Reel Dealz Movies and Music thru the Decades Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tom and Bert are at it again with their takes on "Useless Film/Movie Facts" These type of Pods are very therapeutic for the guys and remove some unwanted brain cells in the process. Call it a "Cleansing" of the minds! These are all pretty quick facts with mixed in dialogue from the guys with good banter, a few bloopers and lots of laughs. Enjoy...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tom and Bert are out of the holiday mode and back in the groove for 2025! The guys cover  and discuss the list of "Make Out"/"Love Songs" for the decade of the 1980's. Some amazing songs were recorded during the decade and the guys go through the songs and then close out the show by giving their Top 10 Favorites of the magical 1980's!...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert reflect back on the people that passed away in 2024. We continue with Part 2 which picks up in July 2024. This is a list of people that were part of the Pop Culture over the years which includes Actors, Musicians, Political and Sports figures as well as other celebrities that influenced us over their lives. Enjoy the show! You can email us at reeldealz...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert reflect back on the people that passed away in 2024. This is a list of people that were part of the Pop Culture over the years which includes Actors, Musicians, Political and Sports figures as well as other celebrities that influenced us over their lives. Enjoy the show! You can email us at reeldealzmoviesandmusic@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page,...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode, Tom and Bert cover and discuss their Top 10 Christmas/Holiday Movies of all time. So many great memories that just continue to be "The gift that keeps on giving". These are yearly Holiday treats that are all over the Streaming networks plus Hallmark and Lifetime TV. So you can see them all. Listen as we go through the most wonderful tiem of the year in M...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode, Tom and Bert review and discuss a LIST of some of the most famous and infamous Christmas Movies. They also discuss what actually qualifies, in their opinions, as a Christmas Movie. Are  "Die Hard" and "Trading Places" really "Christmas Movies"? You can decide. The guys have plenty of fun going through all these Movies and they actuall...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode, Tom and Bert are all about their favorite Christmas Songs to listen to so please enjoy this Special Edition and have a Wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! (1:14) "Snoopy's Merry Christmas" by The Royal Guardsmen (4:13) "Frosty the Snowman" by Jimmy Durante (6:47) "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Frank Sinatra (10:1...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode, Tom and Bert are all about their favorite Christmas Songs to listen to so please enjoy this Special Edition and have a Wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! (3:00) "Last Christmas" by Wham (7:20) "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow" by Gloria Estefon (11:16) "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey (15:15) "Have a H...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tom and Bert select, review and discuss their Honorable Mentions and their TOP 10 + 1 Greatest Holiday Song Favorites of all time! It's the "SONG" that makes the criteria for their selections then theor favorite/best renditions by their favorites singers complete their lists. Some are the traditional Classics and some are newer originals with a few...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tom and Bert get into the Holiday Spirit with Stories of Christmas' Past and a List of the Holiday Song Classics from Thanksgiving to New Years Day.   Holiday Traditions and the great memories of Holidays Past with Family, Friends, Food, Frivolity, Frolicking and Fun is the reason for the season of Good Tidings and Joy! (1:00); Then we get into our extensive...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tom and Bert share and discuss what they deem to be their Top 10 + 1  "Make Out Songs" from the decade of the 1970's! The 1970's were arguably the greatest decade for "Make Out" and "Love Songs". Here is out lists: Tom's Top Ten........ "Just my Imagination" - The Temptations (1:30); "Let's Get it On...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tom and Bert discuss and review the Top "Make Out Songs" from the decade of the 1970's! The 1970's were arguably the greatest decade for "make out" and "love songs". From the 1970's Jackson 5 Hit, "I'll Be There" (5:50); to The Chairmen of the Board's, "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (7:2...