Growing up in the ‘70s and ‘80s, my parents did absolutely nothing to restrict my screen time. So I ate it all up, including the commercials. Think about it as a force-feeding of garbage. And for those of you who know my art, you know it is all still there, occupying space in my brain.

So this is the definitive list of all the things I saw on TV and in movies that I need to do before I die, or my life will not be complete. Most of these are from commercials, but a few of my all-time favorite movies are here, including Repo Man and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. That mystery may never be solved.

The Longfellow one is from Rodney Dangerfield’s Back To School, and while I would really love to do his “Triple Lindy” dive from that movie, I would die trying.

Gouache, colored pencil, and Posca on paper. Measures 11.5” x 15.5”.