42. Fame (1980)

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09/19/22 • 98 min

Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your leg warmers and dance on a car for the 1980 sensation Fame! Starring actual teenagers in a high school movie (shocking). Prepare yourself for a LOT of dark plot lines, less songs than you would think, and a truly excellent 80s power ballad. You've never seen a lunchroom quite like this! So lie about your father, embarrass your kids, and inconvenience a truck driver!
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41. Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)

Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on the trolley and head to the World Fair to watch the 1944 Meet Me In St. Louis! Starring Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and the worst behaved child you've ever seen. Get ready for classic Halloween pranks like arson and attempted murder, a wonderfully supportive family, and more basketball than you might expect. You've never seen a marriage proposal quite like this! So bamboozle your husband, destroy a snowman, and hide John's hat in the bread box!
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Homework:
Disney's Trolley Song
Jinkx Monsoon as Judy Garland

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43. Once More With Feeling! High School Musical (2006)

We had some unexpected personal business that made it impossible to record our next episode. Please enjoy this throw back and we will see you in two weeks!
Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get your basketballs and nostalgia and join us for the 2006 classic High School Musical! Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale, and a baby Zefron. Get ready for frog singing, incomprehensible plots, wild fashion, and possibly many Russian spies. You've never seen so many clubs in a high school before! So get your clique, head up to the roof garden, and refuse to learn sports terminology.
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SNL Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNUKou8vnJQ
Post Credits Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdoeWG2sllQ