Home Alone Rewind Presented by Nineteen Ninety What
by Adam Jones
We are excited to share this Christmas season with you! Our new Rewind miniseries will cover the Home Alone series of classic Christmas movies, direct-to-video sequels-in-name-only, and a "legacy sequel" thing they put up to stream on Disney Plus. Nothing says "Christmas" quite like spending thousands on an extravagant vacation, only to leave your most troubled child behind.
Episodes
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Home Alone: The Bad Sequels (3-5)
We couldn't picture watching all 3 of these bad Home Alone sequels, and we couldn't imagine making you listen to 3 episodes worth of that. So we each watched one of them, and sum them up for you in our own way in this one compact ep. You don't have to watch these movies, unless you're some sort…
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Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
Welcome to December, welcome to our new Rewind miniseries! We are covering the Home Alone franchise of Christmas movies, as only we do: in reverse! This is 199? Presents Home Alone Rewind. In this, the first ep of the series, we are discussing 2021's direct-to-streaming-on-Disney-Plus "legacy...
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Halloween (1978)
We set out to Rewind the Halloween franchise, from Halloween Kills to the OG John Carpenter classic. We arrive now at our ultimate destination: Halloween.
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Halloween II (1981)
We are getting close to the Ends here, folks! Tonight we discussed Halloween II, which came out 3 years after Halloween, but picked up on the exact same Halloween night, of better or for worse. More kills, more blood, more mayhem and way more hospitals, come listen to more of our discussion about...
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
This week, we leave Michael Myers behind to discuss Halloween III. Audiences at the time weren't properly prepared for a "Halloween" movie without Michael Myers, and it got a terrible reputation. Time has been kind to it though, and taken for what it is, it is finding its audience. Its definitely…
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Sure Michael is back, but there’s no Laurie. There’s no involvement from John Carpenter. No JLC. But set your worries aside! This is still a pretty great Halloween movie! Michael is revealed to have survived the events of Halloween 1 & 2, and has been catatonic in a mental hospital for the...
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Halloween 5: the Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Jamie Lloyd is back, and this time she’s played by Danielle Harris, a great actress. But she’s a mute for the first half of the movie. And they do nothing with and then kill off her “sister,” Rachel, who we will get to know better next week in Halloween 4. Rachel’s friend Tina leads a group of...
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Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Theatrical Cut, Producer's Cut, whatever. Halloween 6 has PROBLEMS. But at least the mask looks good in this one. And there are some great kills. However, you have to have some interest in the power of Runes to influence evil to truly enjoy The Curse of Michael Myers. Paul Rudd stars in this one,...
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Halloween H20 Twenty Years Later (1998)
You may not know it from listening to our podcast, since she's appeared in every movie we've covered so far, but H20 was Jamie Lee Curtis' return to the franchise after 17 years. With the resurrection of Laurie Strode, H20 became the first—but not the last—soft reboot in the franchise, discarding...
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Halloween Resurrection (2002)
Just how easy is it to start a gas-powered chainsaw you've never operated before?? Why does Busta Rhymes yelling at Michael Myers like he's his boss not get him murder-stabbed? How did Tyra Banks die? Why did they retcon the ending of H20? Halloween Resurrection raises a lot of questions! Let's…
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Ep. 3.02 Hidden Tracks ft. Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Santana, Third Eye Blind, Gwar & More!
CDs sometimes had these thing called hidden tracks, and here’s what that was all about! We will play songs from Spacehog, Collective Soul, No Use for a Name, Travis, Stone Temple Pilots, and many more! Plus we announce our plans for an upcoming big project! Twitter @199what Instagram @199whatpod...
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Ep. 3.01 Guess Who ft. blink-182, Will Smith, Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Nirvana, R.E.M., U2, No Doubt, Radiohead, Sublime, Ricky Martin, 2Pac, Green Day, & More!
