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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Season 3 of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues with an interview of Andy Serwin who worked for a "Mom and Pop" store called The Video Hut in the late 80s in rural Pennsylvania. Listen as he shares his memories of working at the store and the family atmosphere it had when he started. Then he talks about new ownership and how he eventually moved on from working at the store. Andy also talks about the perks he experienced like watching movies all day and a close call he had while visiting a convenient store and still on the clock.Follow @TRNsocial on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more including visuals from our Video Heroes.If you are a former rental store employee and would like to be interviewed for an upcoming season, please contact Adam @hojukoolander on Twitter or email hojukoolander@gmail.comVisit The Retro Network on Patreon to support Rental Return and other network podcasts. You VIP status gets your name in the show notes of all shows on The Retro Network, an invite to the private VIP Lounge chat on Slack, and exclusive content. 
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Released:
Mar 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (35)

Relive the days of video rental stores through the memories of former employees. Each episode features stories from our 'Video Heroes' using a fun multi-interview format. You'll hear experiences from rental store infancy in the 1980s, dominance in the 1990s, and demise in the early 2000s. From VHS to DVD, from Blockbuster to 'Mom and Pops', Rental Return celebrates this distinctive time in film history.