Episode 15: "Broomstick of a Man" -
Show Notes
Episode 1.15 -- “Caroline and the Bad Date”
Original airdate: February 15, 1996
Written by Dottie Dartland Zicklin and Bill Prady
Directed by Tom Cherones
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It’s the ‘90s, just go with it! Margaret H. Willison drops by our tower made of Sweet’n’Lows to debate just how “bad” a date can get in episode 1.15, “Caroline and the Bad Date”! Grab your neighborhood mimbo and cozy up for a lively discussion of terrible middle names for children, the evolution of conspiracy theory bros, whether or not there’s such a thing as “good” mansplaining, and several real-life dates of ours that make this one look quaint. We’re just inertia’s pawns!
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This week's "plugs":
are you warm, are you real
Annie's outfit
or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?
Visual aids:
Amy recommends One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London!
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Christie recommends Muppets Now on Disney+!
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Margaret recommends Stumptown on ABC, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay on Freeform, Work in Progress on Showtime and Dickinson on Apple TV+!
This week's guest:
Margaret H. Willison is a culture writer, librarian, and low-key social media socialite. She's one half of the Two Bossy newsletter, one third of the Appointment Television podcast, and a regular fourth chair on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour.
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Social:
Twitter and Instagram - @mrsfridaynext
Margaret H. Willison!
Dan Cortese of the Newport '90s:
Back off, Salty, you already ate Richard's candy bar an episode ago:
"I'm just inertia's pawn!"
This screencap makes it look like Caroline and Charlie are falling in love over a chunk of sod:
The many faces of Lea Thompson in the face of mansplaining, part 1:
The many faces of Lea Thompson in the face of mansplaining, part 2:
Anyone else miss those huge brick-like cordless phones? Just me?
The Notorious B.U.G.:
but they're cousins
identical cousins--
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(OKAY FINE Y'ALL WE SEE IT, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?)
I miss movie theaters, but not this much:
Cat on a hot tin payphone:
It's pretty bad when a mugging isn't the worst part of your date:
"Knock yourself out."
We feel you, girl.
Yes! Correct! It's a mistake!!!
WHAT??????????