We recorded another podcast episode! Tonight we are going to play a 90s bands version of popular children's board game, Guess Who, and we found a way to pack it full of 90s music. We'll play Oasis, U2, Beastie Boys, Robyn, Spice Girls, blink-182, Will Smith, 2Pac, Smashing Pumpkins, Goo Goo…
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Ep 2.18: CandyLand ft. Boyz II Men, George Strait, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Tag Team, Green Day, Public Enemy, Tom Petty, Chris Cornell, Wilco, Will Smith, and many more!
Tonight, after some movie news, Mike and Adam play a friendly game of Candyland. With every move we play a color-coordinated song from the 90s. This is a super varied episode that features Stone Temple Pilots, Montell Jordan, Bush, Boyz II Men, Green Day, Public Enemy, George Strait, Luther...
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Ep 2.17: Clueless Soundtrack ft. Counting Crows, Radiohead, No Doubt, Beastie Boys, Coolio, The Muffs, Hoku, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, & More!
We said we'd get on a more consistent schedule... Ugh, as IF! Tonight we talked about the 1995 teen movie, Clueless, and listened to the soundtrack! Twitter @199what Instagram @199whatpod Listen to our Spotify "Mixtape" playlist: spoti.fi/2IYuHlp Or listen to the Mixtape on Apple Music:...
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Ep 2.16: A fun game!
We’re back! And we’re playing a fun game! It’s like Heads Up. We each pick a 90s band or musician for the other person to guess. When it’s been revealed, we play their music! Simple as that! Can’t spoil which artists we play, but some good tunes are found herein! Twitter @199what Instagram...
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Ep. 2.14: Halloween Movies and Costumes ft. Rancid, Enya, R.E.M., Marilyn Manson, Hans Zimmer, Rob Zombie, Iron Butterfly, The Eels, and The Offspring
It's spooky season again, guts and ghouls! Adam and Mike are here to help you celebrate with long, late-night discussions about their Halloween costumes of yesteryear, the scariest movies of the 90s and beyond, why Michael Myers is the best slasher (suck it, Vorhees), Germany, and Steve Harvey.…
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Ep. 2.12: Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Tonight Mike and Adam explore the second Smashing Pumpkins album, 1993’s Siamese Dream. We go track-by-track and talk about the creation of one of the greatest records of the 90s. How do Billy Corgan and Butch Vig achieve balance and harmony when this album is, at one moment, monstrous chaotic...
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Ep. 2.08: The Year 2000 ft. Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Jay-Z, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, 3 Doors Down, No Doubt, Wheatus, Dynamite Hack, Nine Days, & More!
When is the last time you played Candy Land? For your hosts, the answer to that question is last night until past 2 a.m. Crazy stuff, sure, but they did it for you. But, hey, we have a sweet twist! Every colored square that we land on indicates a song that we are going to play from the year 2000....
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Ep. 2.06: 90s Soundtracks ft. Ben Folds Five, Aerosmith, Seal, Will Smith, Tom Petty & More!
Happy New Year! We recorded an episode with our first ever guest, Jake from the Jet (Jake's Entertainment Talk) Podcast. Jake is a big movie buff, and so he came on the show to play some of his favorite songs and scores from 1990s soundtracks. You'll hear Randy Newman, R.E.M., The Quad City DJs,...
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Ep. 2.02: Halloween Songs from Mandy Moore, Green Day, Alice Cooper, Elvira, Smashing Pumpkins & More!
In tonight's special Halloween episode, we talk about some of the 90's best Halloween songs, as well as the things that terrified us as children. Listen to Radiohead, Dave Matthews Band, AFI, Third Eye Blind, Eve 6, TLC, Rob Zombie, The Cranberries & many more! Twitter @199what Instagram...
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Ep. 2.01: New Music from Blink-182, Green Day, TOOL, Weezer, 311, Cake, Bush, MxPx & More
Welcome to season 2 of Nineteen Ninety What! After we pay some respects to Ric Ocasek, we delve into recent releases from some of our favorite 90's bands. You'll hear Collective Soul, Guster, Smashing Pumpkins, Sum 41, Blink-182, Green Day, TOOL, Weezer, 311, Cake, Bush, MxPx & More! Twitter...
