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Ho ho ho! It’s our very first holiday episode! Recently visited by three Teen Movie Spirits from their past, present, and futures, Blythe and Erin set out on a journey to find the true meaning of Christmas, and answer the question: do holiday teen movies even exist? Grab a cup of Blythe's beloved bougie eggnog and settle in as we discuss three extra-festive features, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” (1999), “Let It Snow” (2019) and the highly enjoyable Netflix miniseries, “Dash & Lily,” (2020). We also tackle the art of gift-giving and reveal who are 17-year-old selves would most like to meet under the mistletoe. (Remarkably, it's not JTT). Thanks for listening and Happy Holidays!

Do you belong in the Dauntless or Erudite? What's your District? Do you have what it takes to be a Runner? Are you confused yet?! Well try being a teen in a dystopian world. In honor of the strangest year of our lives we chose to dissect some darker teen movies, "The Hunger Games" (2012), "Divergent" (2014), and "The Maze Runner" (2014). Heroes will rise, plots will crumble!

Ever imagine what it would be like as an adult to have to go back to high school? No, it's not a nightmare or something we ever want to do. It's the premise of three hilarious, weird, and charming movies covered on today's episode. We start with Drew Barrymore's "Never Been Kissed" (1999), are completely smitten with Zac Efron in "Seventeen Again" (2009), and bow down to the comedic juggernaut that is Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in "21 Jump Street". As adults who cover teen movies for fun, just how much of ourselves we saw in these characters is certainly up for debate. Note: Delinquency alert! This episode was recorded in 2019!!!

Spoooooky season continues as Erin and Blythe breakdown an iconic triple feature of Teen Wolf, Teen Witch, and Casper, aka what is probably airing on Freeform right now (it will always be “ABC Family” to us). Find out which movie the New York Times called “aggressively boring” and which one of us agrees!

Happy Fall Y’all! Blythe and Erin are back to chat about the many horrors of teen femininity through “Carrie”, “The Craft” and “Jennifer’s Body”.

A very special episode featuring a special guest - Erin's sister! We'll cover the two Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen movies available for less than $14.99 on streaming services (Passport to Paris & New York Minute).

Coming at you from our separate apartments!! We're talking about teen movies taking on "Girl Power". There are some swings and misses in 2006's John Tucker Must Die, inspiring heroines on screen and off with 1999's Strike!, and rough and tumble harnessing of female energy of all ages in Whip It (2009). We are getting the hang of recording from two different mics, so please stick with us while we improve audio in the coming weeks. Thanks to our friends and family for listening to this hobby of ours, we love you all so much.

Bueller? Bueller? Ferris Bueller! Juno McGuff! Ladybird! We're covering three eponymous teens in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Juno (2007), and Ladybird (2017) as they get up to some shenanigans in pursuit of their ultimate teen self expression. They are charming, chaotic, and oh so relatable to anyone who has ever been or known a teenager.

Want to lose yourself in teen feelings, grand gestures, and fall in love? This week Erin and Blythe watch and chat "Say Anything" (1989), "The Last Song" (2010), and "The Spectacular Now" (2013). We discuss Lloyd Dobbler's unfair edit with 2019 audiences, how Miley and Liam were a mess from the start, and why Sutter Keely is an all time great teen movie character. Before you listen, we strongly suggest watching "Say Anything" and "The Spectacular Now" if you are unfamiliar!

We watched "Scream" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" back to back for some scares, some laughs, and some head scratching horror moments. This is a stacked episode of teen queens screaming you don't want to miss.

PEOPLE ARE STRANGE! And sometimes teens are vampires. Blythe and Erin cosy up and talk about the ultimate teen queen “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1992), the 80's treasure "The Lost Boys" (1987) and the movie that should maybe be forgotten but was actually a teen phenomenon...."Twilight" (2008).

Listen to Blythe (known NFL fan) and Erin (known NFL avoider) talk about teen qb's and coaches! We cover cringeworthy Varsity Blues (1999), family favorite Remember the Titans (2000) and origin of our favorite teen tv series, Friday Night Lights (2004).

WE ARE BACK! After a long summer vacation with some exciting personal developments, we're talking about three films with some very, very mean girls. Heathers (1988), Cruel Intentions (1999) and Mean Girls (2004) each dazzle us with their epic cut downs, expert revenge plots, and biting commentary on teenage girls being the biggest villains of them all. Plus, Erin talks about just HOW relatable one of these teen scenes is based on her own high school experience.

After taking the month of July off for some summer reading, adventures, and relaxation, Blythe and Erin are back with a full episode. Featuring 1987's iconic "Dirty Dancing", 2001's Freddie Prinze Jr flop "Summer Catch" and the recently released Netflix Original "The Last Summer", we talk about how improbable all teen summer movies can be, and how they charm us none the less.

