tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44802382676702172262024-03-16T03:08:18.464-04:00The Baby-Sitters Club RevisitedBSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-40067607750014234812015-11-07T00:47:00.001-05:002015-11-07T00:51:09.101-05:00The Baby-Sitters Club Movie
Memory Reaction
I didn’t see this movie until it was out on video, because
at 14, I was too embarrassed to see it in the theaters. Maybe if I could have
driven and gone by myself without telling anyone I would have done it, but I
was just a bit too young for that. I think I did see it right after it came to
video though.
But anyway, I have this really vivid memory of a joke in the
trailer for BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com114tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-68385112689592344552015-10-17T15:49:00.000-04:002015-10-17T15:55:59.563-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 13: The Baby-Sitters Remember
Memory Reaction
I don’t remember seeing this before.
Revisited Reaction
I read the episode description of this a few weeks ago and saw
that it was about the BSC reminiscing and was worried it was some kind of clip
show. But all the reminiscing was new
footage. It’s the end of the school year and the BSC’s having a sleepover
before the girls all go away and separate for the summer. BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-32364953295981607532015-09-26T20:33:00.002-04:002015-09-26T20:36:39.014-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 12: Stacey Takes a Stand
Memory Reaction
I never saw this episode before.
Revisited Reaction
At the start of this episode, the girls are busy planning
some father-daughter dinner to honor their dads. But poor Stacey’s father won’t be coming….not
because he’s a workaholic, but because she didn’t bother inviting him. Her dad doesn’t like coming to Stoneybrook
because of her mom and the divorce and she BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-58136367350420903952015-09-09T22:07:00.002-04:002015-09-09T22:07:26.879-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 11: Dawn Saves the Trees
Memory Reaction
This is one of the few videos I actually owned, and yet I
don’t have any really strong memories of it.
I just know it’s kind of similar to the book about Dawn getting all environmental, except with a cute boy thrown in. I think the boy’s mother is Dawn’s nemesis over
the trees that need saving and it causes all sorts of conflict. But no scenes or moments stand BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-34863361999423092112015-08-30T17:59:00.001-04:002015-08-30T18:02:31.921-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 10: The Babysitters and the Boysitters
Memory Reaction
I didn’t think I’d seen this one before, but there were two
scenes that made me flashback to seeing them the first time, so I guess I must
have seen the whole thing. The first is
a scene where Jackie spills milk on the table, and Pete Black proceeds to crack
on egg on the table, dip bread in it the mixture,BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-84572465136612082082015-08-09T22:15:00.003-04:002015-08-09T22:16:35.135-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 9: Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets
Memory Reaction
All I remember from this is how we find out Matt Braddock’s
learning to lip read. After I saw this
episode, I kept waiting for them to reference this in one of the books and I don’t
think they ever did. I guess book to TV continuity
is easier for them than TV to book continuity.
Ann M. Martin and her ghostwriters probably never watched the series,
while I’m BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-61043550098956572202015-07-15T22:15:00.002-04:002015-07-15T22:21:13.812-04:00BSC TV Series Episode 8: Claudia and the Mystery of the Secret Passage
Memory Reaction
I know I saw this once as a kid, but I remember nothing
about it. Just that they find a note in
their house from someone who used to live there, and I always wanted to do
that. Sadly, we were the first people to
live in the house I grew up in so there was no chance of that.
Oh, and I totally mixed this up with the earlier
mystery/type episode a few months ago. BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-15332729830108008182015-06-30T19:42:00.000-04:002015-06-30T19:42:18.593-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 7: Dawn and the Dream Boy
Memory Reaction
I never saw this episode as a kid.
Revisited Reaction
Dawn has a crush on this boy at school, Jamie Anderson, but
doesn’t really know him. Mary Anne sort
of knows him because he coaches Jackie Rodowski’s soccer team, so Mary Anne
offers to talk Dawn up to him when she’s picking up Jackie (coincidentally
happening the next day). She does this,
and in the process BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-79680973497616554412015-06-14T23:12:00.000-04:002015-06-14T23:12:01.349-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 6: Claudia and the Missing Jewels
Memory Reaction
This episode has a special place in my memory. I think I’ve mentioned before that when I was
a kid I had a BSC-themed birthday party.
