Gen X Mix is the daily Generation X nostalgia podcast: 80s TV commercials, Saturday morning cartoon and TV theme songs, retro jingles, toy and cereal ads and MTV-era promos from the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, hosted by Roxy Vance, a wry former college radio DJ. Fifteen minutes of latchkey-kid 80s nostalgia, a new episode every day. A Stupid Potato show.

In this episode:

1. 0:00 Gen X Mix opens: Roxy Vance welcomes you
2. 1:14 Friday the 13th (radio spot, 1980) — Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that includes twelve slasher films, two television shows, novels, comic books, video games, and merchandise, centered on the character Jason Voorhees, who allegedly drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to staff negligence and later becomes a mass murderer at the now-cursed location. The original film was written by Victor Miller, produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, and released by Paramount Pictures, with the twelve films grossing over $468 million at the box office. One of the twelve films was a crossover featuring Freddy Krueger from the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
3. 1:35 J. Geils Band - Fright Night — Fright Night is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland in his directorial debut. Teenager Charley Brewster discovers his next-door neighbor Jerry Dandrige is a vampire, but when no one believes him, he recruits Peter Vincent, a horror host and former film vampire hunter, to help stop Jerry's killing spree.
4. 5:05 Gen X Mix on Stupid Potato
5. 5:14 Terror in the Aisles (trailer, 1984) — Terror in the Aisles is a 1984 American documentary film about horror films, slasher films, and crime thrillers directed by Andrew J. Kuehn. The film is hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen, with an original music score composed by John Beal.
6. 6:36 Joseph LoDuca - Evil Dead II Behemoth — Evil Dead II is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Raimi and co-written by Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel, serving as the sequel to The Evil Dead (1981). Bruce Campbell stars as Ash Williams, who travels with his girlfriend to a remote cabin in the woods where he finds an audio tape containing recitations from an ancient book of texts. When he plays the recording, it releases demons that possess and torment him.
7. 10:10 Gen X Mix on Stupid Potato
8. 10:22 Sunkist Spooky Fruit (commercial, 1989) — Sunkist Fun Fruits were bite-sized fruit snacks made by Leaf Confections Limited using fruit from Sunkist Growers, Incorporated and packaged by Thomas J. Lipton, introduced in 1987. The snacks were small, soft and pellet shaped like jellybeans, first available in cherry, grape, orange and strawberry flavors. Later in 1987, they were also offered in assorted shapes such as dinosaurs and rock 'n' roll shapes to appeal to children.
9. 10:45 Night of the Creeps - Zombie Girl
10. 14:13 Roxy Vance signs off

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