All About the Green (The Wedding Singer)
What does it take to be successful? That’s the discussion that Glen and Robbie are having about their futures. They discuss many topics and events happening in 1985, when the…
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Welcome to Nowhere (The Band’s Visit)
When a band in arrives in the wrong Israeli city (fictional Bet Hatikva, with a “B” instead of real Petah Tikva, with a “P”), they soon discover the differences between…
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Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher (Billy Elliot)
Through the entire 1980’s, Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister in the United Kingdom (from 1979 to 1990 to be exact) and Conservative Party leader from 1975-1990. During her tenure…
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This Was a Real Nice Clambake (Carousel)
The problems of 1945 America were understandably different than they are today. Have you ever thought of just how different they are, though? This clip discusses economic problems of 100…
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Spoonful of Sugar (Mary Poppins)
We all know that a “Spoonful of Sugar” helps the medicine go down; however, have you ever thought about why is it exactly a spoonful (why not more or less)?…
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Another Day of Sun (La La Land)
The residents of Southern California are stuck in traffic but still singing in joy; even though their lives aren’t all glamorous, at least its nearly always sunny. The nice climate…
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Dear Sweet Sewing Machine (Fiddler on the Roof)
Motel is happily singing about his newly acquired sewing machine. it may seem strange for us; however, in 1905 Russia, having a sewing machine was a big deal for a…
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Pharaoh’s Dreams Explained (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
The Pharaoh had a dream that foreshadows changes in Egypt’s luck over the next 14 years. These ups and downs in the luck draws very similar parallels to the Business…
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More is Better (Mean Girls The Musical)
Cady sings that “more is always better,” which is something that is typically assumed in economics. This is not always the case though, as the law of diminishing marginal utility…
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The Sparkling Diamond (Moulin Rouge!)
Satine is the “sparkling diamond” in Moulin Rogue! Satine sings of the value that diamonds have in her life, as they are better than men, along with other things. The…
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