Summary
Overview
Paul Scheer hosts this Last Looks episode covering audience corrections and omissions from The Forbidden Dance episode. He discusses taxi dancing, explores the cast's connections to Dirty Dancing, and reveals a wild environmental PSA using adult content. Later, Jason Mantzoukas joins to discuss their recent TV obsessions including Nirvana the Band the Show, Young Sherlock, and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Perrin, plus Paul shares his experience visiting the Jackass 5 set.
Opening and Audience Corrections on The Forbidden Dance
Paul opens the show with creative taglines and theme songs before diving into audience corrections about The Forbidden Dance. Listeners point out missed details including Nisa's barefoot bathroom run, Richard Lynch's fascinating backstory of surviving self-immolation on LSD, and how the villain's evil nightclub plan actually makes narrative sense. The discussion covers everything from the inconsistent Lambada choreography to surprising connections between cast members across iconic dance films.
- Richard Lynch, the actor playing the villain's brother, set himself on fire while on LSD in Central Park in 1967, burning 70% of his body but went on to have a successful acting career
- The villain's evil plan to open a nightclub actually aligns perfectly with capturing an amazing dancer like Nisa
- The switchblade lady from The Forbidden Dance also played the older married woman sleeping with Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing
- Nisa and Jason's Lambada dance appeared completely different every time they performed it
" Here's a thought, do I need to have a great Tommy Wiseau impression? I mean aren't there enough out there? It's like if you're doing impressions right now I don't think you need to work on a Schwarzenegger or Christopher Walken, like those have been covered so you know honestly by me not doing a great one I'm doing you a service "
The Dirtiest Porn PSA and Taxi Dancing Explained
An anonymous caller shares a fascinating story about an unconventional environmental PSA from 2019 where adult film creators had sex on a beach that was being cleaned up by Ocean Polymers. For every view the video received on Pornhub, a donation was made to ocean cleanup efforts, ultimately reaching 5.5 million views. The episode also explores the concept of taxi dancing, an early 20th century practice of dime-a-dance companionship that the film merged with modern brothel culture.
- Spanish agency Officer and Gentleman created an adult film PSA in 2019 where performers had sex on a beach during Ocean Polymers cleanup operations
- The video received 5.5 million views with Pornhub donating $1 per view to ocean cleanup efforts
- The porn was designed so all intimate acts were obscured by garbage until cleanup crews removed it, making it technically safe for viewing
- Taxi dancing was an early 20th century practice where women would dance with businessmen for a dime per dance as companionship
" Can the Dirtiest Porn Ever Help Clean Up Our Filthy Beaches? While the Flix site has the dirtiest porn ever because they wanted to kind of appeal to a lot of fetishes. Basically, you never get to see anything in the act. It's obscured by garbage until a cleanup crew is there. "
📚 8 more sections below
Sign up to unlock the complete summary with all insights, key points, and quotes
Get this summary + all future How Did This Get Made? episodes in your inbox
100% Free • Unsubscribe Anytime
Sign up now and we'll send you the complete summary of this episode, plus get notified when new How Did This Get Made? episodes are released—delivered straight to your inbox within minutes.