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May 9, 2025 140 mins

Timecodes below, leave a like! This week we're doing an actor battle, going year by year in the 1980s and determining who had the better decade - Steve Martin or John Candy? We'll also talk The Righteous Gemstones finale, Thunderbolts* and the wider MCU.

00:00 – Hello and Welcome

00:31 – Talking the Righteous Gemstones Series Finale

08:20 – Thunderbolts* Review & Wider MCU Discussion

18:41 – Setting up the Actor Battle/Preamble

21:41 – John Candy’s 1980

29:04 – Steve Martin’s 1981

34:37 – John Candy’s 1981

38:25 – Steve Martin’s 1982

43:00 – John Candy’s 1983

47:55 – Steve Martin’s 1983

51:15 – Steve Martin’s 1984

59:49 – John Candy’s 1984

01:09:07 – John Candy’s 1985

01:26:32 – Steve Martin’s 1985

01:27:43 – 1986 Begins – First Movie with Both

01:28:27 – The rest of Steve Martin’s 1986

01:32:38 – The rest of John Candy’s 1986

01:36:11 – 1987 Begins – Second Movie with Both

01:41:13 – The rest of Steve Martin’s 1987

01:44:37 – The rest of John Candy’s 1987

01:48:43 – John Candy’s 1988

01:56:52 – Steve Martin’s 1988

02:04:45 – Steve Martin’s 1989

02:09:01 – John Candy’s 1989

02:18:28 – Who won the 1980s?

02:19:00 – Tease Next Week/Social Media Plugs/Goodbye

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