We'll discuss minutes 20:00-25:00 in which Sandy and Tom Chisum "exchange appreciative glances" and we have a brief introduction to the rival gang, The Scorpions. Danny and Sandy are reunited via Rizzo's prank, but it doesn't go well. Danny acts like a fool in front of the T-Birds causing Sandy to run off crying. Frenchie goes after Sandy to console her and invite her to the sleepover.

Young Lorenzo Lamas’ favorite ONJ song

Lorenzo Lamas Bio

1998 Grease Documentary (20th anniversary)

Great article about what happened to the cars of Grease, specifically Hell’s Chariot

Examples of the word “divoon” being used in literature and film

Didi Conn Bio

In episode 4 I discuss minutes 15:00-20:00 in which the guys and girls finish performing "Summer Nights", Sandy reveals the name of the boy she met on the beach and the Pink Ladies have an awkward reaction. We are also introduced to Coach Calhoun at the pep rally.

West Side Story “Tonight Quintet”

History of Technicolor

Peachy keen origins

Sid Caesar performing 4 different languages in “double talk”

Sid Caesar Bio

In episode 3 we discuss minutes 10:00-15:00 of Grease where Ms. McGee gives morning announcements on the first day of school and then at lunchtime, the big topic is "summer lovin'"!

See John Travolta on American Bandstand in 1976

John Travolta's ADORABLE interview with Dick Clark on American Bandstand

Dody Goodman and Ellen Travolta's "Love Boat" episode

Fanny Flagg

Fanny Flagg on "Love Boat" - First appearance | Second appearance | Third appearance

Albert Wolsky

Darrell Zwerling

Annette Funicello

In this episode we discuss minutes 05:00-10:00 of Grease where the students are arriving on the first day of school. The T-Birds reunite in front of the school and Sandy is confused when Frenchy asks if she has psoriasis. The students make their way to class, but the T-Birds are lingering in the halls and Ms. McGee has words with Sonny. Our segment ends as the T-Birds accost Eugene on the stairs.

Eve Arden

Episodes of "Our Miss Brooks"

Dody Goodman

Patricia Birch

Bill Butler

Grease Day USA

ABC Sunday Night movie bumper from 1981

Heartbreak of Psoriasis commercial

Robert Hall clothes

Thank you for listening to Greaseology!

In our very first episode I share some history about Grease the stage musical becoming Grease the movie. Then we begin with the first 5 minutes of the film. I share some history on the Paramount Pictures logo and have a correction - Paramount began in 1912, not 1916. And depending on how you watch Grease (on VHS/DVD or streaming) you may see a slightly different version of the logo.

We discuss the opening beach summer romance scene and how it was slightly different in the shooting script. My apologies again for my poor attempt at properly pronouncing Leo Carrillo.

Finally, I give a breakdown of John Wilson's opening credits animation sequence and discuss every iconic image. Second correction - I mention the "A-WOP-A-LOO-BOP-LOP" portion of the opening credits and noted it was in reference to a Little Richard song, but forgot to mention the song it's from is "Tutti Frutti" (1957). Finally, when I was giving reasons why John Wilson may have included a brief flash of the swastika symbol in his animation, I said the reasons "made sense". I just want to clarify that I do not think a swastika was necessary at all to create shock value and further, I don't think it has any place in my favorite movie.

Next time we will break down minutes 5:00-10:00 of Grease!

Here are the links I mention in this episode:

https://www.randalkleiser.com/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Marie_Reid 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Carrillo_State_Park 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_Brownie 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Without_a_Cause 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq7tou6S2YA (Promo for Randal Kleiser’s book, “Grease, The Director’s Notebook”)

https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/grease/ (Read more about John Wilson’s opening credits animation)

https://wehoville.com/2023/01/04/through-the-years-with-barneys-beanery/ (Read more about Barney’s Beanery)

https://youtu.be/Bcd7WLPn214 (John Wilson animation - Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1973)

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/12/saturday-night-fever (Read more about the making of Saturday Night Fever)