Stay Tuned

**"17: Stay Tuned with Louis Peitzman"** is the 372nd overall episode of *Podcast Like It's* and the 17th episode of *Podcast Like It's 1992* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1992, hosted by Phil Iscove and Emily St. James. The episode was released on May 26, 2023.

## Description

"Today on Podcast Like It's 1992…

Louis Peitzman from Vulture, NYTimes joins Phil & Emily for Stay Tuned!

We talk about the similarities to “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”, whether or not the different parodies work in this, and eye-catching VHS box art."

## Emily's Intro

"I am your special guest host Emily St. James sitting in for your normal host Pat Satanichost, better known as the host of the show *Hell of Misfortune*."

## Historical Information

"Salesman Roy Knable (John Ritter) spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, Helen (Pam Dawber). One day, TV salesman Spike (Jeffrey Jones) convinces Roy to buy a satellite dish offering 666 channels. The new addition to Roy's home entertainment system sucks him and Helen into Hellvision, a realm run by Spike, who is an emissary of Satan. For 24 hours, the couple must survive devilish parodies of TV programs if they want to return to reality alive."

*Stay Tuned* was released on 8/14/1992 in 6th place against Unforgiven, Single White Female, Death Becomes Her, and 3 Ninjas. It made $178M on a $45M budget. It has 47% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 55% from audiences. Ebert did not review the film.

## Ratings

**Stay Tuned**
 **Emily** | N/A
 **Louis** | 99

Queerphobia rating: 6

## Movies/TV Mentioned

Stigmata, Mom and Dad Save the World, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, Patriot Games, Ted Lasso, Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Scary Movie, Driving Miss Daisy, Northern Exposure, Wayne's World, Three's Company, Mork & Mindy, I Love Lucy, Beetlejuice, Batman Returns, Rhythm & Blues, Knock at the Cabin, Breaking Bad, Supernatural, Kevin Can Wait, The Simpsons, Network, The TV Set, Capricorn One, The Star Chamber, 2010, The Monster Squad, The Presidio, Narrow Margin, Timecop, Sudden Death, The Relic, End of Days, Mars Needs Moms, Scrooged, Bros, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Problem Child, Remembrance of Love, Through Naked Eyes, Last of the Great Survivors, This Wife for Hire, Wild Horses, The Twilight Zone, American Geisha, Quiet Victory, My Sister Sam, Do You Know the Muffin Man?, A Wedding, I'll Remember April, Welcome Back Kotter, Kramer vs. Kramer + Marriage Story, Skin Deep, Noises Off, North, Switch, Heart & Souls, Chances Are, Birth, Eight Simple Rules, Felicity, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gremlins 2, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Deadwood, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, Dukes of Hazzard, Diff'rent Strokes, Mars Attacks!, Pleasantville, Free Guy, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Maniac, Twin Peaks, Scream, Scream VI, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Scream 5, The Other Two, Halloween Ends, The Crying Game, Basic Instinct & Consenting Adults, Speed, Twister

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Stay Tuned. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 30, 2023.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Stay Tuned. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 30, 2023.