Dave And Molly Show

Dave and Molly April 8 Kalae

24 min
Apr 8, 202611 days ago
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Summary

Dave and Molly discuss competitive eating challenges, age gaps between actors and the characters they play in classic films like Grease and Mean Girls, and upcoming community events including a job fair and ice cream social benefiting Safety Net.

Insights
  • Actors playing high school characters are often significantly older than their roles suggest, with Grease cast members ranging from 19-33 years old despite portraying teenagers
  • Audience perception of age-appropriate casting has evolved; what seemed believable in the 1970s-80s would be questioned today due to changes in how young people present themselves
  • Nostalgia-driven content like classic films maintains cultural relevance across generations, though newer generations may not engage with older films unless specifically introduced to them
  • Community engagement through local events and partnerships (job fairs, charity ice cream socials) strengthens audience connection and brand loyalty for media organizations
Trends
Generational differences in film consumption: younger audiences less likely to watch classic films unless prompted by family or cultural eventsCasting practices in Hollywood have shifted toward more age-appropriate actors for teen roles, reflecting changing social standardsNostalgia marketing and fan conventions remain viable for classic film properties decades after releaseLocal media stations expanding beyond traditional broadcasting into community events, merchandise, and multi-platform content distributionYouth challenge trends (milk mile, competitive eating) continue as social media-driven activities despite health risks
Topics
Competitive eating and food challengesAge-appropriate casting in film and televisionClassic film analysis (Grease, Mean Girls, Forrest Gump, Jaws, Troy)Generational differences in media consumptionFan conventions and nostalgia marketingCommunity job fairs and employmentCharity fundraising eventsYouth viral challenges and trendsFilm sequels and legacy franchisesLocal media station operations and merchandiseMulti-platform content distribution (podcast, YouTube, Spotify)Weather forecasting and broadcast operationsSchool-based competitions and traditions
Companies
WorkSource Spokane
Partnering with the show to host a job fair at the fairgrounds next Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Safety Net
Charity benefiting from ice cream social event; attendees can donate and cut in line
Nonstop Local
Platform where Dave and Molly show content is distributed; mentioned for merchandise and content availability
KHQ
Local news station where hosts work; discussed for potential branded merchandise and sports coverage
People
Kalai
Guest discussing competitive eating, classic films, and upcoming community events
Dave
Co-host discussing film analysis, personal anecdotes about competitive eating, and community events
Molly
Co-host discussing film casting, personal experiences, and organizing community ice cream social
Justin Spinney
Weather forecaster mentioned for upcoming forecast details and potential ice cream social participation
Sam
Mentioned as potential participant in ice cream scooping event and job fair
Olivia Newton-John
Discussed as Sandy in Grease, cast at age 29 to play a high school student
John Travolta
Mentioned as T-Bird in Grease, cast at age 23 to play high school student
Stockard Channing
Played Rizzo in Grease at age 33, oldest cast member playing a high school student
Amy Poehler
Discussed as Regina's mom in Mean Girls, cast at age 33 to play parent of high school student
Brad Pitt
Played Achilles in Troy at age 39, discussed as appropriate age adjustment from mythological character
Quotes
"If it's going to charity, yes. But also, like, if it's going to Dave, there has to be a minimum."
MollyEarly in episode
"I was in a pizza eating competition in high school. I might have won the thing. I know I at least held my own."
DaveMid-episode
"She said Grease 2 was way better than Grease 1. Oh, that is. She's just stupid."
DaveMid-episode
"On Wednesdays, we wear pink."
MollyLate episode, referencing Mean Girls
"You guys are doing sports, too? You guys are anchoring the morning show. You're doing your podcast. You're on YouTube, and you're doing sports. Tell Spinney he better watch out."
