Throwback Thursday: "Nobody's Perfect"

Who knows what it was with the '80s and dressing up dudes like chicks and vice versa (Just One of the Guys, Sleepaway Camp, Tootsie), but this week's throwback Nobody's Perfect has got to be among the funniest.

Starring Chad Lowe, who you might remember from CBS School Break Special "No Means No" (hilarious in retrospect), is a love-struck freshman in college who cross-dresses so he can get to know his object of affection. Already a convincing chick, he's coached by clever and likable partner in crime Patrick Breen.

Sure, it's largely situation comedy, but it's well-written with lots of clean laughs (anything that can have cross-dressing and not make one sex joke after another is doing well).

What made it stand out more in my mind is that I must have watched it 1,000 times when I was younger due to a shortage of blank VHS tapes, but even though Perfect had scarcity power, it's still a decent flick. And what it lacks in original plot devices it makes up for in acting and excellent casting.

So put down that copy of Ladybugs and check out Nobody's Perfect. Good for a few laughs and a fitting family movie (the PG-13 kinda family). Just don't watch it so many times that the tape breaks, or it will remain hardwired to your brain like it is mine.