#Weird Science - Oingo Boingo

[mixhifan]

Un fenómeno digno de ser estudiado

[the-cal-zone]

Visual representation of how I felt after seeing a fopanw episode list

[earthyknit-sweater]

Finally, he isn't crying!

(alternative 1920s version under the cut)

[frankenstein-ate-my-left-shoe]

here's something short and goofy for you guys bc this song has been stuck in my head all morning.

“So, Eddie?” Steve asks while he, Robin, and Eddie are lounging around Family Video on a slow Tuesday afternoon.

“Yes, Stevie dear?” “Where did the ‘Big Boy’ thing come from?”

Steve watches as every bit of Eddie freezes under his gaze. 

“Uh..”

“Yeah, I’d like to know too, what’s up with that Munson?” Robin says, leaning forward on the counter beside Steve, pushing all of her right side into Steve’s left.

Poor Eddie.

“Oh, uh, well…” Eddie’s brow furrows for a moment before something seemingly comes to him in a moment. “You know how loud the rumor mill can be, Steve-o.”

“Whattya mean?” He knows what he means, he just wants to see what Eddie will say. He also knows It’s gotta be a tortuous question for the metalhead, especially one who’s crush is the one asking him. 

That was the other thing; after Eddie’s accidental pain-med induced schmoozing of Steve and the prompt forgettening of ever saying anything, Steve (and Robin) had come to the conclusion that he’s super into Eddie too.

Now it’s just a matter of getting Eddie to admit it, and having fun flirting and making him squirm a little in the meantime.

“Well, the phrase itself is from a song, but you do know your lovely conquests would talk, right?” The blush on his cheeks just makes him look cuter.

“And you believed them?” Robin states more than asks.

“Well there’s no way I’d ever know one way or the other!” Eddie laughs, his cheeks darkening.

Ignoring the myriad of things he could say to that, Steve instead asks “What song?”

“Huh? Oh, uhm, it’s from this random tape that Wayne picked up on the road a couple years ago. Has this weird art on the cover of some guy and like, skeletons and stuff? Dan something? It’s all yellow-y orange and blue..”

“That sounds so familiar…” Robin mumbles when Steve asks, “How does it go?”

“What?”

“The song.”

“Uh…” Eddie zones off into the distance and starts mumbling to himself.

Robin is still mumbling to herself too, “That sounds so familiar, what the hell?”

Eddie presumably finds the lyrics then, because he starts singing. “Big Boy, real cool, you can tell he’s no one’s fool, And he tries so hard to come off like a star.” Eddie starts dancing around in front of the counter, “You can tell by the way he combs his hair, by the cocky grin and that moody stare. By the way he leans and juts out his hip...” He sings, pointing at how Steve is doing exactly that.

Steve laughs, waving him off, “Okay, okay, I get it! You can st—”

“Elfman!” Robin calls out suddenly.

Steve and Eddie share a look. “Who’s an elf?”

“The Dan guy from your song, Elfman? Was his last name Elfman?”

Eddie snaps his fingers at her, “That’s it! Danny Elfman!” “The guy from Oingo Boingo!”

There are a few beats of silence.

“Don’t look at me like that, he’s the singer in Oingo Boingo! My parents love their stuff, and they did that song in Weird Science!”

“Which song?”

“..Weird Science.” she says as if that was obvious.

Something clicks in Steve’s head at the name, too. “Wait, I know I've seen that name somewhere else...” He rounds the counter and toward the shelf he knows the tape he's thinking of lives; it’s a goofy movie, he’s watched it before on some of his long solo shifts and it’s honestly kind of grown on him.

He grabs up the first copy he sees, one of the Family Video plastic clamshells, and brings it back to the counter, popping the tape into their tape player.

The opening credits start up, and at the title card: “Oh hey, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure! I love Pee Wee!” Eddie says, excitedly jumping up to sit on the counter in front of the TV (and Steve).

“Yeah you do..” Robin mumbles.

“Shut up,” Steve grumbles, elbowing her a bit harder than necessary, “Look.” he points up to the text on the screen. 

“Damn, this guy’s everywhere!”

“��Music composed by Danny Elfman’. Holy shit! Good memory, Dingus!”

“Thanks! Now what is this about Eddie loving Pee Wee?”

[doomstonee]

Credit to @blazepandaartz for the inspiration

Here’s my (badly made) krank playlist of mostly 80s metal and new wave, some surprises in there

[falseflea]

get this guy outta here!!!

[soulsoffairlight]

"Not what teacher said to do, making dreams come true... living tissue, warm flesh!"

I had the POWERFUL urge to draw PA!Doodleraz / PA!Raz's Archetype and made this experimental piece.....

This AU, while mainly based on the Age of Plastic album by The Buggles (hence the name) is honestly inspired/influenced by a wide variety of new wave stuff from the 80s... not only am I sucker for this musical movement but I also think it's cool since the Psychonauts series takes place in approximately 1986....

You guys will learn more about it soon. I might open askbox for it soon tbh

[kissthem-forme]

I freakin love drawing my ocs oh my glob this guy is so silly (he’s my variant of Dr Frankenstein)

[flufflecat]

(wip) why am i drawing this? well. i dont know.

[acidicalchemist]

Person who interviewed John yesterday here. I have a ton of info about the band!

-John was one of two hundred people auditioning and only played bass for about two years

-he auditioned because he was friends with Vatos

-he hated the final concert, he was absolutely terrified

-his first album was Meet The Beatles

-the whole band collectively hates the song Weird Science, it was supposed to only be for the movie

I have more but these are fun!

THIS IS SO SICK, TSYM 🫶🫶

[cryptcoop]

Are there songs you associate with Moira?

Yes ! Heres a few:

Caeser on a TV Screen by The Last Dinner Party

Every Day is Halloween by Ministry

Nasty Habits by Oingo Boingo

Lifetime Achievement Award by Lemon Demon

Venus Fly Trap by Marina

[snail--man]

danny photo dump because i love him so much omg

[gothmoth21]

I know Herbert probably doesn’t care for music much but Dan definitely got him hooked on oingo boingo and I’m glad everyone in the fandom agrees

[rexolithe]

design belongs to the wonderful people at goatlings.com!

[southern--downpour]

fuck it. im posting oc stuff here now.

[veryferaldistributions]

(I have this headcanon that Dan loves “Weird Science,” but Herbert hates it because of its “inaccuracies.” Yet, somehow, Dan always gets his way on movie night. And eventually they bicker about it.)

Herbert: “You’ve made me watch ‘Weird Science’ fifteen times! I don’t even like it!”

Dan: “That’s insane! You love ‘Weird Science!’ You’ve seen it fifteen times!”