KalaiLate episode
Full Transcript
We now return to the Dave and Molly Show. Hi, Kalai. Good morning. We're talking about competitive eating. And you would do it or wouldn't do it? We were talking, she was offering big money for, she said I would get $100 per hot dog in 10 minutes. And I said I could at least do 10. I'd try for 15. Are you going to? Well, if she's offering the real money. Well, I'll make you a deal. If you do it on the air, I will. I will put up $100 per hot dog. Yes, I will. I will give it to charity. Oh, okay. I don't make anything? I'm a charity. What are you talking about? Oh, that's true. I'll give it to the Dave Spizzino Foundation. I feel like, well, and I feel like, okay, if it's going to charity, yes. But also, like, if it's going to Dave, there has to be a minimum. Like, you can't just eat one hot dog in 10 minutes and be like, Oh, I got $100 from Molly. It's got to be like no good if it's less than five. Oh, yeah. I'd say eight is the over. You've got to go at least eight. And also, he said he wants to be able to do the reversal of fortune, which is fine. In a real competition, you wouldn't be able to do that. If you throw up afterwards, you're disqualified. What's it called? Reversal of fortune. Yeah. They actually call it that. And there is some time limit. Like you have to keep it down for a certain amount of time. I want to reserve the right to be off camera, go to another room where no one can see me, and then get all that out of me. And I would like you to reserve that right as well. That's what I said. I don't want to be responsible for that all being. And then we saw – so, okay. It's for your kids. And they're saying, Clyde, this is for your children. What are you going to eat? How many are you going to eat? What's the most you could eat of something really fast? And this is like, you know, to save the kids. To save the children. Yes, to save the children. Yes. There's so many levels of that, right? Yeah. To save the children? Yes. I mean, I would do it all. I would do it all. If we're talking about literally saving my children. But what's your go-to food? What would you choose to do? Oh. If you had to do something, and let's take the children off of there. You're going to make a bunch of money for a charity. Okay, I would say salting crackers because I feel like it would make me the least sick if I was gorging myself with them. It's hard to chew. Okay. That's true. We have hot dogs, pizza, tacos. No. That all sounds horrible. I love all of those foods eaten at a regular place. In moderation? In moderation. How about ice cream? Ice cream. I like that. Okay. Yeah. How much are you going to eat? Can you do a quart of ice cream? Would you do a quart? Oh, yeah. I'll do a quart of ice cream to save the children. That's very good of you. I mean, I do what I can. She's a giver. Okay? You are. I don't know how many. I think I would start strong, and then I would peter out pretty fast. I mean, I'm trying to think of the most hot dogs I've ever had. I've had two at the Indians game, and that seems like bad things are going to happen later. Which is why I admire young people. Like teenage boys. Like, go you. Like that, you can eat anything, everything. You can eat it so fast, you barely chew, and you feel fine. Yeah, they do barely chew. Maybe that's the thing. Oh, yeah. I don't know. I was in a pizza eating competition in high school. How many did you do? I don't know, but it was, we had a massive, it was a place called Pizza Haven. They used to have those all over the place. And it was in the Vancouver Mall. And I went with a couple of my friends that were bigger guys. We were all football players. and I might have won the thing. I know I at least held my own. I was very proud. And we left a stack, because I don't like the crust. Like I'll eat some of the crust, but the back of it, there was a pile of that. But I believe I was the winner. That was a different time though. And you probably felt fine walking out there. Yeah, I was fine. It was great. Did you know about the root beer drinking contest from his childhood? No. Tell her. Do you want to tell the story? Yeah. 100% true story. It was like senior week, you know, doing all kinds of crazy stuff. They had a root beer drinking competition. On a warm day. On a warm day. It was like, you know, late May, early June, and it was in the courtyard of our high school. And this was right when the two-liter bottles were just coming in to, like, that was kind of a new thing. So, I don't know, they had five or six people doing this, and they were drinking, chugging the root beer. and one person lost it. And that started, which I learned later, became the all-out