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Episode 43: Rolling pt 5, No Scrubs or No Pigeons? TLC V Sporty Thievz
Adam and Mike continue to roll the dice across the genres and years of the 1990s. We'll continue to obsess over Dinosaur Pile-Up as we prepare to see them in Dallas next week. Maybe we'll see you at the show. Tonight we hear from Salt-N-Pepa, U2, Smashmouth, Goo Goo Dolls, Creed, Nas, 69 Boyz…
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Episode 41: Your First CD
What was the first CD you ever bought? Do you remember? There's something special about that first purchase, so we're here to share ours with you, track-by-track. We discuss the perils of filler tracks, scratched disks, and skips. Mike became the proud owner of the soundtrack to Beavis and…
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Episode 40: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
In this episode we delve into the music related to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We play and critique music from the original cartoon, the movies, the video games, and the ill-reviewed, cash-grab live concert, VHS and soundtrack album, Coming Out Of Their Shells. Wise man say: "Forgiveness is...
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Episode 33: March 27, 1999
It's the year 1999. Star Wars is finally back, frosted tips and pukka shells are in, and boy bands are on the charts. Tonight we begin the Top 40 chart from March 27, 2019. The Vengaboys are here to party. That's a given. Then a lot of other stuff happens, and finally we play Mariah Carey. Ladies...
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Episode 31: Mar 14, 1998 pt. 1
On this episode of Nineteen Ninety What, we are back to basics! The year in question is 1998, and we are looking at the Alternative Songs Chart. And, yeah. There are a lot of forgotten one "hit" wonders tonight. But before we get to those, the sorting hat has it's way with us. We pull two movies...
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Episode 30: Office Space
For episode 30, we switch things up a bit, and dedicate an entire episode to one movie, it's soundtrack, and legacy. Mike Judge's classic, Office Space is now 20 years old, so we thought this would be a great opportunity to revisit this touchstone workplace drama. Listen to the nineties hardcore...
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Episode 29: Deep Cuts and B-Sides
Tonight Adam & Mike have selected some of their favorite, non-single, deep cuts and B-sides from their favorite bands. The Sorting Hat brings us discussion on the 1997 summer blockbuster hit, Men In Black. When we say that we're playing our favorite bands, we're talking Nirvana, Weezer, Green…
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Episode 26: Feb 1, 1997 pt. 1
OK, so it's late at night and things get... loopy. Nevermind the hour! Mike and Adam are here to guide you through the year 1997. The sorting hat gets us talking about Final Fantasy 7 (which neither of us ever played), and Jim Carey's screwball comedy (weren't they all, lol), Liar, Liar. Then we...
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Episode 23: Foo Fighters - An Origin Story
In October 1994, Dave Grohl was in need of a fresh start. He took a handful of songs he'd written into the studio. Alone. Solo. A one-man effort. He single-handedly turned these into the platinum-selling, self-titled debut album for today's preeminent rock band, Foo Fighters. He then assembled a...
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Episode 20: Dec 10, 1994 pt. 1
Mike and Adam return to the year 1994 to talk about the video games, TV shows, movies and music that came out that year, and left their mark for years to come. The sorting hat brings us the highly entertaining Super Nintendo game, Donkey Kong Country, the love-it-or-hate-it sitcom, Friends, and…
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Episode 17: 1992 Green Day Kerplunk! Disney's Aladdin! Batman the Animated Series!
