The Last Reel: My Imaginary Friend — Beaver, Opie, Mickey Mouse Club, Spin & Marty

Trailers From Hell Guru Allan Arkush’s The Last Reel video essay series returns with a vengeance, this time to take stock of that pop culture-altering phenom known as television!

Today, it should really be called The First Reel. Allan has been thinking about when his obsession with film and TV first shaped his life. If that sounds heavy, it’s not: we’re going back to the days of Howdy Doody, The Mouseketeers and Circus Boy!

At four years old, Allan was already a binge watcher.