Barforama. It was way before the movie. Wait on me or stand by me, stand by me. That happened. This is 1980 when the all-out Barforama. And it was awful. I mean, it was not. But it's in my head forever, vividly. And I remember the thick grass and there were just – it was bad. It was very bad. And you were involved in it. No, no, no. I had no part of it. But I had to turn away because it was – people were – stuff was coming up. Were people involved in the Barfarama even if they hadn't been drinking the soda but they were grossed out? There were a few girls that I think were so grossed out that they almost lost it. But there was – and there might have been some girls in the competition. But it was mostly guys. And chugging root beer is a bad idea. Oh, God. Yeah, they can serve you. The other day, my kid texted me, and he's like, hey, I'm not going to be home right away from school. My friend's doing the milk mile challenge, which is where you chug a gallon of milk, and then you run a mile. Oh, gross. Little to say, like needless to say. You know how it ended up It did it Yeah And this is the sanction by the school No I think he lost their again fantasy football I think he lost the fantasy football league, and so I think that was the deal. Okay. He had to drink a whole gallon of milk and then run a mile. Yeah. That's something I can't even drink, a glass of milk. No, I know. And I can't run a mile. I like it on cereal or whatever. Or run a mile. All right. Speaking of young kids, we're talking about ages of people who are actors and actresses who are cast in movies and lots of times teenagers, and they are not teenagers at all. So we got the list of people, including Olivia Newton-John playing Sandy in Greece. She was 29 when she was playing Sandy. Yes. But looked, and you had the video or the clip or the photo on the news this morning. And I was like, she would look like a 17-year-old high school kid. In the movies. But if you actually know what a 17-year-old looks like, you're like, no, that looks like a woman. But in the 50s, everybody looked so – I mean, okay, Stucker Chaney was 33 in Grease. And she played Rizzo. But if you look at yearbooks from the 50s, they just looked more mature. I could see that. So maybe. I was in high school when Grease came out, and Sandy, Olivia Newton-John, was like, well, she could be in our school. Okay. Yeah. No one was questioning it. Totally legit. What about the grown men who were the T-birds? Not just John Travolta. Right. But like. Knicky. Like a couple of them were even receding hairlines already. Right. Right? Yeah. Yes. But look at. Okay, I'm just going to show you. This is from the 50s. This is like a yearbook from the 50s. Yes. So, I mean, I don't know how well you can see this on TV. But anyone with a turtleneck and pearls will look a little bit older. Well, yeah. Sorry. Yeah. It's like those people look more mature. They look way more mature. Than the kids with the blue hair. Right. Crop tops. Doing their peace signs. And giant sweatpants. Doing more of that. Even my granddaughters. You go to take a picture and I don't realize that they're, yeah, they're like doing this thing. and then they're going, six, seven, six, seven. Like, what is going on with these children? Just take a photo. I think it's funny to look back at those. But I don't think any of them were, well, I know they weren't close to their age. Maybe Lorenzo Lamas was, I don't know. He was a good-looking guy, too. Yes, he was. Meryl Streep was 58 when she did Mamma Mia. the character was supposed to be 43. Oh, I like that. She looked great in that movie. In range. And then another one that we referenced on the news this morning, Amy Poehler was 33 when she played Regina's mom in Mean Girls. And the Mean Girls were all high school kids. So 16, 17, 18, the math doesn't really work. Right, right. Yeah. And I remember when that movie came out, I didn't think that Amy Poehler looked inappropriately cast. She looked like a cool mom. Yeah. So not regular mom, a cool mom. Okay, what about this? Maggie Smith, she was 56 when she played the 92-year-old Wendy Darling in Hook. But they made her look 92. That's different. Aging them up is way different than them being older and playing younger. That's hard to do. And we were talking about Forrest Gump as well. Right. Sally Field was not that much older than Tom Hanks, but in Forrest Gump, she played his mom. Right. You know, dying mom. But she aged through it too, though. That's true. I mean, they show her when she's younger. Remember when the guy said, he sure is passionate about your education. What does he say? Yeah. Your mom sure does care about your education. Oh, I forgot