What do Project U.F.O., Space: 1999, and The Thin Man have in common? After talking about them on the podcast, Matthew and Ian kept watching. This episode of the IMMP dives into the later seasons and movies of all three series.

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• Previously on the IMMP: Project U.F.O.
• Previously on the IMMP: SPACE: 1999
• Previously on the IMMP: THE THIN MAN
• Mothership RPG
• Savage Worlds - Wikipedia

Dashiell Hammett's writing helped define the American mystery genre. And in their adaptation of his novel The Thin Man, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and director W. S. Van Dyke showed us how smart and funny an American mystery film could be. Shake up a fresh cocktail, sharpen your wits, and join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of this glorious movie.

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• The Thin Man (film) - Wikipedia
• The Thin Man (novel) - Wikipedia
• William Powell - Wikipedia
• Myrna Loy - Wikipedia
• W. S. Van Dyke - Wikipedia
• The Thin Man on DVD
• Previously on the IMMP: MOONLIGHTING
• Philo Vance - Wikipedia
• Kronk | Disney Wiki | Fandom

Unregulated biomedical testing on humans, performance enhancing substance use in collegiate athletics -- that's what the heroes are up to in the Disney comedy romp The Strongest Man in the World starring Kurt Russell as Medfield College man Dexter Riley.

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• The Strongest Man in the World - Wikipedia
• Medfield College - Wikipedia
• Previously on IMMP: Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES
• Previously on IMMP: Disney’s THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR
• Previously on IMMP: Disney’s NOW YOU SEE HIM NOW YOU DON’T
• Disney’s Kurt Russell collection on DVD

As from the depths of space comes the Black Fortress, so from the early 1980s comes the weird, colorful fantasy film called KRULL.

Podcast contains SPOLIERS for this 1983 movie.

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• Krull (film) - Wikipedia
• Krull on Blu-ray and DVD
• Rahkshi | The BIONICLE Wiki | Fandom
• Krull | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
• Krull Card Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
• Matt Stone and Trey Parker's "But... Therefore..." Plotting Advice - YouTube
• Roger Dean

Retun with us to Disney's Medfield College Cinematic Universe, where science student Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) has created an invibility formula.

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• Now You See Him, Now You Don't - Wikipedia
• Kurt Russell - Wikipedia
• Joe Flynn (American actor) - Wikipedia
• Cesar Romero - Wikipedia
• Previously on the IMMP: Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES
• Previously on the IMMP: Disney’s THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR
• Disney Kurt Russell Collection on DVD

In 1985 Glenn Gordon Caron, Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis turned a classic Hollywood formula into one of the most 80s TV series ever produced: MOONLIGHTING

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• Moonlighting (TV series) - Wikipedia — Title screen

Starting from the vantage of the 1981 BCC TV show, Ian and Matthew discuss Douglas Adams' sprawling multimedia masterwork The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

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• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wikipedia
• Douglas Adams - Wikipedia
• The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 movie on DVD)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981 BCC TV on Prime Video)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon search)
• Ford Prefect (car) - Wikipedia

In Rona Jaffe's MAZES AND MONSTERS we get an 80s TV movie take on Dungeons and Dragons and how it can sever a young person's ties to reality. Make a saving throw or take 4d8 sensationalism damage.

Warning, SPOILERS!

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• Mazes and Monsters - Wikipedia
• Mazes and Monsters (novel) - Wikipedia
• Rona Jaffe - Wikipedia
• Tom Hanks - Wikipedia
• Chris Makepeace - Wikipedia
• Patricia Pulling and B.A.D.D. - Wikipedia
• The Thirteenth Floor (Film) - Wikipedia
• Dark Dungeons (Jack Chick comic)
• Mazes and Monsters on Amazon Prime Video
• Mazes and Monsters on DVD

We know it looks like an adorable little bunny rabbit! But don't be fooled. The First Easter Egg is a basket full of subversive humor disguised as a cute holiday cartoon.

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• The First Easter Egg on IMDB
• The First Easter Egg on DVD
• The First Easter Egg on Amazon Prime Video
• Longaberger Basket Building – Newark, Ohio - Atlas Obscura

In the 1979 TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the future is a place of danger, intrigue, and big shiny hairstyles.

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• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series) - Wikipedia
• Buck Rogers - Wikipedia
• Gil Gerard - Wikipedia
• Erin Gray - Wikipedia
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century on Blu-Ray and DVD
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century streaming on NBC.com
• Matt Lanter - Wikipedia