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'''''The Popcorn Kid''''' was a short-lived TV show that aired in 1987. The show takes place at the Majestic Theater in Kansas City. It focused on Scott Creasman, played by Bruce Norris, who always wanted to be in the movie business. The show was created by Barry Kemp. The first episode was aired on March 23, 1987. The series was well received by critics however most viewers didn't like the series.
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|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=2010's
|foundby=The Visual Wasteland, "mantronix4ever"
}}


Thanks to the YouTube user The Visual Wasteland, (formerly known as Blazerfan40), four of the six episodes were recovered (ie. episodes 1,3,4 and 6). He has stated that he doesn't have the missing episodes 2 and 5.
'''''The Popcorn Kid''''' was a short-lived sitcom created by Barry Kemp. It aired from March 23rd to April 24th, 1987 and centered around Scott Creasman (Bruce Norris), a high school student who dreams of becoming a big movie star. Until then, however, he's stuck serving popcorn at the Kansas City Majestic Theater.


In the second episode of the show called "There She Is, Vic Damone", Damone followed one of the female employees, Lynn-Holly Brickhouse trying to find a talent for a beauty competition. The fifth episode, "A Day in the Life of Ed Asner", revolved around the theater having an Ed Asner film festival, however, a tornado threatens the festival.
==Availability==
Despite the show being well received by critics, few people actually watched it and, as a result, the show was cancelled after barely a month on the air and fell into obscurity, receiving no home release and little notoriety in general.


'''UPDATE 11 Dec '13:''' The two remaining unresurfaced episodes (ie. episodes 2 and 5) of The Popcorn Kid were uploaded to YouTube by mantronix4ever, on September 20th and 21st of this year, respectively.
Surprisingly, all six episodes have been found and are available online, originally uploaded onto Youtube by The Visual Wasteland (episodes 1-4 and 6) and "mantronix4ever" (episodes 2 and 5). A playlist can be found [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLULHdqLrlB0ChV0bLetbcoJKmCaQ4Oogp here].
 
Thanks for the uploads, mantronix4ever, and thanks to J03yty for bringing them to our attention! The two episodes can be seen in their entirety below.
 
'''UPDATE 01 Mar '14:''' mantronix4ever's YouTube account has recently been suspended due to copyright violation. As a result, the two found episodes are now being mirrored on The Lost Media Wiki's YouTube channel.
 
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==Gallery==
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| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_teYhaG7_I|320x240|center|Episode 2, Part 1 of 2.}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_teYhaG7_I|320x240|center|Episode 2 Part 1}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83tjUB4b5_k|320x240|center|Episode 2, Part 2 of 2.}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83tjUB4b5_k|320x240|center|Episode 2 Part 2}}
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxkSzaGC2ro|320x240|center|Episode 5, Part 1 of 2.}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxkSzaGC2ro|320x240|center|Episode 5 Part 1}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=17&v=x9m9NJUDU0U|320x240|center|Episode 5, Part 2 of 2.}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=17&v=x9m9NJUDU0U|320x240|center|Episode 5 Part 2}}
|}
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==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092427/ IMDb Page]


[[Category:Found media|Popcorn Kid]]
[[Category:Found media|Popcorn Kid]]

Revision as of 23:39, 23 October 2016

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Status: Found

Date found: 2010's

Found by: The Visual Wasteland, "mantronix4ever"


The Popcorn Kid was a short-lived sitcom created by Barry Kemp. It aired from March 23rd to April 24th, 1987 and centered around Scott Creasman (Bruce Norris), a high school student who dreams of becoming a big movie star. Until then, however, he's stuck serving popcorn at the Kansas City Majestic Theater.

Availability

Despite the show being well received by critics, few people actually watched it and, as a result, the show was cancelled after barely a month on the air and fell into obscurity, receiving no home release and little notoriety in general.

Surprisingly, all six episodes have been found and are available online, originally uploaded onto Youtube by The Visual Wasteland (episodes 1-4 and 6) and "mantronix4ever" (episodes 2 and 5). A playlist can be found here.

Gallery

Episode 2 Part 1
Episode 2 Part 2

Episode 5 Part 1
Episode 5 Part 2

External Links

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