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518: The Atomic Brain

A rich, cranky, elderly woman wants her doctor to transplant her brain into the body of one of her young captives

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00:00:00

Beginning of the episode

00:01:34

Opening host segment starts

00:01:44 (add an annotation)
Crow
You know, "Love Letters" is a lot like "Same Time, Next Year", only you don't have to remember any lines.

"Same Time, Next Year" is a play by Bernard Slade which tells the story of a couple, married to others, who develop a relationship in which they meet, each year, at a country inn for a sexual liaison.

00:05:27

Start of short "What About Juvenile Delinquency"

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M&TB
NORM! NORM! NORM! NORM! NORM!

A reference to the classic 80's sitcom, "Cheers". When one of the characters, Norm Peters, would enter the bar, everyone there would shout his name.

00:16:53

Movie begins

00:25:21

First host segment

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Crow
Clara Peller, in "Rear Window".

Clara Peller was the old woman from the Wendy's "Where's the beef?" ad campaign of the mid-80's. "Rear Window" is a Hitchcock film where an injured man, confined to a wheelchair in his room, begins to spy on his neighbors out of boredom.

00:41:05 (add an annotation)
Crow, indicating a small doorway in the background
Hey, it's Hervé Villechaize's room!

Hervé Villechaize was a dwarf actor, most famous for his role as Tattoo in the TV Series "Fantasy Island".

00:43:40

Second host segment

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Mike
Well, it seems our options are limited... are you familiar with Rita Mae Brown?

Rita Mae Brown is a famous writer, feminist activist, and outspoken lesbian.