Flashdance

Episode 171: Flashdance (1983)

Theme: Wives Choice Month
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis fire up the welders, fluff out their perm sponges, and dive into Flashdance — the movie marriage of Showgirls meets Sidekicks (strictly for the “this stunt double is VERY not the actor” energy) with an industrial-sized scoop of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure thanks to all that inspirational bicycling. It’s Pittsburgh, it’s sweaty, it’s neon, it’s wet (SO wet), and it’s full of men who make you want to power-wash every steel beam in the city. From inexplicable apartments to even more inexplicable age gaps, this one kicks off Wives Choice Month with a headband, leg warmers, and a whole lot of eyebrow raises.

Join your two favorite “how many body doubles does one dance movie need?” podcasters as they examine:

• Alex’s iconic water-dump dance, which happens five minutes in and somehow still feels like a season finale.

• Welding by day, performance-art dancing by night, and an apartment no 18-year-old in human history could ever afford.

• Nick: the boss, the stalker, the ex-husband haver, the window-replacer, the “I forgot what my ex-wife looks like overnight” guy.

• The Genie/Richie subplot: figure skating dreams, bad comedy, worse jokes, and one very unfortunate career pivot.

• The final audition: one fall, one restart, 600 meters of runway, and a Freeze Frame that solves absolutely nothing but feels very triumphant.

From Soul Glo hair physics to Johnny C’s daytime strip club hours, from Hannah’s guru energy to the world’s most choreographed breakup in a tunnel, this episode celebrates an 80s classic that’s less about plot and more about vibes, leotards, and sweat-based storytelling.

Final Verdict

Oz — Triple Lutz
Curtis — 67 welding torches
Both — Still baffled how her hair absorbed more water than the entire steel mill.