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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>
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|foundby=The Visual Wasteland, and "mantronix4ever"
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'''''The Popcorn Kid''''' was a short-lived sitcom created by Barry Kemp. It aired from March 23rd to April 24th, 1987, in an 8:30 PM Eastern/Pacific slot on the CBS network, and centered around Scott Creasman (Bruce Norris), a high school student who dreams of becoming a big movie star while being stuck serving popcorn at the Kansas City Majestic Theater.<ref>[https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-popcorn-kid/cast/203836 ''TV Guide'' webpage on ''The Popcorn Kid''.] Retrieved 14 Oct '22</ref>


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.
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.


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==
While the show received no official release, all 6 episodes have been uploaded to YouTube, originally by The Visual Wasteland (episodes 1-4 and 6) and "mantronix4ever" (episodes 2 and 5).


'''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.
==Episode List==
 
{| class="wikitable"
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.
|-
 
! style="background-color:lightblue" | #
'''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.
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode Title
 
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
<br/>
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|1||Pilot||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''  
([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7EiBQy6nDw Part 1]) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKzDfSvtZJ8 Part 2])
|-
|2||There She Is, Vic Damone||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_teYhaG7_I Part 1]) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83tjUB4b5_k Part 2])
|-
|3||Career Day||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHHVbBVBfs Part 1]) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPzBI4liESQ Part 2])
|-
|4||The Break-Up||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dAvdWr0eFw Part 1]) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDCVD0mLwmo Part 2])
|-
|5||A Day in the Life of Ed Asner||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxkSzaGC2ro Part 1]) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9m9NJUDU0U Part 2])
|-
|6||A Car, a House, a Mouse and a Louse||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHdKDURce64 Part 1]) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8veDMRiDZnk Part 2])
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
==External Links==
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Popcorn_Kid Wikipedia page on ''The Popcorn Kid''.]
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_teYhaG7_I|320x240|center|Episode 2, Part 1 of 2.}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092427/ IMDb page on ''The Popcorn Kid''.]
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83tjUB4b5_k|320x240|center|Episode 2, Part 2 of 2.}}
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
==References==
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
{{reflist}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxkSzaGC2ro|320x240|center|Episode 5, Part 1 of 2.}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=17&v=x9m9NJUDU0U|320x240|center|Episode 5, Part 2 of 2.}}
|}


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Latest revision as of 15:36, 2 October 2023

PopcornKidCBS-TitleCard.JPG

Title card.

Status: Found

Date found: 2010s

Found by: The Visual Wasteland, and "mantronix4ever"

The Popcorn Kid was a short-lived sitcom created by Barry Kemp. It aired from March 23rd to April 24th, 1987, in an 8:30 PM Eastern/Pacific slot on the CBS network, and centered around Scott Creasman (Bruce Norris), a high school student who dreams of becoming a big movie star while being stuck serving popcorn at the Kansas City Majestic Theater.[1]

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.

Availability

While the show received no official release, all 6 episodes have been uploaded to YouTube, originally by The Visual Wasteland (episodes 1-4 and 6) and "mantronix4ever" (episodes 2 and 5).

Episode List

# Episode Title Status
1 Pilot Found

(Part 1) (Part 2)

2 There She Is, Vic Damone Found

(Part 1) (Part 2)

3 Career Day Found

(Part 1) (Part 2)

4 The Break-Up Found

(Part 1) (Part 2)

5 A Day in the Life of Ed Asner Found

(Part 1) (Part 2)

6 A Car, a House, a Mouse and a Louse Found

(Part 1) (Part 2)

External Links

References

  1. ↑ TV Guide webpage on The Popcorn Kid. Retrieved 14 Oct '22
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