The Odd Podcast with Joe Parisi

Joe Parisi is joined by Brian Pocrass for a deep dive on 1991's odd coming of age hit "My Girl".  

Join Joe Parisi and Brian Pocrass as they dissect the 1991 cult classic Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead.

Join Joe Parisi, Brian Pocrass and Jen Chaney (author of the book "As If: The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling, the Cast and Crew") as they take a trip back to 1995 and explore this influential teen film.

The unlikely story of an unlikely hit: LFO's Summer Girls.  Joining Joe to explore this 1999 hit is LFO member Brad Fischetti.

Exploring the Punky Brewster show which originally ran from 1984-1988.  Along for the ride is Hollywood insider and filmmaker Brian Pocrass and Hollywood dog trainer Robert Weatherwax (who worked with "Brandon" on multiple occasions).  

DC The Brain Supreme joins me to look back at the party anthem that took over the world in 1993, Tag Team's hit single "Whoomp (There it is).  We also discuss the song's resurgence thanks to the Geico ad campaign featuring Tag Team.  

A deep dive into The Karate Kid 3.  Join Joe Parisi and Brian Pocrass as they examine the strange third installment in this classic film franchise.  Cast member William Christopher Ford (who played "Dennis", a sidekick of Mike Barnes) joins the program to share some behind the scenes stories.   Will the Cobra Kai series start bringing in cast members from The Karate Kid 3? Brian and Joe make their...

Ice Ice Baby took the world by storm in the fall of 1990.  But it was more than just another hit song.  On this episode I'm going to present a theory that this turned out to be one of the most influential songs in pop culture history.   Join Joe Parisi and DJ Earthquake (who produced and appears on the track) as they sort out the fact, the fiction and the incredible legacy of "Ice Ice Baby".

Joe Parisi and Brian Pocrass take a deep dive on a little known Christmas film from 1991 called "All I Want for Christmas".  Why is it that so many Christmas movies from this era have become "classics" but this film has been widely forgotten?  

A look back at the career of the late-great Jonathan Brandis.  He made so many cool contributions to pop culture throughout the 90's.  Join Joe Parisi and Brian Pocrass for a trip back to the 90's! 

Darryl Vidal has the incredible honor of being one of the people who competed on-screen in the 1984 "All Valley Karate Championship" in the movie The Karate Kid.  In fact, he went all the way to the semi-finals in the film where he faced off against Johnny Lawrence.  Well, Darryl played a much larger role than anyone really knew as he is also credited as the creator of the Crane Kick as we all now...

Exploring the 1985 cult classic "Heaven Help Us" with actor Jay Patterson who played "Brother Constance".

Robert Weatherwax is a 3rd generation Hollywood dog trainer.  Between his grandfather, his father and himself, this family has trained some of the most famous and beloved dogs in all of film and television.  Lassie is just the tip of the iceberg!

  Exploring the history of Our Gang/The Little Rascals and the life of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.

Johna Stewart famously had her nail broken in the 1992 movie Ladybugs.  Her Hollywood journey as a child actor landed her in Beverly Hills 90210, Boy Meets World, Pacific Blue, The Legend of Galgameth and more!

  Our guest is Lori Fetrick who was "Ice" on the 90's television show American Gladiators.

A 2 hour long deep dive into and appreciation of Pee Wee's Playhouse.  Guest include George McGrath who was a staff writer and also voiced "Globey", "Cowntess" one of the flowers and one of the fish AND Vic Trevino who played "Ricardo". Discussing everything from the Penny claymation sequences, the Christmas special, the Del Rubio Triplets and more!

Actor Matt Doherty is here to talk about life as an actor...the Mighty Ducks franchise (where he played Averman), So I Married An Axe Murderer (where he played Heed), Home Alone and more! Follow Matt on Instagram @archiedohman   

Exploring the 1990 John Hughes Christmas classic...the film that turned Macauley Culkin into an international superstar.  Brian Pocrass joins the show to tell some incredible stories about the locations used.  I also dive into the Elvis conspiracy theory.   Home Alone Filming Locations Film Crawl Video By Brian Pocrass- https://youtu.be/ALK7pdBaBBY  

Exploring the 1984 John Hughes film "Sixteen Candles" with the help of Debbie Pollack who played "Marlene" (the girlfriend of Long Duck Dong)  

Exploring the 1978 comedy classic Animal House with the help of Mark Metcalf who played Doug Neidermeyer in the film.  We chat with Mark about the making of this iconic film and about his memorable guest role as "The Maestro" on Seinfeld.  

Exploring the 1988 cult classic "Hobgoblins" with help from creature creator Kenneth J. Hall.  Kenneth made the actual hobgoblin puppets used in this film and he has worked on several of the classic creature films from the past 3 decades. Join us as we take a deep dive into Rick Sloane's odd little film.   Find Kenneth online at  https://www.totalfab.com  

Taking a deep dive into the 1990 film Kindergarten Cop.  Our guest in Christian Cousins, who as a young child played "Dominic".   This episode looks at everything from Arnold's early 90's string of hit films to the large number of child actors who slip into complete anonymity as adults.  

We take another look at 1985's Stand By Me. Our guest is actor Andy Lindberg who played the role of "Lardass Hogan".  Andy and I chat all about how he ended up in this film, the ins and outs of filming the pie eating contest scene and a whole lot more! https://www.andylindberg.com/

Exploring the 1990 action movie LIONHEART. Joining us is Sheldon Lettich (the writer & director) & Jeff Langton (Cynthia's Fighter "Sonny"). We discuss everything from casting choices, the various interesting fight venues, how filmmaking differs today and more!