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Epic Win: The Golden Girls

Jun. 11, 2009

Submitted by Amy A

The Golden Girls was an epic win for being able to be so hilarious, while also being socially poignant, interesting, and thought provoking. They frequently talked about things like sex, AIDs, homosexuality, etc., and they did it all while being four older ladies, which most people didn’t expect. There’s something just inherently funny about three old ladies standing around a department store talking about condoms.

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Epic Win: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Jun. 10, 2009

Submitted by Liz C

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was an Epic Win with its huge sets and props, like the huge cookie they found in the yard, or the ant that behaved like a pet horse or dog and allowed them to ride it. It also had an epicly bad soundtrack.


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Epic Win: The Breakfast Club

May. 29, 2009

Submitted by just Vicki

“Don’t mess with the bull young man, you’ll get the horns.”

Sixteen Candles was more of a girly flick, but The Breakfast Club could be appreciated by both genders. There was a little something for everyone to appreciate about this movie. Of all the John Hughes movies this one was the most accessible to the largest audience. It also seems like this was the one most frequently played on television on Saturday afternoons.

“Could you describe the ruckus sir?”

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Epic Win: Toy Story

May. 27, 2009

Submitted by Amy D

Toy Story is pushing the boundary of what we consider nostalgia, however, it was very highly rated on the voting pages so we decided to include it. It is an epic film that was an astonishing leap in animation technology that basically made Pixar a household name and paved the way for more computer-generated animation.
For young kids, Toy Story was just another cartoon with an awesome story and cool visual effects. For the older kids and adults who had grown up on Jem and the Holograms, GI Joe, Scooby Doo, Mighty Mouse, or Hannah Barbera cartoons, Toy Story was a blast from the future. It showed us very quickly the impact that computers were having on our lives in a time when you were lucky to have a 486 computer in your home, let alone the (almost) brand-spanking-new Pentium computers.
Then if you could look beyond all of that, there was Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Jim Varney and a slew of other great actors who lent their comedy and their voices to this Epic Win. And who could forget Sid, the sadistic neighbor boy’s toy collection, like the spider thing with the burnt doll head or the fishing pole on legs…

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Epic Win: Mr. Bean

May. 25, 2009

Submitted by knuckles 66

Where would British comedy be without Mr. Bean. Nevermind the ridiculous American movies he made, those are junk. We’re talking about the old Mr. Bean sketch comedy where Mr. Bean would do things like steal another man’s pants while he’s sitting on the toilet, or the time he gave anesthesia to his dentist. That’s the old Mr. Bean we remember and love.

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