May 17, 2026 • 7 mins
Patsy manages to score a life-size cutout of Billie Eilish for her daughter. Listeners share their favorite life-sized cardboard cutouts from the good old days of video stores. From Keanu Reeves to Arnold Schwarzenegger!
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
iHeart Podcasts. You can hear more Gold one I four
point three podcasts playlist and listen live on the free
iHeart app. Now, Patsy, how was your weekend? You went
to see Michael the movies are great? Oh my god.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
I loved it.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
It was sensational, absolutely loved it. But when we went
through the cinema there was this massive, big cardboard poster
of Billie Eilish's three.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
D movie James Cameron's directed.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yeah, he's directed it, so we've got our tickets to that.
But this massive great cardboard cutout essentially of Billy Anyway.
Audrey's walls, all four walls are just covered in Billie Eilish,
Billy Eilish, everything, And I thought, gosh, I would.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Be mother of the year if I deposit get that.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
And I thought, who, we just have it? And you can't?
Did you just? You know?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I've got to get this anyway? So they made them
an offer, the husband.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
And tell how about this is burned down this week
and it's on my news.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
I went up to the desk and can I please
see the manager? And obviously they thought I was going
to can.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
I see the manager? Sonny's Head's been ramped into a tail.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
And I said to him that are cardboard cutout? Is
this a thing? I'm happy to pay for it, but
can I have it?
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Happy to pay for it, but can I have it?
Speaker 4 (01:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (01:27):
But like I pay negotiation, but is that even a thing?
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Like you know, it's not like merch. You can't just
ask to buy shop displays.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
You can?
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Well, yeah, so you can.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
So I'm going to And I said, I'm not sure
if anyone else has got DIBs on it. I was
sure someone else had had their put their name down,
but no, it is going to one Pete Jones.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Well sessions, I mentioned if I go in on the suite,
I'm just deliver with my friend Randy the photographer. Hey,
we just got to deliver. Got to pick it up
for p Jones. We have will give it away Friday.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Well, I don't know how I'm going to get it home.
I don't think it'll fits.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
It's like two meters by three meters.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
It's absolutely huge. Well, I'm not dame to till my husband.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
You don't have to get an extension.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
He'll say that is not going to fit in her bedroom.
But I'm still going to be mother of.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
The you do you remember there used to be like
the Blockbuster and the video stores when the movies came
out to release for us to try and get them.
They always had lightly to weapon with mel Gibson in
the window. I think that Steve goutbook Short Circuits coming out.
O my god, I'd love to have Goodenburg in my bedroom.
Who wouldn't. Let's find out who who else had a
(02:43):
one of those cardboard life size cutouts. Often you begged
up the local video shop your Blockbusters to get one.
Christian I had. Now my kids have life sized Michael
Jordan posters, same one used in the home alone ad. Yes, Shane,
I had a life sized cut out of Chewbacca from
Star Wars in my dining area. Shane, I am jealous.
(03:05):
That's great to have Chewy there at the at the
dinner table every night. Who is there? Christian? I have
a full size cut out of Russell Quait.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
The salesman threw it in for us from my wife
purchased her new Pagero sport car. Because you know he's
in the Air Force. His shorts is in his undie
suck in the ant now sits in the big shed
with the cars. Seano I didn't see that one coming.
Christian life size movie posters. I have a floor to
(03:40):
ceiling Vin Diesel from When Fast five came out, I
was at the cinema and a frankly friendly Fanny friend
are some for me. It's currently he's currently guarding my garage.
Imagine being You don't mess with Dominic Toretto if you know,
you know it's his character's name, Cassandra, good morning, Hi,
(04:01):
how are you. I'm good, I'm you in a lovely weekend?
Speaker 4 (04:04):
Yes I did, indeed, Yeah, I just had to ring
in and let you know that I was absolutely obsessed
and still am with Keanu Reees and we were very
good friends with our local video shop owners. Yeah, so
Bill was great. He gave me all of the Kiani
posters as soon as Speed came out, so lucky. Yeah, yeah, Matrix,
(04:26):
I had all of them. And then as soon as
Johnny Namonic came out, he had a giant Kianu cutout
in the corner of the video shop, so I said, Bill,
I have to have that. So yeah, sure enough, when
the promotion was over, I got the Kianu cutout and
it was in my bedroom for about five years. I
reckon yeah. Yeah. It was just in the corner of
(04:48):
my bedroom and Kiani watched me go to sleep every night.