One of the games we played was this BSC version of those mystery games
where everyone plays a part and then tries to guess the killer (or in this case
thief). My mom used the “mystery” in
this video as a set up for it and wrote aBSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-55086352205186361902015-05-23T00:22:00.001-04:002015-05-23T00:22:12.789-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 5: The Baby-Sitters Special Christmas
Memory Reaction
I was convinced I never saw this episode, but I predicted
the end pretty early in. So either I did
see at least part of it once, or it’s just really predictable. Or both.
Revisited Reaction
It’s Christmas, so guess what the BSC is doing? Planning a
party for some sick kids at the hospital.
Because that’s the kind of girls they are. They also do a BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-11101635217475660092015-05-03T20:43:00.002-04:002015-05-03T20:45:23.559-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 4: Kristy and the Great Campaign
Memory Reaction
I actually owned this video as a kid so I saw it a bunch of
times. What stands out to me is that
they made these super-elaborate ice cream sundaes. I remember watching with my friend talking
about how no one would ever have that many toppings in their house. But maybe we were just deprived kids with
healthy-eating parents.
I also remember that the BSC gets BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-83991587903779148182015-04-06T22:41:00.000-04:002015-04-06T22:41:01.537-04:00BSC TV Series Episode # 3: Stacey’s Big Break
Memory Reaction
I actually saw this episode when I was a kid, so I thought I’d
do this memory section again.
I remember Stacey making a big deal out of how she had to wear
shorts outside when modeling. And that
first the rest of the BSC thinks she was wearing them inside, and got all
impressed when they found out otherwise.
It was winter, obviously. I also
remember how BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-69672456646521211562015-03-20T22:50:00.004-04:002015-03-20T22:50:58.350-04:00BSC TV Series Episode 2: Dawn and the Haunted House
Recap
The title of this episode’s kind of misleading. It’s called Dawn and the Haunted House but is
really about Dawn thinking some old woman’s a witch. Witches are not the same as ghosts, and
ghosts are who haunt things. It starts
with the girls are on their bikes, we see them go past a house that Mrs. Slade,
this older woman, lives. Dawn thinks
she’s a witch BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-83203478556695429132015-02-23T21:47:00.001-05:002015-02-23T21:49:44.354-05:00BSC TV Series Episode # 1: Mary Anne and the Brunettes
Recap
I only saw some of the TV episodes/videos as a kid and this wasn't one of them. But from what I can recall, they were usually original plots that seemed like
they could have taken place in a book.
But this first episode has a plot that seemed similar to a combination
of books, but with the characters acting less likable.
This girl at school, Marcy, who’s BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-85089626428918104312015-01-31T20:34:00.005-05:002015-01-31T20:34:39.483-05:00“I’m not very good at guy things”……..California Diaries # 15: Ducky Diary Three
Recap
It’s summer and Ducky’s spending his time working at Sunny’s
dad’s bookstore and hanging out with Sunny.
They’re getting along well, but Ducky starts to think Sunny’s acting
weird/different. He can’t figure it out,
but then Brandan (Amalia’s boyfriend) asks him if they’re dating. Ducky laughs
it off, but then realizes that maybe that explains these looks Sunny has been
giving BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-18876347779768505292015-01-04T16:27:00.002-05:002015-01-04T19:26:13.850-05:00“I forgot who I was on that Friday outside the cineplex”…..California Diaries # 14: Amalia Diary Three
Recap
It’s approaching the end of the school year and Amalia’s
feeling a bit pressured. She’s trying to
study for finals, thinking about a summer job, and is working with her sister
to plan a surprise anniversary party for their parents. She also has the painful job of being Maggie’s
friend, and having to listen to her complain about her poor little rich girl
life. BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-38072301255227667012014-12-20T16:12:00.001-05:002014-12-20T16:12:15.625-05:00“How can I complain about anything when I have so much”….California Diaries # 13: Maggie Diary Three
Recap
Maggie has the most annoying problems ever. Her father’s producing a new movie, a teen
romance starring the hottest teen heartthrob of the moment, Tyler Kendall. He makes Maggie go to some party with the
cast of the movie where she’s surprised to find she actually likes Tyler. He invites her to come visit the movie set,
and then to have dinner with him. Some
BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-2756300102980116662014-11-23T20:12:00.000-05:002014-12-11T23:10:39.885-05:00“I guess I’ll just have to take things as they come”…..California Diaries # 12: Sunny Diary Three
Recap
This book’s kind of a downer, as I expected. Sunny’s mom’s dying. We know this, because her
cancer has been discussed in every single book in the diaries series, but now she’s
days away from death. Sunny, her dad,
and her Aunt Morgan (her mom’s sister) are sitting in the house with her mom
just waiting for the death to finally happen.
