Creepy 900 Numbers in the 80s
1980s Now17 Okt 2022

Creepy 900 Numbers in the 80s

Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 80s news including how Heather Langenkamp would like to return to the "Nightmare" series, Batman's favorite wheels, and when Satan Panic is returning to the airwaves.

Then, we chat about the creepy 900 numbers that dominated TV ads and our phones in the late 1980s. Did you call any? Email us your thoughts to will@1980snow.com.

Introduction - :28

Announcement - 4:12

*Bonus audio and video episodes this week.

1980s News - 5:28

Creepy 900 Numbers - 24:10

Thank You and Wrap-Up - 57:37

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Learn more about Jon's podcast and Youtube channel at www.GenXGrownup.com.

Purchase "Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s" here: https://bookshop.org/books/satanic-panic-pop-cultural-paranoia-in-the-1980s/9781903254868

More 900 Numbers: https://theghostinmymachine.com/2020/10/12/1980s-horror-hotlines-phone-numbers-weird-wonderful-list-1-900-909-creep/

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