about that scene. He was on the swing and hearing the noises. Yeah. Here you go. Here you go. Make the noise back at him. I'm going home to watch that movie. That was so good. So let's just go to the ages of Greece because this is the youngest person. The only person even close to high school was Dinah Manoff who played Marty. She was 19. Oh, really? Yeah, 19 to 20 they say. And then Kelly Ward who played Putsy, he was the blonde. He was 20. Everybody else was, John was 23 and everybody else was all the way up to 33, which is Stockard Channing. But Frenchie was 25. Jan was 30. Michael Tucci, Sonny was 31. That's crazy. My mom's actually going to St. Louis in a couple of weeks to do one of those con, they call it like fan con things. Oh. And Lorenzo Lamas is going to be there. I think Michael Tucci is going to be there. So it's like a Greece one? Yeah, it's a Greece one. Because she was a waitress in Greece. And so she goes and does the, yeah, and it's the cast. I don't know exactly who of the cast will be there, but they go and sit and sign out. Oh, that's so cool. That's such a classic. My friend said something very egregious the other day. I can't believe she even said this. I like that you used the word egregious. We'll wait until you hear what I'm about to say. Okay. She said Grease 2 was way better than Grease 1. Oh, that is. She's just stupid. Yeah, that's. That's not egregious. She also wasn't my sister-in-law. She would be dumped as my friend. Yeah. But I have to see her on the holidays. How could she think that? Is she a bowling fan? She likes Michelle Pfeiffer. I love Michelle Pfeiffer. And Adrian Zmed. I guess. But she just said this again the other day. And I'm like. Not just that it was okay and not as bad as people said, but better than the first one. She's a teacher. She's on spring break. And they were going to have like a musical watching party. And she's like, Grease 2. Obviously. What I know So anyway That was one of the biggest disappointments Oh yeah Because I was a huge Grease fan That was the thing Yeah, but I mean, I will say Michelle Fiverr, she did look great. Yeah, she survived that because that was one of her early movies. Were they saying like when it came out at that time too, was everyone saying like no way? Oh, it was panned by everybody. Yeah. Well, I guess there's something for everybody, including my sister-in-law. Wasn't Jaws 2 that way too, though? I know the 3 in 3D was bad. That was not good. Jaws 3 in 3D. I don't know. Really? Well, I mean, the first one was such a classic. Yeah. I don't think the second one was that bad. I don't remember the premise of it. Well, it was a shark. What else? Tell me more. Go on. And it was a classic in the 80s, but do younger generations, Is that a must-see for people like you, Quinn? What? Jaws. No, not really. Maddie and I watched it when it was on NBC for their 50th anniversary. And that was the first time that we watched it ever. And my dad made me watch it. My dad was a big Jaws fan growing up, so I had seen it before. I remember we watched it, and he's like, I don't know if we were a little bit younger. He's like, this is a little scary. And you guys were all swimmers, too. Yeah, we were swimmers. You guys were a swimming family. We're like making fun of it. And he's like, you guys aren't scared by this? And we're like, no, dad. This animation is terrible. Yeah, exactly. How about Star Wars? I was not really a star. I like Lego Star Wars. Have you ever seen Star Wars? I've seen the newer three movies that are technically like one, two, three. Never the classics? Never seen the classics, no. I feel like Star Wars, though, is still popular for younger generations. Yeah, it is. I don't know. But Jaws, I don't think transcends. No, I don't think so. You've seen Grease, right? Yes. You're lying. Look at him. I've watched it on TV in bits and pieces. I've never sat down and watched the full thing. Oh, she's very mad. You should watch one and two today and then give us your feedback. I watch Grease 2 all the time. Yeah. That makes sense. Okay. Fair enough. And then the other one we talked about today was I thought this was great. Troy played by Brad Pitt. Yeah. Well, he played Achilles, and he was 39. but apparently they say that Achilles was actually like between the age of like 12 and then like early 20s. He definitely did not look 12 years old. Well, no. He was buffed out too. I think we're okay with them changing the ages of that. Who wants to see that? Yeah. I mean, really. Wait, what do you mean? Meaning like I don't want to see a 12-year-old in that garb. