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Hall of Fame Plaque

Cultural or historical recognition.

Hall of Fame Plaque has run in 48 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.

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‘Aliens’Chris Ryan

Focuses on the franchise's broader cultural legacy of institutional cynicism about corporations, rather than a single scene

‘Aliens’Sean Fennessey

The med bay chase sequence where Burke traps Ripley with the alien, connecting it to the kitchen/raptor sequence in Jurassic Park and Stan Winston's creature design lineage

‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’Chris Ryan

The 'don't call me lady' scene, where a small part imbues so much character through gestures - seeing the foundation of Linda Partridge (Chris's recurring bit/character voice)

‘Ghostbusters’Bill Simmons

Agrees with Atherton at #1, adds context (Gleason's line in Trading Places, notes Spader could play likable roles unlike Atherton), and separately floats other 'dick' actors like Robert Davi and William Forsythe.

‘Ghostbusters’Chris Ryan

Questions whether Spader counts as a dick in Sex, Lies, and Videotape, and expands the discussion to other eras/genres (Schwarzenegger action villains, Robert Patrick, Andrew Divoff) without giving one definitive personal ranking.

‘Ghostbusters’Van Lathan

Ranks a 'Dick Hall of Fame': #4 Paul Gleason, #3 William Zabka, and top two as William Atherton and James Spader, ultimately picking Atherton as #1 (cites Ghostbusters, Die Hard, and Real Genius as putting him over the top).

‘Eddie and the Cruisers’Bill Simmons

The ending scene where Joey Pants says he's going to get the tapes and make the best deal, drives away, and Berenger comes flying in yelling 'go get him, Doug' - makes him laugh; also mentions the earlier beach scene where Eddie gives Frank the green light to write songs.

‘Eddie and the Cruisers’Van Lathan

The conspiracy theory that Eddie is still alive, which the whole movie is oriented around - compares it to Elvis and Tupac 'still alive' conspiracy theories.

‘Fargo’Chris Ryan

Roger Deakins' cinematography in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’Bill Simmons

Hannah goes back to Jacob's place - the courting scene with dirty dancing transitioning to the bedroom

‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’Mina Kimes

The entire sequence of her going back in the rain to the bar, picking him up, going back to the house, transitioning from dirty dancing to the bedroom

‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’Van Lathan

Hannah goes back to Jacob's place - the scene where they keep surprising each other and get to know each other with defenses down

Episode	Host	Answer
‘Aliens’	Chris Ryan	Focuses on the franchise's broader cultural legacy of institutional cynicism about corporations, rather than a single scene
‘Aliens’	Sean Fennessey	The med bay chase sequence where Burke traps Ripley with the alien, connecting it to the kitchen/raptor sequence in Jurassic Park and Stan Winston's creature design lineage
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’	Chris Ryan	The 'don't call me lady' scene, where a small part imbues so much character through gestures - seeing the foundation of Linda Partridge (Chris's recurring bit/character voice)
‘Ghostbusters’	Bill Simmons	Agrees with Atherton at #1, adds context (Gleason's line in Trading Places, notes Spader could play likable roles unlike Atherton), and separately floats other 'dick' actors like Robert Davi and William Forsythe.
‘Ghostbusters’	Chris Ryan	Questions whether Spader counts as a dick in Sex, Lies, and Videotape, and expands the discussion to other eras/genres (Schwarzenegger action villains, Robert Patrick, Andrew Divoff) without giving one definitive personal ranking.
‘Ghostbusters’	Van Lathan	Ranks a 'Dick Hall of Fame': #4 Paul Gleason, #3 William Zabka, and top two as William Atherton and James Spader, ultimately picking Atherton as #1 (cites Ghostbusters, Die Hard, and Real Genius as putting him over the top).
‘Eddie and the Cruisers’	Bill Simmons	The ending scene where Joey Pants says he's going to get the tapes and make the best deal, drives away, and Berenger comes flying in yelling 'go get him, Doug' - makes him laugh; also mentions the earlier beach scene where Eddie gives Frank the green light to write songs.
‘Eddie and the Cruisers’	Van Lathan	The conspiracy theory that Eddie is still alive, which the whole movie is oriented around - compares it to Elvis and Tupac 'still alive' conspiracy theories.
‘Fargo’	Chris Ryan	Roger Deakins' cinematography in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’	Bill Simmons	Hannah goes back to Jacob's place - the courting scene with dirty dancing transitioning to the bedroom
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’	Mina Kimes	The entire sequence of her going back in the rain to the bar, picking him up, going back to the house, transitioning from dirty dancing to the bedroom
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’	Van Lathan	Hannah goes back to Jacob's place - the scene where they keep surprising each other and get to know each other with defenses down