A bunch of people come by to say BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-31363945980872221462014-11-01T18:50:00.000-04:002014-11-01T18:50:28.478-04:00“But it’s so uncomfortable being with her”……California Diaries # 11: Dawn Diary Three
Recap
Dawn’s kind of bored with how things are going in her life,
and is missing being close with Sunny.
But she’s still pissed at Sunny for how she’s handling her mom’s
cancer. Because Dawn is super-judgmental
and insensitive. Mrs. Winslow’s in and out of the hospital throughout the book
and doing pretty badly. Dawn keeps
visiting her and is understandably upset at how she BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-60748233655914172192014-10-04T19:06:00.002-04:002014-10-04T19:06:48.081-04:00“I’m not sure I’m up to being Good Old Ducky just yet”…….California Diaries # 10: Ducky Diary Two
Recap
Ducky’s parents come home from their trip to Ghana, which he
has some mixed feelings about. He’s
annoyed because them being home kind of puts a cramp in his and his brother’s
style. He’s expected to be home for
dinner and say where he’s going and keep the house in better shape. But, he also obviously cares about his
parents and feels rejected that they keep abandoning BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-44444716030007365672014-09-01T20:09:00.002-04:002014-09-01T20:09:34.138-04:00“She really knows how serious it is”…….California Diaries # 9: Amalia Diary Two
Amalia reads an article in some teen magazine about how to
tell if your friend has an eating disorder.
Which of course makes her think of Maggie and she starts to worry about
her. Apparently seeing her not eat for
months wasn’t enough for Amalia to notice this.
I guess she didn’t see that very special episode of Full House where DJ had anorexia for three days. Anyway she tries BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-56535141877961788652014-08-01T23:51:00.004-04:002014-08-01T23:51:54.670-04:00“It fits, but it makes me look fat”…….California Diaries #8: Maggie Diary Two
Recap
Here’s a condensed version of Maggie’s diary:
“I am so fat, I need to lose weight. I ate 2 whole potato chips today, I am such a
pig. My dad’s annoyingly
controlling. I’m so fat. I like animals. Yay, I lost a pound. My mom’s a drunk. I need to lose weight. Why does everyone want me to eat?”
Seriously, that’s like, the whole book.&BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-75909922636293427202014-07-03T22:14:00.000-04:002014-07-03T22:14:17.061-04:00“Really, it’s all her fault”…….California Diaries # 7: Dawn Diary Two
Recap
This book picks up a couple months after the one that ended
with Sunny and Dawn’s fight, and the two haven’t made up since. Dawn’s still mad at Sunny because she doesn’t
think she’s being there for her mother.
She also thinks she’s changed into a whole different person. I think most 13-year-olds would change if
they had to watch their mother slowly die a painful death.&BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-39306367868578481392014-06-23T22:18:00.002-04:002014-06-23T22:18:49.880-04:00“I told them I didn’t care”….California Diaries # 6: Sunny Diary Two
Recap
I found Sunny a lot more likeable in this book than in her
first diary. Which is weird, because she
wasn’t actually doing anything that much differently than before. Her mom’s still dying and in the hospital.
Her dad’s still not handling it well.
Sunny’s still feeling sorry for herself, cutting school, and hanging out
with older guys. Now, she’s also staying
at BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-59263722772087466132014-05-31T17:47:00.001-04:002014-05-31T17:50:55.356-04:00“Today you were EVERYONE ELSE's special someone"……………..California Diaries # 5: Ducky
Recap
So. Ducky. I was looking forward to this because all I
really know about Ducky is references in the few BSC Fan Fiction stories I’ve
read. But he seemed to get more coverage
then Amalia and Maggie and always seemed pretty interesting. Plus, I really
wanted to know why a 16-year-old guy would befriend all these 8th
grade girls. It turns out that Ducky has
been BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.com7