It was great.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
It's like a little kind of living in a sort
of Keanu shrine there.
Speaker 4 (04:57):
It was. It was I was so lucky. Yeah, so
this is around the age of I reckon thirteen fourteen.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Yeah, it was great peak time to want to have
Kanu looking after you examply. Thank you very I should call.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
My I have a good week, Yeah, no worries, have
a great day.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Lisa, Good morning, Welcome to the show one, Lisa, Hi,
Hi Christian. Now Lisa, what life sized carboy cuts out
did you have?
Speaker 5 (05:20):
I had a lot. I had at least ten we
had We were fortunate enough to have a rumpus room
and they were just all on display. But probably my
favorite was the original Jurassic Park one with the big
t Rex.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Yes, yeah, what are the ones you do? Do you
have a classic Arnie Terminator?
Speaker 5 (05:36):
Yes? No, it wasn't Terminator. It was Last Action Hero.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
So whoa un movie. That's very good.
Speaker 5 (05:44):
And I had the original Super Mario Brothers as well.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Glad to get rid of that.
Speaker 5 (05:54):
The saddest part was that my dad actually became the
t Rex. We kept it in the house a bit
too long after moving out, and he actually I still
remember him like stamping on it and destroying it in
the garden.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
Dad's go through a lot, we kids. I'm not condoning
stamping on cardboards dinosaurs, but dad's going through a lot
and kids leave work some issues.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
It was really sad because one keeping condition.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Oh no, come on that the dinosaurs have to leave homemade.
They've got to leave the park. Lisa, fantastic story. Thank
you very much for sharing. Have a good day.
Speaker 5 (06:34):
Thank you you too. By Christian.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Thank you, Lisa. Let's squeeze in Sharon. Morning morning, Sharon.
What life sized cardboard cutout did you have?
Speaker 4 (06:42):
It wasn't me, It was my brother in law. He
kept a sixth annie short figure the Terminaida in his kitchen.
He even cut the eyes out and had red lights
behind it.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Whoa that is got red lights in the eyes in
the kitchen as well. Yeah, on bedroom, but no Arnie
in the kitchen. Sharon.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Thanks you scared the Jesus out of my kids.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Sharon. Thank you. March she giving us a call.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
No worry you have a great day.
iHeart Podcasts. You can hear more Gold one I four
point three podcasts playlist and listen live on the free
iHeart app. Now, Patsy, how was your weekend? You went
to see Michael the movies are great? Oh my god.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
I loved it.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
It was sensational, absolutely loved it. But when we went
through the cinema there was this massive, big cardboard poster
of Billie Eilish's three.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
D movie James Cameron's directed.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yeah, he's directed it, so we've got our tickets to that.
But this massive great cardboard cutout essentially of Billy Anyway.
Audrey's walls, all four walls are just covered in Billie Eilish,
Billy Eilish, everything, And I thought, gosh, I would.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Be mother of the year if I deposit get that.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
And I thought, who, we just have it? And you can't?
Did you just? You know?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I've got to get this anyway? So they made them
an offer, the husband.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
And tell how about this is burned down this week
and it's on my news.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
I went up to the desk and can I please
see the manager? And obviously they thought I was going
to can.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
I see the manager? Sonny's Head's been ramped into a tail.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
And I said to him that are cardboard cutout? Is
this a thing? I'm happy to pay for it, but
can I have it?
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Happy to pay for it, but can I have it?
Speaker 4 (01:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (01:27):
But like I pay negotiation, but is that even a thing?
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Like you know, it's not like merch. You can't just
ask to buy shop displays.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
You can?
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Well, yeah, so you can.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
So I'm going to And I said, I'm not sure
if anyone else has got DIBs on it. I was
sure someone else had had their put their name down,
but no, it is going to one Pete Jones.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Well sessions, I mentioned if I go in on the suite,
I'm just deliver with my friend Randy the photographer. Hey,
we just got to deliver. Got to pick it up
for p Jones. We have will give it away Friday.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Well, I don't know how I'm going to get it home.
I don't think it'll fits.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
It's like two meters by three meters.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
It's absolutely huge. Well, I'm not dame to till my husband.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
You don't have to get an extension.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
He'll say that is not going to fit in her bedroom.
But I'm still going to be mother of.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
The you do you remember there used to be like
the Blockbuster and the video stores when the movies came
out to release for us to try and get them.
