51. 🥊 Rocky 2 (1979) w/ Rob McCaffery

Dan & Manny invite Rob McCaffery from the Sanity is Overrated podcast to put the 1979 classic 🥊 Rocky 2 to the ultimate test--THE NOSTALGIA TEST. Buckle up for this one, because they get super deep on this episode. Dan, Manny, & Rob attempt to figure the age difference between Rocky & Paulie, Dan sees 🥊 Rocky 2 as a movie about bad financial decisions, and they come up with the perfect way to expand the 🥊Rocky universe. And much more, including:----more---- Episode 41: 🏄😎 Airborne (1993) 5 min 50 sec: There is soooo much 🥊Rocky 1 in 🥊Rocky 2. 7 min 6 sec: Stallone invents another montage in 🥊Rocky 2: Rocky learns how to read montage & the guys try to figure out how long Adrian was in a coma. 11 min 31 sec: Dan has a real problem with Rocky bringing Adrian to the zoo knowing what we know from 🥊Rocky 1. 12 min 22 sec: Rob tells us who the actor is in the full-body cast.  13 min 37 sec: Dan tracks Rocky's level of intelligence throughout the franchise, and did Stallone purposely put a ton of shots of tigers to foreshadow “Eye of the Tiger” and 🥊Rocky 3? 18 min: It’s time to give Adrian her props! Plus, Rocky and Adrian are one of the greatest fictional power couples of all time. F.I.S.T Nighthawks Paradise Alley 21 min 50 sec: Adrian loves to stand on stairs and say “no,” but Stallone loves to shoot on stairs even more, and we finally hear Rocky’s real name. Saturday Night Fever Staying Alive 33 min 28 sec: It’s time to talk about Paulie, his relationship with Rocky, and their age difference. Plus, Dan thinks Paulie is a WW2 veteran like a real dumb-dumb. 43 min 17 sec: Rob still can’t believe that he has the same name as Rocky Balboa. Frank McRae Batteries Not Included 50 min 54 sec: Rob takes Philadelphia to task. 52 min 35 sec: The guys talk about the genius of Burgess Meredith and did you know he was The Penguin in the Adam West Batman?  Plus, we get an amazing Rocky impression from Manny. Fred Gwynne 61 min 42 sec: Did Rocky invent Crossfit training? 65 min 50 sec: We need to talk about why that other trainer is just hitting Stallone as hard as he can, and why does Rocky always fight on a holiday? Shout out to Even The Score. 81 min 25 sec: Rob McCaffery's ranking of all 6 🥊Rocky movies. 88 min 10 sec: Dan, Manny, & Rob have the greatest idea ever for the Rocky franchise: Rocky & Apollo Netflix series.  Shout out to Measuring the Score Episode 46: 🥊 Rocky (1976) w/ Measuring The Score   The Nostalgia Test Podcast: ✉️ Join the mailing list | 💡 Suggest a Test Listen/Subscribe/Review on:  Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Stitcher | iHeart Radio Follow The Nostalgia Test Podcast: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook   This was recorded on May 31st, 2021 on Zoom so there are some small sound discrepancies but don't worry, the content still rocks!  The intro and outro music ('Neon Attack 80s') is by Emanmusic. The other music ("ABCD") is by Pudge. Any other music you hear, The Nostalgia Test Podcast does not own.