# Star Search, Billy Joel and MTV Are Back!

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Podcast: [1980s Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/1980s-now-1177337)
Published: 2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://1980snow.com//star-search-billy-joel-and-mtv-are-back
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## Resource

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 !

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