Ep. 159 Stay Tuned (1992)

Helen & Roy Knable ( Pam Dawber & John Ritter) attempt to navigate a literal satellite dish from hell in Peter Hyams 1992 cult black comedy "Stay Tuned."

A suburban husband and wife are sucked into a hell-controlled television set and have to survive various parody show across 24 hours to win their freedom. Tune in as Chris talks Tim Burton, John Ritter, & how viewing habits have changed as the LSCE screens the 1992 Peter Hyams cult comedy “Stay Tuned.” Join us!

Works Cited:

Ayscough, Suzan. “MGM ‘Getting Even’ for 500G.” Variety. (Jan 12, 1993). Article Link. Accessed 4/20/22.

Byrge, Duanne. “Stay Tuned.” The Hollywood Reporter. (Aug 17, 1992). Article Link. Accessed 4/19/22.

Childs, Paul. “Looking Back on Stay Tuned.” Den of Geek. (Feb 22, 2018). Article Link. Accessed 4/18/22.

Holden, Stephen. Review/Film: Bedeviled Suburbanites with a 24-Hour Deadline. The New York Times. (Aug 15, 1992) Article Link. Accessed 4/19/22.

Kempley, Rita. “Stay Tuned.” The Washington Post. (Aug 18, 1992). Article Link. Accessed 4/20/22

McBride, Joseph. Review “Stay Tuned.” Variety. 348, no. 5 (Aug 24,1992): 63. Article Link. Accessed 4/21/22.

Squires, John. “Remember the 1992 Nightmare Comedy ‘Stay Tuned’? It’s being Turned into a TV Series. Bloody-Disgusting.com (Aug 11, 2020). Article Link. Accessed 4/19/22.