For our sophomore episode, we are sent back to 1985 to explore a sci-fi teen comedy about a too-cool-for-school teen with a troubled home life who accidentally unleashes time-bending chaos through mysterious tech, guided by an eccentric science enthusiast, all while navigating the consequences of his actions and the challenges of growing up. Oh, you thought we meant the one with the DeLorean, the clock tower & the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance? No, Disney rejected that script. This one comes from the writer of 1984 cult fave The Last Starfighter. Our protagonist’s name is Mike, not Marty, and he’s a gearhead, not a guitarist. And instead of traveling back in time, the past and future come to him—after Mike takes a strange device from an abandoned air force base, once the site of a UFO crash in 1957. Why? To pass it off as his science project and appease hippie-turned-science teacher Mr. Roberts. With smart-mouthed best friend Vinnie and nerdy bookworm Ellie by his side, Mike learns that messing with tech you don’t understand can be dangerous, but even average teens can become unlikely heroes. Leif Bradshaw takes the wheel of a cherry-red 1968 Pontiac GTO as Marla Cueva, Avalon Barber, and Jacob Martin hop in for a time-warping adventure in MY SCIENCE PROJECT!

AVALON BARBER

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JACOB MARTIN

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LEIF BRADSHAW

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The Disney Outlands is co-created by Leif Bradshaw and Bryan Harris. Hosted by Leif Bradshaw. Produced and Guest Booking by Bryan Harris. Music Composed by Leif Bradshaw. Music Production by Jacob Martin. Research and Editing by Bryan Harris. Logo and Cover art by Kade Fisher.

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Audio clips used from:

- My Science Project (1985)

- Theatrical Trailer for My Science Project (1985)

- Back to the Future (1985)

- "She Blinded Me with Science" - single by Thomas Dolby (1982)

- Grand Theft Auto Online: Agents of Sabotage - Mission: “The Brute Force File” (2024)

- Gremlins (1984)

- Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

- Blue Velvet (1986)

- "Tacky" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, from the album Mandatory Fun (2014)

- Mary Poppins (1964)

- Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

- “Jonny Quest Main Title” - composed by Hoyt Curtain (1964)

- Some Jerk with a Camera, Season 2 Episode 14: “ABC Goes To Disneyland!” (2014)

- The Simpsons, Season 6 Episode 6: “Treehouse of Horror V” (1994)

- “Weird Science” - single by Oingo Boingo (1985)

- Back to the Future Part III (1990)

- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)

- Master of None, Season 1 Episode 4: “Indians on TV” (2015)

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