Ep 261: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Revisited
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Special Episode! It's cohost Christina's birthday, and as is tradition, she's making her cohost Brian watch a movie he's never seen before. Christina's pick this year is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Is the Dick Van Dyke classic a favorite of Christina's? Nope. Has the 1968 musical held any sentimental value for Christina over the years? Nah. Did the Ian Fleming story give Christina pop-culture PTSD for decades? Yep. Join the Old Roommates as they revisit the traumatic classic through a middle-aged lens ... "Child Catcher" be damned. Listen to this. Old Roommates can be reached via email at [email protected]. Follow Old Roommates on Instagram and YouTube @OldRoommates for bonus content and please give us a rating or review! #DickVanDyke#SallyAnnHowes#BennyHill#IanFleming#RoaldDahl
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