They always had lightly to weapon with mel Gibson in
the window. I think that Steve goutbook Short Circuits coming out.
O my god, I'd love to have Goodenburg in my bedroom.
Who wouldn't. Let's find out who who else had a
(02:43):
one of those cardboard life size cutouts. Often you begged
up the local video shop your Blockbusters to get one.
Christian I had. Now my kids have life sized Michael
Jordan posters, same one used in the home alone ad. Yes, Shane,
I had a life sized cut out of Chewbacca from
Star Wars in my dining area. Shane, I am jealous.
(03:05):
That's great to have Chewy there at the at the
dinner table every night. Who is there? Christian? I have
a full size cut out of Russell Quait.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
The salesman threw it in for us from my wife
purchased her new Pagero sport car. Because you know he's
in the Air Force. His shorts is in his undie
suck in the ant now sits in the big shed
with the cars. Seano I didn't see that one coming.
Christian life size movie posters. I have a floor to
(03:40):
ceiling Vin Diesel from When Fast five came out, I
was at the cinema and a frankly friendly Fanny friend
are some for me. It's currently he's currently guarding my garage.
Imagine being You don't mess with Dominic Toretto if you know,
you know it's his character's name, Cassandra, good morning, Hi,
(04:01):
how are you. I'm good, I'm you in a lovely weekend?
Speaker 4 (04:04):
Yes I did, indeed, Yeah, I just had to ring
in and let you know that I was absolutely obsessed
and still am with Keanu Reees and we were very
good friends with our local video shop owners. Yeah, so
Bill was great. He gave me all of the Kiani
posters as soon as Speed came out, so lucky. Yeah, yeah, Matrix,
(04:26):
I had all of them. And then as soon as
Johnny Namonic came out, he had a giant Kianu cutout
in the corner of the video shop, so I said, Bill,
I have to have that. So yeah, sure enough, when
the promotion was over, I got the Kianu cutout and
it was in my bedroom for about five years. I
reckon yeah. Yeah. It was just in the corner of
(04:48):
my bedroom and Kiani watched me go to sleep every night.
It was great.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
It's like a little kind of living in a sort
of Keanu shrine there.
Speaker 4 (04:57):
It was. It was I was so lucky. Yeah, so
this is around the age of I reckon thirteen fourteen.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Yeah, it was great peak time to want to have
Kanu looking after you examply. Thank you very I should call.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
My I have a good week, Yeah, no worries, have
a great day.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Lisa, Good morning, Welcome to the show one, Lisa, Hi,
Hi Christian. Now Lisa, what life sized carboy cuts out
did you have?
Speaker 5 (05:20):
I had a lot. I had at least ten we
had We were fortunate enough to have a rumpus room
and they were just all on display. But probably my
favorite was the original Jurassic Park one with the big
t Rex.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Yes, yeah, what are the ones you do? Do you
have a classic Arnie Terminator?
Speaker 5 (05:36):
Yes? No, it wasn't Terminator. It was Last Action Hero.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
So whoa un movie. That's very good.
Speaker 5 (05:44):
And I had the original Super Mario Brothers as well.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Glad to get rid of that.
Speaker 5 (05:54):
The saddest part was that my dad actually became the
t Rex. We kept it in the house a bit
too long after moving out, and he actually I still
remember him like stamping on it and destroying it in
the garden.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
Dad's go through a lot, we kids. I'm not condoning
stamping on cardboards dinosaurs, but dad's going through a lot
and kids leave work some issues.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
It was really sad because one keeping condition.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Oh no, come on that the dinosaurs have to leave homemade.
They've got to leave the park. Lisa, fantastic story. Thank
you very much for sharing. Have a good day.
Speaker 5 (06:34):
Thank you you too. By Christian.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Thank you, Lisa. Let's squeeze in Sharon. Morning morning, Sharon.
What life sized cardboard cutout did you have?
Speaker 4 (06:42):
It wasn't me, It was my brother in law. He
kept a sixth annie short figure the Terminaida in his kitchen.
He even cut the eyes out and had red lights
behind it.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Whoa that is got red lights in the eyes in
the kitchen as well. Yeah, on bedroom, but no Arnie
in the kitchen. Sharon.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Thanks you scared the Jesus out of my kids.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Sharon. Thank you. March she giving us a call.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
No worry you have a great day.
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