Changeables, Klingons, and the Worst Play
1980s Now10 Feb

Changeables, Klingons, and the Worst Play

Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics:

0:00 - Introduction

5:50 - New York’s Longest-Running Play is also it’s “worst”

13:50 - Bigfoot! The Musical was spotted on Broadway

19:00 - The Cure Wins their first Grammys

25:00 - Does Steven Spielberg deserve his Grammy?

28:50 - McDonald’s has brought back an iconic 80s Happy Meal toy

38:00 - The first Happy Meal movie tie-in was Star Trek

44:40 - What happened to the Klingons look?

53:50 - How 1984 changed Super Bowl commercials forever

1:03:40 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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