Now that we've talked about Leonard Nimoy as host of IN SEARCH OF..., it's finally time for the IMMP to discuss the dramatic action-adventure series whose ensemble included Leonard Nimoy, years earlier. It premiered in 1966, and while it had fans from the very start it exploded in popularity in the years that followed. It came back in the 1980s with a revival series, and also gave rise to a long-running movie franchise.

(Spoiler: It's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE!)

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In the 1970s, kids interested in paranormal weirdness received an amazing new cornucopia of ...well, lots of stuff.

It was IN SEARCH OF... hosted by Leonard Nimoy.

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• In Search of... (TV series) - Wikipedia

Is the Weirding Module code for Transcendental Meditation? Was Kyle MacLachlan way too old to portray Paul Atreides? Did the Guild Navigator really need that guy with the shop vac? Ian and Matthew discuss these questions and more after a trip to the Alamo Drafthouse to see David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's DUNE.

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• Dune (1984 film) - Wikipedia

Melodrama month continues with 1942's NOW, VOYAGER. Bette Davis and Paul Henreid star in a saga of metal health, personal transformation, and really, really bad parenting.

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• Now, Voyager - Wikipedia

Before THE CELESTINE PROPHECY...before THE SECRET...before female characters had agency?...there was...John M. Stahl's 1935 film MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor.

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• Magnificent Obsession (1935 film) - Wikipedia

An epic American quest of danger and self-discovery through the mythic land of Chicago. The IMMP looks at 1987's ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING.

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• Adventures in Babysitting - Wikipedia

Ian takes over podcast and reaches into the world of computer games for a discussion of one of the most formative media properties of his life: MYST.

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• Myst - Wikipedia

Christmas 2023 at the IMMP wraps up with one of the weirdest of all Rankin/Bass Christmas specials: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. Listen for tales of elemental magic with the Miser Brothers, the terrible power of Mother Nature, and speculation about the abyssal Lovecraftian horrors that lurk in Santa Claus' dreams.

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• The Year Without a Santa Claus - Wikipedia

The IMMP Rankin Bass Christmas continues with the sprawling Santa Claus fanfic SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN. Which leads in turn to talk of Adventure Time, creepy 70s musical numbers, and a Game of Thrones for Sombertown.

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• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (film) - Wikipedia

We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. And some detours into human (and elf) dignity, identity, the biology and diet of Abominable Snow Monsters, and psychotherapy for toys.

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• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) - Wikipedia