Microwave Miracle Hour

Dinner in seven beeps.

A peppy cooking show that made every recipe, even birthday cake, in a brand-new countertop microwave.

Card no.: 0148 of 1,280
Set: 80s TV & Video · 80-TVV
Year: 1985
Type: Cooking show
Found at: Channel 5, Saturdays noon
Cost back then: Free, microwave extra

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype6/10

Weirdness7/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 1985

The story of Microwave Miracle Hour

Chef Marla Pickett believed the microwave could do anything, including omelets, meatloaf and a three-layer cake that came out the color of a tennis ball. Every recipe ended with her counting the beeps along with the audience. Moms watched with notepads, dads watched with suspicion, and kids just waited for the episode where the egg exploded.

Fun fact

The exploding egg episode was so popular that the station reran it four times in a single month.

Six finishes

187 copies of Microwave Miracle Hour exist

Microwave Miracle Hour comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Microwave Miracle Hour, Retsy card 0148 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Microwave Miracle Hour, Retsy card 0148 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Microwave Miracle Hour, Retsy card 0148 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Microwave Miracle Hour, Retsy card 0148 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Microwave Miracle Hour, Retsy card 0148 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Microwave Miracle Hour, Retsy card 0148 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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