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The Ronnie Horror Picture Show In December of 1980, in the wake the election of Ronald Reagan, ABC's SNL-wannabe/rival
Fridays diverted from its usual format to run an extended skit (at 20 minutes it may be the longest sketch ever performed) commenting on it all in a very ambitious spoof of
The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The Ronnie Horror Picture Show (featuring a young
Michael Richards in the role of Brad) is an abridged version of the
Rocky Horror tale mapped to a the era-shift from the liberal late 70s to the much more conservative early 80s. It's definitely a time capsule and and interesting window into that specific moment's attitudes.
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posted by Senor Cardgage
on Sep 16, 2012 -
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