Flashback Feels: 28 Years Since the Premiere of 'Billy Madison'

Welcome back to trending now. It's time for a flashback field. Oh, and a good one, Jordan. Believe it or not guys. It's actually been almost 30 years since Billy Madison. Well, we'll let him tell you. Oh, back to school. Back to school. To prove to dad that I'm not a fool. I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight. I hope I don't get in a fight. Oh, back to school. Back to school This week. Marks 28 years since Billy Madison first hit theaters. The film was released on february 10th, 1995. Adam Sandler stars as the title character. A 27 year old man forced to repeat grades one through 12 in order to inherit his father's hotel empire. And one of his first assignments selling the word couch, cow, cow C. O. Are are you going to the mall later? That's what I'm asking. No, I am not going to the mall. Keep spelling mister C. O. U. See H correct. I am the smartest man alive. Do you remember what happens next? After he won the spelling bee, Billy graduates the third grade. That's where he quickly becomes popular amongst his classmates and Miss veronica von. That's that's where he gets the high school. Everything gets tougher after that. I can't wait till I go to hikes. Don't you say that? Don't you ever say that? Stay here? Stay as long as you can for the love of God! Cherish it, jennifer. Why don't you try reading out loud for a minute. Okay. Got to cherish it. You do while Billy is going back to school, he is sabotaged by an employee of his father, eric Gordon? Played by Bradley Whitford ultimately Billy challenges eric to an academic decathlon with the winner, getting to run the Hotel empire. The contest final event is a jeopardy style academic test. And while the audience loved Billy's answer, the moderator did not. Mr Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard at no point in your rambling, incoherent response. Were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought? Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul. Okay, A simple wrong would've done just fine. Of course, Billy still managed to win, but decides to leave his father's company to his friend and go instead to college 28 years later, Billy Madison has left a lasting legacy. It's gained a cult following over the years and is considered one of Sandler's best. 100%. Yeah, Billy Madison with Sandler's first lead role in a film and also helped propel him to comedy superstardom and this boy, by the way, was before really, the internet gave us sort of meme culture. So as a result, you would watch things like this or Happy Gilmore and you would quote the lines verbatim because that was sort of the meme, that was how we all sort of connected at the time, because we didn't have something going viral on Tiktok. Alright, guys, that's gonna do it for this edition of trending will stay back here tomorrow, seven p.m. Eastern, but stay tuned in your pants is cool. Consider me Miles Davis.