The Way Way Back (2013), King’s Of Summer (2013), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) are all sweet summer movies about running away from home to find a place of your own. Blythe and Erin talk about why these are great teen movies, the ways the films are both hilarious and heartbreaking, and why they wish there were more of them!

In 2001's "The Princess Diaries" was brought to life by Garry Marshall, with hilarious, hapless, unsuspecting PRINCESS Mia Thermopolis played by then newcomer Anne Hathaway. The movie set off a new trope in teen movies that cut straight to the heart of 11 -16 year olds everywhere - what if you really were a princess, but no one knew it? We talk about Princess Diaries, as well as the charming "What a Girl Wants" (2003) and drudgery of "Chasing Liberty" (2004).

What would teenage years be without best friends? Blythe and Erin talk about overtly sentimental BFFs in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), the debaucherous and rowdy BFFs of Super Bad (2007) and finally 2019’s fiercely loyal and kooky BFFs in Booksmart. There is a lot of talk about our own BFFs as well!

California here we come! Blythe and Erin talk about Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Clueless (1994), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), and Lords of Dogtown (2005). Find out what we think makes these California teen movies so awe inspiring, envy inducing, and culture defining.

Join us while we kick off our Sunday shoes....and talk about some teen dance movies! Footloose (1984), Save the Last Dance (2001) and Step Up (2006) all feature some major teen angst, rebellion and triumph with dance as the main source of self expression. Find out if Kevin Bacon did his own stunts, if Jenna and Channing's fate was written in the stars, and if we think Kerry Washington is the real star of Save the Last Dance (spoiler, she is). Listen, subscribe, and like!

Pack your steamer trunks and rally your most problematic friends- it's time to walk some hallowed halls, panic about getting into an Ivy League, and tackle some problems far beyond your teen years. We cover beloved "Dead Poet's Society", surprisingly charming but regrettably relevant "School Ties", and Blythe's bizarro pick"Tanner Hall". True to teen movie form, we have some angst, some heartthrobs, and a LOT of WTF! Mostly though, this is Erin's chance to talk about Josh Charles.

Two iconic, determined, laser focused, quirky beyond words, "type a" teenagers - Max Fischer and Tracy Flick - are the topic of this week's episode! We dive in and cover beloved cult classics; "Rushmore" (1998) and "Election" (1999). Each star a now prolific actor in the early stages of their career with Jason Schwartzman as Max and Reese Witherspoon as Tracy. Wes Anderson's mesmerizing "Rushmore" draw us into the chaotic charm of Schwartzman's Max and his unflappable plot for the heart of Rushmore teacher, Rosemary Cross. In "Election", Alexander Payne ups the ante on a student government race, and Tracy's relentless determinism to win. Are these great teen movies? Listen to hear what we think - and what we think Tracy and Max would think of one another!

Two iconic, determined, laser focused, quirky beyond words, "type a" teenagers - Max Fischer and Tracy Flick - are the topic of this week's episode! We dive in and cover beloved cult classics; "Rushmore" (1998) and "Election" (1999). Each star a now prolific actor in the early stages of their career with Jason Schwartzman as Max and Reese Witherspoon as Tracy. Wes Anderson's mesmerizing "Rushmore" draw us into the chaotic charm of Schwartzman's Max and his unflappable plot for the heart of Rushmore teacher, Rosemary Cross. In "Election", Alexander Payne ups the ante on a student government race, and Tracy's relentless determinism to win. Are these great teen movies? Listen to hear what we think - and what we think Tracy and Max would think of one another!

The teen movie universe of the late nineties through mid 2000s was chock full of Shakespeare adaptations, including: Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet, “O” a retelling of Othello, 10 Things I Hate About You, and She’s the Man. Come get your inner drama club kid on and join us as we dig in to what makes these movies good or bad, which heartthrob still gives us the feels (spoiler, it’s Heath), and a real healthy dose of 1999 nostalgia. We burn, we pine, we perish!

In our second episode we're diving into the classic trope of "fake" relationships. You know the kind, boy meets girl, boy wants to be cooler/get back at his ex/make some $$ and so he enters into an 'agreement' and then falls for the girl. We break it down with five films; "Can't Buy Me Love", "Drive Me Crazy", "Love Don't Cost A Thing", "To All The Boys I've Loved Before", and the newly released "The Perfect Date". Join us to relive all the swoon worthy high school dances, dramatic breakups, and weak in the knees moments of teen angst and affection.

Welcome to our very first episode, released on Rex Manning Day! In this episode we are talking about American Graffiti (1973), Dazed and Confused (1993), Empire Records (1995), and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). What do all these movies have in common? They take place on one amazing, teen-tastic day!