Ep 098: Emotional Rollycoaster: Part 1 (“Desperate Lives”) Hugging And Learning
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“Welcome to Hamilton High, where all the students major in drugs!” H&L is back with a real classic of the “Just Say No” genre. We’ve got an earnest protagonist, we’ve got grade-A freakouts, we’ve got future Oscar winners judo-kicking out of second-story windows. Will CARING SO MUCH triumph over indifference, drugs, and swimming? Or will yet another suburban teen succumb to his poorly-defined life pressures and terrible taste in friends? Join us to find out!
Show: DESPERATE LIVES \\ CBS TV Movie
Air Date: March 3, 1982
Special Guest Stars:
Future Oscar Winner Helen Hunt Dr. Joyce Brothers Rick Springfield Find it: parts of it are on YouTube
Snack:
Brach’s Candy Corn Pumpkins Trader Joe’s PB&J Snack Duo Further Reading:
Effects and Dangers of PCP Use DESPERATE LIVES: Say No To Drugs, Say Yes to Overblown Message Movies | Schlockmania
“Welcome to Hamilton High, where all the students major in drugs!” H&L is back with a real classic of the “Just Say No” genre. We’ve got an earnest protagonist, we’ve got grade-A freakouts, we’ve got future Oscar winners judo-kicking out of second-story windows. Will CARING SO MUCH triumph over indifference, drugs, and swimming? Or will yet another suburban teen succumb to his poorly-defined life pressures and terrible taste in friends? Join us to find out!
Show: DESPERATE LIVES \\ CBS TV Movie
Air Date: March 3, 1982
Special Guest Stars:
Future Oscar Winner Helen Hunt Dr. Joyce Brothers Rick Springfield Find it: parts of it are on YouTube
Snack:
Brach’s Candy Corn Pumpkins Trader Joe’s PB&J Snack Duo Further Reading:
Effects and Dangers of PCP Use DESPERATE LIVES: Say No To Drugs, Say Yes to Overblown Message Movies | Schlockmania
1 hr 12 min