29. Star Wars

We add the massive media franchise and monocultural touchstone Star Wars to the List of Every Damn Thing.

Show Notes

EPISODE XXIX: THE HUNDREDTH ITEM

Phil, Jake and Jason conclude the saga of the first 100 items on the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking something that a group of dudes has never talked about in a podcast before... a little phenomenon called Star Wars.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Here's what Jason's Cherizona sign looks like. She released a song In support of Joe Biden called “Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe”. 
• The documentary about Britney that Phil and Jason talk about is the "Framing Britney Spears" episode of the Hulu series The New York Times Presents.
• Phil looked up the etymology of the pistachio and it's root word pistak is one of the oldest words still in use! It just means pistachio it doesn't mean "hidden nut" or anything.
• Black History Moth is a new character caused by typos. Also this.
• Here's the Dolly Parton Superbowl ad where she promotes the twelve-hour workday, and here's the article about Dollywood that Phil mentions.
• What has Space Mountain been up to? It’s Hyperspace Mountain now and has an X-wing on the entrance sign. 
• Chewbacca's wife is named Malla (short for Mallatobuck), not Paula.
• The “Do you like fried chicken?” scene is probably the best part of Kramer vs. Kramer.
• Sorcerer is a remake of Wages of Fear, and came out the same week as Star Wars. It has the best theme ever. Wages of Fear get a big homage in The Mandalorian and in an old GI Joe cartoon. Anytime you see volatile substances being carried on trucks, that's Wages of Fear.
• Here’s Bruce Vilanch talking about the Star Wars Holiday Special. We suggest having an extra pair of panties handy. 
• After further considerations, Phil thinks John Williams played piano on Peter Gunn theme, not sax.
• “Going the Distance” is probably the best piece of music in Rocky.
• Here's Jason’s favorite scene in The Burbs, next to this one which almost ties with this one. 
• The composer who wrote songs about planets (and inspired John Williams) is Gustav Holst.
• 2001: A Space Odyssey made it popular to mix classical music with outer space. Before that people were using Theremins.
• First Cow is a boring movie that Jake recommends.
• Here’s a screen test supporting the claim that Tom Selleck was in the running to play Indiana Jones.
• Jason has a habit of combining all good things into one, which was the case in describing Caravan of Courage and The Battle for Endor (aka The Ewoks Great Adventure). This may have been the mainstream debut of Furries. 
• That bucktoothed scamp Teek is like the Ewok country cousin.
• Spoiler Alert! Here's the end of The Apple.

ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Free Britney founder Chris Crocker * Jar Jar Binks aka Darth Jar Jar * Wicket * Bea Arthur * Star Wars fatigue * The Mandalorian *Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope * The Empire Strikes Back * George Lucas * sound design in film * Warwick Davis * Kenny Baker * Yoda * Cookie Monster * Miss Piggy * Frank Oz * Salacious B. Crumb * Return of the Jedi * Solo * Genndy Tartakovsky * Star Wars: The Clone Wars * Star Wars musical score * movie theme music * Leia’s hairstyle * Nelly Furtado * Han Solo * Harrison Ford * What Lies Beneath * Kurt Russell * Jack Burton * Snake Plissken * The Force Awakens * The Last Jedi * The Rise of Skywalker * the Millennium Falcon * Luke drinking milk in The Last Jedi * Star Wars arcade games * action figures * Wilford Brimley * Rogue One * Scarface (movie) * Harvey Korman * Life Day * Can’t Stop the Music * Trading Places * Shakira

Below is the List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the most up-to-date list, go here):

1. Dolly Parton - person
2. Clement Street in San Francisco - location
3. Prince - person
4. It’s-It - food
5. Cher - person
6. Donald Duck - fictional character
7. Hank Williams - person
8. air - substance
9. Watchmen - comic book
10. onions - food
11. “Midnight Train to Georgia” - music
12. sex - idea
13. Star Wars - media franchise
14. Boxer (dog breed) - animal
15. ducks - animal
16. firefighters - people
17. Shakira - person
18. The Three Stooges - comedy act
19. Christmas trees - seasonal decoration
20. Puns - idea
21. Trading Places - movie
22. intro to “Back That Azz Up” - music
23. The Truman Show - movie
24. dilapidated shacks - structures
25. shirtless men wearing elaborate angel wings, gold lamé shorts & furry cha-cha heels - idea
26. plants - life form
27. handkerchiefs - accessory
28. nail clippers - tool
29. rye bread - food
30. snare drums - instrument
31. saxophone in rock - music
32. cubed ice - substance
33. Antoni Gaudi - architect
34. Run the Jewels - music group 
35. Popeye - fictional character
36. land - substance
37. Carthage - location
38. Charmander - fictional character
39. A-shirts (aka “wifebeaters”) - clothing
40. “Dancing Queen” - music
41. Watchmen - TV series
42. Jessica Rabbit - fictional character
43. Volkswagen “Bug” - vehicle
44. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - movie
45. Cheech and Chong - comedy act
46. “Tulsa Time” - music
47. brief - idea
48. cold brew shandy - beverage
49. Jersey Shore - location
50. crows - animal
51. sea - substance
52. coffee - beverage
53. eggs (chicken) - food
54. Whoppers (candy) - food
55. national debt - idea 
56. band t-shirts - clothing
57. Crocs - clothing
58. Ice Cube - person
59. wind chimes - decoration / instrument
60. moist - word
61. Nerf guns - toy
62. lightning rounds - idea
63. zipper jeans - clothing
64. generation ships - idea
65. seedless watermelon - food
66. sardines - animal/food
67. Triscuits - food
68. peanut butter ice cream - food
69. Top Ramen - food
70. whale tail - animal appendage
71. Tommy Bahama shirts - clothing
72. commandos - people
73. no-show socks - clothing
74. zipper jeans  worn with no underwear - situation
75. Barry Bonds - person
76. man-bun - hairstyle
77. toe shoes - clothing
78. “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” - song
79. Watchmen - movie
80. blood - substance
81. Oreos - food
82. calamari - food
83. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - movie
84. Bill & Ted Face the Music - movie
85. The Last Starfighter - movie
86. crushed ice - substance
87. pigeons - animal
88. Daylight Saving Time - idea
89. rats - animal 
90. capitalism - idea
91. sports team jerseys - clothing
92. Josta - beverage 
93. Gambit - fictional character
94. Surge - beverage
95. Double Stuf Oreos - food
96. Jenny McCarthy - person
97. Hank Williams, Jr - person
98. McRib - food
99. cigarettes - drug
100. QAnon - idea

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