Adam and Mike mix things up and test out a new format: Adam has Mike pick a random movie, TV show and album from 1992. Spoiler alert: we end up talking about Batman: The Animated Series, Disney's Aladdin, and Green Day's 2nd album, Kerplunk! And the earth-shattering truth about Santa Claus.…
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Episode 15: Nirvana - Nevermind
Adam has a surprise for an unsuspecting Mike, who foolishly believes this will be a standard episode, where we discuss the Billboard charts for 1991. Instead, we are going to listen through Nirvana's landmark album from that year, Nevermind. With the Drumming Power of David Grohl, the growling…
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Episode 14: Oct. 13, 1990
We take a big leap back through time to the year 1990 to hear what was playing on the Alternative and Mainstream Rock charts. There are so many surprises, not the least of which involves Mike's favorite punching bag, Don Henley of the Eagles. Come find out what 90's radio was like in a pre-Teen...
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Episode 13: Oct. 2, 1999 pt. 2
Mike and Adam overcame sickness, car troubles, missing equipment and technical issues to bring you the conclusion to the Mainstream Rock Chart from 19 years ago. And boy did they ever regret it. Come back to a time when Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit were battling it out on the airwaves. The…
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Episode 11: Oct. 2, 1999 pt. 1
Mike and Adam are here to guide you through the good, the great, and the garbage from the Mainstream Rock Songs chart from October 2, 1999. Many surprises lay in wait for you in this, the final year of the nineties—not the least of which is one of the most popular hair bands of the eighties...
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Episode 9: Sept. 12, 1998 pt. 1
Mike and Adam return to the Alternative charts to show you just how weird the radio got in 1998. We have some major stylistic shifts from one song to the next in this episode, and there is more variety than you may be able to tolerate. You'll hear the the techno-tinged, dance sample master Fatboy...
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Episode 7: September 6, 1997 pt. 1
Crack open a cold one (club soda, of course) and listen to some Adult Top 40 from September 6, 1997! It was a crazy-diverse week on this chart, and there's a lot to unpack, even though we're only going through the top half this week. From the record-setting longevity of LeAnn Rimes, to a...
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Episode 6: August 24, 1996
Mike and Adam talk over the songs from Billboard's AAA chart from this week in 1996. What? You don't know what the AAA chart is? That's OK, neither did we. It's Adult Album Alternative. This is what grownups listened to in 1996. None of that bubblegum pop gets any play here. No, we're classing...
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Episode 5: August 5, 1995 pt. 2
Join Mike & Adam as they conclude the Mainstream Rock Songs chart from August 5, 1995! Mike loses his mind over a song by Filter, Adam reveals his eternal, undying love for Tom Petty, and the Foo Fighters make their first appearance. Come back with us to Nineteen Ninety What?! 1995, you virgin…
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Episode 4: August 5, 1995 pt. 1
Technical difficulties return! Minorly. Blame Mike's girly rosé wine spritzer for any issues. Today we begin the countdown of the Top 40 Mainstream Rock Tracks from August 5, 1995. Will we discuss a track from Green Day's breakthrough album, Dookie for the third straight week? Will we talk about...
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Episode 3: July 23, 1994 pt. 2
Mike and Adam solve some technical difficulties, and continue the countdown of the Billboard's Top Alternative Songs from the week of July 23, 1994. Hear the improved musical production value, and hear both of your hosts' voices in both headphones! Also get our real and honest opinions of Stone...
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Episode 2: July 23, 1994 pt. 1
In this episode, hear some of the great, enduring bands of the nineties in their infancy! Hear Mike and Adam disagree about Nine Inch Nails, but gush over Green Day and Weezer! Decide for yourself which Pixie had the better 1994 summer jam! Find us on Twitter @199What
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Episode 1: July 17, 1993
In this debut episode, Mike and Adam introduce themselves, catch up with each other, and discuss Billboard's Top Alternative Songs chart from this week in 1993.
About this show
We are excited to share this Christmas season with you! Our new Rewind miniseries will cover the Home Alone series of classic Christmas movies, direct-to-video sequels-in-name-only, and a "legacy sequel" thing they put up to stream on Disney Plus. Nothing says "Christmas" quite like spending thousands on an extravagant vacation, only to leave your most troubled child behind.
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Adam Jones