Come to school on a Saturday and take in what might be the nicest library ever disrespected by teenagers as we find the root of our early dating trauma in John Hughes’s The Breakfast Club. Is Judd Nelson the ultimate beautiful bad boy, or an assault charge waiting to happen? Did no one tell these brats not to climb on the rare Henry Moore sculpture? And can we all just generally agree that teenagers suck? What we found out is that some of us have to come to terms with our horrible taste in movie men. Does that answer your question?

Pick the perfect color-coordinated outfit and make sure you totally pause at that stop sign, as we cruise into Amy Heckerling’s 1995 teen romp Clueless. Has a movie ever spoken as directly to young women of a certain generation as this movie does to the ladies on this podcast? Where does Paud Rudd keep his enchanted portrait that allows him to stay as boyishly good looking as he does? And was there ever a time when it took 20 minutes to get anywhere in LA? You expect us to give you all the answers before you even listen to the episode? As if. 

Swish your flappy capes and check your weight as we swing into Tim Burton’s 1989 comic book classic Batman. Forget the best Batman debate, is Michael Keaton the best Bruce Wayne? Who decided it’s ok for a grown woman to pretend she weighs just 108 pounds? Is this Nicholson at his silliest? And what did we do to deserve Prince and his soundtrack genius? We’ll give you all the answers after we dance with the devil in the pale moonlight. 

YNFA 077: Mystic Pizza, or To All the Boys I’ve Loathed Before – You're No Fun Anymore

Poof that hair and swap around your vaguely ethnic family tropes as we serve up 1988’s Mystic Pizza. Why must Hollywood erase the proud tradition of Greek American pizzerias? Is there a single bearable male character in this movie? And can we get more sister scenes in this sister movie? We hopefully have more answers for you in this episode than an emotionally confused teenager at the end of an angsty summer. 

1. YNFA 077: Mystic Pizza, or To All the Boys I’ve Loathed Before 01:09:44
2. YNFA 076: Stand By Me, or The Long Walk To See a Body 01:07:02
3. YNFA 075: Hook, or Peter Pandering 01:10:04
4. YNFA 074: The First Wives Club, or Divorces of Nature 01:35:54
5. YNFA 073: The Good Son, or We Need to Talk About Kevin McCallister 01:13:20

Jump on the family dog like it’s Shai-Hulud and avoid near death experiences at far too young an age as we fall into 1989’s family movie night classic Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Does anyone else have extremely strong feelings about Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme Pies? Why were oversized obstacle courses such a pop culture touchstone of the late 80s/early 90s? Do we need to start a website to let moviegoers know if the ant dies too? And did anyone else spot Buffy’s mom and get very excited? We’ll answer all your questions after we finish this giant turkey that probably tastes gross.

Sharpen your sweet tooth and buckle up for one wild boat ride as we gobble our way through 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and the 2005 remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (and some of us choke on the 2023 Wonka). Should anyone even try to match the genius of Gene Wilder? Why in the world would anyone leave their child alone with Johnny Depp’s terrifying Wonka. And how did it take us this long to play the classic F*ck, Marry, Kill? The only way to find out the answers is to enter our increasingly treacherous podcast factory. Otherwise, you get nothing. You lose. Good day sir!