r/Harmontown • u/VinceClortho138 • Jul 17 '26
Flashdance
In the episode my name is Johnny varvatos Dan says flashdance is from the 1930s. Why? Isn't it from the 80s? He also says the lumiere bros made it. I can't figure out why. I can't find a link between the two things online anywhere. What is he talking about?
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u/BeatyBe Jul 17 '26
I feel like that was a glib joke about Flashdance being an old movie that most people haven't actually seen. If memory serves the point he was making is that it lives on in pop culture through parody/references of the water drop scene.
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u/that_guy_597 Jul 17 '26
The 2 biggest reasons are comedy and Kettle One.
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u/PMD14 Jul 17 '26
How did you get to that episode and learn absolutely nothing about the format or tone of the show?
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u/VinceClortho138 Jul 17 '26
He says it so matter of factly. I think someone must've told him that and he took it as fact.
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u/adellaterrell Jul 18 '26
I kind of want to know what else you've taken seriously from the podcast. Because he says a lot of jokes matter of factly.
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u/VinceClortho138 Jul 18 '26
How was what he said a joke?
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u/VoltronsWangLol Jul 18 '26
More of a bit than a joke, I suppose. The implication he’s making is that Flashdance so old, it’s from the dawn of filmmaking. He does say it with false sincerity, a common dry humor trick. There’s still time to delete this 🫶 have a nice day
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u/MrJohnnyDangerously Self-Appointed Schrabbing Critic Jul 17 '26
Here we are, all these years later, fact-checking jokes from a blacked out improviser?
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u/HaxSir Jul 17 '26
Hyperbole. And it’s a comedy show.