Time Barbarians: April 1981

Huzzah! The boys fid themselves once again hurled through the fizzures of time and space, this time belched right into the bowels of April 1981. Walking amongst the mortals, the fellas lock into a couple of Lean Cuisines, and lemon Nestea. Topics in this episode: Skittles make their US debut Neil Diamond's America hits the top 40's The Go-Go's sign to IRS records Australian Jim Bailey attempts the dumbest stunt ever The Great Once Wayne Gretzky sets the all time assist record Ty Fighter reveals his love of One Tree Hill The first portable computer makes it's first appearance 1st female coxswain leads Yale to victory The Bucksf Fizz win Eurovision 1st ever Hispanic mayor elected The dumbest bank robbers in Baltimore history Rick James Street Songs released General Omar Bradley dies 1st diagnosis of what would become AIDS Fernandomania is also diagnosed Hollywood Squares ends its first run Joe Dante's The Howling released George Romero's Knightriders released NIGHTHAWKS hits theaters Eddie Van Halen marries Valerie Bertinelli Larry Holmes defeats Trevor Burbick Arts and Entertainment (A&E Channel) hits cable tv Joe Louis dies Tulsi Gabbard belched into the world Bernstein or Berenstain Bears? 15 coal miners die in Colorado Buck Rogers canceled Ringo Starr in CAVEMAN The longest professional baseball game ever played Tom Seaver becomes the 5th pitcher to hit 3000Ks Hayden Christensen born The death of the Tetris King The last Women's Professional Basketball game played Final episode of SOAP airs Weird Al Yankovic makes his television debut Falcon Crest airs its pilot episode Eric Clapton in a car wreck JC Penny introduces penny bonds Largest bank robbery in history Time capsule discovered at the Empire State Building The first monster truck BIGFOOT born Paul McCartney's WINGS get clipped Spiro Agnew continues to be a piece of shit Man falls into the biggest hole on earth Billie Jean King sued for being a lesbian Steve Carlton becomes the 6th pitcher to strike out 3000 batters Bud Light is marketed for the first time list of music videos that debuted