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Star Search, Billy Joel and MTV Are Back!
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- 1980s Now
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- Jan 13, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3415
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Summary
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss the following topics: 0:00 - Introduction 4:15 - Star Search is back 13:30 - MTV is back—sort of 22:15 - Billy Joel is back—sort of 28:20 - Monchhichi is back—apparently it never left 37:15 - What if Stranger Things had secret finale? 45:35 - Michael J. Fox didn’t want to imitate Michael Jackson 52:25 - Wrap Up and Thank You Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Check out Gen X Talks here: https://genxtalks.com/ Get your MTV at MTV Rewind here: https://wantmymtv.vercel.app/ Read our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales from the 1980s !