‘Just One of the Guys’ With Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt, and Joanna Robinson
1/20/20262 hr 2 min
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Joanna Robinson are joined by Kyle Brandt to pursue a career in journalism after they revisit the 1985 teen comedy ‘Just One of the Guys,’ starring Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, and Billy Jayne.
Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, and Eduardo Ocampo
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First 90 secondsBill Simmons· Host0:01
[upbeat music] The Rewatchables is brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network. That's Joanna Robinson. You can find her on House of R- Mm-hmm ... the Ringer Podcast Network.
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:13
True.
Bill Simmons· Host0:14
There's a lot of R stuff happening these days.
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:17
You mean- Thrones. Thrones is back.
Kyle Brandt· Guest0:19
Mm.
Bill Simmons· Host0:19
Dragon something?
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:20
Not just playing in your sauna anymore, also now on HBO.
Bill Simmons· Host0:23
[chuckles] Are we in the 1200s? What century are we in?
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:25
[laughs] That's a great question. It's a great question.
Bill Simmons· Host0:27
Um, Kyle Brandt- Hey, bud ... he's- I don't know how many Rewatchables for you now. Are we over 20?
Kyle Brandt· Guest0:32
Yeah, I think so.
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:33
Wow!
Bill Simmons· Host0:33
And then the- only the second we've ever done in person.
Kyle Brandt· Guest0:36
Yes.
Bill Simmons· Host0:37
The first we've ever done in a three-person group.
Kyle Brandt· Guest0:39
Absolutely.
Bill Simmons· Host0:40
And- Are there, are there jackets if you go over 20?
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:42
Like- [clapping] [laughs] The three-timers?
Bill Simmons· Host0:43
That's- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Kyle Brandt· Guest0:43
The 20-timers, yes.
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:44
The 20-timers club.
Bill Simmons· Host0:45
That's, that's a great idea.
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:46
Yeah.
Bill Simmons· Host0:47
We should mention your shirt.
Kyle Brandt· Guest0:48
Yeah.
Bill Simmons· Host0:48
Do you wanna talk about the shirt really quick?
Kyle Brandt· Guest0:49
Uh, this is our, our, our, our friends at Karлко- Mm-hmm ... who make, uh, our favorite movies. I think... How many Rewatchables I've done, Bill, like 80% of them are made by these people, [chuckles] including a little film called Over the Top.
Joanna Robinson· Guest0:59
Yeah.
Kyle Brandt· Guest1:00
It's an arm wrestling movie based on truck drivers, and we did it on the show.
Joanna Robinson· Guest1:03
Great.
Kyle Brandt· Guest1:03
And so I have the shirt, and I brought a, a housewarming gift for Bill. I've never been here before, but I brought you a, uh, a Karalko shirt as well.
Bill Simmons· Host1:09
Yeah, we, we became fascinated by this production company- Yeah ... which seemed like a combination- Oh, yeah ... money laundering.
Kyle Brandt· Guest1:14
Mm-hmm.
Joanna Robinson· Guest1:15
It's very shady.
Bill Simmons· Host1:15
The Middle East is involved.
Kyle Brandt· Guest1:16
It's the best.
Bill Simmons· Host1:17
And they went under.
Kyle Brandt· Guest1:18
Mm-hmm.
Bill Simmons· Host1:18
There was a documentary about them, and it's- Yeah ... they really are our spirit animals.
Joanna Robinson· Guest1:21
Why are, why aren't you wearing the shirt so you guys can be twins?
Bill Simmons· Host1:23
Well, 'cause he's wearing it.
Kyle Brandt· Guest1:23
Yeah.
Joanna Robinson· Guest1:24
Okay.
Bill Simmons· Host1:24
Yeah.
Joanna Robinson· Guest1:24
All right.
Bill Simmons· Host1:24
Twinsies.
Kyle Brandt· Guest1:24
And you know what? They make really good movies. I don't know about the business- [laughs] They make damn good movies, though.
Bill Simmons· Host1:28
[laughs] Well, we wanted