductory episode as we explain why we’re doing this to ourselves (and to you) and take a quick jog through the random roles that resulted in one of the greatest characters in 20th century American literature.

But first, you’ll notice there’s something a little different this time: Given the importance of the visual medium to our current topic of discussion, we’re experimenting with video! As you can see from the first episode, the experiment hasn’t been an unqualified success; there was some pretty terrible lag on Zach’s end that has been preserved at the beginning for explanatory/comedic effect. We will troubleshoot this moving forward, but in the meantime, enjoy watching our audio swim in and out of sync while the video footage struggles to catch up with our lips! Welcome to the future!

00:01:23 Our infamous episodes on the KISS memoirs (Gene, Ace, Peter, Paul)

00:01:28 12 Months of Mike

00:03:17 Probably what most people would rather we be doing now

00:03:39 Stoney’s Encino High Notebook

Scan by Breakfast for Dinner on Flickr

00:07:37 This podcast would literally not be possible without TotallyPaulyFan on YouTube

00:12:20 Totally Pauly Episode 65: “Day 4 Hockey!”

00:14:28 Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling, 1982)

00:14:36 Our Wayne’s World episode

00:14:46 Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989)

00:15:03 Wayne’s World (Penelope Spheeris, 1991)

00:16:29 “Hey dude, the Weasel is, like, the future of America” by Jim Sullivan, Boston Globe, June 1991

00:18:19 “Behind the Weasic” by Greg Beato, SPIN, October 1999

00:23:05 The infamous trailer for Pinocchio: A True Story (Vasiliy Rovenskiy, 2022)

00:24:10 Pauly’s appearance in the music video for “N 2 Gether Now” by Limp Bizkit featuring Method Man

00:24:16 Pauly’s appearance in the music video for “Shorty Wanna Ride” by Young Buck

00:27:32 Pauly with father Sammy Shore

Photo by Michael S. Schwartz/WireImage

00:28:16 Encino Man (Les Mayfield, 1992)

00:28:31 Pauly with mother Mitzi Shore

Photo by Alex J. Berliner/BEI/REX/Shutterstock

00:33:01 Totally Pauly Episode 11: “Hotel Attendant”

00:34:48 21 Jump Street Season 2, Episode 4: “Two for the Road” (Steve Beers, 1987)

00:36:22 Trailer for For Keeps? (John G. Avildsen, 1988)

00:37:02 Trailer for 18 Again! (Paul Flaherty, 1988)

00:41:33 St. Elsewhere Season 6, Episode 16: “Down and Out on Beacon Hill” (Eric Laneuville, 1988)

00:45:08 What’s Alan Watching? (Thomas Schlamme, 1989)

00:48:32 Totally Pauly Episode 346: “Day 3 Sandy Beach Hawaii”

00:50:15 Married… with Children Season 3, Episode 14: “A Three Job, No Income Family” (Gerry Cohen, 1989)

00:51:12 Dream Date (Anson Williams, 1989)

00:54:47 Wedding Band (Daniel Raskov, 1989)

00:55:50 Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge (Richard Friedman, 1989)

00:57:19 Rock & Read (Tamar Simon Hoffs, 1989)

01:03:03 Follow us on Instagram!

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01:03:30 Email us! (heybuuuddy@dystopiandanceparty.com)

01:03:45 “Lisa, Lisa (The One I Adore)” by Pauly Shore (from The Future of America, 1991)

February 26, 2024

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