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Have you ever been hit in the head so hard, your only remaining option is to work in advertising? That's the fate that befalls poor Kermit the Frog in this homage to '80s NYC from Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
Credits for this episode:

Hosts: Shannon Miller, David Griner and Ashley Rutstein


Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios


Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios   

Where to find 'The Muppets Take Manhattan' streaming:
Due to some weird ownership issues around this one, it's not available quite as widely as most Muppet movies, but you can find it here:

Watch for free via, oddly enough, BYUtv, Brigham Young University's streaming platform. You just have to create a free login, which can be done by signing in with your Google ID.


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Hosts: 
Ashley Rutstein
Shannon Miller
David Griner
Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios
Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios
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What if the ads all around you were trying to tell you how to live your life?! Oh wait, they do, but what if ALIENS were the ones behind it all? 
This week, Ad Cinema Club is watching John Carpenter's "They Live", a sci-fi/action cult classic starring wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. 
What does this near-future dystopian commentary on consumerism have to say about advertising? "Nothing good," as our co-host Ashley Rutstein puts it.
Our next episode is for Patreon supporters only, so be sure to check out Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub to join for $3 a month before we watch 2023's "Air" starring Matt Damon! 
Hosts: 
David Griner
Shannon Miller
Ashley Rutstein
Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios
Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios
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Journey back to the peak rom-com era as we watch a suave agency creative (Matthew McConaughey) conspire to win the heart of a jaded magazine journalist (Kate Hudson) while she tries to act psychotic enough for him to dump her. Hosts Ashley Rutstein, Shannon Miller and David Griner break down what this movie / Knicks fan-fic gets right and laughably wrong about the ad world.
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Get ready for a WILD ride through the world of celebrity-fueled advertising in the 1950s. Pop some lunch tranquilizers,  find your fluorescent lipstick and buckle in as hosts Shannon Miller, Ashley Rutstein and David Griner revisit a classic comedic gem starring immortal baddie Jayne Mansfield and charmingly average guy Tony Randall.
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Former copywriter John Hughes brings us his take on advertising's myriad problems, from sexism to ... well, sexual harassment. Hosts David Griner, Shannon Miller and Ashley Rutstein ignore Michel Keaton's titular character in favor of focusing on creative queen Teri Garr. 
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