Back when
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- Said bartender is "played" by Clive Clarke, an Englishman who rose to prominence via winning a world disco dance championship in the late '70s or early '80s (back when that was a thing).
Source: Ensemble Dark Horse / Music - Snoop Dogg did a music video ("Sensual Seduction") with camera filters and effects right out of a late-1970s/early-1980s MTV track, back when record companies and video directors still shot a lot of music videos on video instead of film.
Source: Retraux / Music -
Doktor Improbable set sail for the island in the late 2050s, back when it was known as Island Four.
Source: Video Game / Improbable Island
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