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Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991)

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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead arrived on Home Video today in 1992, after a June 7th, 1991 theatrical release.

It doesn’t get more 1991 than this. By the time the nineties rolled around, we 80s latchkey kids were growing up and corporate America was heading for a full-fledged yuppie burnout. So as a product of perfect timing, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead takes aim at the big Gen X fantasies: no parents, no … Read more

Dance Till Dawn (1988)

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Dance Till Dawn (First broadcast in October 23rd, 1988)

NBC’s Teen Comedy Gold Standard Dance Till Dawn (First broadcast in October 23rd, 1988) is one of the all-time great made-for-TV Teen movies and featured (my 80s alter-ego) Chris Young, Christina Applegate, Tempestt Bledsoe, Brian Bloom, Cliff De Young, Tracey Gold, Edie McClurg, Alyssa Milano, Matthew Perry and Alan Thicke. See, Back in the 80’s, … Read more