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Live From New York, It's Your Grandmother
Season 1 Episode 34
During its first 50 seasons, Saturday Night Live has welcomed legendary actors, superstar athletes, and notable politicians. But for one memorable ni…
1 year, 1 month ago
Super Streaker
Season 1 Episode 33
Mark Roberts is the world's most notorious streaker. He’s spent more time naked than most Greek statues. And in February 2004, he set his sights on t…
1 year, 1 month ago
Hot Wheels of Fortune
Season 1 Episode 32
Do you have a small fortune parked in your basement?
Six decades ago, Hot Wheels were America’s hottest new toy. Now the children of the ‘60s are fue…
1 year, 2 months ago
Stealing Baby Jesus
Season 1 Episode 31
While leafing through 75 years of local newspapers, Zaron Burnett uncovers an American Christmas tradition as ingrained in our culture as the red-and…
1 year, 2 months ago
An Artificial Christmas
Season 1 Episode 30
Who's the artificial Christmas tree king? Meet Si Spiegel, a Jewish kid from New York with a remarkable, improbable Christmas story. Si's story was f…
1 year, 3 months ago
Big Parma
Season 1 Episode 29
Stuffed crust pizza. Grilled cheese burritos. How did so much cheese get into so many things? On today's episode, we peel back the curtain on the Dai…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Spider-Man Wedding
Season 1 Episode 28
In 1987, long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a glimmer in Stan Lee's eye, Marvel promised a different kind of blockbuster: Spider-Man and M…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Landfill
Season 1 Episode 27
A waste management specialist unearths thousands of Atari games buried in a New Mexico landfill. As gaming historians rejoice, he plots to turn Atari…
1 year, 3 months ago
E.T. and Me
Season 1 Episode 26
In 1981, 11-year-old Matt DeMeritt got a call that would change his life. He wasn’t a child actor, or a performer of any kind. He was just a suburban…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Joyride: Amelia and Eleanor's Excellent Adventure
Season 1 Episode 25
In 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart ducked out of a White House event and commandeered a plane. The First Lady and the first lady of aviati…
1 year, 4 months ago