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Rocky III- Episode #865

Zen Pop

Todd and Cathy Adams

Arts, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd discuss Rocky 3, the 1982 sequel where Stallone ditched everything that made the first two movies feel real and ended up with the biggest hit of the franchise anyway. They talk about where Mr. T came from, how Hulk Hogan got hired, and how Stallone dropped 40 pounds so fast it caused memory loss. They get into how “Eye of the Tiger” only exists because Queen said no, the statue that Philadelphia didn’t want, and an ending that freezes mid-fight. Also Paulie, because there’s always something to say about Paulie.

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0:00.0

Get out of here, with you! The truth is we both started out on the same corner, and I got lucky with my life, and it's driving you nuts. Philadelphia salutes its favorite son, Rocky Balboa. Why don't you tell all these nice folks, why you've been ducking me? This guy is a wrecking machine. You know, you've got a big mouth. Come out and close him out, boy, come up.

0:22.6

You don't want to fight this guy.

0:23.6

You'll fight him wood out.

0:24.6

You know, let me.

0:26.6

Balboa was a fine champion, but his time has passed.

0:31.6

See that look in their eyes, right?

0:33.6

Gotta get that look back, Rock.

0:35.6

I have the tiger. Come on.

0:36.6

I would destroy any man who tries to teach what I got. I'm going to torture him. I'm going to crucify him real bad. For the first time of my life, I'm afraid. Damn, what, come on! There's nothing wrong with being afraid. You thought I would stop this job will kill you. You wake up after a few years taking your winner, but you're not. There is no tomorrow.

0:57.5

You really lose you. wrong with being afraid you thought i would stop this job will kill you you wake up after a few years

0:54.4

thinking you'll win it but you're not there is no tomorrow you really elusive well i don't believe it

0:59.8

there is no tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow do you know what's going to happen

1:08.6

rocky's going to win he'll kill you to death that's right that's. That's a mic. That's a micism. He'll kill you to death. Welcome, everybody. Welcome back to Zen Pop. Cinema therapy. You got it. For your mind, your heart, and your soul. And, you know, we're Gen Xers. So we tend to, you know, do these Gen X movies. And this is

1:29.8

Rocky Month. We did Rocky. We did Rocky 2. And this week we get to do Rocky 3. And next week.

1:36.6

Rocky 4. And then the week after that. We're moving to something else. Yeah. We are going to move

1:41.8

on. Even though I do feel a little guilty,

1:44.5

uh-huh.

1:49.2

We got to move on from Rocky.

1:51.2

Why do you feel guilty, though?

1:52.6

Because Rocky Valboa is a great movie.

1:55.2

We're not talking about it.

1:56.2

But people don't really know that movie.

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