What You Missed When You Didn't Exist

Three Mile Island

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett talk about the 'near-miss' nuclear incident that happened at Three Mile Island in 1979. Was it scary? It sure was for a lot of people, but I guess we are all still alive and don't glow as much as we could, so we got that going for us.

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Roller Rinks

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett are talking about the roller skating and falling down. A little of one and a whole lot of the other.

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Welcome Back, Kotter!

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett are on a back to school kick and when you are talking about school it is always great to talk about "Welcome back, Kotter!" They are talking about the short lived, but highly prolific television show and schools in general.

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China's One Child Policy

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett Talk about the China One Child Policy. Like a lot of things that happened in the past, it is crazy and has all the twists and turns you would hope for. To have kids, or not to have kids, that is the question, at least for most of the episode.

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Principal Joe Clark

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett are talking about the most famous or infamous Principal of the 80's, Joe Clark. "They used to call be Crazy Joe, well now they can call me Batman!" does seem to be the theme for the show. They talk about the film Lean on Me and what it was like with schools in the 80's, fictional schools in the 80's, and the real deal schools right now. Class is in session, so keep it down.

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Pagers

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett are talking about the telecommunications miracle that is the pager. Obviously, everyone has one and knows what they are, so no further discussion is needed... or it is a weird box that allows you to sell drugs? Yeah, this is one of those weird episodes where is all just runs off the rails, but we talk about stuff just the same. Enjoy!

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Heaven's Gate

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett talk about the Heaven's Gate cult and where it all ended back in the 90's. Lots of cult talk, so if you are looking for advise on joining a cult, we don't have a lot to tell you, but plenty on the other side of that discussion.

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Happy Days

Send us Fan Mail What days are worth living, if they are not all happy days? Lucy and Corbett get to talk about the The Happy Days television show and a little bit of what the impact it had on TV. We will certainly all remember where we were when they "jumped the shark".

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John & Lorena Bobbitt

Send us Fan Mail Oddly enough, Corbett talks about the John and Lorena Bobbitt news from the 90's, as Lucy prepares for her wedding. Plenty of puns and terrible things, but a possible lesson to learn for the future.

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MASH

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett talk about the military in the 70s, through the television series MASH. There is nothing funnier than the wars of the past.

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The Burning of Slaughter House Five

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett cover the 1974 school book burning of Slaughter House Five. Lucy eats up her time reading it like a crazy person, only to suggest therapy to the author. Lots of talk about World War 2 and aliens, so it all makes perfect sense.

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Speak & Spell

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett talk about the educational toy, Speak & Spell, by Texas Instruments. That is right it is time to play with a brightly colored calculator and learn something to boot. You never know it may be the thing to need to "phone home."

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The Bicentennial and beyond

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett talk about the 200th and 250th birthday for the United States and all the problems that come with getting older. Lots of talk about what is appropriate to wear and burn.

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Dorothy Hamill

Send us Fan Mail Corbett and Lucy are talking about the 1976 Olympic Gold winning Dorothy Hamill. Dorothy may have been the most popular Hamill of the 70's... maybe, I guess time will tell. Lots of talk about figure skating and how little we know about it. But we get to really talk about the most important thing, the Dorothy Hamill hair, because you have to have priorities.

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Space Shuttle Disaster

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett talk about the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, and a lot about what space travel has become. Was leaving the planet a good idea or just something to do for the weekend.

SCTV

Send us Fan Mail What show was the Canadian counter to Saturday Night Live? SCTV has a cast of character actors that would last for decades to come: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, and Andrea Martin. Lucy and Corbett talk about SCTV origins and were it all went. They even go so far as talking about the differences in British, American, and Canadian humor, because everyone loves talking around humor instead of listening to the actual funny stuff.

Video Dating

Send us Fan Mail It is that time of year, when peoples hearts turn to thoughts of love. Lucy and Corbett are talking about Video Dating and comparing it to "swiping". Finding love is no easy trick, but maybe these two can help navigate through it, or you can get a few laughs and not have to think about it.

The Macarena

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett talking about the dance that took on the world in 1996, The Macarena. Long before we "Shook it off" but after "The Twist", the Macarena stood tall as one of the fads to engulf the world. We also find out if Taylor Swift is a Doctor or not, spoiler... she isn't.

Seatbelts

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett discuss what the world was like before seatbelts were put into laws. Some of it was wild and others were wild as well. Lets face it, sometimes a little restraint can be a lifesaver.

Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Corbett are talking about Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve, the party that spanned a continent. Memories of the 1979 New Years and a little talk on what Blondie and the Village People were all about. Happy New Year!