Episode 52: Fletch - Top Ten Comedic Performances: May 31, 1985

They say laughter is the best medicine, right Dr. Rosenpenis? Or was it Dr. Rosenrosen? Or Mr. Cocktostan? Or Arnold Babar? Or Ted Nugent? Hell, let’s just call ya Fletch. It’s May 31st, 1985 and the boys go undercover with the Chevy Chase comedy FLETCH and discuss their top ten comedic performances of all time. Frieda, hold my calls, ‘cus it’s Episode 52 of Opening Weekend!

It’s May of 1985, and the school year is coming to a close for the boys. While Chevy Chase’s iconic character Irwin Fletcher was spending this time picking funky aliases, Dan’s mom was picking his not-so-funky Afro.  And when it came to the popular girls’ spring Bat Mitzvahs, Fred wasn’t getting picked at all!  “Baruch-atah adonai WOMP WOMP.”  Sure, Fletch may have been a master of disguise and impersonation, but could he pull off Willie Nelson AND Kenny Rogers in an 8th grade choir-version of “We Are The World”? Steve Perry and Jason think NOT! And find out who tops the boy’s individual lists of Favorite Comedic Performances Of All Time. Will it be Will Ferrell? Kristin Wiig? Peter Sellers? Dan’s wife as an infant version of herself, smashing textbooks out of her future husband’s arms as he naively walks the halls of Junior High wearing his best sweater-vest?  As the great vaudevillian, Oskar Schindler, once said: The list is life, nu? Find out who makes the boy’s lists on a Special Comedy Episode of OPENING WEEKEND!