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Micro Oral Histories
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Dec. 11, 2019
‘What the Hell Is Skimbleshanks?’ The Oral History of SNL’ s Cats Sketch James Van Der Beek, Chris Parnell, and Mike Schur revisit a forgotten SNL classic.
By Dan Reilly
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June 6, 2018
By Nisha Gopalan
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Aug. 21, 2015
The Oral History of Six Feet Under ’s Final Scene Alan Ball, Lauren Ambrose, Michael C. Hall, and others reminisce about one of TV’s best finishes.
By Patti Greco
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Sept. 3, 2014
Party of Five Season 1 Oral HistoryAs part of our look back at the 1994–95 season, the creators and cast members of the intense Fox drama discuss its debut.
By Jennifer Vineyard
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Dec. 27, 2013
Parks and Recreation ’s the Cones of Dunshire Board Game, an Oral HistoryAdam Scott and others tell the story behind Ben Wyatt’s obsessive homage to the board game The Settlers of Catan.
By Gwynne Watkins
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Dec. 20, 2013
Kim vs. the Cougar: The Oral History of 24 ’s Most Infamous Scene Vulture communes with Jack Bauer’s daughter as she has a mountain-lion moment and concludes our Micro Oral History Week, fittingly, with Happy Endings
By Rose Maura Lorre
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Dec. 20, 2013
‘Omigod, That’s Crazy!’: The Oral History of MTV’s Undressed The steamy late-night serial gave us Christina Hendricks and Adam Brody, but its writers also have a story to tell.
By Gwynne Watkins
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Dec. 19, 2013
‘And I Cannot Lie’: The Oral History of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’ Video The 1992 video for the pro-posterior paean spawned controversy and many, many buttocks-centric visual puns. Here’s the true story of how it was made.
By Rob Kemp
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Dec. 19, 2013
Oral History: 90210 ’s Donna Loses Her Virginity Tori Spelling, Jason Priestley, and writer Larry Mollin explain why it took her seven seasons to give it up.
By Patti Greco
oral history
Dec. 18, 2013
Suck and Blow: The Oral History of the Clueless Party Scene Alicia Silverstone, Amy Heckerling, Breckin Meyer, and others remember the “pretty random fiesta” with a Coolio track on the playlist.
By Jen Chaney
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Dec. 17, 2013
‘Uh-oh, Here Comes Trouble’: The Oral History of Anchorman ’s Battle Scene Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and others reflect on the iconic scene that “escalated quickly” and “really got out of hand, fast.”
By Jennifer Vineyard
oral history
Dec. 16, 2013
The Trio: The Oral History Buffy the Vampire Slayer ’s Nerd Villains This is the origin story of Jonathan, Warren, and Andrew, as told by Buffy actors and writers.
By Jennifer Vineyard