Patreon 023: Family Ties - “Say Uncle” (aka “That Time Tom Hanks Drank Vanilla Extract”) (1984)

Content warning: This episode contains discussions surrounding alcohol dependency. For information and resources, please visit the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism  or contact Alcoholics Anonymous.

It's vanilla time! Just for funsies, let's revisit a pre-megastar Tom Hanks in his dramatic role of a lifetime as Uncle Ned in Season 2, Episode 14 of Family Ties, titled “Say Uncle” (aka “That Time Tom Hanks Drank Vanilla Extract”) over on Patreon.

From that time I got totally wasted on screwdrivers to the exorbitant cost of vanilla extract, I examine pious platitudes involving "act of conscious" felonies, fun uncles, Tom Hanks's screaming voice, finding booze in your pockets, and the special hell that is "Hot Cross Buns".