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|datefound=2010s | |datefound=2010s | ||
|foundby=The Visual Wasteland, and "mantronix4ever" | |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 | '''''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> | ||
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. | 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== | ==Availability== | ||
While the show received no official release, | 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== | ||
{ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | # | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode Title | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | |||
|- | |||
|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]) | ||
==External | |- | ||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092427/ IMDb page on | |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]) | |||
|} | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Popcorn_Kid Wikipedia page on ''The Popcorn Kid''.] | |||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092427/ IMDb page on ''The Popcorn Kid''.] | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Found media|Popcorn Kid]] | [[Category:Found media|Popcorn Kid]] | ||
[[Category:Found TV|Popcorn Kid]] | |||
[[Category:Pre-LMW|Popcorn Kid]] | [[Category:Pre-LMW|Popcorn Kid]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:36, 2 October 2023
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 |
| 2 | There She Is, Vic Damone | Found |
| 3 | Career Day | Found |
| 4 | The Break-Up | Found |
| 5 | A Day in the Life of Ed Asner | Found |
| 6 | A Car, a House, a Mouse and a Louse | Found |
External Links
References
- ↑ TV Guide webpage on The Popcorn Kid. Retrieved 14 Oct '22