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I want to see Brad Pitt in that garb. Yeah. The pictures were good. Yeah. What was the, but you're younger than we are. So what was the classic or the everybody had to see from when you were a kid? I mean, Forrest Gump was one. I remember with Mean Girls in that zone. I was a little older. I think I was in college when that came out, but that's a classic. And that still works. I saw that way late too. And I was an old guy. And it's like, that's a legit movie. It's so good. Yeah. I mean, I know my kids like it too. Like they'll quote some of that stuff. and Tina Fey wrote it, didn't she? Yeah, I believe so. On Wednesdays, we wear pink. Yes. And it's a fun musical too. It's really fun. Oh. Yes. I haven't seen that. I want to see it. And then do you know if anyone saw, did anyone here see the notebook on stage? I did. What did you think? I thought it was great. Really? See, and I never, don't laugh at me. I never read the book. I never saw the movie. I didn't know. I kind of knew that it was supposed to be sad and all that kind of, but I thought it's a great story. Yeah. So. Yeah. I feel like I love the movie so much that I didn't know if I would. When they started singing. Yes. I have a notebook. I'm writing in it. No, they don't sing that. You haven't written me back in years. I'm very sad. I'm very sad. But I'm here and it's raining and let's kiss. I mean, that's how I was picturing it. No. See? No. Yes. No, it was not that. We're old now. She's ruining it. But we were young. let's flashback. You did not need to see the play. You already know. You already know. All right. But you do need to see Wake Up Non-Stop Local tomorrow. Yeah. Hey, let me ask you this before. Okay. And you can stay for a few more minutes, right? Sure. Yeah. Well, what time is it? How do we get one of those pullover that you got? I had this, Nate. Oh. And this would not be allowed anymore because this is the old logo. Oh. Yeah. I probably should like have tape over it or something because you know logo gear, like lots of times it just comes with whatever the company decides to like get. I'm always like envious when you go to like the company and it's like, whoa, like what? Like that's like a Lululemon jacket. Like how are you guys doing that? Yeah, what kind of company are you? This is not any brand that you would ever know. This is like super generic. You just had it made. But I wanted like a track jacket. Yeah. Yeah. And it's old. It's like, it's well over 10 years old. Oh, I like that. So in short, Dave, to answer your question, go get one yourself. That's how you get it. Well, that's the thing. I was thinking, well, because we're co-anchors. We want SWX stuff. We need SWX stuff. We need SWX. Oh. Yeah. Oh, yeah, because you're on it. I was like, wait. We're on it right now. You guys are doing sports, too? You guys are anchoring the morning show. You're doing your podcast. You're on YouTube, and you're doing sports. Tell Spinney he better watch out. We might be targeting the weather pretty soon, too. Yes. I will. I'll tell him. What were we talking about getting him? What were we talking about earlier? We were going to get client Sam. Oh, Oh, to scoop ice cream. Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I asked him, I said, are you coming? And he goes, I haven't heard anything. I go, Oh, well then you're probably not. Do you want him to Well yeah It be fun to have him there Okay Yeah I mean he going to be at the job fair with us next Tuesday If you looking for a job WorkSource Spokane is working with Non Local We'll be at the fairgrounds. It starts at 11 o'clock. Sam, Justin, and I will be there. And then we're going to come see you guys. And now I'll tell Justin that he should come. So you guys are kicking off? Yes. And then you come to – do you have to go back to the job fair after you're scooping ice cream? You're done for the day. Yeah. Oh, that's good. Okay. That's good. I wasn't sure. It'll be fun to scoop. It's going to be a really good crew. And I think my mom's coming right after us. Oh, fun. Okay, so who's with us? Is it us three and then Sam, Justin? If Justin wants to come, I'll let them know. I want to let them know so that he has proper signage and everything. Okay. And really that's all you need because you have two on each side. Yeah, really that's it. If you get more than five or six people. So are you saying you want Justin or not? Because you said two and two. Well, we'll have a reserve person. I mean, well, you know. You just be the charming guy outside shaking hands and kissing babies. Well, and also, because it's for Safety Net, so I could also kind of let you guys scoop and I could be out front. Oh, you're shaking hands and kissing babies. I am going to be there all