EPISODE 92 -  “BORN TO BE BAD - Old Hollywood's Favorite Brats"

- 6/16/25

This week, we’re getting into the pint-sized punks, the tantrum-throwers, the eye-rollers, and the sharp-tongued little legends who strutted across the silver screen like they owned the studio. That’s right—we’re talking about our favorite bratty kids in classic movies. You know the type: too smart for their age, too bold for their britches, and way too good at stealing scenes from their adult co-stars. Whether they were lighting up the screen with sass or shutting it down with a glare, these kids were iconic—and let’s be honest, a little terrifying. So buckle up, because we’re about to revisit the child stars who threw shade before it was cool, and tantrums that deserved an Oscar. Let the chaos begin.

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Sources:

“There’s Always Tomorrow,” August 13, 2021, by Richard Brody, The New Yorker; 

“Jane Withers, Child Star Who Later Won Fame in Commercials, Does at 95,” August 8, 2021, The New York Times;

“Denise Nickerson, Violet in ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Has Died,” July 11, 2019, Times Union;

“Violence to Lord of Flies,” December 19, 2012, RogerEbert.com; 

“A Long Way From Brooklyn,” April 23, 2010,  by Dave Kehr, New York Times;

“Bonita Granville Wrather, 65, an Actress and Executive (Obit),” October 8, 1988, The New York Times;

Wikipedia.com;

TCM.com;

IBDB.com;

IMDBPro.com;

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