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tom and Bert discuss their TOP 10 of the Greatest Make Out Songs of the decades (1950's-1960's) also with a sampling of the songs. From "Our Day will Come" by Ruby and the Romantics (1:05); to "Cupid" by Sam Cooke (2:55); "Since I fell for You"   by Lenny Welch (3:30); To "Hey Girl" by Freddie Scott (6:52); then &q...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert cover and discuss the Greatest Make Out Songs of the decades (1950's-1960's). After the Guys define what a "Make Out" Song is and means to them, they roll into the list of songs with some of the hits and their "Back Stories". From the 1963 hit "Hey Paula" by Paul and Paula (20:17); to the 1963 Lenny Welch classic...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert wrap up the discussion and review the Greatest Theme Songs of all time, Part 4! Many people from the "Golden Age" of TV, which were the 1950's through the 1990's, will recognize many of these great shows that have been watched by generations over the years. The "Theme Song" had a major impact on getting your attention and...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert discuss and review the Greatest Theme Songs of all time, Part 3! Many people from the "Golden Age" of TV, which were the 1950's through the 1990's, will recognize many of these great shows that have been watched by generations over the years. The "Theme Song" had a major impact on getting your attention and hopefully bring...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert discuss and review the Greatest Theme Songs of all time, Part 2! Many people from the "Golden Age" of TV, which were the 1950's through the 1990's, will recognize many of these great shows that have been watched by generations over the years. The "Theme Song" had a major impact on getting your attention and hopefully bring...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert discuss and review the Greatest Theme Songs of all time! Many people from the "Golden Age" of TV, which were the 1950's through the 1990's, will recognize many of these great shows that have been watched by generations over the years. The "Theme Song" had a major impact on getting your attention and hopefully bringing you...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode Tom and Bert discuss the greatest Novelty Songs of all time Part 2! We continue to break down the remainder of our Top 10 Novelty Songs with a bit more detail. Some other classics are the iconic Christmas Hit, "The Chipmunk Song" by David Seville (3:38); the Shirley Ellis classic "The Name Game" (7:03); Adam Sandler's "The Hannakah Son...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode Tom and Bert discuss the greatest Novelty Songs of all time. Novelty Songs are fun to listen to and many fall under "Paradies" such as Holiday Songs, Al Yankovic covers and many other types of sub-categories and we'll cover them on today's show. We also break down each of our Top 10 Novelty Songs with a bit more detail. Some of the classics are...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert discuss everyday words that didn't show up until the 1970's. The Guys cover a slew of "Words" that are still recognizable today that first appeared over 50+ years ago back in the crazy decade of the 1970's! From "Factoid" (2:24); a word that seems inocuous but actually is a manipulation of the word FACT! Well, listen...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert go back in time to the 1970's and discuss the Things that the COOL Cats wore during that time. Listen in as the guys cover all the styles that the Hip and Cool people made fashionable back in the days of Rock n Roll, Donna Summer, John Travolta, Disco and Punk Rock! From the "Tube Tops" (2:20); to "Micro MINI Skirts" (5:39); to...

Send us Fan Mail On this FINAL episode, Part4 of 4 , join Tom and Bert as they wrap up the 80 plus years of news stories, events and shows of the Greatest Moments in TV History! We open with the 2018 "Kavanaugh Hearings" (0:55); then the 2020 "George Floyd Death"  and ensuing BLM protests/riots (4:22); then we cover the 2020 "COVID Nightmare" (10:52); We then continue...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 3, Tom and Bert continue with their conversation and discussion on Great TV Moments. This episode covers the years from 1994 through 2019. In 1994 we start with the infamous "OJ Simpson Bronco car chase" (1:45); then we move on to the " 1996 Summer Olympics" held in the Atlanta, Georgia (5:48); with  Muhammed Ali's lighting of the Torch to start th...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 we continue the discussion starting with the Vietnam War in 1968 and go thru the Waco Siege in 1993. In 1969 we start with the "Moon Landing" (2:39) which drew more than 600 million TV viewer World Wide! We then discuss the 1972 Munich Olympics (5:38) and the tragic Terrorist Attacks in Olympic Village before we hit the 1974 resignation of U.S. President Richar...