Graslie's voyage from first interview by Hank Greene to Media Maven at the Chicago Filed Museum is as inspiring as it is entertaining. I recommend starting at the beginning and enjoying the ride.
I was going to post something snarky about the intelligence or motivation of parents who are anti-vaccine. That would just be cruel. Down the road, they and their children will suffer. Piling on would be wrong.
OK, biologists, do you believe the "9 to 18 months early" statement? According to this Wikipedia article, we are right in line for mammals of approximately the same body weight.
This has a faint odor of fake news. Once the location for a cable run was located, a hole large enough for a standard wall plate would have been cut. That would have easily given enough space to tape the cord to the clock and retrieve it.
This effect might be even bigger since (in my experience) movie ticket prices have risen faster than overall inflation. For example, "101 Dalmatians" cost $0.50 to see when it finally came to my little town. Current, first-run movies cost $12. That adjustment has it grossing an adjusted $3.5 Billion.
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebrainscoop/videos?sort=da&view=0&flow=grid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammalian_gestation_durations
http://www.drunkard.com/10_06_andre_giant/