day long doing all of those things. Okay. Yes. And it's free ice cream all day next Tuesday. Yes. That's a pretty good deal. From noon to eight. We'll hook you up. We'll be there noon to one. And then if you want, you can donate. Bunny's going to Safety Net. And you get to cut in line if you do. Yep. Just listen. This is our listener, Trevor. He said, movie nerd alert. Grease 2 was bad and no way better than Grease. He's agreeing with you. I'll tell my sister-in-law. Trevor said you're wrong. But Renee says she does love the movie from Grease 2. Well, that's what I'm talking about. I mean, the music. The music. Sorry, not the movie. The music. Coo, rider. You guys don't know it. Coo, coo, coo, rider. See, you know. How about this one? We're going to bowl tonight. Wait, so you guys do know Grease 2. Oh, I know Grease 2. You're joking. It's bad. I thought no one knew it. Oh, we know enough about it. I've seen it a couple times. Yeah. But did you just hear us? Like, we sounded awesome. We should make Grease 3. Were any of the original greasers in it? I don't think so. I think there was some sort of like anti. There was one that administrators or something. And with all due respect to your uncle, Well, the Danny in number two was cute. Hey, you know what? Adrian's Met is very cute. Yeah, sure. I'm just seeing if I think. Apparently, Frenchie, Principal McGee, Blanche Hodel, Coach Calhoun, and Eugene Felsnick were all bad. Those traitors. But also, I always think this. I'm like, if someone offered me a job to go do this thing, yes. Well, you're an actor. You're going to do it. Right? And then Frenchie, like what else did Frenchie do? Yeah. Like, cool, I'll come back. Make a paycheck. Donnie Goodman. Tad Hunter. They got Tad Hunter to do this movie. Tad. Matt Letanzi. Matt Letanzi was Olivia's husband. And he was related to a guy I went to high school with. Oh, really? The Letanzis, yeah. Played football with him. He was cute. The whole family was, they were good looking guys. From Portland. Portland area. I did not realize that Lorna Luft was in it. Do you know who Lorna Luft is? No. Liza Minnelli's stepsister. Oh, I met one of her relatives over the weekend last week. Oh, that's right. You did. Judy Garland's great, great, great, great nephew. See? How did you know that? Did he introduce himself that way or did someone tell you? Both. I was told and then when I was chatting with him and then it came up and then I said, okay, so give me the exact lineage here. and he did. And the real name is Gum was her real name, Judy Garland. Yes, yes, Gum. Well, back in the 80s, I was in a wedding with Lorna Luft. We were both bridesmaids. Oh. And I reused my prom dress. No, I had that for the wedding and then I used that as my prom dress. Oh, that's smart. Yeah. And now you could use one of your three wedding dresses for any future prom or any other future wedding that could come up. My last wedding dress was just a dress from the black and white store. Remember the black and white store at the mall? They had the best stuff. It was the cutest dress. So you could wear it again. Totally. I wore it all the time. You got to be practical. So tell us how, so if we buy something that we want to wear. I love how you talk to me like I'm a boss. Like, I don't know. Go ahead. Ask me the question. Well, so can we just get a logo and then just have it put on something that we want to wear? During the times when I got this, the answer was yes. Okay. I think I went to the company that made our stuff, and then I just picked out my own jacket. Okay. But that was 10 years ago. So I think you have to go ask somebody upstairs, like more important than me, to be like, how do I get? No, we're just going to make stuff, and then Clyde will say, Clyde told us we could. You guys actually have awesome logo gear. Yeah. We have everything David and Molly. Yeah, what are you asking me for? You guys have awesome stuff. Well, but I'm saying that we would just get a logo and tell them, instead of putting a David and Molly thing on it, we would put a KHQ thing. Oh. Yeah, like a golf shirt. Yeah. Oh. Very important. We can do that. Or SWX. You have all your stuff, David and Molly. At Nonstop Local. Yeah, at Nonstop Local. SWX. On Nonstop Local. On YouTube. On Spotify. On YouTube. Take up whole half the shirt. All right, thanks, Kalai. Thank you, Kalai. I'm going to go tell my sister-in-law she's wrong. Okay. See you on the Wake Up Show tomorrow. You guys appear 545. We got an awesome forecast, but it's changing in the weekend. So our boy Justin Spinel has all the details. Friday's fine. Everything's great. Okay. I'll ask you tomorrow what you're doing on Friday. Okay. All right.