Throwback Thursday: This is Spinal Tap

📅 Originally aired: February 23, 2017
🎧 Episode (Turn It Up to) 11 of Return to the '80s

Today we’re cranking the volume all the way up to eleven as we revisit one of the most iconic and hilarious cult classics of the ’80s—This Is Spinal Tap!

In this re-release from 2017, Robert and I are joined once again by our good friend Scott Compton to break down the mockumentary that defined a genre and gave us some of the most quotable lines in comedy history.

🎸 Topics we cover include:

• Our favorite scenes (besides all of them)

• The band’s surprisingly catchy music

• Legendary lines like “It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever”

• Fun behind-the-scenes facts

• The real-life lawsuit over Spinal Tap merchandising rights

And here’s the kicker—at the time of this re-release, This Is Spinal Tap isn’t available to stream anywhere. Not even to rent or buy digitally! If you’ve still got a DVD, hang on to it—it’s a collector’s item now.

🔥 Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering Tap for the first time, this episode is a love letter to a film that’s still turning heads (and melting amps) decades later.

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