The complete history of the origins and production of NBC's 1982 series The Powers of Matthew Star is presented. Produced by Paramount Television; starring Peter Barton, Lou Gossett, Jr., and Amy Steel. 

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Intro and episode rundown. 0-1:19:35 Behind the scenes pt 1: Origins, casting, first pilot, troubles at NBC, show production, music. 1:19:35-2:15:55 Behind the scenes pt 2: Directors, writers, filming locations, show retooling, after Matthew Star. 2:15:55-3:05:05 Next time/credits. 3:05:05-end

The Powers of Matthew Star on DVD

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Original audio clips included are for the purposes of historical context, review, commentary, and criticism only and are not intended to infringe. Beyond the Veil by Dreamstate Logic is used with permission and under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. 

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The MTM/CBS 1987 sitcom The Popcorn Kid is fully considered. Also, looks at the historic Brunson Theater in Baytown, Texas and Plaza Theater in Kansas City, Missouri are included.

Watch full episodes of The Popcorn Kid on the Internet Archive.

When the Lights Went Down documentary

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A complete look at the CBS 1980-81 TV series Flo starring Polly Holliday.

Timecodes Alice film to Alice series and Flo episode rundown 0-1:02:25 Behind the Scenes Technical, taping, origins, casting   1:02:25-1:59:30 Flo's Yellow Rose bar, History of 'Cowtown,' and the 70s CB craze 1:59:30-2:16:40 Writing Flo, production issues, cancellation, after Flo 2:16:40-2:48:00

Flo on DVD from Amazon. 

Alice on DVD from Amazon.

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Book links:

• Alice: Life Behind the Counter at Mel's Greasy Spoon by Barry M. Putt, Jr.
• Single Season Sitcoms of the 1980s by Bob Leszczak

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Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

I’ve Fallen Down by Loving Caliber is used under license from Epidemic Sound. If you need music for your podcast or YouTube channel, please visit Epidemic Sound. 

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