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#070925
Short Stuff: 8 Track Cartridges
"we got our hands on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack on eight-track"
— Chuck
Chuck reminisces about listening to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack on 8-track while cruising in a Lincoln Continental in high school.
Jul 9, 2025
#021423
The Glorious Flamingo
"They also have at least one move where they put like a wing point in one direction and a leg point in another, which very much brings to mind John Travolta on the cover of Saturday Night Fever."
— Chuck
Chuck compares a flamingo mating dance move to John Travolta's pose on the Saturday Night Fever cover, naming the move 'the disco finger.'
Feb 14, 2023
#042021
Mechanical Bulls!
"reminded me very much and it's weird that they're both Travolta, but a Saturday Night Fever"
— Chuck
Compared to Urban Cowboy as similar John Travolta films with parallel cultural impact and origin stories.
Apr 20, 2021
#040321
Selects: How Circus Families Work
"Who John Travolta or the character yeah, I can't remember his name. Tony Manera. Right."
— Chuck
Chuck references John Travolta's character from Saturday Night Fever, though the character name is Tony Manero.
Apr 3, 2021
#123119
Are broken arrows a problem?
"I thought at first you were talking about Saturday Night Fever. With Christian Slater."
— Chuck
Chuck jokingly confuses the movie reference when Josh mentions Christian Slater.
Dec 31, 2019
#121419
SYSK Selects: How Currency Works
"the movie Saturday Night Fever came from. It came from an article that was later admitted to be completely fabricated"
— Chuck
Chuck mentions that Saturday Night Fever originated from a fabricated article in New York Magazine.
Dec 14, 2019
#072917
SYSK Selects: How Disco Works
"Saturday Night Fever changed everything, Josh, 1977. Great, great movie."
— Chuck
Discussed as a pivotal film that transformed disco culture and featured the iconic white suit.
Jul 29, 2017
#071317
How Fever Dreams Work
"You robbed me of a Saturday night fever reference. I just want to go on record is saying that I was wrong."
— Josh
Josh mentions missing an opportunity to reference Saturday Night Fever during the fever discussion.
Jul 13, 2017
#070215
How Circus Families Work
"The New York Times don't make a man"
— Josh
Josh references a line from the Saturday Night Fever song 'Stayin' Alive' while discussing old New York Times articles.
Jul 2, 2015
#091814
How Currency Works
"New York Magazine, which is actually where the movie Saturday Night Fever came from"
— Josh
Josh mentions that the movie came from a fabricated article in New York Magazine while introducing the topic.
Sep 18, 2014
Cast
John Travolta
Tony Manero
Karen Lynn Gorney
Stephanie
Barry Miller
Bobby C.
Joseph Cali
Joey
Paul Pape
Double J.
Donna Pescow
Annette
Bruce Ornstein
Gus
Julie Bovasso
Flo
Martin Shakar
Frank, Jr.
Sam Coppola
Fusco
N
Nina Hansen
Grandmother
L
Lisa Peluso
Linda
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