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The exciting conclusion! Rejoin Sam, his nephew Nic, and his niece Julia (real kids from the valley!) as they wrap up the second half of the 1979 made-for-TV movie The Survival of Dana, starring Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Carradine, Marion Ross, & Judge Reinhold.

When a high school girl's family moves from North Dakota to the San Fernando Valley in California, she finds a world far different from what she had known and quickly falls into terrible trouble. Will she fall victim and become another statistic, or will she find a way to survive?


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Happy Monday Afternoon to you all. The troubled teens theme continues, this time with real teens as guests! Sam is joined by Julia and Nic, two actual teens from the valley who were forced to watch all 95 minutes of THE SURVIVAL OF DANA for this podcast. This CBS made-for-TV movie originally aired in 1979, and starred Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Carradine, Marion Ross, Talia Balsam, and Judge Reinhold.

When a high school girl's family moves from North Dakota to the San Fernando Valley in California, she finds a world far different from what she had known and quickly falls into terrible trouble. Will she fall victim and become another statistic, or will she find a way to survive?

Part 1 of 2. Look for part 2 next week!!

Follow Sam Pancake on X and Instagram.

Visit the Monday Afternoon Movie website.

Become a Patreon subscriber for exclusive content.

Facebook / X / Spotify / Google Play / Apple Podcasts

This podcast was recorded & edited by Meika Grimm. Follow her on X or Instagram. 😊

This is a TableCakes production, a woman owned, Los Angeles based podcast company.

Jim Meskimen is an accomplished actor, improviser and voice artist whose work is well-known to TV and film audiences. He appeared on the British series Whose Line Is It Anyway? several times, and was a recurring character onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  for two seasons. He has worked with director Ron Howard on five of his films, including The Paper, Apollo 13, Edtv, How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Frost/Nixon. He has also worked in two films by director Paul Thomas Anderson.  A professional artist, Jim exhibits and sells his realist oil paintings. As a designer/cartoonist, he created dozens of characters, weapons and vehicles for the original "Thundercats" animated series. Jim continues to dazzle audiences with his improvisational skills and appears regularly on L.A. stages. Meskimen is married to actress Tamra Meskimen and they have a daughter, Taylor Meskimen. His mother is Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actress Marion Ross of Happy Days and the critically-acclaimed series, Brooklyn Bridge. 

Mom, Mentor and dream chaser Marion Ross set her destination at an early age on becoming an actor. She always knew that chasing a dream requires effort, determination, resiliency and tenacity. Marion Ross caught that dream and lit up all of our lives as Mrs. C. On Happy Days. Her new book, My Days: Happy and Otherwise shares all of her wonderful secrets and she is right here to talk about  all of it. Side hussles, auditions, disappointment, unwanted advances, competition, divorce, parenting, juggling responsibilities, Joanie, Richie, Fonzie and stardom! Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Midnight in Washington by Adam Schiff and The Capote Tapes documentary.

Path Points of Interest:

Marion Ross on Wikipedia

Marion Ross on IMDB

My Days: Happy and Otherwise by Marion Ross

The Marion Ross Statue Unveiling

The Capote Tapes on Apple Movies

Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy And Still Could by Adam Schiff

Since the beginning of Then Is Now, I've been talking about pop culture that is disappearing from our collective consciousness. One of my go to lines has always been that people should know who Fonzie is. Arthur Fonzarelli, aka The Fonze, was a HUGE part of our pop culture for several decades, but if you ask a kid today who Fonzie is, they don't know! And that's very sad. Fonzie was a character on the famous sitcom, Happy Days, and remains as one of the coolest characters on TV.

People SHOULD know who Fonzie is, and you don't have to have watched all the episodes of Happy Days, but you should at least be familiar with the show and the character.

On today's show, we have another crossover with another podcast, this one is called These Days are Ours, where the hosts break down each episode of Happy Days on every show!

So, if you fondly remember Happy Days and know what I'm talking about, or if you don't know what I'm talking about, sit back and you'll learn something COOL. Whoa!

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